Life — December 1, 1904 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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-LIFE: A CHARMING HOLIDAY GIFT The Garden of Years, and Other Poems By GUY WETMORE CARRYL ‘This beautiful book, printed on laid deckle-edge paper, and attractively bound, presents a collection of the young author's serious poems which are remarkable for their beauty and scholarly finish. They are, moreover, peculiarly interesting as revealing the graver moods of one of the most versatile writers of his day. Preface by E. C. Stedman, and a frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish. (Square 8 vo, $1.5) G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK AND LONDON THE CHOICEST NEW BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS THE LOVES OF EDWY By Rose Cecil O’Neill Buckram cloth, illuminated cover, rough edges. Over sixty illustrations by the author, who has achieved fame as an artist. Postpaid, St.50. “And chant college songs” “The Loves of Edwy’ has so much peculiar excellence that one resolves to keep an eye on its author's future books.” —Chicago Record-Herald, “The real charm of the novel—and it has a charm, as every one who takes up the book will have to admit—consists in its human naturalness.""—Boston Transcript, LOTHROP PUBLISHING COMPANY, Boston i Miss Agnes Repplier who is well known to readers of “ Life has ready « new book of essays entitled a COMPROMISES ran “It would be difficult to find anywhere a more delightful sheaf of papers touching upon various aspects of life and social development than are found in Miss Repplier’s latest volume. It belongs to the literature of entertainment."—Brvoklyn Eagie. “ They are all graceful, light of touch, full of humor and of wisdom ; and they are, in the better sense, literature. York Times. $1.40 net. Postage 9 cents, Daphne By Miss Margaret Sherwood * Few stories can excel Daphne in the many side-lights on the personalities of daintiness of its texture and in the grace New England authors. of its telling." —Aoston Transcript, $1.25 net, Postage 10 cents. + $1.00 The Affair at the Inn By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Others “One of the brightest bits of fall fiction. Written by a quartette of authors, it is a genuine four- cylinder novel and one of the rare make that never misses an explosion.”—Li/e. oa right and clever as the best comedy on the stage."—San Francisca Chronicle **A feast of humor and good cheer."—S¢. Louis Globe-Demecrat. Mlustrated in tint, $1.25. Bits of Gossip By Rebecca Harding Davis Interesting recollections which throw Illustrated Bulletin with complete announcements will be mailed free on request HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY, Publishers 4 Park Street, Boston; 85 Fifth Avenue, New York THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1905 THE COMING OF THE TIDE by the author of ‘* Daphne”’ The novelette by Miss Sherwood, published in THE ATLANTIC a year ago, stamped her as a writer of the first quality. A longer story from her pen, The Coming of the Tide, will follow /sidro as the leading serial for 1905, It is just a love story, with a woman and a mas, a few other menrand women, a dog, and the sea - all of it exquisitely written, and gleaming with poetry and humor. THOREAU'S PRIVATE JOURNAL One of the richest literary finds of recent years is the 39 manuscript volumes of the private reflections of thisremarkable man. Copiousextracts will appear in several instalments during 1905. TWO SERIES OF POPULAR INTEREST Papers replete with humor and philosophy on The of Experiences in the Evei ife of of Prison Chaplain, A Census Taker, A Newspaper Wowany A District Attorney, etc. id MARGARET SHERWOOD The December, 1904, number will contain a delightful Christmas contribution entitled CHRISTMAS—ITS UNFINISHED BUSINESS by samue! M. Crothers Take your choice : Send foar dollars now and receive The Atlantle for 1985, with the October, November and Deccmlse. number’ ¢f 1904 free, of send fifty cents for a three months’ trial subscription, and remit for } when you are sure you wantilt, Meation Life, $4.00 a year 35 cents a copy Illustrated Atlantic prospectus for 1905 now in preparation sent free on request comicbooks.com