The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-11
LITERARY NOTES.

The supplement to the catalogue issued
by Macmillan & Co., New York. contains
an imposing list of new works in bellies
l~ettres, poetry, divinity, science and mathe-
matics, philosophy, political economy,
biography and history. The most note
worthy literary undertaking of the century,
probably, is Leslie Stephens great die
tionary of national biography, now being
published by this firm. Ywenty-seven
volumes have already been issued and the
work will be completed in fifty. The New
York Times says of it: THE more we see
of it the more wonderful does it become.
AS an evidence of industry and scholarship,
pure and simple, it is an undertaking
amazing in its proportions and thorough
ness"
Macmillan & Co. also announce a cheap
edition of Prof. Bfyce's great book, 1.-The
American Commonwealth in two
volumes, prics sl.50. They publish
the only authorized and correct version
of this work, and intending purchasers
should beware of cheap, pirated editions
put forth by other publishers. The Mac
MILAN edition contains chapters that are
copyrighted in this country II which are
not found in the unauthorized editions.
Il. b. Peterson & Bros. Philadelphia. are
issuing a series of exceedingly good stories
in cheap bu. attractive form, printed on
good paper from large, clear type. Fol
% cents each the reader can get the best
and latest works of Mrs. Emma d. E. N
Southworth. Emile Zola, Caroline Lee
IIentz, Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett
Lady Gladys Hamilton, Captain Hawle,
Smart. Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, Henry Gre.
vile, John Habberton, George Sand, Gus
taye Droz and many others occupying an
equally exalted high rank in literature. A
volume is added to this series every two
weeks and q complete list will be sent Oh
application to the publishers.
The first numbe of the second volume OF
Romarce-that for Mays fully up to the
high mark which this magazine has set for
itself. All sorts of tales are here, resem-
bling one another only in their uniform ex,
cellence. Even the distinctively love stor-
ies--of which there arc three-are of q
widely different variety. Among the writers
ere Prosper Merrimee and Theodore de
Banville, the great French story teliers, w,
Il. Babcock, Ambrose bierce, Il. II. Clouch,
Charle3 scates, hustyn Granville, William
Wallace Cook, Adair Welcker and Joseph
Montet. The opening story is from the
pen of the great French writer Prospe,
Aerrimee. 1t is a most graphic, realistic
and yet simple account of a bRttle from the
point of view of one who was i'll the fight
Beside the description of the strupgl,
itself, there is Il mastery ~analysi
of the sensations of the youn,
soldier who tells the story. There are tw,
original stones III the May Romance. on
by w. III. Babcock and the other by Charlie
Scates. The first deals with ono phase o
life in the south Just before thu outbreak O
the war; and the adventures and tragic ca
reer of the hard riding and hard drinkin
hero-half rufiian and half geutleman-ar
interestingly described. The story of Ml
Scatss is a railroad story ending in a re
nance, and is one of the best of its class.
Romance is published monthly for tn
New York Story club bv W. Ii. Benton, :
; Fast Twenty-third street, New York. .
cents a copy, $3 a year.