The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-13
LITERATURE.

Alexander Ireland has undertaken to
write life of Mrs. Carlyle.
Jules Claretie. director of the Coincide
Franchise, is writing his memoirs for New
York publisher.
William Black has finished another novel,
to which he has given the odd title ''Stand
Fast: Craig Royston."
Rider Haggard's Forthcoming Icelandic
romance, has for its hero mountaineer
who finally sails the seas as Viking.
Prof. Gardner has nearly finished his
history, 1.-THE Great Civil War; The work
will close with the execution of Charles l.
A prize of $500 has been offered by the
British Sunday School union for the best
tale on gambling, s'to be drawn as far as
possible from actual life, and to wildly de-
pict the evils of gambling"
Henry George is having cordial well
come in Australia. He has been enter
tanned at a grand banquet at Sidney, and
his lectures ON the land question have been
attended by crowded audiences.
Sir Samuel Baker has completed an i'm
portaut work. dealing with wild beasts
and their ways in different parts of the
globe.
Prince Bismarck is compiling his me-
moirs for publication. the book will COM
prise the last twenty -fve years of his OFF,
cial life.
The novel which Elizabeth Phelps Ward
and her husband, Rev. Herbert Ward,
have written, has the title 1.-The Master of
the MagicianS."
So rapid has been the development of the
public library movement in England, that
Nv
rewrite the whole Of his book on "Free
Public Libraries" in preparing for a
third edition, which is now passing through
the press.
William J. Florence, the commedian, fol-
lows the current fashion and is writing his
memoirs. They deal largely with favorite
theatrical performances from the days of
Burton, Hamlin, and Mitchell to the pres
ent time.
1t is reported that Edward Bellamy is
adapting Looking Backward" for the
stage. But it would puzzle coniurer any
less sanguine than new fledged dramatic
author to say how the thing is to be done.
A volume by Virginia G. Shaffer is in the
press, called "a Method of Memorizing
Dates, with a Summary of Important
Events in the 10th, 18th, 18th, and 10Th cen
turies."
ert Musiol, will shortly be published at
Stuttgart. 1t will chiefly be a practical work
of reference for the public, giving brief
account of the lives and works of the most
distinguished musicians.
DIR LIE Plongeon, of Brooklyn, who has
been largely lecturing before the Lowell
Institute and similar organizations on
Yucatan antiquities, IS about to publish
''The Monuments of Mayax and their HIS
torical Teachings" a work upon which he
has been engaged for many years.
Henry M. Stanley's reception by the cor
poration of London is expected to be an I'M
commonly striking spectacle. 1t is calcu
lated that between two and three thousand
persons will be present After the presen
tation of an address to the famous traveller
a reception will take place.
An interesting addition will shortly be
made to the literature of Methodism by
Rev. George Lester, who is preparing
work on the Wesleys in Lincolnshire. DR.
Rigg, one of the greatest authorities in the
| Methodist Connexion in England will furn
| ish an introduction.
| A translation of sFire and Sword" E
story by the Polish novelist, Henry Sien-
kiewicz, has been made by jeremiah Curtin
This is the first of group of three histor
| ical romances which form panorama Of
century.
ssThe Snakes Pass is the title of an Irisf
novel by Mr.. Bran Stoker, which is abou
| to be published. Mr.. Stoker is better known
as theatrical manager than as writer
he has long been associated with Mr.. Irving
in the London Lyceum, and managed TIT
American tours of the English actor.
The tercentenary of the death of Christie
v,hn nrti IN fn ono 0,Itn .ipfo
will be celebrated during the coming sum
mer at Amsterdam, Holland. Book-worm
from all parts of the world will be invited
! to attend the festivities. Mr. Vandenpeere
boom, the Dutch minister of commerce, ant
one of the greatest collectors of old book.
in Europe, will be at the head of the affair
son the Inside', is the title of cleve
story by Florence French Kelly. In tn
preface the author says she aims to tell
story about men and women Surrounde,
by the conditions of OR own time, an,
thinking the thoughts that are springin
up in the minds of the people of to-day
The reader will say that she has succeeded
The book is well written, and while som,
may criticise the morals portray ed, the
will be only the prudes. The publisher
are Sanfred a. Co., New York; and tn
price, 80 cents.
The Home Magazine, conducted by Mrs
John A. Logan, for April, contains tn
brightest sketch of an April poem that tn
spring sun will smile upon. "Picture Q
the Worlds Fair Committee;" ''Empres
Augusta" by Mrs. Logan; "a Trip to Het
ron," by Mrs. Lane, 'Janet: A Story" b
Mrs. Oliphant; 'King's Daughters b
Mary Lowe Dickinson. The illustrate
article with finest views ever taken of il
terror of Vice President Mortons home
'sThe Woman's College, at Baltimore" i
Illustrated. bright Bits from Brigh
Books" "All about Marie Bashkirtseff;
extracts. Address, the Brodix Publishin
Co., Washington, D. G..
In answer to inquiries concerning Georg
Remnants article, the editor of the Celltltr
states that the concluding papers in Nh
Remnants series of "Siberian Travels
were interrupted by the authors illness
and by his succeeding course of lectures
Mr.. KEENAN, has, however, prepared brie
articles on the general subject for tn
April and May Century, and hopes soon t
be able to write one or two more paper
concerning his Siberian and RUSSIA
travels. The latter will appear later i
the year. In the May Century Mr.. Kenna
will have an article entitled "Blacke
Out" in which he describes the method
of the Russian Press Censor. Two page
of the Century for August, 1889, are repro
duced in facsimile, showing how the censO
endeavored to prevent Mr.. Remnants articl
in that number from being read in Russia
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