The Society news. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-18??, 1883-10-13
BOOKS AND PAPERS.

$4,000 copies.
Life in Nature" is the title of No. 4s of
the Library of Science.
JefT Davis has made 100000 out of his
History of the Rebellion.
Captain Maybe Reid has written new
serial story for 81. Nicholas.
"I4ittle Loo" is the title of new novel
which Mr.. Clark Russell has just COM
pleted.
Mr.. Richard Hengist Horne, the poet, who
is in his SD year. has been seriously i'll but
is nov recovering.
A novelette, entitled "Only an Incident"
by Grace ID. Litchfeld will shortly he pub
lished By the Putnams.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has written a
story called "Beyond the Gates" 1t will ap.
pear during the month.
Mr.. Bret Harte's new novel is appearing
in new translation in st. Petersburg. II
has had large sale in England.
Mr.. Maurice Thompson is the author of
the novel"His Second Campaign, published
anonymously by j. 4. Osgood g. Co.
The Harpers will shortly ropublish Miss
Thackcray's series OF essays on literary
women, entitled "A Book of Sibyls."
Messrs. Roberts Brothers are preparing
the American edition of Prof. Seeley's new
work, "The Expansion of England"
"Thc Folk Lore of Shakespeare" is the
subject of new book by the Rev. T. +. Z.
Dyer, which the Harpers have in press.
Mr.. Wilkie Collins new novel will be
published serially in Hdrpcr's Weekly. The
first installment will appear in November.
Princess Beatrice of Britain, becoming
bored during French lesson, made sketch
which is To be published in the next number
OF Good Woods.
A beautiful commemorative edition of
Luther's hymns is to be published by the
Scribners. 1t will present the original text
with the best versions and with the music
composed for them.
In Riga, Russia, the peasants have the
following proverb: 1.-THE devil was born a
German" Ivan Tourguenetf had COM
menced humorous novel with this title,
but his illness did not permit him to finish
it.
Howells, who settled down In his Boston
residence at once on his return from Europe,
has begun another novel. In denying the
authorship of "The Bread Winners" he
generously remarked: ~ wish / had writ
ten it,"
Caroline Hadley has composed, for the
delectation of young children, 100 stories
1 ldhNh llOil bhC Plu dhh 4NSh ltoluluCnll
equal measure. They are simple and graphic.
| Gone VOL, 423 pp.; IL woodcuts; cloth.
Philadelphia. j. B. Lippincott s. Coz
The literary event of the year in Germany
will lie the publication of the complete
works Of Luther by the Government. The
series will be completed probably in IL vol
umes, of which the first two are aboutready.
The remaining volumes will be issued at
the rate of three year.
Mr. Howard Conkling, grandson of the
Hon. A fired Cnnkling, Minister to Mexico,
has Just completed book on "Mexieo aud
the 'Mexicaus." 1t is a record of recent
travels In the country, and will be illustrated
with many original wood-engravings. Tain
tor Brothers & Merrill are to publish the
volume.
'tHow to Write English" A Practical
Urea Use on English Composition. By A.
Arthur Read, author of "Study and Stimu.
4 lants," etc. Third edition. limo. Flexible
4 cloth cover. go cents. A clearly written
instructive, simple, straightforward and en-
couraging guide. ]. 3. Lippincott & Co.
publishers.
The American editions of probably the
two most important biographies of the yea
will he published by the Messrs. Harper
One is Lord Bulwer Lytton's life written by
his son, containing much photographer
matter, and the other biography of An
thony Trollope, which will consist almos
entirely of the authors autobiography.
Several important new theological book
are announced by Messrs. Phillips & Hun
as followsi Biblical Hermeneutics, trea
tise on the Interpretation of the Old AM
New Testaments, by Milton L. Terry, "0ut
lines of tho Doctrine of Resurrection" b,
the Rev. R. j. .Crooke; "Irenics," by DR.
James Strong, and 'Doomed Religions" b.
DR., j. NJ. Reid.
"Bible Stories for Young Children" B
, Caroline Hadley. Price, 81. j. B. Llppin
colt & Co. This is u work of 423 pages, il
bright, clear print, and containing humble
of full page illustrations, The stories ar
told in pleasing, progressive sort of man
ner, frequently suggestive and often terse
ard never, in language, above the compre
hension Of those Tor whom they were pre-
pared.
Famous Poems of Standard Authors. Thi
: elegant and handsomely illustrated volum
t from the press of j. B. Lippipcott & Co., {
C Philadelphia, contains Gray's "Elegy,
Goldsmith's s'The Traveller, !" fThe Deserte
D Villige," Cowpcr's "Task," Book l, an
r Scott's "Lady of the Lake." First CantC
Edited by Rev, Z. t. Stevens, M. A., an
c Rev. D. Morris, B. A. Illustrated. On
d volumn. Bound in extra cloth, gilt edge
Landsdowne style, S1.25; full morocco, 8:
!. tree calf, gilt extra, 81.
Il j. B. Lippincott & Co., of Philadelphia
have in press (and now nearly ready Pu
graves Golden Treasury of the best sons
! and lyric poems in the English languag
: Selected and arranged, with notes. L
;, Francis Turner Pulgrave, Fellow of Exet,
College, Oxford. With continuation, en-
81 hracinp snlpctions from the Nyorlxs of rena,
s. and living English poets. Edited by Jot
7, Foster Kirk. One volume. Svo. Illu
IN trated. Red line. Extra cloth, gilt edge
is $3.50. Full smooth morocco, extra. SS.l
Tree calf $500.
re Clark W. Bryan s. Co., of Holyol,
st Mass, have published "The Paper N
r Directory of the World" containing col
Up plete catalogue of all the paper and pu
mills on the globe. A summary of its co
lie tents shows that in the United States the
)" are 1,019; Canada, SO; Central America,