The sun., 1918-12-29

= On January r0
the new "Dere Mable" book will appear. 1t is called THAT'S
ME ALL OVER, MAPLE, and, continuing the love letters of
rookie, is uproariously funny. LieHt. Sssskr and Corp. Brsck in
writing and drawing are a combination the soldiers and their
families cannot resist. 10000 is the first printing.
9 A book for those who went across, for those who didn't get
over, and for every other American who wants a compact,
Tory OF Fen" FRANCE akIsE 1t is the only history, moderately
priced, which satisfactorily presents the salient events from 45I
through 1918. There are 81 illustrations and 2 maps
On January 30
As PEASANT, OFFICER AID EXILE, by Nara B~oeEka1s7a.
Like Joan of Arc, Botchkareva is the symbol of her country:
If you would know what Russia really is, what she thinks and
feels-see her revealed through Botchkareva.
Full of action, variety and suspense, THE BUccANEER
FARMER, by Harold BindIoss, tells of romantic adventure in
the Caribbean.
e 9 And 'h Sfc, %i t be sR f1 THR AVALANCHE %IsisaT s;RIE 81 soon 11 af3eI~ar 9y
Recent Books That Will LiUe
g 1918 was so satisfactory both for large sales and for the real
worth of our publications that we cannot let it close without
again calling attention to certain books we believe will con-
tinue to find many friends.
stories Of the sea in Wartime, WALKING SHADOWS, has won
for MI. Moves a secure place as a master story-teller in prose.
With the taking over from the Macmillan Company of the first
three volumes by MI. Moves published in this c~ountry-POEMS,
THE GOLDEN HYNDE and FLOWER OF OLD JAPAN
the complete works of this poet are now in our hands. There
are now to his credit in addition to the new volume Of short
these, a: well as all Of the shorter poems to 1913, are included
in COLLECTED POEMS, consisting of two large, wen-made
volumes.
g We are proud of the reception given ARDoURS N EN-
DuRANCES, by that splendid soldier-poet Robert Nichols.
William Stanley Braithwaite, In the Boston Transcript, calls 1t
"the most beautiful as well as the most important volume of
work is included in THE MUSE IN ARMS, into which E. B.
Osborn has gathered the best of Englands war poetry.
Mary Sumner Boyds handbook of civics for the woman who
votes and the woman who wishes to vote, The WOMAN
CITIZEN, will have an increasing popularity as the year 1919,
with its many suffrage problems to be solved, gets older.
Two novels on our list are particularly worth mentioning.
OLIVE Higgins Proatys romance of an American girl, THE
STAR IN n WINDOW, is good reading at any time, but
now especially when our thoughts are on peace. AneEe RfUes'
n GHOST GARDEN is an unusually interesting romance
of lovers in old Virginia. super ghost story with super thrills.
q Our contribution to the discussion of afterthe-war problems
is five volumes which show Americans how the younger British
thinkers stand toward reconstruction: THE WORLD OF
STATES, by c. Dstsk Burns, THE CHURCH IN THE COM
MokWEALIH: BY Rssssazs RoOets EREEDom, By Gilbert
Il. Maade ROyden, and THE STATE N THE CHILD, by
". Clarke HaH.
9 In THE CHILDREN OF FRANCE and the Red Cross,
June Richardson Lucas tells the beautiful story of what our Red
Cross has done for the French children returned from German
captivity. 1t is a story of which every American can be justly
proud.
g One need not apologize for enjoyment of humor. We are
glad to have contributed so much to the Joy Of last year through
DEERE MAPLE: Love Letters Of . Rookie, now in its 55oth
thousand, and through BILTM0RE OSWALD, which does for
the fedgling of the Navy what "Dere Mable" does for the
rookie of the Army.