Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-26
Literary Notes.

Mr. Justin ii. Mccarthy mas nflSned
the third volume OF his History OF the
French Revolution" and is at work on
the fourth. 1t IS expected that both Will
be published at the holiday time.
1t is said that the present Lord Tenny-
son has thus far published nothing but a
version in hexameteTs of the story Of
"Jack and the Belnstalk." although ne
is supposed by his rustic neighbors to be
very poetical.
Souvenirs OF Sebastopol' is to be the
title OF the volume Of personal recollec-
lions Of the siege which the Emperor Of
Russia has been collecting and editing.
Mrs. Cralgie John Oliver Hobbes) has
written story long enough TO be pro-
perry called a novel. Its title is in keep
ing, and is The Gods. Some Mortals,
and Lord Wickenham."
4 large volume presenting the COnfede-
rate side Of the WAT of lSGl-65 is en-
nounced in Louisville. 1t is said to be
illustrated. and its title Will be The Con-
federate Soldier in the Civil War"
The Century Cyclopaedla of Names"
edited by Benjamin +. Smith. will shortly
be published By the Century Company, as
Il companion TO the Century Dictionary"
IT will be pronouncing and genealogical
dictionary Of names in geography, bio
graphy. mythology, history, ethnology,
art. archaeology. fiction. etc. 1t Will be
uniform with the dictionary in size. ty-
biography, and general appearance.
The London Saturday Review has been
sold by Mr.. Beresford Hope TO Mr.. l.. II.
Edmunds wealthy lawyer who says
that he Will not change the policy Of the
paper. Mr. Walter II. Pollock is the edi-
tor.
y volume of "Old English Songs" has
been edited by Mr.. Austin Dobson for
Macmillan Il Co. 1t will be illustrated
by Mr.. Hugh Thompson.
Marion Crawford 5 story, love In Idle
ness" which has been running in the
Century Magazine. will be published III
book form in September by the Macmil-
lans, with Illustrations. 1t deals with life
at Bar HarbOr.
The American copyright in Steyenson's
grotes1ue story, "Ebb Tide" was pur-
chased by Stone 6; Kimball for foo
Among q. j.. Putnams Sons fall an
nouncements are The Life and Core
spondence Of Rufus King" In five vol
umes, edited by his grandson. Dr. Charles
Il. King; Found and Lost" by Mary
Puinam-JacOoi; Cicero and the Fall OF
the Roman Republic" by ]. l.. Strachan
Davidson; "I story Of Venice" by
Alethea Wei. The Flute-Player. and
Other POEMS" by Francis H. Williams
and Miss IIurd--An Enigma" by Anna
Katharine Green.
OF the j. Il. IApp.ncott C0mpany's an
nouncements some are THE Marquis de
Ia Fayette in the War Of the Revolution.
with Some Account Of the Attitude Of
France Towards the War Of In1epen-
dence," by Charemagne Tower, Jr..
Henry ". and the Religious Wars" by
Edward r. Blair; "Pediatrix-The Hygi-
enc and Medical Treatment Of Children"
BY Thomas Morgan Rotch. ". D.; My
First Book" the experiences of Walter
Hosant, james Payn. and twenty other
wcll-known novelists. edited by jerome
X. Jerome and profusely illustrated: Ju-
lien Gordon's "Poppaea': and Madonna
and other Verses" by Harrison ). Nor
ris.
These are announced by the Century
COMPANY: volume OF recollections OF
Edwin Booth, by his daughter, Mrs.
Grossman. illustrated with rare portraits
Of the great player; Palmer CoX's he
Brownies Around the World; "A now
"Topsy -Turvy" book, By L. $. Newell,
twice the size Of the first one; Tudor
Jenkss "lmaginations.' collection OF
fancigul tales. Illustrated; THE Man VINO
Married the Moon" a collection of Pueblo
folklore tales, by G. +. Lummis; ana two
illustrated books by Mrs. Mary Mapes
Dodge, editor of st. Nicholas and author
of "Hans Brinker": The Land of PLUCK,
q series Of stories and sketches, chieny
OF Holland and When Life Is Young,
a volume Of poems for juvenile readers.
IL is stated that the j. Il. Lippincott
Company have arranged with Nj. Iohi
for the publication OF "Lourdes' IN the
United States. The book has had an
enormous circulation in France.
Jerome X. Jerome has retired from the
edltorship Of The ldler in favor of his
assistant, Robert Barr. He is devotins
himself To his weekly. To-Day.
Rudyard Kip!ing has returned from hu-
ROM. and Is now at his Vermont nome,
on the edge OF 1.-THE Great PIE beiS
where he will spend the winter.
Saws the New York Critic: "a volume
Of shor, stories by Thomas Nelson Page
will be published early In the autumn nv
the Messrs. Scribner. Some OF the tales
have appeared in the magazines, while
others are quite new. Mr. Pages Polly
will be published in volume by ITSELF
uniform with 'Marse Chan ana 'Meh
Lady and will be illustrated by \. CAS-
taigne. Although F'renchman, Mr. Gas
taigne Is familiar with southern NE ana
sceres. having spent some years as Il
teacher OF drawing in Baltimore.
The autobiography OF Nine. de Navarro
Nfarv Anderson will not be ready for
prlllcation this year. When 1t is ready
Messrs. Harper Brothers will be us Amer
lean publishers.
other announcements by the Century
Comnany are: when All the Woods are
Green" Wy DR.. 5. Weir Mitchell which
IS a story OF the primeval Canadian for
ests. a complete collection OF Richard
Watson elders poems, entitled Five
Rocks of Song" which will contain more
than two hundred and nifty poems, In
Guiding several not heretofore published.
and which were probably rejected by the
editor OF the Century; THE Reign or
Queen Anne" by Mrs. VI. o. W. Oliphant,
consisting Of papers on the people OF queen
Anne's time. including the Court. Dean
Swift, Defoe, Addison, the Duchess OF
Marlborough, and other famous persohs'
"Put Matinic Monotones." by George
wharton Edwards, which consists OF
sketches az life and character on the
Nova Scotia coast, with illustrations by
the author; "The Mountains OF Caiifor-
MIA" by John Muir the weli-known ma
turalist, and "rhe Century Book for
Young Americans" by Elbridge s. Brooks