Evening journal., 1911-10-24
The NeWB0oks
Miss E. W. Gurney.


Publishing Company, Boston.
1t is interesting to notice in this
first novel by an actor known to all
theatre goers for his delightful char
acterization of THE Man From Home"
the careful scenic setting, the ac-
curate picturing, and detailed stage
business throughout, that together
with a sure touch upon the dramatic.
the picturesque, and the humorous,
mark the book as life from an actors
viewpoint 1t is an interesting story
of artistic poverty in love with
maiden of high degree, and is ag-
reeably told
Love and letters, by Frederic
Rowland Marvin. Sherman, French
and Company, Boston.
This is new series of essays by
the author of the Excursions of a
Book-Lover" and the same shrewd
and philosophical vein is to be found
+ in them as in the earlier book. Some
thing of their nature may be cleaned
4 from the subjects, Love and Letters"
The Good Neighbor, Silence, Noble
1 Deeds of Humble Men, The College
AID Business Life, Old Age. Culture,
/ Ticisti Galilaee." Dr. Marvin is an
independent thinker and does not hes
itate to attack bluntly and in an
epigrammatic way the conventional
beliefs and manners of society. We
do not want in the least agree with
great deal that he says, but he is an
/ interesting adversary and one who
cannot be answered in a superficial
way.
Guy Steely. author of "Waliy"-a
J novel which Dodd, Mead and Company
I have Just published, and which bids
/ fair to be among the years sellers,
is known to many in Wilmington
! through his many visits here in the
A interest of various amusement enter
prises. He is press agent of the
Ringing Circus. Mr.. Steely's ad-
Z vent as a writer of books is only to be
I expected. as his clever short stories
have indicated that ultimately this
I would be his field. The scenes of
A "wally" are laid in a Nevada mining
camp, and the story is delightfully."-
Western in style. The characterize
tion is charmingly true to life, and
the absorbing mystery of a lost mine
N carries the reader through page after
page of dramatic chapters. It is just
enough of a love story to please all
sorts of people in all parts of the
land, and the central character of
"Wally" will be a welcome friend in
thousands of homes. It is a whole
some story for wholesome people, that
should bring its author fame and
fortune.
"The All Sorts of Stories Books" by
Andrew Lang.
This is the twenty-third annual
Lang book, and is announced by Long
mans, Green and Company for this
Christmas. This is Of a new sort of
story book, for the tales are of many
different kinds. Some are true, like
the history of the man who met in
America the other man whom he had
been hanged for numbering in Eng
land; then we have several stories OF
adventure that happened to historic
personages; besides stories Of treas
\ ure hunts. Greek mythology, wild
witches and red Indiansl
STANDARD Short Course for Evening
Schools" by William Estabrook
Chancellor, superintendent of Schools
i in the town of Norwalk, Connecticut
American Book Company.
A systematic course of practical
elementary lessons in English. includ-
ing reading, language, and spelling
i'm arithmetc in civil government, in
physiology. for students In evening
schools. especially the foreign-born
and the adult beginners. This one
4 book course is designed for the con-
venience of towns and cities with
d evening schools, desiring an abund-
ance of we'll selected and we'll graded
n material at moderate price.
"Short-Ballot Principles" by Rich
N ard S. Childs. Houghton Mifiin anc
(, Company the Riverside Press.
The Wilmingtonians who enjoyed
8 Mr. Childs Short Ballot lecture be-
+ fore the Civic Association last wintel
Il win find in this convenient volume {
& detailed consideration Of many ideal
suggested in that lecture. AS thu
8 author says in the preface, the shor
ballot movement in itself Will no
completely answer present difficulties
of self-government so some of tn
chapters are devoted to answering
critics who talk of parties and nomi
nation procedure, and so on. One poin
emphasized by Mr.. Childs is that tn
81 American people do right in refusing
20 take part in peanut politics, that
& is not their paramount duty to fire
over who shall be county clerk, bu
that conservation Of national re
sources, d, and prevention of tubercu
losis are the real paramount issues.
The author thinks that the politician
is now necessary to do the work tha
the average citizen refuses to thin
important enough TO get interested II
and to manage the awkward govern
mental machinery that is too muc
NJ for a man not making It a profession
We need democracy that WI
81 "democ," before we can dispense wit
the politician. says Mr.. Childs.
The Eleanor Smith Music Course
Alternate Hook Two, by Eleano
# Smith. American Book Company.
The book is intended for use
schools where a variety of rote song
and large amount of initiative sing
81 ing in connection with sight readin
Is desired.
"The Yellow Letter" by Williai
Johnston. The Bobbs-Merrill Con
pany.
Isl William Johnston, probbaly tn
best-known newspaper man in Ne
York, city, has written a novel, Th
81 Yellow Letter. which is said to
the latest and best model, si'