Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-22

s,ues live ,,o 4 whole number to unknown
writer's. and predicts that II would De y
safs bet that the circulation woui1 tske
q iump. Il certainly would II al tne
unknown writers took the magazine Du.
there Is no reason for thinking rm .ls
anything OF the sort would happen. hs
correspondent suggegts the Conso'.uoa
posed issue. The number that would be
thus consoied would be very smaii. we
don't think much OF the idei.
Sir Austen Henry Layard, u. Z. b.
died In London on July 4th. he was
born I'm Paris on March 5. 1877. He was
n great traveller, and published many
books OF travel. He was also an honorary
ID. C. l.. OF the University OF oxIorn,
and lord rector Of Aberdeen University
In 1886. He was In Parhament ior
many years, and served the queen as
Under Secretary OF State for Foreign Al
fairs. and as Ambassador to Spain ana
Turkey.
paul Bourget will write some literary
souvenirs for the volume or "Morceaux
Choisis" from his works, TO be aadel I"
OHM a. Co.'S International Modern-Lan-
guage Series. The same publishers an
nounce Little Nature Studies for Little
People," selected from John burroughs >
essays. by Mary Il. Burt.
NJ. .
Of Assist, has been crowned by the
Academy Franchise. The English trans
lation Is published by the Scribners. The
Dispatch recently reviewed II at
columns length.
Messrs. McClurg e. Co.. OF chicago, VIII
bring out in the autumn volume OF
tales by NJ. Demetrios Bikelas, the Greek
author. Miss Opdyke, OF New YORK, Is
the translator, and Major III. n. Hunting
ton, formerly of the United States army,
and later literary editor of the Chicago
Tribune, has written the Introduction,
which will give an account OF NJ. BIKE
lass brilliant literary career.
Theodore Tfiton Is bringing out at The
oxford University Press a companion
volume to his recently-published "Chame-
Icons Dish" 1t will be made up of
revised edition OF all his earlier poems,
which appeared originally either IN
volumes. or in the pages Of various maya
zines. These two volumes Will form the
complete poetical works" OF Mr.. Tilton.
Charles Scribner's Sons will publish I'M
mediately a school edition of Frank X.
Stockton's 'Fanciful Tales" edited, with
notes. by Julia Elizabeth Langworthy.
Mr.. Edward W. Box has made ar
rangements for the publication in the
Ladies' Home Journal of which he Is
editor, of works by several English au-
thors. lie has planned a series TO be en-
titled women Who Have Influenced Me,
to which it is said that Mr. Gladstone
has consented 10 contribute. He Will not
omit the Queen, OF course.
Speaking OF Mr.. Gladstone. an anecdote,
relating TO the Greek translation which
he once made of the Rock Of Ages"
is told in the British Weekly. A young
man, whose religious condition had been
a cause of anxiety" 10 his friends. heard
some fellow-students at Ovens College,
Manchester, discussing the merits OF Mr..
Gladstones translation. This prompted
him TO read the translation. which made
a deep impression on his mind, and from
that hour he became a decided Christian"
Miss Mary T.. Wllkins's new book.
Pembroke" Is generally commended. "Of
all the stories of New England peasant
life." says the Westminster Review,
(which Miss wilkins has given US. we
are inclined TO think that Pembroke
is the best. 1t would be difficult, even
among the masters, to find a work of
this class which showed keener observa-
ton, fuller knowledge, truer sense OF
what Is artistic and pathetic"
Max. O'Relrs book on Life in the
British Colonies" will be published in
September.
Harper Brothers have in press an
illustrated pamphlet. entitled summer
Reading" which contains critical notices
of Blackmore's "Perlycross." pavis's THE
Exiles," Capt. Kings Cadet Days" Miss
Wnkns's Pembroke" Thomas Nelson
Pages "Pastime Stories" Ruth McE.nery
Stuart's "Charlotta's Intended" w. ID.
Howells's "A Traveller from Altruria,"
Bangs's Three Weeks in Politics Mrs.
Steads 1.-The Potter's Thumb" Hardys
LIES Little lronies," Olive Thorne Mil
ler's "Our Home Pets" Emma VOLTS
"A Prodlgal in Love-" and many other
recent books