Novelist Explores Chinese Life In Vermilion Pencil
Hoimer Lea’s Vermilion Pencil presents a vivid portrait of China through a Roman Catholic missionary and a Mandarin wife in a tale of passion and political intrigue. The reviewer praises its authentic scenes, strong characters, and penetrating portrayal of a teeming land, noting its blend of romance, revolution, and cultural detail.
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Hoimer Lea
McClure Company
China
East
Homer Lea
Rudyard Kipling
India
Can
Tobias Hook
Deluge
Rex Beach Announces The Barrier Novel
Rex Beach titles his new Alaska fiction The Barrier to be published this month by Harper and Brothers. It marks his first fiction since The Spoilers and draws on Beach’s own experiences in Alaska, lending a personal stake to the narrative.
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Rex Beach
Harper & Brothers
Mr. Beach
Alaska
Reading The Eye As An Engine In Reading
The article discusses how readers process text, noting pauses, line ends, and eye movements. It covers dominant letters, word recognition, inner speech, and mental imagery triggered by words, plus Huey’s experiments and the history and pedagogy of reading.
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Harne
Javal
Messmer
Huey
Moses
Joshua
Aaron
Sharp
History of the Irving Clan by John Beaufin Irving
A lavish volume from Rosemount Press Aberdeen traces the Irving clan lineage from its origin through modern times. It covers variant spellings, lists notable members in history and song, and includes illustrations maps genealogical tables and color heraldry.
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Irvings
Irwins
Irvines
Erinveines
John Beaufin Irving
Benshaw
Rosemount Press
Aberdeen
Apologia Diffidentis review highlights shy author and style
A critical study of W Compton Leith's Apologia Diffidentis praises its autobiographical core and refined style. The reviewer notes its charm, humor lacking, and sharp sympathy for nature, while questioning preciosity and priggish overtones. It concludes with publication details: John Lane 1908, 212 pages, 1.50 dollars.
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England
Sir Thomas Browne
Pater
Stevenson
Sir Thomas
W. Compton Leith
New York
John Lane Company
Price
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