The Clarion and the Honest Newspaper Hero
A review of Samuel Hopkins Adams The Clarion a novel about Hal Surtaine heir to a quack medicine empire who takes over the Worthington Clarion. He fights advertising pressure and political corruption to publish the truth and confront his father’s business while forging journalistic integrity.
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Samuel Hopkins Adams
Clarion
Houghton, Mifflin Company
Worthington
the Clarion
Hal Surtaine
Andre Surtaine
McGuire Ellis
Esme Elliot
Milly Neal
Esme
Milly
Lorraine
Ellis
Lurraine
Hal
Europe
Adams
BP. M. Pierce
Miss Pierce
ER. M. Pierce
Surnaine
Elliot
Hal Lortaine
English Tribute to Russia Professor Gilbert Murray
Gilbert Murray of Oxford University praises Russia in the Hibbert Journal on October, calling Russia a valuable ally with untapped spiritual power. He cites a Russian liberal saying the war is a deliverance and argues Britain’s friendship strengthens Russia toward freedom and destiny, benefiting humanity.
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Gilbert Murray
Oxford University
Euripides
Russia
Hibbert Journal
Europe
England
Turgeneff and
Tolstoy
Christian Treasure Box gifts from Seaver Howland Press
Seaver Howland Press of Boston offers "Christian Treasure Box" small volumes ideal for holiday gifts. The collection includes excerpts from Dickens and George Eliot and a century old Ben Franklin Calendar, priced at $2.00.
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Seaver-Howland Press
Boston
Dickens
George Eliot
Ben Franklin
the Seaver- Howland Press
The Street of Seven Stars by Mary Roberts Rinehart
A review praises The Street of Seven Stars, highlighting Peter as a lovable, awkward hero whose acts of kindness drive the Vienna tale. Harmony Wells and Dr Anna feature in a plot leading to love, poverty, and a public scandal amid a vividly described setting.
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Peter
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Houghton, Mifflin Company
Vienna
Harmony Wells
Harmony
Anna
Siebensternstrasse
Finis
Broken Music by Phyllis Bottome review in Paris setting
A thoughtful critique of Broken Music, detailing Jean d Acelles as a penniless heir drawn to Paris by music and idealism. The narrative follows his friendships, especially with Margot Selba, while exposing Paris's hollow charm. The review praises character depth, delicate intention, and expressive prose with light humor.
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Phyllis Bottome
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Paris
Jean d’Acelles
France
Jean
Margot Selba
City of Numbered Days by Francis Lynde
A dramatic tale of a gold strike beside a dam built by the Reclamation Service. A boom town Miropolis rises as fortunes surge and fears grow. Engineers seek productive land, locals fear mine extinction, with fast plot twists and a tangled, readable story.
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Mr. Wynde
Reclamation Service
Miropolis
Francis Lynde
New York
Charles Scribner's Sons
Scribner's for November Opens with War and Brussels Pieces
Scribner's for November presents two contrasting articles, John Galsworthy's Thoughts on This War and Richard Harding Davis The Germans in Brussels. Galsworthy attacks war principles with bitter conviction while Davis offers a vivid portrait of the coming of masses in gray and a vast event to come.
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Secribner’s Magazine
John Galsworthy
Richard Harding Davis
Brussels
Galsworthy
Davis
The Little King by Witter Bynner Review
A thoughtful critique of Witter Bynner's The Little King from Mitchell Kennerley presents Louis XVII as a moving dramatic figure. The reviewer praises the play's pathos, brave portrayal of the royal child, and the solemn finale where the king refuses rescue to spare another child.
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Witter Bynner
America
Mitchell Kennerley
France
Louis XVII
Marie Antoinette
Canaries
Barelle
Mr. Bynner
Little King
New York
The Prince of Graustark Review and Intrigue
A critical look at The Prince of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon. The piece traces lingering characters, family marriages, and political entanglements in Graustark while noting the author’s ingenuity and the series’ waning novelty. It questions future installments and the evolving, partly Americanized setting.
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Mr. McCutcheon
Graustark
Prince of Graustark
Dodd, Mead & Co
Yetive
Grenfall
Beverley
Dansbergen
William W. Blithers
Maud
Prince Robin
Balkan States
Miss B. Guile
Maud Blithers
Prince of
George Barr McCutcheon
New York
Battle Royal by W. de Veer review marks flaws and locale
A harsh critique of Battle Royal by W. de Veer notes its unpleasant content and overlong descriptive prose. The reviewer cites weak plotting and lack of clear motive, despite Java setting and authentic sounding names, and mentions the publisher John Lane Company.
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W. de Veer
Anton van Weghe
Jeannette
Anton
Java
Battle
New York
John Lane Company
A Daughter of the Dons review praises Raine Western tale
A Daughter of the Dons by William MacLeod Raine centers Valencia Valdes and Dick Gordon amid the Moreno land grant dispute in old Castile style. Don Manuel Pesquiera adds action as readers seek an outdoor adventure featuring horses, courage, and frontier justice in a vivid Western setting.
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William MacLeod Raine
Valencia
Valdes
Castile
Dick Gordon
Mr. Raine
Don Manuel Pesquiera
Moreno
The Rosie World Review in Everybody's Magazine
A critique of Parker Millmore's The Rosie World detailing Rosie O'Brien's life delivering papers with family and friends. It praises the enduring, humane sketches, Rosie’s growth and flaws, and the book’s warm tone with illustrator Maguire Wright Enright.
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Rosie O'Brien
Everybody's Magazine
Rosie World
Parker Millmore
Henry Holt & Co
Rosie
Terry
Janet
Jorge” Riley
O'Brien
Danny Agin
Jarge
Magiuel Wright Enright
Bergson on Dreams and Consciousness in Translation
A review outlines Bergson’s Dreams as translated by Edwin Slossen, noting the dream material derives from sense perceptions while memory provides content. It discusses subconscious memories and internal mental origins, citing psychoanalysis and dream research progress since 1901, and weighs Bergson’s philosophy against psychology in a concise appraisal.
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Earry
B. W. Huebsch
New York
Henri Bergson
Edwin Slossen
Professor Bergson
Bergson
Revue Scientifique
The Woman in the Alcove moral tale of a neglected wife
In this Jeanette Lea Scribner novel a husband troubled by business seclusion glimpses a woman like his wife in a cafe alcove. He confronts his old self, learns to value his wife, and the story argues for attention to love beyond office life.
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Mrs. Pankhurst
Pankhurst
Manchester
England
Jeanette Lea
Scribner
Elbridge Walcott
Walcott
Seeds of Pine by Janey Canuck review
A brisk concise portrait of Canada as a whole with Indian legends and modern life. The author blends vivid imagery of fires and embers with detailed city and forest sketches, urging readers along a trail into unconquered regions and half told stories. New York George H. Doran edition priced at $1.26.
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Janey Canuck
Canada
New York
George H. Doran
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