The sun., 1918-08-25
Books and the People Who Make Them

ID ICHARD DEHAN'S new tale, That
IN Which Hath Wings, concerns the
theft of the plans for the War Engine of
Clanronald, a secret weapon that could end
q war in twinkling. Several Of the char
acters of One Brdrer Thing reappear. G..
p. Putnam's Sons have the book.
1t is hardly fair for the publishers to
tell us that Danny the Detective, a story
for boys, is by v. C. Barclay, "who in
herits the gift that hes made the author of
The Rosary popular" and then not tell US
exactly who v. C. Barclay is. A sonf
Charles Scribners Sons are publishing
a new edition of The French IN the Heart
Of America, by John Finley; a new edi-
ton Of Heart Of Europe, by Ralph Adams
Cram; LOVERS Of Louisiana, by George w.
Cable; On FMrlosgh, by Florence Ohm
stead; The admirable Cncaton and Quail
ity Streets by J. M. Barrie; Psychology
and the Days Work, by Edgar James
Swift, and new edition Of Treasure
Island, illustrated by George Varian.
They are also bringing out A Food Guide
for War Service at Home, which has been
prepared under the direction of the United
States Food Administration in coopera-
ton with the United States Department
of Agriculture and Bureau Of Education.
In his preface Mr.. Hoover says: "By fol-
lowing the suggestions for food conserva-
ton herein contained every one can render
his country an important war service"
The price Of the book has been placed at
IS cents, to bring it within the reach Of
every one.
Harper & Brothers are publishing
Syria Scarlet, by Compton Mackenzie;
My Lorraine Journal, by Edith O'Shaugh-
messy, and Lands End, by Wilbur Daniel
Steele.
John Godfrey SAKE has just published
the final edition Of his treatise or manual
on the New York election laws The book
is written so that it may interest the lay
man Tor laywoman). 1t is the most com
prehensive work that the author has yet
attempted. 1t contains a complete chap
ter on constitutional law and discussion
Of the franchise, woman suffrage, resi-
dence, enrolment, nominating, registra-
ton, voting, crimes against franchise, cor
rupt practices and procedure in the cleo
ton cases. 1t explains the various politi-
cal subdivisions of the State and sets forth
the history Of election laws since 1777. 1t
discusses the theory Of direct primaries
and the arguments for and against them
1t discusses the Massachusetts ballot and
further proposed election reform, at the
head OF which the author places the res
toration of the State convention for NOM
mating officers to be voted for by all the
voters of the State.
The author has written a new chapter
on the marking of the ballot, based on his
experience as counsel for the successful
contender in the Hearst McC lellan and
Observation-Disclosures litigations; and to
this he had added over thirty diagrams
showing ballots as they are marked and
marks as they are made.
The book may be obtained by writing
to George c. Kalle, 80 Broad street, New
York city
Reginald Farrer, author Of The Void
Of Var (Houghton Miflin Company,
is an English writer, a novelist before the
war, and the author Of The Rock Garden.
Through the Tory Gate, &c. John
Buchan of the British Foreign Office
selected Mr.. Farrer to write book which
would cover the entire fighting front, from
the English Channel to the Adriatic.
There are sixty-two titles by William
Dean HOwells on the Harper & Brothers