The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-24

College, London, which is to be published
shortly by D. Appleton & Co.
Two illustrated articles in the forthcom-
ing number of the Century are Sargent
and His Painting" with special reference
to Mr.. Sargent's work in the new Boston
Public Library, and Lights and Shadows
of the Aihambra," written by Mrs. Pen
nell, and with a great number of illustra-
lions by Joseph Pennell.
A work with the title ''The Gentle
Shakespeare: A Vindication," is being
published by the Roxburghe Press. The
author is John Ppm Yeatman. One gath
ers from prospectus of the book that it
has been compiled from original sources,
and from manuscripts never before pub
lished. These are described as giving a
genealogical history of the poets family,
from the time of King Edward III, with
an account OF the Arden and Griffin fami-
lies, with which he was connected. The
vlndlcation Is an attempt to rescue Shake
speare's ancestry from the ''false impress
SONS created by his commentators. "
His College Lie, story by President
William De Witt Hyde of Bowdoin Col
lege, to be published IN the June Scrib-
ner's, will give an insight into the intel
lectual and spiritual side of the life of an
average college boy who is intensely inter
ested, not only in the athletics, but also in
the social and studious pursuits of his col
lege.
Professor C. G. D. Roberts new book,
"Earth's Enigmas," has gone through it's
first edition, and a second edition is now
on the press OF Lamson, Wolfe & Co. The
same firm has in press History of Can
ada" and book of poems, THE Book of
the Native" by the same author.
Bret Harte is writing a serial for pub
lication in an English periodical, and
Henry James is writing a love story for
the Illustrated London News. 1t will be-
gin in July and run for thirteen weeks.
Mr.. James has ready for press new vol
ume of stories, "Embarrassments
slices vest-pocket Pointers for Busy
People, contains twenty thousand facts of
importance; the prominent events of his
tory-area, population, location and rulers
OF all nations-States of the Union, popula-
ton, area, capitals and cities of more tnan
10000 inhabitants-all the largest cities of
the world, the great battles, chief rivers,
lakes mountains, ETC., postal regulations,
rules of order, constitution of the United
States, lexicon of foreign, legal and tech
meal terms, Australian ballot system,
patent laws, telegraph cipher, etc. [Chi-
cago: Laird & Lee, publishers. Price %
and so cents.
McClure's Magazine for June will con-
tam dramatic and descriptive story of
battle by Stephen Crane, the young author
whose wonderful study of war from the
standpoint of the private soldier 1.-THE
Red Badge of Courage" is a literary sue
cess of the day. The story will be illus
trated by Taber, whose pictures of soldiers
are always a good story in themselves
The same number will contain an early
story by Rudyard Kipling, reprinted by
special permission, and relating how
Mowgli, the wolf-child, introduced him
self into the society of white men; a rail-
road story by Cy Warman, and good in
stallment of Anthony Hopes new novel
''Phroso." All will be fully illustrated
the Kipling story with eleven drawings by
W. A. G. Pape.