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THE SUN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1914.
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BRIEF GLANCES AT SOME OUTSTANDING TITLES
HIGH LIGHTS ON
THE LATEST LISTS
OF FALL FICTION
PSYCHOLOGICAL, HIS
TORICAL, MODERN
THEMES.
"The Woman In the Alcove" (Scrlh
nrr), By Ji nnrtt l.ee.
X love story with nn unusunl plot, n
man curiously nttrnrtcd and repelled by
the repeated eight nf a beautiful woman
In the aloovo of a certain n stnurant. A
combination of emotions holds him from
confronting her until n moment when dra-
matin revelations nre made.
The A lift Ion lllncL" (llnrpers),
lly l'i ' llrnrh.
Tho morretnity family of a young Klrl
live upon In r "ii ss ui a professional
itage beauty In New Yotk. laying all kinds
of schemes to force her tu tnarry money.
Though .she does inarrjn rlrli man, the
results an- somewhat upottlng to her
family and to her profi ssloual companions.
'Thf I'rrsciitittliin" l,nnr).
lly It ii' Viro Mnrpwilc.
'A. iitory dealing with the period when
Franco wns under (ho mlo of Ministers
art favorites, and a conspiracy to prnvont
th presentation at court of Mine, du
Barry. Tho story Includes nn account
of the crimes of a man versed In the, Art
Cf poisoning ns Imported from Italy.
"Ilrllllliiy" M.nno).
lly Elinor .lforifntifif.
Teltlne how nn ambitious youth of the
lower clashes scales the social bidder as
tilted by will powti Kiom a silk worker
vt becomes a rich man, presenting a psy
chological study of how one without heart
or conscience or morals can become Im
bued only with the religion nf "getting on."
"Tlir FnUrrs" (llnrnn).
lly Hamurl a. lllylhe
Satirically, but grounded on an Inside
knowlcdgo of politics, the nuthor narrates
the story of tho making of a professional
"friend of the pee.pul." T Mnrmnduke
iflcks, sometime I'nlted States Senator.
The Wnll rictvrrn" I Sorllinrr).
lly Ralph P Paine.
The romantic nc tory of n young mm
whose t.cnso of honor niaketi him assume
another's disgrace, ami whllo working to
remove It hide from the past In the nV
cure llfo of a United Slates marine. Thn
progrets of the narrative Involves vivid
Menu In Central America.
"Tlir Jlonse" (Dnnleld).
jsrom thn rrench nf Itcnry Ilorilenur.
Hearing out the Importance of the fam
ily, the race, rather than tho Individual,
this novel denls entirely with the story of
n family and ends when the supposed nar
rator, the third son. Is a boy of IK It l
evident that the author Intends to pursue
his narrative through later developments.
The Cllde.l Chrysalis" ( till ftleltl )
lly (irrtniite rnhlnu:
A clr1 reared In the wnys of luxury
In smart society marries n college pro-
fe?or and encounters a now life In a
typical college town. She goes through
many vie sxltudes before he becomes the
true helpmate or ner nusD.imt.
"A Tnlr of Hell Hoses" (Dnhhs-Mrr
rill).
lly Ororpo llandatph Chester.
A. Tvckground of mazes brought about
by a business Intrigue. Vlth a political
boss n. the central figure of the story.
A love stiw In lnterwocn
"The HnosMinter" (rentiirr.
lly Anne lunulas Srilavick.
The drama 1s playfcl out by Eleanors,
the Impoverished, xjiotlonnl Italian
woman of quality; thret, flerman philoso
phers of various ami L, tense tempera
ments: Mrs. Kennnmy, a self-exile 1
American, and Persls h.jr dalightcr,
19, very lovely, unconrentbinal In
thought and action. . Each of the three
men loves In his own way the cool,
quiet girl, and each lias his attractions
for P.rsls. It Is this emotional tangle
with which Miss Sedgwick plays
"The Wife of Sir Isaac llnrman" i
(Mnrnilllan).
lly II. (1. HVIIs.
Mr. Wells sets modern woman before
the reaor In the person of Lady Har
jran anil Introduces Into his book a
Hreat many modem problems. Lady
Herman llnds the restrictions put upon
her quite unbearable, and It Is her en
deavor to break away front these con
ventions that loads to the story's dra
matic climax. Lidy Hnrman throughout
has th Intense sympathy of tho reader.
Jler strugglo for self-reallratlon Is a
character making struggle and when tho
reader leaves hor finally he feels that she
hae at last come Into her own.
The Itlsr of .Iconic Cn.hlnn" (Man-
mlllnn).
tly Mnry . H'nfM.
