The sun., 1919-03-23
Fiction.

Fiction.
CLAIRE. By LESLIE BURTON BLADES. The
first novel of blind man under thirty.
Ends with q fight for life in which the
woman comes to the rescue of her lover.
New York: George n. Doran Company.
$50.
PHOEBE. BY ELEANOR GATES. Begins with
the heroine as q fourteen year old girl
and shows the differences between the
younger and the older generation. New
York: George Sully & Co. s1.50.
THE SECRET CHANNEL AND OTHER
STORI rs OF THE GREAT WAR. BY
PERCY F. WEsTERMAN.. Seventeen short
stories dealing with naval, aviation and
intelligence exploits. New York: The
Macmillan Company. 81.
THE SOUL OF ANN RUTLEDGE:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S ROMANCE.
BY BERNIE BABcocK. A novel based upon
the love story of Lincoln and the young
woman at whose grave he once said after
ward: "My heart lies buried there."
Philadelphia: ]. B. Lppineott Company.
THE DIAMOND PIN. By CAROLYN WELLS.
A wealthy spinster is found dead in q
locked room with steel-barred windows
few minutes after crying for help against
thieves. The tenth novel in which the De
ItCblft ukuto.
phia: ]. B. Lippincott Company. Sl.35.
A LAND GIRLS LOVE STORY. BY
BERrA RUcK. A partly humorous and
partly exciting German spyI) story Of
English farmerettes. New York: Dodd,
Mead & Co. $50.
THE FIRE OF GREEN BOUGHS. By
Mrs. VICTOR RICKAKD. The central figure
il . young Englishman educated in Ger
many and an attaehe of the British En-
bassy in Berlin, of whom his country de-
mands the sacrifice of secret mis-
sion." New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.
Sl60
THE ELST0NES. BY Isabel. c. CLARKE.
With the heroine, looked down upon and
almost hated by Lady Elstone, the noble
woman's two sons fall madly in love. New
York: Benziger Brothers. $1.35.
fHE AMETHYST RING. By ANAToLE
France. An English translation of the
well-known French novel, social satire
like most of Frances work. The first
volume CT new and handsome set. New
York: John Lane Company.
eNIPER JACKSON. BY FREDERICK SHEATH.
Story of young British officer who rises
t. eminenee as n sharpshooter-his adven-
tuTes in war and love. Boston: Houghton
Miffiin Company. $50.
MILDRED CARVER, u. s. A. BY MARTHA
BFNsLEy BRUERE. Story of not distant
future when both boys and girls will be
required to give year service to their
country. The daughter of an old New
York family runs a tractor in Minnesota
with Morris Epstein from the East Side
and Ellen Forsythe from Greenwich Viii
lagc: New~York: The Macmillan Com
pany.
HUMORESQUE: 4 LAUGH ON LIFE
WITH 4 TEAR BEHIND 1T. BY FAN
ME HURST. Eight short stories. Those
besides the title story are: Oats for the
W0mcn, A Petal on the Current, White
Goods, "HcudS,' 4 Boob Spelled Back
vard, Ercn as You and l, and The Wrong
Pew. New York: Harper e. Brothers.
$50.
BE MADE HIS WIFE HIS PARTNER.
By-HENRY IRVING DODGE A long short
story of man and his wife who contrive
to maze their work not only profitable
but source of happiness and self-eSpres
sion. New York: Harper & Brothers.
sl.25.
Social Problems.
THE FARMER AND THE NEW DAY. By
KENYON l.. BUTTERF1EID. The author is
president of the Massachusetts Agricul-
III d 7 OLcSe anu lIeitS VI MS SuDJcSi uh
der three headings-The Rural Problem,
Egrdl Organization and 4 Rsrdl Dcmoc
rGcy. New York: The Macmillan Com
pany. So.
THE LITTLE TOWN: ESPECIALLY IN
ITS RURAL RELATIONSHIPS. By
HARLAN PAUL DOUGLASS. The little
town 5 relationships and prospects, its
people, its possibilities, institutions and
ideals; the surrounding country; what the
= town has to work with and what it had
better work toward. photography and
index New York: The Macmillan Com
pany. $3.50.