A Lady of Leisure Adds to Ethel Sidgwick's Popular Works
A fifth Ethel Sidgwick novel, A Lady of Leisure, joins the Small Maynard list for American readers. The review praises Sidgwick's exquisite craftsmanship, sharp dialogue, and deep character study, centering on Violet Ashwin, a true born lady of leisure whose life unfolds through her interactions, dressmaking training, and moral insights. The book is recommended for multiple readings, with emphasis on its slow, revealing plot and vivid portrayal of a complex heroine.
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Ethel Sidgwick
Maynard
Violet Ashwin
London
Violet
Miss Sidgwick
Gideon's Band Reaches Aims Of Colorful Mississippi Tale
A review lauds George W. Cable's Gideon's Band as a vivid impressionist work set aboard the Mississippi steamboat Votaress in August 1852. Cholera outbreaks plague emigrants and upper class travelers as the vessel sails north, with Southern scenes of river geography and Creole speech shaping the tone. New York publishing details given.
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George W. Cable
Gideon
Scribners
New Orleans
Mr. Cable
Cable
Gideon's Band
New York
Charles Scribers’ Sons
Little Women Letters From the House of Alcott review
Revival of interest in Louisa May Alcott prompts publication of Little Women Letters From the House of Alcott. Jessie Bonstelle and Marian de Forest compile letters journals and manuscripts from the Alcott heirs with family portraits and letter facsimiles.
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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
House of Alcott
Little, Brown & Co
Alcott
Jessie Bonstelie
Marian de Forest
Bronson Alcott
Marmee
Concord
the House of Alcott
Jessie Bonstelle
Boston
Carmencita and the Christmas Gift of Reunions
Mary Cary, a Kate Langley Bosher creation revived in Carmencita, a 12 year old girl in the Harper and Brothers Christmas story How It Happened. Carmencita’s wish for a nice Christmas leads to a remarkable act of care by Miss Francis at Mother McNeil’s home, mending a lost romance and bringing joy on Christmas Day.
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Mary Cary
Kate Langley Bosher
Carmencita
Harper and Brothers
Miss Francis
Mother McNeil
Francis
Jean Cabot in Cap and Gown review notes
A critical note on the Jean Cabot in Cap and Gown by Gertrude Fisher Scott. The essay highlights moral emphasis in girls college fiction, praising the lead heroine for principled achievements and the book’s depiction of college life and activities.
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Jean Cabot
Gertrude Fisher Scott
Lothrop, Lee & Shepherd
Boston
Memories of the Kaiser's Court review highlights Olympian family life
Anne Topham recalls the Kaiser's home life through Princess Victoria Luise, portraying a humorous domestic Papa rather than a war figure. The book centers on early years, Christmas gifts, and lively family scenes with Mrs. Topham as governess, plus intimate moments with siblings and guests.
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Dodd, Mead and Company
Anne Topham
Victoria Luise
Miss Topham
Joachim
Papa
Bautern
Potsdam
Ploen
Hes
Just Around the Corner by Fannie Hurst
A review of Fannie Hursts Just Around the Corner a Harpers volume of nine stories set in the Bronx. The critic praises Hursts descriptions humor and pathos noting stories like Superman and Breakers Ahead and praising the authors eye for everyday life and vivid metaphors.
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Paris Hurst
Harpers
Miss Hurst
Manies
Bronx
Fannie Hurst
New York
The Art of Being Alive by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
New thought essays from Harper’s present a brief inspirational volume by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The collection argues that success comes through right thinking and offers guidance to encourage both the weak and the strong, with numerous quotations from the author’s poems.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Harper's
Lfe
Ella Wheeler Wilcon
New York
Harper & Brothers
Afterwords A Lavish Yet Flawed Novel Review
A critique notes Mrs. Allen's story as rich in adjectives and lengthy dialogue with an ingenious plot and strong character drawing. It argues trimming one third would improve value, yet the book remains entertaining despite faults. The jacket design and coloring are praised as exceptional.
Problems of Child Welfare by George B Mangold
A review praises Mangold's Problems of Child Welfare for its prevention focus and wide coverage. It details divisions on Conservation of Life Health and Physique Training and Education Child Labor Juvenile Delinquency and Problems of Dependent Children. The book, with full bibliography, urges community responsibility and policy action. The Macmillan Company New York is the publisher priced at $2.00.