This Is tho complete life story of one
Individual, beginning when the heroine
Is a friendless waif, soon committed to
the tender mercies nf a reformatory,
That institution, however, proves to bo
the making of her, and when sne Ilnauy
leaves It In young womanhood she Is
well fitted to cope with the emergencies
Tilth which she Is later confronted, The
story Ih really the story of the evolution
of an American girl who had at the start
little more than a dormant common sense
nnd an Innate right feeling toward
things.
Faces In the llasrii" (Miifiiitllnn).
lly Hermann llayrtlnrn.
This novel In wisseHsed of special In
terest' at the present moment because of
tlie fact that Its scene Is laid In a Ger
man village and its principal characters
are a (leimnn pastor, his wife, a fler
man glil who has caught something of
n visum of the new womanhood as ex
cmplillod In tlm life of America's women,
nnd a young American man, The theme
has to do with the transformation that Is
wi ought In the lives of an Irritable,
.domineering Herman pastor nnd his sub
mlfslvt1, shiftless wife.
'The
Dentil nf l
( HltcliM'll).
Jfnhody"
lly Jules ltamane,
The life of one In others' minds, the
"social I'onsi loiisness" about which the
sociologists have developed abstruse
tlmrirlfs, Is here portrayed with a power
no theory can have. Tho uniqueness of
the book Is suggested by the fact that
tho "Nobody" about whom the action
revolves dies In the second chapter.
The Poet ()" (Houghton Mifflin),
lly Meredith .Vlcnolsoit,
Nowhere Is the poet III this story
named, but he Is easily recognized as the
'lcly beloved Itlley The story tells
how ho, piqued by the fn-quent plaint
that poetry and i on alien have gone out
of our life, undertakes to prove to two
prnups of people that this Is not true,
Indirectly are Interwoven the stnrleH of
tvviml clmictcis who cnnie within the
range nf the pool's philosophy
"The flnrloii" Minimhton Mlntln).
Hi Sdiinii I up, ins Ailiims,
A newspaper story b nn author who
was for several years a famous reporter
and tho author of a series of maxiulne
articles which Involved a study of news
naner methods. In tho novel a successful
manufacturer of patent medicines Is the 1
leading character, while his son. Innocent
of patent medicine secrets, becomes the
illlor of tho local paper. The editor's
struggles against pressures brought to
bear upon him make the story.
"Achievement" (Appleton).
By E. Temple Thurston.
A conclusion to the trilogy In which
"Thn Antagonists" and "Itlchard Fur
long" havo already been successfully re
ceived. The hero Jo an artist whoso char
acter develops under the lntluencn of
different women. Ills trials, temptations,
Ideals and triumphs are so described lis
to show that each man ns ho works Is
subject to the Influence of a woman.
"To-ilsr'i Dnnuhter" (Appleton).
By Josephine Bnskam llncon.
Tho story of a young roclety woman
who develops an ambition to do something
In the world. She wants a career, and tho
story relates her experiences and grs
the author nn opportunity to expound her
opinions upon various feminist matters
now being agltnted.
And So
Thejr Were
Hurried"
( Art-Inner) .
By Jesse Lynch lPlllfrimt.
A pay comedy concerning a "new
woman" satirizing the conventional view
of marriage which Involves tho subjection
of women and bristling with the present
. i, ih e i, iu. . I
dene- sml in, II villus i .i v.,i,M,,ni Th. I
.. . , . ........... .... !
h.M a.,l nrA Ir1..llta In Ammw
at the practicality of their hidebound re
latlons and their conversations aro social
philosophy up to date.
The Cnptnln of Ills Aon I" (.Mr-
Flrlrte, .Nnat),
By Ilrnry Jamra Forman.
A novel of Now York optimistically
showing thn moiUrn young man and
woman as dominated by higher Ideals
than thowo of the preceding generation.
The hero, a youm? Southerner, almost
succumbs to besieging temptation, but
manages to master It.
"I'errh nf the DstII" (tstnkes).
tly Clrrtrud Athrrtun.
Tho heroin Is a girl able to develop
herself from the humblest origin to a
woman of feeling nnd character, equally
at homo In the ugly, vigorous city of
llutto or In tho atmosphere of European
enpltnla. All the wide reaching reaction
of the story, tho discovery of the rich
mine, the hero's struggles agnlnst tho
mining trust, the herolno'a adventures
abroad, leads up to a denouement which
has its full share of romance.
'The
WnndVrftil ltnmnnre" fflodd,
Mend).
tly Pierre tie Coulevnln.
