The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
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The Fall Fiction.

Although summer is supposed to
be a languid season with the pub.
fishers, their presses are tusy wit'
the books that will appear in the
autumn. Doubleday. Page Il Co
are planning to publish strong
list of fiction, starting with new
novels by Mrs. Gene Stratton-Portei
and kathleen Norris. Mrs. Porter's
book is entitled Her Fathers
Daughter and Mrs. Norris 1.-THE
Beloved Woman There will also
be a new novel, 'The Brightener,
by the Williamsons, for Mrs. Viii
hanson believes that since his death
her husbands spirit still inspires
and collaborates with her. Fair to
Middling" will be the title Of Nalbro
Bartlcy's new book, THE Marriage
of Susan" Mrs. Helen r. Martins.
and Michael Lanyard continues his
Vance's Alias the Lone Wolf"
Miss Ferber will publish her first
full-sized novel. THE Girls" and
Will Lexington Comfort writes Of
the South Seas in This Mans
World" Doubleday. Page & Co.
also plan to publish in translation
"Niels Lynne" the masterpiece of
the great Scandinavian novelist.
Peter Jens Jacobsen.
True to the Short Story.
Fannie Hurst's first original play.
Back Pay" which she dramatized
from one OF her best-known short
stories, opened in Atlantic City,
August IA. This week the screen
version OF her first novel, Star
Dust" Will be released. Another
Fannie Hurst autumn release will be
Just Around the Corner" from the
book of that name published by the
Harpers. In London, "Humoresque"
is playing to a three-a day capacity at
the Alhambra. The stage version OF
"Humoresque" is to be produced in
the fall with Laurette Taylor in the
mother role. And with all Of these
deviations from the beaten trail of the
short story. Miss Hurst still defends
that form of writing as her favorite
literary expression.
Toward the end of August E. p.
Dutton & Co. will have ready col
lection of essays by Max Beerbohm
to be called And Even Now" which
will form the first volume In a limited
edition Of his complete works, the re-
naming numbers of which will follow
in due season. Each issue will he
limited to 1900 copies.
Small, Maynard & Company an
nounce for publication this month
The Stories Editors Buy and Why"
by Jean Wick, and "Mavis Of Green
Ill.," a novel. by Faith Baldwin.
Edith NJ. Hull's THE Sheik," pub
lished by this firm, has gone into its
fifteenth printing. This is first
novel, and the author, Mrs. Hull. has
been the subject of no little spec liza,
ton, as very little is known q out
her on this side of the Atlantic.
A French translation of Thoreau's
Walden is being made by Mr.. Louis
Fabulet. This is the first time that
Thoreau's classic has been translated
into French. although two German
editions have already been made.
This is TO be published next fall
in book form by the Nouve&la Revue
Franchise in Paris. One or Two in
stallments have already appeared in
the Revue de Paris.
News dispatches from Hartford,
Conn, home OF Mark Twain, state
that his homestead, which Is now
occupied by the kingswood School,
will not be demolished TO make way
for a now building. The directors of
the Jtingswood School voted to renew
their lease on the place.
cycle of four miracle plays by
Florence Converse, to be called Gar
ments OF Praise" is announced for
early publication by Z. p. Dutton q
Co. Two of the plays, THE Blessed
Birthday, a Christmas Miracle Play
and Santa Conversations. an All
Saints Miracle" were presented two
years ago at the Bennett SchouI.
Millbrook. n. Y, with Edith Wynns
Matthison and Charles Ram Kennedy
appearing in the latter play.