Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
Literary Notes.

Important features of Harper's Mega
zine for July are "Sheridan's Ride by
General George A. Forsythe. United
states army, sherdan's aide-de-camp;
the second part OF "The Celebrities OF
the House Of Commons" by T. =.
O'Connor, and 1.-THE Military Academy
and National Defence" by Captain
James Parker, United States army. The
number viii contain also the first install
ment OF 1.-THE Kentucklan." a novelette,,
by John Fox, Jr., and a number Of short
stories.
a new volume OF short stories by Mrs.
Ruth McEnery Stuart will soon be pub
lished by the Harpers. 'In Simpkins-
vile" will be the title. The same firm
will publish also People For Whom
Shakespeare Wrote" by Charles Dudley
Warner.
The June No OF the Youths Companion
contains the first Of a series OF articles
by DR.. Edward Everett Hale. giving his
recollectons of some Of the eminent men
who were his closest friends, among them
Lowell, Longfellow, Emerson. DR..
Holmes. and Wendell Phillips. The first
paper is on Edward Everett, who was
Dr. Hale's uncle.
The June No. OF the Globe contains
review of Cardinal Gibbons's book THE
Ambassador Of Christ" by the editor
William II. 'Thorne. The magazine IS
published quarterly in the Decker build
ing. New York city.
The Month for June has been received.
OF this publication it is only necessary
10 say that it is the monthly edition Of
the weekly New York Critic, which has
long maintained its position as 'the first
| literary journal In America" Its price
10 cents a copy, 81 a year-places 1t within
| the reach of all
The Spirit of the Times Of June 10Th
contains an interesting letter to the Lon
| don Field, written by NJ. Charles Stewart
! Dawson. of New York city. on tarpon
fishing in Florida, In which some of the
EXHIBITS of Mr.. W. Ashby Jones. OF Rich
mond. are mentioned. Mr.. Jones's rec
ord. says Mr.. Dawson, "is the best for
the season."
I'm the Crucible" is the title OF a novel
Of life in Washington city, by Grace
DEMO Litchfeld, author OF the knight
OF the Black Forest" which will be pub
lished this summer by the Putnams.
The September No. of McCluer's Maya
zine will contain the first instalment Of
~ Constable OF Zenda," the sequel to
the prisoner of Zenda,' which was
mentioned in this column recently.
"The Altrulst" is the title OF Ouidas
latest book, which is said TO deal with
the problem Of social equality.
\ new collected edition Of the novels
of Lord Lytton is promised.
The New York Critic does not make a
specialty Of publishing Illustrations. but
! now and then II treats its readers to
them, and they are invariably good. and
OF an interesting character. The No.
Tor June 18th contains portraits OF Mr..
Cleveland, Lawrence Hutton, Augustus
ST. Gaudens, and last, but not least. her
Majesty, the Queen. This portrait OF
Victoria is especially interesting. as 1t
has been described by good authority as
a masterpiece OF its kind" II repre-
sents "the Queen as We have seen her.
short and stout her hair silvered by her
y
she is every inch queen, as she rests
on her good, strong stick, her little dog
prlcking up friendly ears at her feet"
1t forms the frontispiece OF the June No.
of the new review. and while, says the
Critic. "many English newsdealers have
refused to display H. thinking il little less
than a caricature Of their Queen. the
general public in England has bought
thousands Of copies"
Edward Bellamy's new book, Equal
itv." which is a sort OF continuation Of
Looking Backward" has been pub
nshed and here is what the author says
about ii in his preface: " Looking Back
ward was a small book, and i was
not able 10 get into it all l wished 10
say on the subject. Since 1t was pub
llshed, what was left out OF 1t has
loomed up as so much more important
than what it contained that have been
constrained 10 write another book" IL
IS not unlikely that II the new book
proves TO be as successful as the old
Mr.. Bellamy will discover that II, too.
was lust as deficient in ideas as the
other, and will bring out third. II
the first farrago OF foolishness had
fallen fiat, 1t would have been deemed
by Mr. Bethany more than sufficient.
why are we all humbugs. anyway? The
new book contains Az pages. and the
story Is told In series of questions and
answers. II Is published simultaneously
In the United States. Great Britain
France, Germany. Switzerland. Belgium
| Spain. Italy. and other countries. u