The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-02
LITERATURE.

Alphonse Daudet is at work upon a new
novel, called 1.-The Caravan"
"Following the Guidon" is the title of a
story OF army life ON the plains which Mrs
General Custer has just completed.
Mr.. Louis Stevenson's stepson. who
collaborated in 1.-The Wrong Box is as
slstlng him in the writing of his South Sea
book.
It's rumored that an elaborate new il
Illustrated work on the political, social and
rel1gious aspects of London life is in prep
Grafton. IL will also deal with the literary
associations of the metropolis The work is
to be illustrated on a scale of eXpectional
splendeor.
William Gilbert, father of the better
known author OF the contem norary topsy-
turvy operettas, lied in England lately at
an advanced age. He was in early life a
writer OF repute and there was, especially,
fantastic element in his talent which his
son cleary inherited.
A meeting is likely to be convened in
the Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster
Abbey, at an early date, to consider the
question OF memorial to Robert Brown
ing The primary object of such a memo
rial Will OF course be the erection of a bust
or other monument in the abbey. The
gathering at the funeral showed sufficiently
now influential and representative the
memorial committee is likely to be.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt
Will nave IN the February Century an article
ON the Merit system versus the pat
ronage system" in which he defines the
two systems, decribes the attempts made
to thWart the reform, shows that the
system Is thoroughly American, and gives
an idea of the kind of questions that candi-
dates are asked
A notable addition to the fruits of America
scholarship in the east is to be made bv
the publication of a dictionary in Corean
and English, at Yokohama, Japan. The
author is Rev. Horace G.. Underwood. an
American Presbyterian missionary, resi-
dent In the Land of Morning Calm since
lSo4 NO other printed dictionary of
Corean, in any European language except
French, as yet exists. though volcabula-
RES have been published in Russian and
English.
Messrs. Casseu s. Co. announce that
they have secured the publication of the
memorial volume to the late Henry w,
Grady: The book, which will be ready
Tor publication within few weeks. has
been complied by his co-workers on the
Atlanta Constitution and edited by Joel
Chandler Harris. 1t will contain q life of
Mr.. Grady and such Of his writings and
speeches as best represent his gifts as
writer and orator. Among the latter will
be the speech that he delivered two wears
ago before the New England society in
New York.
The Law, the new non-technical maya
zine for lawyers and laymen. is fast gain
ing popularity. The February issue has
papers on the civil service law. the Jury
RUE OF unanlmlty, circumstantial evil
dence ana other timely topics The Lam is
issued monthly by Bernhard Meuser,
Chicago.
''S1X TO ONE'' is the title Of a book inst
brought out by Mr. Edward Bellamv. the
author of looking Backward 1t is not
so strong work as that which gave the
author such sudden and world wide fame
yet 1t is vigorous novel. well conceived
aud artistically worked out. six to One,
is published by G p Putnam's Sons. New
York: price, 30 cents.
The February number of ST. Nicholas has
a charming table OF contents, many of the
foremost writer's of juvenile literature
being found among the contributors, while
the illustrations are artistic gems, such as
only the Century company issues. The
opening paper is one OF intense interest.
being the story of the great storm at Apia
a few months ago by " hich so many noble
ships were wrecked is by John p. DIM
ming, the Associated Press correspondent
at Samoa. The frontispiece is a picture of
the Alder plunging toward the reef.
The contents of the January number of
the Juvenile Instructor include two illus
trated articles Bobby Cassady'' and
''Engand Queen" The other papers are
Mothers New Year Story" The Bible
and lnfidelity," Brigham Young,'' The
Book of Mormon Geography" Topics of
the Times" oby the editor, The Arctic
Explorers Alexander the Great" For
our Little Folks" and ''Romping on the
Kitchen F1oor.''