The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

"The Joneses and the Asterisks," by
Gerald Campbell. New York: the Mer-
riam Coz is described on Its title-page
as "a story in monologue." This Is not
quite correct. 1t Is really group Of
sketches-to be precise, there are four
teen-touchng airily upon topics of in
terest to society from the viewpoint OF
a well-to-do wife and mother who is
"in the SWIM" There Is good deal OF
cleverness in these sketches and good
deal of shrewdness in interpreting the
feminine gender; but for all that. there
is supertiuity Of froth.
From this same firm Is received
dainty small volume called Beautiful
Thoughts on Life Eternal" and being.
as it's title would indicate, compila-
ton of what the masters Of English
literature have had to say concerning
the mystery which men call death.
The gathering together and arranging
of these brillants Is the work of Eliza
beth Cureton, and 1t has been we'll done.
In handsome guise, from Copeland &
Day, Boston, comes Robert Louis
Stevenson an Elegy; and Other Poems,
Mainly Personal" by that rising light
in English letters, Richard LIE CALI
enne. OF these thirty-five poems,
many are faulty; and one, beginning
From tavern to tavern
Youth passes along,
With an armful Of girl
And heart full of song.
has been sharply derided as being prob
ably the worst figure ever employed
by an English poet. But there are sew
eral verses in the little volume that be-
speak a poetic temperament and, by
their grace and beauty Of imagery In
vite conformation Of manifest faults.
The elegy on Stevenson Is already IA
miliar to many Of our readers. 1t has
some fine lines, as for instance the In
troductory stanZa
High on his Patmos Of the Southern seas
Our Northern dreamer sleeps,
strange stars above him. and above his
grave
Strange leaves and wings their troplc
splendorS wave
While far beneath, mile after shmmering
mile.
The great Pacific, with It's faery deeps.
Smiles all day long Its s!lken, secret smile;
Strange craft Of words, strange magic Of
the pen,
Whereby the dead still talk with living
men;
Whereby a sentence, In Its trivial SCOPE.
May center all we love and all we hope,
And In q couplet. like a rosebud furIed,
Lie all the wistful wonders Of the world.
Mr.. LIE Gallienne has a pretty trick OF
versifying, but does too little and too
much. 1t will be well with him when
he learns. In the language of Charles
A. Dana. to stop the dribble at the
spigot and let the new wine rlpen."
AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS:
"The Days Of Aud Lang Syne" Is the
title of Ian Maclaren's new book.
Hall ca;ne will be the guest of w. W.
Appleton while he Is In this country.
Andrew Lang is engaged upon a bog.
ra,2hy OF John Gibson Lockhart, son-iT,-
law and biographer Of Sir Walter Scott.
The Liverpool Post says that John Nor
ley Is writing a history Of the present
century. The work has occupied his spare
time for several years.
Miss Louise Imogen Guiney's first at
tempt at storytelling Is on the press OF
Copeland Il Day. II is called "i.oyers-
Saint Ruth's. and Three Other Tales"
Harper & Bros. have In preparation n
UNIFORM edition OF Mark Twalns works.
The first volume. entitled Life on the
mississippi" will be issued before the end
Of the year.
IN the Fire Of the Forge" Professor
Ebers forthcoming book, Is a historical
romance. and deals with the life OF the
burgher merchants Of 1881 In the old town
Of Nuremberg.
Mr.. Quiller-Couch is preparing TO bring
out several books. These include a collec.
ron OF short stories to be called "Wan-
dering Heath,"a book Of Fairy Tales Far
and Near" and volume Of Adventures
In Criticism,
John Vance Cheney has written q long
dramatic poem, whose heroine is that
perennial darling Of the poets, Helen of
troy. RMS, with number of verses on
other classical subjects, he has included IN
0 volume which is on the press. He calls
the book queen Helen and Other
Poems" ~
McClure's Magazine for October will
have new Drumtochty story by ian
Maclaren that is said to be the equal in
humor and pathos Of anything in "Besde
the Bonnie Briar Bush.", It will also
have new story by Anthony Hope about
the Princess Osra-a story of hiRh play
with dee and swords.
T. p. O'Connor is about to bring out IN
London q volume of Some Old Love
Stories" The papers collected therein
deal with actual rOmanoes--those OF Abra.
ham Lincoln and his wife, of Mirabeau
and Sophie de Monn.er, Of William Haz-
lit and Sarah Walker, Of Nelson and
Marie Antoinette and OF Carlyle and his
wife. f't@s
The four-volume edition Of Shakes.
peare's Comedies which the Harpers are
about to publish will contain all the beat-
tiful illustrations upon which Edwin A,
Abbey has been engaged for some years.
visited the places chosen BY the drarnatist
ne tha aotftn0 ME o<lo0oa uA a.