The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20

Hoihrook's Dramatic Reader"
BY Florence Holbrook American
Book Company 10 cents.
These little plays-wen- known stor
les done into dialogue-wcre written
ior children. who like to imagine
themselves living with their favoritc
characters in forests. in palaces. or in
fairy land The sixteen plavs CON
tanned in the volume are equally suit
able for either reading or acting. and
'" adapted TO pupils of the third. fourth
ana NTH year grades. The plays in
Guided are, for the most part. based
upon the popular nursery tales known
10 every child, such as Little Red
Riding Hood" The Three Bears."
cinderella" "Hansel and Gretel
"TEe Ginserbread Man" etc They
are written in a STYLE which will make
them attractive to children. whether
they arc 10 he acted or merely used
Tor INC purpose of supplementary
reanlns The numerous Illustrations
snow the actors and actions OF the
plays, and add TO the interest of tho
book.
Virginia state Library: A Record ot
virginia Copyright Entries Q7eo-
ia'il. With an Introduction by J. II
nifty. Richmond. Va Richmond:
=, '''ll' superintendent OF Pub
nc PRINTING. 1911. % Pr. Svo Second
Edition. same 81 Pr. svo. Index.
The copyright entries registered in
the office of the United States Dis
tflct Court at Richmond. Va. during
IN. IN. years 1890 1874. as copied by j. IA
w NIFTY from the original entries
These originals have been lost or de-
h'roEed' which makes this publication
valuable 10 students of American III
4,
inc important publishing activities of
virginia for these years not found
elsewhere.
Rook NOTES.
H. T. Dutton & Co. VIII bring out in
ne autumn Roman Rolland's Life
ol loisto, The author was long
friend and admirer of rolstoi and his
book is one of the most sane annrecia
lions that has appeared The same
him VIII also publish Arnold Bennett,s
Hiida Lcssways" IN October ana
flerre de Couicvain's Heart of Life
keN Beach has bought a house with
fhotorooai and automobile accessories
al Lake Hopatcong. New Jersey. and
mas 1t a convenient distance for mo.
toring To and from New York.
,, Ian Hay the author of "a Mans
Man and The Right Stuff" is spend.
ing the summer at Alt ma Craig Oman
scotland His new novel "a Sofciv
match which is appearing seriailv in
one oil the ma gaines. Will he uuhlishcd
( IN book form by Houghton Mifilin 90
in October
Henry Harrison. the author of
!ueed,' is making his hrst yisi, 10
! MS publishers, Houghton NiffIin 70
/ IN Boston this week The good nAws
awaited him that "Queed" has nov
| reached its sixty eighth thousand and
i" reported throughout All summer re-
- as one OF the best selling books
Of the season
since her return from Europe. Mrs
Kate Douglas Wiegin and her sistcr
MISS Hora Archibald Smith. have nrs
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her sister SO that it made mos, al
traetivc village library At the omen
ING OF the building recently Speeches
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The Dorcas Society of Hollis Maine
have 1ust Issued It Dorcas Conk pon,,
70 which Mrs. Wiggin contributed an
introduction and nnal chapter.
Judge Henry =. shute the author ~
rarInins IT." The Real Diary of a
| heal Boy has just finished a. now
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place on the fan list OF Houghton Mif-