AT THE SIGN OF THE HOBBY-HORSE
By Elizabeth Bisland Wetmore
Author of "The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn," etc.
In this group of essays upon some of her intellectual hobbies, Mrs. Wetmore's penetrating mind and vivacious style are seen to exceptional advantage. She writes upon topics that are very much alive—subjects of debate and discussion among cultivated people everywhere. A few of the topics treated are The Morals of the Modern Heroine, The Child in Literature, The Contemporary Poets, Strong Meat for the Masses (i.e., literary meat), The Books of the Bourgeoisie, The Little Member (i.e., the tongue), Upon Making the Most of Life, etc. In tone and flavor, the essays are somewhat between the bookish character of such collections as Sedgwick's "Great Writers" and the personal, whimsical note of those of Miss Repplier and Mr. Crothers. They are always vigorous in thought and expression, and uncommonly readable. They will be read and talked of. (Ready in April)
AN APPROACH TO WALT WHITMAN
By Carleton Noyes
Author of "The Enjoyment of Art" and "The Gate of Appreciation." Illustrated. Large crown 8vo, $1.50 net. Postage extra.
For any one desiring to get at the true spirit and meaning of Walt Whitman's poetry, there could be no better introduction than this compact and illuminating volume. Mr. Noyes, who has made a life-long study of Whitman, writes of him with peculiar insight and clarity. The chapters deal with Whitman the Man, with his Art, his Human Appeal, his Attitude toward God and Religion, and, finally, with his unique message to the individual reader. The book is in no sense a competitor with any of the biographies of Whitman,—but, rather, complementary to them. No lover of the Good Gray Poet can afford to overlook it, while many who have been perhaps but indifferently interested in Whitman will find this book a stimulus to further study. It is illustrated with a rare photograph reproduced in photogravure, together with a facsimile of an interesting piece of unpublished manuscript.
Mr. Noyes was for several years an instructor in the English Department of Harvard University, but is now devoting himself entirely to letters.
(Ready in April)
LETTERS TO MY SON
This is a unique book of intense human interest, written by a well-known English author whose name is, by her own desire, withheld. These Letters, or confessions, tell the story of a woman's early wedded life with remarkable poignancy, and with a humor, tenderness, picturesqueness, and lack of self-consciousness, that cannot fail to win thousands of readers, especially women. The volume is unlike all other books of fiction. It cannot be described; it must be read. It is, in short, the book of a woman's heart written with a mingling of frankness and reserve, of strong feeling and literary skill that will make a permanent impression. (Ready in May)