The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
Literary Notes

Harper & Brothers announce that they
are sending to press this week. for re-
printing. The Valor Of Ignorance" by
Gen. Homer Lea. This book preceded
The Day Of the Saxon" by the same
author. and has aroused considerable
comment. both In this country and IN
Europe. Both books have been much dis
cussed in military circles.
The new edition Of The Lights and
Shadows OF a Long Episcopate' (McAIil-
lan). being the "reminiscences of tbs
Right Rev. Henry Benjamin whipple,
which is published this week, should be
particularly welcome. II makes avail
able the helpful autobiography Of a noble
man. which has been out of print for
some little time; II is. moreover. pub
Nshed at q considerably reduced price
without sacrificing either the durability
or beauty OF the original makeup.
". Heath Robinson, one OF the best
known English illustrators. and popular
here because of his pictures for The
Arabian Nights and Midsummer
Nights Dream" has, this year, also
broken into the ranks Of authors He has
beth written and illustrated an elaborate
gift book entitled "Bill the Minder." and
Henry Holt & Co. are issuing it.
some hundred line drawings in the text.
The story is intended for both old and
young.
A limited number Of copies OF the COM
plete Citizens Atlas Of the World
have been imported by the Scrfbners-
The editor is J. G. Bartholomew. carto-
grapher to the king. The maps ara
beautiful. they are clear. and as accu-
rate as is humanity possible. There are
l5S pages Of them, and an index ga
zetteer, and table OF geographical sta
tistics as well
D. Appleton & Co. will publish
Sociology in Its Psychological Aspects
The author is Prof. Charles A Elwood.
OF the University OF Missouri, who has
already written a successful volume en-
titled Sociology and Modern Social
Problems"
Marcus Holbeachs Daughter" a ro-
nance OF the Northern woods. has been.
dedicated by Alice Jones to Sir wilfred
Laurier, a lifelong friend OF the au-
thor's father. This is one of the Lead
ing novels on the early fall list OF pub
locations by D. Appleton & Co.
One of the best things in October
Nautilus CHolyoke, Mass). is "Psycholo-
man. containing the eight psychological
principles which, according to the au-
thor. when known and applied viii un-
lock the doors of success in any line OF
business for which one has aptitude.
Other human efficiency articles area
'Ruinous Rethinking." by Thomas
Dreier. pointing out the dangers that lie
In thought grooves too much frequented:
Human Wireless Stations" by Orison
SWEET Marden, showing the effects OF
thoughts-ours and those about us-on
the mind and body; The Dynamic
IDEAL" by William Walker Atkinson,
showing why you must hitch your wagon
to a star. and a fixed star at that. to
this issue a clever serial. The Practice
of the Presence" by Gertrude Capen
Whitney. Elizabeth Towne's editorials
are on Marriage Out of Your Church,
Can You Be a nelpmeeS' and other
topics that touch every day living.
Where Socialism Failed" by Stewart
Grahame. soon to be published by Nc
Bride. Mast & Co. shows a recent ex-
ample OF an actual experiment in applied
Socialism 1t gives a comprehensive ac-
count of the colonization OF q tract OF
land in Paraguay by Socialists who
looked forward to a modern Utopia
Another book by David Graham Phil
lips Is to appear this fall. George
Helm" is the title, ID. Appleton &
Coz. The new story Is political
novel of the kind that Phillips could
write better than perhaps any other
American author.