The San Francisco call., 1896-10-25

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/ says that poetry is a drug in the market?
"The Land of the Five Tribes" i. e. Indian
Territory, is instructively described in brief
space by Allan Hendricks. Alyan F. Sanborn
| casts some light on "English Traits" and r.
G. Robinson on FLORIDA Snakes"
"The Story of American Goals" is announced
for publication by the J. B. Lippineott Com
pany The author, w. J. Nicolls, has In this
book covered the whole ground, from the first
discovery of coal in this country in 1879 to
the present day.
1t is said of THE Grey Man." Mr.. Crockett's
new story, just published by the Harpers,
that 1t is founded on fact, that the terri
bic story of Sawny Bean is a well-known
legend, and that the novelist has practically
taken no liberties with the original
| The publication of "Sir George Tressady'' in
the columns of magazine has evidently not
tended to decrease its sales in book form. The
| first edition, which was as large as the first
edition of "Marcella," was SOLD out at once
and another sent hurrying through the press.
The complete novel in the November issue
of Lippincott's is can Interrupted Current"
by Howard NJ. Yost, new writer with happy
knaek of storytelling. The scene is in Eastern
| Pennsylvania, and the action turns on tracing
| the perpetrators OF a bank robbery and their
| plu Ider.
Brander Matthews has collected a number
of his essays, including american Litera-
ture," Two Sides of the South" 1.-The Penalty
! of Humor," "The Scotsman of Letters" and
ASPECTS of Fiction" which will be published
| by Messrs Harper & Bros. in book to be
called ASPECTS of Fiction and Other Ventures
in Criticism"
Among D. Appleton & Co.'s additional
autumn announcements is a series of stories
| from American history, in which each State is
| treated by resident author of distinction.
The first volume will be "New Jersey" by
Frank R. Stockton, and the second Georgia.
| by Joel Chandler Harris. Each volume win
be elaborately illustrated
| Herbert Spencer has completed his life-work
| with the volume on 1.-THE Principles OF Sociol-
| ogy." He is now seventy years old, and has
been engaged upon this work for thirty-six
years, Notwithstanding the fact that he has
been an invalid for the greater pa1t OF his life
This last volume will be published by the
| Messrs. Appleton early in November.
! An aunt of S. R. Crockett, the Scotch writer,
residing in Springfield, Ohio, says that in his
boyhood he was willing to make any sacrifice
| for books, and saved every penny with that
object in view. AS he grew older he would
spend days upon the hills studying the land
scapes he would portray with his pen, and
writing to gain greater grace and facility.
Charles Barnard has written picture-story,
which, unlike the picture-play of Alexander
Black, does not show the hero and heroine,
but rather the scenes with which they were
familiar. Mr.. Barnard calls his story ''The
Strange Adventures of Miss Jennie Worrell,'
and in it he gives an excellent idea of life at
Chau tauqua 1t is designed for reading aloud
in public.
The Messrs. Scribner will be the American
publishers of the new edition of the works of
Thomas Carlyle to be called the ''Centenary"
edition, which will number thirty volumes.
H. D. Trail contributes general Introduction
to the first volume, and short preface to
each succeeding work. A volume containing
some essays and minor writings of Mr.. Car
| lyle, never before published, will be added TO
this edition.
McClures Magazine for November will con-
! tain the first installment of a five or six part
story by Rudyard Kipling. 1t is Kiplings
first long story of American life, being tale
OF stirring adventure among the Gloucester
fishermen on the Grand Banks. 1t will be
illustrated with drawings from lite by 1. w.
! TaDer. Miss Tarbell will tell the story Ia most
dramatic story, by the way) OF Lincoln's nomi-
nation in 1860, drawing largely the per-
sonal recollections of the men who were most
! instrumental in securing the nomination.
The paper will be fully illustrated.
In the November Overland Monthly Irving
NJ. Scott continues his discussion of the silver
question, under the well-known caption of
''Hard Times" and an Irish member OF Parlia-
ment has something to say regarding the Irish
/ question that will interest all Irish -Americans
An ex-Presidential elector contributes an arti-
Gle on the workings of the Electoral College
that is apropos of the nearing election. Ar
ticles of local historical in terest are Hon. Will
liam Everetts story of r. II. Dana and Starr
King, and Arthur Inkersley's description Of
the first college in San Francisco. Articles of
a political nature embrace Charles E. MAYORS
| 'Unwise Taxation on Shipping" Charles A.
Lanes ''The Gold Miner and the Silver Ques.
tion," Judge Waymires "The Republican
| Party and the Farmer and Arthur ]. Pills.
burys "Final Word
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for Novem.
| Der contains as its star feature an article on
| Yale University. 1t is written by one of the
| senior students, George Henry Nettleton, and
| is profusely illustrated with views and por-
traits. 1t is the first of a series of papers on
/ american Universities and Colleges" to ap-
| pear in successive issues of this magazine.
Another attractive and well-illustrated article
! in this number is "The Stage Debutante," by
Arthur Hornblow, giving portraits of many of
the younger actresses. Then there is a de-
scription of Madagascar and the Malagasy, by
Mary Titcomb; an article oD Mrs. Robert E.
Lees life in Richmond during the war, by
Sally Nelson Robins; apaper on "Egg-hunting
on the South Farallon," by c. H. Thompson;
the continuation of Edith Sessions Tupper's
stirring serial, "Father john; a graphic ac-
count of 1.-THE Twin Cities" Minneapolis and
| st. Paul, by Charles Thomas Logan; an article
on 'The Gold Standard" by Henry Cabos
Lodge. short stories and poems by John Gilmer
! Speed, CAPTAIN Jack Crawford, Lurana w.
Sheldon, Ella Higginson, Louis Pendleton and
Clifford Howard.