The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Commander Nelson A. Miles and His Inter-
estng Book Of Military Adventures
1T is II INTERNATIONALLY ILLUSTRATED
The Literary Flood of the Holidays Still On and Books of History
Jra7eI Fiction and Biography Josae Each Other
the Road to the Review Table

brated 'Martha Washington Case''-a case
which engaged number of lawyers OF ma
tional renown; which charged group OF men
of the highest business and social standing
with causing the burning of steamboat and
the consequent loss OF sixteen lives, in order
to collect large sum of insurance; and
which. in its day, was sensation OF the first
magnitude. The article will be illustrated.
The sumptuous edition of all Mr.. Rudyard
Kiplings works which Messrs. Scribner are to
pu blish is already in the press. Mr.. Kipling,
for this edition, has. according to the Book
man, entirely rearranged his Stories and,
among other changes, 'In the Rukh,' will be
placed in its proper position at the end of "The
Second Jungle Book" Messrs. Scribner pro-
pose to call the edition 1.-THE Outward Bound"
The paper on which the books are to be printed
will ali be watermarked with Mr.. Kiplings
initials.
Admirers OF DR.. Martineau's charming
English STYLE and no less delightful, gracious
and sympathetic reasoning on ethical themes.
will heartily welcome the little book which
the Macmillan Company is publishing under
the title "Faith the Beginning, Selfsurrender
the Fulfillment of the Spiritual Ltfe, by James
Martineau. D. D., Del. The chapters in the
book are entitled Faith the Root OF knowledge
and of Love; The Lapse of Time and the Law of
Obligation; Thou Art my Strength; The Claims
OF CHRISTIAN Enterprise.
The same house will begin next year the
publication of an entirely new edition of the
writings of Americas great historian, Francis
Parkman. 1t will include more than 100 full
page portraits and plates, from original paint
ings and rare prints, together with number
of pictures made especially tor the works by
noted artists.
Messrs. R. H. Russell & Son Of New York
announce the publication of CDR. James on's
Raiders" by Richard Harding Davis. Mr..
Davis attended the Jameson trials and was
given access to many papers. manifestos ana
proclamations by the reform committee
that no one outside of their own organiza-
ton had seen. His acquaintance with
DR.. Jameson and his officers enabled
him to write his account of the raid from de-
scriptlons given him by the men who made it,
and he has, therefore, been able to present the
only accurate story of their famous dash into
the Transvaal beginning with JamesOn's adj
dress to the troopers and detailing every mile
of the ride up TO the surrender. The price
will be SO cents.
Dean Farrar's long promised book on "The
Bible; Its Meaning and Supremacy" is now
announced as being Gin the press" by the
Messrs. Longmans, who state that the author,
"while supporting the unique grandeur and
inestimable value of the Scriptures, points out
the dangerous errors which have sprung from
their misinterpretaton and from humanity
| invented theories as to the nature of their In
SplratlOn.
| Current History" for the third quarter of
| the current year has been issued, and as usual
| is an interesting and complete condensed
history of the leading events of the world. As
| book of reference it is one of the most useful
published. Cox Co., Buffalo,