The herald., 1896-01-12
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but to the nectar of each the bee has inn
parted her own peculiar and Transforming
quality"
Messrs. Dodd, Mead 8 Go. do not pro-
pose to submit quietly to the wrongs put
upon them by certain publishers in Chica-
go ana New York. 1t seems that the pub
fishers in question have reprinted cheap
editions OF Ian Maclaren's Beside the
Bonnie Brier Bush and flooded the market
with them. Messrs. Dood, Mead & Co.
are the authorized American publishers of
Ian Maclaren. and have had his books
copyrighted in this country; but the other
publishers claim that there is some defect
in the copyrighted which they have taken
advantage to bring out pirated editions.
The authorized publishers, however,
have taken the advice of one
St New the Sor best ho copyright Sn swysrs in
clear case against the offenders. At any
rate, they are going to fight, no matter
how much time OF money it may take, and
they have brought suit, not only against
the publishers of the books, but the book
sellers who have sold them. In the mean
time, their original edition of Ian Mac
laren's story Is selling better than ever be-
fore; but, to fight fire with fire, they have
brought out cheap edition, handsomely
printed from new plates, prettily bound
and altogether charming, which they sell
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We have tried twice to pay fit compli-
ment to Mr.. Lummis' publication, and
have written 1.-THE Land of Sunshine' in q
bold, round hand, with capitals and quota
ton marks, but the title somehow got
wrecked. We now renew the effort, and
say once more that The Land of Sunshine
is one of the choicest and ablest publica-
tiOns i'll the country. 1t is small, but it's
material would do honor to any magazine
in this country, and in most ways 10 far
above the standard. In fact, it has no real
competitor in real excellence among the
publications of its price. 1t is unique in
its ability as we'll as in the sort of litera-
ture it represents. We say again, that if
IS, and what work 1t is doing for Southern
California, it would receive a thousand new
subscribers month.
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In the course OF series of articles on
The Latest Results of Egyptian Research,
Prof. A. II. Sayce tells of the Greek papyri
and early Christian documents that have
been found in Egyptian tombs and ruined
monasrerles, among them being portions
of Piato's Phedo, part of a lost play of
EuripideS, Antiope, Aristotle's Politeia,
previously known only by name, and the
satirical poems of Herondas
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Inc urSt NUMBER OF COSmOpOilS, the IN.
ternational magazine to be published by T.
Fisher Unwin. will contain story by
Henry James. There will be four stories
in the opening numDer, eleven general arti-
cles, and literary, dramatic and Doliticai
chronicles in English, French and German.
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The true name of Elizabeth Hastings, the
author of An Experiment in Altruism, is
Miss Margaret Pollock Sherwood. She is
an instructor in rhetoric and English litera-
ture at Wellesley college. 1t is reported
hat her clever story has reached third
edition.
Dorothy and Other Italian Stories is the
last book to bear tho name of Constance
Fenimore Wools1n on it's title page. 1t is
just published by Messrs. Harper & Bros,
who call attention to this interesting
though "melancholy Distinction"
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And this leads us to pay willing tribute
to the Capital, whose holiday number
was splendid example of newspaper en-
terprise. Long may it endure and pay its
publishers for their faithful and skillful
work.
An imprinted diary of Hawthorne will
open the January Atlantic. 1t gives
charming glimpse of the great romancer's
early life in Boston while weigher and
gauger at that port, in 1889.