Life, 1907-06-20 · page 20 of 32
Life — June 20, 1907 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **book recommendation list**, not a political cartoon. It's titled "Life's Guide to Summer Reading" and presents J.B. Kerfoot's metaphorical introduction comparing book reviewing to mining: reviewers sift through literature's "stream," discarding "dust" to find occasional "nuggets of gold." The page catalogs contemporary novels, short stories, and works of history/criticism from 1906, organized by category (Novels, Lighter Reading, Short Stories, Works of History). Notable authors include Mark Twain, Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, George Bernard Shaw, and H.G. Wells. A decorative June calendar appears at bottom center. This is essentially **editorial content guiding educated readers toward worthwhile summer books**—reflecting Life's role as a literary journal for literate Americans, not primarily satirical commentary on this particular page.
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HE mind of the book reviewer is a sluice into which a part of the stream of current literature is diverted in order that it may wash its own “dust.” operations, have settled in the riffles. Tur AWAKENING oF Hetena Ritcute, by Margaret Deland. (/farper and Broth- ers.) Tue BrLovep Vacaroxp, by Wi J. Locke. (John Lane Company.) By tHe Licut or tHe Sout, by Mary Wilkins Freeman, (Harper and Broth- ers.) ‘Tne Far Horizon, by (Dodd, Mead and Company.) Tue Gorpen Hawk, by Edith Rickert. (The Baker and Taylor Company.) Max Farcus, by Owen Johnson. Baker and Taylor Company Motiter, by Maxim Gorky. ton and Company.) PARTNERS OF ProvipeNcr, by Charles D. Stewart. (The Century Company.) THe Tower, by Mary Tappan Wright. (Charles Scribner's Sons.) Lucas Malet. (The (D. Apple- LIGHTER READING Coxcerninc Pavt axp Frastetta, by Mrs. L, Allen Harker. (Charles Scribner's Sons.) Coxtstox, by Winston Churchill Macmillan Company.) ‘Tue Cruise or THE Saisie Licut, by Norman Duncan. (Harper and Brothers.) Dox-a-Dreams, by Harvey J. O'Hig- gins. (The Century Company.) Tue Ficutixe Cuancr, by Robert W. Chambers. (Harper and Brothers.) ite GENTLEMAN RacMAN, by Wilbur Nesbit. (Harper and Brothers.) ‘Tue Heart or Girt, by Ruth Kim- ball Gardiner. (A. S. Barnes and Com- pany.) Henry Nortncote, by J. C. Snaith (Herbert B. Turner and Company.) Tur. Kixsaax, by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick- (The Macmillan Com- pany.) Katrixa, by Roy Rolfe Gilson. (The Baker and Taylor Company.) ‘Tie Master MAN, Anonymous. (John Lane Company.) At best it is but rough mining. it may well be that later comers find a fortune in the tailings. ‘The ang! Neverthe Few of them are native gold, but ¢ ‘Tue Plow Woman, by Eleanor Gates. (McClure, Phillips ana Company.) Sampson Rock or Watt. STREET, by Edwin Lefevre. (Harper and Brothers.) Tur Sacrep Cur, by Vincent Brown. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) Set in Aurnority, by Mrs. Everard Cotes. (Doubleday, Page and Company.) Tue Stamese Cat, by Henry M. Ride- out. (McClure, Phillips and Company.) Wien Love Speaks, by Will Payne. (The Macmillan Company.) Witte Fane, by Jack London, Macmillan Company.) (The SHORT STORIES A Draucut or THE Biur, by F. W. Bain. (G. P. Putnam's s Tue FLock, by y ton, Mifflin and Company.) Guetro Comeptes, by Israel Zangwill. (The Macmillan Company.) He Knew Lincotn, by Ida M. Tarbell. (McClure, Phillips and Company.) In Our Town, by William Allen White. (McClure, Phillips and Company.) Meorrs or My Dap Lire, by George Moore. (D. Appleton and Company.) Puck oF Poox’s Hitt, by Rudyard Kip- ling. (Doubleday, Page and Company.) (Hough- WORKS OF HISTORY, CRITICISM AND CONTROVERSY ‘Tue Book oF Castine ap Woopcrart, by Horace Kephart. (The Outing Pub- lishing Company.) 5 | 6} yo} uy baz | ay ae 17! 1B) 19 | 20] 2 24 | 25 of inclination is a steep one; the stream runs swiftly; and , here are some nuggets that, during the past ye ch has had enough specific gravity to hold its own aga J.B. Kerfoot. Curisttan Sctence, by Mark Twain, (Harper and Brothers. Dramatic Opinio AND F Bernard Shaw. (Brentano’s.) FRIENDS ON THE SHELF, by Bradford Torrey. (Houghton, Mifflin and Com- pany.) From a Cottece Wrxpow, by A. C. Benson. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) Tue Future in America, by H. Wells. (Harper and Brothers.) History ov THE UNITED STATES FROM 1850 TO 1877, by James Ford Rhodes. Seven (The Macmillan Com- pany.) Lire AND Letters oF Larcapio HEARN, by Elizabeth Bisland. (Houghton, Mifflin and Company.) A Mopern Symposium, by G. Lowes Dickinson, (McClure, Phillips and Com- pany.) ‘THe Nature or Man, by Elie Metchni- koff. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) Tue Nature AND OricIN oF Lire, by Felix le Dantec. (A. S. Barnes and Com- pany.) Tue Nature anv Oricin or Livinc Matter, by H. Charlton Bastian. (T. Fisher Unwin.) ‘THe NEGRO AND THE Nation, by George S. Merriam. (Henry Holt and Company.) REMINISCENCES OF A Mosby RILLA, by John W. Munson. Yard and Company.) SEN AND Soctety, by William I. Thomas. (The University of Chicago Press.) Stuptes ty S Arts, by Ar- thur Symons. (£. P. Dutton.) ‘Tiwet THE Mysterious, by Col- onel Sir Thomas H. Holdich. (Fred- erick A. Stokes and Company.) Watt Wuitman, by Bliss Perry. (Houghton, Mifiin and Company.) WALTER Pater, by A. C. Benson. (The Macmillan Company.) Gurr- (Moffat, comicbooks.com