The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
MANY new BOOKS
PROMISED PUBLIC.
In SHORT WHILE
Albert Kinross Writes
First Fiction Since
Start of War.

Which are the ten best travel
books is a question to be- settled by
the vote OF ethe public during the
travel week celebration which is COM
ing along In New York City the last
week In March. Nominations are in
order. the travel book contest COM
mlttee has announced.
The Century Company, it is sus-
pected. Is beginning to feel terribly
self-conscious. being the publishers
of both OF Frederick O'Brien's books,
most OF Harry A. Franck's. the two
big travel books of Julian Street, the
best OF John Muir's travel books,
Joshua SIocum's extraordinary Sal
ing Alone Around the World" T.
Morris LGngstreth's three books on
the Catskills, Adirondacks and the
Laurentians, f. A. Ross's South OF
Panama" and many others.
Professor Edward Alsworth Ross
economist, sociologist and traveller
already the author OF one Of tho most
popular OF college texts on sociology
("Principles Of Sociology. as well
as a number of books for the general
reader. is preparing a book on Amer
Ican society and government 1t is
intended primarily for seniors in high
schools. and he admits that 1t Is a
work close to his heart. DIR. Ross
is intensely interested in putting such
q book within the reach of American
students of the age indicated, and
expects to make the writing of II a
major interest for some two years
which time he estimates its prepara-
ton will require. 1t will be published
by the Century Company.
From Albert Kinross we are IL
have, along in April. a piece of fic-
ton which is the first work OF his
to appear between book covers In
this country since the war, 1t will
be, We understand, a book OF short
stories, but all centering about a
single figure which is developed
through episodes in every key-from
straight adventure to some very
subtle adventures OF the spirit. The
title will be THE Truth About
Vignolles." and the publishers, the
Century Company.
Albert Kinross Is not unknown in
this country. where many OF his
stories have appeared in periodicals.
Indeed. one OF his first journalistic
employments was a regular London
letter to the Boston Transcript. He
has been an editor, a special cor
respondent covering revolutions and
wars, a critic and writer on art,
drama, literature and home and for
eign politics. He served in the world
war. leaving the army British of
course) with the rank of captain, and
three decorations.
He has since, he has written his
publishers, been reconstructing him
self as a writer. He had cut loose
from journalistic harness even before
the war, producing a great many
short stories and several novels His
first novel was written for fun and
quite honestly without thought of
publication, he says, during a time
when he was the official poet OF a
Christmas card factory.
Marjorie Strachey, a sister Of
Lytton Strachey, has done. by way
Of a new novel. called David The
Son OF jesse" a portrait OF a king
as frank and as startling as that of
a queen by her famous brother. The
novel was first published In England,
and is to be published here in March
by the Century Company.
Bertha Runkle's youthful best
seller. The Helmet Of Navarro, !"
published in 1901, is being again re-
printed. the Century Company re-
ports. 1t may be remembered that
the author. now Mrs. Bash, published
a modern novel OF New York. THE
Island" last autumn.