The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
LITERARY NOTES.

S. R. Crockett's next story is to be called
f, "The Red Axe"
The first British edition of Marie Corelli's
new society story, "Jane," will consist of
$4,000 copies.
''The Romance of Midshipman," by W.
Clark Russell, will be published in September
by r. F. Fenno & Co.
new book by Tolstoy is to be published. 1t
is study of the relationship between the
sexes. The work is taken from diary kept by
the author.
Leonard Huxley is making good progress
with the biography of his father. The book is
awaited with great interest. The Appletons
viii publish it in this country
D. Appleton Co. will publish in August, in
their Town and Country Library, "a Colonial
| Free-Lance'' an American historical novel by
c. c. Hotchkiss, author OF sin Defiance to the
King"
Hutchinson & Co. Will publish shortly a new
novel, entitled "Father Hilarion," by K.
| Douglas King, the author of 1.-The Scripture
Reader of St. Marks" The story depicts the
struggle between asceticism and human pas
sion.
Grace DEMO Litchfeld, who left very pleas
ant Impression some years ago with her
| knight OF the Black Forest" has written a
novel OF life in Washington. 1t is called "In
the CrucibIe," ana will be published this
! summer.
Israel ZangwiIPs novel, "Dreamers of the
Gnetto need not be looked for until the au-
tumn His brother, Louis Zangwill-better
known as II. Z."-has written a story that Is
about TO appear under the title "a Nineteenth
| Century Miracle
! uorbo.+
will publish the next new novel by Harold
| Frederic, the author of THE Damnation of
Theron Ware" and that they have in preps-
ration new novel by Henry Seton Merriman,
author OF "The Sewers" etc.
The collective edition OF Rudyard Kipling's
works will be published in England by the
Macmillans. In accordance with Mr.. Kip
llng's wish the text will be Identical, in selec-
tion and arrangement, with the Scribners'
edition now in course of publication.
sarah Grand's new novel will be study of
woman's life from the cradle to the grave,
! She has refused handsome offer for the pub
llcation OF the work in serial form, because
| she thinks book has greater justice done it
when 1t is presented straight to the reader.
| impressions OF Turkey" by Professor w.
| M. Ramsay of Aberdeen, is announced for
early publication by the Putnams. New vol
! umes to appear in the Hudson Library are
| ''The Ways of Life" including TWO stories by
Mrs. Ollphant, and "Margot," by Sidney Pick
ering.
Lee & Shepard have just issued a timely
| pamphlet entitled ''The Hawaiian Incident;
an Examination OF Mr.. Clevelands Attitude
Toward the Revolution OF 1882 by ]. A. Gil
lis. They have also just ready "The Genesis
OF Shakespeare's Art; Study or His Sonnets
and Poems," by Edwin James Dunning.
new historical romance by Levett Yeats
is announced by the Longmaus for publlca-
tion this month. 1t is called "The Cheyalfer
d'Auriac," and is said TO be worthy of the
author of "The Honor OF Savelli." A new
novel by Edna Lyall entitled ''wayfaring
Men, is promised for August by the same
publishers.
In their Hudson Library the Putnams will
issue soon a new volume by Mrs. o.iphant
entitled 'The Ways OF Life" and com prising
two stories, ''The Wonderful History of Mr..
Robert Dalyel" and "Mr. Sanford" Another
forthcoming volume in the Hudson Library
will De "Margot," Dv Sidney Pickering, the
author OF 1.-THE Romance of His Picture"
| Robert H. Sherard's new novel, "Unele Chris
| topher's Treasure" is laid at Biarritz and
deals with the singular adventure that befell
an Englishman OF letters, whose physical
courage was as great as his moral courage was
| small. Mr. Sherard is now engaged on q story
describing literary types of London and Paris,
to be called "Lord Zennor's Experiment"
"Old Times in Middle Georgia. is the title
| OF q volume OF sketches by Richard Malcolm
Johnston, which the Macmillan Company will
shortly publish. The same house announces
| work by Professor Clarence NJ. Weed, called
life Histories of American Insects" 1t is
popular treatise on entomology which is
| said to stand almost alone in its class, since
the study of peculiarly American insects has
had few textbooks.
Most people now know that Maxwell Grey,
whose novels have been published in this
| country by the Appletons, is lady whose
name, off her books, is Miss Tuttiett She is
engaged on a story which may come to be
placed beside her ''Silence of Dean Maitland"
The title is good one, namely, "The House of
the Hidden Treasure" Half OF the story is
written, and we may look for it about next
| Easter.
sumptuous book announced by the Lippin-
cots is Picturesque Burma, Past and Pres
ent." 1t is a full repository of history, man.
ners. costumes landscape, domestic and pub
| lie life and religious forms, and does for this
| side of the Orient in practical way what Kip
ling's pen has done in an artis tic way There
are promised Ten exquisite pnotOgraVureS OF
| living types. two maps and 100 charming IL
| lustrations besides. The cover design follows
fragment OF Oriental tapestry and completes
an elegant and useful work.
| The Macmillan Company announces still
| another valuable handbook under the title
"An Outline for the Study of City Govern
| ment,'' by Delos II. Wilcox, D., of Column
| ba College. The author holds that the city
| problem is the key to the immediate future of
social progress in this country, and he offers
| for the first time systematic outline for the
study of the whole municipal field indicating
the chief problems in order with facts and
illustrations sufficient basis for intelligent
interest and guide to the sources of further
| information.
Dodd, Mead & Co. announce new and uni
| form edition of the works of Hamilton w.
| Mabie, each volume TO contain q frontispiece
in photog ravure. They will publish in octo-
| Der work entitled American Book Clubs"
! with accounts of all known publishing book
clubs in America, and descriptions and eolla-
| tions of their various publications, prepared
| by A. Growoll, managing editor of the Pub
| fishers Weekly; also the volume for 1897 of