The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

"a Colonial Free-Lance' will be the title of q
stirring American historical romance by c. C.
! Hotchkiss, author of ain Defiance of the
King" which VIII be published in August in
Appletons' popular Town and Country LIZ
| orary.
| Charles Scribner's Sons have just ready the
| second and third volumes OF "Oliver Crom-
wells Letters and Speeches" in the Centenary
! edition OF Carlyle's works, and the second
edition OF w. ]. Hardy's volume on Book
Plates"
| The official Jubilee portrait of Queen Vic
toria appears in the Messrs. Appletons' fasci-
mating book THE Private Life of the Queen"
! by member of the royal household, which
will form mostvaluable permanent souvenir
! OF the great celebration.
Book News is monthly magazine, now in
Its fifteenth year, that gives hopeful, un-
biased word of new books as they appear.
More than 5000 books are told about each year.
Book News is frightened with pictures from
the books and eacn number has as frontspieee
| the portrait OF an author-the July number
that OF DR.. Peck, author of "Pap's Mules"
| The Century Company will soon issue John
la Farge's "An Artists Letters from Japan"
illustrated by himself. The same company
/ have in preparation Impressions of South
/ Africa" by the Hon. James Bryce, NJ. P,
which was announced for issue several months
| ago. but has been kept back by the author
during the changes that have been taking
place so rapidly in that country. Some OF Mr..
Bryce's chapters were published in the Gen.
! tury, but these have been rewritten, and
about twenty new chapters have been added.
Elizabeth Robins Pennell has written q
series OF papers for the Century on "PIay in
London" The first one appears in the July
| mum ber of the magazine, and is devoted to
EaIFs Court, the famous place of exhibitino
where the American Wild West gave English
men picture of frontier life. The many
illustrations by Joseph Pennell, the husband
| OF the author, show the influence that was ex-
erted by Chicago's "White City" Mr. PEN
nell Is an American artist who has long re.
sided in England.
Several OF the popular serials which have
been appearing in ST. Nicholas during the past
year will be issued by the Century Company
in book form IN the autumn. They include
master Skylark," the story of the time of
Shakespeare by John Bennett; "The Las Three
Soldiers" by William II. Sheton "Fighting q
Fire., by Charles T. Hill, and "Miss Nina Bar
row. by Francis Courtenay Taylor Mr.
Hilfs articles on Fighting a Fire. have at
tracted great deal OF interest in st. Nicholas
He writes and illustrates them as well. and as
he has made a study of fires in New York for
numb Der of years, knowing the subject thor
| oughly and from the firemans side, ne has
made distinct contribution 10 the literature
| OF the subject.
Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart is about to pub
lish through Harper e. Brothers a new collec-
| tion of short stories which, it is said, Will
abundantly display what is perhaps the most
| delightful quality in her work, its genuine and
| spontaneous humor. In this particular few
| living writers can be compared with Mrs.
Stuart. Her humor moreover, is always a
part OF the structure of the story, developing
both the characterization and the narrative.
| This collection includes the remarkable history
"The Unlived Life of Little Mary Ellen"
which, on Its publication in Harpers Maga-
| zine last year, created a sensation Mrs. Stu
| art has done nothing that more finely displays
her originality, the delicate pathos that so of
ten accompanies her humor and her skill in
| treating difficult situation.
The Funk & WagnalIs Company. New York,
have recently become the sole pu blshers of
the three most widely known books relating
to Mr.. Blaine's career. They are everywhere
| recognized as being of extraordinary political
and historical importance. Foremost in the
/ groupi is Mr.. Baines now famous Twenty
! Years in Congress" This scholarly volume
| must be ranked among the most accurate and
authoritative reviews of American history for
| the period it covers, whicn is from the events
| that led up to the Civil War to the assassina-
ton OF President Garfield. 1t is truly,
President Porter of Yale has said, zone of the
most interesting and valuable works extant
! upon our political history"
| necessary companion to "Twenty Years of
Cong ress'' is a compact vol ume entitled "Po-
litical Discussions" and containing Mr..
Blaine's most important arguments addresses
and diplomatic papers. Their keen ins light
in to the momentous issues OF the Nations
life, with which Mr. Blaine so intimately
/ connected, their ehaste and elegant diction,
their compass OF thought, and their dignity
and patrio tism, contribute to make them
| singuiarly important contribution to histori.
| cal literature.
Another highly valuable work is the biog-
raphy of Mr.. Blaine from Gail Hamilton's
skillful pen. Mr.. Blaine left all his personal
papers and notes, both public and private,
| with the talented author, and appointed her
his political executrlx. The book contains a
complete and wel-told story OF the great
| ststesman's life. Its value is enhanced by
copious eugravings and halftone illustra-
| tions
The beginning of new volume of the Ee-
view OF Reviews is signslized h~ an expansion
OF the name OF that very successful and widely
read periodical. 1t has now become the
American Monthly Review of Reviews, with
| particular emphasis on the first two words.
1t seems likely enough that the public VIII
speedily fall into the way of calling this maga-
zine the American Monthly, for short. 1t is
full and formal title will retain the words
Review of Reviews. The magazine is espe-
cially devoted TO public affairs and topics of
| the time. and its presen tation OF all such
atters is conspicuous from the American
point of view. It's reviews ana condensa-
tions from American and foreign pc
riodical literature form very accept
able part of its monthly bill of fare;
| but inasmuch this work of reviewing
the periodicals occupies very much less than
half OF the space of the magazine, it is obvious
| that the title Review of Reviews comes far
short of expressing the full scope OF the peri
odical. AS an ordinary designation, the words
| American Mon thly will better fit the facts of
| the Case. Nevertheless a great prestige and
| reputation have been built up by years of hard
work under the title Review of Reviews, and
! It's not intended that the expansion OF the
name shall result in the sacrifice of any part
OF the recognition and credit that have ac-
| crued to the name as it has stood hitherto.
The magazine con tinues under the editorship
| ofA Albert Shuw and the public Is dfstiuctlv