The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-14
LITERARY NOTES.


falo will publish June 20 Dictionary of
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda and
Vicinity" with maps and illustrations.
Encouraged by the success in England
of Stanley Waterloo's novel, ga Man and
Woman" Messrs. A. & c. Black have
| lust published an edition for England of
IAN Odd Situation, by the same author,
with an introduction by Sir w. Besant,
which is likely to give rise to more or less
| acrimonious discussion. The American
edition of the latter has Just been issued
by Way & Williams, Chicago.
The frontispiece of the July Scribner's
is from painting by Walter Gay. The
picture suggested a remarkably dramatic
story which appears in this number by
Mr.. Gays cousin, the well-known author
of Day and Night Stories" I. R. SulE-
van.
Stephen Cranes maggie, a Girl of the
Streets" has just been published by the
the Messrs. Appleton. The book was
printed, but never published before. Mr..
| Howelis, who has been Mr.. Cranes liter
airy godfather, says that it is the best thing
that he has written. The story has been
revised and recast since it was first printed
and is altogether new, so far as the public
| is concerned.
gagged just now in lively polemic joust
with Edouard Drumont, the celebrated
anti-Semite, is at work on novel to be
called Lies Porteurs des Torches" This
will be the authors first important contri-
| button 10 fiction, though he is well known
| as writer on social. political and eco
nomic subjects. His novel, which will be
ready for the autumn season, will reflect
| M. LaZare' views on the matter OF social
reforms.
| NJ. Lissagarey has almost finished his
| tory OF the French comm based on
the official Communist records, which
were long supposed to have been de-
stroyed, but were found some time ago.
| French professors of English seem dis
posed to write poetry. The example of
Stephane Mellarme is well known. NJ. A.
Angellier, professor Of English at Lille
University, is about to follow in the foot
steps of his colleague. His first volume of
verse, "a Annie Perdue," will soon be out.
Charles Vermaitre, the author of num-
Der OF books dealing with special aspects
OF Partisan life, has ready popular &C.
count of Old Paris. The volume is to be
called paris Historique."
The third volume of P. de ia Gorces
history of the Second Empire is to be
issued this month.
John Ashton's book on the manners,
! fashions, customs and life of the reign of
William " will be issued by Messrs. Chap
man in London this month.
The first volume in the Wolseley series
of military translations is now being pre-
pared in England and should be ready
soon. 1t is the letters on strategy written
by the late Prince Kraft Hohenlohe- Ingel-
6ngen.
Anthony Hope will bring out in the au-
tumn, through the f. A. Stokes Company,
series of short stories, The Heart of
Princess Osra."
Jerome's latest piece of fiction have both
been secured by the Ladies' Home Journal
for immediate publication.
Secretaries Olney and Carlisle recently
consented, for the first time since they
held Office. to be photographed seated at
their desks. The pictures were. taken at
the request of the Ladies Home Journal,
and will be used to illustrate ex-President
Harrison's article describing the workings
of the State Department in the July num-
Der of that magazine.
IA Cycle Of Cathay," by DIR. w. A. P.
Martin, late president of the Imperial
Tungwen College, Japan, which was to
have been issued during April, has been
delayed to admit of the insertion of much
additional matter and will appear early
in the autumn. 1t is a record of the impor-
tant movements in Chinese affairs during
the past sixty years, as they could be known
only to one in high official position. There
will be about seventy-fve illustrations,
many of them from native drawings. The
book will be issued by the Fleming 81.
Revell Company, which announces also
Life of Robert Whitaker McAll."
An expurgated edition of tom Jones'
is in course of preparation by Mrs. ]. M.
Fielding, the wife of the novelists grand
son, and will soon be pull he'd in Lon
don. biographical sketch of Fielding
will accompany the story.
Messrs. Herbert s. Stone & Co. of Chi
cago are preparing for immediate publica-
ton translation from the Italian of Ca
brieIe d Annunzio entitled "Episcopo and
Company" D'Annunzio is the best-known
and undoubtedly the most gifted of mod
ern Italian novelists, and his work has
been the sensation of the last few years in
France and Italy. The translation has
been done by Myrta Leonora Jones. Mr.
Henry M. Blossoms book, shortly to be
published by the same house, will be
called Checkers: A Hard-Luck Story"
Mile. Taine, only child of the historian
has been married in Paris to NJ. Paul
Dubois, son of the late director of the
School of Fine Arts. She was brought up |
as Protestant, but was married in Ro-
man Catholic church.
Messrs. D. Appleton & Co. will publish |
"My Literary Zoo" by Kate Sanborn, an |
amusing and picturesque account of ami
mails in literature.
Messrs. Harper & Bros. published this
week the following novels: THE Under
Side of Things" by Lillian Bell, Jerry the |
Ormthwaite." by the author of Lady |
Jeans Vagaries"; and new editions of "a
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's |
Court" and Hardy's "Wessex Tales"
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