The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03
LITERARY NOTES.

All of Rudyard Kiplings poems and
stories-and, for that matter, the poems
and stories of other distinguished Eng
lish authors-are copyrighted in this
country, and their quotation in newspa
pers or elsewhere is violation of the
copyright law, carrying serious penal.
ties.
Among the theological books an
nounced by The Macmillan Company.
is an interesting volume by the Rev. j.
E. @. Weldon, d. D., entitled 1.-THE
Hope of Immortality" 1t is not intend.
ed, however, especially for theologians,
but, on the contrary, is for those who
without such pretensions have yet deep
thoughts and feelings about religion,
and desire to face the facts of human
nature and life.
Those who have become Interested in
the affairs of Spain during her recent
misfortunes, will be interested in the
announcement by The Macmillan Com.
pany, OF a volume of Historical Studies,
entitled THE Year After the Armada"
The writer is Martin A. S. Hume, author
of "The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth"
and Editor of the Calendar of Spanish
State Papers of Elizabeth, in the Public
Record Office.
Messrs. A. G. McClurg & Co. have in
the press two new Italian histories, by
authors not unknown in this depart
ment of literature. The one is "a Short
History of Italy" by Miss Kirkland writ
ten in fluent and easy style which
adapts it alike for the old and the young;
the other, Italy in the Nineteenth Cen.
tury." by Mrs. Latimer, is handsomely
illustrated with portraits. and is in other
respects uniform with that authors
series of popular Nineteenth Century
histories.
The Shetland Islands is the scene of
new novelette,. entitled prisoners of
Conscience" by Mrs. Amelia E. Barr,
the first part of which appeared in the
September Century. The characters 10
the story are fisher folk brought up in
the most rigid tenets of Calvinism, and
they are hedged about with the "phan-
toms of gloomy creed.' Through the
tragedies that enter the heros life he is
brought to a milder faith, reading the
promises as we'll as the penalties of the
Scriptures.
Among Harper's new books may be
mentioned the History of the German
Struggle for Liberty" by Poultney Bige-
low; Curtis's Constitutional History"
Volume H.; Literary Landmarks of
Venice" by Laurence Hutton; with
My Neighbours" by Margaret E. Sang
ster; 1.-THE Old Infant. and Similar
Stories" by Will Carleton; "Harper's
Dictionary of Classical Literature and
Antiquities" edited by Professor Harry
Tburston Peek, and Shakespeare the
Boy" by William j. Rifle.
Two very interesting stories for the
young are promised for immediate pub.
LEGATION by Messrs. A. G. McClurg & Co.,
the one by an old acquaintance and ia.
vorite of the children. the other by an
author that is new, young, and to Judge
by her maiden effort very promising.
Miss Margaret Bouvet writes pathetic
tale of French child life entitled "Pier-
rette." which, though romantic. is both
sweet and wholesome; while Miss Liljen-
crantz writes breezy story of the do
ings of some boys and girls entitled 1.-THE
Scrape that Jack Built"
Mr.. Gladstone has read Felix GRASS
"Reds of the Midi" translated by Mrs.
Catharine A. Janvier and published by
d. Appleton & Co., and he has written
of the book as follows: II have read with
great and sustained interest. The Reds
of the Midi Though work of fiction,
it aims at presenting the historical fea-
lures, and such works, If faithfully exc
cuted throw more light than many so.
called histories on the true causes of
the Revolution, which are 80 widely and
gravely misunderstood. AS novel, it
seems to me to be written with great
skill"
1.-The Marian" new novel by George
du Maurier, author of "Trilby" and
"Peter Ibbetson," begins in the October
number of Harper's Magazine. There
are numerous illustrations by the author
who characterizes his hero as Tin reality
the simplest, the most sffectionate. and
the most good natured Of men. the very
soul of honor. the best Of husbands and
fathers and friends. the most fascinating
companion that ever lived. and one who
kept to the last the freshness and Joyous
spirits of schoolboY and the heart of
child; one who never said or did an un-
kind thing; probably never even thought
one."