The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-06
Notes ana Announce ments.

Corruption" the new novel by Percy
White, author OF s.sir bailey. Martin" Is said
20 offer "a very striking and internal view Of
rps ssory Si. Sy t LSaaSn Z is to be
Ono If the leading features In Harper's
beginning of the next, will be novel by
William Black The title OF the story. "Bri-
soi;,n Is taken from its heroine; Greek
among the hills Of Aberdeenshire II IN q taio
which has long occupied the thought Of the
novelist. and into which he has put some OF
his best work Each Of its six monthly parts
will be illustrated from drawings msdc in
Scotland and London by the we.lk known New
York artist, W 4 smedley
In view of the present interest in the Ar.
n,enian atrocities and the effect Of European
intervention with the Turks n special intsr.
est attaches 10 the romance "Djambek tho
Georgian" translated from the German Of A
q Won Sutiner, and prbsisned by ID Appleton
a. Co This is tale Of modern Turkey
An interesting little book. by Gamaliel
which have appeared in "1he Atlantic
Monthly" will DO published hy Macmillan a.
90 in style uniform with Professor Corson's
aims Of Literary study" American
Types" as the book IL 10 DO called, deals with
different varieties VI American character.
chiefly phiiosophical and literary, such as the
~ Letters. the american Epicur, IA, etc
the authors aim IL 10 suggest and state
problems II l,fn and character. rather than to
suggest n solution " them.
An important new work by Augustus y @
Hare has becn announced by podd. Mead %
co "Iho Gurrcys 81 Earlbam," Is "A fitting
memorial and record II the Quaker family,
wbo through their personal qualities and
self-deyotior, played a conspicuous part IN
the religious ana philsntbropic lifl in En-
gland In tho early part q ths nineteenth CEN
Jury one of them. Elizabeth Fry, is a famtl-
lar name 10 us The work is largely autchio-
graphicai in form. being composed for the
most part from an ir,mcnso mass Of corre-
spondence ana frum private journals IL Will
contain about " illustrations
The cheerful. unwrinkled. handsome and
almost youthful face Of Lincoln. in the very
prime Of manhood. which serves as fronts.
piece 10 McClure's for Novemhefa L. one II
tho fnCst Interesting contribui ior4ever made
reotype taken at ieas, u years before any
other known portrait There are five other
portraits ~ Lincoln in the magazine. all IN.
teresting and rare, and the first chapters OF "a
new popular biography Miss Tarbell
has succeeded In collecting such fund II
fact and anecdote from surviving contempor-
aries REGARDING LincoIs's youth Ia Kentucky
and Indiana. his family, his manner II life.
his employmfnts. his education and bis char
acter. that a story more abon ding In Incl.
Cclt Snd interest could not bc asked And
there is lot more good reading besides in
the November MCClures
Among the fali and holiday announcements IL
of Messrs Marno a. TO are an entirely new
pocket edition Il Milion's Poet.cal Works in
four volumes. cased IN cio'h and leather, for
presentaiion, etc. the text car, fully r9-edited
and printed on laid paper with red lines
around each PAGE "Lpncash re Idylls." by J
Marshall Malher. author Of John Ru:kin."
Popular Popfs a the XIX Century" etc ;
short tales CT strong local coloring As min.
lsfer Il . Lancashire parish for many years.
Mr. Matbcr has bac exceptional opportunities
for gathering sucn natcIini IN this interest
ing country "Sr Jaffray's hife," novel by
Marchmont ''Cecile: A tale Of tho
Kaitif War;" by Rudolph AS owners Of the
in preparation au entirely new edition Will
some hitherto unprbii he'd additions
The publishers Of McCiure's Magazine have
Undertaken very important art enterprise.
which IL now possible with the Introduction
sent the famous artist. Mr. Will Il Low TO
Europe TO collect photographs 81 the 30 most
important paintings made in this country
The results of Mr. Lows travels in Europe
will be supplemented with the most i'm
portant work q American artists. and, tho
pictures. VIII appear IN the magazine with
text by Mr. Low
Macmillan & Co Will socn publish. for the
use of nrchii-cis. underwriters. and owners
81 buildings, Eleci ric Wiring" by Russell
hobb No knowledge CT electricity IL us.
sumed, except the general ideas that all
people have acquired with The spread Of cleo
tricai applications The book gives simply
oil electrical knowledge q Importance TO the
classes addressed. and much space is given to
thorough explanation Of ihe National Code
OF hucs for Electric wiring
Pr. fessor Arthur G Webster Of Clark Uni.
versity, Worcester, Mass, is preparing for
publication his lecfutes on ''Mathe maticsi
Physics" The volume on "E,ectricity and
Magnesism will be publ he'd during the
winter by Macmillan q 90 The aim of the
worl. Is 10 give a connected account Of tho
III 'ory "a II now stsnds as tSo resuit OF tho
labors u MAXWELL Helmholiz, Heavisidc and
Hertz The author has attempted TO give q
thorough treatment Of each essentia. part Of
the theory, mathenatically sound. concise,
arc free from Inconsistencies
The Philist.ne. No 5, maintains its looked.
for sass;Hess. Tut nJt less tran three full
pages are thrown AWAY on an exposition Of
ue principles 81 the puulica'ton,fbe making
Ct when Is an unnecessary reflection tho
intelligence Ct It's gcnile readers
Miss Grace King, author II the Balcony
stories that aroused so much interest dur
ing ih'ir publication In The century, and -
Tale OF u Time and Place" published by
Harrer s Bros. has written for Macmiiisn i
60 charming account vf New Orleans,
describing with the utmost accuracy that
quaintvst ena most picturesque Of cities. and
reproducing to u marvellous degree the local
color and atmosphere he hook will be illus
trated With characteristic drawings by Miss
Frances Jones, who is also n native or New
Orleans.
"Casa Rraccio." Mr. + Marion Crawford's Q
latest uUveL is published in book form, with
all thr original tastagne illustrations, by Mac
milan a Co Daring Its publication in The
Century this story has been received With
tho utmost enthusiasm on every side
The Pocket Magazine. 10 cents is the newest
LouDced The f1rst number Is for Novem'
Der IL prints between pretty covers a
complete novelette, and short stories Tho
Frederick stokes Company are the pub
lishors Ncxtl
Mrs Moleswoith's annual story for children
is from Macmillan g. Co IL is called Tho
Carved Lions" anu is quite Up TO the level
OF her former work q L swinbnrne, by tho
way, wrote in 1he Nineteenth Century in
regard tn children's writers: "snce the
death tf George Eliot there ~ none left whose
touch ~ so exquisite and mastery, whose
love - so thoroughly according 10 knowledge,
whose bright una sweet invention is so fruit
ful or 10 delightful as Mrs Molesworth's"
Macmillan & Co havc Just published n work
on "Hedonistc theories from Aristippus 70
Spencer" by John Watson. Ill. -, Professor
OF Moral Philosophy in the University OF
Queens College. Kingston. Canada, and au.
inor OF two we'll known works on tho philos'
ophy Of Ksut
The current issue % Arplct,n's Town md
Country Library gives Us "A bid for For
tune, sturdy English story by Guy
EOOtnbv thar carries us through fine variety