Life — June 17, 1909 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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Mr. Webster has a regrettable penchant for words that are obsolete and uncommon; and loses no opportunity for introducing them into the thread of his story. For this reason a book that might have been pleasant reading for a s mer afternoon is but a tiresome Mr. Webster has much to learn. One of these is that the day of erotic literature is past; there are some par: s in his book that will exclud it from the family circle. The illustrations, of which the book contains many, are spirited and really illustrate the text, which is more than we an say of the work of some of our illustrators. Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan. This f travels—and who does not write a book cls in these days?—does not begin to com- in brightness and veracity, with the similar work, A Tramp Abroad, by Twain. Even Lan- dor has done the agony of travel better. Mr. Bunyan might at le ave chosen a more agree- ble field, if he wa 1 to inflict travels upon us the work is fiction (and we fmagine Mr. Bunyan h ther fictional mentality), it is worse, for in that case the adventures are pla- Seton giarized. Henry Merriman, George Barr McCutcheon and Max Pemberton originated these same incidents long Poems, by Robert Burns. This little book of 694 pages causes us once more to ask, “ Where are the poets?’ By this we the real poets, like those of old; poets like Bliss Carman and Ella Wheeler Wilcox. We admit that Mr. Burns is a clever versifier. He has the knack of putting his thoughts into rhymed words, and has a certain swing that is not displeasing, but he never reaches the great heights. But, after all, E pluribus publico; pro bono unum; we should be thankful for small pocts in these matter-of- fact days. Many of the poems in this volume will _be recognized as having appeared _in the mean We hardly think these have suffi- cient depth to deserve preservation between covers, Especially is this true of the dialect poems. Of these, while admitting that they are dialect we may ask, “ But are they poems?" The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith. Here we have another of Miss Finnerty’s (for everyone now sees through the thin disguise of her pen name) dashing tales of love and adve ture. We are informed that this novel has al- ready gone to press sevent: ht times and t sales aggregate 940,000 copics. For ten years it has been included in the “six best sellers of the month."? The new edition prepared for the Christmas demand contains sixteen full-page il- lustrations of girls by Christy, in color. While these have no connection with the characters of the story they add materially to the beauty of the book. The Intellectual Development of Europe, by Draper. Every father of a family will welcome this new book for boys by the author of “ Tom the Topmast Led,” etc. The plot tells of young lad, Europe, who is born poor and ig- norant, with nothing to his name but climates, isothermal lines, mean temperatures and geo- graphical features, but who, in spite of many hardships and after many adventures, reaches the summit of intellectual supremacy and wealth. The sales in Boston have already reached phe- nomenal proportions and last month the book stood at the head of the list of those most fre- quently called for in the juvenile department of the public library. Ben Blair, by Will Lil those deep studies of hu newspapers. he bridge. This is one of an nature as exemplified HAVOLIINE OIL “It makes a difference.” An automobile cylinder oil must be filtered—other- wise heavy carbon deposits will result. 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HEUBLEIN & BRO. a ee NEW YORK LONDON skimming in American life that have rendered the work of this writer the favorites of that small Ih select circle that still calls for the best in liter ture. ern, “big selling" fiction, lacks plot an perhaps, but the masterly manner in which 1 characters are developed will please that scle coterie whose idols are Howells, James, Mer dith and Corelli. The book, as a whole, is sor what like the “ House of Mirth." It is about 1 same size and is printed in black ink on whit paper. In other ways it differs from “ of Mirth,? which is an advantage, for if it w exactly like it either Mrs, Wharton or Mr bridge would be accused of plagiarism Essays on Nature ¢ Wright Mabic, We are always glad to welco: a new book from this crisp and this volume, especially, lucidity and. simplicit reach a climax. There is a joyous flash sparkle to these essays, like the rippling of but bubblir book for a tired brain that needs relaxano Perhaps, in seeking lucidity, the author has gon a hit too far, touching his subject too ligh’ skipping from flower to flower (or should \ shallow to cerebrum), too thoughtlessly, too flitting! But we would not have him dig deeper. (Continued on page 865) lor of the original now on exhibition It ts 12 x 9, mount plete descr! form. Send 2 today for this pleture, and If you are not satisfied, or if you can purchase it at retail for double the price, return It to us and we will refund your money. $5.00 Parquet for $2.00 us water color facsimile in ten colors of a Parquer plece, “The Emperor,” 1s an exact reproduction in full t the Grand Salo, ready for framing, and represents & leon’s military career, This edition is le to Introduce our water color reproduc- leces. 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