St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-15
LITERARY GOSSIP.
Notes About Popular Publications
of the Present Day.

Edgar Fawcett, who has written some
novels that are published by Boston
house, is about to bring out a temper
ance tale called "a Mans WHIP and
story of New York life entitled "Olivia
Delaplaine."
A syndicate of newspapers has pur-
chased for $4,000 Robert Louis Steven
sons new romance, 1.-The Outlaws OF
Tunstall Forest" which we take to be
story of theDumas type,a school much
admired by Mr.. Stevenson.
Max O'Rell's new work, John Bull
Jr.,n has already run through large
edition, though it was put on the mar
ket only few weeks ago. 1t is neither
as humorous nor as interesting as his
former works, but it sells just as well.
john p. Jackson, the well known
journalist, completed the last chapters
of Archibald Forbes'S life of the late
emperor of Germany. Mr.. Forbes was
prevented by illness from finishing his
valuable and timely contribution to
history.
Belford, Clarke & Co. have four novels
in press for publication this month:
They are GA Dream and Forgetting"
by Julian Hawthorne; "A Slave of Cir
cumstances," by E. d. Person; His
Will and Her Way" by A. X, and
1.-THE Romance of a Quiet Watering
place." by Uera Wardell.
Ticknor & Co. have just issued new
novel by Isaac Henderson, author OF
1.-The Prelate," called Agatha Page;"
also 'sIsidra," by Willie Steele; a new
and cheap edition of Ancient Legends
of Ireland,n by Lady Wilde, and a
fourth edition of Lawrence Hutton'S
Literary Landmarks of London"
Messrs. Dodd, Mead & Co. have pub
lished new novel by Mrs. Barr, called
Master of His Fate" 1t is carefully
written. and full of pathoS and moving
scenes. Those who enjoyed "a Bor-
der Shepherdess" and Jan Vedder's
Wife," will find an intellectual treat In
this last work of a writer who yearly
grows in strength.
The numerous following which Miss
Amelie Rives, of Gotham, Va, has won
by her pen will read her novel, "The
Quick or the Dead" in the current Lip
pincOtt with interest. The unenthuSl-
astic critic, however, calls to mind that
the plot has been worked over before by
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and in a much
more effective way.
A good deal of interest is felt in the
publication of Lien Gansett." the first
novel from the pen Of Opie Pope Read.
1t appeared orlglnail as a Serlal In tne
Arkansaw Traveller and is said to be
the strongest picture presented of
Southern scenes and Southern charac-
tiers. The Ticknors expect to have it on
the market by April 81.
L. B. Peterson q Brothers announce
the following books in press: .'Ken-
meth Cameron" romance, by Judge
l.. Q. l.. Brown, of Louisiana; ''Society
Rapids" by an anonymous writer; my
Journal" by Mrs. Beaumont, and "De
Molar," story of the career of one Of
the Masonic military grand masters, by
Edmund Hagg.
Literary men who are engaged in the
pleasant though expensive pastime Of
enlarging and notwithstanding famous
books, will be glad to know that Mr..
Samuel Hollyer is publishing a set of
etchings of the leading literary lights of
the age There will be twelve portraits
in each series. The first includes such
! men as Carlyle, Thackeray, Dickens,
SWinhurne and RuSlSin.