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An admirable gift book. Ncl, $10 Roosevelt! IMPRESSIONS OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT An intimate view of the great American's life. Eight or more unique and exclusive features, as (3) Why T. II. accused Tolstoi of teaching ihmorality. Net, $3.00 Publishers, Garden City, N. Y. J. W. T. LEY.- Illustrated, 50.00 that is the delight of Dickens lovers. By albert e. gallatin. $15.00 after paintings by Eugene Burnand. 681 Fifth Ave. New York MINCE PIE for Christmas A.d.ejectablo concoction of essays by the author of The Haunted Book Shop, Songs For a Little House and The Rocking' Horse. Clean, 'lively, pungent bits of prose on a 'variety of things and happenings, sur charged with the delightful humor and the pleasant literary charm that mark the work of CHRISTOPHER MORLEY V At all bookshops. GEORGE, H. DORAN COMPANY 1 yfiJpi'i Jp ftb. 1 Tmiiilnnrni HOLIDAY READING . FORLIVE BOYS Stories of Sea and Land Full of Adventure and Whole- some Sentiment Rupert Snrscant Ilolthnd, author of some corltlng Modes for hoys, hns written one of his corklncest In "Nep tune's Son." As the title implied, this is a jnrn of tho briny. It Is nil of that The hero, .Tim Burgess, is only Mevontccu, but the lure of the wide waters is in his blood and he Hhips before the mnst on a Yankee clipper, the Ilnrnncle, outward bound from Boston for KrUco via the Horn. This voyage, of course, opens all sorts of opportunities for a lively hero, unri he has his 1111 of excitement what with do ings with n pirate sloop, a myt-toriou tacred ruby, Hindu priests and other extraordinary persons and things to enter into n boy'n life. Iluildlng n weir, circumventing n bear, staying on n ranch nil thene op portunities and others come to Isabel and her friend during their vneation in tho West. Their hendqunrters arc u camp in the mottntnius of Montana. Here 'occur many exciting incidents im plicating strango Mexicans and other interesting characters. Toward the end of the story tho plot turns on the suc cess of the boys' engineering feat. The outcome of this. mid the decision of the boys as to their careers brings the reader to the time of America's en trance into the war. They all figure in "Isabel Cnrleton in the West," by Margaret Ashman. One of 1 William Heyliger's best stories is found in "High lleutou." The talc of n boy's growth, mental and moral, and his development from a good-natured, indifferent boy, whose horizon is bounded by the narrow con fines of his own little town, into a manly youth, strong nnd wlde-visioned, "High Heuton" is n lhely boy who nlwnjs mannges to be in the midst of things. From the time lie finds writ ten 011 his sidewalk the message, "Gregor Helseng licked Ucnton yester day," his dajs are tilled with pictur esque adventures. He hns his itch to become a moving-picture actor: he or ganizes i secret society mid (strikes to compel the reinstatement of an expelled high school student; he meets with his gang in the Hiding House and is over whelmed with thoughts of ghosts; and his greatest blow comes on the occa sion that his father's friend refuses to employ him when lie quits school with out finishing his course. ItlOII HHNTOX. Hy Wllllum Heytlger. New Yorkr'D. Appleton t Co. $1.00. ISAnBI.CAIlMITON IN TUB WEST. Vy .Margaret Ashman. New York: Macmlllftn Co NnPTUNK'S SON. By JUipert S. Holland. Philadelphia: deorire W. Jacobs i. Co. J1.60. FANTASY IN ROMANCE "The Moon Pool" Rich in Imagination and Adventure .Tnst imagine n complex of II. O. Wells, in his earlier scientifico-fictionnl manner; Kdgnr Allan Poe, of "Hans Pfaal," and "The Pit nnd the Pen dulum"; Jules Verne, of "Twenty Thousnnd Leagues." nnd "From the Earth to the Moon" nnd "A Journey to the Center of the 'Earth"; Rider Hag gard, of "She," and "The Children of the Mist," nnd James Stephens, of "The Crock of Gold," and jou will gain an idea of the scientific slants, the romance, the imagination, and the thrills which nre put into book form under the title of "The Moon Pool," by Abraham Merritt. And, learn too, that it is all without imitation, cou scions or unconscious, of these noted writers and much -loved