Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-21
LITERARY NOTES.

Matthew Arnold has gone back TO England
Mrs Lew Wallace hB written book for
children
James R. osgood Is coming 10 America for
brief vacation.
Mrs Custer is writing the life Of her hus-
band, the general
An illustrated edition Of tho poems OF Paul
Hayne is in preparation
W. D. Howells is the guest Of Stilson
Hutchins at Lake Winnipesaukee.
Miss Emma E. Brown is writing the closing
pages Of Life Of James Russell Lowell
Edward Fuller, Of Boston, will publish his
third novel, Theodore Trent, next spring.
Thomas Sharp, Of The Baltimore Sun, is
writing history OF the Confederate navy.
Mrs. Hancock has prepared volume OF
"reminiscences Of the late general which will
SOON be published
Bill Nye will soon publish, through Davis &
Co, volume of his short sketches, under the
title Of Remarks"
Professor McMaster has written volume
on Benjamin Franklin for the american
Men Of Letters Series"
Col. John Hays long promised life Of Abra-
ham Lincoln is to begin as serial In The
Century for November.
The next volume Of the Eminent Women
Series will be Margaret Of Angoleme,' by
Miss A. Mary F. Robinson. .srs-
The publishers of Mr. Haggard's story,
King Solomons Mines says that 5000
copies have already been sold.
Charlotte Dunning, the author Of %Upon a
Cast" is preparing new story Of metropoli-
tan life entitled, "A Step Aside"
Mr.. Edwin A. Abbey's edition Of ashs
Stoops to Conquer, with ITS prologue by
Austin Dobson, viii soon appear.
We are soon to have new book from Rob
ert Louis Stevanson, entitled "The Merry
Men, and Other Tales and Fables
Ben: Perley Poore's book, Social Reminis-
cences Of Sixty Years in the National Me-
tropolis," will soon be ready for publication
Mrs. A. G. Paddock has written a novel
based upon Mormon life and character, the
title of which is "The Outlaws Of the Great
Basin"
The sister of Rev +. p Roe, Miss Mary A
Roe, has written another novel, entitled Left
in the Wilderness" which will be brought out
shortly.
Mrs. Frank Leslie, who has been inter
viewed by The Pail Mall Gazette, says that
she lives the life Of man without mans
enjoyment.
Victorien Sardou, the French dramatist,
besides being engaged on q drama for the
Porte St Martin, is at work on new come
dy for the Paris Vaudeville theatre.
Grant Aliens forthcoming novel, in All
Shades" is melodramatic story OF Trinidad,
the title referring to the complexion result
ing from the intermixture Of races
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Boston, is writing
the life of George Washington, and Professor
Moses Colt Tyler the life Of Patrick Henry
for the american Statesman Series"
Thomas Hardy, the English novelist, who
has nearly completed his new novel, "The
Woodlanders, is said to have In bis mind n
"tragical little story" upon which he will
shortly begin work
The Lowell Citizen is watching to see II DR..
Holmes is still an American. Says TINT
paper: "If he publishes a book abusing all the
men who entertained him, we shall know
that he is quite English"
Prentice Mulford is now editing al in
teresting and peculiar monthly periodical in
Boston, entitled the white Cross Library"
which is devoted to new school OF meta
physics, and already, in its fifth number, has
aycitad ronsiderable discussion and interest