Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-29
LITERARY NOrEs

1 the Parchment Series.
That IL dustrious literary craftsman, Mr..
| Richard H-rne Shepherd, has just com.
plssed q photography of lSwinburne's writ.
| ings.
Mr.. stopford Brooke, it is announced,
viii enlarge bis excellent ",Pnmer Of
| English Literature" into . mole elaborate
history Of the sui iect
An article on the Municipal Govern.
ment in the State Of New York" has been
written by ex-Mayor Grace for an early
number of Harper's Magazine.
Eimondo de Amicis's 'Jottings About
London" which have been translated from
the Italian by Mr.. Robert S. Minot, has
been published by Alfred Nudge & Son,
Boston.
The Century Company has in press
new book on American Sports." 1t will
be fully illustrated and it is said to be the
most complete work Of its kind ever put
forth.
Mr.. Percy Fitzgerald is ready with new
book entitled kings and Queens OF an
Hour; Records of Love and Adventure"
Msssrs. Tnsley are the London publishers.
Messrs. z. P. Dutton & Co. announce the
"Life of Edward Bouverie Pussy, d. D.,
Reeius Professor of Hebrew and Canon OF
Christ Church, Oxford" by Canon II. p.
Liddon.
volumue on Anne Bradstreet by Helen
Campbell and a life of Lucretia Mott will
be added to the Series OF Eminent Women,
now being published by Messrs. Roberts
Brothers.
A volume Of Mr. J. A. Froudes His
torical and Other Studio" will be pub
lished by Messrs. Funk & Wagnslls, also
Artisan Life in the Time OF Jesus" by
Prof. Frsnz Delitzsch, and "Bywsys OF
Literature" by DR.. D. H. Wheeler.
Messrs. Blackwood have in press: "Resd-
ines from Rsbelsis," prepared By Mr..
Walter Besant; "Rambles with Fishing.
rod" by E. S. Roscoe; new volume OF
the Philosophical Classics; "Leibnitz' by
Theodore Merz.
The lectures on painting and sculpture
delivered before the students Of the Royal
Academy will be published IN book form
by Messrs. G. p. Putnam's Sons. They also
announce Training Schools for Nurses"
by DR.. W. G. Thompson.
Mr.. A. P Sinnett, the editor of the we'll
known Indiana newspaper, the Pioneer
and the author OF The Occult World"
has ready a new work on Buddhism en-
titled "E,oteric Buddhism" 1t will be
published at once by Houghton, N III 4
Co.
As reinforcement OF the movement to
give more kindness to animals, Mr.. Ahra
ham Firth, Secretary Of the Humane As.
.cciation, has published Voices for the
speeches." being selections for schOo.
nd private reading. Publishers, Hough-
'on, MilIiin a Go.
MCs>rs James Il. O>gooi & Go. will pub
ished al once Mrs. DahlgrenS story Oi
Washington life entitled "A Washington
Winter" The firm have already begun
work upon a prOfusely illustrated edition
Of Tennyson's Princess" which will be
their chief holiday book.
The Life OF Alexander H., Emperor OF
all the RHssias," has just been published
by Messrs, W. II. Allen & Co., London,
The author is anonymous, but is known as
the writer of notable book on Science,
Art and Literature in Russia, published
some time ago, and by life OF Alexander |.
Messrs Harper & Brothers announce
lives of Keats by Prof Colvin End COleridge
oy II. d. Trail IN the English Men OF Let
tcrs Series also book on The Greek and
Latin Inscriptions on the Obelisk Crab in
The Metropolitan Museum" by Prof. a. c.
Merriam, OF Columbia College.
By arrangement with the English pub
fishers Messrs Houghton, Mlllin & Co.,
who have had such marked success with the
Emerson and Hawthorne eIhions de i,,rc,
will issue fine reprint OF the WORKS OF
Jonathan Swift" The edition de lurr will
be limited to $50 copies, and the entire
number printed will not exceed 700 sets of
10 volumes each.
The superb illustrated edition of Long
fellows complete works, published by sub
scriptiun by Houghton, Miiiln & Co., will
soon be completed with the publication Of
the THIRD volume, which will contain the
POETS prose writings and a number Of
lyrics and sonnets never before included
in any edition Of his works. Mr.. o. b.
Rockingham has written a biographical
sketch for the book, and a portrait of Long.
fellow, after drawing by his son, has been
engraved for it by MIR. W. B. Chosen.
For rich variety OF contents it would b,
hard 10 surpass the midsummer number OF
the Century. The magazine opens with
the Game Bird OF America" There is a
striking sea picture accompanying several
songs of the sea by various authors. Those
who read verse with real interest will Fl Id
some charming and vigorous poetry in the
selected songs of Louis Barna Ssl. Henry
James contributes to this number an acute
article upon Alphonse Daudet, and John
Burroughs writes suggestiyely of Carlyle.
A new und romantic story is begun in this
number. Mr.. Howellss "A Woman's
Reason" is continued. There are five more
Uncle Remus" fables, and H. H. describes
Southern California. Her reference to the
San Diego Indians is vivid enough: The
most wretched of all the Mission Indians
now, however, are not these who have
been thus driven into hill Businesses and
wsterless valleys to wrest a living where
white men would starve. There is in their
fate the climax of misery, but not OF de.
graduation. 1t takes the neighborhood of
the white man to accomplish it. On the
outskirts of the town OF San Diego are to
be seen, here and there, huddled groups Of
what, at q distance, night be taken for
piles OF refuse and brush, old blankets, old
patches of sail cloth, old calico, dead pine
houghs and sticks all heaped together in
shspsless mounds; hollow, one perceIves on
coming nearer them, and high enough for
human beings IN Green under These are