Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
Books and Authors

Sinclair Lewis. author Of The Trail
OF The Hawk who has been hiking
for The past year from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific Coast, has nov como 10
halt for some months at Carmel. Gal
He is busy Writing and in preparing
for press his new novel, which VIII he
published next spring.
The IA shion whereby diplomats write
novels has iapscd since the days OF
Disracli and Bulw'erLyt but II
shows signs Of rcTiVing again IN the
publication OF a book called The shift
ing Spell Il novel OF English country life
to-day by SIR Leslie Probyn. Is e.
NJ q. at present Governor -GeneraI of
the Barbados. thorough knowledge
Of the people and things about which
he writes makes this move! extremely
refreshing in contrast 10 much 81 the
social fiction of the dag.
one OF the first hooks dealing with
actual life and condition OF the mi,itia-
men on the border viii he published
soon by The Lewis Publishing Com
pany. Trac! Hammond Lewis. who
spent several months as u Corrcspon-
dent on tho boundary line between the
United states and Mexico, taking in
all the American ard some Of the Mex
lean camps, has comprehendcd his oh
Scrvations and Impressions in a book
entti'eu 3ibnS me itlo 'Ifinde. l.
is filled with interesting descriptions
and anecdotes Of the military and of
the natives Of the country.
Joshua S!ocum is officially dead.
the Century co. announces that after
eight years. during which the author
OF sailing Alone Around the World"
has MOI been heard from. |: was in
September. 1908. that the Century Co
sent its las; royalty check to Mr.
Siccum. The check came back ,inde-
iNered. and upon investigation il was
found that Slocum had set forth on
another OF the s"!iirrv voyages de
scribed in his boOl.. Word came la;
that he had arrived III British Hon
duras. This was the last any ono ever
heard or saw OF Slocum.
MARK Twains brothor-in-law.
Charles j i.angdon, has just died al his
home in Elnira Readers uf limo
cents Abroad" will remember him as
"charic!. 1t was Oh The famous trip
Of The Quai:er city that he and Mari.
RYAN became acquainted. ana rs Al
bert EiE:low Paine. author oi Mark
Twain: Biography" tells. it was a
miniat urc 81 his sister. Oiiva. which,
lie showed 20 the humnris; they were
lying in smyrna Bay that caught his
attention and his heart.
Margaret DcIard. author OF the nov
novel. The Rising Tide" has been
gratihcd BY the rising tide OF contribu-
lions which have come IN for the
American Authors Fund fo; the Relief
of tho Wounded soldiers OF the Allied
Nations. "f which she is treasurer
She announces that up is date $500
has been received. which has been
div Idcd between the American rurd FOR
French Wounded. Mrs. Edith Wharton
for us" 81 French. serbian, Italian and
English hospitals, the Permanent
Blind t'und, ana ,hc Specia! american
Hospital il Paris for Wounds Of The
Face and Jaw.
Man and dos have hner friendly
since the ncolithc age. bus. up to .hc
present sine. H. IS nos recalled that
there has ever been = really adequate
or worthy ANTHOLOGY Of doi; verse Ia,
his "rh" Dogs BOOK Of Verse" J. Earl
Clauson has gathered together eighty
odd gems touching on puppyhood the
dogs hereafter. the human relation
shin. and the dog i'm action This
unique volume has just been published
by Small. Maynard d Co, Boston