The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
BOOK NOTES.

The new fiction which is being pub
Iished this month by Scribners in
cludes "Predestined-A Novel of New
York Life" by Stephen French Whit
man. and THE Glory of His Coun-
try" a dramatic, moving story of pa
triotism and fortitude. by Frederick
Lands. Among the important books
will be the fourth volume of Studies
in Theology" called Revelation and
Inspiration" by James Orr. D. D.,
new edition of 1.-The Literature of the
Old Testament" by Prof. S. r. Driv-
er, and the first two volumes of a new
series called THE Epochs of Philos-
ophy," edited by John Grier Hibben,
and Epicurean.' by R. D. Hicks, and
1.-THE Philosophy of the Enlighten-
ment," by John Grier Hibben. The
fourth volume of the important new
series Studies in Theology which
will be called Revelation and Inspir-
ation,'' by James Orr, D. D., will be
brought out this month.
Visitors to Cap Martin. in the South
of France, may now see a Country
Life" house taking shape on a beauti-
full green slope with a wide silver Cir
die of olive trees and an exquisite blue
view of the Mediterranean. This
home had it's origin in Country Life in
America, and its builders are the pop
ular Williamson couple, whose latest
book, Lord Loveland Discovers Amer
lea is just off the press of Doubleday
Page & Company. Their present Riv-
iera place, Chalet des Pins" used to
be shooting lodge of the former
Prince of Monaco, the present ones
father.
The eightieth birthday anniversary
of one of the leading living American
writer's of the day, DR.. S. Weir Mitch
ell. fell on February 18th, and the
date was celebrated by publication of
DR.. Mitchell's new book of verse, en-
titled THE Comfort of the Hills" by
cludes besides the poem of this name
the lode on Lycian Tomb IAN
Ode to Battles 1.-The Song of the
Captured confederate Battlefags."
1.-THE Birthday of Washington" ''In
Memory of William Henry Drum
mond." and a score of other poems.
| long and short.
The March instalment of Madame
| Modjeska's memoirs now appearing in
| the Century will deal mainly with
! memories of the interesting men and
| women who were her close friends
| during the early years of her success
| in America-Mary Anderson, Clara
Morris. Jefferson, and the poets. Long
| fellow, Whitman and Eugene Field. OF
| Longfellow Madame Modjeska writes:
| 1.-The presence of this true, great poet,
/ this man endowed with the finest quail
ties d man can possess, was a spiritual
feast for me-"
Nothing so surely indicates the
| changing seasons as the popular
| monthly magazines. Just now their
/ covers their stories, even their ad-
vertisements. herald the fact that the
year is moving swiftly forward and the
springtime is at hand. This is espe-
cially noticeable in the March num-
Der of Smiths. In all the verse and
L, IL
breath of spring that is truly delight
full.
Some of the troubles of a novelist
have been revealed in recent cor
respondence. between Charles Major
the author of Dorothy Vernon OF
Haddon Hall and "A Gentle knight
of Old Brandenburg," and the literary
editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. The
Eagle discovered that the Gentle
Knight" had referred to Pope's ESSAY
on Man." one year before it was writ
ten-which the reviewer considered ar
improbable occurrence. This Mr.
Major admitted it to be. He pointed
out however. that on his first manu-.
script was the note Look UP date Of
Els on Man. Under the circumstances
] therefore, it was impossible to convic
him of more than little forgetfulness
Most readers will be inclined to pardon
Mr.. Major on the ground that, shooting
from a distance of two and a half OF
more centuries, one year is close
enough to the mark.
1.-THE Topical Pickwick.' the new
| edition of THE Pickwick Papers,
with 270 illustrations of scenes and
things connected with the travels o
the Pickwick club, has just beef
brought out by the Scribners. Thu
Dickensian, a magazine devoted en-
tirely to matters connected with Dick
ems and his work, says of the new
..Pickwick'': 1T is a joy for the Pick
wickian to hold in his hands thes
two handsome-shall say monumen
tai may, sumptuous tones It i
amazing to think that this story shoult
have engendered these 270 inilnitabls
pictures at all; but I really believ,