New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
Book News
Authors and Publishers and
Their Doings

lnelr LONGS
Little, Brown & Co. are publishing
in April "Mls. Marden's Ordeal" by
James Hay, jr., a murder mystery
solved in a new way, and "rhc Advent
ures of Arnold Adair, American Ace"
by Laurence La Tourette briggs.
Harper G. Bros. have for imme-
dlate publication "How to Sell More
Goods" by II. J. Barrett, and "Gaslight
Sonatas," by Fannie Hurst.
Z. P. Dutton & Co. announce for the
spring publication "a Happy Garret,"
by V. Goldie. 1t is the story of re-
stricted English girl who, becoming
flee, went to London to seek wider
life. "Bombs and Hand Grenades," by
Captain Bertram Smith, is handbook
of the implements Of death as made
and used by the British, French and
German governments.
The Putnams have completed ar
rangements with "The Bystandcr," the
English publisher, to bring out in the
United States all the drawings of Cap
tain Bruce Bai1nsfarher. They will also
shortly publish "a Short History of
France" by Mary Duclaux CA. Mary F.
Robinson), an impression of the span
of French history from Casar's inva-
sion to the threshold of the present,
and "The Habitant, and Other Typical
Poems" by William Henry Drummond,
a khaki edition Of pocket size primarily
for the soldier
The Century Company is publishing
this spring "Russia in Upheaval," by
Professor Edward Alswo1th Ross, for
mer president of the American Socio-
logical Society. Professor Ross was
sent to Russia to report on what might
be done in aid of social progress. He
returned last month after travelling
81 900 miles.
Sergius NJ. Trufanoff, better known
as lliodor, contidant and accuser of
Rasputin, sailed for Russia on March
20. Mr.. Trufanoff had been in New
York two years, having come here from
Norway to escape the Russian Secret
Service.
The Putnams will publish late this
spring "Motives in English Fiction" bv
Robert Naylor Whiteford, Ph. D.. pro-
fessor OF English literature in Toledo
University. In this volume the Eng ish
EoVelists have been arranged according
to the dates of the publication of their
first novels.
President Wilson's Addresses Dur
ing the World War" are being compiled
and edited in textbook BY Henry
Holt & Co., under the editorship Of
Professor Wilbur S. Cross, of Yale.
r. p. Dutton G. Co. have ready for
publication "Use Your Government" by
Miss Alissa Franc, with M introduc.ioH
by Miss Adelaide r. Hasse, Chief of
thc economics division of the New
York Public Library.
The Putnams have for early pub
LEGATION 1.-The Woman Voter" by
Charles Willis Thompson, 81 volume t
show how one may be effective in pub
lic affairs and how the machinery of
the government is worked behind the
scenes.
Isaac T. Marcosson's new book, "Thc
Business Of War" will be published bv
the John Lane Company on April II.
Like all of Mr. MaIcosson's books, this
Forthcoming volume has q peculiar
timeiness first, for the reason that it
contains an intimate character study
of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig,
whose army is now at grips with Hin
denburg's hosts, and, second, because
1T INC cludes pelsonal study of Sir Eric
Geddes, First Lord of the British Ad-
miralty, who is charged with the STU
pendous task of disposing of the Ger
man submarine.
Dodd, Mead & Co. viii publish in
April two books OF uncommon interest:
Hercward Carrington's "Psychc Phe-
nomena and the War" treating of tho
effects OF "frightfulness" and Of many
manifestations Of spiritual power. and
Joseph /. c. Clarkc's Japan at First
Hand an intimate view of japan at
the present day. In May they will give
US George Barr McCutcheon's new novel
of German spy work, "Shot with Grim
son."
Robert NJ. Mcbride, the publisher, is
now in Europe studying war conditions
ut iirst-hand. He has been accorded
unusual facilities for observing and
studying British shipping, the work of
the North Sea fleet in coping with the
submarine, the engineering achieve
ments OF our engineers abroad. such as
building railroads in France to trans
port our men and supplies, immense
harbor works to take care of our trans
ports and merchant ships, and all the
vast constructive work that has had to
Dc done preparatory to present day
gigantic war operations.
"Greatheart," the new story by Ethel
imnyint m pe,t' v M'l Ma, appear under the Putnam
by j. A. Cram (J. A. Revermort) is a
story setting forth dramatic stage of
Napoleon's career-that Of October.
1899, when Napoleon was at Schon
brnnn, just outside Vienna, and tho
world was waiting for news that the
peace with Austria had been signed.
a.; Miss Ruth Putnam, author OF
e., Alshce and Lorraine" William tho
Silent" etc. is preparing an historical
account, which the Putnams will issuo
in the near future, Of the principality
ot Luxembourg, regarding which there
has been singular absence Of histori-
cal work