The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-25

ance Of our writer's cannot be abated un-
til they accomplish its abatement by their
own efforts. They must do 1t on what
the civil service reformers call the merit
system.
N H H
AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS:
All Robert Louis Stevenson's poetry will
Hall Caine has bought Geeba castle. In
the Isle Of Man. and Is engaged writing
General W. H. Lytle, who wrote IT Am
Dying, Egypt, Dying" was the only gen.
eral killed on the union side at Chicka-
The Rev. John Watson. of Liverpool,
better known as Ian Maclaren. will deliver
the Yale lectures on preaching next Sep
A new volume of poems by Bliss Car
man. with Illustrations by Tom Meteyard,
Is announced for immediate publication
by Elkin Mathews.
Olive 9I Moland, the s,,,iT author OF my LAP Jap
The scene Is laid in Norway. 1t IL called
'The Lure Of Fame"
w. L. Alden, who used to write the hu-
morous editorials for the New York Times.
writing for the English magazines.
The Countess de Martel. "Gyp." has just
published in Paris a new book, lie Bon
heur de Ginette," which Is written In the
same vein as LIE Marriage de Chiffon"
new book OF an odd character is about
to be published by the Longmans., II is
Is to deal with 1.-THE Astronomy Of Para
William Morris says the poet laureate
ship Of England IL q mere court office.
business affair. and II was only by ac-
cident that 1t happened to be held by two
| great poets.
Harold Frederic's new novel. soon to be
published, Is entitled illumination" lie
1 t,.- kaat xral GN hal h<nn
which is study OF the Roman Catholic
church In America.
4 is supposed that Cecil Rhodes: the
ruling genius Of South Africa. was the
novel. 1.-THE God In the Car" recently
published by d. Appleton & Co.
James Payn has annolnced the inten,
Gornh ns Which hs Ras hes
for thirteen years. For some time ho
| has been an invalid, unable to leave his
home. although continually at work with
Cr9ekett,s next novel will reflect life
to that country to study Dutch colorings:
He has recently completed story Of 900 20
London. Crockett rests from his literary
labors by playing golf.
Edward Ducoto has discovered that Xir-
ah vas and est rom sAssan Ara
Plsandsr. Ennius Lucretius. Accius,. Ho-
mer and many others. There were. how
| ever, only one or two Latin poets who
didn't crib inCessantly.
The oldest romance in existence today
SO fer as known is one called THE Tale
script In papyrus, Is In the British Muse
| um. and It dates back $500 years. A The
ban scribe named Ennana was the au-
thor.
The colony Of American writer's In Lon
don numbers over 100 men and women.
| ts,hN law To- nraf
Harte. Moneure Conway. dertrude Ather-
ton. w. W. Astor. Poultney Bigelow,
Sarah Jeanette Duncan MRS. Everard
Coates). Elizabeth Pennell and Mrs. Bur-
nett.
Barrett Browning, son Of the late poet.
Browning recently lent the Rexzonica pal
ace, In Venice. 20 be used for u fete, man
aged by q charitable association Of Italian
Browning to Its ancient splendor, and the
fete was very brilliant one.
The Publishers Circular estimates that
in Great Britain the output of books is
| novels five day; educational works, two
q day; art and science. two each every
week; histories or biographies. six week.
and law. one every two weeks.
wrote her novel Comm Thro' the Rye"
In z pit Of pl9ue. Her father. who was
ws and she end bm Of
depicting the family mardnet in her book.
She was greatly surprised when her novel
was accepted by the publishers. and went
should discover the author.
Hamilton Wright Mabie has just COM
pleted the new book upon which he has
been engag ged for some time, to be called
Essays on Nature and Culture" In which
the author endeaSors to trace those an
alogies between the methods Of human
life which seem to give US suggestions
for the best conduct OF life. A companion
volume. to be entitled Essays on Books
and Culture" based on his articles that
have appeared In the Bookman. will be
published In the autumn.
The late Thomas Hughes made his first
visit to this country In 1871. when he went
as far west as Chicago. He saw every
body of note and climbed Bunker Hill
monument with Lowell, and met the Bos-
ton literary set, including "a young How
ellis, the editor Of the Atlantic Monthly"
The author OF Tom Brown" visited this
country again in $780, when he founded his
Tennessee colony Rugby" A rarely
lovesble character was Hughes. He liked
Americans and enjoyed his visits here.
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