Miss Wilkins's The Portion of Labor reviewed in depth
A lengthy critique of The Portion of Labor by Mary E. Wilkins argues the novel is a serious, mature New England study of factory life and the wage labor struggle. It weighs the realism of hardship against brighter aspects like libraries and schools, concluding the book will influence labor discourse while noting its somber tone and unresolved comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Wilkins
New England
Fabyan
England
Lowell
Pembroke
Mary FE. Wilkins
Harper & Brothers
New York
G. C. Prince & Son
T. H. Lawler
Edna Lyall and Her Quiet, Enduring Appeal
Edna Lyall, a widely read yet not prolific author, maintains steady interest with each release. Her books grow slowly with the public, remembered fondly as fads fade, as the author remains a steady presence beyond transient bestsellers. Donovan was the book that sparked early attention.
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Edna Lyall
Donovan
Photography as a Fine Art by Charles H. Caffin
A favorable review notes the Doubleday title Photography as a Fine Art by Charles H. Caffin. The book argues photography can be a true fine art, showcasing work by Alfred Stieglitz Gertrude Käsebier James Keiley Frank Eugene and others. It emphasizes personal expression, masterful image making and the unity with other arts. The volume costs 3 dollars net and is distributed by G C Prince & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doubleday, Page & Co
Charles H. Caffin
Caffin
Alfred Steiglitz
Gertrude Kasebier
James T. Keiley
Frank Eugene
W. B. Dyer
Clarence H. White
Eduard Steichen
G. C. Prince & Son
The Master Key Improbable Tale of Electricity
A boy studying electricity meets The Master Key when a Demon of Electricity appears. The demon grants nine gifts over three weeks, including a pill box that ends eating, a protective stick, and a wrist device enabling flight across land and sea. The tale blends science and fantasy for a youthful audience.
Dream Children edited and illustrated by Elizabeth B Brownell
A review lauds Dream Children as a refined Christmas book of 217 pages with 50 to 60 illustrations mainly of children. It highlights selections from Lamb Whittier Dickens Riley and many other authors and notes the editor’s skill in choosing enduring gems and interpreting them through art. The book includes an introductory essay by Clara E Laughlin and is published by Bowen Merrill Co Indianapolis At 95 cents net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Iran Cromwell
Cromwell
Edna Lyall
Longmans, Green & Co
New York
Lowell
T. H. Lawler
F. Y. Cory
L. Frank Baum
Bowen- Merrill Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Elizabeth B. Brownell
Charles Lamb
Whittier
Dickens
James Whitcomb Riley
Eugene Field
Hawthorne
Holmes
Browning
Victor Hugo
Hans Anderson
George Eliot
Poe
Dream Children
Clara E. Laughlin
Bowen-Merrill Co
Before the Dawn review notes quiet Russia portrayal
The critique finds the Edmund Noble and collaborator work Before the Dawn a calmer account of Russia thirty years prior, lacking the intense urgency of Tolstoy and similar authors. It introduces student dissent, spy talk, and swift political punishment, but fails to render the material compelling or historically valuable. The book, priced at $1.50 and published by Houghton Mifflin, is sold by T. H. Lawler.
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Russia
Tolstoy
Edmund Noble
Pimenoff- Noble
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
T. H. Lawler
Story of Live Dolls novel in Cloverdale village
Mrs Josephine Scribner Gates writes a Christmas tale The Story of Live Dolls with pictures by Virginia Keep A June fourth awakening of all village dolls follows as they come alive and cause playful events in every home The Bowen Merrill edition is priced at $1 00 net Indianapolis Indiana
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Josephine Scribner Gates
Cloverdale
Virginia Keep
Bowen-Merrill Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Captain Ravenshaw romance sets sail in Elizabethan tale
Robert Neilson Stephens writes Captain Ravenshaw as the sixth adventure by the author. The romance centers in Elizabethan settings with a promising audience based on the success of prior works, notably Philip Winwood with sales around 70,000.
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Captain Ravenshaw
Robert Neilson Stephens
Philip Winwood
Captain Ravenshaw opens Elizabethan London romance
A preface by the author defends a London illustrated tale by Howad Pyle and others as a lively romance of Elizabethan streets and taverns. Captain Ravenshaw is a swaggering hero who forsakes bravado for love, with no royal figures, and published by L. C. Page & Co. in Boston priced at 1.54.
