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cial changes as are likely to occur in the
coming century.

coming century.
Mr.. Amos X. Fiske, the author Of the
recent book on 1.-THE Jewish Scriptures, -
will publish through the Macmillan COM
pany 1.-THE Myths of Israel" work
dealing with the Book of Genesis, with
an analysis and explanations. The aim
Of the author is to resolve the Book of
Genesis into the myths and fragments
Of myths of which it is mainly composed,
and to explain their significance and
bearing in the literary and religious de-
velopment of the Hebrew people.
Nansen, whose "Farthest North" is in
such demand that the Messrs. Harper
& Brothers have issued a second edition,
has been talking before the Royal Geo.
graphical society. He said that to reach
the pole was merely question of dogs.
That IL he had had 200 dogs he would
have gone there. The dogs would have
served for locomotion and for food. The
Fran, he said, was very good ship.
but that with his experience he could
build better craft to reach the pole-a
matter Of five years.
Mark Twain Is still living in retire.
ment in England. He can be reached
only through his publishers, Chatto &
Windus. my book will soon be finish
ed" he wrote q few weeks since to an in
innate friend. 1t will be issued by his
publishers in Hartford.
Announcements
Appleton's spring announcement Of
fiction includes the following: Equal
ity." by Edward Bellamy; "Wayside
Courtships," by Hamlin Garland; Lads
Love-" a novel, by s. r. Crockett;
"Uncle Bernac: A Romance Of the En-
pire," by A. Conan Doyle; 1.-THE Third
Violet" by Stephen Crane; Barbara
Blomberg," by Georg Ebers; "Perfec-
tion City," by Mrs. Orpen; "A Spotless
Reputation" by D. Gerard; "a Galahad
of the Creeks" by S. Levett Yeats;
"Marrietta's Marriage" by w. E Nor
ris; Dear Faustina," by Rhoda Brough-
ton; 1.-THE Sun of Saratoga" by Joseph
A. Altsheler; 1.-THE Youth of the Great
Elector" and "The Reign of the Great
Elector," by Louisa Muhlbach, and the
new editions Of "a Member Of the Third
House." "A Spoil Of Office" and Jason
Edwards" by Hamlin Garland.
We are glad to learn that the Mac
milan company has in preparation a
cheaper edition Of Miss Kingsley's
travels in West Africa, Congo Fran
Gals, Corisco and Cameroons. This book,
whose author is niece of the Rev. Chas.
Kingsley, is one of the brightest books
CT travel ever published and has at
%,.oo a. oF M Tn, LSy,c
land it is already in its fifth edition; here,
its price, $3.50, has made it move more
slowly than will be the case when 1t ~
issued in less costly form.
The same publishing company is con-
tinuing its list of important works on
social science with the announcement
Of q book by Prof. H. s. Nash of the
Episcopal Theological school at Cam
bridge, Mass, entitled Genesis Of the
Social Conscience: The Relation Be-
tween the Establishment of Christianity
in Europe and the Social Question" The
aim of this book is to show how the es-
tablishment Of Christianity in Europe
foreordained the social question.
Messrs. Little, Brown & Co., Boston
will shortly begin. in conjunction with
Messrs. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. of
London, the publication Of history Of
the royal navy. commencing with the
earliest times and coming down to 1898.
1T will be in five royal Svo volumes. and
will be choicely printed and fully illus
|trated. Captain Alfred r. Mahan and
Theodore Roosevelt are among the con-
tributors.
Also new historical romance by Geo.
|R. r. Rivers author of "The Governors a
Garden" entitled Captain Shays. q
Populist Of 1885, The scenes Of the
story are chiefly laid in Boston and PEE
tersham, Massachusetts,. and the motive
liD the discomfort Of the farmers and the