The Washington herald., 1913-06-08
LATEST BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY TABLE

those wholesome stories for girls. Mar
| ella Schuyler" phoebe Deane," &C. but
! In her new work she has departed from
her previous stories and has written a
full sized novel Of vital interest. Among
the Lppincotts' new books of a serious
nature are Pickett and His Men," by
Mrs. La Sale Corbell Pickett. the wife
Of the great Confederate general This
work is timely, in view of the nftieth
anniversary. of the Battle Of Gettysburs.
Although 1t describes more particularly
the events Immediately preceding. during
ana Following the Battle OF Gettysburg.
the author also recounts Gen. Pickett's
experiences In the Mexican and Indian
wars, as well as his campaigns in the
civil war.
The root idea of James Hurd." BY
X: O. Prowse Gippincotts). is the
ohnoness and c-udity Of our moral code,
thousn. as the author says, IL 10 no de-
lehse or his hero's unusual action, hut
70 SET US thinking and to correct mis-
conceptions
Aioert 3. Osborne. whose Finding the
worm While In Europe" has Just been
puDhsned by Mcbride. Mast & Co.. has
getting material for a series Of article.
on Austria for Travel
Inere Is great speculation in utsr.rv
circles as to the identity OF wiII,ar,
Wriothesiey, the name under which sor,a
exceedingly clever woman has written
The Ambassadors" the novel a, Rsr-
IN Court life, which has created such
stir In Germany and at Contjnsntai
Capitals. THE Ambassadress'' viii 10
published in America early in Juna bv
George II. Doran Company, New Yort
Henry Holt and Company exnec, 70
close their spring list somewhat LATE
this year by the publication on June "a
Of Ruppin's Jews OF Today" which
they are issuing In a translation from,
the standard revised 1911 German edition
with an Introduction by DR.. Joseph
Jacobs in conjunction with George Bell
and Sons of London. Gilbert Cannan's
translation of Benda's novel The Yoke
Of Pity" and Prof. J. E. Hagerty's
Commercial Credit"
Mr.. Havelock Ellis in his Introduction
to Mrs Nystrom-Hamiltou's volume on
Ellen Key-Her Life and Her Work"
an English translation OF which pre-
pared by Mrs. A. z. B. Fries, will be
published by the Putnams in June, points
out that what Mrs. Nystrom-HamiIton
has to tell may be received with conf
dence as coming out OF the circle in
which Ellen Key has spent the greater
part OF her active life" Mrs. Nystrou-
Hamilton has not only known Ellen Key
for number of years. she has been
associated with her work. for she is the
wife Of DR.. Anton Nystrom, who founded
the Peoples Institute at Stockholm. be-
fore which Ellen Key delivered lectures
for twenty years
DR.. Frederick Adams Woods. whose
Mental and Moral Heredity in Royalty"
published some little time, ago created a
great deal of discussion. has a new vol
ume. THE Influence of Monarchs," which
is to appear in June Is described as
Steps in q new science Of history" its
purpose Is to apply the methods Of his
torical measurement. 'historiometty'' to
the larger questions Of national growth
and decline. (MacMillan.)
One Of the most interesting chapters in
Mr.. Travers' Golf Book" published this
week. is one with the caption why the
Business Man Should Play Golf" Mr..
Travers has some valuable ideas on this
subject CMacMillan.)
The second volume of The Cambridge
Medieval History Is to be published
within a few weeks This Is entitled
The Rise of the Saracens and the Foun-
dalton of the Western Empire" CMacMn-
LAM