The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

| II is Salu tnal george MeleultHS lucdS Oh
Russian fiction Will appear shortly in The
| Anglo-Russian.
1t is reported that Conan Doyle refused the
task. lately undertaken by Mr.. Qulller-Couch
of completing Stevenson's est. Ives"
signor Crispi has been writing his memoirs.
! They will appear, possibly, this winter under
the title of Seventy Years of Italian Life "
The London Academy states that Mark
Twain will spend the coming winter in Wen
ma, where his daughter Will take lessons with
! a view to becoming public singer.
Tom Gallon, whose first novel, "Tatterley,"
wes given warm welcome by readers with
old-fas hioned sentiments, has completed an-
other story, called "a Prince of Mischance."
William lie Queux is writing new Tuscan
story. to be published serially. He is a pres
ent in Leghorn engaged the work, which
will probably not be ready for some months.
David WI son. British Commissioner in
Burmsh, hiss written book on "Mr. Froude
and Thomas Carlyle" in when, it is said,
the author critcizes the biographer of the
historian with great uncton and along some
| new lines.
Frederick Warne & Co. of New York have
nearly ready "The History OF Blazonrv and
Associations of the Flags Of the World" by F.
| E. Hume The volume will have ilustra tions
in color from the banner of the Crusader TO
| the most modern ensign.
The publishers of one of the notable novels
of the year send the following: One of our
people asked in a store OF quite nice town
whether "The Gad1y" had caught on there
yet. "No" the bookseller replied, "but the
mosquitoes have, wuss'n ever"
new "Life of Goldsmith" is in the hands
of Richard Ashe King. That Goldsmiths
| some what wayward character should be
sketched by brother Irishman is fitting. and
those who remember Ashe Kings effective
! presentation of Dean Swift, in his swift in
Ireland" will realize that he has every quail
fication for the task.
Thomas Y Crowell & Co., New York have
received from England package of valuable
| autograph letters written to Dean Farrar by
| Tennyson, Browning, Lowell, Holmes, Dean
Stanley and others. These will be reproduced
in fac-simile and published in Dean Farrar's
forthcoming book, "Men 1 Have Known"
which will be ready in October.
Longmans, Green & Co., New York have in
| press "a Book of Dreams and Ghosts" by
Andrew Lang; new book by George Mac
donald, entitled "Rompollo; growthS from
an old root; and another of Bertha Upton's
wonderful children's books, entitled 1.-THE
Vegemen's Revenge" said to be as good as
1.-THE Adventures OF Two Dutch Dolls aud
Golliwog."
Ernest A. Vizetelly of London has entered
into agreement with OF the leading
weekly London newspapers for the serial issue
in Great Britain of NJ. Emile Zola's fortncom-
ing novel, "Paris." Negotiations with the
colonies and the United States in
progress. The serial issue will begin in Octo-
Der next and the work will appear in volume
form early in 1898. the publishers in England
being Chatto & Windus and in America the
Macmillan Company OF New York.
G. P Putnam's Sons, New York. will publish
very shortly the second volume OF ''Nippur,'
by DR.. John Punnett Peters. The title VIII be,
''The Oldest Temple of the World" and the
book will cover the second years work of the
University of Pennsylvania's expedition to
Bsbylonia in the years 18S9-1S90 This firm
will also issue on September l, "Ulysses 5.
Grant and the Maintenance of American Ma
tionaiity, 1s22-ls25," by William Conant
Church, editor Of the Army and Navy Journal.
I D. Appleton & Co. were obliged to print
! three large editions of Hall Caine's "The
Christian" before they could begin to dstrib-
ute Now that it is issued 1t is acknowl-
| edged by high authorities as most powerful
| work of lasting merit. Georg Ebers' new
nance, Barbara B omberg,' dealing with the
period of turmoil which followed the death of
Luther. is just ready; and "a Colonial FREQ
| Lance" c. c. Hotchkiss romance of the
| American Revolu ton, is becoming more pop
ular every day.
Estes & Lauriat Boston, have just issued
! cat the Gates OF Song" by Lloyd Miffiin, IL
| lustrated with ten full-page drawings by the
celebrated artist Thomas Moran, selection
which have appeared in the leading maga-
zines; and they have in preparation another
volume of verse by Claiborne Addison Young,
illustrated by Ethelred B. Barry. which will
be entitled Way Songs and Wanderings."
They will also issue shortly "The Heart of
Hickory" by Will Allen Dromgoole. colec-
tior of six short stories OF Tennessee, and
third edition of "The Pilgrims. Puritans and
Roger Williams Yindicated," by Rev. T. NJ.
Merrimsn.
CHM & Co, New York, will publish shortly
a. Shakespeare Note Book" designed for adj
vanced courses in colleges and universities,
for Shakespeare clubs ana critical readers, by
| Charles W. Kent, professor of English litera-
| ture in the University of Virginia The book
comprises family-tree of Shakespeare, a
chronological outline of his life, compara-
tive table OF his plays, Dowdens classifica ton
| of the plays kinds OF evidence weighed In
the study of Shakespeare. The peculiar fea-
ture of the Notebook" however, Is the ruled
| pages for notes each play. These ruled
| pages provide for notes on title, subject,
theme, plot history. structure OF tie play,
we'll as for comments on the interviewer plots,
meter, inserted poems, criticism, mooted
questions etc.
Messrs Small. Maynard & Co. of Bos ton an
nounce that they have acquired from the
poets literary executors the sole right TO issue
the works OF Walt Whitman and that they vii
bring out greatly improved editions of Leaves
of Grass and the Complete Prose Works early
| in the autumn. Both volumes were finally
| arranged By Whitman just before his death,
and this arrangement, of course, will never be
altered but the matter they contain will be
| brought together in q more convenient form
(the various supplements OF Leaves OF Grass,
| for example, being added in a uniform page)
aud with more regard throughout 10 typo
| graphical excellence The paper and style of
binding will be greatly improved over ell pre-
vious editions, though the price will not be
increased 1t may be of interest to note that