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RUDYARD KIPLING'S "KIM."
A GREAT NOVEL OF LIFE IN INDIA.
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N THE DECEMBER NUMBER will
be found the opening chapter of
"Kim, one of the greatest novels
that has appeared in this generation.
In this wondrous story of adventure,
comparable to Robinson Crusoe, whose
chief characters are an Irish ragamuf
fin of the streets and an ancient lama
of Thibet, the reader js given pictures
of people and places and a mighty in
sight into human life, its problems, its
STAGE MEMORIES.
Raeolleetior of a Lifetime en th Stage by
Clara Marrk
OF living American actresses,
none has achieved fame
and success equal to Clara
Mom's. Her rise was full of
hardships and against obstacles
almost insurmountable. How
this frail, friendless girl fou.qht
her way from the lowest round
to the highest rank in her pro,
fession is one of the most re
markable records in dramatic
history. Aiss Morris writes as
well as she acts. She tells the
story of her trials and triumphs
with dramatic power. Her
reminiscences of the great
men and women of her pro
fession will be found of ex
traordinary in
terest. She
will tell of
John Wltko Booth,
Lawrence Barrett,
Joseph Jefferson,
Mr. Gilbert and
other greet lUn In
the dramatic firmament
"KIM," Mi. DHIbi's New Hera.
philosophy, its failures, its hopes and
traged.es. Mr. Kipling has used India
for his setting with marvellous effect.
And the keynote of the story is the
secret service of India-the institution
that keeps the British informed of local
disaffections. We see the priests and
beggars, horse traders and fakirs, danc
ing girls and detectives pass over the
stage in rapid succession. Besides be
ing a novel of surpassing interest, it is
a literary illumination of a marvellous
people, of a mysterious religious phil
osophy of a land more varied than
anywhere in the world.
Next to the Grour d.
Entertaining Jtudlti of Perm Life end Country Cuitome
by MARTHA McCULLOCII.WILLIAMS.
MRS. WILLIAMS prew up on a firm In Tennessee.
From Infancy she lived among plants, minute and
Insects and knows them as she knows her mi ther tongue.
These articles bring one close to Mother Earth. She
writes with that knowledge of detail that con ;s only from
lone and Intimate association. She tells of the flees and
Birds, the Hounds, the Horses, the Hop, th.; Trees, the
Crops, the Soil ami the tillers with Infinite el'irm.
MORE DOLLY DIALOGUES.
By ANTHONY HOPE.
IT is some years since we all lost sight of that dainty,
1 flirtatious, elusive "Dolly," whose conversations
with Ar. Carter set the English-speaking world agog
with dclieht. Now the delectable Dolly appears again
on the scene, and in More Dolly Dialogues Mr. Anthony
Hope supplies us with conversat'ons more dehghttul
than ever. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy.
"Dally."
Clara UotrU la 170.
STIRRING ARTICLES ON HISTORICAL SUBJECTS FOUR GREAT FEATURES.
HcGvrt's MtoAiine fuu for years presented
nets light on American History . For lot coming
ytkrttft h&e some especially good feaksrts.
DRAMATIC EPISODES IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
By IDA M. TARUELL.
who, as the author of the "Life of Lincoln," "Lift of Na
poleon," etc.. has entered the front rank amon American
historians, will write a series of articles about well-known
events, presented In a new dress. The Trial of AARON
BURR, the JACKSON-CALHOUN Imbroglio and the Signing
of THB DECLARATION OP INDEPENDENCE are amons
her forthcoming articles.
-COLONIAL FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS."
By CVRUS TOWNSEND B ?ADY.
DE SOTO, FRONTENAC and PEPPERELL are among
his subjects for the nter future.
UNPUBLISHED CHAPTERS.
These will Include two articles from the papers left by
Talcs of i Merry Monarch.
Sme ef Nu tciAttc Adventure of Jamei V.
4 Scetland. by ROBERT BARR,
TTHESE have been heretofore an-
nounced as the "JIMMY" Stories,
because by this pet name this uncon
ventional mourch was known to his
people, amonj whom he often travelled
and revelled in disgu se. Some of th se
adventures are told with characteristic
humor by Mr. Barr.
"WITHIN THE GATES."
By ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
MRS. PHELPS-WARD, author of "The Gates Ajar," gives in dramatic form her matured beliefs as to the
great problems of Life, Death and the Resurrection. The drama carries the characters from this world
to the next, and the action involves the problem of Redemption. It Is certain to attract world-wide attention.
IN THE WORLD OF GRAFT.
Studies of life amon the Criminal Classes made during a long tour
of the larger cities, exoressly for McOure's Magazine,
By JOSIAH FLYNT.
THIS author, so well known for his stories of criminals and tramp
1 dom, has made searching, original investigations amonif the
criminals of many cities, studying their relations to the public and
particuUrly to the rulmg powers. These articles are not fiction,
but sociological stories of the highest value. Thev set forth condi
tions as they are. The criminals tell of their acts, their views of
lite and how they could suppress crime if thsy had police control
Stephen R. Mallory, Secretary of the Confederate Navy.
