The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
LITERARY NOTES.

A bust OF Ernest Renan has been placed in
room of the College de France. where the
great scholar used to teach his radical views
of Christianity.
The January Book Buyer will contain, be-
sides photogravure frontispiece, special illus
trated articles OIL William Morris, Arthur T.
Hadley and Charles Robinson, the illustrator.
The Messrs. Appleton have in press for early
publication 1.-THE True Life OF Captain Sir
Richard F. Burton" written with the au-
thority and approval of the family by his
Eiece, Georgiana NJ. Sisted.
Mrs Flora Steeles novel, "On the Face of
the Waters" will be published in January by
the Macmillan Company. Mr.. Kipling is said
to have pronounced this the best story OF the
Inoian mutiny thath yet been written.
The first editions of Florence Warden's new
novel, "Forge and Furnace" both in paper
and cloth, were sold in advance of their pub
LEGATION. The second issue is almost exhausted,
and third contemplated. The publishers are
the New Amsterdam Book Company.
According to the St. James Gazette, Queen
Victoria will personally dictate and revise
biography of herself, which will appear in
1897. The story of the longest reign in the
history of England from the Queens own
standpoint cannot fail to be of great interest.
Charles scribner's Sons announce the first
uniform edition of Rudyard Kipling's works,
TO contain several stories not before collected,
in twelve volumes. For collectors there will
be special American edition, consisting of
200 numbered copies, manufactured by the
De Winnie Press, on Japan hand. made paper,
with an r. K. water-mark; and Mr.. Kipling
will sign the photogravure frontispiece to
volume /, while his father supplies some
thirty or forty illustrations modelled in clay
for copying.
The bound volume of Scribner's Magazine
for the past year has reached our review table,
This interesting publication keeps we'll to the
fore as one of Americas leading monthlies.
The volume before us contains large variety
of entertaining articles on literary scientific
aud historical subjects. Among the last Pro-
lessor E. Benjamin Andrews "History of the
Last quarter Century in the United States is
notable. geographically and as a specimen
of the bookbinder's art Scribner's is all that
could be desired.
With the January number Romance begins
the eighth year of its life under new manage
ment in new and improved form, with a new
and striking cover, with new and original con-
tents. 1t is now the property of Gibson Will
let's who is crowding into it the result of his
many years experience as an editor and pub
Usher. The experimental stage in the career
of Romance terminated with the old manage
ment. All its fluctuations in price,, it's
changes in size, the uncertainty of purpose
which characterized it under old management,
are ended.
DR.. Fridtiof Nansen's account of his voyage
to the Arctic regions will be published in this
country by the Messrs. Harper in February,
simultaneously with its appearance in Eng
land, Germany, France, Sweden and other
European countries. The book was offered to
other New York houses which refused it on
account of the enormous price asked-$25, 900
more than half Of the price paid by the Messrs.
Constable. 1t is not said that the Messrs.
Harper paid this price, but merely that it was
asked. The book will be published in two
volumes, and will be profusely illustrated.
Mrs. Rorer's magazine. Household News,
has been absorbed by the Ladies' Home
Journal in order to make 1t possible for Mrs.
Rorer to form an exclusive editorial connec-
ton with the latter magazine. All of Mrs.
Rorer's literary work will hereafter appear ex-
clusively in the Journal, of whose domestic
department she will have entire charge. Sew
eral pages of the magazine will be given her
each month, and in these she will begin by
giving a new series of simple cooking lessons,
to be followed by domes tic lessons treating
separately the care ana arrangement OF each
room in q house.
Following is the contents page of Lippin-
colts for January: stockings Full OF Money"
Mary Kyle Dallas 'tAre American Institutions
OF Dutch Origin?" Sydney G. Fisher "a
Christmas Midnight in Mexico" Henry VIII
lard French; Compensation" (quatrain),
Mary E. Stickney; South Florida Before the
Freeze" r. G. Robinson; MARRYING in the
Fifteenth Century" Emily Baily Stone; For
ward' (couplet, Carrie Blake Morgan; "Rob-
ert the Devil" Claude NJ Girardeau; .sThe
Western Housekeeper and the Celestial" May
Hoskin; "Lines," Julien Gordon; "Theater-
Loves Lesson" (poem) Marie NJ. Meinel;
"An Anonymous Love Letter. Virginia Wood
ward Cloud; with the Whitefsh Nets AL
Ian Hendricks; walnut Lore" Lee J. Vance.