The San Francisco call., 1897-07-04

| serial extravaganza that begins In the July
Century. 1t is called Cup the Matterhorn in a
Boat" and is written by Marion Manville
Pope, whose story of the Minnesota fires. "a
Day in Tophet," was recently published in the
Century.
7 Messrs George Routledge & Sons Qimited),
| 2729 West Twenty-third street, New York,
announce series of 12mos under the title of
| zone Hundred Immortals.' They are bound
in half leather, full gilt back, gilt top,
marbled and gold paper sides, with head
bands, and will retail at rs cents per volume.
| The third edition of James Lane Aliens new
novel, 1.-THE Choir Invisible" is now in press,
although the frs. was one of exceptional size,
and the second even was double the number
of volumes technically considered an edition.
| There are those who claim that Mr.. Aliens
work is "caviare to the general" but this
would seem to show that one need not be a
poet or an artist to appreciate the poetry and
beauty which so strongly characterize all Mr..
, Aliens works
| Intelligence, issued by the Metaphysical
i Publishing Company, sos Fifth avenue, New
York, makes its appearance this n onth as the
continuation of the Metaphysical Magazine,
which has been before the public for the last
two years and half. In its new form the
magazine is more attractive than ever. having
| been enlarged in size, changed in style,
| broadened in character and scope and i'm
proved generally, while the subscription price
has been reduced to the popular ra te of 81 a
year and 10 cents number. Leander Ed
mund Whipple will edit Intelligence.
| The Macmillan Company announces for
early publication an edition of Sponsors
"Faerie Queen,' edited withintroduction and
glossary by K. NJ. Warren. 1t is to be pub
| lished in six volumes, each containing one
book of the poem, and is an attempt to supply
| the need of q pleasant handy and inexpensive
edition for general use. that is, for those gen.
eral readers who use books more for pleasure
than for business. 1t is convenient in size
and attractiveiy bound in blue and gold. The
| glossary is full and excellent; the ana. .ysis of
the story told canto by canto is useful feat
ure, and the general introduction is judi
ciously written.
The Peter Paul Book Company of Buffalo
announce that they have in press book witt
the title 1.-THE Chatelaine," by G. E. X, q
writer who has made unique book from
| principally the experiences OF travel.
| Throughout the book the idee is cmph asized
that however much there is in common in ex-
periences the line of demarcatton is the ideal.
6. E. Y. idealizes experiences so that there are
no solitudes, as such, no gloorns, as such; and
W ulIC edCn page ID COMp1e VI W6Il-ulSA, III
itself, yet it is the way in which the whole is
hung together that warrants the title "Chate.
laine." complete only with its many chains,
and many links of them, with their dependent
| thoughts and experiences.
1t is known that DR.. Weir MiichelIs novel,
| Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker" which is now
appearing serially in the Century, was 10 be
published in book form last autumn and q
large edition had been manufactured, when
the great adaptabiity of the story for serial
pu ublication caused the issue of the book to be
postponed for year. 1t will be brought out
this autumn, and the great interest in the
novel during lis serial appearance indicates q
large sale. The July installment in the Cen
tury will contain the story of Hugh Wynne's
call upon Ma jor Andre the night before An
dre's executio The author makes Hugh
Wynue the bearer of the letter from Andre to
Washington asking that the writer should be
shot and not hanged.
Harper & Brothers announce "Bobbo, and
Other Fancies." which besides the title story
contains number of selections in prose and
poetry, by Thomas Wharton, with an intro
duction by Owen Wister; ''Eye Spy aheld
with nature among flowers and creeping
things" by the late William Hamilton Gibson,
profusely illustrated by the author "a La bo-
ratory Course in Wood Carving" by Professor
Michael Joseph Golden; the third volume of
Justin McCarthy's "a History of Our Own
Times; "The People for Whom Shakespeare
Wrote by Charles Dudley Warner, who al
tempts in this volume to bring lovers of
| Shakespeare in touch with the world OF
shakespea are; and new edition of Georgia
Scenes,'' which was originally published in
1910.
The Macmillan Company has in preparation
Dictionary OF Architecture, to be published
in three large octave volumes. under the d.
rection OF Russell Sturgis, author of Euro
pean Architecture; an Historical Study"
The work will include special articles by many
of the leading architects, sculptoIs, engi-
| neers, mural painters and other men hay-
ing practical knowledge of the arts about
which they write. Biography is part of
the scheme, and one may expect TO find
! efuitions of terms. history and criticism of
styles, together with some account of building
as an art. materials aud their employment,
construction (practical and scientific) modern
appliances to meet novel requirements,
modern and ancient practice in the applica.
| ton of painting and sculpture to buildings
| landscape gardening in connection with archi-
lecture etc. The volumes will be abundantly
! illustrated.
Kipling has been strung up for plagiarism
A writer in the Critic has put forward the
asser ton that he borrowed the idea of his
| "Bill 'Awkins" from all American ballad.
Those who are familiar with his "Seven
| Seas remember the verse:
AS anybody seen Bill 'Awkins.
Now 'ow in the devil would know?
'E's taken my girl walkin'
| An I've got to tell i'm Sd
Gawd bless i'm
| Pve got to tell i'm so.
The writer in the Critic then goes on to
quote song from which he says Kipling stole
| his idea. This the Atlanta Constitution denies
| and says ii it was stolen at all, which is q
| question to be mooted, it came from the good
old Middle Georgia Cracker song:
| Has any body Sal skinner?
| Now how in the debbil do known
She's longer than fence rail and thinner;
With her shoestring hangin' on the fo'-
| Col darn her
With her shoestring hangin' on the fo-
| col darn her.
NEW CITY GUIDE.
| DOXEY'S GUIDE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND
! THE PLEASURE RESORTS OF CALIFOR-
| Rv William Lor ala int RI, (s,tx,