Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10
Books and Authors

Harper & Brothers that In
the next few days they will publish
the following books: RAINY by How
ard Brubaker, and "Rapid-Fire Eng
MISUNDERSTANDING" complied for the
use OF soldiers going abroad by a COM
mittee who have had practical work in
teaching foreign languages TO troops
in training.
Longmans. Green & Co. announce a
new novel by II. Rider Haggard. au-
thor Of She king Solomon's Mines"
ETC.. entitled Finished" This book
will form the third of the triology Of
which Marine" and Child Of Storm"
are the first two parts. 1t narrates.
through the mouth OF Allan Quater-
main. tho contamination of the VEN
geance OF the wizard Zikali upon the
royal Zulu house. OF which ~Senzauga-
coma was the founder and Cetewayo
the last representative who ruled as
king.
Robert U%pdegran. whose book "Ob-
Vious Adams" published not Ions ago,
relates the experiences of n young ad-
vertising man, who became vice-presi-
dent OF q large advertising agency
through his knack Of Analysing and
then doing "the obvious" seems to be
following In the footsteps of the char
acter In his own book; for though not
yet out OF his thirties. Mr.. Cpdegraff
has recently been put at the head Of
a fast-growing advertising agency in
New Haven. Conn.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke, who recently
returned from The Hague, says of THE
VIII to Freedom" (S%cribners), by Rev.
John Neville Figgis: ut throws much
light upon the causes which nave really
produced tho present war. have felt
from the beginning that the war, both
In IT'S ayjSfenra and In ITO p0pdt,nf Go
a psychological phenomenon. Nietzsche
may have been an anti-Prussian; but
his thinking and his writing have done
much to produce that modern monster
known as the German Kultur. which
Is now bathing the world In blood In
order to realize It's Insane dream of
the Blond Beast enthroned in the
place of God"
Here speaks a man of unusual
ment of the Danish paper. Nordlyset.
on Georg Brandes's book, THE World
at War" which has recently appeared
in n translation by Catherine d. Groth.
This does not mean" the editor con-
times. that the reader is necessarily
convinced by all of Brandes's state
ments. Many will be stimulated to
contradiction or criticism. but they
cannot remain Indifferent. A few
words must be said about the transla-
TWILL. L Z &c al <hty oitc
who knows how mediocre has been the
rendering of much OF Brandes's work
into English rejoices at Miss Groth's
clear and. fully understanding lam
guage. She cannot be praised too
highly for this part of her work."
Wartime editors OF magazines to-
day are alert for new material. and
the same was true during the War
the States. as Is shown by tho
records of Harper &c Brothers. the pub
fishing house. which Is this year cole
bratIng It's centennial, having been es-
tnblished in 1917. At the conclusion Of
the var the circulation Of Harper's
magazine for some reason fell of. The
s%hrinkage was so great that Fletcher
Harper seriously considered the advis-
ability of terminating its publication.
But in June, 1864. Dickens's Our
Mutual Friend" began as a serial. In
December, "Armadnle." by wilkie COL
Inns was begun. and with that issue the
demand rapidly increased. until be-
fore the story was completed Harper's
| Magazine had reached its former circu-
lation. This Is interesting as showing
the influence OF popular serials upon
Dickens's novel. Martin chuzzlawit,"
was published in 1S44 by Harpcr Sc
Brothers. in seventeen numbers. and
the sales were chiefly made through
newsboys. then n new institution.
Upon ono occasion, while waiting for
the delivery of the numbers, James
Harper made them n speech which
stimulated tho enthusiasm Of the young
vendors. who welcomed his remarks
! with e~x.ravagant approval.