Life, 1910-10-27 · page 42 of 44
Life — October 27, 1910 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** for Scribner's magazine and books, not political satire. The small cartoon at bottom left ("Greater Love Hath No Man") shows a figure sacrificing himself for a friend—a sentimental illustration accompanying a literary quote, not satire. The page's main content advertises **November 1910 Scribner's magazine**, promoting upcoming serial fiction including: - F. Hopkinson Smith's "Kennedy Square" (described as celebrating "old South" ideals) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's historical fiction about the Huns - General Funston's articles on fighting insurgents (appears to reference Philippine-American War conflicts) The **Maillard's cocoa advertisement** at top left is straightforward product marketing. The page reflects early 1900s American literary culture: romantic historical fiction, adventure narratives, and nostalgia for the antebellum South were commercially popular. There is **no apparent political cartoon or satirical commentary**—this is a book/magazine promotion page.
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= EIVEE™ The vatuo |! vanina fy of C | Chocolate ; | A Chariot of Fire, by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. (Harper & Brothers.) Fraternity, Anonymous. (Harper & Brothers. $1.00.) Dixie Hart, by Will N. Harben. (Hare per & Brothers. $1.50.) The De Bercy Affair, by Gordon Holmes. (Edward J. Clode.) In Various Moods, ty Irving Bachel- The Iliad of Homer, by Prentiss Cum. mings. (Little, Brown & Co. $3.00 2 vols.) The Island of Stone Money, by Wil liam Henry Furness, 3d. (J. B. Lippin- cott Company. $3.50.) Including Finnigan, by Strickland W. Gillilan, (Forbes & Co., Chicago, Ill $1.00.) The Latest Books Harmen Pols, by Maarten Maartens. (John Lane Company. $1.35.) Sonnets to a Lover, by Myrtle Reed. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) The People’s King, by W. Holt-White. (John Lane Company. $1.25.) The Healthful Art of Dancing, by Luther G. Gulick. (Doubleday, Page & Co. $1.40.) The Shears of Destiny, by Leroy Scott. (Doubleday, Page & Co.) The History of the Telephone, by Her- bert N. Casson. (A, C. McClurg & Co., Chicago. $1.50.) The Impostor, by John Reed Scott. (J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pa. $1.50.) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN (THAN THIS, THAT ME LAY DOWN HIS “LIFE”? FOR HIS FRIEND), ler. (Harper & Brothers. $1.00.) Quentin Durward, by Herbert P. Wil- The Crashaw Bros. by Arthur S. liams. (D. Appleton & Co. $1.50.) Pier. (Houghton, Mifflin Company. The Talisman, by Herbert P. Wile $1.50.) liams. (D. Appleton & Co. $1.50) In the NOVEMBER SCRIBNER The beginning of the New Serial Kennedy Square By F. Hopkinson Smith Author of “The Fortunes of Oliver Horn’’ A story of the old South. Its ideals are those that have always made the world happier and better. The Bigot. A Short Story by Thomas Nelson Page. The character of the old New Englander and the story of his life will take a place among the author's best remembered creations. The Land of the Buffalo. The first of Ernest Thompson Seton’s articles describing his experiences in the wonderful country of The Arctic Prairies. A region almost unknown to the white man. Illustrated with drawings and photo -graphs by the author. Through the Mists —The Coming of the Huns. A highly imaginative glimpse of the great invasioo of Central Europe in the fourth century, by Sir Arthur Con Doyle (one of several sketches by him to appear in the next few months). Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. Another of General Funston’s vivid and romantic articles about Fighting with Insurgents. Th Fall of Guaimaro. Fall of Guaimaro, Correspondence of Washington Irving 04 John Howard Payne. A most interesting contribution to literary and dramatic history. Send for a Prospectus for 1911. It will settle any doubt as to the cholce ofa magazine tor next year—83.00 a year; Bs Cents a number CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, NEW YORK 726 comicbooks.com