Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-06


America was taken party for the SAKE
of local color.
Macmillan & Co. have announced TN
Works OF william and Dorothy Words
WORTH" by w. knight, for which Mrs
Cynthia NJ st. John. Of Ithaca. N. Y.
has compiled the autobiography Of Words
worth In America"
"Irrom Manassas TO Appomattox." b,
General James Longstreet, will be issuet
by J. b. Lppincott Company.
Books about Japan continue to multiply
The Fleming II. Revell Company, an
nounces "Rambles In Japan" by Canon
Trstram, with Illustrations by Il. Whym
per- and others. The same firm Will pub
lish Persian Life and Customs; VIII
Scenes and Incidents of Residence an'
Travel" by the Rev. s. G.. Wilson, VI.
The Vailima letters OF the late *.
Stevenson disclose the fact that IN
Ebb-Tide' was practically his own WORK
Mr.. Lloyd Osbourne having written pu
little OF Il. Osbourne, however, wrot
almost all Of THE Wrong Box" Durin'
1896 ST. Nicholas will print series OF let
ters written by Stevenson to boy-rela
tive, describing the romantic incidents o
his life In Samoa.
f.. Il. Dutton & Co., Will soon pub
lish Hunters Three; or, Sport and Ad'
venture in Africa" by Colonei Thomas
W. Knox.
Early Nos. OF The Ladies Home Jour
nal will contain series of chapters from
Mary Anderson's Autobiography. The
publisher Of the Journal. by the way
has purchased site at Sixth and Wal
nut streets. Philadelphia. whereon he viii
build a new home for his paper.
A. c. McClurg Il Co.. viii publish
Life and Love-" by Miss Morley. thu
author Of "A Song OF Life"
j. Il. Lipp!ncott Company will publish
Turning on the Light" by General
Horatlo King. in which Ia discussed the
question OF the responsibility for the late
war.
An early No. OF the Atlantic Monthly
will contain "The End of the Terror.
by Robert Wilson, a southern writer.
The Black Cat will be the name OF
a new magazine which will be started al
Boston. 1t will contain each month seven
popular stories without Illustrations, and
will be sold for cents. The stories Will
| be selected entirely for their dramatic
strength and interest, without the slight
est regard. so 1t is said, for the name
OF the author Each No. will contain
sxty-four pages, but sixteen of which
will be given over. under any circum-
stances. to advertisements.
Signor Verdfs "reminiscences are said 70
be far advanced toward completion, and
may be looked for soon.
A new sea-romance by Clark Russell
entitled "a Three-Stranded Yarn" Will
soon be published by Stone & Kimball
II has lust been completed as a serial IN
the Cosmopolitan.
s. r. Crockett the new popular move
list is described as "broad-shouldered
giant OF feet 4. with blood tinglns
in his cheeks and mercurial activity
and exuberance in every fibre" lie Is 81
years old. He has been newspaper
writer and minister. and published the
usual book of poems In his youth. he
does all Of his literary work In the morn
ing. from 5 to 9. He is an ardent stu
dent of nature. and prides MN
self on the exactness of the naturai MS
tory illusions in his books. "A Gallo"aS
Herd" is his latest novel.
A new novel, by Miss katharln'
Pearson Woods. will soon be issued. IT
name will be John, the Beloved
The flood Of Napoleonic literature Il
still rolling on. Two new books ar
now Observation-Disclosures OF IN
Private Life of Napoleon" By his valet
and Josephine, Empress of the french,
by Frederick A. Ober. They VIII be pun
lished by the Merriam company.
The Bookman deals this cruel blow
In rho October No: at is said in Eng
land that Queen VictoIia's favorite no
yeljst is Marie Corelli. This Is prooa
bly, because no one has yet sent e
tho royal author OF our Life IN th'
Highlands a complete set OF the WORKS
OF Laura Jean Libbey.'
II Is reported from London on good
authority that George Moore Is about u
marry Mrs. Pearl Craigie John OuVei
Hobbes) who lately obtained divorce
Tho October No OF the BooKmar
shows n steady Improvement in TINS
nos, excellent literary journal It's lite
rary news and comments are fun and
deIightful: the special articles especially
GOOD. and the Illustrations make this
an iIlustrlous No The portraits In
Guide George Macdonald, Jose Eche-
caray (the Spanish novelisD, w. +. Nor
ris s r. Crockett. Beatrice Harraden
(author OF "Ships'O Bliss Carman, and
Maurice Maeterllnck.
Frank Ieslle's Publishing House has
lust started a new monthly illustrated
magazine for young people. 1t Is called
Frank LesliGs Pleasant Hours FOR Boys
,nd Girls" The first October No. con-
tains stories by Edward S. Ellis. Jean
notte II. Walworth. Oliver Optic. ReoScca
Harding Davis, and others. The price
is 10 cents.
The Scribrers will publish at once
"TaIes Of an Engineer; With Rhymes
~ the Rail" by Cy. Warman. who has
contributed verse and sketches to various
periodicals. n, -,
"Cruisng Among the Caribbees," by
DR. c. A. Stoddard, Is in the press OF the