Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-26

ruary 25th Ho. SD. Is by Miss Julia Ma
crudsr. and is called "A Battered Birth
| right" II makes pleasant reading, though
| the plot is slight and the conclusion I'M
satisfactory.
Mr.. Arthur waugh's Study OF Lord
| Tennyson" has passed into a second edi-
ton in this country.
Mr.. Rider Haggsrd's Compromised
| Mexican story Will be issued by Longmans.
Green Il Co. in the summer. Tho title
is "Moutezums's Daughter" AS mr.
| Hnggard's terrific imagination has now
had quite a long rest we may look for
something stunning" from tho land OF
the Aztecs.
London has n "postman poet" in the
person of one Mr.. J. ID. Hosken, q volume
OF whose poems will soon be published.
Mr.. Gladstone has consented to give MIR.
Hosken a grant from the c~ivil-list fund.
An Atlas of Astronomy" has Just been
completed by Sir Robert 5. Ball, the
astronomer. The work Is published by ID.
Appleton Il Co. IL contains numerous
| telescope views of planets. the sun
corona. etc. and diagrams Of orbits. and
| an introduction Of nearly sixty pages.
G. p. Putnam's Sons have IN prepara-
tion illustrated editions Of "Old Court
Lite in France, by Frances Elliott and OF
the Woman in France During the Elgh-
tenth Century" by Julia Kavanagh.
Sir NJ. L. Grant-Duf is writing a mono
graph on Renan. with whom he was IN
tlmately acquainted for over thlrty-three
Mr.. David L. Pulliam, of the Manchester
bar. Is engaged upon several literary
works which his friends hope Will o
see the light.
James Whitcomb Riley, according 10 the
New York sun, is second only to Longtel-
low in popularity. as judged by the clrcu-
lation Of his books. The sun recently, de-
voted an entire page to a review OF .lley
latest book of poems. Green Fields ana
| Running Brooks" which our sometimes
dyspeptic reviewer dismissed in q bret
and not over-approciatiye paragraph. Inc
/ sun not inaptly compares Riley with
| Burns. though lie. Of course, ia not the
| equal of Scotia's incompatible bard.
1t 10 stated that Robert Louis Stevenson
was paid at the rate of $50 per 1000 words
for his story, Tho Isle OF Voices now
running in the National Obserrer.
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy has completed
another novel. which is to appear IN a
syndicate Of English papers undo hetitle
OF " Red Diamonds"
A timely publication is Mrs. Helen Ma
ther's "One Summer in Hawaii" n new
edition of which Is announced by the Cas-
sells.
Mr.. w. T. Stead is authority for the
statement that Mr.. Labouchere, who
owned one third Of the DG,y Mars, having
put 10000 into It many years ago,
drew an income OF 10 per cent. upon his
Investment and ultimately sold ont for
Ei20.0J0. ii this IS SO. "Labbys
share was a large one, even for a London
paper to AFFORD.
4 second volume Of tho late Bishop
WOrdswOrth'5 "reminiscences will be pub
lshed by Longmans, Green ~ Co.
FOrds, Howard & Hurlbert will begin
Immediately the issue of the original ten
volumes tbound IN fye) of P31mouh Fia-
pt. the sermons and PRAYERS OF Henry
Ward Beccher from September. 1868, 70
September, 1873. which have not been III
the market for about fifteen years.
The May ScrlJner's will be its "exhlbi-
ton number This does no: mean that
the Chicago exhibition vii. be treated,
hut that this ISSUE Of the magazine will
show what II can DO n the way Of out
DONG itself. The initial article Will be by
no less a parsonage than George Washing
ton and Will be an autograph narrative OF
" The BraddOck Campaign,' never before
printed. Among the other contributors
are W. d. Howelis, Bret Harte. I. b. AID
rich. Thomas Hardy, Henry James. Il. l..
Stevenson. Francisque Sarcey, Sarah
Orne JeWett. Frances HOdgson Burnett,
II. G.. Buuner, and George W. Cable-a
notable array of talent, truly.
Among the latest publications by the
Harpcrs is "~Atheiwold.' u tragedy by
Amelie Riyes.
The Cassell Publishing Company an
nounce a new novel by r.. J.. FarieOn. II
Is called % The Last Tenant" and Is the
story of q haunted house.
Mrs. Antonio Navarro. Miss Mary Ander-
son that was, il said to be writing the
m1no re OF her stage life. The ex-actress
now lives q retiredllfe at Iunbridge Wells,
Eng.
Five hundred unpublished letters by
Noitaire are reported 10 have been DIS
s-sared near Geneva and Will soon be
published.
HE April Rsrier Of Rcrjqcs will contain
n character sketch Of President Cleye-
lands Cabinet by Mr.. Woodrow Wilson,
ami an account Of the Religious Congress
at tho Worlds Far by DR.. John II. Bar
rows.
General Lew Wallace. author Of Ben
Hur.n has just completed the novel upon
which no has been engaged for several
years. II is an historical romance entitled
The Prince Of India, or. Why CONSTANT
nople Fell
A sister of Rider Hasgar1. who is the
Baroness D'Auethan, has written a novel.
1t Is entitled A Diplomats Daughter"
Among the articles IN Poet Lore for
March. which il NJ unusually good num-
Der. are Tho SocialIstic Thread in the
Life and Works OF William Morris by
Professor Oscar J.. TrIggs "Unpuolished
| T,..-sAf T.In HfaEtp - hr William q
kIugs!aud: "Geutle VIII. Our Fellow"
by +. q. Fleay: What Should BE the
Poet, Attitude Toward His Critics :" by
Rev. Francis h. Hornbrooke, and Where
Shakspearian Critics Disagree by i.
Howard.
In the March No. of the School Rerie,o
Professor b. Kellogg has n thoughtful
article on d" Teaching English" He thinks
tue stJdy Of English Of paramount I'M
portauce and that 1t should preceie and
override everything else. without
struggle with an opposing habit" he says.
one may learn the multiplication table and
may repeat 1t ever after without nutuerI-
cal mistake: but he IS very likely TO sin
against grammar ~ times IN the repetl-
ton. and 70 die in his sin, too" This
IS u singular fact. While tho muitlpll-
cation table is immutablo mud grammar
Is not. n Is vet perfectly true that the
" hard and fast rules OF grammar-those
which are unchangrabie-wlll be frequent
~ violated hy even the " best" writers.
Wore these rules properly drilled into the
mind of the pupil such errors would be-
come almost lmposs. bic. Professor KEEL
loeg thinks that the best results are not
% be looked for tall the teaching Of Eng
lisn ceases 70 be regarded "a the exclusive
business # the instructor IN rhetoric and
literature aud comes 10 be made the bust
ness of every teacher
Among the volumes gossipped about ls
Camden's BRITANNIA winch was pub
lshtd IN 1910 and was one " the most
popular works Of is time, nOtwlthstand-
ing rs more than LOO pages. lSmall
chance y would stand nowadays when
even tho short story % IS almost too long. }
Il was originally written IN Latin and
went through six editions before 1t was
translated into English. It's author was
tho moss famous historian OF his age.
ranked above Shakespeare IN the popular
e,tlmAtion. and was the pet of court aud
universities alike He had. nevertheless,
his critics and detractors. Just as his.O-
rleus nave in our day. That strange CON-