"Up to the present,'' says the author
In a "foreword," "I havo only hovere I
round the great questions of life. This
tlruo I Intend to nttack them franklv "
The author. In real life Mile. Kabre, !
!n "The Wonderful llomanco" presents
again that unusual philosophy of llfo
which alio claims Is neither rellglnn nor
philosophy but common sense. "JVhat
ever Is Is right." says tho author In
effect. With this touchstone she ex
amines llfo with ohservant nnd sympa
thetic eyes, and sho puts Into her book
that note which Is called nowadays heart
Interest.
'Tersonnlltr Pins" (Stokes).
lly r.dna Ferber
Further adventures of Mrs. Emma Mc
Cheeney nnd her son, Jock. Jock. Just
out of college, seeks fame and fortune
In th advertising business nnd encounters
many varieties of hard knocks before,
thanks to his Inherited grit and his
mother's advice, when ho takes It, ne
comes out on lop.
"Arcadian Adventures With the
Idle lllch" (I.nnr).
tly Stephen l.eacock.
Adventures taking the reader Into the
world of financiers, American clubwomen
nnd clubmen. Impecunious English Dukes,
the magnificent homes of the wealthy and
wherever modorn luxuries are found. Hut
beneath the humor there In a eubstratum
of truth and sharp analysis.
"Whltaker'a
Dnkrdom"
Merrill).
(nabTha-
tly Kdgar Jepton.
In this now story by the author of the
entertaining "Pollyooly" a poor but
honest hero suddenly finds himself In a
rich man's shoes and then finds that his
longed for shoes are distressingly tight.
"lint She Meant Well" (I.ane).
By U'dHnm Cains.
Hannah, aged 6, Indulges In deeds
which were always Inspired by kindly mo
tives, but the results are most disastrous.
She goes to a country house with her
mother, speedily turns the neighborhood
upside down, but succeeds In bringing
about a marriage between two of the
characters.
"Pierre Vlntoni The Aitrenlnrrs of
it Snperflnnns llnslinnrl" (Srrlhner).
lly Edward C. VennMe.
The novel begins wltn a divorce In a
Now York fashionable circle and the
story I thereafter related from n fresh
viewpoint toward llfo and largo social
questions. The reaction of the engaging,
quixotically sentimental young hero
ngalnst his matrimonial disaster makes
the plot and hla characteristic observn
tlons flavor the book.
"Night Watches" (Scrlhnrr).
By IV. If, Jacobs.
A new volume of this famous humor
Ist's most delightful stories of seamen,
longshoremen and the people of sea
towns.
'The
Pastor's Wife" (I)nnhledny,
Pntte).
By the author of "Elitabrth and tier Ger
man Harden.
The story of nn English girl In Oer
many told with the snme humor nnd dell
rate satire thnt marked this author's
earlier stories. The heroine and her bus
band are n queerly matched pair nnd she
has amusing dinicultloa In getting used to
German ways.
Mnrthn anil Cupid" (Holt),
By Julie M, Llpnmnn,
The MArtha of this hook In tlm Mnrthn
of the author two previous books
"Martha-by-the-Day" and "Making Over
Martha, only nils Is a younger Martha
This new book goes back to a tlmo pie
vlntis to the other two and wo have
Mnrtha's own love story. The reader has
a chnnco to look nt married life through
her shrewd, wise eyes, which see so much
and yet see so little of gloom.
"The llonse nf Deceit" (Holt).
tllOHJIIIOIIS,
Not exactly caviare to the general but-
well, grouse, say, or guinea hit. Anysvay
not beef an", not syllabub. Maurice Sang'
stcr went to London to set the Thames
HUMOR, WIT, FANTASY. )
GERTRUDE ATHERTON
AUTHOR
TttE'DEVIl."(5TOHS3)
(MACMtLt.AH) 7
on fire. He Rtarted UP by way of church .
polities nnd won the gentle but not too I
brilliant l'hiebo for a wife. He continued .
upwni d by way of high state politics, a nd ,
. ..lM.tl.1 II. ..1. 'PI.-... I m I,.
HIIT1I t ISfl le UHJ r IVU.II. .tut" ip
inr niiil .ii. uiimiri, whip tti.n in. in,-
of Voltaire, tho heart of schopennnuer
and the brain of Mnchlnvelll."
"The Olrnn Ilrnrt" (I.ltttr, nrnvrn).
lly A, ft'. M. Ilutchinimi.
