, 1873-11-30


n. Michclct is writing a history Of tho yoa,
1916 and the Restoration.
A Ohids History OF JeruBa1om," With ara
Illustrations, il low English venture.
Countess Of Avonmore, ,iH about 70 publlph abboh
OF her travels around the world.
-Qail Hanilton'a new book Of social and do
nestle r sketohos MI avo tho curious titlo OF
"A poBthumous poom.by Ada ..Isaacs Menkcn
will appear IN tho November number Of Torn
Living, tho British eculptor, ia to mako
classical statue Of Burns for, tho City of, GlaB-
COW, which will cost mora than tho author Of
liam OShknter" over got for his poems.
The TURKS arc grcat lovers OF fiction, and
tho beat Worka OF our language are Immediately
put into shape for Turkish dolectaton. Tho
istsstthlpg appropriated WAS Juliun Hawthoznes
,.,--Confedcrato Gen, Joseph Z. Johnston's
Narrative Of Military Operations Directed BY
Film During tho Late War Between the slstos"
is in proas at Applotous'.
MIR. NASSAU htolosworls History Of Eng,
lrnd Since 1890'' il work in three Volumes 'tGe'
last volume, just out, bringing tho history Of
modern England down 10 1870.
MIR. Janlea Parton has juHt put tho finishing
tion In book form.
"A now story Of Tuscan life by T. Adolphus
Trollope, diamond Gut Diamond" is In prona
ut tho Harpcr's..
"
kept during tho Inst war botweon Germany ana
Franco from the columns Of tho As7ny and Napy
Gazeite.
"A mania appears to DO soizing members Of
tho BRITISH Parliament for writing fairy tales.
Mr.. Knatchbull Hugesson has been such \ sue
cesBtu offender in this regpect that lis example
is now being followed by Mr. Francis Magriro.
Tho author of John Hnlifax, Gentleman"
who has not for somo time appeared befors the
public As novelist. hus just completed nosr
domestic love story, entitled "0[y Mother and
lYorGs. "''' "Fs~"@ '4'&''''' 'A '0'"
"A movement is On foot in London to erect =
monument to Oliver Goldsmith, the centenary
or wllose death occurs next year. At present ha
is only honored By simple Blab bearing hiA pro-
flo in Weatnliuater Abbey.
-Lelnnd'a two new boolis arc nearly ready at
Hurd 4 HouEhton's. "The Egyptian Sketch-
Book f" is roll1cAing travel journal, whilo !rha
English Gypsies ia full Of curious and valuable
mn tter.
John Paul announces that Notwithstanding
the bufota, tie contunlely, and the scorn, which,
from youth IN. hava endured at the hands of
a,l urapprcciatiye antl unsympatlizing public I
hayo yet no prcsont intention Of lccturing, no
dark future design Of writing an almanac"
--,Ime. Rnttazzi wrircs from Paris to the
Gazelte di Niiano that she las kept her hus-
bnnd's papers, and will follow the example Of
Airs. Groto, By publishing, when lor grief shall
have somewhat aubsidod, work ontitlod !" Rat
U
Ten Years Of Ills Lfe."
-Ex-Mnistcr potre, OF South Carolina, who
nBed to reproHent tho United States at tho
Hague, has written volume amenting tho con-
!!itlon Of hta natiTe State under negro rulo, un-
bo published by the Applctons.
Mr.. Hepworth Dixon Is still busily at work
upon his " History Of Two Qucons." Ho viii
complete it III two moro volumes, making four
IN al, before ho comes to Anorien. iio has
mado lucrative arrangement to deliver twonty-
fvo Lectures in tho United states and should lie
find thoso nuccesafm ho will probably extend tho
number.
George Augustus sala has published "The
Story Of tho Count OF Ohambord." The Lon.
don atlegrapA. believing TINT the Protondor wu
began q momolr Of him In the paper. Things
hayo taken turn, and tho book coming out nov
has . eAeeptsh look. It is not so long ago, and
yot It ia as Il decade had passed. sineo Il cond
catod this book"
"A pootess and eHaayiet, who could not road,
diod rocontly near Coatbridge, NIB. It was
hra. Janet Hamilton, Scotohwoman, aud
Woll-tnown writer Of verHo. She dictated her
competitions to her husband, who waB shoo-
maker. A1ru. Hamilton was born In 1895.
Tho workiugmon Of London have shak-
Bpeare Club, whore they meet, with thoir wives
and eistcrs, to read and discuss Shakespeare.
LILO 10Gn say thai the women understand Sltak-
spoaro better, and know moro Of him, than thoy
do.
--Mr. Cranch has baon rending "tbrettoH
on Satan to the Boston nauical Club. Tho poom
Ia called libratto 'bccauso tho words may &C.
company OF stand for and auggeHt = 1nusiu which
they are far from claiming to ombody." Tho
dranlstis person!o Of tho poon arc Chorus OF
world.spisits. .who. diacusa tho problem and
moaning Of evil and Tho Dcvu .himsolf."' who
appears aa "a vast shade covering earth and
Roa" and rises to explain" Tho mutual rela-
tions and usoa Of good aud oYil, seen from the
two points Of view, form tho entiro thome.
MFR. uales "Drick Noon ~ Ia quite outdono
by Julea Vorno'a "Etom the Earth to tho Moon
Direct In Niuety-seVen Hours Twoaty Minutes,
aud Trip Round It," which tho Scribners viii
Issue shortly In brilliant binding, and with oichs
full-pago French illustrations. The earthly
part OF tho narrative IL laid In the United statos,
whence tho travellers proceed to tho moon in q
hollow sbell Of 10000 pounds weight shot out
from q cannon 700 feot long by = charge OF
A00.0 pounds OF gun-cotton.
Tho preface to "Iho uililod Age":
This book was not written for private circulation
RnlnlH itend0 1t was not written to cheer and In,
strnct leceaaea rostiyo Of tho authors It was uot
thrown OFT during tho intcrala OF wcaflna labor to
nmuso an Idle hour. It was not written for any Of
those Eeaeons, aHl therefore 1t Ia submitted yhout
thc naual apologies. This ia-whnt 1t pretends /,
tho exposition Of ts carnctera, ad III a literal cons
poston. Tlaro ID not chapter in tt that loey nd
bear tho markA of tho two writer's Of Tho book,
A. T. q.