Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-16

Literary Notes.
urs Margaret Deland will soon have
ready new novel.
Macmillan g. Co. are about to issue
tvo new volumes in their series or COM
merclal ss-Books-"A HANDBOOK vi
Marine Insurance" by w. Cow ana a
Handbook Of Bookkeeping" by James
Thornton. Fathers and Children VIII
be the next volume TO be issued IN the
same firms uniform edition Of the movers
Of Ivan Tourguenlef.
Leach Shovel A. sanborn have ready
"a First Book in Greek" by PROFESSOR
r p. Graves. Of Tufts College. and Ed
ward S. Halves, OF the Brooklyn Poly
technic Institute.
Dodd. Mead s. Co. will soon publish
life of the late Carter Harrison, OF chi
cago, by Willis ]. Abbot.
George Routledge & Sons announce the
fourteenth edition of Men and women
Of the Time" revised and brought down
to date by Victor G.. Plarr, B. A.
The Jewish Publication Society. OF
Philadelphia, has published THE Tai
mud" by Emanuel Deutsch, containing
his essay on the Talmud and notes OF
two lectures delivered by him on the SUBJ
ject.
The ]. b. I.ippincott Company announce
Advance Japan: A nation Thoroughly
In Earnest" by j. Morris. with illustra-
tons by r. Isayama; and 1.-THE Great
Astronomers" by Sir Robert Ball, treat
fo..C n-Ir
Calico, Kepler. Horrocks, Huyghens,
Newton. Flamsteed. HALEY. Bradley
John Herschel, william Herschel, La
place, Rose. Hamilton, Adams, and
Schwabe.
Sir Edwin Arnold has a new book
forthcoming. It's title will be "The Tenth
Muse"
DR.. Henry NJ. Field has a new book OF
travel in the press. 1t is called "our
Western Archipelago" and records the
incidents of a recent trip through Alaska.
aud down the Pacific coast, through Ore
gon. Washington, and the Northwestern
States.
The Harpers win publish at once Ter
limitations" collection of short stories
by Henry James. Are We TO infer from
the title that this volume is to b. the last
we are to have from II. j.?
A volume OF poems by r. d. Black
more is announced by the Burrows Bro
theirs Company, Cleveland. o., the
American publishers. Mr.. Blackmore
has written new story. "Slaln by the
Doones a Record Of Exmoor." in which
several characters introduced in Lorna
Doone' reappear.
Macmillan & Co. announce Graduate
Courses. 1886" or handbook for grad.-
ate students; edited by c. A. Dunway;
THE Modern Readers Bible" series OF
books from the sacred Scriptures pre-
scented in modern literary form; and
third volume OF William Winters 'Sha-
dows OF the Stage"
New volumes in ID. Appleton 4 COS
Useful-Story Series will be THE Story OF
the Plants" by Grant Allen, and 1.-THE
Story OF the Earth" by II. q. Seeley.
Frederick Warne & Co. announce new
international series on Public Men OF
To-Day" The initial volume Will b.
THE Amesr Of Afghanistan," by s. +.
Wheeler to be followed by LII Hung
Chang" by Professor Robert X Douglas:
ward Dicey; The German Emperor" by
Charles Lowe; "Senor Castelar," by David
Hsnnay. and others.
Mrs. Burton Harrison's "Errant Woo
ing is published by the Century Com
pany in book form.
Three new missionary books are an
nounced by the Fleming II. Reyell Com
pany-"A New Programme in Missions"
by Luther ID. Wishard; Madagascar of
To-Day" by w. f. Cousins. missionary
on the Island for twenty years. and ~
Memoir OF the Late John l.. Nevins, u.
d." by his wife. The same firm an
nounces 1.-THE Gospel in Isaiah" and "Da-
vid: Shepherd. Psalmist, King" two books
by the Rev. f. B. Meyer
Professor William +. Trent. OF the Uni
verslty Of the South. is preparing a vol
ume on Southern Statesmen OF the Old
Regime" which VIII be published by I.
Y. Crowell & Co. IN their Library OF
Economics and Politics. The same house
is bringing out second edition OF Mrs.
Bottoms 1.-The Inevitable and Other Po-
ems"
Gustav Freytag. the famous German
author. left a fortune estimated at l,0eJ.O0
marks-about s2JO010-in addition to his
real estate in Wiesbaden and Gotha. His
library contains many rare books and
manuscripts.
Stone Kimball. Chicago, announce
THE Golden Age" book about children
for children and for their elders. by Ken
meth Grahame; and when Valmont Came
TO Pontiac: The Story OF Lost Napo-
leon" by Gilbert Parker
How Christ Came 10 Church." just
issued by the American Baptist Puhlica-
ton Society, Is the work OF two hands.
''rhe Pastors Dream: A Spiritual Auto
biography" being by DR.. a. J. Gordon,
and THE Life Story and the Dream as
Interpreting the Man." by DR.. A. Il.
Piei son.
The leading articles In the June Review
OF Reviews are on Chicago Newspapers
and Their Makers" by Willis j. Abbot;
college Oratory in the West" and This
Years Passion Play at Horitz and Kin
drsd Spectacles." The article on Chicago
newspapers Is embelllshed with numerous
portraits of their makers" There Is
also one of Eugene Field. which would
better pass for the likeness OF an under
taker In adversely than for that Of a
humorist. II Field Is as miserable as
ne looks he must have sad time OF 1t.
There are also portraits OF the new police
commissioners OF New York city, the
Japanese commanders of the recent war.
and the author OF Coins Financial
school,
a biography OF DR.. Hoge and history of
his ministerial work. including an account
Of the celebration OF the nftieth year OF |
his pastorate. will shortly appear from the |
presses of James r. 0oode, OF this city.
II 10 being printed for private circulation |
only. The literary work u by w, ID. |
Chesterman and q. Watson James. d, L.,
Of the Dispatch and the expense Of print.