The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Bret Harte has just written a new poem
OF the Truthful James" order, entitled Free
Silver at Angels"
Mr.. Kipling has completed new short story
OF about $4,000 words, to which he has given
the title of ''Slaves of the Lamp"
Anna Katharine Green has just completed
an arrangement for the serial publication of
ner new story, "The Bronze Hand"
Lord Roberts book of remin iscences ran
through several editions in England within
! fortnight after its publication.
In "The well-Beloved," soon to be published
by the Harpers, Thomas Hardy is reported to
have turned from the problem novel to his
earlier method and to have produced an idyllic
love story.
T. Y. Crowell & Co. have in press revised
edition OF Cary's version of Dante's "Divina
Commedia," together with Rossetti's transla-
tion of the "vits Nuovo," edited by Professor
L. Oscar Kuhns, OF Wesleyan University
with explanatory notes and Introduction.
The work will be illustrated.
Olive Schreiner's new book which Messrs.
Roberts Bros of Boston are bringing out, sets
forth the writer's views concerning South
African politics by q method that is said to be
not only daring. but somewhat startling. A
feature of the book is a photogravure repro
duction OF photograph of the irregular exc
cution OF native spies in the recent war.
kessrs. Charles scribner's Sons new and
forthcoming publications include "America
and Americans" as viewed by an anonymous
French writer; the second volume OF Edmond
Stapfer's "Life of Christ; martha Washing
ton,' by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton. in the
series of Women of Colonial and Revolutionary
Times, and ga Wandering Scholar in the Lee
vant," by Professor D. G. Hogarth of Oxford
University.
The Macmillan Company having caught the
attention of The Jolly Sailor Man" and all who
love the sea by publishing "On Many Seas" the
best sea story published for many a year past,
or, we fear, to come, chooses this favorable
moment to issue book of short stories en-
titled ''The Port of Missing Ships and Other
Stories of the Sea-" 1t is evident that the
firms reader knows good sea story when he
sees 1t, and the book contains two besides the
one which gives it its title. They are called
'The Story of Second Mate" and "The Skip
per of the Nancy Co.
The past few years have been notable in lit.
erature for the rise of women writers. In
this country some of the best of the current
literary work, especially of fiction, Is being
done by women. Among these Mrs. Eva
Wilder Brodhead is rapidly taking a conspic-
uous place, and it is thought that Mrs. Brod-
heads new novel, "Bound in Shallows,"
which the Harpers are soon to bring out will
add to the reputation she has already won.
1t is said to be a careful reproduction of Ken
lucky life and to contain accurate studies of
Character and situations of dramatic interest.
Beginning with the issue of March, 1897, the
London Studio will publish an American edi-
gi m nj fon rrrffI
the English edition, from the office OF
John Lane, 140 Fifth avenue, New York. 1t
Will be Identical with the Studio, excepting
cover design by Will II. Bradley and a supple
ment devoted exclusively to American art.
which will be conducted by Ernest Knaufft,
editor OF the Art Student. The Studio easily
holds chief place among the European mag
aznes of art and has circulated extensively In
this country.
Another book announced for publication by
the Macmillan Company is entitled "Book
Sales of the Year 1896" The author is
Temple Scott, and the volume contains a
detailed description of all the most i'm
portant books sold at auction, with
the names of the purchasers and the
prices realized, with complete indexes of
names and subjects, q general introduction
and notes. similar volume was published
last year and met with very welcome recep-
ton from photographers book collectors and
booksellers. The size is to be small quarto,
printed ON antique laid paper, Chiswick Press,
and the edition is limited.
The March number of the new monthly
Open Court Is unusually instru ctive. The
Clifford lectures of Professor Tiele, the great
Dutch theologian, now N progress at Glasgow,
are reported. Professor Fiamingo of Rome
writes on "The Next Papal Conclave," giving
INF Int de tho y.
of Popes. DIR. Paul Carus has two illustrated
articles on 1.-The Religion of Ancient Persia"
and on "Norse Mythology" DR.. F. L. Oswald,
in his 'Ordeal of Cannon Fire" dwells on the
destructiyeness of modern war and its moral;
Rector Low of Canada continues his delight
ful theological causeries; while there is an
abun dance OF book reviews and notes upon
current topics.
The March Month contains paper on the
Authors Club. by Rossiter Johnson, one of its
members. The illustrations of this paper in
clude picture OF the clubs picturesque BIRTH
place in New York, and reproductions of its
bookplate and of the colophon of its "Liber
Scriptorum." The frontispiece of the num-
Der is portrait of Henrik Ibsen
drawn by II. Reuterdahl, accompanying q
review of the Norwegian playwrights latest
drama, John Gabriel Borkman." Among the
numerous other illustrations we notice repro
auctions OF the late George du Maurier's first
and last drawings in Punch, of some charac-
terislic sketches by Thackeray. and Of the
pictures of the prize-wlnners at the recent ex-
hibirion at the Carnegie Art Galleries
In Pittsburg. A paper on "Literatures
Losses in 1896" contains portraits OF Paul
verlaine, William Morris, George du Maurier
and Mrs. Stowe; and the remaining illustra-
tions include portraits of John S. Sar gent. the
new Royal Academician, and Miss Martha
Morton, tho author of the successful "Fool of
Fortune" produced by w. H. Crane this sea-
son.
few months ago, says the Bookman. Arthur
Waugh, In his London letter to the Critic, con-
tradicted the statement that Hall Caine. Mr..
Crockett and Ian Maclaren each contemplated
writing "Life of Christ" Observing that An
drew Lang, in the illustrated London News,
now makes the same statement, we may as
well say. on the best statement. that they
are both wrong. The facts as they
have been stated. Those by Ian Mac
laren and Mr.. Crockett will, we understand,
see the light first In serial form. and at no
very distant date. The life which is being
written by Hall Caine may be looked for
within two years. Hall Caine has long been
engaged on this life, which is expected to be
q remarkable production. He has always ap.
peared reluctant to talk about the book lying
imprinted in his desk but some thing of the
authors intentions may be gathered from
what he said to an interviewer nearly three
years ago.
~ have written BOOK he said, "that will
contain, in my own judgment-if that is
worth anything-the best literary work 1 have
ever done. The subject has masfarad ana