Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-02
Iiternry Notes.


Literary Notes.
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, of New YORK. INV
ting achieved fame by overthro"ihs INC
..ro,omanv Tiger" will now proceed 70
write a book. He 10 preparing u reeoru
~ events covering the campaign OF the
past three years. and showing IN us MS
torlc and logical connections the pro-
eross of the cause OF municipal reform IN
Now York from February. 1892. till No
,er,bsr G. lSsi-the date Of the Tigers
downfall.
,-na frs, volume Of 1.-THE Edinburgh
Edition. OF Robert Louis stevenson >
works will be ready for publication
about the 18th of this month. This ea'-
ton I, not a mere reprint, as very little
Of the material hqA been left untoucheu'
and much new matter has been added.
The scribners are the American agents.
"The Alps from End TO End Is the
title OF a. book by W. NJ. Conway which
v,u describe his adventures in the Alps
IN company with his Goorkhas during the
mast summer. The party walked over
900 miles.
The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour. NJ. r.,
has IN the press OF Longmans & co. an
,mportant work on "The Foundations OK
Belief: Introductory Notes to the STUDY
OF Theology"
Thomas n. Pages polly" is amongst
the Christmas books issued by the Scrlo-
ners. The Illustrations are by A. Cas-
taigne. and are as good as the text
which is saying a great deal. The New
York Critic speaks enthusiastically OF
this story, which the present writer has
always considered Mr.. Pages best up
to date.
Houehton, Mlffiin & Co. publish "A
Story OF Courage: Annals OF tho George
town Convent OF the Visitation by
George Parsons Lathrop and Rose
Hawthorne Lathrop.
A new edition of DR.. c. Ellis Stevenss
sources of the Constitution OF the
United States" revised by reference to
the original documents, IS announced by
Macmillan & Co.
f. p. Dutton & Co. publish Margaret
ArnoId's Christmas, and Other Stories
by Mary d. Brine. author OF "Grandma
Attic Treasures"
The new complete edition OF Browning
published By Macmillan & Co. is ac-
companied by biogrs phical and HISTORICAL
notes. which cover forty-nlne pages Oh
small type. The work OF compiling them
was done by Mr. Robert Barrett Brown
ing the poets son.
8. G.. Crockett. author OF THE Raiders"
,.f, rt-Ef Of &
which he will publish in 1886 TO Harper q
Brothers 1t is said that the price is one
OF the largest paid during recent years
TO any British author.
A collection OF the late Emily Dickin-
sons letters has been published by Ro-
ber.s Brothers. They date from 1915.
when she was but Ia years old. TO 1856.
few days before her death. They are
said 10 be even more piquant, brilliant,
and characteristic than the poems" They
must, then, be remarkable letters, In
deed.
Dodd, Mead & Co. have about ready
for publication two volumes OF letters and
extracts from the journals OF Edmund
and Jules de Goncourt compiled and
translated By NJ. A. BeiiOo and VI. She'd
lock.
Rudyard Kipling. who is said to take
stories Is hard at work on n new volume
Of poems. 10 be published by the Apple
tons in the spring. An unique feature
Of the book will be that certain OF the
poems have been ret to music under the
authors supervision.
''The Dawn OF Civilization" by Pro-
fessor Maspers. edited by the Rev. Pro-
fessor Sayce. Is announced by -. Apple
ton & Co. The period dealt with covers
the history OF Egypt from the earliest
date to the fourteenth dynasty, and that
OF Chaldaea during It's first empire. The
book is brought up TO the present year,
and deals with the recent discoveries at
Koptos and Dahabur.
a new volume Of poems by william
Watson Will soon be issued by Macmillan
& Co. "Odes and Other Poems" will be
the title. All the poems were written
since Mr.. Watson's illnesS and they are
said TO show no falling off In his powers.
Henry Altemus. Philadelphia, and Elliot
Stock. London. will publish at once THE
Pilgrims Progress as John Bunyan Wrote
It." fac smile reproduction OF the copy
OF the first edition. published In 1918, now
In the British Museum. photographed
and historical Introduction will be pro-
vided by DR.. John Brown.
Harper & Brothers will publish during
inc winter n MtTlyftu 4 Dol, IL HONci
on Anarchism. by David Christie Murray
who Is now making a lecture tour in
this country.
A one-act play, entitled Edgar Poe"
has been written by Henry Tyrrell and
will be produced some time this season
by Nelson Wheatcroft 1t Is based on a
sentimental episode In the poets life. the
scene being laid at the Poe cottage at
Fordham. n. y. One of the characters
will be Poe's friend. the comedian. Bur-
ton.
Says the New York Critic: 1.-THE Octo-
Der Virginia Magazine OF History and
Biography continues It's antiquarian
gleanings from the manuscripts found In
public and private collections. Some OF
these are OF more than local interest.
such as The Causes OF Discomfort In
Virginia, 1876 the genealogy OF the wide
ly-scattered F1ournoy family. and the dis
eliminating review Of Keith's Ancestry
OF Benjamin HARRISON"
Dispatch readers. who have been watch
ing with interest the literary develop
msnt Of '1hs Idle Reporter" will NOT
be surprised 70 learn that an early No. Of
Lippincott will contain q story by him.
II Is pleasing to know that his daily dal-
lance with Blackstone and Chitty. AZ
well as his diurnai diving into tho Gov
ernors correspondence, has stu left
some sentiment and romance In Ills soul.
He has described hts legal researches;
now let him give u the story Of his
literary recroationa