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George B. Mangold
Macmillan Company
New York
the Macmillan Company
Jenny Cartwright review signals humane religious fiction
A George Stevenson novel Jenny Cartwright examines a preacher heroine amid unusual religious experiences. The story follows her from childhood through townsfolk distrust to a human despair, with the author using sharp humor to avoid morbidness and to sustain interest. New York publication details accompany the evaluation.
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George Stevenson
Jenny Cartwright
John Lane Company
New York
John Lane
Willy Pogany Five Booklets for Children in Color
Willy Pogany presents five color booklets for children each in a folder format with 14 color illustrations on one side and the tale on the other. The titles are Hiawatha Robinson Crusoe Red Riding Hood The Three Bears and The Children at the Pole published by Henry Holt & Co New York Each Set.
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Willy Pogany
New York
Henry Holt & Co
The Auction Block book review by Rex Beach praise
The life of Lorelei Knight and her family’s scheme to exploit her beauty is exposed in Rex Beach’s The Auction Block. The story shows cruelty of a city’s predatory elite and the girl’s reluctant complicity, yet it also highlights a brighter impostor figure Adoree Demorest. The review praises Beach’s fearless tackling of harsh urban life and the novel’s strong purpose.
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Rex Beach
Harper & Brothers
Lorelei Knight
New York City
Lorelei
Mr. Beach
Merkle
Ben
Altogether Jane by Herself reviewed in newspapers
A critique of Mitchell Kennerley's Altogether Jane underscores the author's strong self focus and candid egotism. The review notes Jane's life, marriages, affairs, and the enigmatic Stephen, comparing the novel to its companion discussion on literary ethics in The Clarion by Samuel Hopkins Adams.
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Jane
Mitchell Kennerley
Felipe
Stephen
New York
the Clarion
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Behind the Big Glass Window by Louise Robinson
A brief notice reviews a beginner reading book titled Behind the Big Glass Window by Louise Robinson. Published by Little, Brown & Co in Boston the volume uses large type simple words and bright color pictures. The window refers to a toy shop and each tale centers on different toys.
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Louise Robinson
Little, Brown & Co
Toy Shop
Boston
Ball of Fire a Serious Religious Novel by Chester and Chester
The Ball of Fire by George Randolph Chester and Lillian Chester shifts from familiar tales to a religious problems novel. It centers on a New York rector seeking funds to build a $50,000,000 cathedral and to sell Vedder Court despite vice ridden conditions. The vestry debates major religious issues with the heroine contributing strong intellectual perspectives. New York Heerst's International Library Company published at $1.35.
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George Randolph Chester
Lillian Chester
Wallineford
Hearst’s International Library Company
Market Square Church
New York
Vedder Court
King of Finance
Heerst’s International Library Company
Burgess Adds Two Bed Time Stories for Children
Thornton Burgess expands the Bed Time Stories series with The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat and The Adventures of Mr. Mocker. Both books introduce children to animal habits and peculiarities through familiar characters Jerry Muskrat and Mr. Mocker. Published by Little, Brown & Co in Boston, each volume priced at 50 cents.
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Thornton Burgess
Jerry Muskrat
Mr. Mocker
the Muskrat
Mocking Bird
Thornton W. Burgess
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
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Mississippi River
OLD Corner Book Store, Inc
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TEL. Main
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Germany
Longmans, Green, & CO
Kate Langley Gosher
Ridgwell Cullum
George W. Jacobs & Co
Phila
The
Kaiser’s Court
Dodd, Mead & Co
Emma St. Allen
Edward J. Clode
Price
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Virginia
By Marie van Vorst
Sylvia
Upton Sinclair
Sylvia Castleman
John C. Winston Company
Philaceipnia
Mary Johnston
Queen Elizabeth
Miss Johnston
Houghton Mifflin Company
Scribner
J. M. Barrie
Harry Sims
Harry
Pantaloon
Rosalind
Henry van Dyke
Grand Canyon
Dr. van Dyke
Arizona
Charles Morris
New York Times
Chicago Evening Post
Philadelphia
Lord Roberts
England
J. A. Cramb
Joseph H. Choate
All Boonstoree
Es P. Dutton & CO
Rei Nash
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