The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-17

novel According to St. john" This is
cold TO be the most powerful work from
this writer's pen, and advance orders for
the work have already assured an extensive
sale
Marie Correlli, young, attractive and
wealthy woman of literary instincts,
startled the reading public by the publica-
,ion of three most excellent works of f1c.
ton in rapid succession.
1t is not often that young writer give
10 the public three works in succession
each one stronger than the one before it
This author, however, has done more, for
she has followed "Thelma," "Vendetta,"
and the Romance of Two Worlds" with
one of the most strikingly original and
weirdly fascinating books Of the century.
The work is entitled "Wormwood," and
treats of the possibilities Of moral depravity
arising from the absinthe- drinking mania.
Hall Game was the author of a work
which was placed among the best books OF
the year, for artistic merit and literary ex.
cellence in 1890 He has now published
through the John W. Lowell Company,
another work which is meeting with the
same commentator. Il is entitled "The
Scapegoat."
The passage Of the Upright law has
produced one result at least which will
please the general reading public. Eng
fish authors in anticip ,tion of the pos
sible passage of the law, have been hold
inc back their best MSS. in order to pub
lish under protection. AS consequence,
the last half of 81. and the first half of
80. will be full of these works which
have been held in reserve awaiting the
action of congress-.
The Yellow Snake" is not exactly a
pleasant title to dwell upon, but upon
reading the story by that name, from The
pen OF w. H. Bishop, author of ''The
House of the Merchant Prince" one
finds that The Yellow Snake is not in
reality reptile, but stream of molten
gold. which from the heights Of canon,
gives the appearance of an enorm us yell
low serpent creeping along the bottom of
the rayine bel,w. The work is JUS pub
Isbed in it's revised and enlarged form in
very attractive covers, by the John w
Lowell company.
Maarten Martens, one of the literary
meteors in the armament of writers and
who gives promise Of becoming fixed
star. reioices in the patronymic of IL. Van
der Pooten Schwartz His work, ''The
Sin of Joost Avelingh,'' met with an i'm
mediate and extended sale can Old
Maids Love- from his pen testified to
his undoubted popularity and made him
one of the prizes to he fought for by the
publishers. He now promises, through
ton of Taste" for publication during the
present autumn.
When j. NJ Barrie brought out hi, work
entitled "a Window in Thrums," people
said, Thus is the coming man" and e. CT
literary venture thus far has justified the
statement
Thu title OF the work just now in press is
THE Little Minister" which will probably
appear during October.
The sudden death of Jessie Fother2il
terminated a most brilliant literary career
In very few years this autho: had estab
lished tor herself a name and a place in the
world Of letters
Just previous to her death she had com
pleted a Ms. entitled Orioles Daughter,
which will be brought out by the John w
Lowell Company.
Since, Blanche Willis Howard wrote
'One Summer" her books have beer
lo ked for eagerly. Her new story, which
is now running serially in Londol
periodical, will be issued in the country il
a few months. II is entitled "a battle AM
Boy" and while it is of a character II
interest juvenile readers, ii is equal.
fascinating for children Of larger growll
One of the rising and prominent young
writer's in the English field is NJ .clarel
Cobban, who made HE first success witt
his work enttl d IN .ser OF His Fac"
A somewhat peculiar and thoroughly
interesting tory from his pen was recent
ly published under the auspices of TIL
John w. Lowell Company, entitl eth
Horned Cat" and he now has in cours
Of preparation for early publication
volume entitled "A Soldier and Gen
tleman''
There is a temporary lull in the excite
ment over Kipling, owing to his depar
ure to the South Seas in search Of tn
health he had somewhat impaired by pre-
traced and vigorous literary labors. Iii
safe arrival at the Canary Isles has bee
announced from informa ion derived fror