The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

, the poll perhaps is the bracketing of M. Zola
along with Kant, Humboldt and Spinoza with
8 votes each
H. A. Hinkson has finished novel of life at
Trinity College. Dublin. 1t is called "O'Grady
OF Trinity" and will be published by Messrs.
Lawrence e. Bullen of London. They also an
nounce a story by lady writer, Miss Rosa.
The title is Gan Unconventional Girl"
Probably the next volume in the keynote
Series" win be that by the Hon. Mrs. Henni-
ker, which she entities "In Scarlet and Grey"
The volume will include story, "The Specter
OF the Real" which was written in collabora-
tion with Thomas Hardy.
George Horton, the United States Consul at
Athens, has written historical story of
Greece. which Fisher Unwin will publish in
London, under the title, Constantine.'
The late shocking disaster at Moscow has
given an immediate interest to the English
translation of NJ. Lebon's psychological study
OF a crowd, which has been issued under the
title "The Mind of the Crowd
Charles NJ. Harvey, associate editor of the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat, will publish in July
book on the Republican Convention, St.
Louis, July 16, 1885, with complete history
OF the Republican party and a survey of
National politics since the party's foundation,
etc., and illustrations. The work will be issued
! by the 1. Haas Publishing and Engraving Com
pany, st. Louis, Mo.
MeSsrs. Harper & Bros. plans for pu blication
during the next two months include: "The
Silk of the Kine,'' novel, by L. McManus,
dealing with the eviction of Roman Catholics
! in Ireland IN the seventeenth century; "Mrs.
Gerald" by Maria Louise Pool; "Love Is d
Spirit" by Julian Hawthorne; ''The Pith of
Astronomy (without Mathematics, the latest
facts and figures developed by the giant
telescopes, by Samuel G. Bayne; "Tales of Fan
tasy and Fact" by Brander Matthews; "Rick
Da1 for hy-K Kirk M1p
roe; with Ny Neighbors," number of plain
talks to plain people on familiar and homely
subjects, by Margaret E. Sangster; ga Story of
the Heavenly Camp-Fires, " by cone With a
New Name; shakespeare, the Boy" by Viii
liam j. Rolfe, Litt.D. and 'Harpers Diction-
ary of Classical Literature and Antiquities
edited by Professor Harry Thurston Peck.
In the Overland Monthly for June w. H.
Mills exhaustive discussion of the question OF
japanese competition in manufacturing
goods for the market has awakened a wide
spread interest on this coast, which would be
the section of the country most affected.
short time ago book was published which
attempted to prove that Marshal Ney was net
shot in 1915, but escaped to America and be-
came schoolmaster in North Carolina, where,
as alleged, he lately died. To set at rest all
doubts in this matter cousin of Nine Ney,
who is now living in America, contributes to
the July Century q family record of Ney's exc
cution, written by Nine Campan, who was the
aunt OF Nine. Ney and the author of the "Me-
moirs of Marie Antoinette"
McClure's Magazine for July will have an
illustrated paper by Cleveland Moffett, show
ing the exact status, at the present moment, of
the horseless carriage, and indicating the i'm
mense revolution that impends in travel and
traffic, now that the horseless carriage has
passed the experimental stage.
Eliza beth Stuart Phelps will publish in Nc
Cures Magazine for July her recollections,
which are very intimate and interesting, of
Longfellow, Whittier and Holmes.
The Peter Paul Book Company of Buffalo an
nounces that it will soon publish "The Diary
! of a Peculiar Girl by George Austin Wood
ward The imaginary writer of this diary is
the sister of an Episcopal clergyman; it is
begun in her twentieth year, aud covers a
period OF sixteen years. She is OF a decidedly
intellectual turn of mind, and, unlike most
girls cares but little for society," in the broader
sense of the word. Much of the contest is pre-
sented in crisp, narrative form, which carries
the reader on to the end. The book contains
faithful portrayal of such characters as we all
meet in the rounds of everyday life.
Many very attractive ana beautifully illus
trated articles given in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly for July, and also several
excellent short stories. The leading feature is
description of General Robert E. Lees part
in the battles OF Fredericksburg and Chancel-
lorsville, written by Colonel John ]. Garnett
OF the Confederate States Artillery, and form
ing the sixth paper in the ma gazine's great
"Lee Series" The article is profusely illus
trated with portraits and battle scenes. In
"a Glimpse of Dungeness'' Frederick A. Ober
describes the burial-place of Light Horse
! Harry" Lee. Another feature of this mum ber
is an article on Colonial Homes of Virginia."
by Virginia Cousins Mayo. accompanied by
more than dozen pictures