Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-11

0Chiovcmenta OF the most Hpectacuiar
war machine OF modern times-the sub
marine. The author reoounts the roman
tic labors Of Robert Fulton, who was
prouder OF his submarine fighting plans
than Of his steamboat and Of Simon
Lake. David Bushnell. John P. Holland
and others.
THE MARTYRS RETURN. BY Percival
W. Wells. New York City. Bartlett
Publishing Company. 800
Mr.. Wells has here given us much 70
think Of A great amount Of thought is
condensed into a hundred pages. De
scribes q conversation between Lincoln
and General Hazard. a veteran Of the
civil war. The author Is severe on some
phases Of the social question. but endea-
vors to cover the ground broadly.
THE ABYSS. BY Nathan Kussy, New
York The MacMillan Company.
Being the adventures from childhood
TO manhood. showing the misfortunes
and temptations which befell the hero.
all dragging him down into the abyss.
This Is the second volume OF the epic
OF the streets entitled Children OF the
Abyss"
DRIFTING WATERS. BY Rachel swete
Mcnamara. New York. S.55 q. p. Put
mans Sons
Into womanhood. against the jealous pro-
pretorship of n mothers love. The daugh-
ter's fancy is in time caught in the
reshes Of love. and the clandestine ex-
preston OF her attachment, which the
circumstances demand. involves develop
nents OF far reaching interest 70 the
l.
part England and in part Egypt-the
haunting. glowing, throbbing Egypt that
the author has again made 80 real.
GRETRUDH AND I. Translated by Adele
Lewisohn from the German OF Herman
Hesse. New York. The International
Monthly. ti.00 net.
This book does not deal with the war
and r. a charming and simple tale OF
musical Germany. 1t contains fine love
story and reveals a phase OF modern
German life absolutely unknown TO most
Americana
THE IRON STAIR; BY. rita" Cire.
Desmond Humphreysl. New Nork: q.
p. Putnam's Sons, 3i.S net.
A powerful love story. full OF charm,
compiexity and daring unfolded in the
fresh gorse and hcather-strcwn Devon
shire moors and against the dark back
ground OF frowning prison walls.
A story full Of exciting incident. but
also evokIng serious thought at a time
when the prison reform movement Is one
Of tho absorbing topics Of tho day.
ROSE coTrTNGHAM. BY Meta syrett,
New York: @. p. Putnams Sons. fl.8.
net.
The making Of a modern woman. The
story opens in 1886. when Rose Is .
years old. and carries the rebeliouB pre-
cocious little heroine through that BAN
ner period OF social. literary and artistic
unrest. punctuated by the Savoy The
Yellow Book" Oscar Wilde and Aubrey
Beardsley. the esthetic and earlier so
cialistic movements. A vivid and force
ful picture true TO the period.
r11S. p1ERsuAsryE PEGGY. Px xsLsss MssEssyeps
Stokes Company. N.s5 net
Peggy. pretty. wilful. with a persis-
scnce In getting her own way against all
obstacles. married Big I'D. ''the catch
of three countries" whose inherent stub
bornness Is thus brought into daily con-
fiict with Pegey's dainty. but none the
less determined. will. Peggy believes in
progress. But Eds conservatism finds
itself topping before the persuasions OF
tho adorable Peggy. Where another
woman would cry and nag, Peggy smiles
and everiastingiy husties. And she gets
what she wants.
THE HERMIT OF THE ApIRoN-
DACKs. BY Della Trombly. Boston;
sherman. French a Co &l.2b net.
One Of the most interesting books re-
-. M. 4.
human and clean and introduces people
that one is glad to meet. In short. q
clever story OF the mountains that will
captivats the interest OF the most exact
ing.
oNEsIMUs TIE SLAVE. by Laurel
A. Hoyt Boston: sherman. French a
Go. $l.35 net.
A romance Of the days OF Nero. Blood
stirring primitive barbarisns and heroic
deeds characterized the time and career
Of oneaimus. commanding figure In
sacred history. The actual recorda OF
his nfe. which are the basis OF this mar
rative. furnish plot more exciting thar
could b invented.
THE oAKI.EYITEs. BY E. r. Benson
New York: George II. Doran Company
SIS net
The story OF q large-souled woman n
\ little. quaint town OF rigid opinions
and conventions The town u charming
there - humor and grace In the oddities
and whinisies OF the inhabitants: ther,
in q strong. deep interest in the some
what beiated iove-affair OF the splendlt
heroine Ali those who have read ''Dodo'
and Arundel viii be glad 10 get holt
OF this new novel. Mr.. Benson comes o
a famous family and stands IN the frs
rank OF the great realists.
POSE. BY Stella Benson New York
1she Macmillan Company. gL8.
The gardener loves the suffragettei To
gether they start out on a romarkahlI
journey. the one posing as a vagabond
the other as a desperate woman. Th'
people they meet and the experiences
they have are described I'm who'll,
original way and with n delightful
humor. The adventures OF these tw,
take them in time TO Jamaica. with ID
cocoanut palms and its flaming orchids
q background against which there IS dis
played with much effectiveness tn
authors power 70 tell a good story an,
% create unusual characters.
cLfPPED WINGS. by Rupert Hughes
Kew York; Harper & Brothers. t1.5 net
Tn fhfa uaur naval Rufarf Iu~l..s n.