The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-14

A volume of sketches of the Unhappy
Loves of Men of Genius" by Thomas
hitchcock, is announced for publication by
Harper q Brothers. These stories, on ac-
count of their connection with men ana
women celebrated for their gifts and accom-
plshments, are invested with peculiar inter-
est and are adapted 10 serve an additional
purpose as materials for the study of love in
its nObler and more refined manifestations.
"The Knights Of the Green Cloth" is the
long ard rather melOdTamatie title of a pow
erIul novel dealing with the Malta and Cam
Ora, soon to be issued. Ii has no connection
with the New Orleans episodes, the plot be-
ing laid in Italy, and a valuable historical
preface has been written by Luigi ID. Ven
tura, an Italian well known In literary and
diplomatic circles. The Price McGill Pub
fishing Company of ST. Paul will publish It.
A notable volume of short stories will be
issued shortly by the Arena Publishing Com
pany, written by the brilliant, realistic author
Hamlin Garland: Main Travelled Roads;
Six Mississippi Y alley Stories, is the UNIQUE
title of this volume. The first two stories
are in reality novelties of about seventy
pages each. They have never before been
published, and are said to be bold IN thought
and original in treatment.
The Craig Press, Chicago. announce the
publication OF a book READY June 9th) en-
titled "Chicago's Dark Places" by a corps
of specially appointed Commissioners, whose
Investigations included poverty and the
poor, saloons and their habitues theaters,
concert halls and museums, immoral dives,
etc, together with observations on the max
ing of criminals, the agencies of reform; how
to remedy the evils that exist
The forthcoming number of :, The Annals
of the American Academy OF Political and
Social Science will mark the beginning of
the second volume Of this publication. 1t
will from that time appear as a bi-m0nthly
instead of quarterly, as heretofore. The
leading article will be one by 4. w. Huff
cult on " international Liability for Mob
Injuries"
In the June number of brakes Maya
zine" there is presented as the leading
article an interesting sketch entitled AN
Outing in South Carolina" Another inter
esting article is THE Sensations of Con-
demned Murderer" in which is detailed all
that a man about to pay thu penalty OF the
law feels as the day of doom approaches.
Messrs. Macmillan & CO. will shortly pub
lish Studies of the Gods in Greece at Ger
tain Sanctuaries Recently Excavated," by
Mr.. Louis Dyer, formerly assistant professor
at Harvard University. The book repre-
SCENTS course Of lectures delivered by Mr.
Dyer at the Lowell Institute. Boston.
1.-The Library and Studio" for June is a
neat contribution to current literature being
made up Of interesting sketches, short but
instructive and of class not usually found
in other aud larger magazines. 1t is edited
by VIII NJ. Clemens and published by the
j. Dewing Company.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale is shortly TO
commence a serial story on life as lived in
the Boston of to-day. 1t Will touch the con-
dition of our everyday life in New England
most closely. The story is to be published
exclusively in THE Boston Common
wealth"
Ella Higginson, we'll and fayorabIy
known California writer aud p0etess, has
assumed the duties Of assistant editor of
''The Pacific Magazine" and will do much
to make this one Of the credtabie publca-
tons of the Pacific Coast.
/" Romance for June contains the tales
of the New York Story Club, an intensely
interesting collection of short stories of
great variety.
A double-page portrait, drawn from life.
of Thomas A. Edison In his laboratory is
published in "Harper's Weekly" for June
10Th.
The "No Name Magazine" published in
Baltimore. for June, is made up of MANY
short, bright and pithy articles.