The morning times., 1896-04-12
Stoll's 1910" Seventh.

Hopes new story II is said that the tale
will not he unlike his Prisoner of Zenda.' -
Mrs. George Augustus Sala is busy pre-
pairing life of her husband.
The English Illustrated Magazine was the
first to publish a story by Stephen Crane.
Regeneration is a recent reply to
Nordau's degeneration, recently pub
lished.
1t was ZangwiIl that first spoke of them
as 1.-THE Amazing Hardy and Merideth the
Obscure.
A new edition of Charles Lever in 40
volumes. with 400 illustrations, is in
preparation.
Homer 10 Bernhardt' in her Forthcoming
M Literary loo
1t was Emerson who said: when an
Englshman speaks OF America he for
gets his philosophy of history and remcm-
Ders his disparaging anecdotes.
The Olympian games revival is the occa-
sion of a deluge OF magazine articles on
the subject of ancient athletics. Much new
and interesting matter is exposed.
MI. Barrie did not invent the name
.'Thrums.' Mrs. Oliphant invented 1t and
used it in an early novel. Barrie rein
vented it in total ignorance OF his predc-
ceSsor's book.
tits significant that while we hca much of
an alleged decline i'll Dickens re aiding public
the English publishers claim no falling
off in the yearly sales OF his works as re-
CARDS numbers.
Paul Bourget is probably the best in
formed man i'll France on English litera-
rure since Taine's death. He is almost n
much Briton as Frenchman, being
familiar figure on Piccadily.
Sarah Grand has recovered her health and
is again seen at London evening parties.
She is always introduced as Nine: Sarah
Grand. although herreai ainame, Mrs. Haldanc
McFall, is well known.
Paul Leicester Ford, Brooklyn bih!io
phile. is editing an interesting series Of re
prints OF early American books, TO be is
sued with numerous fac SMILES OF the OrSi
nal title pages and Illustrations.
The catalogue of the Bibhotheque Nation
ale in Paris proceeds slowly, though for
more than twenty-five years the whole
force at the library has been engaged in this
enormous Work. ii is not expected to be
ready sooner than the year 1900.
Ali the money for the beacon in memory
of TennySon has been subscribed, the mono
lith for the SHAFT has been successfully
quarredin Cornwall and the monument Will
be set up in the fall. OF the $4.750 sub
scrihed, 81 ESQ came from the United
States.
1t is reported in Berlin that Count Won
Caprivi, the late chancellor, whose down
fall was so sudden and mysterious, is en-
gagged upon writing his memories, which
will throw some curious lights upon the in
trigues that led up to the event.
Rudyard Kipling intends to desert Yer
Albert Cbevalier, the coster singer, is
| about TO launch into literature with col
lection of sketches called The Uninitiat-
| ed IT will doubtless be an interesting Cou-
tribution to dialect study.
Mrs Wynne would seem to have begun
her literary career auspiciousiy, her first
volume, THE Little Room and Other
| Stories, published at the beginning OF the
| year, now being in its second thousand,
| and the publishers say that the demand
for the book shows a steady increase.
II is hoped by Verlaine's friends that
| his literary executors will use the grea test
| discretion as TO his unpublished manuscript,
! and that no commercial spirit will guide
| them in deciding on what to publish.
Enough matter was left behind to form
several volumes, but much of il, SO it
| is said, would better be unpublished, if
the poets fame be considered rather than
| his creditors.
Mr.. Hutton, now the editor OF the Lon
| don Spectator, was once Unitarian prea CHI
| err. Once being asked whether he consid-
! cred novels or sermons more useful, the
| great divine replied: Novels, certain.
| ly,' and gave Silas Mariner" as an example
] of a book which had searched him very
| deeply and taught him not lttle.''
Nine. Lila ID. Windsor has added to heI
! long list ofbooks two new publications, the
receipt of which is acknowledged Tho
| larger is Lectures and Clippings from Ny
Scrap Book and is ], lust !rs what it purports
Yourself from the chronological stand
point. Both books are published by the au
! thor, who is-vice president of the Wind
| sor University
Lady Isabel Burton widow Of Sir
/ Richard Burton, died in London on March
! %, in which place she was born March 20
| 1881. Her life was full of adventure
| For many years she Travelled with her hus
1 band, often being forced to adopt male
| attire when among the savage tribes ol
| the East Her name became well known
| after his death through her action in burn
; ing the manuscript of his translation o.