The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
LITERARY NOTES

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Norman Duncan. author Of "ootns
Down from jerusalem" has Just returned
from q long trip to Australia. New Zeal
and, and Tasmania, where. together with
the artist. George Harding. he has oeeE
collecting material for q series Of articles
which will appear in Harper's Magazine.
Oliver Herford's Jungle Jingies' arc
to be made into q Characteristic Herfcrd
book this fall, with pictures on every
page and . cover drawing BY Mr.. Her
ford.
The third large edition of The Inside
Of the Cup" Is on the press, fact which
after all. speaks more conclusively than
anything else of the tremendous interest
that Is felt all over the country In this
latest Churchill novel.
Jack London's John Barleycorn." tell
ing the adventures Of his own life from
his first recollections. all through his
wandering years and struggles. to hn
present high title Of fame and position.
will be published by The Century Com
pany. in August
Mr.. Robert Hichens and Mr.. Jules
Guerin travelled through the Balkan
peninsula to gather material for the ar
ticles which have been running through
the Century Magazine. and for the elab-
crate book which the Century Company
will publish in the late fall. The text
and pictures-twelve In the colors OF Mr..
Guerin's canvass-will cover the scenic
giories Of Dalmatis, the classic ruins OF
Greece. and the wonderful mosques Of old
Constantinople.
Algernon Blackwood's "A Prisoner in
Fairyland," which has just been pub
lished, centers around the idea which at
the present time Is demanding 80 much
consideration from serious minded people.
namely the tremendous influence Of
thought. an influence that each OF US
can WELD for the good not only Of those
around US but Of the world At large
MacMillans.
James Barnes. author of Naval Ac-
tons OF the War of 1872" tells OF the
first celebrating OF Perry's victory on
Lake Erie-the centenary OF which Is to
be held this month. Medals were struck
by Congress in commemoration of the
battle-gold for Perry and Elliot. silver
medals to each Of the commissioned offi-
GERS: three months extra pay was voted
to all the officers, seamen. and marines,
and In addition Congress gave $500
in prize money to be divided among the
American forces engaged in act!on.-Har-
pers.
Among some Of the most interesting
parts OF the autobiography of John Bige-
low. published by Doubleday, Page & Co.,
under the title OF "Retrospections of An
Active Life" in Ave volumes. the last
two of which have just been issued. are
a group of letters which passed between
Bigelow and the brilliant young Ameri-
cans who were making history at that
time.
John Masefeids three books have re-
Gently been brought out In a new edition
uniformly bound in plain red cloth and
gold lettering. Mr.. Masefeld Is an au-
thor who believes in constant revision:
consequently these issues are not merely
reprints-except In the case of The DAFT
fodil Fields The Everlasting Mercy"
which is bound with The Widow in the
Bye Street" embodies number of
changes and includes a new stanza, while
'Dauber." the principal poem in the third
volume, The Story OF Round House."
has been very extensively revised, some
verses being taken out. others added and
almost all of them having been altered
to a greater or less extent-MacMillans.
Edwin c. Martin. who has embodied In
Our Own Weather the result OF a long
study Of atmospheric conditions. gives
as the normal July temperature IS de-
grees at the North and 81 to So at the
South Just along the Pacific Coast"
he says. from Los Angeles north TO the
Canadian border the July normal is con-
tinuously s. degrees above zero. and this
Is the same as that of the Maine coast
On the coast of North and South Caro-
lima the normal is So The very hottest
part of the country is the Southeast COR
ner OF California and the Southeast cor
ner Of Arizona. with an ordinary July
temperature of S. degrees above zero
Harpers.
Garet Garrett in. his book Where the