Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09
Literary Notes.

John Strange Winter has a new novel
in the press of the Lippincotts, entitled
Into an Unknown World" This is said
by the publishers to be Mrs. Stannard' S
ffty-second novel-a statement that will
surprise many. Miss Braddon, by the
way, has just published her fifty-eighth
novel. and this statement will surprise
no one. Miss Braddon's latest-not last
is called Under Loves Rule"
Miss Lillian Bell, of Chicago, the author
Of 1.-THE Love Affairs Of an Old Maid, "
has written a story called "a Little Sister
to the Wilderness" of which the Rev.
Thomas Dixon is the hero.
1t Is claimed that South Carolina has
a negro novelist. He Is said to be a
barber by trade, is SO years old, and has
written thrilling romance" entitled
"Seene." His name is Kenneth Young.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar is the name OF
a negro poet, who has written some
really creditable verses, the best of them
being in the negro dialect. A volume
Of his poems has been published. lie
was recently taken on a lecture tour TO
England, which proved failure. Rich
mond, by the way. has negro artist;
or. at least, a negro who possesses con-
siderable artistic talent. He runs the
elevator In one Of our tall office buildings
G.. p. Putnam's Sons have nearly ready
THE Life of General Grant" by Colonel
w. C. Church, in the Heroes of the Ma
tions series. Professor Henry Alexander
White. of Washington and Lee Univer-
sity. will contribute a companion volume,
"The Life of General Lee" TO the same
series. Professor White was closely con-
nected with General Lee during the last
years of his life.
The Macmillan Company will issue
volume, by Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensse-
laer, on New York City; the Place and
the People"
A new book by Mark Twain will soon
be published. 1t is the result of his re-
cent tour around the world-a later, IN
nocents Abroad" probably.
Some announcements OF the f. "A.
Stokes Company are "They That SIT In
Darkness" by John Mackie. which Is a
story of Australian life; 1.-THE Eye of
Istar," by William lie. Queux,, COM
panion volume to his "Zoraida,' ana
"Wolfville," by Dan. Quin.
"a Son of the Old Dominion" by Mrs
Burton Harrison, will be published this
month by Lamson, Wolfe & Co. 1t Is
historical novel, dealing with the pre-
Revolutionary period, and describes dra-
matically the early border warfare be-
tween the Indians and the Colonists.
Many incidents in the life of Washington
have. it Is stated, been gathered from
private papers and documents.
Pearsons Magazine has been learning
from certain writers how many words
they write daily. w. l.. Alden, Frankfort
Moore, and Robert Barr own up TO 400.
John Strange Winter confesses TO from
5000 to 1000 Conan Doyle acknowledges
to 1900 to 1900. Sir Walter Besants hg-
ures are Loco. John oliver Hobbes's"
industry results in only $50. These figures
probably refer to the finished product.
The announcement of a new novel by
Edward Bellamy has started the para
xraphers to writing of him and his IA
nous books afresh. 1t Is said that Look
ing Backward" has had even greater
success than "Tril5y." or than any other
novel of modern times. over 10000
comics have been sold in this country
alone. while nearly as many were sold
I'm England and translations or the book
have been made into nearly every civil
Iized language Mr.. Bellamy Is Al years
old. and still lives where he was born,
at Chicopee Falls. Mass. His new book.
as already announced, will be called
Equality" and the publishers, ID. APP
pleton & Co., hope 10 have 1t ready by
the end of this month. Until that time
Mr.. Bellamy's admirers will be looking
forward.
The Cosmopolitan for May has an IL
ha
slonal Library.