Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05

Canal" by Archibald Ross Colquhoun.
has been published by I.ongmans, Green
< Co. IL contains numerous maps, Illus
trations. and plans.
Mrs Oliphant has written the volume
on Joan of Arc for the Heroes Of the
Nations Series. THIS leads the Tribune
to ask whether Joan Is a hero or he
roine. and II reminds US that the nrst
volume OF the Homes OF Good Men and
Great Series was devoted TO George Eliot.
As showing that the popularity OF the
first editions of Stevenson's works Is on
che increase, It is stated that the other
day copy OF IAN Inland Voyage
brought fl0. l5c., and one OF the New
Arabian Nights" *. which prices are
four or five times the amounts hitherto
paid.
Mr.. Gladstone IS preparing for the
North American Review a series OF
papers on "The Future Safe and the
Condition OF Man In it,
The January Harper's Monthly has the
first OF Professor Woodrow Wilson
papers on George Washington. Ii por-
trays the Colonial life OF i1dewater VIZ
ginia az the time Of Washington's birth,
and shows what were the distinctive
features 81 the New England Of that
day, and OF the Middle Colonies. and IN
dictates the situation OF the confict be-
tween England and France for the pos
session OF North America
Messrs. Little. Brown Il 60. VIII soon
publish an important work, entitled'
"Ironclads in Action" by H. W. Wilson,
with an introduction by Captain A. l..
Mahan. 1t will be in two volumes. and
will be profusely illustrated. The work
may prove to be 'timely. as well as i'm
oortant.
1t is stated that Rev. John Il. Tabb's
Poems" has just gone into another edi-
ton making four editions In all ws.hin
"a year.
4 new book by AlphoGse Daudet, I'm
the Midst of Paris" has been published
by Plat. Bruce * co. 1t is profusely
illustrated. and makes handsome APP
pearance
Ian Maclaren" dhe Rev. John Wat
SOM begins a novel. Kate Carnegie,
in the January Bookman. This issue OF
the Bookman is as interesting as any
numbers that have appeared. Among its
uortaits Of literary celebrities are those
OF Dumas. Hardy, Stevenson. Black, ana
Clement Scott. The book reviews are espe-
cally able and interesting, and the lite
rary gossip is entertaining AMI plentiful
IL Is claimed for the Black Cat, the
lnlli fJdfuJfNl NJ. Vi NilAtU mas tCfi
received. that II has reached a sale of
10000 copies per issue I'm three months
Il is devoted entirely to short stories
each number containing about half a
dozen. Some of those I'm the January No
are good and some are otherwise. The
price Is cents
The Century company has bought th'
plates of the late Professor Francis
Bowen's revision OF the English text OF
Tocauevilles Notes on Democracy IN
America" and will bring out new edi
ton. carefully indeXed. OF this standard
work.
The Macmillans will issue a second edi
ton OF Matthew Arnold's Letters" snt
the life Of Cardinal Manning, by Mr.. +
s. Purcell.
IL Is stated that the presses Of The
Messrs Scribner have been kept busy
ever since the late Eugene Fields deatf
in printing new editions OF his poems.
The January Atlantic contains a hitherto
imprinted diary of Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Christmas Book Buyer, published
by Charles Scribners Sons. is one of th'
best picture-books of the season. The
Illustrations are many. and in the hlghe.
style OF art. Dr. Thomas Nelson Page
contributes an article on Immortal Uncle
Remus," the pictures accompanying which
are exquisite. Mr.. Harris also has an
article on Kipling's last Jungle Book