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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



November, 1913 



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TH E- TALK- OF-THE- OFFICE 



'"To business that we love we rise betime 



And go to 't with delight. " — Antony and Cleofatra. 





Laddie Again 



We can't resist telling a little more of what 

 happened to Mrs. Gene Stratton-Porter's new 

 novel, "Laddie. A True Blue Story," which 

 was published, as we announced, August 17th. 



For one thing, no book, or at least no book 

 "that we can recall, ever had the friendship of 

 the bookdealers so strongly and so enthusi- 

 astically. During the week some 800 stores, 

 scattered over the 

 United States from 

 Maine to California 

 and from Alaska to 

 Florida, made a "true 

 blue" window display 

 <of "Laddie." 

 v George Robertson 

 & Co., of Melbourne, 

 published and dis- 

 played it throughout 

 all Australia and New 

 Zealand, where the 

 book hadbeen shipped 

 almost two months in 

 advance. Within 

 two weeks of the pub- 

 lications cable orders 

 for 3,000 more were 

 received. In England 

 Mr. John Murray is- 

 sued the book in a 

 large edition, and 

 Thomas Langton 

 spread w the Laddie 



Blue color over Canada by another large 

 edition. -At all events, within three weeks 

 of publication 210,000 copies of "Laddie" 

 had been sold, and up to the present writ- 

 ing the presses have not caught up to the 

 demand. 



Perhaps it is worth while to mention in this 

 connection what one large dealer who is not 

 supposed to be especially squeamish said: 



I have bought a good many thousand copies of 

 "Laddie" and have sold them with special satisfaction 

 4it this time when so much of what we are called upon 

 to handle is of the kind I don't take home or expect 

 my family to read. The larger and more lasting 

 success of Mrs. Porter's books shows that the great 

 -majority of people want clean books." 



The Master Workers 



The publishers of the World's Work have 

 made a set of four volumes of a quite extraor- 

 dinary kind to sell only in connection with a 

 year's subscription to the World's Work. 



The books are entitled The Master Workers, 

 and these are the authors: 

 John D. Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie 

 James J. Hill President Wilson 



Two New Sets 

 Booth Tarkington, Stewart Edward White 



These two new sets are ready: Tarkington 

 in six volumes and White in ten, and the 

 price is low, the terms are easy, and the 

 pleasure lasting. Send for a circular. 



The Book about Country Life Press 



Some months ago 



Gathering in a Harvest of Rye at the Country Life Press Farm, Garden City, L. I., July, 1913 



If we were only fortunate enough to get some 

 millions of the upgrowing people of this coun- 

 try to read them and ponder the wise, sane, 

 and helpful suggestions they contain, we 

 should do this country a great service; but 

 we expect them to get 100,000 readers if not a 

 million, because the four volumes are easy to 

 obtain and will be appreciated. The set will be 

 sent express paid, with a year's subscription 

 to the World's Work, for $3, and 50c extra 

 for packing and expressage — $3.50 in all. 



To order these is not much of a chance to 

 take. The remittance will be returned if the 

 books are unsatisfactory, and the offer applies 

 both to new and extended subscriptions. 



we announced this 

 book and offered to 

 send it to any reader 

 who was interested. 

 It is a good book of 

 its kind — a little 

 egotistical, perhaps — 

 but an attractive 

 piece of book-making 

 prepared by Mr. 

 Walter Gilliss. Many 

 people responded, but 

 it has been delayed 

 and has only just now 

 come off the press. If 

 you would like a copy, 

 let us know. 



In Our Authors' 

 Booklets Series 



we have these now 

 ready: 



The Kipling Index, 

 covering all his stories 

 and poems issued in 

 his authorized edi- 

 tions — a Kipling pathfinder. 



Stewart Edward White — a sketch of his 

 life and work. 



Joseph Conrad — a man who is growing 

 every day in the esteem of the best readers. 

 0. Henry — a memoir. 

 All sent with our compliments if you 

 write. 



The Christmas Number of 

 Country Life in America 



One of the editors of Country Life in America 

 said in an office conference: "We always say 

 that the Xmas Annual is going to be the best 

 ever — but it's true for sure this year." Ready 

 November 25, 1913. 





