Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-20
Literary Notes.

Co. on March 9th. 1t was originally
written for MARY ANDERSON, who. on ac-
count OF marriage and retirement from the
stage. was compeiled to forego its produc-
tion.
IF. Austey" (Mr. GUrHRrE) will reprint
from Punch The Travelling Companion;
4 Story IN Scenes" The volume will be
illustrated and will be published by the
LosGMASs This author had the misfortune
70 achieve success with his first effort,
and never one since. We have not yet
ceased laughing over "Yice Versa"
Mr.. HAROLD FREDERICK, the London Ger
respondent of the New York Times, viii
shortly issue two new books-one an Irish
romance, the othera book on the Russian
Jews.
Mrs. RICHMOND RIrcHIE (THAcKERAY's
daughter) has written volume of literary
portraits of Lord TESSYsos, Dir. RUsKIN,
and Mr.. and Mrs. BROWNING. which will be
published by MACMILLAN y Co.. under the
title of THE Light Bearers"
Abroad and at Home Practical Hints
for Tourists will be published this
month by BRESrASo. 1t is By Mr.. MORRIS
PHILLIPS, OF The Home Journal
Cur DE MAUPAssAxT is reported as much
improved in health. He Is said to write
for about an hour daily.
Mrs. frances HoDGsoS BURNETT has re-
turned to this country from Europe.
DR.. BRADSHAW, editor Of GRAY and MrLToS,
has lust edited "Chesterfelds Letters
for London house. The three volumes
will contain some hitherto unpublished
letters of CHEsTERgIELD's aud letter from
Lord CHABLRMoST TO Lord BRUCE in 1777,
containing criticism of the letters the
story Of their first publication, and some
anecdotes Of PHILIP STAsHoPE.
Mr.. WILLIAM MORRIS. who aspires to sue
coed TENsYsos as the "lariat." has begun
10 print new edition of THE Defence of
Guinevere." which will be issued in
STYLE similar TO that of his Poems by the
Way"
A series Of papers on the Indians is
begun in the March Orerland Monthly. por-
traits being given Of various noted chiefs.
The household goods of the historian
BANCROFT have just been sold at auction
at Newport, his summer home. First-rate
prices were realized.
Bi6Gd for March hes a mastery article
by DIR. G. f. MoLDENKE on THE Oldest
Fairy Tale" This periodical is the only
one in America which has the use of font
OF the old Egyptian letters and kilograms.
Other articles are: IAN Etruscan Text on
a Mummy" Professor OsBoRs's "Egyptol-
ogy and the Bible" Palestine Explora-
tom by Professor WRIGHT. The Dog in
Ancient Egypt" by MAsPERo. and various
notes.
One OF the magazines will soon pub
lish story by colored woman-the wife
of clergyman. The magazine shows its
forethought by advertising the fact IN ad-
vance. WHY Brother JASPER hos not got a
"moye on to him" and developed into
magazinist is a mystery.
GRrES's Short History of the English
People" has had most remarkable sue
cess. The original edition ID in its one
hundred and sixty-second thousand-to
say nothing of the library edition-and the
demand still increases. small. pretty,
and convenient new edition OF JANE
AusrEs's novels will soon be brought out
in London and will probably be reprinted
IL America.
1.-THE Spanish Story of the Armada" is to
be the title of Dir. FRoUDEs forthcoming
volume.
1t is said that GEORGE SANDS works have
ceased to be popular in England. DUMAss
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An international Series Of Humor" is
TO be brought out in England. Each vol
ume will be profusely illustrated. The
humorists Of most countries will be sought
out. This is chance for GEORGE WILDE.
CARLYLE had habit of writing in the
margins of books he borrowed from the
libraries. In one. after Rule Britannia, he
wrote simply Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
General BOOTH. of Salyation-Army fame,
and RUDYARp KIPLrNG had many talks to-
gether on shipboard recently, and an
English critic hopes that Slr. KIpLISG
will work up the General for literary pur-
poses"
A new quarterly magazine. to be called
Baconia, and to be published in Chicago.
has just been announced. Its purpose is
stated TO be to aid in the study of the ac-
| knowledged works of FRANCIS BACON and
the investigation of his supposed author
ship of certain works not publicly ac-
knowledged by him, including the
SHAKESPEARE plays ana poems"
"Marah" is to be the title of new
volume of hitherto unpublished poems by
the late OWEN MEREDITH Uord LYrToS).
"Potiphars Wife and Other Poems " is the
title of Sir EDWIN ARNoLD's new book.
A writer in The Writer, MARY Il. p.
HATCH. springs the new and startling idea
of authors advertising their works as bust
ness-men do their wares. Come to think
Of it. why not? If writing not business
these days. what is it!
New Books
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