The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-16
IN LITERARY EUROPE
Emile lola Has Three New
Books on the Stocks.
ANOTHER NOVEL BY DAUDET.
Oscar wilde,s New Play-Recovery OF
Guy de Maupassant-Louiss
Mfchel's Memoirs.

LONDON, Oct. Especial Correspond
ence Probably for the first time in his
life Emile lola has got three books on the
stocks at the same moment; first, ''Dr.
Pascal, the scene of which will be laid in
the provincial town of Plassans so closely
associated with his first book. This work
will have no strong dramatic interest, but
will depend wholly on acute and subtle
analysis Of character. 1t will come after
LA Dabacle" in point of date, and will
wind up the Rougon-Macquart series.
''Dr. Pascal" will be published next
spring and the first serial rights have
already been sold for 5000, the highest
price yet attained by the author OF
Mana" Next will come ''Lourdes, the
religious novel. which has been so much
discussed Lately, and then finally, an ex-
haustive study of the Population or rather
of the Depopulation question, now agitat-
ing so profoundly all French thinkers
and politicians. NJ. lola himself told me
that he has for years been collecting evil
dence on this important subject. He de-
clares that the real secret is not decrease
in the number of births, but an increase
In the number Of deaths. 1t seems that
since the war infant mortality has taken
will be probably called THE Detritus."
will be one Of his most curious and power
full stories. An admirer of the great
writer, who might have spent his time to
better purpose, lately calculated that the
10000 copies of LA Dabacie" already
sold would, placed on end, form column
as high as the Eiifel tower.
Alphonse Daudet is finishing slowly.
and with infinite difficulty, the last long
novel he means to undertake. LIE Soutiea
de Famitts, as Its name indicates, tells Of
the struggles and triumphs of young
head on Old shoulders whom safe has
placed in the position of head Of a family.
Several prominent political personalities
will figure in the book. As young man
Aiphonse Daudet was secretary to the
Due de Morny, Napoleon the Thirds half
brother, and in that capacity saw on more
or less intimate terms all the most notable
people of the day. His artistic soul was
not able to resist the temptation offered
him of such excellent ''copy," and his
novels form a complete gallery of Third
Empire celebrities. their voices, smallness,
meanness, being all pitilessly noted down
for the benefit of future generations.
Madame Severine's interview with the
pope has brought the clever lady journal
ISL INTO greater prominence tnan ever.
She writes leading article in the four
leading Paris papers once a week, and is
said to have received 500 for each-a
price never hitherto given to a female
writer on the French press. Not content
with all this success she has just begun a
novel which will give picture of con-
temporary socialism as seen from the in
side
Lady Colin Campbell is busy translating
Baroness States book on Beauty and
Hygiene" 1t will be called "a Lady's
Dressing Room" and will probably be
welcomed with delight by English speak
ing professional beauties who believe that
they can therein find recipes not only for
eternal youth, but eternal loneliness.
Lady Colin, besides being the sister-in-
law of Princess Louise, Warehouses of
Lorne, is a very clever journalist, and one
of the most brilliant contributors to the
World, Edmund Yates society paper. Her
series of articles signed Vera Tzarkin,