The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
HERE AND THERE.
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four books that Dickens wrote.

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four books that Dickens wrote.
F. Marion Crawford, The novelist, has en-
tered into contract with Major ]. B. Pond to
deliver next season 100 lectures upon Italian
art together with readings from his own
novels.
Joel Chandler Harris says that his Uncle
Remus is composite OF three four old
negroes whom lie knew as boy, and that his
Brer Rabbit stories are for the most PAM plan
| tation tales
| R. F. Fenno & Co. will publish May Ouida's
new novel. ''The Masserenes.' The second
edition of this book has already been ex-
hausted in England and the third edition has
| been well subscribed for.
| And now comes Editor Ebert Hubbard of
| the sprightly Philistine, and maketh procla-
NATION In this wise:
ode Lark trowed up de Sponge on April First;
an de Bauble, dat allus was a Fool Ting, have
| done de same"
| The fourteenth edition OF William LIE Queux's
"Great War in England in 1897 is about to
be issued by F. Y. White & Co. Mr.. LIE Queux
is summing himself at Nice, and employing his
leisure on his new story, the scene of which is
laid chiefly at Monte Carlo
The following appears in a Hull newspaper:
"Wanted-Single young man, accustomed to
| household duties, plain cooking ana cleaning /;
permanent employment; highest character
| indispensable. Address, etc"
| Is this a result of the servant "famine"?
| The Literary Index is the title of new
monthly whose second title is ga ready refer
ence index to current literature" 1T edited
by Franklin Thomas and published by X. W.
Black from the Claxton building, Chicago
| The Index begins with the nrij a nd
| contains short title-list OF the books OF the
| month. contents of the April magazines, brief
descriptive notes of the leading books liter
airy gossip, notes of the mag azines of the previ-
Gus month and editorial notes.
Paul Bourget it will be remem bered. brought
and won a suit against his French publishers
| some months ago to compel them to give him
an accounting. His example inspired his
| fellow-novelist Galdos TO similar course and
| the Madrid lower court has pronounced in his
| favor. AS in Bourgeois case there is no ques-
| ton OF violation OF contract but the plea is
that an author has a RICH to know from actual
| Inspection OF accounts, not merely from state
ments rendered, just how his books are selling.
The au thor is well known who objected to
| the length of the pages of his forthcoming
book when the galley proofs were sent to him.
Word now comes from q customer who re-
cause she "finds that it is not compiler ted and
can scarcely be called book, as the leaves
are mostly closed" She closes her letter to
the bookseller with: 81 sincerely hope tina
you will have it finished and return il to me.
l bought ii for friend who is i'll, but was
ashamed to present it in that FORM"
Nansen whose "Farthest North" is in such
| demand that the Messrs. Harper & Brothers
! have issued second edition. has been talking
before the Royal Geographical Society. He
| said that to reach the pole was merely q ques-
ton OF dogs. That if he had had 200 dogs he
would have gone there. The dogs would have
served for locomotion and food. The Fran,
he also said, was very good ship, but that
with his experience he could build better
craft. 1t would be long trip to reach the
pole-a matter of five years.
Henry Provide is preparing number of new
prayer-books and bibles in commemoration of
Queen Victoria's long reign. The "Queens
Diamond Jubilee Prayer Book" will be in four
sizes, embellished by two portraits of the
Queen. one taken when she was young the
other recent pho tograph. The bibles are in
four sizes, and also contain portraits of Queen
! Victoria. The Joint Hymnal Committee OF
the Presbyterian Churches of Scotland has
unanimously appointed Henry Provide, of the
Oxford University Press, to publish the new
hymnal.
Why should people, say literary ones, not
| be fastidious about their food? Remember
what the great DR.. Johnson SAID: ''Some peo-
pie have foolish way of not minding or pre-
tending not to mind what they eat. For nv
part mind my belly very studiously and very
carefully, for look upon it that he who does
not mind his belly will hardly mind any thing
else" We afraid, however with the
great photographer it was more GUAM
tity than quality as to tea. Mrs, Thrale's
urn must have held many gallons. Dr. John.
son could have lowered the level of a flood oil
Bohea.
The highest price ever paid for a single
volume was rendered by number of wealthy
Jewish merchants OF Venice to Pope julius II
for very ancient Hebrew Bible 1t was then
believed to be an original copy of the Scptua-
gint version made from the Hebrew into Greek
in 277 B. c.. careful copies of the Hebrew
text having been prepared at that date for
the use OF the seventy translators. The Offer
to julius was EGO 900, which, considering the
difference OF value Of money then and now,
would in our day represent the princely sum
OF $500, 000 julius was at that time greatly
pressed for money to maintain the Holy
League which the Pope had organized against
France, but, in spite of his lack of funds he
declined the offer.
A correspondent writes to express her won
der that nobody has yet noticed the curious
applicability to the case of Cecil Rhodes of the
follow ing passages from Ibsen's John Gabriel
Borkman':
Borkman-When they see that they can't gel
on without me-when they come to me and
crawl at my feet and beseech me TO take the rein.
| again.
Borkm an-Think of me, who could have created
millions! All the mines would have controlled
New veins without end . :. would have or
ganized it ALL alone.
Foldal-There nothing in the world yor
would have shrunk from.
Borkm an-The great aims had in life,
l wanted TO have at my comm and all the sources
OF power in this country. wan ed Il
gather 1t all into my hands. to make myself mas
ter Of it all and to promote the welI-being O
many, many thousands.
"The Bookman" is enjoying a frst-clas,
copper-bottomed, ironclad, double-sheathec
row with the "Chap Book" as witness tn,
following:
A great many readers send samples of thu
errors which they have de .ected in the pages o
cur contemporaries. and these little notes W.
generally do not print. But the following query II
SO delightfully."- Daf rs TO induce us to emba.m i
for posterity:
al notice in a back number of the "Chap Book
article which ascrbes he composition of thu
apocalypse to ST. Pau. 1t is surprising to fl ne
such ignorance in publication like the "Chal
Book"
surprising? Well, hardly. What else could an,
one expect to find there?
The New York Literary JournaW score.