Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
Books and Authors

The following books were published
on September By Houghton Mifiin
Company: Life and Letters of Joel
Chandler Harris" BY Julia Collier Har-
ris. his daughter-in-iaw; The Call OF
the the 0nsh hfu Wind" by Ralph D. Paine:
Macconnell; The Blue Aunt" by Eliza
Dawes Brown; The Little House in
the Woods" by Clara Whitehill Hunt;
old Sheffield Plate published in a
Modern and Contemporary European
History by j. Selwyn Schapiro.
This is the centennial year OF the
birth Of Emily Bronte. who was two
years younger than her more famous
sister. Charlotte so there is for them
the centenary volume edited by Butler
Wood. which E: p. Dutton & Co will
publish in the United States this fall
under the auspices OF the Bronte So
ciety, and contains the papers, adj
dresses, "reminiscences and other mat
ters concerning the Brontes published
anniversary of Charlotte Brontes birth.
II Will have an introduction by Mrs.
humphrey Ward.
Everyday Heroes" (the Century,
Company is book OF inspiration as
lection OF tho best recent. ST. Nicholas 81
amp!es OF courage and devotion. some1
by Jacob a: Riis. entitled Heroes who|
Fight Fire" which tell of the tiremenI
o. o. New York ,t, and gives mum erous in !
r. washington has another fact arti,
er rank oseF roo ens author Of last Of
.shrilling, story Of the Mississippi II
Harvey. Coward. :" tells of boy wht
! made the. greatest conquest--who con
story of a stowaway and an inferna
machine. a story Of Alpine adventure
etc.
Ambassador Morsenthau's new booi
will be published in October by Double
written very wonderful account o
his experiences in Turkey as Ameri
can ambassador. His story has bee
The Worlds Work. Addit t ' matte
will be added 10 his book, which viii
be ready in October. 1t is not cas-
Mr. Morgenthau's work for the reaso
that he tells here of Germany's am
titions: German intrigue and Germa
methods. using the Germans themseive
matte features Of the whole story +
his account of the manner in whic
the turkish Ol1claiS mad prepared
abandon Constantinople to the Englis
and put the city In Mr.. Morgenthau
hands. The allies stopped their BON
bardments and attack on the DardaU
nelles just as the Turks had reach d
this conclusion. with the result thu
Constantinople vast lost TO the allidB
when IL might have been taken. All
other important feature is the authey
tic story of the Armenian massacre
which places the blame where Il shou
be. The book will be extensively ID
Illustrated.
The Girl of Old Glory" by Ma,
Constance Dubois tthe Century Cor
pany), is a rollicking story for cir
by the author of those other popul
stories, "Elinor Arden Royalist," "TJl
League Of the Signet Ring" THE La
of the Silver Sword" etc. The auth
never wrote happier story for
large circle OF readers than "The CT
of Old Glory" 1t concerns itself wi
group of patriotic students in a oil
vate school and n girl of mystery WI
comes to live in ,magnifcent old ma
girl of mystery in the old mansic
who is mystery even to herself, MEG
the friendly students more than ha
way, and the story, while 1t SOLID
the fascinating problem OF her parer;
age, also reproduces the hearty, hapfj
patriotic life OF THE Girls of
Glory" doing their best for their cou
try.