March, 1914 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



77 



A Few of the Better Books 



Coming from the Country Life Press of DOUBLEDAY, PAGE 

 & COMPANY, Garden City, New York during the months 

 of January, February and March, A. D., Nineteen Fourteen 



JUST OUT 



It Happened in Egypt 



By C. N. and A. M. Williamson 



"Few writers have so well caught the atmosphere of the people and the 

 places. They have written no better story than this, and none with so 

 many perplexing mysteries. The whole story pulsates with life." Boston 

 Evening Transcript. Fr otitis piece. Net $1.35. 



The Drama League Series of Plays 



Kindling By Charles Kenyon 



"Kindling" is admirable as a work of art, but it is even more important 

 as a social document. It is a sincere and sympathetic study of the emotions 

 of the desperate poor. Moreover, it is a successful play, having been per- 

 formed continuously for nearly three years. Illustrated. Net 75 cents. 



A Thousand Years Ago 

 By Percy MacKaye 



A fantastic oriental comedy founded on one of the Arabian Nights tales, 

 now playing successfully in New York. "It breathes romance and mysti- 

 cism from all its pores. Both in its poetry and dramatic charm this is the 

 most successful play which Percy MacKaye has shown. It's just a fairy 

 tale, delightfully written." Acton Davies, N. Y. Evening Sun. Net 75 cents. 



Crowds Jr. By Gerald Stanley Lee 



You have doubtless heard of the father of this infant, "Crowds" (pere). 

 He has become one of the most famous characters in book history. 

 "Crowds Jr." is composed of some of the wittiest and wisest sayings of 

 the other book which have been put into pocket form. Net 30 cents. 



Forest Neighbors 



By William Davenport Hulbert 



When this book was first published some ten years ago a critic said, 

 "The account of these wild folk was written by an intimate acquaintance. 

 The life of the woods is depicted with loving fidelity." In it are stories 

 of the beaver, the king trout and other animals and all are fascinatingly 

 told. Previously issued at $1.50. Illustrated. Net 50 cents. 



The Carpenter and the 



Rich Man By Bouck White 



The companion volume to "The Call of the Carpenter" and its logical 

 successor. In the new volume Mr. White takes Christ's own words and 

 shows how in them He holds up the rich as the oppressors of the poor 

 and makes them, therefore, unfit to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It is 

 Christ's doctrine of wealth applied to modern conditions. Net $1.25. 



The Loves of Ambrose 



By Margaret Vandercook 



There was no question as to Ambrose being a unique hero — tall, 

 homely, good-natured. There could also be no doubt as to his being ro- 

 mantic — all the girls would vouch for that, the little orphan, Emly, Peachy 

 and — but three wives are enough for any man. It is a Kentucky story 

 charmingly and amusingly told. Illustrated by Gordon Grant. Net $1.00. 



Thresholds of Science Series 



Zoology 



By E. Brucker 



Botany 



Authoritative scientific books for everybody. They are standard works 

 written by an eminent authority which explain their subjects in a sim- 

 ple, untechnical way for the average layman and are sold at a popular 

 price. Illustrated. Net 30 cents each. 



Chemistry 



By Georges; Darzens 



Coming 



Mechanics 



By C. E. Guillaume 



Mathematics 

 By C. A. Laisant 



The Panama Canal 



By Frederic J. Haskin 



All engineering chapters corrected by Col. Goethals. All illustrations 

 by the official photographer of the Canal Commission. A colored map by 

 the National Geographic Society. Mr. Haskin wrote "The American 

 Government" of which more than 450,000 copies have been sold. This is 

 an equally authoritative work on Panama. Illustrated. Net $1.35. 



Cleek of Scotland Yard 



By Thomas W. Hanshew 



A new version of "set a thief to catch a thief." Cleek is an interesting 

 character — now Apache — now political intriguer — now turned detective. 

 Here we find him solving one of the strangest riddles that Scotland Yard 

 has ever had to face. Illustrated. Net $1.25. 



READY MARCH 26th 

 Penrod By Booth Tarkington 



Penrod's a delightful character. In him Booth Tarkington has given 

 us one of the subtlest interpretations of a boy's heart ever written, with 

 all the lovable, humorous, tragic things that are part of his make-up. 

 Where Penrod was — adventure was not far behind. Grown-ups who 

 have not forgotten the days when they were young will delight in Penrod 

 and his escapades. Illustrated by Gordon Grant. Net $1.23. 



America and the Philippines 



By Carl Crow 



Shall the United States give the Filipinos their independence? Will we 

 ever get out of the islands the millions of dollars that have been sunk in 

 them? These are two of the most important questions now confronting the 

 country and Mr. Crow's discussion of them is of great interest and im- 

 portance. Illustrated. Net $2.00. 



Chance By Joseph Conrad 



By Chance Conrad means the queer haphazard way in which things 

 happen. He shows the way its giant hand goes fumbling in the dark — 

 and particularly how it affected the lives of Powell, those queer Fynes 

 and the marriage of Flora, daughter of the great de Barral, and Anthony. 

 An amazing story too human, too pathetic, too believably genuine and 

 likable to forget. It is Conrad at his best. Net $1.33. 



A Son of the Ages 



By Stanley Waterloo 



Do you ever realize that man did not always know how to swim or 

 that a boat would float? Imagine the discovery of fire! Scar descends 

 through the ages from ape to man, and witnesses all these great dis- 

 coveries and this is the chronicle of his adventures. Illustrated. Net $1.23. 



My Garden Doctor 



By Frances Duncan 



The old family doctor is not the only one that will cure you of your 

 ills, as this lady found. She loved her own symptoms — she also loved 

 plants and did not know it. But one day something wakened in her a 

 desire to care for something besides herself. Then she was cured and 

 cured more thoroughly than any doctor could have done it. Of course 

 there is the prescriber of the cure. Net $1.00. 



That Farm 



By 



Harrison Whittingham 



How a successful dry goods merchant goes back to the land. He tells 

 the story himself, how at first, he failed to make it pay because he man- 

 aged it as other farms were managed — slip shod and without system, then 

 how the inspiration came to him to apply business methods which 

 brought success. An interesting and instructive story. Illustrated. Net $1.20. 



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