The herald., 1893-07-02
Book Chat.

A. Q. McClurg & Co., OF Chicago, are
handling neat edition of Longfellow'H
Hyperion and Outre-Mer, @stractively
bound with white cloth back and col
ored sides, decorated in gold. This is
known as the Portland edition.
TAFT. Sons & Go. have an exceedingly
piquant society novel, by Ella Childs
Hurlbus, entitled Mrs. Clift-Crosby's
Niece. 1t abounds in striking passages,
and its easy, unbroken style makes its
reflection on fashionable lie singularly
faithful and clear. 1t is rare, indeed,
that fashionable New York finds 60
gifted an illustrator az Mrs. Hurlbut.
Charles Scribner's sons have just
issued in two volumes A Literary His
tory OF Early Christianity, by Charles
T. Cruttwell. No English work covers
the ground of this history. which
describes what the frat e1ponente of
Christian doctrine after the apostles
believed and taught.
About July LIST, Harper & Brothers
will issue in their Black asd White
series, Edwin Booth, by Lawrence Hut
ton. No one at all interested in the
troubles and triumphs of the great
actor should fail to read Mr.. Hutton's
admirable sketch. This author, who
was firm personal friend of Mr., Booth,
gives necessarily rapid but quite COM
rrehensive review of The incidents in
Mr. Booths life, and closes with the last
words Of Hamlet, which were the last
Mr.. Booth, as an actor, ever uttered
1.-The rest is silence!'
One OF the late novels good for the
summer season is the new one in the
Choice ssries, pu 5lished by Robert Bon
ner's Sons, New York city. 1t is by
Mrs. Harriet Lewis, entitled Nevs's
Three Lovers. illustrations by f. M.
Gregory. This novel is one to interest
every reader, young and old. 1t is a
good story. The heroine il an unusual
character, and the plot and medicines in
which she plays such an important part
excite in the mind of the reader a deep
feeling of admiration and of profound
interest in her fortunes. The novels of
Mrs. Lewis, beginning with Her Double
Life, have all enjoyed immense popu-
larity. The furnish delightful reading
and recreation, and the scenes described
in such vivid language linger in the
memory. Mrs. Lewis was q great trav-
eler and visited the most picturesque
and lovely portions of the old world, and
enc useu nef experience 10 eAISrthin anu
delight her readers.
In recent suit in the London courts
for the infringement of a copywright OF
play founded on East Lynne, the fact
was brought out that Mrs. Henry Wood,
the author OF the novel, never received a
penny Of royalty for any OF the msny
dramas founded on it. The English
copyright law does not protect a novelist
from theatrical 'adapters."
One of the most interesting features Of
the children's building, which was
opened June lat, on the grounds OF the
Worlds Columbian exposition, is the
representative child's library, formed of
books contributed by the most notable
story-writers OF the day for children md
also containing the pictures OF the, ,ra
and autograph sentiments byth 70
library WAS collected and arran. "
Mrs, Clara Doty Bates and Mrs. 20
L Williams, both Chicago writer. of
children's stories. Among the authors
represented are Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stowe. known to children chiefly by her
Little Folks; Kate Douglas Wiggin,
Palmer Coz, Louisa M. Alcctt. A. d. t.