Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-24
BOOKS

| may have on the mind of a very young
| child is Illustrated by Grac- Durie Boy
! Ian who says that the foundation tor
| ner newest story, The steps 10 No
! where. to he issued next week by the
| Bacr & Taylor company, was laid when
! she was about years old
II seems that as the youngest Of tho
| family she was always put q bed az
| early candle light before the groWn-ups
| settled down to the evening with their
books Rut the door between the bed
room and the living room was SOME
times left Unmatched. And, this rho
thinks. was the means Of making an
author out OF her. For she heard good
literature read aloud at time when
| her mind was picture making ma
chine and a monograph combined and
the impressions received We're never
dimmed or forgotten. The most vivid
Of all these influences was, perhaps,
when her older sister. Lettie. read Pres.
colts histories Of the "Conqucsts OF
Mexico and Peru" to tho assemblies
family. For as her voice 1oatcd
through the open door the scenes she
described which she read took hold ~
the Imagination Of the small wdkeful
listener as no fairy tale had ever done
Just how far the Aztec part OF tho
steps To Nowhere" owes its color 60
that childish experience Il would be
difficult To- guess But il Re evident q
this author that tho mind Of child is
more capable Of recording and retaining
what is termed good literature than
is generally supposed
Tho advance orders for Clara Louise
Burnham's latest novel. Clever BETSY"
which Houghton Miffln Co. puhlishN
TINS week. arc said to have surpassed
tnose Of any of the previous books by
inns popular author Tho book has an
attractive froutspiece in color, ana
other illustrations by Rose O'Nelll.
The New York state library has just
announced rs selection 81 the $50 best
scented on the list by ten or more books
,a'h arc as fouoWs. houghton Mo
a.'n 10, ~, Ma'n,,llan, :" S'rIonerS,
-. iiai t'e's' 'eHtury' ~ Mpuat
\ arn' ~ Appleton III poublcday
i'H' w.
OtlH iF.er OF NeW amsterdam
oN James 'lt9, American HOOK COM
pAnN' Now YORK cincinnati ana chi
'ago.
letef ielS. ln ms simple ana inter
estlhg way now me- l0-Near-old lad,
taIl' 20 take the IoNg voyage RON
iioilahd 10 New AMSTERDAM ana now
ne began ms new NE IN ne odd lttle
Nllage. lie TOOK an active part ~
ouyihg INC island rom inc Indians
ana ailerWatas holped IN tradlng win
the s9vages for fgrs' as a store keeper
FOR the Dutch West India company.
He kept his eyes and cars open, and
there Was nothing on Importance thdt
happened IN inc thrliy Dutch town
Jlat ne dlu not see or near ABOUT lie
uescrlpes tho various directors tnai
came 10 govern inc t'lohy' tons OF ms
own tHahse nom NicIk l" terrNman,
ana Closes ms stpil WIN inc coming or
NC Ehkllsh ana INC 'la OF butch RUE
Inc DOCK rs iocral lN Illustrated and Is
sure 10 MAKE history more real ana
more attractive 10 the average boy and |
girl
IoopoT LeFt OF tne M9hicsns.
garet n Haight American Book com |
panE, NeW YORK
rue auEentuI's Oh Inlneachgooh' |
uoas, ana ha"h't'. Wnlch nave de' |
nshted SO many sener@,llons OF read /
ers' are mere pupll.n'n IN form SUIT 4
ap'e ior pupus OF W, srallnldr gradeS,
as one OF INC WcI-NnoWh series OF |
uohs OF inc "rlk ui"' narrative nave |
been omitted "hl'h 90 not pear d.
fectlN on me 't'rN, ana whlCh are |
hclther sultabl' nor interesting 10 the /
dNerHet ooy ana SIT AttraCtlNe iuu
page pictures luuS'Ia,c ,nls a'aptauoh |
OF VIM ~ hhu"up' 'ne nts' known
OF cooper many 'A'es OF lhhiHh saw
uSeIg ana WaIlI.'.
Huehct h.aSN french rose COM
position. by ~ a. FueIpst' Inns prose
composition thouku pd7'n on fart OF
the same aulhuI 'utes 81 Losehues'