books that Mr. Merritt n'ehieves his novel of uncannv adventure, weird imaginings and arabesque ntmospherc. Ills contacts with them nre all tangential, never di rectly and objectively touching by im pact. It is a book that cannot be described in its intricate plotting nnd to read it is to admire the fertility of invention of the author, his command of all the expedients that cause the pulses to beat faster and the gooseflesh to stand out at times, his control of the grotesque and the horrific. Suffice it to say that the narrative takes a party of explorers in the South Pacific into an unknown and mysterious realm and tho reader from thrill to thrill, from surprise to siirnrise. THE MOON POOU By A. Merritt. New Yon:: u. l'. -ruinanva oons "Shavings" on the Stage Joseph O. Lincoln's latest novel, "Shavings," which enjoyed such wide popularity in book form, is being drnmntlzed and will soon be produced by Henry W. Savage. .George M. Cohan, who has read the book, is deeply interested in the character of Shavings, ana nas promised 10 givo mc production his closest personal super vision. AT THE FREE LIBRARY nb. nAAmA in th Free Library. 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In fnct Mr, Znugwill has written whnt might well be de-i-cribed as an eclogue, of course taking into consideration the differences in form between the Vcrgllian medium,of expression of his romances and the modern novel. The spirit is much the same. And it is no reflection on Vergil that Mr. Eangwill is less consciously artificial and certainly more human. Simple, kindly folk, some limned in broad brush strokes and others deli cately etched, people the page's of one of the most delightful stories that the presses have printed in many a day. Tho Essex locale is pathetically pic tured with its lovely waters and mellow villages and picturesque scenery. And the people arc as kindly and as fas cinating as the scenes. JINNY. THE CARUIKn. By Israel Zan. win. iev ion.; .iiacmman Lo. f.. New Verse by Masters The cynicism of "Spoon Rhcr An thology" tinges the verse in the Idtest volume of verse by Edgar Lee Mas ters, just published under the title, "Starved Rock," taken from the in troductory poem. There are poems in the book that arc not cynical, but they lack the quality which makes a poem great. Some attempt hns been made to write musical verse, but Mr. Mas ters lacks-the ear for rhythm. His verse does not sing. It makes a brave attempt, but the lyric quality is not there. In "The Wedding Feast," written in the old ballad form, ho comes as near as he ever does to mel ody. Those familiar with current po litical history will find little difficulty in identifying the man whom he had in mind when he wrote "The Chris tian Statesman," n long poem which tells how a man ran for Congress three times and was defeated each time, in spite of the willingness of the candi date to receive the support of all the abhorrent influences in politics. After his last defeat he decides to devote the rest of his life t6 putting out of busi ness tho saloons which did not support him. Hut after all the student of ten dencies in American verse cannot over look Mr. Masters, STAIIVED JIOCK. By Edgar Lee Masters. New Yorlt: The Macmlllan Co. $1.75. Do you live South or North of Market Street? In either case you must read THE BOOK OF PHILADELPHIA By Robert Shackleton Never was there a study of the city at once so anecdotal, whimsical, humorous, informing,, analytical. Mr. Shackleton explores forgotten nooks, finds a hidden church and an old Pickwickian courtyard. The soul of the city is laid open as you read. You'll want to rush out, book in hand, and explore for yourself, and you will be amazed to find how little you know about your city. This is a fascinating new volume by the author of THE BOOK OF BOSTON THE BOOK OF NEW YORK Drawings by Pullinger and Boyer, and many photo graphs. Frontispiece in color. Price: Leather, $7.50; Cloth, $3.00. 