The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
LITERARY NOTES.


The September additions Of the Mac
milan Standard Library are: Edward +.
Devine's Misery and Its Causes" George
Hodges "Everyman's Religion" C. E.
HUM and L. II. Bailey's Practical
Garden Book" and Franklin Pierce's
THE Tariff and the Trusts"
Warren L. Eldred, whose THE Town
send Twins-Camp Directors" will be is
sued In September by the Century Com
pany, is taking a trip up the Hudson.
through the White Mountains, and into
Maine, in the couI sc of which he will
revisit the site Of the Townsend twins
camp and the scenes OF some other of
his stories.
Harper & Bros. announce the publ.
cation of 4 new Rex Beach novel. '"The
Iron Trail" Advance orders have been
SO great that it has already been neces-
sary to go to press for two large edi-
tions and an increase.
To comprehend the meaning and effects
Of the war of 1Sl2, and the ninety eight
years Of peace which have followed its
conclusion Is the purpose Of Senator
Henry Cabot Lodges zone Hundred
Years of Peace" published by the Mac
milan Company. The book has been at
tractively illustrated with cartoons and
reproductions Of photographs.
Harper & Brothers announce the publi-
cation Of the following new books: THE
Golden Rule Dollivers," by Margaret
Cameron; Thirty Pieces Of Silver" by
Clarence Burlington Kelland. and Source
Problems on the French Revolution" by
, Fred Morrow Fling. The same firm is
publishing for younger readers: young
AIasksns in the Rockies" by Emerson
Hough; "Harper's Aircraft Book" by
Alpheus Hyatt Yerrill, and Secrets Out
of Doors" selected from the works of
William Hamilton Gibson. They are
bringing out Squire Phin," by Holman
Day, in a new edition.
The Putnams will bring out shortly a
third volume by Miss Florence Irwin, the
auction expert, to whom. because Of her
courageous fight against the insidious
''high spade bids" the sane auction pub
lie is deeply indebted Her new book will
bear the title Auction High Lights, :"
with a full exposition Of the new Nullo
count. Here she again displays her abb
solute mastery of the finer points OF the
game. and her delightful ability to con-
yey her knowledge to others.
A novel which promises to be Of con-
siderable Importance In the array OF fail
fiction is the new book by NJ. p. Will
cocks, The title is THE VIII to Live, /"
and its heroine is a woman Of striking
individuality, whose life has been very
cleverly and humanity set forth CMac-
MILAN.
In ''The Life Work OF Edward A Nose
ley James Morgan tells the story Of a
government Official who quietly turned
what might haze been a routine task into
a noble service on behalf of his fellow
men. Mr.. Moseley was secretary Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission from
its organization, in 1881. until his death
in 1911. His office was a modest one
but, as Mr.. Morgan expresses it in his
preface, in the final accounting he Is
disclosed a creditor of humanity" (Mac-
Millan.)
The George H. Doran Company, in pub
fishing Angela Langer's story. Rue and
Roses" has given to the world a work
of strange attractiveness. Rarely have
| simplicity and strength been so finely
| welded in a book Fraulein LANCER use'
words sparingly. Some may be deceived
into thinking that the style is bald, 81
simply, so effectively Is the story told