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marry into tho highest English aris
locracy and into fortune. How this
Sia n,id girl. the daughter of an In
Sonpiishes her end through sheer
force OF Will. beauty and ability. Is
n, n nav In the the, pages Of this book
and entertainment. 1t is n true bic.
ture OF life. too. for "Marsot's Prog
ress Is modern and realistic In tho
BEST sense Of the word.
AS piece OF literature, 1t Is quite
UP 10 the nigh standard of the au-
thor OF The Fortune" though IL is
i muSh lighter In tone and highly. en-
oeclAred this novel to be 'Goldring' 4
Triumph. from II literary point I'll
view; 1t also has tho qualities OF a
THE Ivory DISC. by Percy Breb-
heT: Dnneld & Co. New York.
story. Tho powers that are unseen
and which are attempting to use their
own ends play II large part in this
thrilling story. which leads through
many curious ways to an astounding
climax. IL is romance OF this very
moment and PARTICULAR" interesting
ana study OF these vague and mys.
| ferrous Influences that men are gran.
ping with now more than ever be.
PRACTICAL VIEWS OF PSYCHIC
IL IL ESoalENA. by George +. Wright
HaMrteourt. Brace & Howe. New York
Tie layman. who wants to look into
inc subject of psychical research. or
Tor the student who wants "a conven-
methods OF It's study. the history oil
its development. and Of the evidence
now available.
Literary t:orsin
The news that Mrs. w. x. Clifford.
the EnRGrh novelist whose Miss
Finsai' recently achieved such sig
raj success In this country. has Just
drnmatizcd this novti with aaeciai
reference to Its production on ihc
liner stage. win tnteres: her
man NAN American readers. In this
PnenoHena play when rlS.s use
81 the dramatic possibilities in .hc
iheh OF personal reincarnatiou after
u VIII be remembered that Miss Fin
gar. the heroine OF this cur!ous:y
beautiful love story. became 80 i'm.
hued Win the spirit of dead friend
found in her tho real heart and soul
OF MS wife. The story pcculisrly
lends itself ID dramatic treatment.
The scribncrs announce the early
publication OF odd English Furni.
ture and It's Surroundings." 1860 500
by Macfver p"rciyai. Mr.. Pcrciv,i'r
volume covers four periods tho Res.
tora'ion. the later Stuarts. early
G.;,Sors.an, and late Georgian. he Ia,
examples OF each pcrioi and repro
auctions OF contemporary cugiav.
inEs, showing Slinpses OF Interiors OF
the times.
Wings OF the wind" lr The lille o,
new romantic stOry Of adventure
by Credo Harris, which Small. May.
nard Il 60 are I-Su,nE tbs month
John Murray Ia % bring out 4:
lE.ns ianf inc ,rauslatbn OF sam;
Sacns' "Musical Memories" tSmalI
Maynard * Coz, by ,f,dwiH Gle Rich
Small. Maynard & Co. announce ,i,e
second printing OF In the ShpdoN
OF Lantern Street" by II .~Lcrt O.
Woohworth. ana The Las; straw
by Harold Titus: the eleventh print.
Ing o. Joel Chandler Harris 'I-ncI.
Remus and the Little Boy" ana a II. ~
edition OF Mrs. Aliens Cook Book'
Tomorrow Yesterday" which
small. Maynard &; Co. are issuing
ms month. Introduces new writer
OF vcrs" in Ernest Bensn'inol. He is
recent graduate 81 Harvard. and
hin w"ri: lcars the mai of approval
OF Dean RIGGS. who Describes Il as
OF unusual imaginative strength
with lines for which ",h. word .grca,
In scarcely TOO strong"
Fenw!ckc l.. Holmes. one OF tn
founders Of the Southern Ca!iforni:
Meta physical Institute, and author o
"Thc Law OF Mind in Action" vii
he represented by new hook "Bcln;
and Becoming" which Robert VI. Nc
Bride & Co. VIII issue In June Tn
new book IL an attemp; TO establish
by means OF physical science proof
the truth OF what Is popularity Gale,
Mental Science.
A new mystery story By Rober
Orr Chipperncld. author OF "Th
i Second Bullet" IS announced for cart,
publication by Robert NJ Mcbride {
Co. Tho new book. which is to b.
called Unseen Hands" is the s,or.
OF mysterious series Of accidents
fata! or nearly so, which take plac
in the household OF n wealthy banker
Richard I.ornc. How the inStigato
OF these accidents" is uncarthed 1
tho theme OF the novel. which is a
puzzling and evcntful as its predc
ccssor.
III You Don't Write Fiction" {!
the tantaliZ.ng title OF a book b.
Charles Phelps Gushing. which Rober
n. Mcbride ~ 60. VIII issue In June
IT is how" book on the writinl
and marketing OF nonfiction articles
and is said To be tho first publication
of its kind. Mr.. Gushing is FIRE
Qucnt contributor TO most OF tho lead
Ing American magazines and ~ in
position to give valuable advice [,
the hegnnnG frce-lancc writer.
Over 400 Harvard men died in scrv