The morning times., 1896-05-17

translated ana published IN America.
Rosa Mouchette Carey is receiving some
caustic criticism for her later books.
Having written up Rome and Lourdes.
Emlle zola longs TO conquer Venice.
A new edition of Byron under way is TO
contain his own contlnua ton OF Don juan.
Robert Buchanan is undismayed in his
purpose OF continuing his own publisher.
1t is estimated that 10000 women in
America are interested in literary clubs.
. The author of The Lost Pibroch'' used
to be IA thinner OF turnips" on Scotch
farm.
The real name of the author OF The Hon
0rable Peter Sterling Is Paul Leicester
Ford.
clyde FiIch's sketches which appeared III
the Chap Book, are TO be published in bro
chure.
There is to be more Richard La Gal
liene.' Chicago firm sends out the Ext
section.
Molly Elliott Sewell has finished sad,
strange comedy and II will be published
shortly.
Tolstoi has completed IA new novel 1t
Will appear simultaneously in Russian and
English.
Louise Chandler Moulton recently felland
broke her arm. and now writes with Ter
left hand.
Some one discovered "a blithe note''
i'll Exile"
"BreiSeiS," which appeared seTially in
Harpers. will soon be gwen to the pubic IN
book form.
DR.. Alexander, the Primate of Ireland, is
eCIl,nt Il Volume OF his wlfe's poems FOR
publication.
A new story for boys by George Manville
Fem, Irneatn the Sea- is in the hands
of the printers.
''Dr. Lamar" is to be rcpuhlisted. II ls
the FIRST story by the author Of "A Social
Highwa ynan.
The authorship o." degeneration, " the re-
ply to Max Nurdau, is attributed to the late
II. ii. Boyesen.
A couple OF volumes of JohnsOpana viii
be forthcoming presently, prepared by Dr.
u. Blrheck Hill.
Richard Harding Davis has been paid the
highest price but one ever paid by nIaEil-
zinc for serial.
Justin Mccarthy is TO write life OF
Gladst one for the outlook. 1T viii be
published during 1897.
This month will bring forth an English
translation OF Zoia's Rome about which
So much has been written.
Turrr 1ppclTs q be more historical work@,
III press tins spring than for mouths before
biography is close second,
Herbert Stone of the late firm OF Stone "
KlnDaIl is to establish IL magazine of the
first Importance i'll Chicago.
Fiona Macleod is much in evidence at
present. Two tales by this author have
been published thlS spring.
Robert Chambers. author OF "A King
and Few Dukes, has been offered $4,000
for a collection of short stories.
Frank Hird, the short story writer, is an
editorial writer on the ST. James Budget
and Is ouly twenty-one years olu.
The immense sale of his books in America
has wakcned an immense interest Tor tils
country IN Ian MacLarcns breast.
There is to be a new six-volume edi-
tion OF Boswelrs Johnson, and Augustine
Berreli is writing an introduction.
A magazine called the New York Maya
zine was published from 1880 10 1897.
Premature deaths i'll those days, too.
Marx Twain ; much photographed man
a present His shaggy gray locks are
face face - 49,
The Quarter Latin is coming out strong
in fictitious literature. Every other book
tells ot the yagarles and bonnomie oI Indt
Bohemia.
Edmond de Concourt has expressed his
greatest wish. II is to live till 1900 and
leave nalf a century of memoirs. Noble
ambition!
Tue nest novel from Miss Montresor is
announced. It's called "Wogth While. and
she ought to be able TO justify her preteD-
tiouS tide.
Someone remarks that if Mrs. Hema us
is not given a monument il will not he
for lack of reminders OF Llverpudians For
Live;pudlIans.'
Before Mr.. George Meredith's novel, An
Amazing Marriage WAS ready in single
volume form the first edition mad been sold
out III advance.
George Munro the founder OF the Munro
and Seas dc Libraries and OF the Fireside
Companion. died recently. he was born IN
Nova Scotia in 1925.
Harvard rar.uD,zpS rho revival nf inter
est i'll Russian literature by appointing Leo
Wiener. a graduate OF WarSa " University,
to the SlavOnlc CHAIR.
William Matthews. who died recently in
New York city. was the heSt-infOrmed man
in the country on the subject OF bo"kbindng.
historical and artistic.
''Gyp.' though not so young as she used
to he, is still active. She contributes
story to the last number Of COsH-opoliS. Her
name is Countess Wartel
A pseudo-hstUrical novel OF interest about
to DC issued III London is Two Queens
ana relates to Marie AhtOinette and Caro-
line Mathde, of Denmark.
For three years past the number of books
published in France has been steadily de-
CreaSng, the only example of the kind
among the writing nations.
Ida NJ TarbeIl is going to England. She
has made a success of her life OF Nine. RO-
land Her next work will be a history of
the Presidency of y braham Lincoln.
1t VIII surprise a goOu many welln-
formed people 10 learn mat Gen. Lew Wal
lace receives higher pay for his writings
than any living American author.
Clinton Scollard has given up the chair
OF English literature al Hamilton College,
and will hereafter devote his whole time
10 supplying the eager market with his
poems.
Dolly Madison called herself a Nirginan,
which indeed she was by lineage and resi-
dence. though she was born in North
Carolina, when her parents were there on
a visit.
Tie author Of "A Social HIghwa yman''
has published another story, or rather Lip
4" ~ -tt-S nave puili>ncd /, ant II IL C;ir,.r
The Autobiography OF Professional
Beauty
TIE complete works of Harriet Beecher
Stowe are soon TO be published handsomely
and uniformly. There will be sixteen vol
umes in all, and in certain number will
be her autograph.
The English editions Of the two Amcri-
can historical stories. White Aprons, and
The Head OF Il Hundred" by Miss Maud
Wilder Goodwin, are to be published by
MeSsrs Dent, London.
Mr. William Andrews of Hull has nearly
ready for publication volume entitled
The Lawyer i'll History, Literature and
Humor.' which will contain much curious
and out-of-the-way information.
A $1,000 organ has been placed in the
church at Thornton, England, TO commemo-
rate the birth, in that town, of Charlotte
ana Emily BrontC. The house in when
they were born is now butcher shop.
NJ Victor der Bled is called the ia shionable
historian of Paris, not that he is in par
tiCular vogue. but his writings have treated
French society at different periods He
also lectures frequently in the Faubourg
St German.
The conference of publishers to be held
In Paris next month will be of an interna-
tiOnal chara cter and will exert a wide in
flueuCe on the book trade. The publishers
OF Paris are very strong with the ministers
of the republic.
"Weir of Hermiston, - Robert Louis Stew
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