The story of a self-centred novelist
seeking hnpplness In tho wrong direction,
who through overwork nnd worry loses
his mental balnuce and throws himself
Into thn Thames. Hcscued, he (lees from
London, gradually to regain his sanity
through association with a Jolly old vaga
bond, Mr. I'uddlehnx. who Is his com-
I panlon on many mad and humorous ad
! ventures.
A Knliclit
on Wheels"
Mlltlln).
( llofiKhton
tly Inn liny.
The eventful history of a hoy whote
uncle trains him to avoid the fnlr sex
at all costs, and the severity of whoso
homo life drives him to run away, to
begin a series of adventure-, with motor
cars nnd their owners. There Is a lot
of love nnd romnnco and fun throughout
the hook, which Is Intended simply to
amuse.
riirlstopher Onnrlee" (l)ntton).
Itu Perry James llrebner.
A quaint old professor of logic and
psychology reverses tho methods of Sher
lock Holmes by first weighing tho proba
bilities, then suggesting to his nlert voung
friend on "the force" where to look for
evidence. I'rof. Quarles s granddaughter
often neslsts him. nnd the two younger
folks supply the thread of love Interest
which runs through the solutloas of clevr
and unhackneyed crime puiiiles.
"A t.adr of Leisure" (Smalt, May.
nnrd ) .
flu F.lhet Sldptrlek.
Another fascinating novel In the subtle,
polished style of this author's "Succes
slon." '
"Clay nnd ttnlnlmvrs" (Stokes).
lly Dion Claytnn Calthnrp.
Optimism against odds Is the keynote
of this story. In which the world Is a
.fancy dress hall to the young hero, till
he meets a certain girl. She brings out
the best In him. though lacking In fine
ness herself. London nnd the high Al
pine meadows contribute the setting.
ROMANCE, FANCY, SEN
TIMENT. "The Lost Hoy" (Harper).
lly Henry van Dyke.
A novelutte which fancifully related the
tory of The Hoy lost In Jerusalem, trac
ing from the Illblo story of how the child
Jesus was separated and lost from His
parents.
"How rt Happened" (Harper).
lly Kntn Lanalny tloither.
As In Mrs. Dnsher's previous books.
the fortunes of a child and two lovers
are Intermingled. A blind harper's llttlo
daughter (of the race of Mary' Cory)
laughs, and longs for beauty, and makes
the acqualntnnco of a rich man whose
loneliness nppenleil to her sympathy.
The Little
llrd Chlmner"
Held).
(Dnf.
, temperamental presentation of the
candy man, the society girl, the miser,
tho young womnn doctor nnd the little
rngamurrin girl. There Is romnnco nnd
fancy a-plenty. ,
"Looking- After Sandy" (Harper).
By Margaret Tiimbull.
Sandy Is such a young, appealing and
nice girl that everybody wants to "look
after her" An orphan girl of 11, she Is
adopted hy a man who bus six children of
his own nnd their fun npd live nfTnlrs
make up tho cheerful story.
"ftlrtenn'a llnnil" (Serlhnrr).
By Qrnrge It'. Cable,
A romance picturesquely st on a Mis
sissippi steamer In the '4fls. The
events forming the story occur during n
voyage from Now Orleans up tho Missis-
slppl, by which device tho entire life of
the region Is rolled out before the render
nnd a variety of characters. There Is nn
abundancn of thrilling nnrratlve nnd ro-
mnntlo beauty.
"Innocent I Her Fnney nnd Ills Fnct"
(Dnrnn),
By Marie CarrlU.
The author hero returns to the ro-
mnntlc style which made her famous In
Thehnii." In this manner she chron
icles the story of a modern girl who
has been reared like n chatelaine of old.
"Salvia's F.iperlment" (PiiKe).
By Margaret R, Piper.
A rich orphan girl knows what It Is to
be lonesome, nnd her sympathetic nature
Is quick to recognize lonesomeness In
others and Impels her to try to make
others hnppy, Tho story of her collec
tion of a "Christmas family for n. real.
old fnshloned Christmas Is the basis of
this "cheerful book."
"Anne of the lllnssom Shop" IPokc).
Ry lln May Mulllns.
A new Wnssoijj Shop story which con
cerns Itself with the "growing up" of
Anne Carter, the heroine of a previous
story. Practically all the characters of
the first Hlossm Shop story are ngaln
Introduced,
"The Prince of drnnstark" (Timid,
Mend).
By George llarr MrCiitchcan,
Another of the always populnr Grau-
slark stories, In which the son nf Ih
WILLIAM G'. .,,
. ..tpil'i
N", IS P "
heroine of the original Orauxtark tale Is
a grown up man, setting out upon nd-
ventures, Including uiost, of the love
variety, of his own. He loves a beautiful,
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l"l '''" l.tt.l hill. fcti...- .....
inuii utm-. n. iim,.. i, ' i""'i'
denouement Is reached.
