The Washington herald., 1912-11-03


Wili shortly b issued BY the Putnams in .
nsv edition. While this story Of . mis-
earriaes Of tustics b fiction and an the
characters save that Of Mrs.. Mcdonald
srs drawn from Imagination. the story
II founded on fact. g.
Kathaxins Lee Bates gives an interest
Ing account Of the srowth Of Miss Co
mana new book. Economic Beginnings
Of the Far VEST (llacAnlan). The H.
Prof. Bates says. that served
Crersf Library Of Chicago. especially good
Tor the Nississippt Valley. and the BAN
croft collection. that treasure Of ORIGINAL
journals. IN the library Of the University
Of California But libraries were. n .
sense the least Of II The country was
her document. Born and bred in Ohio.
. graduate Of Michigan University. Miss
Wellesley College ~ professor Of history
and then Of economics, has never lost
her love and comprehension Of the West
In her nsu volume. entitled Tho Effects
Of the Nep Count on Auction BridgA"
which theS SRutnams will publish IN No
vember, Florence Irwin dissscts these
changes without forcing her readers to
wade again through pages Of description
Of the game itself For an account Of
the game the reader l. referred to Miss
Irwin's pine Points Of Auction Bridge"
Portions Of the present volume have ap-
peared In the New York Times. and the
test hands especially. all awakened lively
interest on their first appearance
New editions have Just been ssnt to
preas by the Century Company Of Prof.
Edward Alsworth Ross The Changing
Chinese" and Changing America" This
is the NTH large edition Of The Chang
ing Chinese" the earlier Of the two
books.
The Century Company reports third
printings Of Jack London's new novel.
Smoke Bellew." and Jean webster's new
story "Dsddy-Lons-Legs."
The Land Of Footprints" profuseiy IL
Illustrated Doubleday Page & Coz, il Stew
art Edward Whites long promised book
on Africa. and 1t tells as only Stewart
Edward White can tell II. Just what the
Dark Continent is like, and Just what
happened to his party and himself in their
quest for big game.
In THE Heather Moon Doubleday,
Page & Coz. the willIamsons have show
ed their versatility again this time by
taking their readers OF to the bonny
heather of Scotland. where the fortunes
Of an appealing Highland lassie are fol-
lowed.
kim" by Rudyard Kipling Double
day. Page & Coz. In this illustrated edi-
ton Of Kiplings great epic Of India ap-
pear for the first time reproductions of
Kim executed by John lockwood Kip
ling. father Of the author. The pictures
are done in colors
Announcement is made by Doubleday
Page & Co. of the postponement Of pub
LEGATION Of Volumes " and " Of THE
Retrospections Of an Active Life by
John Bigelow. The books were set for
publication this fan. but II Is now thought
that they will not be issued before the
earl, spring.
Some amusing stories are told by
Charles Johnston in the current issue Of
Harper's Weekly as illustrating the
American spirit OF humor in ante-beilum
days The American spirit from the
first has been tinged and saturated with
humor.'' he writes. with a certain ex-
pensive force Of mirth and joyful merri-
ment which sees all things in the mellow
light OF laughter" The author compares
the old Massachusetts writer from whom
he draws his Illustrations with Troilope
and Balzac.
The Putnams have Just published The
White Shield" new novel by Myrtle
Reed. author Of "A Weaver Of Dreams, -
"A Spinner in the Sum-" &c This vol
ume. in which sentiment, pathos. and hu-
NOR are cleverly intermingled. should
prove good entertainment. The delicate
hop or1 80 N~x.
in made manifest will commend the VOL
ume. which, of the type reckoned spe-
cially suitable A. a present, is illustrated
by Dalton Stevens.
THE New Life of Byron" by Ethel
Colburn Mayne. just published by the
Scribners. IN the first detailed life since
the publication OF Lord Lovelaces AS
tarte." in 1895, and thus the first seri-
ously written biography since the Byron
Mystery" was solved. In 1t the author
Discusses that remarkable episode and
the theories evolved by Richard Edg-
cunibe from the publication Of "Astarte. =
She sums up the psychological situation
OF the three parties concerned and point :
out the true alue OF Harrie; Beecher
Stowe's revelations. There are two
handsome. well illustrated volumes
Charles Scribner's Sons have just pub
lished valuable and interesting volume
called German Memoirs" by Sidney
Whitman. They begin In 1853. and COM
ing practically up to the present time.
cover a rough half century OF someth hing
like intimacy with German society. Ger
man art. German government. and many
OF their leaders
Lady Paget. the author OF Scenes and
Memories, which the Scribners have
just published. came from an aristocratic
Prussian family and married into an
aristocratic English one. Her life was,
therefore. spent among the great figures
of politics in a day when the explosions
Of the French Revolution were still shak-
ing the monarchies of Europe. She saw
the welding of Germany into an empire.
and OF Italy into a kingdom. Her hus.
bands diplomatic career brought her
into most Of the great capitals at inter-
esting times. The book is plentifulIy
illustrated with photographs and por-
traits.
Rupert Sargent Holland. whose The
knights OF the Golden Spur" is one of
the new fall books for boys is a gradu-
ate OF Harvard. He is a lawyer, prac-
ticing in Philadelphia. but gives much
of his time to writing. The Count at
Harvard" a collection of short stories of
college life. was his first book, followed
by several historic books for boys and
girls and Builders of United ITALY," a
series OF biographical essays
Tea ut Oxford.
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