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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



D ECEMBEB, 1914 



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-THE • TALK- OF THE - OFFICE 



THE AMERICAN BOOKS 



A FTER long preparation we are ready to 

 f~\ announce a series of books on current 

 problems which will take up the most 

 interesting questions at issue in America to- 

 day. The feature of this series will be the 

 discussion of distinctively American move- 

 ments by American authorities, and of prob- 

 lems connected with the future prosperity of 

 the United States. We have therefore chosen 

 as a title for the series, "The American 

 Books." These volumes will be of pocket 

 size, well bound in scarlet cloth, and will 

 be sold at the popular price of 60 cents a 

 volume. 



The series was projected many months 

 before the Great War, but it derives ad- 

 ditional importance from the new position 

 which that great struggle has given America 

 on the face of the globe. The United States, 

 standing aloof from the suicidal bloodshed 

 of the Old World, will probably become the 

 peaceful arbiter of the earth's destinies and 

 the flywheel to keep the industry of the world 

 revolving. A new responsibility toward the 

 world's welfare has therefore devolved upon 

 the United States. 



An inquiry into the meaning and tendency 

 of American civilization to-day is thus not 

 only a matter of high interest but of patriotic 

 duty. We wish "The American Books" 

 to be a series of brief authoritative manuals 

 which will attempt to lay bare some of the 

 problems that confront us to-day; written 

 in popular terms that will inspire rather than 

 discourage the casual reader. The series 

 should prove not only of great interest to all 

 American citizens who wish to aid in solving 

 their country's pressing problems, but to 

 every foreigner visiting this country who 

 seeks an interpretation of the American point 

 of view. 



We wish "The American Books" to be 

 written by the best men, and to this end seek 

 the widest publicity for the plan. We shall 

 be glad to receive suggestions as to titles for 

 the series, and shall welcome authoritative 

 MSS. submitted from any quarter. 



The first volumes of the series will be pub- 

 lished early in 1915. Titles now in prepara- 

 tion are: 



The American Indian 



By Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa), author of "Old 

 Indian Days," "Indian Boyhood," etc. 



A History or American Literature, 



By Prof. Leon Kellner of the University of Czerno- 

 witz (Austria), translated from the German by 

 Julia Franklin. 



The Cost of Living, 



By Fabian Franklin, Associate Editor of the New 

 York Evening Post. 



Socialism in America, 



By John Macy, late literary editor of the Boston 

 Herald, author of "The Spirit of American Litera- 

 ture." 



The Drama in America, 



By Clayton Hamilton, author of "The Drama of 

 To-day," "Materials and Methods of Fiction." 



The American College, 



By Isaac Sharpless, President of Haverford College. 



The American School, 



By Walter S. Hinchman, Master in Groton School. 



The University Movement, 



By Ira Remsen, late President of Johns Hopkins 

 University. 



The American Navy, 



By Rear Admiral French E. Chadwick. 



THIS IS A CONRAD CHRISTMAS 



It is safe to say that but few Conrad books 

 have been given as Christmas presents before 

 this year. And equally safe to say that the 

 Deep Sea Edition in sea-blue leather, pocket 

 size (at $1.50, net, per volume), will be a popu- 

 lar gift among discriminating book lovers this 

 December. 



During this past year Conrad has won his 

 real and wide recognition in America. The 

 year 19 15 will add still more to his popularity. 

 Many famous critics think Conrad the great 

 literary artist writing in English to-day, and 

 " Chance" was voted the most important novel 

 published in England in 1914. 



The Conrad volumes bound in blue leather 

 are as follows: 



Chance 



An Outcast of the 



Islands 

 The Nigger of the 



Narcissus 



Almayer's Folly 



Youth 



Lord Jim 



Falk 



Romance (Written 



THE NATURE LIBRARY AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT 



The new edition, half the thickness, at half the 

 price, on thin paper, but with every identical 

 picture and illustration and word of text, is 

 now ready. The first edition of The Nature 

 Library was in 17 volumes, and cost $68. 

 Many thousands bought it, but we thought 

 of the many other thousands to whom this 

 sum would seem high. So we devised a way 

 to make The New Nature Library so that it 

 could be had at less than half the old price. 

 And the way lies in the new use of the thin 

 paper that has come to be recognized as an 

 improved method of book making; thus the 

 17 volumes were put into 8, without taking 

 out one page, or one color plate, or illustration. 

 Following are the subjects covered: 



Bird Neighbors 

 Animals 

 Butterflies 

 Frogs 



Grasses 



Shells Game^Birds 



Bird Homes Reptiles 



Fishes Moths 



Trees Insects 



Spiders Mushrooms 



Mosses and Lichens 



Wild Flowers 



'Twixt Land and Sea with Ford Madox 

 Typhoon Hueffer) 



We will send the eight volumes and a year's 

 subscription to Country Life in America for 

 $1 down and $2 a month until $31.50 has been 

 paid; or if you prefer to pay cash, a discount 

 of 5 per cent, may be deducted. 



CHRISTMAS COUNTRY LIFE 



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 Life in America is ready. It is a relief to 

 turn to these bright pages of good cheer in 

 these Christmas days, which find us more able 

 to appreciate the spirit of Christmas than 

 probably any other country in the world. 

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 your convenience. 



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