"Pits Ills" I Century).
till Mnrin Thompson DnHrss.
A "poor llttlo rich girl" ,HniU her
father's wealth n barrier to pleasant In
timacy with the boys and girls of a '
Southern village, but she llnds a way to
become one of tho clan.
"Little i'.ir Ihluiirrsin" ( t'nntiiry ) .
lly Vlrannr llnllotcell .thbiiff.
This particular Eve could dance like a
sylph nnd read Sanskrit as well as her
dad. She could ride njiy horse that could
stand on four logs, and her knowledge of
paleontology wfis surprising. The rnther
conventional young man, surviving the
series of shocks ndmlnlsteriM by tho con
duct of this unusual young lady, comes to
the conclusion that life without hor would
be very unlmeroUtng.
"The
Honorable Perclvnl"
(Ten-
tnry).
lly Alice llegan Rice.
The Honorable I'erclval Is extiemely cor
rect nnd fastidious, a young Englishman
who has been Jilted, to his great amaze
ment, by a quite correct English llancee.
He Is taking a trip around the nnrlil ns a
solace and presenting a front of Icy In
ilirferenc,) to tho daughter of the cnptuln
of a Pacific liner until . Things hap
pen fast on n Pacific liner, nnd Hobble
doesn't lose n moment.
"llnmhl" (llnatilrdnr, Pence),
lly Marjnrle llenton Cooke.
A romantic comedy with plenty nf din
logue, telling the gay adventures of a girl
who marries a young genius because he
"needs looking after." nnd then proceeds
to mnke public her husband's gifts ns well
ns developing her own.
"The Hnft" (llolM.
By Coutnosby Daiesnn
nich In romance and poetic ferllng.
Tells the story of two girls Isolated on
the raft of college widowhood In Oxford
and of tho fnmlllo they are later the
mothers of Nan mnrrles for love; J p.
bane, having wanted the same man, mar
ries on the rebound nnd Is soon a widow,
then she marries again and wishes she
wns The dnmlnntiug character of the
book Is Piter, the Imaginative child of
the love match, whose babyhood, boyhood,
youth and young manhood nre portrayed
with loving detail.
"The llosle World" (Holt).
By Parker h'Ulmore
A book which cheers us all up
Hut It does more than that Tho setting
Is one of those little Irish clans tucked
away here nnd there In most large Amer
ican cities. The grownup love story nnd
everything else In the book are looked at
through tho eyes of llosle O'Hrlen, 12
years old, who has a newspaper route nnd
a host of protegees, ranging from 1 to 70
years, whom she, enn't help mothering.
nifr Tremnlne" (Little, llrown),
By .WoHe Von Vorst,
A story In the manner of "The Honor
able Peter Stirling." A young man, a self
confessed thief, leaves his home and re
turns fifteen years later to reestablish
himself In the community. A love Interest
Is prominent In the book.
"The Lay Anthony" (Mitchell Ken-
nerley ),
lly Joseph Hergesheimer.
The publisher, telling why rnther than
describing this book ho prefers telling
why ho published It, says; "Hecause I
think It Is a line piece of work. To me
It has In some measure the great qualities
nf Meredith's 'Hlchard Feverel'." A ro
mance of young love, handled with dis
tinction nnd grace.
"I'ncle Nnnli's Clirlslions Party"
(Mellrlilr, .Vint).
lly Leoiui Dtilrympte.
A story nf the Chrlstmns season In
which the kind old darky's hend Is full
of memories of departed dnys when the
big house was gay with music, merry
bnnter nnd the clink of glasses pledged In
friendship. Ho secretly plans a Christmas
party to which he Invites the poor chil
dren of the neighborhood,
"Kreryhody's IllrthrlKht" (llrrell).
By Clara R. hauchlln.
A story of n young girl of to-day, In
spired hy the life of Jeanne d'Arc. While
the author gives color to her book with
the Jeanne d'Arc story, she fruto In a lot
of thoughts on human problems of the
day.
r
ADVENTURE, STIRRING
ROMANCE.
"The Crime
Doctor"
rill).
( llohhs-Mrr.
By E. IV, foi-iniii7.
Another Iwiok of thrills In which the
criminal Is mado hero Instead of villain.
The atory advances mine unique theories
about tho ticatiiient of criminals.
"The Hell Mlrimc" ( llnhlis-Herrlll).
By I. A. I! Wylie.