They graphically tell of the FALL OF RICHMOND, the
FLIGHT OF THE CABINET and THE CAPTURE Of JEF
FERSON DAVIS.
DISBANDING OF TIE ARMIES.
By IDA M. TAR. ELL.
Two articles prepared after great research, dealing- with
the return of the Union and Confe 'erate soldiers to their
homes. Hitherto Inaccessible oflic.il records nuke these
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People of the Woods.':affla
'THESE are drscrlptions of animal life by one who has lived long In
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server of others. Mr. Hulbert not only knows his friends II,
but he writes of them with
Inimitable charm. These
ate not only absolutely
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intellectual mirror up to
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Tela at UK U tb South.
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T4m M Ckila Life,
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Ro:Bilr Stories ot Bjrgo.e Cars ta EnUne
FREDERIC REMINGTON.
A Dot Slot? lUuUti tor ttu AuUxu.
EDITH WYATT.
fitorits of ChtcafOL
Stories of Wall Street.
Illustrating Remarkable Incidents of the Pbancia!
World, by
EDWIN LEFEVRE
AH1LE Ihejf arc fiction, they are
yy based on actual or typical events
of "The Street." They throw a flood
of light on th: way financial tramac
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Great Character Sketches.
COUNT I.EO TOLSTOY, by ANDREW D.
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RICHARD CROKEK, by Wllllnm Allen
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At this season of tho year no list of books
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I "Vosty of tho Basins," a novel by Sarnh
T. McLoan-Qrecne, has boon brought out In
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to his race. Miss Constance Qoddard Du
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Few writers have Increased their repu
tation so much recently as Joseph Conrad,
whoso lateHt book, "Lord Jim," has Just
beon published In this country. This strong
wrltor about tho sea Is of Polish ancestry
and was born and passed his boyhood in
Poland. His grandfather fought under Na
poleon and his father played n leading part
In tho Polish uprising of lfif.3. Left an
orphan at tho ago of 13, young Conrad found
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thenco Into a merchant house, and nfter
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sea. Those who read "Lord Jim," which
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There is a rapidly growing disinclination
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eon of tho University of Chicago has
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and Latin classics usually embraced In a
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without change ot realdonco on their part
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Dodd, Mead & Co., New York. Price, $2.
"Tho Duko" Is a new tooic by J. Storor
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A now novel from tho pon of tho author
of "The Prjsonor of Honda" Is an event
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novelist. Tho title ot this latest work
of Anthony Hope Is "Qulsanto" nnd It la
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novel Is mainly concerned with the for
tunes of Alexander Qulsante, a man of
foreign extraction, whose brilliant abilities
gain him a prominent position In English
political life, nnd of Lady May Gaston, a
girl of high birth who, ngalnst the wishes
ot nil her friends, bocomcs his wife. His
character and hers, tholr history, the
Imperious alternatlvo with which ho was
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Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York.
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humorous episodes and dramatic scenes
which marked Penelopo's progress through
England and Scotland These designs are
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Monnrchlsm," Is by Margaret H. Potter. It
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courtier, son of thu ArchblBhop ot Can
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"Penelopo's Experiences," by Kate Doug
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published a few yenrs ago with "A Catho
dal Courtship." to which soveral chapters
are now added. Tho second Is "Penelope's
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"Quicksand," by Hcrvey Wblto, author
ot "Differences," Is uot merely tho story of
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family. Tho growth and education of a boy
(rearl'd by his grandparents as their sou
and In ignorance of tho tragedy of his
mother's death nnd his own birth), his
strugglo for recognition as n writer, nnd
llnulty tho tragic Incidents which end his
llfo, form tho current of the book, but thu
other characters nro no less Interesting.
Tho kindly and faithful hired man, tho qulut
father, the encrgotlo mother, the brother
and sisters, all aro drawn with Inflnlto
detail nnd astonishing vtvldncbs and real
ism. Small, Maynard & Co., Boston. Price,
$1.50.
With tho publication of "The Three Miss
Kings" Ada Cambridge gained at once a
place In tho affoctlou of American readers
which she has maintained. Her new novol
shows tho constant human Interest, which
characterizes the work ot this sympathetic
and charming writer. Thoro is nn enter
taining plot and tho backgrounds of tho
varying scenes of action nro sketched most
vividly. "Path and Goal" may be safely
commended as one ot the best of Ada Cam
bridge's novels. D. Appleton & Co., Now
York, Price, $1.
PolltlfH uml Wnr.
Political campaigns, llko wars, nre usu
ally accompanied by a Hood of llteruturo
of mcro or less value, frequently less. Tho
writers of bucIi volumes arc distinctly par
tisan and tholr opinions nro warped to a
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Prof. Gordy has written an cxhaustlvo his
tory of political parties slnco tho founda
tion of tho government and his work Is
nlrcndy recognized as an nuthorlty. Tho
volumo now at hand Is the first and, with
three moro to follow, will constitute tho
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publication of tho work the author's fur
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history of their country. To all such Prof.
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