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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1902
Page
11
A survey of authors and illustrators linked to Japanese roots and Western publishers. Notes Onota Watanna and Genjiro Yeto and mentions Macmillan January list with The Story of Jesus for children. References Harper's firm history and notable publications and critiques from The Louisville Times and readers.
The February issue highlights Fawcett contributions on American life abroad and a Parisian drama in a dining room. Alfred Henry Lewis contributes Conquer, a brisk dialogue based piece, and Justus Miles Forman offers a romantic tale. Edward S. Van Zile and Ethel Watts Mumford present varied stories, with West-focused pieces by Elliott Flower and Remington art, plus Remington’s Desolate Village illustration by Abbey.
Announcements praise a broad list of five travel nature and literary works. Notable items include The Thrall of Leif the Lucky by Ottilie Liliencrants with color illustrations by Troy and Margaret Kinney, plus other fiction and nonfiction titles tied to voyages and saga themes.
Kipling aged 36 spent New Year on seas and in New York and South Africa for a partly holiday trip. As inspector general of Greater Britain his presence in Canada is sought but he may not be warmly received. A Quebec child dies in snow after replying Iris to a question about cold, in a playful album line.
Forthcoming winter and spring announcements include Allen French The Colonials Thomas Dixon Jr and Ellen Glasgow The Battleground Mark Liddell Life of James Madison Gaillard Hunt first in Biographical History series and Francis W Halsey A Retrospect of Some Literary Immortals A long list adds Variorum Fitzgerald in limited editions plus new works by J P M Bram Joker and others among promised titles including The Mysteries of the Sea and additional literary pieces.
The article notes the latest Oxford Dictionary installment extends from Lap to Leisurely. It highlights the expansion of the English language and law over two centuries, contrasting current breadth with the 314 words in a prior section.
A Mail and Express feature quotes a veteran manuscript reader on path to the post, noting training from packing rooms and a winter at sea. It discusses skill, pay, and the ladder of readers from rough to final, with anecdotes about Regina de la Violette and famous editors shaping careers.
The piece recalls Kate Greenaway’s 1879 debut and notes the rise of juvenile illustration. It highlights Reginald Birch’s color pictures in The Reggie and Reggie Stories and The Wouldbegoods, and praises Dirsch as the original illustrator of Little Lord Fauntleroy with his graceful, delicate child images.
Scribner's February list includes The Philosophy of Conduct by George Trumbull Ladd, a sequel to Theory of Reality exploring ethics. Also promised is The Ancient Catholic Church by Robert Rainy, covering late First to Third centuries in the International Theological Library series.
Charles DeKay of the National Arts Club argues in Outlook that Verestchagin's paintings, including Philippine campaign works, should be viewed as educational art. He notes painters may resist such works, but the public enjoys art that echoes medieval religious symbolism and moral instruction. The piece hints at the war correspondent role within art.
A discussion on how grim war imagery can turn readers toward pacifism. The piece cites M de Bloch and wartime illustrators who reveal horrors to deter war, noting Tolstoy and similar figures across Russia, Germany, and France.
The piece surveys early spring publication plans by the Macmillan company and a NY paper note. It discusses England’s recent fiction reception, author activity, and debates over best books of the year. It notes shifts in American tastes and the gender balance in best selling lists, calling for cautious judgment on year’s top novels.
The scene centers on Millie and Slacky in a long courtship spanning twenty years. Millie, who has kept house for the Wale family, resists social pressure while loyally awaiting Slacky’s steady, patient love. Millie’s quiet tenderness underpins the narrative as she urges Slacky to remain true to himself and his simple life.
John Jane posters announce several early spring titles. Arthur Symons Poems will appear in a handsome two volume edition with a photogravure portrait, Richard La Galliente Omar Khayyam gets a new edition with added quatrains, and a unified cover design. Mrs Leslie Williams A Garden in the Suburb is illustrated in full tone with a decorative cover. Also The Book of Bulbs Vol VI, and Dan Wyllarde A Story of Mden along with Francis Dunn The Decoy and Mrs W K Clifford A Long Duel.
The American Boy in Detroit publishes an eyewitness story by Will Levington Crawford about the youngest correspondent in General Lawton's army. The boy cables the insurgent death news three hours before others, recounting his perilous journey through enemy country to the cable office. The tale debuts in the February issue.
Roosevelt argues that wildlife photography can rival rifle hunting as sport and preservation. He envisions the camera replacing the rifle where possible while praising marksmanship but stressing the camera captures the wilderness's hardihood freedom remoteness and beauty.
The Alcott books see surge in sales after a new illustrated edition of Little Men with Reginald Birch pictures boosted interest. A late royalty check to Alcott, from Roberts Bros, totaled $14,000 after a year of earnings.
A World’s Work poem titled The Tvlandera by Rudyard Kipling is analyzed amid sharp criticism of colonial attitudes. Harpers Weekly’s summary cites Kipling mocking English and American elites for fawning on younger nations while avoiding direct war service, suggesting conscription as a remedy but noting its alien nature to Anglo-Saxon ideals.
A new children’s book announcing life and adventures of Santa Claus by Frank Baum, with well known works The Wonderful Wizard of Oz author. Read by parents for bedtime lore the tale follows Santa from babyhood with good fairies, his toys and immortality pact, artful color illustrations.
Auqusting Birrell urges genuine praise not mere tradition or pretended enthusiasm. He argues true admiration should be earned after fair trials of a work and warns against hollow rapture or harsh consensus. He believes honest critique benefits both the reader and the author.
On Valentine’s Day a warning poem cautions about a deceitful suitor. It portrays a master of flattery who hides a burglar’s intent and aims to steal the heart by tempting with love. The verse urges guarding the “precious key” to keep such a wooer away.
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