A rapid ml vent u re story with a com
plicated plot, picturing tlie reckless life
of the French posts op tho borders of
the desert. Thorn aie descriptions of a
sirocco, a mutiny of tlm liglnnarles and
a light In the desert.
"The LnnHhlntr Catntler" (Dnrnn),
lly llitrontHH Ofrjy,
The story of the Scarlet Pimpernel's
most dashing ancestor, who about io
was a debonair soldier or fortune in u.
Holland wars. .
i 1
"The Mntlnr of In Klslnore"
(Mnctnltlnn).
tly Jack London.
A novel In the vein of 1-ondon'n "The
Sea Wolf," having to do wltn a voyage,
around Cape Horn and Its consequences.
Tho characters Include the Elslnoro s
captain, the hero, a wealthy young busi
ness man wno is in senrcn 01 cacucoh-oh
tho captain's daughter and the Elslnoro'a
amnilng crow. The mutiny, during widen
tho mutineers hold Hair tne snip ana inn
olllcers and their friends tho other half,
Is exceedingly dramatic.
"Lore Insnrnnco" (llobb.s-M errlll).
)ly Enrl Dcrr ttlggtr.
An amusing and Ingenious story written
around an original theme. The hero In
sures himself ngalnst losing the hand of
a wealthy girl, tho Insurance agent falls
In lovo with tho girl and tho gayety
begins.
"Nothing- lint the Trnth" Ilobb
.Merrill).
7 v Frriteric H. Ishnm.
Hecause a young man at a house party
wagers 16,000 (which he does not own)
that he can go three weeks without telling
even the shadows of a fib somo InteVest
Ing situations develop to a degree of high
excitement. Many kinds of characters
are Introduced to contribute to the fun.
"A Soldier nf (he Lrictnn" (Pontile.
deir. Pane).
tly C. .V. ami A. it. H'dHomiKm.
The life of the French JAirelgn Legion
In Algiers furnishes the background for
thn' new U ntnson romance. A voung
Irish soldier falls In love with an Arab
girl In whose family his sister Is governess
ana ndventure, romance and action follow
In good measure.
"The Wnrrt of Ternmseh" (t.tpptn-
rntt).
tly Crittenden Marriott.
A thrilling story of the American wll.
derness Just after the Revolution, In which
a young Trench girl who ha been reared
in lecumsen s camp and loved by n
young warrior. She unexpectedly Inherits
largo estates In Franco and In wooed by
an unwelcome Knglloh cousin. Sho dls
appears nnd there Is plenty of colorful ad
venture before the denouement.
"The Wltoh" (llonnhton Mifflin)
tly Mary Johnston,
Here Miss Johnston goes back to the
field of her earlier successes, the days of
Queen Elizabeth. Tho story opens In the
death chamber of the Queen nnd centres
around a girl and a young doctor who are
respectively accused of witchcraft. After
mnny adventures these two escape to the
colony of Virginia, find further ndvan-
tures when cast adrift In nn open boat
hut flnnlly reach a satisfactory placo for
ending tne story. Trie book abounds In
Imagination, controversial passion and
vital personality.
"Anne FrTeratism" (Applrtnn).
lly J. O. Hmtth.
The daughter of nn Elizabethan con
stable, while shut In one of her father's
dungeons ns a punishment for sauclness,
frees herself and a voung man accused n
being a papist plotter against the Queen
Tho two run away and stroll gypsylike
through the country, meet Shnkespenre
nnd Join his company of nctors. The
story Is told with unusunl charm am
skill.
"The Hidden Children" (ippleton)
Bp Robert 11. Ctnmfrrii,
A romnnco In the manner of the au
thor's "Cardigan," set at the tlmo of the
I American colonists' struggle with tho Iro
, quois i nnrederncy. There Is a love story
progressing through colorful adventures
and picturesque scenes until the happy do-
nouement.
"The Patrol of the Snn Dance Trnll
( Dnrnn ),
By Ralph Connor.
The Northwest and tho savage Ttle! re
hellion of Indlnna Is used as a background
for the pluck of a Northwest Mounted
Scout trailing a Sloux plotter, nnd for the
scours love story.
"Tnles
of Tsro
( llliehsell )
Countries'
By Maxm Gorky,
Tills volume of stories liscoses varle
aspects of the foremost living WTlte:
nmong those who attracted universal at
tentlon to modern Itusslnn literature. Th
folk and psychology of Italy, to which
country ho retired In exile, supply th
themes of thirteen of the twfnty-tw
tales; the others are of Ilusslnn llfo.
