The Washington herald., 1913-09-14

up of the country by railroads-the iron
trail-is the theme, a gigantic struggle
against natural obstacles and the opposi-
ton of business rivals. Tbs Irish
Prince" engineer and financier is sur
rounded like a classic hero by a loyal
band OF friends who fight and play with
Homeric energy. And the two girls are
no mere onIookers in the great contest
but spur on the combatants and reward
the victors with their love.
Mcbride. Mast & Co. are publishing
symbolism of Animals and Birds Repre-
sented in English Church Architecture"
by Arthur II. Collins and In Midsummer
Days" by August StrindbeTg. The lat
ter is very much in the nature OF a
novelty for il contains much that would
show the author as a pronounced type
Of optimist.
Following the general trend in the pub
fishing business, Dodd, Mead & Co., are
announcing for fall publication fewer
titles than this firm has put out in some
years. There are to date fi1ty-one titles
announced. The story OF "A Fool and
His Money" George Barr McCutcheon's
book, is laid in the picturesque and ro-
mantle region of the Danube and an OLD
roOkery OF a castle Haunted" by beauti-
full young countess, is part OF the setting
Prominent in this FIRMS list are noveliza-
tions Of two of the last seasons dramatic
successes: Peg O. My Heart" and
Years OF Discretion" Peg in a novel
should be just as charming as she is OF
the stage, though the novelized version of
the story is slightly changed from the
stage version. One of the central charac-
ters Of the novel Is Pegs father, Frank
owen oConnell. Of whom Peg in the play
speaks continually, but who does not ap-
pear on the stage As Mr.. Mannors has
|, constructed his novel the time of. the
story extends over a period Of more than
,, twenty years and recounts the emigration
to America Of O'COnnell and his wife and
the early childhood Of Peg.
The recent death of August Bebel. the
leader of the Social Democratic party in
Germany. calls attention to the remark
able story OF his life. devoted to the
cause of improving the condition OF the
Working classes. The developments of the
movement are told in his autobiography
published by the University OF Chicago
Press under the title OF My Life" which
contains also the narrative OF his early
poverty and his wanderings as q crafts
man in search OF work. His relations
with Marx and Engel and the sidelights
LassaIle. as we'll as BebePs experiences
in prison, make the volume a human
document indispensable to a full under.
standing OF the trend OF modern social
conditions.
The latest book wherein that bafiing
subject. Woman" is discussed in Rosa
Mayreder's brilliant work. entitled "A
Survey OF the Woman Problem" pub
lished by the George H. Doran Com
pany. Miss Mayreder. a distinguished
German writer. has devoted fifteen years
to the preparation OF the work and It
may be called the last word on this fas-
cinating subject. She doubtless had no
thought of epigrams as she wrote, but
the following phrases, culled from the
book, express with epigrammatic sharp
ess some deep observations on femin-
ism: THE woman's movement may be
regarded as genuinely female" or "One
of the most important factors in the rise
of the feminist movement is probably to
be found in the change which is taking
place in the male sex"
Henry Holt & Co report that the sales
OF all OF the volumes OF Roman Rol-
lands tragedy. an-Christophe," has
greatly increased since the recent pub
Iication of the last volume. "Jean-Chris-
tophe: Journeys End" They are print