The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-21

write history In q way that shall be with
In the grasp OF quite young children ana
to make the stories Of such fashion as 10
impress important facts that shall endure
and be nucleus and n key for historical
reading and study in later years We'1nd
both these volumes to be entertaining
In the recital and effective in presenta-
tion. They are small. compact volumes,
but printed In good clear type on nne
paper, altogoSfer inviting and readable
I'm every particular. We know OF nothing
that seems To us To quito so wsll Ill an
young people. The cost is only GO cents
a volume. (For sale by Gregory
His Majesty's Greatest Subject Is the
title of "a dramatic romance of India, by
:. A. Ihorburn, which Is 90 be published
shortly by ID Appleton a. Company.
Equality, Mr.. Edward Bellamy's new
romance OF the future, Is just published
by ID. Appleton and Company: Pub
lication is simultaneous In the
United States, Great Britain, France,
Germany, Switzerland, Belgium. Spain,
Italy, and other countries 1t IL OF in
terest To recall that over AGO. 600 copies OF
Looking Backward" have been sold In
this country. The book has been trans
lated into the language OF almost every
civilized country, and its total sale Is
Gently the demand for literature dealing
with sociological questions has led To the
printing OF quarter of million at low
price n:England.
The return of Julian Hawthorne the
special commissioner sent out by the Cos
mopolitan To investigate the famine and
plague In India, confirms the worst foars.
British officials of India were not anxious
TO have MIR. Hawthorne risk his life by
close inspection of the horrors OF plague
and famiue, but he is "a typical American,
and having undertaken TO see the real CON
diticns, was deferred by no dangers.
Eight and n half millions OF people have
already Ierished. ana the reading OF Mr.
Hawthorne's description will open the
eyes of the world To "a condition of affairs
that is almost inconceivabe In this year
of jubilee.
A good deal has been said of late with
regard to the alleged preference among
publishers in this country for fiction by
foreign rather than by American writer's
SO the long list of American stories an
nounced by Harper a Brothers this spring
is peculiarly interesting It includes
works by unknown authors by those who
are becoming known, and by those who
nave .,een long and and favorably known;
among Others, "A Loyal Traitor" by
James Barnes; "Deonora of the Yaw
mish." by Francis Dana: 1.-THE Descend
ant, by an anonymous writer; 1.-The
Landlord at Lions Head" by w. ID.
Howells; 1.-The Mistress Of the Ranch.
by Frederick 1hickstun Clark: "The
Missionary Sheriff, by Octave Thanet:
"ThePursuit of thelIouse- Boat. "by John
Kendrick Bangs; The Great Stone Of
Sardis. 1" by Frank X. stockton; Bound
in Shadows by Eva Wilder Brodhead:
sweet Revenge" by j. a. Mitchell;
".ierome; A Poor Man." by Mary +.
wilkins; Outlines In Local Color" by
Professor Brander Matthews: lin Siinp-
kinsville," by Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stu
art: "Hell fer Sartain," and "Other
Stories" by John Fox, Jr.; "Bobbo,
and Other Fancies," by Thomas Wharton |;
and "Susan's Escort and Others" 10y
Edward Everett Hale.