The herald., 1898-05-01
Literary Notes


The Revell company Is printing third
edition of DR.. Dennis commanding work
on christian Missions and Social Prog
ress."
The war scare gives some pertinency to
Capt. Charles A. Smylie's points in Minor
Tactics," an elementary manual for mill
tary discipline and service. (Appleton)
The Century company is happy over a
thirtieth thousand of Mr.. Kipling's Gap
tains Courageous" although only five
months have elapsed since Its first publica-
ton.
Mr.. Clifton Ross novel, "Bobbie Nc
Duff" which made its appearance as Sc
rial in Leslie's Weekly. is to be published
In book form by L. c. Page & Co. about
May LIST.
Thomas Whitaker has in preparation a
new book. by Hugh Mcmillan. entitled
THE Spring of the Day." a series of dis
courses In the religious Interpretation OF
nature.
B. N. Stephens has placed in the hands
Of L. c. Page & Co. the MSS Of romance
Of the revolutionary days, entitled 1.-THE
Continental Dragon" The scene is laid
around the old Philipse manor house, near
Yonkers. N. Y.
A work on 1.-THE Making Of the Canadian
West" Is in the press Of William Briggs
Of Toronto. The author is Rev. r. G. Mac
Beth of Winnipeg. Man. whose 1.-THE Sell
kirk Settlers in Real Life" was published
last year
The Anniversary Book of the Ameri-
can Revolution Mary Shelley Pechin has
constructed out Of three hundred and sixty
five quotations from American authors.
Every day in the round Is marked with its
anniversary significance in relation to the
Revolution. and every right hand page
sets the blank spaces for three such days
over against the anniversaries and their
sentiments on the page opposite. Could
patriotism ask more?
The Macmillan company announces that
a new issue has just appeared in the Co
lumbia University Contributions to Phil
osophy. Psychology and Education, enti-
tied THE Basis of Early Christian The
ism" by Lawrence 7. Cole, Phi. D.
THE Story Of Aeneas," by M Clarke. au-
| thor of THE Story of Troy" is announced
| by the American Book company.
| 1.-The Poems of Shakespeare" edited
with an Introduction and notes by George
| Wyndham. is In press at T. Y. Crowell &
! Co.'S.
| Capt A. T. Mahan is hard at work every
morning In the British admiralty office,
London, looking up data for his forthcom-
ing history of the war Of 1872
new edition Of BENJAMIN Kldd's 80
cial Evolution" with additions and correc-
tons by the author, is announced for early
publication by the Macmillan company.
G. P. Putnam's Sons have arranged with
Prof. Lorenzo Sears of Brown university
to write for them Methods and Principles
Of Literary Criticism" Particular atten-
ton will be paid In the volume to the re-
viewing of books.
George William Curtis in an address a
few months after the death of Lowell,
stamped that authors essay Democracy"
as the clearest and most comprehend e
declaration of the essential American prin-
cple. AS 1t is important that the youth
of the country be taught the true meaning
OF democracy 1t Is especially fitting that
1t should be included In No. 12s of the Riv-
erside Literature Series, which has Just
been published by Messrs. Houghton Mf-
fiin & Co, of Boston. New York and Chi
cago. This issue also contains the we'll
known essays ION q Certain Condescen-
sion in Foreigners" and 1.-THE Study Of
Modern Languages" In paper covers; IS
cents. 1t is also bound in linen with No.
80 Of the same series-"Lowells Books and
Libraries and Other Papers, for 40 cents.
No. 1874 of the Riverside Literature Series
Is announced for immediate publicat ton
It will be entitled "Baby Bell, the Little
Violinist. and other Verse and Prose-" by
Thomas Bailey Aldrich Besides the poems
| and sketches mentioned above, the book
will include "Friar Jerome's Beautiful
| Book" "The Ode on the Unwilling Of the
| Shaw Memorial on Boston Common" and
other well-known poems: also several prose
| sketches. among them "a Christmas Fam
tasy," THE Cruise Of the Dolphin" etc.
The book is equipped with biographical
sketch and notes. Paper covers: Is cents.
| Drydens "Palamon and Arctic and Other
Poems" will appear shortly in the Riverside
Literature Series, carefully edited, with
notes. The title poem is required for ad-
mission to college for the years 1899 and
| 1900.