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Show LITERARY NOTES. George Madden Martin, the author of "Emmy Lou" (McClure-Phllllps), was thoucht at first, becauso of her mascn-llno mascn-llno sounding name, to be a man. Georgo Madden Martin Is hor own name, and sho does not like to have It mistaken for her husband's name or for a pseudonym. Tho American public now understands this, but the English public, which has been recently Introduced to "Emmy Lou." docs not. Tho Pall Mall Gazette, In a recont rovlow of "Emmy Lou," says Ingenuously In-genuously "George Madden Martin lndcod knows so much about llttlo girls' that wo cannot help suspecting that femininity Is concealed behind the mascullno nom de guerre." Tho Ilarpors havo in preparation A. H. Savago Landor's Important new volume. "The Gems of the East." which they will publish this spring, Tho book contains the most accurate detailed description of tho Philippine Islands over published. It Is a revelation of the region Mr Landor, following his usual custom, traveled alono Into remote parts of the numerous Islands Is-lands of tho Malay archipelago, and reached many nlaces of which llttlo or nothing has hitherto been known. Plerro Leroy Beaulleu. author of "Tho Awakening of the East" (McClure-Phll-Hps), Is about to make a trip to America. He has been selected to deliver tho Hyde lectures before the Corcale Francals at Harvard university. His book, covering as It does, Siberia, Japan and China In tho most modern phaso of their development, develop-ment, has recently been much In demand because of tho war between Japan and Russia. MIsa Sarah S. Stlllwoll has mado beautiful beau-tiful drawings and decorations for Miss Margaret Sherwood's "Tho Story of King Sylvaln and Queen Almce." which tho Macmlllan company will publish next week. Miss Sherwood's royal lovers escape es-cape from tho conventional bondago of court life Into unmolested freedom, and tho talo narrates their adventures through forest and town and In a lodge of boughs by a southern sea. The book Is described ns "a contribution to the literature of pure Joy haunted by tho spirit of gladness." Ezra S. Brudno. whoso much-discussed book, "Tho Fugitive," has been put out by Donbloday, Page & Co.. Is a lawyer of Cleveland. Ho was born In Lithuania, a province of Russia, and gives on his llrst page this pen picture of his birthplace; "Ono of tho commonplace Insignificant Lithuanian towns, with thatched log houses sot along muddy, unpaved streets and stenchy alloys, with a weatherworn brick synagogue and a high-peaked old Greek church; with a ruinous public bath-houso bath-houso and a wcll-fortlflcd Jail; with a pond In which boys and cows alternately batho In summer, with encompassing bluish-green bluish-green forests, waving wheat Holds and blossoming orchards in short, but for tho last, old, dirty, lethargic, typically Lithuanian." "The, History of American Music." by Mr. Louis C. Elson, Is the second volumo In tho History of American Art. which Prof. John C. Van Dyke Is editing for the Macmlllan company. Mr. Elson, who 13 known as tho author of "Our National Music," has undertaken to covor overv phaso of his subject rather than to trea't a few phases exhaustively; and tho story ho has to tell ranges from the Psalmody of the Pilgrims and Puritans down to tho present day. Individual chapters describe tho work of American orchestral composers, com-posers, composers for pianoforte, song composers, organists, and tone-masters; and there are extended chapters on "Musical "Mu-sical Criticism and Authorship." "Amorlcan "Amorl-can Women In Music," and "The Musical Education of tho Present." Lato announcements for forthcoming spring publications on Doublcdwy, Pago & Co.'s list Include a new book ay Booker T. Washington. "Working With tho Hands," the publication of which has been delayed some time; "Basketry," with over two hundred and fifty colored Illustrations and photographs, by tho eminent authority on indlan crafts, Prof. Otis T. Mason; "So clal Games jtnd Pastimes," bv Mrs. Burton Bur-ton Klngsland, uniform with the same author's au-thor's "Book of Good Manners" and "Book of Weddings;" "Poems that Every Child Should Know," edited by Miss Mary E. Burt, with Illustrations and decorations decora-tions by MI33 Blancho Ostortag; and "Tho rmrner, u new novel oy .Alien t rencn. Following tho success of Frank M. Chapman's Chap-man's "Color Koy to North American Birds." this spring, a companion volumo will bo Issued with, eight hundred illustrations, illus-trations, ontltled "A Color Koy to American Ameri-can Bird's Eggs." The March 20th issue of Harper's Weekly Week-ly has tho usual number of tlmoly and interesting war features. Flvo pages are devoted to photographs of striking scenes nnd Incidents token at tho sceno of action. Melvlllo E. Stone, general manager of tho Associated Press, contributes an important import-ant article on "The Russian VIow of tho War," embodying the result of personal experience" and observation during a re cent visit to St. Petersburg. Charles Johnston writes on "Tho Strength of Japan," giving an account of the rlso of the Mikado's nation a3 a world power, and describing tho organization and strength of hor army; and thorc Is a conclso diary of tho progress of the war, recording tho events of the week from day to day. Tho samo number contains, also, a clear and comprehenslvo war map, of double-pago size. Few first novels meet with such Imrnedl- ate favor as Mr. Joseph C. Lincoln's "Cap'n Erl, a Story of the Coast." A cecond largo edition was mado necessary by the orders within three days after the book was published by Messrs. A, Sc Barnes & Co., and within a week a third edition was called for. Tho emphatlo wel como given to this delightful and humorous humor-ous story by reviews and readers indicates another addition to tho list of notablo successes suc-cesses by new authors. "LONDON, March 31. Tho Times Ihls morning publishes advanco extracts from the autobiography of Herbert Spencer, which glvo interesting and curious remarks re-marks mado by the philosopher. For example, ex-ample, he says: "After reading six book3 of tho Iliad, I felt that I would rather givo a largo sum than road to tho end," And ''after a perusal of Ruskin's 'Stonea of Venice' I havo lost all faith In Ruskin's Judgment; doubtless he had a line and eloquent stylo, but ho has uttered multitudinous absurdities." Referring to Carlylo, Herbert Spencer says "that he cither could not or would not think coherently." Tho philosopher expresses admiration 1 for George Eliot, both physically and In-tellectUHlIv, In-tellectUHlIv, but ways tho report which was current that ho was in lovo with and intended to marry her was untrue. |