The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

The Century Company will add a new
Lincoln book to its list this fall-"Per-
sonal Traits Of Abraham Lincoln" by
Helen Nicolay.
Arthur Trains &C Q. or In the Wire
less House" will be The Century Com
pany's next issue. This up-to-the-minute
novel will have eight clever full-page
illustrations by Crosby
Maurice Hewletts new novel is Mrs.
Lancelot." the story of a fascinating
woman of the London social world and
her three lovers. The Century Company
will issue the book in the fall
Jack London's new story of adventure
in the Klondike takes its name from the
hero. Smoke Bellew."
In view of the action of the British
government concerning the Panama Ca
nal. book which the J. Is. Lippincott
Company will issue Immediately is most
timely. It is by Mr.. Joseph Pennell, who
has but recently returned from the 18th
mus. While there he was afforded every
facility to make a series Of Autographs
of the Canal by the commission The
drawings were shown the officials. and
have been pronounced by them to be the
best records OF the Canal in the course
Of construction. A member Of the COM
mission also read and revised the proof
Of the introduction which Mr.. Pennell
has written for the book. which will be
entitled Joseph Pennell's Pictures OF
thes Panama Canal"
A publication that should prove of very
general interest Is "Chiero's Memoirs"
which will be brought out by the ]. B.
Lippincott Company in the fall. These
recollections Of the celebrated palmist
will be embellished with some twenty
two full-page illustrations. and will in
with many of the greatest celebrities OF
recent times, including the late King Ed
ward VII, w. E. Gladstone. Charles
Stewart Parnell. H. II. Stanley. Oscar
Wilde. Joseph Chamberlain. w. T. Stead.
&c. 1t is a matter of some interest at
the present moment that last summer Mr..
Stead spoke to Chiero of his fear of an
accident by fire, to which that gentleman
replied that the danger from which he
had most to fear was not fire, but water.
Mr., Stead was quite without apprehen-
sion In this direction, though he always
fancied he was destined to meet with
some violent death.
Miss Augusta Kortrecht. the author of
"A Dixie Rose" one Of the leading juve-
niles issued last fall. is spending her
summer at Clarkson, Ontario, Canada.
She has Just finished revising the proofs
Of her new story, "A Dixie Rose in
Bloom" which is the further adventures
of that delightful Southern girl, and
which will be issued by the ]. B. Lip
pincott Company in the fall.
Theodore Dresser. author of Sister
Carrie and Jennie Gerhardt." has re-
turned from a trip abroad, where he has
been gathering material for a new novel.
Mr.. Dresser spent most of his time IN
England and Italy, and 1t is quite prob
able that a story with the scenes laid
In these countries will be Forthcoming
in the near future.
A recent contribution to the Dictionary
Of National Biography. in which Sir Sid
ney Lee reveals the character of the late
King Edward VII in new and unex-
pected light, is made the subject OF a
remarkable article by Sydney Brooks in
the issue of Harper's Weekly for July
&C. That the kings influence IN foreign
affairs was by no means SO potent as has
been generally believed. that he was