The morning call., 1890-09-07
LITERARY NOTES.

@ANE OF the important features Of the com.
lLgey Ing volume OF The Century Magazine
tSSfA will be a series of papers on "1hbet."
SN written by a well-qualiiied and adven-
tuIvus traveller, W. WOOdyiIie Rockhill. formerly
Gently returned from a long and perilous journey,
through The unknown heart oil Asia. For 700
miles he passed through a country where NO
White man had ever set foot, journeying, OF
course, in disguise. 1t is only in the last few
years that he Chinese have been able 10 plant
themselves In me country he travelled through,
so hostile have the natives always shown them
selves. II is said that In Tibet nearly every
crime Is punished by fine. and that murder is
by no means an expensive luxury, This, of
course greatly increases The danger OF travel In
that remarkable land. The series Will be fully
illustrated.
One of The unique features of the September
number of the " Magazine of American History"
is the article descriptive OF the hrst Croon water
celebration i'll New York In 1872, IN contrast 10
tile second one in 1890. Accompanying the
written sketch is reproduction OF the only
picture IF The celebration made AT The time, also
published by Joseph f. Anvil, who a few years
later became the pioneer music-deaer IN San
Francisco. The magazine also contains num-
Der OF historical sketches which are OF meal
cuIable value 10 The students Of history Of this
county.
Lady Wilde tsperanza) after reading Speak.
ing OF Elem" by Albert Ross (author OF =" Thou
Shalt Not''), the book That the Society for the
Enforcement OF Criminal Law Attended 10 have
suppressed, wrote; Il am delighted with your
novel. and amazed. l expected 10 find pas
sionate love story, and find deep. strong pur.
posea keen insight into The improvements Of social
life and beautiful humanity. warm with genuine
Interests me greatly. Your novel Is most strik-
ing and OF iginal. You are certainly among the
leaders OF American literature"
"Amrante" a romance Of Old.time California,
has Just been published by w. NJ. Hinton q Co.,
of this city and Is offered by the San Francisco
News Company. The story has good plot.
much better than that Of many works OF fiction
placed OH the market at present, Is told In a
very pleasing manner and carries the Interest
OF the reader from first to last. The author, who
might have made his romance little longer and
still preserved the interest. Is a journalist of
this city, but he Is so modest that lie c0Dceals
his Identity under the nom de plume, "A Native"
"The North American Review" for September
presents great variety Of interesting matter.
"The Federal Election Bilp' Is discussed by
Henry Cabot Lodge, its llamer, and by General
Master Powderly. Colonel Ingersol! has paper
on Tolsroi and the 'KreutZer SoData." Reginald
+. ID. Palgrave, for thrty.six years Clerk Of the
British House OF Commons, critciZes the method
Of voting ~ the American House Of Representa-
tyes IL also contains number Of papers on
popular subjects.
"Tne Fossil Insects OF North America" by
DR.. Samuel II. Scudder, will be issued early IN
October by Macmillan & Co. OF New YORK, IL
Will Include not only description OF the species
OF fossil insects OF all American strata as lar as
known, but will include the entire body OF llter.
atuIe on this topic. Only one hundred copies
will be printed. The same firm will also publish
"Tbe Myology OF the Raven" guide TO the
muscular system OF birds.
AdelIne Sargent has established for herself an
enVlable reputation as the writer OF novels that
are worth whlle Her keen insight into human
nature and remarkable easy flow Of language In
saable Of English novelisIs. Her latest novel,
"a True Friend" recently published by the John
w. Lowell Company Of New York, fully sustains
the reputation established by her previous
works.
"Notre Ceur" (The Human Hearty. by that
now world-renowned French writer, Guy de Maui
PEASANT, translated from the French by Alextna