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a Life Of Nelson has been written by
Captain \. 7. Mahan.
Little. Brown & Co. will publish a vol
ume of the speeches Of Governor William
T. Russell. of Massachusetts. It will be
edited by Charles Theodore Russell. Jr..
and Colonel T. W. Higginson will pro-
vide an introduction.
d. Appleton &, Co. are publishing Gov
ernor McKinley's Speeches and Adj
them were made in Congress. The same
firm Is also issuing a volume with the
title Of Factors in American Civilization"
" hich contains the essays on Charities.
the Drink Problem. Labor. Foreign Com
merce. Penal Methods. etc. read before
the Brooklyn Ethical Association during
the season Of 1925.
Roberts Brothers are publishing Com
&c Tragedies" the actual plays Of Miss
Alcotts Little Women" Helpful
World" being prose extracts from the
writings Of Rev. Edward Everett Hale:
and Fifty Years" being poems by the
same writer.
Macmillan & Co. will Issue American
Bookplates," by Charles Dexter Allen;
Chronological Outlines Of American Lit
erature" and Pain, Pleasure and Aes-
thetics." the latter by Henry Rutgers
Marshall. the New York architect who
designed Rudyard Kiplings house. at
Brattleboro. VI.
Charles Scril nerss Sons publish Eyre
Groves with Thackeray In America"
The volume IS enlivened by 121 sketches
Of men and scenes by the way. struck of
by the chronicler himself.
]. ". Barrie. author Of "a Window in
Thrums." "The Little Minister" etc,
Is engaged in writing n new novel. OF
which the Clyde and its scenery will form
the background
To Professor Virchow has been assigned
the delicate task Of determining whether
or not a skull recently unearthed in Greece
is that Of Sophocles, says the New York
Critic.
Mr.. Adds Wrights Cambridge Shakes
peare is to be brought out in an edition
de luxe within a few weeks. Each OF
its forty royal octave volumes will con-
tain a complete play.
The scribners will soon publish a new
book by Frank r. Stockton. 1t is n
collection Of short Stories and is to be
called THE Watchmaker's Wife and
Other Stories" We predict treat for
its readers.
The set of Fielding's works which the
Macmillans are bringing out comprises
twelve volumes An edition of Goldsmith
will follow it In six volumes, edited by
Austin DObson. Possessors Of these books
will be enyiable persons.
Houghton, Mifiin d Co., Will soon pub
lish Professor Jebbs lectures on Greek
poetry, given recently at Johns Hopkins
University. The title will be- THE growth !
and influence OF classical Greek poetry" |
The volume will include chapters on the |
distinctive qualities Of the Greek race |
as expressed by Homer. Greek epic poe
try, Greek LYME poetry, and the course |
Of it's deveopement; Pindar, the Attic |
drama, and the permanent power OF |
Greek poetry"
1t Is announced that General Lew Wal |
laces new novel, THE Prince OF India" |
has already gone into the second edition. |
As the first edition numbered fifty thous- |
and copies, the new books success will |
likely TO be phenomenal. and may rival !
that Of Ben Hur," which is one of the |
most popular books OF modern times. We |
however, could not read it. We thought |
II dull. and think so still.
A novel dealing with the anti-slavery |
troubles In New York In the middle OF |
the century has been written by Mrs. |
Lucy G.. Morse. the granddaughter OF ]
Isaac T. Hopper, the philanthrOpst Ii /
is said that various well-known charac-
tiers OF the period appear in il.
An illustrated edition of Carlyle's
French Revolution" Is announced by
Crowell & Co. 1t is in two volumes
Macmillan & Co. are Issuing an edi-
ton of Catullus in the original Latin
IL contains various full-page illustra-
tions, and the edition will be limited to
one hundred copies.
The first volume Of an edition OF the
works OF Professor Huxley will
be published In October. and the set will
be completed at the rate of one volume
month. This FIRST volume. entitled Meth
ID and Results" will be followed by Oar
siniana," Science and Education"
Science and Hebrew Tradition Science
and Christian Tradition" and Hume"
The fifth volume OF Charles S. Sar-
yeant's magnificent SILVA Of North
America" is announced for immediate
publication.
The second volume OF the new edition
IF Bryce's american Commonwealth
Will soon be brought out.
The Scribners have nearly ready Gen
raj A. w. Greely's book on Explorers
md Travellers
The State Of Tuesday last contains a
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