The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

decline in the demand for literature of the
Kailyard school.
The Macmillan Company have recently pub
lished translation OF "The Reeollections OF
Alexis de Tocqueville" by Tiexeira de Mates.
Gladstone is an admirer of De Tocquevilie,
and writes, II have always revered him as a
true political sage" Alexis de Tocqueville's
work on American democracy did much to en-
hauce the esteem for America among Euro
pean nations.
The total sales of F. Marion Crawfords
novels in the United States has been upward
of half million copies. His most popular
book, "saracenesca," counts up to 10000.
The order of popularity of his other works is
as follows: "Saint Ilarie," "Don Orsino, "Dr.
Claudius." katherine Lauderdale," "The
Three Fates," 1.-THE Ralstons," casa Braccio"
and "Pietro Ghisleri."
oh, these ministers sons, says the Literary
Digest The Rev. Dr. Crane wrote book on
popular Amusements" IN 1869, in which he
warned the world that "noyel-reading has be-
come one of the great vices of our age" and
advised his readers, in italics, too, "if you
have but little time for reading to "spend
none of 1t on works of fiction" And it is his
own son who has written "The Red Badge OF
Courage"
Beginning with the February issue, which
is the initial number of volume XIV, the
Monthly Illustrator Publishing Company an
nounce some important changes in their popu-
lar magazine 1t will appear in new dress
but under the old title OF Home and Country.
The m Magazine will be enlarged one-third above
its present size and new departments will be
added 1t will be embellished with the finest
illustrations it is possible to produce.
Among Christ mas books which appeared in
Paris may be noted an album containing col
ored reproductions of nearly fifty water-color
drawings by NJ. Boutet de Monval, illustrating
the life of Joan of Arc. This information will
doubtless be of interest to many of The read
ers of San Francisco, for the librarian of the
Mechanics Library says the study OF the life
| of Joan of Arc is much in vogue here this
winter
| Anthony Hope is just finishing sequel to
1.-THE Prisoner of Zenda" 1t is novel of the
| same high, romantic kind as 'The Prisoner oi
| Zenda" ITSELF bearing the title Of 1.-The Con.
stable of Zenda" and carries the attractive
| personages of the earlier story through a new
series of strange and moving incidents. The
exclusive right of serial publication in Amer.
! lea has been secured by McClu-e's Magazine
and the publication of it viii begin in thai
| magazine in the course OF few months.
| new detective story by Anna Katharine
Green, called "That Affair Next Door," is an.
nounced for immediate publication by the
Putnams The same house will soon issue q
| novel of Washington life by trace Denio
Litchfield called "In the Crucible"; "Hanni
| ball." new volume by w. O'Connor Morris in
the Heroes of the Nations series; and new
life OF Robert the Bruce, by Sir Herbert Max.
| WELL dedicated to the Prince of Wales.
"The Early Correspondence of Hans Won
| Bulow," edited by his vile, is the title of q
note eworthy volume which will be published
| imme diately by D. Appleton & Co. These let
ters contain grsphic descriptions of the trials
OF young musician and much interesting
] gossip about Liszt and Wagner, to whose en-