Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-13
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Mrs. Margaret Deland. author of John
Ward, Preacher which was such a pro-
nounced success, 10 just completing new
novel. which is said by those who have
read the Ms. 70 be the strongest
story she has yet written. 1t wall be called
Philip and HIS Wife," and deals with
the subject of divorce on the ground Of
incompatibility. II will 6rst appear as a
serial in the Atlantic Monihly and will
afterward be published IN book form by
Houghton, Mifiin K Co.
The Marques of Dufferin and Ava will
soon publish number of poems by his
mother. Lady Clifford.
A French translation Of DR.. Arthur Nc
Donald's THE Criminal Type" will be
issued soon in Lyons.
Mr.. Walter Scott will publish in the
autumn q new novel by George Moore.
entitled Mother and Child"
Zoa will attend the conference Of jour-
nalists in London between September 2lst
and 9th. While lola is pre-eminently
| novelist. he Is also journalist and repre-
| sents an organization of 700 members of
that profession.
The original manuscript OF Allan Ram
saws famous pastoral, THE Gentle Shep-
| herd" has Just come into the hands OF an
Ednburg gentleman. 1t is said that the
Countess of Eglinton. Rsmsay's patroness,
gave this manuscript to Boswell the last
time be visited her.
new edition of the poems of Dante
Gabriel Rossetti is being printed from
William Morris's Kelmscott Press. 1t is in
two volumes aud will be put on sale By
Elis d Elvey.
"A Truthful Woman In Southern Cali
fornia we hope there is more than one),
by Miss Kate Sanborn, will be published
soon In Apploton's Summer Series. The
same firm vii. issue shortly in their
Town aud Country Library, From the
Five Rivers" by Mrs. I. A. Steel. de-
scribing life in India.
The third volume IN Harper's Os,alf
Series will be Early Prose and Verse;"
edited by Mrs. Alice Morse Earle and Mrs.
Emily Ellsworth Ford. The same firm will
publish at once The Complaining Mil
lions of Men," by Edward Fuller.
Mr. Richard Harding Davis will give in
the September H1rDe's an account of his
experience during political campaign in
England as tho companion OF Oonsefva-
tive candidate for Parliament, and in the
October No. will begin Mr.. Il. l.. Weeks's
description of the journey by caravan from
the Black Sea to the Persian Gulf on
which Mr.. Theodore Child lost his life.
Portugal has just added her name TO the
list of European countries whose authors
NJ anA NJ - 90 fggh
States.
Holidays in England" BY Percy Lind
ley, an illustrated handbook for Ameri-
can travellers TO the new Cathedral
Route" from Liverpool TO London, is II
the press. IL includes the cathedral cities
of East Anglia-Llncoln, Ely, Pe:erboro,
and Norwich Cambridge University, Bos-
ton. aud the homes of the Pilgrim Fathers,
Tennys0n's Lincolnshire Country, and the
Dickens country OF "PIckwlck" and
David Copperfield.' The book will DO
published simultaneously IN New York
and London.
Mrs. Elizabeth Caly Stanton will have
| in forthcoming No. OF The Hesinrn-
siey Reuie,c a biographical study of Emma
Willard. who did so much for the higher
| education of women. Mrs Stanton IL Al
early graduate of Mrs. Wizards famous
| Troy Seminary
1t is reported of DR.. Edward Eggleston,
author of The Hoosier Schoolmsster,"
| that he is engaged upon his last novel. for
after it is finished be will devote himself
| entirely 70 historical work. The novel will
| deal with New York life.
The AAdntic Noahy for August contains
an article by Professor Nathaniel +.
| Shaler. of Harvard University, on The
| Relations of Academic and Technical In
struction."
w. T..Stead. the famous editor of the Re
riec Of ReUie,rs. has started anoth her perlodI-
| cal which he has named Border.dnd. 1t
will be devoted entirely 10 psychical phe-
nomena.
A series of Columbian Historical Novels,
| which is described az complete histo-
~ of America from Columbus down 20 the
present day. in the form of twelve CON-
| plete novels" has been written by John
| X. Musick. and will be published BIZ
monthly by the Funk d Wagnalls Com
pany.
The Chicago Times recently claimed that
| Walter Besant. who was then in that city,
| is the most famous oflivIng English novel
| lists. We wonder what Black. Hardy, Ste
venson. and kIpling would say to this.
Walter must have set 'em up" for the
Mayor few times. Perhaps the Times
naturally confuses Chicago with the uni
verse. IL is pretty big.
In viewing the original manuscripts on
| exhibition at the Worlds Fair by the Har-
pers. Scrlbners, and others, one is struck
with the general excellence of the hand
| writing of the various distinguished au-
| thors. Bad chirography appears to be no
longer characteristic of this class. or else
these are unusually good specimens. The
MS. of DR.. Thomas Nelson Page. for In
stance. is great improvement upon some
Of his that we have seen. These exhibits
| are extremely interesting and instructive.