Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-25
Literary Notes.

Mark Twain has selected as the title
Of his forthcoming book. which will be
published about Christmas, THE Sur
vivlng Innocent Abroad" which he ex-
plains by saying that. although other
members OF the party who left America
in the Quaker City some twenty-eight
years ago are still living he is the only
ono who has remained innocent. 1t was
doubtless an oversight on Marks part
that he did not call his book THE Flttest
Surviving Innocent Abroad"
The novel, "Tha Days OF Jeanne
! dare" now appearing in the Century,
will be issued in book form in the
autumn.
Between Earth and Sky" Is the title
Of volume Of short stories to be
issued in tho fall by the American
Baptist Publication Society. Tho author
Is L. W. Thompson. one Of the editors
Of tho Youths Companion. The same
concern will publish small volume of
addresses left in manuscript form by
Professor Nathan Sheppard, well known
among Baptist journals by his pseudonym
Keynote"
"The Story Of an African Crisis" by
i. T.. Garrett, will be issued at once by
tho New Amsterdam Book Company
Eleven thousand copies OF the book were
sold in London on the day OF it's publ
cation there. The same firm will publish
The Preaching OF Islam" by T. w
Arnold which is an account Of tho spread
OF Mohammedansm through missionary
methods.
Miss Louise Imogen Quincy. thu poetess
and essayist, who was appointed post
master at Auburndale, Mass, by
President Cleveland. has resigned and
will henceforth devote herself entirely
to literature. IN other words, she for
sakej letters for letters.
Announcements about Rudyard Kip
Inns arc always interesting. His jungle
Book" is being translated into German.
Captains Courageous" Will be- brought
out in book form by the Century Com
pauy mex! autumn. Scribner'a Magazine
for August will contain railroad story,
| seasoned with some OF Kiplings charac-
teristic poetry.
The Appletons announce in their list
OF new novels y Colonial Free Lance"
! an American historical romance by G..
! Q. H0tchkiss. and His Majestys Great
est Subject" tale Of India, by ). ).
! IhorburE
1t is said that Thomas Hardy, being
annoyed, possibly by criticisms on his
| latest books, Tess" and Jude the OBJ
scurc.' has announced his purpose TO
return TO the pastoral and idyIlic man
ner o. his earlier novels II this is true.
/ IL may mean the sacrifice OF future great
ness for present popularity. There is no
| pleasanter reading than Mr.. Hardy's
| earlier books, but = moro powerful novel
! than Tess" has seldom been written.
Undeterred by tho poor success Of
| others OK his craft-notably. Conan
| Doyle. Mr.. Anthony Hope has decided 10
| lecture IN this country next winter, and
| to give readings from his own works.
NJ. Hopes real name, by the way, is
| Hawkins.
Hallam Tennysons life Of his father
Will appear on tho poets birthday Octo-
! Der 9Th. 1t will be published b. tho Mac
milan Company, instead Of by the
! Harperc, as heretofore announced.
\ biography OF George Barrow, by DR..
W. j. Knapp. Of Chicago, in three
volumes, il expected TO appear in the
fall. Or. Knapp has spent many years
| on the work.
An interesting work IS in the press OF
the American Book Company. 1t is a
series Of volumes Of stories relating 10
various States of the Union. Mr.. w.
d. Howells contributes a collection OF
Ohio stories, Mr.. Frank r. Stockton one
for New Jersey. and Mr.. Joel Chandler
Harris one for Georgia. Other States
will probably be represented in the
series.
Hall Gaines new novel. 1.-THE Chris
tian." VIII be Published in England o.
August 9TH. The first edition Will CON-