The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-19
ABOUT BOOKS AND BOOK MAKERS

ABOUT BOOKS AND BOOK MAKERS.
THE Publishers Circular estimates
that in Great Britain the output of
books is as follows: Sermons, one
volume day; novels, five day; edu
cational books, two d day; art and
science, two each every week; histo-
ries or biographies, six a week; and
law. one every two weeks.
Nine. Sarah Grand has nearly finish
ed her new novel, which she considers
a stronger and more interesting work
than 1.-THE Heavenly Twins The title
is not yet announced, but she describes
the story as unfolding a life, and the
subject as one well adapted for the
great audience of readers of her own
sex. which she addressed in her former
book.
Divisions in the Society of Friends,
by Thos. II. Spearman, is in the third
edition, published by j. ID. Lippencott
& Co., Philadelphia. 1T is a criticism
of Orthordox Friends, or a reply to
criticisms by Orthodox Friends, or
rather it is both. The author, in his
Introductory, remarks that it was once
said, See the Quakers how they love
one another; it may rather now be
said, See the Qnakers how they hate
one another
We have received from the transla
tor. MIR. William Hale, of Hickory,
y. C., copy of his translation of
Amedee Achard's ''Belle-Rose," pub
Il. e, orb
1t is gratifying to see young North
Carlinians engaged in work of this
character. 1t shows a knowledge and
love of letters and language that is one
of the signs Of literary revival and
growth in the State. This is Mr.. Hale's
first published translation, and it is
admirably well done.
Writing of Alexander Dumas, Max
Nordau says: Dumas was born out of
xedlock, and in his youthful days was
sometimes reminded of this accident.
lie avenged himself by the wrathful
play, The Natural Som His mother
led gay life. He never tired of de-
monstrating, first, that the seducer
must either marry his victim or die;
secondly, that respectable man may
marry the woman with past without
loss of dignity to himself: thirdly,
that girl is not dishonored by her
fall if love played a part in her drama"
In calling the attention To Rider
Haggards novel, Jess" which might
he re-read at this time with profit, be-
cause it contains wonderfully good
descriptions of the Transvaal and the
Beers, the Boston Advertiser says that
it must be remembered that III. Rider
Haggard sees everything, including
the landscape. through the eyes Of an
Englishman who would like to revise
the Sermon on the Mount so as to
make one of the beutitudes read,
Blessed are the British, for they shall
inherit the earth
"The Saturday Review" calls Alfred
Austin IAN estimable little bardling,"
and declares that Lord Salisbury, in
making him Poet Laureate, has fitted
the fools cap on his own head for all
time 1t adds that the Office was
''felt by Tennyson himself to be as
much an anachronishm as the Office
of court fool, and he did not hesitate
in private to condemn it, and to eX-
press his sense of the ignominy of the
place He considered the require
ments of the Office a degradation, and,
though he intensely admired Queen
Victoria and the Prince Consort, he
held the place unwillingly, and hoped
il might some day be allowed to
lapse
Story writers, in giving names and
places, ought To he careful ito give 10
airy nothing name" and not intro
duce actual places to fit their tales. In
Kate Virgins story Of "Huldah the
Prophecies" she makes mention of
man by the name of Pitt Packard,
moved 10 Goshen. Ind, and went into
the business Of making pumps very
literal reader, living at Goshen, in or
der TO correct the supposed error
writes 10 the editor of Harper's Maya
zine saying that he has been a resident
of Goshen forty years, and that no
anc' man in that time has lived there
ard made pumps. He admits that
ZEN named George Washington Pack
ard did once run farm there, but he
didn't make pumps at all Novelists
will do well to keep the literal man al
was in mind.