Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-11
NEW BOOKS AND AUTHORS FIGURE LITERARY WOR
PUBLISHERS OFFER
MANY NEW BOOKS
List Of Forthcoming Volumes In
cludes War Stories, Verse
and Other Subjects

Deferred publication is responsible for
the fact that an uncommonly large number
Of interesting books win be brought out by
George II, Doran, New York. next Tuesday.
Among them may be mentioned The Lions
Share" by Arnold Bennett Irwin s. Cobb's
Local Color; Richard Dehan's "A Gilded
Vanity; VIII Lexington Comforts ''The
Last Ditch; Men. Women and Guns" by
"Sapper"; Il. " Lucas's The Vermllon
Box" and More wanderings in London" (;
Henry oyen's The Snow-b burner" and Per-
cival J. Cooney's ''tinsmen,"
The Thomas Y. Crowen Company an
nounces for publication "A Fire in the
SNOW, a Christmas story. by the Rev.
~ JEFFERSON, Of the Broadway Tabernacle.
Charles y Jefferson. OF the Broadway
Tabernacle. "Christus Consolator and other
Poems by Rosslter w. Raymond Is the
title OF little volume also announced by
the Crowells. The title piece Is already
well known to thousands of persons who
nave found In II consolation for bereave-
ment
The November list OF new books published
by Longmans, Green q Co. New York, in
cludes The "Reminiscences OF the Rt. Hon
Lord O'Brien, Lord Chief Justice OF Ire
land" edited by his daughter, Hon Geor-
gina o'Brlen; Chapters from My oficial
Life" by Sir c. Rivers Wilson, q. c. NJ
g., c. h., edited by Everilda MacAlister
and From Sail to Steam" collection Of
naval recollectlons. by Admiral G. c. PEN
rose Fitzgerald
Perhaps we might say that present-day
France stands first in the eyes OF the world
IN way that recalls her -emnence In
lSOO-l6OO, when she was distinguished for
continuous political growth and her attain
ment OF a permanent territorial unity. So
IN his history OF continental Europe for that
earlier period Prof. Chafont Robinson, OF
princeton, has used French work by Bon
dois and Dufayard as the basis for his vol
uine. translating freely, supplementng from
other standard sources. excisinK and ex-
panding and In general aiming TO make an
acceptable textbook for American colleges
continental Europe. 1870 TO 1895" will be
published by Henry Holt & Co. next Thurs
day.
Harper Bros. announce that they
nave put 10 press for reprintings the fol-
lowlhg books; The Thirteenth Command
fneht by Rupert Hughes; THE Hidden
spring, by Clarence Burlington Kellan nd &.
The Story Of the Other Wise Man" by
Henry van Dyke; The Elements OF Nayjga-
tion' by w j. Henderson; THE Red
arrow by Elmer Russell Gregor; '"The
young Forester" by Zane Grey, and 'iar-
Hyatt Verrll.
FOSSILS and bandits are in pleasInp cor-
trast IN ON Parole" tale for boys of han.
penings on Wyoming ranch. The authors
are are anna and Frances Pierpont Siyiter.
henry Holt Co. have issued the book with
striking Illustrations by Ada c. WillIamsop
doubleday, Page CO., announca for
publication during the latter mart ~ No
Nember' two additional books of the Drarna
League series, Washington SQUARE pIavs"
and "Malvaloca," by Serahn JOAQUIN Al
varez Quintero. The former volume Includes
Iour OF the most striking successes OF the
washington Square Players. ali NV vouns
american authors and all produced during
the last two seasons They are The Clod !"
by Lewis Beach; "Overtures," bv Alice
Gerstenberg; "Eugenically Speaking" h,,
Euward Goodman. and "Helena's IJu.
band" by Philip Moeller.
Edward Goodman, director OF the Wash
ington Square Players, has written a pref
ace to the plays and there is a longer
introduction by Walter Prichard Katon,
The Century Company announces ''Repre-
sentative American Plays" edited by
Arthur Hobson Quinn, Of the JJniyersIty ~
Pennsylvania, the first attempt 10 INCLUDE
In one volume a collection of plays IIIus
tratng the development of our native
drama from its beginning to the nresart
day. All the plays in the collection aro
the work Of native Americans, and ali have
had actual stage presentation by a profss-
sional company. OF the twenty-fye ,,Ia,s
chosen. the scenes of sixteen are Iaid IN
this country, while so far as nossIhIe oil
the principal types characteristics OF orr
drama are to be represented. A brief in
PRODUCTION to each play explains it's sig
nincahce ana gives biographical sketch
OF the author with selected bibllography.