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' At All Booksellers THE PENN PUBLISHING CO,, 925 Filbert St, Philadelphia " BERTHA RUCK'S ' LATEST NOVEL "The Disturbing Charm" De lightful in Fancy and Manner The lightsome fancy nnd the delight ful stjle thnt characterized Bertha Ruck's "A Land dlrl's Love Story." "In Another Girl's Shoes" and "The Three of Hearts, am carried over Into her latest novel, "The Dis turbing Charm." The title comes from the "smnll and secret force, the love-germ of mischief nnd delight." thnt sets people falling in love with other people, most often the wrong peo ple Some pawky humor that turns romantic Oupltl into an interfering and unreasonable Puek who tangles the skeins of love affairs until they nre well nigh inextrlrable; rules the romances ot this vjholly charming story. The path ot true love never did run smooth, as the old novelists put It, and Miss Ruck Is just old.fnshioned enough to utilize this motivation, but is very up-to-date in her personages nnd in her manner, which is quizzlrnllv humor ous, richly comedic, touched with n tang of irony at times nnd always good-humored. There is quite an actual charm or potion or microbe as the basis of the story, whose inventor or discoverer sends it to n distinguished scientist, whoso niece happens upon it. And after thnt the deluge of compli cations of amorousness nnd sentiment nnd criss-crossing of affection. A group of persons almost as varied as those Hoceaceio assembled is brought under the influence of the "disturbing rharm" nt a French resort nnd It tnkps nil tho skill of the author to sort out the proper mates for each in the course of her highly cntertnlnlng novel. The heroine is very fetching indeed and her colleagues in the story-making arc interestingly portrayed. THE DISTtmniNo CHARM. By Berllia nurk. New York: Dodd, Mead i Co. 1.60. Mid-Victorian Memories Those who like gossip about promi nent people nnd who does not? will find Matilda Betlmm-Edwards's "Mid Victorian Memories" very pleasant rending. Miss Rctham-Edwards writes of Henry James, George Eliot and Her bert Spencer; Coventry Pntmorc, Fred eric Harrison, Amelia II. Edwards, her cousin ; Lord Kitchener, Viscount Morlcy, John Murray and many others, nil in a delightful vein. The thnpter devoted to Frederic Harrison will be prized most by muny renders for the reason that there are included in it several Intimate letters written by the distinguished positivist philosopher to the author, with no idea that they would ever be seen by any one but the recinient. A note bv the publishers indicates that Mr. Harrison is not pleased with their publication, but they contain nothing of which he need be nshnmed, nnd they give a glimpse of the man as he nppeared to his friends when he was not conscious of pubiis attention. As such they hnvc con siderable value. MID-VICTORIAN MEMORIES. By ftatllda Hctham-Kdwardn. wun n personal sKctcn by Sarah Grnnd. New York: The Mac mlllan Co. $3. Chimney-Pot Papers Mr. Charles S. Rrooks has made a pleasant name for himself with his little volumes of essays. "Journeys to Rngdnd" and "There's Pippins nnd Cheese to Come" were the preceding collections, nnd now there is n third. "Chimney-Pot Papers." Tlicy nre of n mild, agreeable, desultory flavor; the gossipy outpouring of a genial, roving, bookish spirit. Lovers of the essay will find in them a fund of warm and delicate fancy. Perhaps they are a little too resolutely and implacably whimsical too consciously quaint. Sometimes one discerns a stern deter mination to be freakish and Lamblike. Mr. Brooks is not an essayist by born irifr. hut bv nerseverant practice. Where his matter runs a trifle thin he ekes it out by a rather norm manner, nnd his errantry of phrase has the smack of being rather too choicely Vind curiously labored. Yet in the day ot Dr. Frank Crane and Misha Apple -baum nnd Herbert Kaufman there is much cause for thanks in Mr. Brooks, Ho is not of tho planetary essayists, but jie moves charmingly as a satellite. CHIMNEY-POT PAPERS. Uy Charles S. Brooks. Woodcuts by Prlti Endell. New Haven: Yale University Tress. J2. n Kiplin RUDYARD KIPLING'S VERSE Inclusive Edition 1885-1918 ONE big volume of 800 pages, sumptuously made under Mr. Kipling's own editing, overflowing, as "The New York Tribune" has it, "with a personality as lavish and varied in its field as Theodore Roosevelt's. 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