Oorky a ndmlrers will find In tho collec
tlon a reaffirmation of tho art which
cured his high plnce among Interpreters
or life through nctlon.
"The Street of Seven Stars" (IToagh
ton Mifflin).
By Mary Roberts Rlnhart.
A far cry from the tales of horror
and mystery for which Mrs. Illnehnrt
has become famous, tho adventures an
love stories of two American girls study
Ing music In Vienna. Many complication
nrlse before the heroine finally changes
her Idens about a career and chooses
a course which will pleasn readers who
recognize sentiment as a compelling fac
tor of life.
"The ArrnkenlnK" (Dnttnn).
lly Henry Bordeaux.
The chnrm of the book Is partly In Its
clever picture of the social life of a little
French town In the provinces ; still more
In the Insight which depicts the Inter
play nf emotions among four people each
nf whom awakens to n new conception
of tho obligation to sacrifice and to
serve; hut chiefly In tho strength of the
underlying spirit which makes of life
nn ennobling thing.
"TheCnll nf the F.nst" (IteTeU).
By Thurlow Fraser.
A romance of far Formosa, set on tho
blossom laden Islnnds of the Eastern seas.
There Is a white hero, thrilling French
Invasion nnd an engrossing love story.
"Sliver Sand" (TtrTrll).
By fi. R. Crockett,
A romnnco of Old Oalloway, with the
atmosphere of the open moors, the quaint
speech of tho author's beloved Wigtown
shire, nnd a thrilling romance In a his-
tnrlcnl setting.
"The Klnn Behind n King" (Me-
Ttrlde, .Vast),
By H'nriPfrfc I)ern(nn.
Warwick Deeping has returned to tho
field of his famous first book, "I'ther
and Igralne," nnd hns written a thrilling
rnmnncH of Merrlo England when Hlrh-
nrd II. wns King nnd the men nf ragged
peasantry were mnklng him shiver with
fear In the Tower. Ho gives us vivid
pictures of tho greenwood forest nnd the
wandering foresters, old London besieged
by rebellious iiaiesman, scenes when
hiutnl anarchy and license prevailed,
"The Mnn of Iron" (Stnkes),
lly Richard flehnn.
A timely theme, though the author has
been woildng on the novel for several
yenrs. Hlsmarck Is the nominating figure
llnth tho hero, a hot headed, plucky Irish
wnr cnriespondcnl, and the heiolne, the
iiaugiiter or a rrench oincer, !ecoma In
olvd ln tho tremendous scenes of the
Frnnco-PruBsinn war. Thers Ii an
I TALES OF LOCAL COLOR: I
abundance of character drawing, plot and
situation.
"White? Ilairn" (Ilevrll).
Jly Theodora Peck.
A romanco of lovo nnd war set In the
Champlaln Valley In the daya when the
Hrltlsh were etormlwr Tlconderoga. Tho
book Is crowded with nctlon, battles nnd
thrilling sltunlons.
The Strnnne Wnninn" (I)iidil,
.Mend).
tly Ftdney MeCnll.
To a llttlo mid-Western mwn there re
turns, after some years abroad as a
tudent, tho town s most promising young
inn. And ho brings with Hltn nis iuiure
Ife, a woman, who Is young, beautiful,
rlttv nnd talented but who. from the
point of view of the townspeople, Is an
nlgma, a mystery, unintelligible . in owie
onls strange. There aro inevitnnio mis
understandings which lend to suspicion
nd grow Into heart burnings and dis
likes. There are vivid nnd accurate pic
tures of real flesh nnd blood rural Amer
ican Individuality and a charm that place
It among tho best novels or tne season.
EXPLORATION, TRAVEL,
ADVENTURE.
'Thronsth the Draslllnn Wilder
ness" (Scrlbnrr).
By Theodore Roosevelt.
red. Tloosnvelt's account of his expedi
tion through a part of Hrnzll never visited
by civilized man, Including nuventures
among barbarous wild Indians nnd obser-
atlons of the region's nnturai lire, nius-
trntlons from photographs by Kcrmu
Hoosevelt nnd other members or tne ex
pedition. "The F.nd of the Trail" (Scrlhnrr).
lly K. Alexander Powell, F R O. S
Tho narrative of a remarkable automo
bile journey through portions of the West
upon which are strung descriptions of the
cllmnte, customs, characteristics, re
sources, problems and prospects -of the
Ktntisi between Texas and Alaska. There
nre many pictures of frontier life and a
map.
"Insnrxent .Mexico" (Appleton).
lly John Rred.