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London
Howad Pyle
Elizabeth
Captain Ravenshaw
Robert Neilson Stephens
L. C. Page & Co
Summer Street
Boston
Lowell
G. C. Prince & Son
Riley Farm Rhymes praised as distinctly American poetry
James Whitcomb Riley’s poems are celebrated for their American character and enduring appeal. The Bowen-Merrill edition Riley Farm Rhymes includes twenty seven rural verses vividly recalling farm life with illustrations by Will Vawter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Bowen-Merrill Press
Will Vawter
Riley Farm
Mr. Riley
Folly in Fairyland a Charming Verse Rich Book for Children
Carolyn Wells praised as a premier children's writer. Folly in Fairyland recounts Folly's visit to Aladdin Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts with Puss in Boots guiding her through Fairyland meeting heroes and heroines. The book blends prose and verse, featuring Simple Simon and the Three Wise Men of Gotham in rhymed tales. Mor gan's illustrations accompany the 1.00 edition from The Epnery Artemus company Philadelphia.
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Carolyn Wells
Betty
Florinda
Puss In Boots
Fairyland
Three Bears
Simon
Gotham
Folly
Miss Wells
Wallace Morgan
Artemus Company
Philadelphia
Tommy Foster's Adventures Among the Southwest Indians
A 14 year old boy named Tommy Foster travels to New Mexico to help with his ill father and encounters Pueblo life, the enchanted mesa, petrified forests, cliff dwellings, Navajo and Pueblo Indians, and border dangers. Fred A Ober portrays natural, lively adventures with authentic regional knowledge and a boy’s awakening in a small New Mexican town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Ober
Tommy Foster
New Mexico
Enchanted Mesa
Colorado Canyon
Tommy
Tommy Foster's Adventures story for boys by Fred A Ober
A readable and entertaining tale for boys that profits as it amuses. Tommy Foster's Adventures presents a wholesome story with sturdy characters, vivid scenes, and a lively tone suitable for young readers. Published by Henry Artemus Co. Philadelphia at $1.00 with illustrations by Stanley M. Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Foster
Fred A. Ober
Stanley M. Arthur
Henry Artemus Co
Philadelphia
The Little Lady Her Book by Albert Bigelow Paine
A nostalgic Christmas tale for children and nostalgic adults recounts the Little Lady’s city and country adventures in the House of Many Windows. The excerpt from In the Moonlight Fields features a Big Man storyteller and a Little Woman, with rural imagery and playful dialogue. Includes illustrations by Mabel L. Humphrey and Louise L. Houstis and lists publication details and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Bigelow Paine
Mullen
Zackly
Mabel L. Humphrey
Louise L. Houstis
Henry Artemus Company
Philadelphia
Salt-Box House illustrated edition reviewed
A New England life study set on western Connecticut hills, The Salt-Box House by Jane de Forest Shelton is praised for its vivid colonial portrait. The Baker and Taylor Co. edition adds illustrations that enhance historical value and library appeal at $1.50.
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New England
Connecticut
Jane de Forest Shelton
Baker and Taylor Co
New York
Bob Son of Battle new edition promoted by publishers
Doubleday, Page and Co released a handsome new edition of Bob Son of Battle illustrated with photographs from northern England scenes. Alfred Ollivant’s tale of shepherds and dogs is praised for its human character portrayals, with photos by A Radclyffe Dugmore. The edition, priced at $1.50, is offered in Lowell by G C Prince & Son.
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Doubleday, Page & Co
England
A. Radclyffe Dugmore
Atlantic
Alfred Ollivant
Bob, Son of Battle
Doubleday & McClure Company
New York
Lowell
G. C. Prince & Son
Dear Days a Washington School Life Tale Review
A girl author aims to write books for girls and presents a simple Washington school life story. The eight to twelve age group, with scenes from school, home, and play, includes Easter egg rolls at the White House and Ford’s Theatre collapse for historical coloring. Armour & Strong edition priced at $1.00.
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Washington
White House
Ford
Armour &Strong
Henry T. Coates & Co
Philadelphia
Where Dwells the Soul Serene By Stanton Kirkham Davis
A reflection on love wisdom and truth as the key to liberty and peace, urging impersonal truth through earnest writing. The work presents chapters on freedom culture religion prayer idealism thought character poise ethics wealth and the soul's immanent serenity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton Kirkham Davis
New Thought
Aims Higher Laws The Soul of Nature at Alliance Pub
Stanton Kirkhamains presents Aims Higher Laws The Soul of Nature in The Soul Serene series. Published by Alliance Publishing Co New York. Price 1 25 in this catalog entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton Kirkham Ains
the Alliance Publishing Co
New York
The Baby His Care and Training by Marianna Wheeler
A practical guide for mothers and caregivers by Marianna Wheeler veteran head of New York Babies' Hospital. It covers feeding rest clothing bathing sleep and emergencies with clear directions and illustrations. Published by Harper & Brothers priced at $1.00 net. Sold by G C Prince & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianna Wheeler
Miss Wheeler
Babies’ Hospital
New York
Harper & Brothers
G. C. Prince & Son
The Destiny of Doris travel romance by Julius Chambers
A travel tale spanning three continents unfolds as Doris and companions sail from New York visiting Egypt Spain Morocco Algiers and the Holy Land among other lands The voyage blends history geography and education with a romance that ends with a home in America Fully illustrated with 173 half tone images of buildings people and scenes from the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Julius Chambers
The
New York Herald
New York
Egypt
Spain
Morocco
Algiers
Holy Land
America
Continental Publishing Co
The Story of the Art of Building
A compact review of a 213 page volume by P L Waterhouse tracing architecture from pyramids to modern times. It covers Egyptian Greek Etruscan early Roman Christian Mo hammedan Romanesque Gothic Renaissance and American architecture with 62 illustrations. Published by D Appleton New York for 35 cents net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Appleton & Co
America
P. L. Waterhouse
Christ’s College
Cambridge
England
D. Appleton & Con
New York
Cushing's Manual New Edition Noted For Clarity
A new edition of Cushing's Manual on parliamentary practice has been issued by Henry T. Coates Co. of Philadelphia. The book preserves its clear rules for debate and presiding, adds notes by Albert S. Bolles, and includes the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Priced at 50 cents.
