The morning times., 1896-12-13
Literary Notes.

one publishing house has IN autumn list
OF 3d. new books.
Bret Harte has completed his new short
story II ndeT karl.'
KING Noaneu continues toIead the lists
or most generally read books
The first volume or Hugo's correspond
ence has just appeared in Paris.
Sarah Bernhardt Is to have a new pIayb
Gabriel D'Anunzio, The Dead CITY"
LoaIsa Chandler MoultonS year : work
Is represented by chatty Look OF travel,
Lazy Tour ia Spain ana EISev here,
ana a collection OF CnlIO verse In Child
hood ; Country
noveIrcaturc OF a post
BOOK VIII ne IIye illustrations drawn b ytne
late author hlmSelr.
1t was Phnp Gilbert Hamilton VINO rirst
authorltauvely recognized the genius or
Robert Louis stevenson.
Leon Bourgeoisc, French ex-prme min
lister, appeared as an author last month With
little book, "soIlGarIte.
That admirable scholar. Mr George Ell
wanger, has prepared new anthology
entitled Love = D"meSne-
Next TO the American GIRL J. NJ. Barrie
found the colleges and universities the
most splendid things IN America.
Cnallemel Lacour, who died recently,
was Renans successor in the academy,
and was the adviser OT Ganbetta.
In describing John Lane s position among
London publishers, some one has said that
he is the Herbert A Stone OF London.
An English trace correspondent singles
Marie CorTein s Murder OF Delica" as the
best selling book In Great Britain at pres
ent.
The Now Amsterdam Publishing Com
pany adheres faithfully, ard with success,
TO its policy or union or purity, opumism
and excellence.
a winter sa VS. that the Educator is being
gradually Supplanted by the Education
aIISt. There rs possibly a difference In
this distinction.
Few readers KNOW the name Henry GaI-
lup Paine, yet he Is EDITOR Of Harper's
Weekly and reflects III It's excellence u sure
intellectual SU periorIty
An interesting fragment by Robert Louis
stevenson, entitled "a Mountain Town in
France has been discovered, and Will be
published ID John Lane.
I1erre Loti's new novel is begun in the
current number OF Revue de rariS. 1t is
called LIE Romantcho.' and the scene Is
lald In the French PyrenceS.
Ethel Reed continues to draw delight
FULLY /SroteSque pictures FOR children S
books. The erratlc poster art is letter
adapted for this than anything else.
Coulson kernahan, author of "God and
the ANT and The Child, the Wise Man
| and the Devil" declares that he VIII write
no more books with a religious motif
GaDricl D'Anunzio's Works are all TO be
| published In America. Arthur HornhIow
| who translated The Triumph OF Death "
l VIII ItiluCI MS OllitI DOOkS IllbO ILugiiSff.
September and December are the book
trades 5 harvest months. IN September
| school books are bought almost exclusive
| ~, and this month Is the hcyday or the girt
! books.
Many EBgHsh writers have received en-
couraEenlcnt IN America from Louise Chan
| dler Moulton. She rlrst called attention
| " NJ Nii.auIT Ia Inrums IN Il Gracefu
| tribute.
The bookdrcsser's art seems at last re.
| united to the publishers. There has not
| been time since the Institution tf the
printing press when such beautiful hooks
| nave been made.
Sarah Bernhardt has wriggled out or her
| contract to play George de Porto Richie s
play. lie PasSe'' Re1ane WIN do lE
| forto-bche's works are always highly
| nnIshed literary productions.
James whitcomb Riley "A Child Worldn
| has started orr with enormous sales In
dianapoiis, with 1idelity which fractures
| the home prophet theory, bought her towns
| man poems IN mighty rush.
| Lamson, woIr " Co. have ready new
| romance OF Nova Scotia DURING the French
~. rhe Forge III The Forest it Is
! Pror. Charles u. ID. Roberts first long
| story. He wrote Eartss Enigm4S''
I'm Kedars Tents" Merrlman's serial
Tor the Booknian, opens during the Chartlst
uprising in England, but the scene quickly
| SHIFTS 10 Spain, where the hero becomes
| involved In a tangle OF love and intrigue
The principal character In Jules Vcrne's
new romance, Face an Drapeau," Is an
inventor wnom he holds up IN an unfa yorabie
light. Eugene TurpIn, the inventor OF
| nleia nlte, thinks nc Is portrayed and is
! SUNG Tor libel.