The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-22
LITERARY NOTES.

tho battle-felds of the American Revo-
luton. The Century Company Is propos.
girls are concerned. and will issue in the
autumn 1.-The Century Book OF the
| American Revolution" by Elbridge >.
Brooks an account OF the trip OF party
| OF boys and girls TO all the famous hevo-
lutionary battle-flelds from Lexington 70
Yorktown. including the southern fields
OF Eutaw Springs, Guilford Court House.
| Kings Mountain. etc. lt will be richly
| illustrated with more than 200 pictures,
many Of them from photographs OF the
fields, historic houses, monuments, etc.
Mr.. Chauncey nj. Depew has written an
under the auspices OF the Empire State
Society of the Sons of the American Rev
| olution.
| McClure's Magazine for July will con-
tain an article on the late Prof. Drum
| mond, written by his intimate friend, the
Rev. ID. nj. Ross. The source of Drum
mond's rarely equaled influence over men
--assemblages as we'll as individuals-was
| his own charm OF character; and Mr..
| Ross's paper will deal especially with his
| personal traits. With IL will be printed
| several portraits, among Others tho last
| and what his friends regard as the best,
taken of Prof. lDrummond
The Hon. Andrew ID. White our newly
| appointed AMBASSADOR TO Germany, Will
carry the prestige of fresh literary sue
| cess when he crosses the sea. His Warfare
| of Science with Theology in Christendom
| has attracted moro serious attention than
| any book of Its general kind published
| for IA long time, and Its sale Is said to
| continue To be very large. The book has
| aroused much interest in England, where
ali the principal journals have devoted
much space TO Its consideration.
Mr. Of
Limitations ana other popular stories,
| has written novel, entitled, 1.-The
Vintage" OH subject of peculiar inter-
| est at this time, the Greek war OF inde-
pendence, To begin serial publication In
| Harper's Weekly Mr.. Benson Is thor
| has passed several winters In Greece In
| studying archaeology. and in travelling.
| Though only about 10 years OF age he
| has already won unusual success in liter
| ature. He was educated at Kings Col
| lege, Cambridge, where he distinguished
| himself Tor scholarship. He is said to have
SO mistrusted his ability as a storywriter
| that when no had half finished "Dodo'
| he submitted the Ms. to well known
writer whom he knew for advice as To
| whether IL were worth while for him to
| go on with IL. His brother, A. {. Ben
| son, has made a reputation as one of the
best OF the younger English poets.
Harper & Brothers are soon to publish
| a new collection OF short stories by Mrs.
| Simpkinsville, including Mrs. Stuarts
remarkable tale OF 1.-The Unlived Life OF
| Little Mary Ellen" which was so widely
| discussed on its first publication in Har-
| ner's Magazine q few months ago" People
| for Whom Shakespeare Wrote" 10y Charles
| Dudley Warner in which Shakespeare and
| his time are sympathetically treated; and
Eye Spy" written and illustrated by the
! late William Hamilton Gibson, ani CIV
| ing an account of the delights of the coun-
| try in the attractive style that won so
large n circle of readers for MIR. Gibsons'
| previous volumes including sharp Eyes"
| and Highways and Byways"
The Macmillan Company announces for
| early publication an edition Of Sponsors
| Fairie Queene, edited with introduction
| and glossary by IL. M. Warren. 1t 10 to
| be published In SIX volumes, each contain
ing one book Of the poem, and Is an
attempt to supply the need of pleasant,
| handy and inexpensive edition for general
| use, that Is. for those general readers, who
use books more for pleasure than Tor bust
| ness. 1t is convenient In size and attrac-
| lively bound in blue and gold. The CLOS
| sary is full and excellent; the analysis OF
the story told canto by canto is a useful
feature and the general introduction Is
| judiciously written.
The faculty Of minute observation, so
conspicuous I'm Mr.. James fiction, finds
| expression In the letters from London
| which he Is now contributing at regular
intervals to Harper's Weekly. They are,
indeed, unique in their personal and char
| acteristic treatment of matters in the
! world of art. Mr.. James has an enthusi-
astic audience OF his own, both In Europe
and in this country. consisting chiefly of
those readers of fiction who believe with
| Mr.. Howells that most OF the "stories"
| have been told. and who turn with pleas
adventure to the study Of situations that
give scope for subtle deliDeations Of life
| ana character.
| Iii Hung Chang's secretary has recently
| written to the Century Company, express
ing the pleasure the Vicerov is taking in
| General Horace Porter's articles Gam
| paignirg with Grant" now appearing in
The Century. Mr.. Pethick, the secretary,
says; Ellis Excellency has had read to
| him General Porter's article on General
| Grant. and has been greatly interested in
study ing the character Of his great friend
| during the greatest of his campaigns for
the preservation Of the Union. 1t is q rare
privilege to read OF such deeds related so
eloquently by one who honorably partici-
| pated in them. "
Under the title of 1.-The Observations Of
| Foster Parent" the Macmillan Com
| pany is about To issue very Interesting
series of papers dealing with variety Of
educational subjects. The question of
the place of the classics Is discussed, as
also the disputed question Of entrance ex-
| amnations; the field of the preparatory
| school and special methods in teaching
the common branches such as reading,
arithmetic history, geography, etc. sec
ondary education and the universities.
| hi ffrGa nd, or fhnr 1na tAf tn nj
ing directly with the welfare Of tho peo
pie are written of in charming half con-
| versational style The book contains q
| great deal of mental nutriment for the
young teacher. especially for those who
are interested in a comparison of English
and American educational methods.
After many mistaken reports as TO the
date of publication of James Lane Aliens
new novel, 1.-The Choir Invisible" it
was published few days since by the
| Macmillan Company The first large edi-