Wharton and others in new travel volumes and notices
Philadelphia literary page notes multiple 1906 and forthcoming titles. Wharton’s Italian Days and Ways goes into a fourth edition with companion England travel work in planning. Becomes part of Lippincott and Jacobs catalogs featuring George III, Chase papers, Scott, Beau Brummel, English poets, and new editions of The Heart of Lynn and translations.
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Ine Hollingsworth Wharton
Lippincotts
England
Devon
Cornwall
Washington
Forbes-Lindsay
George III
Beckles Willson
Jacobs
Willson
Salmon F. Chase
Warden
Ahase
Rhodes
A. W. Schuckers
Chase
Brinton Coxe
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer
Jay Cooke
Scribner’s Magazine
Lincoln
W. Crockett
Scott
Beau Brummell
Beaux
Roger Boutet de Monvel
Mansfield
Prince of Wales
George TV
Julian Hill
Chaucer
Browning
J. B. Lippincott Company
Clever scheme for baby’s education becomes comic farce
A young couple starts a plan to tax all household imports to fund their baby's schooling. The joke expands as guests dodge the levy and improvise with scant clothing, producing a side-splitting, widely praised humorous tale.
Fifty Years of Modern Painting and Its Two Origins
J E Phythian reviews the rise of modern painting tracing the Pre Raphaelite movement in England and the French impressionists as pivotal forces. The book surveys Painting in France Other Countries and Painting in Great Britain with analysis aimed at experts and general readers.
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John Constable
France
J. E. Phythian
E. P. Dutton & Co
Great Britain
The Harringtons of Highcroft Farm quiet tale
A quiet low toned story by J S Fletcher about the Harrington family at Highcroft Farm England. Narrated in first person by the young nephew the book centers on family bonds and a mysterious matter that risks ostracism amid a placid, richly felt drama.
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Harringtons
Highcroft Farm
J. S. Fletcher
B. W. Dodge & Co
New York
England
The Cicerone Art Guide in Italy
Dr Jacob Parkhardt’s renowned guide The Cicerone in Italy has a new edition translated by Mrs A F Clough with a preface by P J Kenedy. The history and art guide praises its thoroughness and spirit. illustrated volume imported by Charles Scribner’s Sons.
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Jacob Parkhardt
Italy
A. F. Clough
P. J. Kenedy
Charles Scribper
The Servant in the House by Charles Rann Kennedy
A dramatic note on The Servant in the House praising its grandeur and reverent portrayal of human brotherhood. Critics call it a rare, powerful work that reads as well as it acts and transcends a mere book.
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Charles Rann Kennedy
Purple and Homespun A Senator’s Longing for an Ambassador’s Daughter
A vivid Washington life tale follows a self made man and a senator who longs for the heart of an ambassador’s daughter. Growing tension signals a serious bar and a mystery that promises a substantial story within the political world.
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Washington
Bertrand of Brittany By Warwick Deeping
A dashing tale of knights and chivalry follows Bertrand and his noble quest. Piphaine embodies faith as Bertrand shows unselfish love in a wild adventure tale.
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Warwick
Bertrand
Piphaine
The Standard of Usage In English by Lounsbury
Professor Lounsbury writes a spirited practical guide on correct word use and how spoken language evolves. The book aims to help the average reader by showing why language changes and how it should change.
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M. D. Frazor
Eo Small, Maynard & CO
Beacon St
Boston
Lounsbury
Astronomy with the Naked Eye
Simple guide to astronomy for lay readers without telescopes or special knowledge. It promises plain facts about the stars and reads like a novel. A note mentions Rex Beach's The Barrier as the spring reading.
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Rex Beach
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Henry C. Mabie
George W. Jacobs & Co
Ty Ernest Oldmeadow
Danby
BY Ellis Parker Butler
May Wilson Preston
the Century CO
Louis Tracy
Edward J. Clode
N. Y
Baker's Great Book Shop
Birmingham
Eng
Great White Way
Ier
Margaret Grant
Elinor Glyn
Wide Way
East 21St Street
Anna Lomleaid
Victoria Cross
U. S. Express
Chicago
the Cicerone
Samuel M. Gardenhire
Bertrand of
Brittany
Astronomy
Harpers AS
Aarers AS
Harpers Azine” Bazar Weekly
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