The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-22
LITERARY NOTES

To those who follow the trend Of
American thought, there is deep signi-
f1cance in the. fact that two of the
,best-selling books of the past. season
have beer novels dealing in thought
full, non-sensationaf fashion with
problems Of social responsibility and
religious consistency. Nor is their
popularity ephemeraI. When v. VS.
Eyes was first brought out, more than
one critic Of acknowledged ability and
experience predicted that Mr.. Harri-
sons failure to crafty his readers
with the conventional, naturally-to-
be-eXpected ending was bound to be
disastrous to the success Of the book.
Yet, today, V. VS. Eyes is selling at
a rate in excess, OF 1000 copies a week,
n with the holiday season approach
ing the indications are that the sales
will increase rather than diminish.
One Of the special features Of Mil
ton G. Works Auction Developments
is the thorough and unprecedented on
sideration of the pros and cons of
'nullo', the numerous suggestions as
to the manner in which it can be.
played, and the valuable advice given.
to those who determine to give it a;
trial. ="
The following books will be publish
ed by Houghton Mifflin Co., Dec. 1:
The Wolf of Gubbio, a poetic comedy
by Josephine Preston Peabody: In Free
dom's Birthplace, by John Daniels;
Auction Developments, by Milton G..
Work; and a limited Riverside Press
edition OF Washington's Farewell Ad-
dress. Y
Simon B. Elliott, author of The I'M
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States, Is q delegate to the Fifth Ma
tional Conservation congress now as
sembling in Washington, p. c. A.
BY permission OF Houghton Mifflin
Co. the following books will shortly
be printed in New York Point for the
blind; John Fiske's New France and
Autobiography of An Individualist;
DR.. Grenfell's The Adventure OF Life;
and Henry Sydnor Harrison's v. VS.
Eyes.
The Promised Land, Mary Antin's
book for all time. Published two years
ago, it still is listed often among the
most popular non-f1ction, and the
publishers, Houghton Mifflin Co, re-
port a new printing, the eleventh.
Inc many fr1enuS OF Timothy, The
little boy who ran away to find the
truly country" in Tiinothy's quest
will be interested to know that the
charming little book has brought its
author a deal of trouble. Mrs. Kate
Douglas Wiggin read from the book a.
a. tea given recently by the Youns
Women's. Christian association o.
Barnard college, and told her audience
that the story had involved her *
many difficulties, as it had moved
several people to adopt children. wht
afterWard held her responsible for it
In her latest book, The Story Of Wait,
still Baxter, the heroine's sister, Pat
ty. solves her difficulties by clipping
The affair turns out Very happily. bu
II it suggests the idea to any girlisl
reader. it Is to be hoped the blam'
will not fall on Mrs. Virgins shoul
ders.
With the enormous output of juv
emile books now regularly flooding TIL
|, market each season, it is not ofte,
that one attains the distinction o
many printings. Miss Emma {
J Dowd's Polly OF the Hospital Stat
however, is now in it's seventh print
ing, and is still among the children
stories most in demand. It is inter
esting also to note. in this connection
that the publishers, Houghton Miffli
81 CO., received a letter recently fror
3 one of our large public Libraries stat
ing that practically the entire list {
Houghtor Mifflin juvenile books ar
included on their shelves and askin
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