The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13
LITERARY NOTES.

The Laureate of Great Britain" is the title
which Mr.. E. C. stedman gives to Rudyard
kipling in recent review OF the latter's new
book. "The Seven Seas"
Henry T. Coates & Co., publishers, will soon
issue pennsylvania Colony and Common
wealth." by Sydney George Fisher, author of
1.-THE Making of Pennsylvania"
L. Prang & Co., the well-known fine art pub
fishers of Boston, are again to the fore this
year with fine collection of calendars and
Christmas booklets. 1t is pleasing to note in
this connection that European publishers will
have their work cut out to enter into competi-
ton with firm issuing such handsome work
IN America. Messrs. Prang deserve much
credit for their enterprise.
We have received from the Hicks-Judd Com
pany of % First street, City, copy of a new
book which they have issued, entitled, "What
1 Have Read and Noted" 1t consists of blank
leaves ruled in such manner as 10 permit of
the reader of works of reference or other
books jotting down important passages in such
a form as 10 be convenient ior reference. The
idea appears to US to be good one. The price
in paper cover is 80 cents, and in cloth, gilt
edge, 81.
'tThe Story of Architecture" by Charles T.
Mathews, MA, furnishes an outline of the
styles in all countries This compact yet CON-
prehensive history of architecture offers
study of the effects of civilization upon arch1-
lecture necessity and an art. Therein it
differs from many other works which are
simply narratives of events plus catalogues of
buildings. Another point of interest is that
almost all the architectural monuments spe-
cially referred to are described from personal
knowledge. American architecture. Ioo re-
ceives careful attention.
Outing for December is one of the best mum
bers of the popular sporting magazine that
ever left the presses. The number opens with
''The Pectoral Cross" powerful story of the
stage, by Justine Ingersoll. This is one OF the
best things of its kind that has appeared for
many day. A second complete story, and
coed one, is "Zlnto," by H. F. Mum. who
proves to be well posted in the customs OF the
Indians about Great Slave Lake. Notable fea-
lures of the sport and travel departments are:
''Hares and Hare Hunting" by Ed w. Sandys;
"At the Top of Europe" by E. NJ. Allaire;
American Amateur Athletes of '96,' b. w.
B. Curtis; "Golf in America to Date" by Price
Collier, and "Raeing Schooners," by r. B.
Burchard.
The new volume is almost ready in the
series which John Murray is issuing in Lon
don dealing with the prominent women of
America during Colonial and Revolutionary
times. Its subject is Mercy Otis Warren, the
sister OF James Otis, who played a great part
in bringing about the American Revolution.
His public career began in 1861, when he put
forward the question, "Shall persons en-
ployed in enforcing the acts of treaty have
power to invoke generally the assistance of
the executive officers of the colony?" That of
course was a foretaste of the events which led
to America becoming nation. The point of
this memoir of the sister of Otis-the writer
being Mrs. Alice Brown-is the light it throws
upon his time.
Arthur Waugh in his London letter to the
Critic says: "Mr. Zangwill is understood to be
about TO desert fiction tor season and to pro-
ject series OF studies of certain class of
Jewish development. These are to be called
"Dreamers of the Ghetto" and the types
chosen will be conspicuous for the ideality
and humanity of their creed The Christ will
De among them. but the latest will be OF quite
recent origin. Mr.. Zangwill is already adj
vanced upon his work, which he hopes to have
finished before next summer 1t is not at all
improba Bile that he will be more successful in
this line OF literature than he has proved as
story-teller His method has grown in COM
p1exity and is now less suited than
at first to the medium of popular fiction. He
is wise If he appreciates this betimes, for he il
q man who is bound to do something big.
when once he has found his proper sphere.