Books of the Day and Those Who Make A Short Shelf of Full Fiction
A compact review roundup highlights S G Tallentyre's Matthew Hargraves as a sturdy, evolving English character whose steadiness grows appealing. Deland's The Hands of Esau praises concise craft, while Burnham's The Right Track earns notice for continued wit and handled Christian Science themes with care.
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Matthew Hargraves
G. P. Puttnan's Sons
S. G. Tallentyre
Matthew
Charlotte
The King of Alsander review by James Elroy Flecker
A critical take on The King of Alsander from Putnam's, arguing the fairy tale fails to enchant due to lack of a magical touch. The grocer boy rising to kingship and the twist of supernatural origin are deemed improbable and insufficiently alluring for a broad audience.
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Alsander
Putnam's
James Elroy Flecker
Norman
James Elroy Breakis
New York
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Cuddy Yarboroughs Daughter by Una N Silberrad
A wholesome English country tale of Violet Yarborough raised by her father Cuddy and aided by Sam Bailey a government official in Central Africa. The story blends gentle humor with gentle pathos as they face daily problems and a final fate readers will discover in reading the book. Published by Doran Company at $1.25 in New York.
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Cuddy Yarborough
Una N. Silberrad
Doran Company
Sam Bailey
Bailey
Central
Africa
England
Cuthbert Yarborough
Violet
Cuddy
Sam
Una L. Lillberrad
New York
Rge H. Doran Company
Jarvis
Bambi
Chatterton
Oh James Farce Plays On Wealth And Wives
A breezy farce follows James, a rich manufacturer, as he hides wealth by funding six attractive women posing as nieces. His wife uncovers the ruse and scatters his funds. The tale ends with tangled lives and a humorous moral.
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H. M. Edgington
James
A Woman Alone by Mabel Urner review
A critical look at A Woman Alone shows a hackneyed triangle plot with a man torn between two women. The reviewer notes no hopeful light, praises character vitality, and commends clean handling despite a jaundiced view of marriage. Publication details: Hearst's International Library, New York, $1.26 net.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
New York
Hearst's International Library Company
John Martins Book October Issue with Halloween Fun
The October John Martin's Book is a Halloween themed issue with an orange and black cover. It features a children's Halloween play adaptable to paper figures on a miniature stage, color pictures, and games. The issue includes a peace number with a letter to children and a child’s prayer for peace suitable for homes.
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John Martin
Wine Hued Leaf Signals The Passing of Summer
A wine colored leaf clings to a window pane then falls to the sill marking the end of summer and the arrival of fall. The narrator reflects on change, renewal, and the hopeful promise of a new season despite loss. The breeze and memory frame the passage as a quiet meditation on time.
Bambi A Novel Sparkles With Satire And Sensibility
A critical appraisal of Marjorie Benton Cooke s Bambi praising its blend of American humor and practical heroine. The review highlights Bambi as a vivid, grounded character who rescues her dreamer husband, contrasts with a visionary father, and embodies clear minded decisiveness amid theatrical ambitions. The piece notes the story s American setting and a climactic scene by a hearth and piano that underscores Bambi s heart and the author s craft.
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Bambi
Marjorie Benton Cooke
Cobbleday, Page & Co
Jarvis
Earth
United States
Mary Turner Salter
America
Contemporary Europe Books and German Power
A curated catalog of works on Germany and Europe including Usher's Pan Germanism and Schierbrand's Germany: The Welding of a World Power. Describes themes of German survivalism, militarism, leadership, and the Kaiser circle with brief publisher details and prices.
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Germany
Wolf von Schierbrand
Doubleday
Boston Best Sellers Fiction and General Books Listings
A reader’s column lists recent fiction titles from Little, Brown, Doubleday, Houghton Mifflin and others with prices ranging from $1.00 to $1.85. Nonfiction titles cover war and politics from Longmans and McBride Nast, noting authors von Bernhardt Graves Cramb Usher and publishers.
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Germany
F. von Bernhardt
Longmans
Cloth Tire
War Office
Armguard
Karl Graves
McBride, Nast & Co
England
J. A. Cramb
E. P. Dutton & Co
Roland G. Usher
Houghton, Mifflin Company
The Reformation of Jimmy
A California fruit ranch tale of a cruel boy tamed by a maiden aunt. The plot follows mismanagement, kindness to animals, and a conversion to usefulness in the community. Aimed at children, it notes animal care and bird habits with a clear moral.
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Jimmy
Henriette E. Delamare
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
California
The Runaway by Allen French review in Century Company
A critical look at The Runaway reveals a pleasant village adventure with engaging scenes and a better than average plot. Yet the book lacks sustained vitality and the thrilling drive needed to fully engage readers despite bright phrases and clear character moments.
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Allen French
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott A Cambridge Poet Turned Short Story Writer
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott famed author of Little Eve Edgarton and Molly Make Believe grew up in Cambridge amid poets and ministers. Born in Cambridge to Edward Abbott and connected to Lyman Abbott, she enjoyed early literary influence and neighborly chats with Lowell and Longfellow. She began by writing verse, published in Harper's, then moved to short stories whose persistence finally earned first magazine acceptances after a pivotal envelope swap. Her outdoor pursuits include hunting, fishing, tennis, and horseback riding.
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Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Molly Make-Believe
Fordyce Coburn
Lowell
Mass
Cambridge
Edward Abbott
Lyman Abbott
Jacob Abbott
Mr. Longfellow
Mr. Holmes
Miss Abbott
Song of the Man
Harper’s Magazine
State Normal School
Boston
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G. Tallentine
Esau
Deland
Harpers
Jacob
Margaret i Sie
Harper and Brothers
Clara Louise Burnham
Oston
Houghton, Mifflin Co
Margaret Deland
Virginia
By Marie van Vorst
Little, Brown & CO
Orizon
Vienna
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Houghton Mifflin CO
By Frances Nimmo Greene
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Fifth Avenue
48Th St
Joseph H. Choate
E. P. Dutton & Company
H. M. Ibghaten
Richard Wightman
the Century Company
Europe
Roland G Usher
Price Collier
Frederick the Great
Bismarck
Berlin
Distaff
Scribner’s
F. von Bernhardi
Bernhardi
Frederic William Wise
von Tirpitz
von Bethmann Hollweg
Bobbs- Merrill Company
A. S. M. Hutchinson
Marie van Vorst
Booth Tarkington
Doubleday, Page & Co
Clara Louise Tyne
Henriette Eugenie Delamare
Pierre Vinton
Edward C. Venable
Old Corner Book Store, Inc. Books
Bromfield Street
Century Company
Crittenden Marriott
Sally Castleton
James Fennimore Cooper
J. B. Lippincott Co. Publishers
Philadelphia
Eve Edgarton
the Century Co
Ridgwell Cullum
George W. Jacobs & Co., Publishers
Dickens
London
F. Hopkinson Smith
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