The morning times., 1896-08-09
Literary Notes.

A new dictionary ofth Bible is in press
william Winter was sixty years old July
Is.
Woman is riding unchaIienged into Brit
ish letters.
william Hamilton Gibson was fofty-six
at tile time OF his death
TWENTY-FIVE volumes have crowned Will
lam winters busy career.
Discus siun is the best office OF a good
book. 1t makes you think.
The Rogue's March is the fetching
title of book promised in autumn.
A new and complete edition of Bret
Harte's works is III preparation
Amos Jucd'' has passed into its sixth
edition The editor OF Life wrote 1T.
Kirk Monroe has a new boys story in
press, caiiei Through swamp and Glade
A new sixteen volume edition of Mrs
Stoves works is III the Riverside press.
A great ie:ii Of current English literature
is turning about Mr. Gladstone
A volume OF poems by Pietro Mascagni,
the COMPOSER, is announced Tor pubiics-
ton.
scribncrs have opened a competition for
q book-cover design for u new United states
history
ntp.,ng's Captain Coura geous'' has been
disposed of to the New Review for Eng
lish publ cation.
Rudyard kip,ing is contemplating building
house on ,ne retired par, Oh the SUSIE s
coast oil EHSidlu.
Although Poe's name appears on the
title page OF the book called "COncholOSy,
he did, not write 1t.
Tie dramatizatton OF 1.-The Little Minis
ter" will be performed in this country, W hiie
Mr Barrie and his wifcare here.
Barrie's life OF his mother, Mar ga ret
Ogiivy," will necessarily COMPASS large
measure OF his own poslariiJ-
The ScribBers are preparing new
edition OF Mrs. BuTneti's Iirst great sue
cess. That Lass O. Lowrie's.'
NietZsche. the In sane German philosopher.
reduced from ovcr-maD TO yegetative
lfe" Is now in his siSty-seeond year.
The Suburban Sage is little book
recently published which included II. T..
Banners last Contributions to Puck.
John Gibson, Lockhart. sen -:n1aw ID
Walter Scott, was editor OF the guar l.
terly Review for twenty five years
Robert Chambers, who wrote "A King
and a Few Dukes,'' first wrote a Latin
quarter story Csiie,i ''iu the Quarte..s
Poems in Rookdoin'' is the .pat ALTER
alive description OF the state OF the Eng
Iish market by London correspondent.
william Winter was awyer first tbeH
poet then critic. He has been dramatic
critic CT the New York Tribune since 1855.
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, Of the English
army, says Cranes Red Badge, Is the
finest thing OF its kind he has ever real
II is disclosed that the scene where Mira.
Black has pitched "Briscis," in Scot
lana, is Drcside, the queens highland
home,
IL the bicycle accountable foR the re
markable interest III nature evidenced by
tne extensive publications. or out-of-door
books?
Theodore Mommsen, the oetogeDarian
German historian, is OF the opinion tina
the pursuit OF literature contributes to
longevity
Marion Crawford's new story CT Italian
life, .Taquysara," now running seridlly
IN } .opGon, VIII lie published IN AnicrIca
in October.
Henry James .Embarrassments" went
into second edition immediately upon
puiiicatior. TINS Flight lie called ein-
Ddrrassment OF riches
1t is rumored that the proprietor Of
London morning paper Il going TO i'm
port An erican rcioritrS- The experiment
will at least be amusing
English na gazincs do not find great
names like Lincoln, Cromwell, Napoleon
anu J oau of Arc tie ba,t for Readers tnat
do our home magazines
The Queen of Roumania wrote poem
in the Scotch dialect on Burns and for
warded 1t to Durrries for recitation at
the centenary celebration
Byron's grandson, the Earl of Lovelace,
is editing the new edition OF the poet 5
works Much hitherto unpublished Cor
respondence will be included.
The first revised and collected edition Of
the works of George Meredith is about to be
published by the Sciibners. 1t VIII be
complete in thiry-four volumes.
A book not known n this country at ALL
but cIasscd by the Scots next to their
greatest treasure, is johnnie Glnb, OF
tiushetneuk," by DR.. Alexander, of
Aberdeen.
1t is proposed to erect bust of Sir Wal
ter Scott in Westminster Abbey. The pro-
posai Will probably De the I,rss intiinauon
to most people that Sir Walter has not yet
found a place there.
Before Reginald DeKoven or Eugene
Field had either become famous, the former
had written music for many OF the latter IS
poems. These with new ones Will be
published in the fall.
one OF the cleverest bits of financial
literature has been contributed to the Ma
nassas tya1 Journal. Il is published in
the valuable column Hints on the Money
Question" 1t is called "A Money Cate
cbism.'
Gustave verbeck has made quantity
OF marginal and text illustrations for Molly
Elliott Sea wells Forthcoming novelette,,
"TheSprightiy Adventure or Marsac," which
won the herald fiction prize Of So 600 last
spring.
The Golden Rule Is a handsome sixteen
page Boston periodical devoted to the
national Interests OF the Christian En-
deavOrers. 1t contains an excellent re-
port or the Washington convention il, a re-
cent number.
The British book market is overrnn with
be the state of affairs following every in
ternationaI affair. Last autumn and win
Ter the drinand for hOuks on Armenia
and Venezuela couldn't be met.
Stories which have been dramatized for
stage production this winter are Wcy-
l.au'S -',.nuvr the Hed hore," Hopes
''Phroso," FAIRIES Little Minister" GIL
bert Parker's Seats OF the Mighty" and
Harry Stone, Of the late finn of Stone &
kltlLail. rs pursuing his puUnaiiing IN hi-
cago. He has promised Few story, by
hiLnerto unheard OF English writer, called
OF London who lean toward Christianity,
ana the heroine is 3ewess who locked like
the Madonna.
Chester Bailey Fernald, who spent last
and several preceding winters in Washing
ton, is the subject OF sketch and portrait
in the current Bookman The Occasinn is the
forthcoming publication of his volume Of
short stories, IRE Cat ana The Cherub and
other stories" Mr.. Fernald is at present
enjoying his honeymoon in Japan.
AT Chicago is to be published an Illus
trated monthly magazine called The Inter-
national It's special mission is 10 publish
from month to month TRANSACTIONS OF the
best articles from foreign magazines. The
idea is a reproduction Of Cosinorolis except
that the articles will be printed in Eng
fish. The Union Quoin Company is the pub
Usher.
Mr. Howclls, who, it had been annnounc
ed, would take part in a debate on tip
ping before the association OF coach and
cab drivers in New York city, has writ
ten letter wherein he states that he has
been misunderstood. While willing to sa v
few words on the subject in public, he
has no intention Of entering into q pub
lie discussion.
william George Jordan has resigned his
position as editor of Current Literature
lie Will Tor time devote himself to orig
inai literary work and to the completion
OF "Jordan's Guide to Poetry and Prose -
Mr. JORDAN was associated with Current
Literature from its initial number In l SSS,