Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-09
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torlan, has about completed the pre-.
paration for publication of the memoirs
and correspondence Of her husband, In
which work she has had the assistance
Of her daughter.
While he Is in America Hall Cains
will be the guest Of Mr.. w. w. Apple.
ton. When Mr.. Caine is at home, on
his Manx island, he lives In castle
that Is most imposing, II the photo.
graphs Of 1t are to be relied upon.
In the book recently published cslled
1.-THE Jonses and the Asterisks," there
IL q clever picture of London society.
The Vulgarian Mother, who IL trying
to marry of the Sweet British Maiden
to the Dissipated Earl, Is pictured at
length. The form adopted Is unusual.
It Ii not dialogue, but monologue. and
It 70 dificult literary form which 10
well handled.
The London correspondent Of the
Critic, commenting on the 80 per cent
Increase In the price Of the Pail Mall
Magazine, and the immediate increase
In circulation that ensued, remarks
that, while the experience Is unusual,
It IL somewhat singular that 1t should
have occurred twice in the last publish.
Ing season. For the Realm, which
started at threepence, has also found
Its Increase to sixpence path to .
larger circulation"
Harrison Willard, the popular song
writer, who died few days ago at the
age of u, was the composer Of single
song that brought him in many thou.
sands Of dollars-indirectly, II not di.
rectly; for when President Lincoln
heard "viva rAmerica," he was 30
struck by 1t, and by its immense popu.
larity, that he sent for Mr.. Willard and
told him he would like to do something
to show his appreciation Of a compo.
sition that had done so much to
strengthen the patriotism Of the people.
Mr.. Willard suggested position in the
New York custom house. Needless to
say he got II.
Ripley Hitchcock, who occupies the
position Of literary adviser to Messrs.
Appleton, Is to edit q series that prom.
ises to have permanent value as we'll "a
living interest. 1t Is called "Stories Of
the West Series," and each volume will
deal with some special features Of West.
ern life-the Indian, the trapper, the
miner, the cowboy, etc, and will be
written by the person who knows the
subject best. Mr.. Grlnnell, who writes
Of the Indian, has been adopted into
two tribes, and he will make q truthful,
as well as picturesque story. Gilber,
Parker will write Of the trapper, and
Theodore Roosevelt may write Of ranch
Ing. Mr.. Hitchcock, who knows the
West pretty thoroughly, will keep q
general supervision over the series. The
I idea Is capital one, for the types treat
ed Of are rapidly passing away.
1t Is like an echo from the past tc
learn that "Ik Marvel" has published
q new book. His first book, "Frest
Gleanings; or, A New Sheaf from the
Old Fields Of Continental Europe" wal
q collection Of letters he sent from
abroad while q mere college lad II
1s44-5. In those days the trip across
the Channel In a dingy little packe,
was an arduOus journey, and travel In
Europe was conducted largely by all
gence, and not at all the luxurious
pleasure 1t IL now. The young fellow
was received on his return % II he were
q Stanley from the Dark Continent. and
his book enjoyed q great vogue. II
was In the mid.century, forty.nve years
ago. that 1.-THE Reveries Of a Bachelor
and "Dream Life" appeared and charm
ed the world-or the American portion
Of II. But now they are grouped with
the classics that no one has time t.
read, and "The Battle Summer" tina,
vivid transcription from personal OBJ
servations In Paris during the year
lS4S," IL quite forgotten. The edge
wood" books appeared In the eos, and
since then "Ik Marvel" has been silent
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