The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

from photographs. Boy readers viii dnd
all the latest and greatest inventions de-
scribed in THE Boys Book OF New In
yentions' just as they were seen by one
bright schoolboy and his scientist friend.
amateur ayfators amateur photogra-
piers. and amateur electricians will ind
the book particularly absorbing as II, of
course, gives great many valuable hints
Tor putting to practical test the scien-
the theories that are making such ire
mendous changes in the worlds history.
The Christmas story by Thomas Nelson
Page. which leads the December num-
Der Of Scribner's. Is called The Stable
of the Inn." and tells the story Of The
Nativity. N. c. wyeth has made for 10
two beautiful illustrations in color.
Robert Hichens. the novelist, whose In
depreciation OF the Eastern character has
never been equaled. is writing for the
Century for 1913 a new travel series,
From the Adriatic to the Bosphorus."
which is especially timely in view of the
state OF war now prevailing throughout
that region. Jules Guerin will illustrate
these articles in color.
The Book of Grssses' 800 net). by
Mary Evans Francis. Many Illustrations.
Previously announced. An addition to the
Doubleday. Page & Co., Nature Library.
COLLECTED Verse (s2.So net in leather,.
by Rudyard Ripling. A handsome Ieath-
er-bound edition Of KIpling's collected
poems.
THE Book Of woodcraft and Indian
Lore Gl75 neD. by Ernest Thompson
Seton, to be published by Doubleday,
Page &c Co. Illustrated and decorated by
the author. In this big volume Ernest
Thompson Seton brings together a vast
amount of information for the outdoor
boy, whether he be young or grown up,
experience in the wilds.
Fifty Salem DoOrways' IS net). by
Frank Cousins The first OF the series.
Colonial Architecture" Doubleday, Pags
& Co, in which Mr.. Frank Cousins WON
derful pictures OF the architecture that
marked colonial times are used The set
is Of particular interest to architects and
persons building homes.
What obstacles or handicaps in the
lives OF the worlds greatest men helped
make their success? The answer to this
Of biographical articles to appear from
month to month in the new volume Of
st. Nicholas. in which young readers OF
the magazine will be helped to more in
innate acquaintance with Phillips Brooks.
Emerson, Irving. Lincoln, Agassiz, and
other famous men. The articles are writ
ten by Miss Ariadne Gilbert, a we'll
known teacher, and will be generously
illustrated.
DR.. Frederic Taber Cooper's articles on
English story teIlers are among the most
popular features OF the Bookman- He
has collected them and added q number
OF others to them In his Some English
Story Tellers, a Book Of the Younger
which Messrs. Henry Holt &c
Co. issued on November Is. The COM
pIete list OF authors include Conrad. De
Morgan. Hewlett, Phillpotts, Kipling.
Locke, Galsworthy, Bennett. Hope, Sin
clair. Ollivant. Dudeney. Treyena,
Kitchens, and Frank Dandy"
Messrs Henry Holt & Co. are having
to print for the seventh time Edward
Everett Hale. jr.'s ''Dramatists Of To-
day." in which he interestingly discusses
the principal work Of Rostand. Haupt-
mann, SuSermann, Pinero. Shaw, Phil
lips, and Maeteriinck- 1t may be re-
membered that the publishers took the
occasion of the sixth printing of this
book to bring it up to date and to add
portraits Of the authors considered.
Mr.. Achilles" the latest book by
Jeanette Lee, which has been publish
ed serially in the Outlook and recently
brought out in book form by Dodd.
Mead g. Co, is to be published shortly
in an edition for the blind Mrs. Lees
stories, Uncle William
and Happy Island" have also been
brought out in this way.
By novelizing The Woman" CBobbs-
Merrill Company. the great Belasco-De-
Mile play, Albert PaysOn Terhune has
that dramatic literature
can be made interesting book literature,
provided it is given proper treatment.