A series of pictures of the Mexican
peons In war and peace, with Impressions
of the revolutionary Oenernls, descriptions
of life In the back country and accounts
of battles, hnlrbreadth esenpos, wild
flights and scenes of fanatlcnl bravery.
The object of tho book Is to present the
truo character of tho Mexican people.
"Knrope llrvlsed" (Dnrnn).
By lrvln t Cnhb
The nuthor humorously tells what the
'uropean people now at war nre really
like, what they eat nnd drink and wear.
how- they think and drill nnd talk -and
take tips.
"Cnrlllons nf llelclmii nml Holland"
llilir .
lly William Gorhum Hire.
The result of several Journeys mado hy
the author through the 1 ow Countries ifTTd
his explorations nmong many towers, lie
traces the romantic stories or ine vnrinus
towers, analyzes the charms of tho car!'
Ions and traces their relation to rnclal
temperament nnd dally llfo In the Ixiw
Countries. The book will especially nppeal
to travellers nnd llhrnrles.
"From the Low nf the Velsn" (Cen
tury).
By Arnold Bennett
A gift book, with frontispiece In color
by the nuthor, nlso three Illustrations In
color nnd forty-eight Insets In blnck and
white by E. A. Hlckards. Mr. Hennett
and E. A. Hlckards, the artist, ndventured
the ports of Holland, I'enmark, France.
Flnnders nnd the English enst const In
the dnys before the gnat war, when a
spell of rain or a sulky engine were the
worst perils happy-go-lucky travellers
need fear. With a skipper "whoso one de.
sire In llfo Is to gn somewhere else" the
Velsa started her go-as-you-plenso en
counters with bays, bights, rivers, canals,
the elements In goneral and human phe.
nomena of every' kind.
"ThronKh the (rnnd Cnnyon From
WyomliiK to -Vrw Mexico"
Mfii'inlllnii )
By F.Uiunrth I. Knlb.
A desctlptlon of the drat trip made suc
cessfully through tho Ornnd Canyon by
loat with photographlo apparatus. Not
only did Mr. Kolb carry with him the
ordinary cameras, but a moving picture
machine, and th tnle of his experiences
In securing both kinds of pictures Is one
repleto with ndventures, shooting the rap.
Ids and a tbrtl'.lng upset now nnd then.
"Throuirh Siberia" (Stokes),
By Br. Fridtjof Nansen.
Political activities havo not entirely
claimed this famous explorer nnd writer.
His new book, scheduled for November,
describes his ndventures and observations
during a recent Journey through tho Knro
Sea to the Arctic coa.t of Siberia by
horseback, boat and rail. The illustra
tions have beep,sel(ieted from over 1,200
tauen on tne journey.
r
BUSINESS AND PROB
LEMS OF THE DAY.
Letters of u Selr-mnitc
Fnlliirc"
(Sninll, Mnyniird).
By Maurice Huiticr.
A series of ten witty letters, emhodvlnir
wienom, innn. common sense nnd n pnla
table sauce of nhrewd humor.
"Those Who Hare Come IlncK" (Lit.
tie, llrown).
By Peter Clark Maclarlann.
The author takes as Ids suhlecta reni
people, who. when thev seemeil ottortv
lost, reformed and worked out their own
salvation. Among others there Is n,
story of Lucky Haldwlu, and of a woman
"tin conqueren morphine.
"Tne nniitrrrnnenn nrntlirrlinmi"
(McDrtde, Niist),
By Julian Hawthorne,
Mr. nnvariorno, tho son of N'nthnnlei
Hawthorno nnd the author of many works
or nrxion nna general literature, was sen-
tencen to mo ronerni prison nt At anta for
mlsuso of tho United States mnlls. Thin
book presents tho results of his experience
nnu oiwervaiion or tno pern clous cnndi.
lions or our penal system and offers soino
constructive reform suggest (ins. which
though rodlcal, challenge the Interest nnd
nueniinn or an thinking people,
'Poverty nnd Wnsto" (Dntton)
lly Hartley H'ffners.
The author sees that the disappointment
or civilization nre nnwiiero so great ns I
the bimlness relations or mm man with
another. 1 In fcces the uhsuinlty of low
wnges in the inldsl or nhniindlng wenlt :
and feelH that the lespnnslhlllty Is less
with tne capitalist and employer than with
the consumer, tho waster. He refers t
the cruel wnstefulness of war, but plnroH
even greater blame upon luxury.
Menlless Cnoltery" (Dnttnn),
III .Vnrlu Mrllvalne Olllmore.
The author has designed this book
Simply Sparkling-
BAMBI
By Marjorie Benton Cooke
Don't mlsa tills Hloryl "Hamui
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