The sun., 1916-10-08
KEEPING UP WITH THE LIT.
ERARY GAME.

"Poe's Helen" by Caroline Ticknor.
just published by the Scribners. Ia de-
voted to the a Of Edgar Allan
Poe n Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman.
1t tells the story Of Poe's betrothal and
its breaking, and includes the poets
love letters. his poems to Helen Mrs.
Whitman's defence Of Poe. letters from
Mallarme. the French translator OF
The Raven" and much new matter.
The interesting illustrative material
comprises ten portraits. most Of them
little known, and two pictures Of Mrs.
whitman never before reproduced.
Three large pr1ntingsu Of the recently
published Friends Of France (Hough-
ton Miffin) testify to the interest taken
by Americans in the work Of the
American Ambulance in France. Thu
book is unusual in that II Is made UP
Of narratives written by different am
bulance drivers in the various sectors
Of the French front. Leading French
artists have contributed their work
to the volume.
Wlt tho
mcnt OF the new magazine the Seven
Arts. which James Oppenheim is start
ing this fall. comes tho announcement
by the Century Company Of . new
volume Of poems by this pioneer Of the
free verse movement. The book. War
and Laughter" TO appear In October.
is said To be an expression Of the con-
fiict and exultation Of existence.
series Of direct reactions from life. the
guiding idea being that laughter Is
the salvation OF the world.
The poetry Of Wilfrid Gibson. par
ticularly his latest volume. battle"
Is the subject Of a ten page article in
IEnscipnemcnt DIES LdnDues Tirdntes.
The many readers who praised Mil
drcd Aldrich's Hilltop on the Marne''
viii le pleased to hear that a second
book by this author IA announced by
small. Maynard 4 Co. The title in
dicatcs the theme vi the book. Told
iu a French Garden: August, 1914"
That oininous date finds a group Of
people at q house party in a quaint
country place. the Lawyer. the Critic
the Divorce. the Trained Nurse. tho
Journalist. &c. Each n tells "A story
as the war comes nearer and nearer
only the subject Of war being taboo
and "A lively volume IL the result.
on September 80 G. =. Putnam's
SONS published i've new books: "Tc
the Minute" containing We mystery
stories hv Anna Katharine Green. ant
The Golden Apple n humorous and
lyrical play by Lady Gregory. with II.
Illustrations which carry out tho ole
fairy tale air Of the play.
An Interesting October book from
this house vii, b- ordeal by Fire" ny
Marcel Berger. Though a novel. thi,
book carries a documentary interest
for TIE auth was active in the battle
lin" til he was sen home from tn,
front physically shattered.
In october tho Putnams will also
publish Tho Life and Letters of Theo,
dorc Wa,ts-Dunton." by Thomas Hak,
and Arthur Compton R!ckett. Asid,
from the interest in Watts Dunton
the reader will like the sketches o
his associates. his two most intin,at,
friends. Rossctti and S~winburne. an,
other friends. including Borrow. Hen
Icy. Meredith. Morris. Browning an,
Stevenson. -
Alfred \. Enupf announces that h,
is putting W. II. Iiudson's exquisite
romance Green Mansions" to pres
for a NTH printing. The success o
this book must hc gratifying To al
who care for good literature. Anon
'hs new Rurzoi books will he Mr.. Hud
sons Tales Of the Pampas," a voluin
~ stories. none Of which has appeare
n this country. that will go far {
prove the justice OF the remark OF sev
oral critics that Hudson Ia 20 the Ian
what Conrad is 10 the sea"
THE valleys Of Mesopotamia hav
seen a struggle for existence between
many nations and peoples. from tn
invasion OF the Hit,ites. northern bar
barians. in 1900 II. G.. to the wartar
to-day between England and Russi
and the German!c alliance. DIR. Nor
ris ,Iastrow. whose civilization q
Baby,onia and Assyria" Iippincott's
. ls n complete record OF the early civil
zat!on OF this birthplace Of histor,
says that the possession OF these val
,eys az the key To India and the cas-
carries with II world dominance. an
their control BY Germany would mea
the downfall Of the British Empire
History continues to he made here
where Egypt. Assyr.a. Babylon!a, Pei
STA. Greece. Rome. Arabia and TUT
, key have each in turn asserted or los
: their status as world powers.
$ The following new books were pull
| lished this week by John Lane Con
t pany: THE Bathing Man" n roman
tic story set partly In England an
. partly in Italy. ny Agnes Gwynne: :"
, Mrs. Jones' the story OF a girl VIII
becomes a successful journalist. /
r Mrs. &. =. Peel: THE Soul of III
I Russian" by Marjorie and Alan L.eti
bridge. and "Vivisection," by the Ho
Q Stephen Colebridge.
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