The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
Books and Authors.

The fact that eight publishers re-
fused the manuscrlP! of David Ha-
rum" before IL finally found accept
ance is not entirely unaecounta BILE
when one considers that IL had to be
largely rewritten before publication.
ana even then was more a connected
going novel. But that "Quood" should
have been refused by two New York
publishers before its acceptance by
Houshton Mithn Company seems
this case. no manuscript changes were
necessary and. in fact. any tinkering
with SO arttsticallY prepared work
would have been reGrat;able. To tho
impossible that IA novel which is now
well on It's way tn u sale of % hun.
oaed thousand copies should not have
script-reader Of it's merits,
Kate Douglas Wiggin in her new
novel Mother Carey's Chickens
is. has created the ideal American
mother just as in "Rebacca" she Gre
ated the incest child in American lit
erature Letters commenting the
book have been received from all over
the country, we are told among them
one from Mrs Margaret Sangster.
VINO writes: II bad not imagined it
possible for Kate Douglas Wiggin to
surpass herself. but this charming
book is an actual advance in humor
spontaneity. common sense, and CAPT
TAI story telling. upon anything she
mas hitherto done The immortal Re
oecca Is not more captivating than tho
winsome and bewitching Nancy. who
Viii take the popular heart by storm
Inc book should appeal to mothers
everywhere, and be repd and discussed
IN mothers clubs all over the country
beautiful new child's Eift-book.
Land OF Play being collection OF
a q In Il
lected by sara Tawney Lenerts. is be
Ing published by Cupples X. Leon
company, New York. This dainty vol
!iI, which is uniform in style with
fsNorite Rhymes OF Mother Goose"
mas ten full pages in colors by Maria
! ~ hink. and many black ana white
i,iiuStratibns in tcxt by Florence Eng
title from Robert LOUIS Stevenson
lines
i have Just tt ehut my eyes
10 go sailing through the skies.
70 90 sailing far away
To the pleasant Land of Play"
The subject of household economies
Is one that la. recently caught the at
tention OF intelligent people. who real
i2e that there is no more excuse for
waste ana neglect in the house than
IN business. The difficulty IS TO make
he theories OF this. new science prac-
I'Hl and applicable In the Home
Management (September l5) issue OF
! country Life in America these new
theories ere fully treated with a v!nv.
10 makins them lrncticablc Tue is
sue is not all about tho Kitchen. elm.
or IT IS for both iHen ana women
Macmillan & Co. of New York. are
! promising new book by Winston
! { Hurchtll, which is 10 be called Tho
Inside Of the CUP This new story.
! which Is o. the present day. opens /
q great city of the middle West and
! Introduces to the reader certain .ypi-
cal characters of society. The action
/ o. the plot is iritiated when the Jaa-
t"r OF & wealthy church refuses TO
| divorced woman. IN -mbar of one OF
Inc richest families OF his corgresa
on
Robert Herr,ek's new novel is 10
aprear under the title of THE Eeal1
err and might he termed a compls-
tnent to Together" Like that hook
II deals with certain questions TINT
belong specifically to America TO -dav
In the broadly realistic spirit that
made Together" one OF the most
notable contributions to American &c
ton. In this field Mr.. Herrick is re-
Farded b. many. critics as the leader
among preser t-day writer's OF Eng
Aish action, and II is safe to expec,
-ehdt The Healer will arouse more
ihh nordinary interest
Among other interesting autumn
publications Doubleday. Page & Com
pany are TO bring ont The Tanning OF
John Blunt" by Alfred Ollivant au-