The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

The Fourth Napoleon, which was announced
by Herbert S. Stone q Co., for spring issue, has
now been put off until the autumn.
In McClure's for Septe N Der Anthony Hopes
"The Constable of Zenda" will appear, and C.
D. Gibson is to make the pictures for it.
Bishop Potter just before he left for Europe
read the final proofs of a volume entitled
"The Scholar and the State" shortly to be
published by the Century Company, The
book is made up of essays discussing sociolog-
ical and civic questions.
The success of Mrs. Sarah K. Bottoms "Poor
Boys Who Became Famous" and "Girs Who
Became Famous" has been unprece dented.
The publishers, T. Y. Crowell & Co., announce
the twenty third edition OF the first book and
! the TWEEN ty-second of the other one.
| new book by Jerome X. Jerome, an
nounced for immediate publication by Henry
Holt & Co., is sketches in Lavender, Blue and
Green" written mainly in the manner of the
authors "Three Men in Boat" and "Idle
Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" but in q less bur-
lesque mood. The same firm will issue at the
same time "Svengalrs Diary"
The Century Company is preparing a new
edition OF 1.-THE Autobiography of Joseph
Jefferson" which has had large sale. This
edition will contain an additional chapter. in
cluding Mr.. Jefferson's poem, Shakespeare
VS. Bacon" delivered by the actor before tn Q
professors of Yale University in answer TO
lgnalius Donneily's "Cryptogram."
Messrs. Lamson, Wolfe & Co. announce q
| historical novel by Mrs. Har rison, the title OF
| which is "a Son OF the Old Dominion" The
story belongs to the pre-Reyo utionary period
and is Colonial novel There will be intro
duced incidents having to do with the life of
Washington, and there will be references to
other prominent characters. The issue of "The
Son of the Old Dominion will take place
about the close OF May.
"Wayside Courtships," Hamlin Garland's
new book, is to be published shortly by D.
Appleton & Co. There are also to be new edi-
tions of Mr.. Garland's "Spon OF Office" "a
Member OF the Third House, and Jason Ed
wards. /" which will be uniform with sWay-
side Courtships,'' and the AppIetons, who
published Mr.. Garland's "a Little Norsk"
| few years since, viii now be able to present
| five of Mr.. Garland's books.
The demand for ''The Damna ton OF Theron
Ware" continues. A report seems to have
gone the rounds, by the way, that the Messrs
Scribner had acquired this book from Stone e.
Kimball. This report is not true. but it prob
ably arose from the fact that the Scribners
had recently issued the four of Mr.. Frederic's
books of which they were the publishers uni
form in makeup with 'The Damnation of
| Theron Ware This edition was made with
| the knowledge and consent of Mel ssrs Stone e.
Kimball.
"Elementary Drawing, Series of Practical
Papers for Beginners" by Elizabeth Moore
Hallowell, Is the name of a work soon to be
published by the Macmillan Company. The
basis OF the work was series OF papers
originally printed in one of the art IN ag gazines,
but so great was The value placed upon them
and the interest shown in them that 1t was
soon seen to be desirable to give them the
/ wider circulation possible only Dy their publi-
| cation in book form. Any one who expects to
take advantage of the coming holiday season
! to add to the treasures of his sketch book will
find in this work many valuable hints and
suggestions.
The Macmillan Company is about to publish
q volume Of which the title. "The Boston
| Browning Society Papers," selected to repre-.
sent the work of the society from 1886 to
1897, speaks for itself. few only of the
papers contained in it are as follows
"The Biography OF Browning's Fame" by
Thomas Wentworth Higginsoa; Brown.
ing's Theism," by Josiah Royce; Brown
ings Art in Monologue." by Percy Stick.
ney Grant; "Caliban Upon setebos, y
py ShoAiSo NOtaVh Am6St ''brOWnlQg 3
Theory of Romantic Love-" by George willis
Cooke; "Browning's Philosophy of Art" by
Daniel Dorchester Jr.; s'The Uncalaulating
Soul" by Jenkin Lloyd Jones; "BYowning's
Mastery OF Rhyme" by william J. Rolfe. etc.
In m agazine circles the conn plete novel de-
partment of Lippincotts is considered the
most enviable place to which writer OF fic-
ton may attain. Several circumstances serve
to make it such. The Lippincotts are excsp-
tionally careful in their selections OF stories
they believe in advertising their contributors
| to the fullest extent that their respective de-
| grees OF merit or importance may entitle them
| to, and their magazine novels are read seri-
ously by critics of fiction and frequently pro-
noted into publication in book form by their
favorable verdicts upon then. In view OF
| those considerations, it is z matter of con-
graduation to Californiarls to note that the
complete novel Tor may 10 from California
writer-Miss virna W oods M Sacramento Miss
Woods has made q phenomenal start in 1itera.
ture, and evidently has primrose path before
her.