The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20
LITERARY Notes.


II Is said that Tolstoi is writing a book
for children.
George PASSIONS new b. OK is called The
Career OF Candida. IL Is published by
Appleton & Co.
Sir Walter Bessnt. in collaboration with
Mr. W II. Pollock. il about 20 publish
column Of light drawing room plays.
w r. Mallock Is 70 edit a new London
weekly. modelled after the Spectator, and
10 be sold at about half the Spectators
price.
The Laureate % Greater Britain" is
the title which, L. G. Stedman gives 10
Eud9ari kipling in 4 recent review OF
the tatter's new book. The Seven Seas.
The latest contribution 10 the literature
OF Napoleon IS Barring Goulds personal
life OF Napoleon Bona parte, upon which
he has spent the leisure moments or sew
eral years.
Appleton's are about 10 issue a new book
OF Prof. O. MaSpero Illustrated. and uni
form with The Dawn OF Clyillzauo n-"
Ii Is entitled The Struggle OF the Nations.
EGYPT. Syria and Assyria.'
Mrs. Manningham cofyer's new story
has a very mild title "A Quaker Grand
mother" which leads one to hope that we
shall have no more books from her pen
OF the yellow Aster'' stamp.
one hundred and fifty copies OF the
scrfhner's new Thistle Edition" of J. NJ.
Barrie's works were printed on Japan pa
per, and every copy mad been subscribed
FOR before a single volume was ready for
delivery.
IL Is announced that Ii Hung Chaag is
preparing to Join the ranks Of the great
army Of foreign visitors. IN one respect,
viz. write book on America. ~ mas
been suggested that perhaps that is the
reason for his never-ceasing questions
while here
The admirable life OF William OF orange,
which Miss Ruth Putnam wrote some
tinctlon ia Holland. Or. D {. Nijhofr of
The Hague, has translated the book, and
II Is being brought out in that city In
carefully made edition
Herbert Spencer has completed his life
work With the volume on THE Principles
OF Sociology" he is now seventy years
old and has been engaged on this work
for thirty-six years Notwithstanding the
fact that he has been al invalid for the
greater part Of his life.
Rudyard Kiplings new story called
William the Conqueror deals with the
famine IN india. Mr.. kipling 10 Is said.
j. going TO write OF the more serious side
OF Indian life. and VIII. for time at least,
turn his back upon Mrs. Hawksbee and
her interesting II not admirable circle.
The czar Of Russia seems 10 have gone
into literature Icy proxy. fer a volume of
travels written by his private secretary,
but recoraing the impressions made upon
the ear while travelling throughout
Egypt and India has just been published
iu LONDON. Hundreds Of Illustrations
adoru the two volumes already published.
IL tTansplres that 10 Mrs Thomas Hardy
M0FAu
e was through her influence that he Was
induced 10 give up architecture as n pro-
fEsSl0u and adept literature In It's stead.
She copied out his first novel in her own
hand and herself sent il TO the publishers.
She makes IL her duty 70 keep posted upon
tae literature Of the day. IN onie7r that
she may have a store OF knowledge at her
husbands command.
Bl0rnstjerne Bjornson Is about 20 leave
Norway 20 take up his permanent rest
denCe in Germany. Ia pGbUc print he
has stated that his reason for this move
Is the continued attacks upon him by his
couutrymen. in Germany he believes
that ne will find more C0ngeniai field FOR
70 take part IN politics lie intends 20
devote the coming winter TO forwarding
his collection Of Norwegian lyric poetry
and songs Of the Norwegian peasants.
A quaint biz 81 verse is found IN a book
leg entitled Ny soul and Winters" hy
Laura 81. Smith tGreerl. recently issued
from the press ~ the Tacoma News 1t
is a collection OF odd pieces In blank
leets. grave and gay. The handling OF
many Of the topics + original. but the pie
lures drawn are true 70 life and show
close observation and knowleige OF the
world Many Of the more serious poems
ATE fen OF thought and earnest reflection.
The Macmillan company is publishing
in This country SIR James u. MackenEle's
notable work on The Castles Of Eng-
land, Their story ard Their structure"
TnIs Is fae work for Which its London
publishers received the gold medal at the
exhibition q the Book and News Trade
In London last month. A keen compcti-
publishers for This first award for excel
irnce ia printing. Osnding ard illustration
in book work and apart from the literary
value % the work it = Interesting 10 sc
what Was pronounced the hssoest attain
n1ent Of the oookmaker's arr during the
mast year,