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Cushing
Mr. Cushing
Henry T. Coates Co
Philadelphia
Albert S. Bolles
United States
Canadian and Irish literary notices in a 1900s paper
The edition reviews Lazarre and Elf Errant, noting Lazarre’s publication success and a second impression. It previews The Elf Errant, Moira O Neill’s English fairy tale about Irish elves. Zionist Palestine questions, Israel Zangwill’s essay, and a Burnett sequel The Methods of Lady Walderhurst are discussed with publication plans and plot hints.
New and notable books from Harper and Co with new fiction
The season features Right of Way by Mr Gilbert Parker in a deluxe edition from Harper and Brothers. Also praised is War of the Civilizations by Mark Twain. New works include Morgan's Men by John Preston True and Mistress Brent by Lucy M Thruston with rich illustrations. Samuel Adams Drake's New England Legends adds fifteen legends. Amos Judd sells well with 20,000 copies, and design aids boost holiday appeal. Horace E Scudder’s James Russell Lowell biography from Houghton Mifflin highlights Lowell’s life and letters, with a full bibliography. Mrs Humphry Ward begins a new novel to be serialized in Harper's Magazine next year, as does Henry Garland with The Lady Paramount and The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop begun in the Tetong Indian reservation and serialized in the Saturday Evening Post.
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Maryland
Margaret Brent
Grunwald
Samuel Adams Drake
New England
Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Horace E. Scudder
James Russell Lowell
Lowell
Atlantic Monthly
North American Review
Harvard
United States
Spain
England
Norton
Scudder
Tetong Indian Reservation
Mr. Hamlin Garland
Gray Horse
Mr. Garland
Gray Horse Troop
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
Messrs
Frederic Remington
Jay Hambidge
Books in Brief 1900s Children's and Classic Titles
A catalog of recent publications with multiple authors and publishers. Notable items include The Salt-Box House by Jane DeForest Shelton, Riley Farm Rhymes by James Whitcomb Riley, Folly in Fairyland by Carolyn Wells, The True Story of Captain John Smith by Katharine Pearson Woods, and Photography as a Fine Art by Charles H. Caffin. Also listed are other children’s and general works from Henry T. Coates & Co., Bowen-Merrill, D. Appleton, Harper, and more, with prices and edition details.
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New England
Jane DeForest Shelton
The
Baker & Taylor Co
New York
James Whitcomb Riley
Will Vawter
Bowen-Merrill Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Carolyn Wells
Wallace Morgan
Henry Artemus Co
Philadelphia
Tommy Foster
Fred A. Ober
Stanley M. Arthur
Adelaide Fuller Beil
Henry T. Coates & Co
Washington
Armour Strong
John Smith
Katharine Pearson Woods
Doubleday, Page & Co
G. C. Prince & Son
America
Charles H. Caffin
Double- Gay, Page & Co
Cushing
Albert S. Bolles
Josephine Scribner Gates
Virginia Keep
Elizabeth B. Brownell
Clara
I. Laughlin
P. L. Waterhouse
M. A
D. Appleton & Co
Teddy
Anna Chapin Ray
Little, Brown & Co
Boston
Mary P. Wells Smith
Emlen McConnell
Katherine
Conway
Pilot Publishing Co
James* Creelman
the Lothrop Publishing Company
Mass
Marianna Wheeler
New York Babies’ Hospital
Harper & Brothers
Arthur Colton
Matilde Serao
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Charles Caffin—‘“Dream Children
Ravenshaw
Bob, Son OF
Battle
Cushing's Manual
Moira O'Neill
MacMillan Company
Ireland
Palestine
Herzl
Nordau
Europe
Israel Zangwill
Leslie
Frances Modison Burnett
Marchioness
Lady Walderhurst
F. A. Stokes Company
Emily Fox-Seton
Walderhurst
Gilbert Parker
Mark Twain
George Lynch
Amos Judd
A. I. Keller
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