The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03

represented by white satin and homespun,
but its motif is not the sociological ques-
ton of the present day, as it's title might
imply, but the more universal one of the
lecreating power of love-"
Messrs. Little, Brown & Co. New York;
will begin this month, in cooperation
with Messrs. J. NJ. Dent & Co. of London,
the publication of new, uniform edition
of the novels of Captain Marryat, to be
completed in twenty-five vo umes. R. B.
Johnson, the editor of the Dent edition of
Jane Austen, will contribute full critical
introduction to the set and series of prefa-
tory photographed notes. Each volume
will contain three etchings.
Messrs. Macmillan & Co. will publish
shortly "The Daughter of a Stoic," by
Cornelia Atwood Pratt. Mr.. Howells has
already discussed the general principles
governing those young people in fiction
who find themselves engaged to the wrong
individuals, but this author deals with the
subject from fresh point of view.
1t is reported from Constantinople that
an ancient and beautiful manuscript copy
of the Gospels, dating back to the sixth
century, has recently been found in Asia
Minor. 1t is written on the finest and
thinnest of vellum, which is dyed purple,
and the letters are in silver, except the
authorizations and sacred names, which are
in gold. Representatives of English and
American universities have unsuccessfully
sought to obtain possession of the find,
which has been secured by Russia.
Says the "Lounger" in the New York
Critic: ''It may be some qualification to
Professor Brander Matthews to know that
the London Queen has just completed q
serial novel by E. Marion Crawford, an
American, and that the Illustrated London
News, having recently finished one by w.
D. Howells, an American, has just begun
another by Frank r. Stockton, also an
American. Ii Professor Matthews objects
that Mr.. Crawford is half an Italian, he
must admit that Mr.. Stockton and Mr..
Howells are good enough Americans to
make up for the deficiencies of the other
in that respect. 1t must also be put to
the credit of England that Clement Shor-
ter was one of the very first editors, either
at home or abroad, to publish the stories
of Stephen Crane. So, little by little, Eng
land is coming to acknowledge that there
is something in the way of literature in
America that is worthy the attention of
her editors"
]. B. Lippincott Co. announce great
reduction in the price of "Lippincott's
Gazetteer" and "Lippincott's Pronouncing
Biographical Dictionary" They have in
preparation, also, new edition of "Cham-
bers's Encyclopedias" at "a remarkably
low figure" All of these are standard
works.
The Messrs. Harper will issue shortly
"Cyrus w. Field, His Life and Work,
1s19-1S92, edited by Isabella Field judi
son, with photogravure portrait and other
illustrations.
In November, 1895, when Professor Ront-
gen was perfecting his discovery, but be-
fore the results were made known, there
was published 'Stella" by Charles S. Hin
ton, romance, the plot of which was
based on the fact of the permeability of
the human body TO rays of light. Some
months later the condition stated in the
book, seemingly so far beyond any likeli-
hood of conjecture, became a scientific and
demonstrable piece of knowledge.
Edward Arnold will publish new novel
by Stephen Crane eallei Dan Emmons."
The Nav mum Der of the San Francisco
Traveller is unusually interesting and
abounds in a profusion of elegant half
tone engravings as well as great variety
of reading matter. Among the many en-
tertaining articles for May, all illustrated,
are: Water Front Sketches by E. X.
Rountree, depicting quaint characters on
the wharves; chapter on "Basketry" by
]. TORY Connor, giving an insight into the
construction of the exquisite specimens in
this line; "Tehipite Valley by Theodore
S. Solomons, containing an account of the
new Yosemite, which is said to equal, if