The San Francisco call., 1897-06-20

H. H. Russell, New 1HFk, mas JUST pQDi1S0eQ
''The knavs of Hearts, a Fourth Of July Come
diettN," by Albert Lee with illustrations by
Edward Penfie.d
I. c. Page & Co., Boston have made ar
rangemen with Richard Mansfield, the we'll
known actor, to publish his first book, to be
entitled "Blown Away"
From the Five Rivers" is the title of sim
gularly delightful book OF Indian fiction by
Mrs. F. a. Steel. author of son the Face oftne
Waters. " This book is published by D. apple
ton & Co.
the Henry Clay Publishing Company of
New York announces "The Works of Henry
| Clay" with an Introduction by the Hon.
Thomas B. Reed, Speaker Of the House of
! Representatives. The edition viii consist of
seven octave volumes.
Mr. Hamlin Garland's "a Member of the
| Third House" has been translated and pub
hshed in "La Revus de Paris" and has been
great success, 'Wayside Courtships." Mr..
Gsrland's new book, is to be published shortly
oy Messrs. d. Appleton & Co.
Meyer Bros. & Co., New York, will publish
shortly an authorized edition of Marcel Pre-
vosts Letters of Women" translated from
| the fifty thousand by A. Hornblow They
have made arrangements for the rights in N
English translation of new series of Letters
; OF Women" by the same author to be issued
next fall.
F. A. Stokes Company has received word
that Edward Rose, who dramatized The
Prisoner OF Zsnda," has been at WORK upon
| THE Heart of Princess Osra'' for some time
and is to dramatize "Phr6so" as we'll. 1t is
likely that one or both of these plays will be
upon the boards in this country during the
coming season.
The exchange of souls, which is the theme
OF Robert Hichens' novel, Flames" is NOT a
new theme. 1t is to be found in Theophile
Gautier's "Ayatar" and in Robert McNish's
"MetempsychOsis." BuIwer-Lytton used TIN
"a Strange Story" Stevenson in ''Thrawn
Janet" and Mr.. Anstey in "The Statement of
Stella Maberly."
''The Battle of Harlem Heip hts"1virl be the
subject of a monograph to be issued in the fall
by the Macmillan Company for the Columbia
University Press. This one American victory
achieved during the Revolution within the.
| limits OF Greater New York stands out in re-
lief against list of disasters, and as a bit OF
local history a full and accurate account of it
will be welcome.
| Edward Arnold announces for immediate
publication 1.-THE Chances OF Death and Other
Studies in Evolution" by Karl Pearson,
author of Ethics of Free thought" and
Memories Of the Months" papers topics of
rural life; by Sir Herbert Maxwell, editor of
the Sportsmans Library. Mr.. Arnold has i'm
ported for the American market the biography
OF Lord Cromer, By H. D. Traiu.
Little, Brown & Co. of Boston will publish
George F. R, Rivers historical romance, enti-
tied Captain Shays, Populist of 1886" and
also new illustrated edition of Francis Park
mans Histories. This republication will be
remarkably fine one, with 120 photographers
and with illustrations made by Howard Pyle,
/ h Da ThrI1ar
Remington, De Myrbach and others.
| That gloomiiy cheerful writer, George Eyer
| ton, has added another volume to the series in
which she has shown such a fondness for sym
/ bolisuc-musical titles. Having published
'Keynotes'' and "Discords" she now issues,
through John Lane, q book called "Sympho-
/ MES" Whether this is to complete the set or
| not is as yet unknown. Perhaps the whole
gamut of musical form is to be run through.
The biography of Tennyson is sll in print
and Lord Tennyson is engaged in correcting
! the proofs. 1t makes two large volumes each
| OF which will have number of illustrations
As might be thought good deal of the story
| OF Tennyson's life has been told by means OF
his own letters The precise terms OF the title
do not appear to have been decided upon yet
only the field Of choice in such matter is not
/ very wide.
/ title of small volume of seventy-one pages by
/ R. T. Woodward of Boston, giving the net re-
/ suits of the authors experience of forty-four
| years employment in the cultivation of trees
and fruits. His experience includes fruit
raising in California as well as in the Eastern
States and much Of his information is, there
| fore. of value to cur growers. For sale by the
San Francisco News Company. Price, %
/ cents.
! Dodd. Mead & Co. bring out in limited edi-
| ton OF one hundred copies curious book, in
/ teresting to all students of Americana. II is
entitled "Some Correspondence Between the
| Governors end Treasurers of the New England
! Comp any in London and the Commissioners
/ of the United Colonies in America, the Mis-
| sionaries OF the Company and Others, Be tween
! the Years 1657-17I2" The collection In
| cludes letters from John Eliot Apostle to the
North American Indians" Increase Mather,
Rev Experience Mayhew, Cotton Mather and
many other Of our early celebrities
Messrs. Maynard, Merrill & Co., New York.
have in press for immediate pu bltcatior, t'The
! Young American" by DR.. Harry Pratt Judson.
professor of political science in the University
of Chicago. The book, which is intended for
supplementary reading in schools and for gen
| eral circulation, is written in a style that will
| interest young people, and contains great
abundance of patriotic literature of the best
| quality. In very pie and interesting way
it presents clear and satisfactory outline OF
/ the origin, nature and functions of civil gov
ernment. 1t will be handsomely illustrated.
! Most timely, indeed is Colonel F. v
Greene's review of H. c. Thomsons book on
THE Outgoing Turk in the June Month
Colonel Greene is authority on the intri-
| cate, troublesome and ever-changing Eastern
question ano his article presents the history
| of that great problem ion which hinges the
| future of the world to greater extent than
most people are ALVAREZ since the first quarter
OF this century. AS to the future he can only
suggest aud surmise. The great powers them
selves seem to be blindly feeling their way.
Frederick Saunders, the nonagsnarian ex-
| librarian of the Astor Library, contributes to
the same num- Der his "reminiscences, covering
| period of nearly forty years.
| R. F. Fenno & Co. will publish shortly an
/ edition in paper covers of w. Clark RusselFs
popular novel; "What Cheerr' They have
! secured Mr. RusselPs new story, The Ro-
nance of Midshipman,' which they will pub
| lish probab.y y not unit Septem Der or October
| In July they will publish detective s:ory by
! Jules Claretie, entitled ''The Crime OF the
Boulevard" They have in pref para tion story
| entitled "The Man Who Was Good" by Leon.
ard MeIrIek, of whose "a Daughter of the
Philisunes' they sold two ed tions in sixty
days; also, "The Kings Assegai." an exciting