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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1908

Page

17

The Rooftree by John McGroarty

A poem from Wander Songs recalls a man who built a roottree home for his family. It follows his labor, family joys, and eventual death, then his loved ones and others long for the home and its memory. The piece ends with Ishmael seeking rest beside the old root tree. From Wander Songs. Grafton Publishing Co. Los Angeles.

John 8. McGroarty Ishmael Grafton Publishing Co Los Angeles

Poe Centenary Celebrations Across Institutions

The one hundredth birthday of Edgar Allan Poe is marked by events at Columbia University the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences the University of Virginia the Free Library of Philadelphia and possibly the Authors Club of the city. Speakers include Thomas Nelson Page Brander Matthews and John Erskine while Poe Park will host a bronze tablet dedication. A memorial may be planned for West Point Library.

Edgar Allan Pose Columbia University Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences University of Virginia Free Library of Philadelphia Authors Club Columbia Thomas Nelson Page Poe Brander Matthews John

Dowson and Eucken Highlight 1909 Literary Scene

Dowson’s novels co authored with Arthur Moore appear in the U.S. market. Rudolph Eucken, Nobel laureate and German philosopher, gains English exposure with The Problem of Human Life as viewed by great thinkers. The spread of Banzai, a controversial war tale by Parabellum, dominates European interest, while Dickens journalists are noted for the Bos Ball satire in New York.

Dowson R. H. Sherard England Miss Sinclair Arthur Moore Adrian Rome Henry Holt & Co Rudolph Eucken Eucken Europe University of Jena Prof Swinburne Charles Scribner’s Sons Germany United States Japan Baker & Taylor Company Charlies Dickens New York

Mars as the Abode of Life and Planetology

Review of Percival Lowell’s Mars study and his volume Mars as the Abode of Life. The article outlines Lowell’s Planetology linking the nebular hypothesis to Darwinian life, detailing Mars Earth and Moon stages and the birth of life in a steamy early Earth environment.

R. Percival Lowell Mars Flagstaff Aria Macmillan Company Mr. Lowell Earth Moon

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