Some Scribner Spring BooksNotes of a Son and BrotherByHenry JamesIllustrated, $2.50 net; postage extraThis is the continuation of the account, in “A Small Boy and Others,” of the early years of William and Henry James and their brothers, with much about their father and their friends. The story of the life in Switzerland and Geneva, and later on in Newport and Cambridge, tells not only their own experiences but a great deal about such men as John LaFarge, Hunt, Professor Norton, Professor Childs, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, who was a close friend of Henry James, Senior. The description of the Civil War time and of Wilkinson James’s experiences with Colonel Shaw’s colored regiment are particularly interesting. The illustrations are from drawings made by William James in the early part of his career when he was studying to be a painter.Shallow SoilByKnut HamsunTranslated from the Norwegian by Carl Chr. Hyllested. $1.35 net; postage extraIntroduces to the English-speaking world a writer already a classic not only in his own country but throughout continental Europe.The publication of “Shallow Soil” is accordingly a literary event of the first magnitude in the sphere of fiction. Hamsun is the greatest living Scandinavian novelist and this work alone justifies his fame. It is a social picture of Christiania, and indeed of generally modern life.A Village Romeo and JulietByGottfried KellerWith a Biographical and Critical Introduction by Edith Wharton. Translated by A. C. Bahlmann, $1.00 net; postage extraThis love story of Swiss peasant life—whose title conveys the character of its plot—is generally regarded as the finest and most representative production of the great Swiss novelist. But it has a still further element of interest beyond that which necessarily attaches to so fine a piece of writing—the singularly modern spirit which actuates the characters and inspires the writer.Plays by Björnstjerne BjörnsonTranslated from the Norwegian, with Introductions, by Edwin Björkman. Each with Frontispiece. $1.50 net; postage extraSecond Series“Love and Geography”“Beyond Human Might”“Laboremus”Plays by Björnstjerne BjörnsonFirst Series“The New System”“The Gauntlet”“Beyond Our Power”Translated from the Norwegian, with an Introduction, by Edwin Björkman. Frontispiece. $1.50 net; by mail $1.65Second NightsByArthur Ruhl, author of “The Other Americans,” etc.$1.50 net; by mail, $1.64A perfectly charming chronicle of the chief features and phases of the metropolitan theater within the past few years. The point of view is wholly unprofessional, and the text, unweighted by the responsibilities of the first-night critic, is intimate and familiar.The Fugitive: A Play in Four ActsByJohn Galsworthy60 cents net; postage extraThis is the tragic story of a woman who tries to escape from the bondage of social conventions. Clare, the heroine, strikes the key-note of the whole play when, in the last act, she says to the young man she has never seen before:“You see: I’m too fine, and not fine enough! My best friend said that. Too fine, and not fine enough. I couldn’t be a saint and martyr, and I wouldn’t be a soulless doll. Neither one thing nor the other—that’s the tragedy.”It has a deep significance when taken in connection with the feminist movement of today.Mural Painting in AmericaByEdwin H. BlashfieldIllustrated, $2.00 net; postage extra“The entire volume shows clearness of thought, careful analysis of the topics discussed, and a facility of expression that is seldom found in books written by men of action rather than words. Its perusal will repay any one of culture.”—The American Architect.Charles Scribner’s SonsFifth Avenue, New York
Some Scribner Spring Books
Notes of a Son and Brother
ByHenry James
Illustrated, $2.50 net; postage extra
This is the continuation of the account, in “A Small Boy and Others,” of the early years of William and Henry James and their brothers, with much about their father and their friends. The story of the life in Switzerland and Geneva, and later on in Newport and Cambridge, tells not only their own experiences but a great deal about such men as John LaFarge, Hunt, Professor Norton, Professor Childs, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, who was a close friend of Henry James, Senior. The description of the Civil War time and of Wilkinson James’s experiences with Colonel Shaw’s colored regiment are particularly interesting. The illustrations are from drawings made by William James in the early part of his career when he was studying to be a painter.
Shallow Soil
ByKnut Hamsun
Translated from the Norwegian by Carl Chr. Hyllested. $1.35 net; postage extra
Introduces to the English-speaking world a writer already a classic not only in his own country but throughout continental Europe.
The publication of “Shallow Soil” is accordingly a literary event of the first magnitude in the sphere of fiction. Hamsun is the greatest living Scandinavian novelist and this work alone justifies his fame. It is a social picture of Christiania, and indeed of generally modern life.
A Village Romeo and Juliet
ByGottfried Keller
With a Biographical and Critical Introduction by Edith Wharton. Translated by A. C. Bahlmann, $1.00 net; postage extra
This love story of Swiss peasant life—whose title conveys the character of its plot—is generally regarded as the finest and most representative production of the great Swiss novelist. But it has a still further element of interest beyond that which necessarily attaches to so fine a piece of writing—the singularly modern spirit which actuates the characters and inspires the writer.
Plays by Björnstjerne Björnson
Translated from the Norwegian, with Introductions, by Edwin Björkman. Each with Frontispiece. $1.50 net; postage extra
Second Series
“Love and Geography”“Beyond Human Might”“Laboremus”
“Love and Geography”“Beyond Human Might”“Laboremus”
Plays by Björnstjerne Björnson
First Series
“The New System”“The Gauntlet”“Beyond Our Power”
“The New System”“The Gauntlet”“Beyond Our Power”
Translated from the Norwegian, with an Introduction, by Edwin Björkman. Frontispiece. $1.50 net; by mail $1.65
Second Nights
ByArthur Ruhl, author of “The Other Americans,” etc.$1.50 net; by mail, $1.64
A perfectly charming chronicle of the chief features and phases of the metropolitan theater within the past few years. The point of view is wholly unprofessional, and the text, unweighted by the responsibilities of the first-night critic, is intimate and familiar.
The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts
ByJohn Galsworthy
60 cents net; postage extra
This is the tragic story of a woman who tries to escape from the bondage of social conventions. Clare, the heroine, strikes the key-note of the whole play when, in the last act, she says to the young man she has never seen before:
“You see: I’m too fine, and not fine enough! My best friend said that. Too fine, and not fine enough. I couldn’t be a saint and martyr, and I wouldn’t be a soulless doll. Neither one thing nor the other—that’s the tragedy.”
It has a deep significance when taken in connection with the feminist movement of today.
Mural Painting in America
ByEdwin H. Blashfield
Illustrated, $2.00 net; postage extra
“The entire volume shows clearness of thought, careful analysis of the topics discussed, and a facility of expression that is seldom found in books written by men of action rather than words. Its perusal will repay any one of culture.”
—The American Architect.
Charles Scribner’s SonsFifth Avenue, New York