The times., 1898-11-06

is well worked out The heroine. Grace
Dorrien, is a sweet and true woman, and
fit central figure for any novel. Alto
gether the book deserves great success.
New York: d. Appleton & Coz
LITERARY NOTES.
Among the announcements OF r. F.
Fenno & Co., Is 1.-The Casino Girl In Lon
don," edited by Curtis Durham.
1.-THE Land of Contrasts" by James
Fullerton Muirhead, is. described as "a
Briton's View OF His American Kin" 1t
is written somewhat in the vein of Max
O'Rell. but is more serious in tone. In
preparing this book Mr.. Muirhead spent
three years in this country and travelled
5000 miles. 1t is published by Lamson,
Wolff & Co.
The supposed pre-Columbian discovery
of America by Antonio Zeno at the end
of the fourteenth century has been one
OF the stock stories of most histories of
America and of Venice. Published anony-
mousy In Venice in 1865. the story pur-
ported to have been compiled from old
papers belonging to the distinguished
Venetian family of Zeno, and to describe
the voyages in the North Atlantic of two
members of that family Nicolo and An
tonic Zeno. A new book on the subject.
by Frederick w. Lucas, is soon to be is
sued by Henry Stevens. Son & Stiles,
London.
William Doxey, at the Sign of the Lark,
announces new edition of 1.-THE Purple
Cow" by Geilett Burgess. 1t will con-
tain ''The Peculiar History OF the Chew
ing Gum Man. ''The Runaway Train
and THE Flying Horse"-all for so cents.
The Cercle Francaise. of Harvard Uni
yersity, Is one Of the most interesting of
Harvard societies. 1t is popularity known
as the French Club and two things which
1t does each year are the acting of a
French play and the bringing over of
some eminent Frenchman to lecture on
French literature or art. This year the
lecturer is N. Edouard Rod.
The November number of the Critics
series of Authors at Home is an ac-
count OF the home and working habits
OF Paul Leicester Ford. author of "The
Honorable Peter Sterling Mr.. Ford
was brought up In his fathers library,
and had little other education than he
got from the hundred thousand books in
that library. The article is written by
Lindsay Swift.
Frederick A. Stokes & Co. will soon
publish "Domitia," by s. Baring-Gouid,
novel dealing with the early Christians
under Nero.
One of the ineffable idiocies which are
occasionally discovered in book form is
Chap Record" gotten up by AIDA
Sproul Reading. and published by Fred
erick A. Stokes & Co. 1t is described
after this manner:
unique novelty that will make most suita-
BILE present for young lady. The purpose of the
book is explained by the title page as follows:
Behold herein, all nice and neat
record OF the men l meet.
Amongst them all, perhaps. there be-
Who knows, the not impossible He.''
All through the book are blanks for recording
the name date, place, OF meeting, and the opn-
ion formed Of all young men met.
l2mo, ornamental white and green binding,
with design of of fashion on front side 81.
The young lady for whom this is a suit
able present will doubtless proclaim it to
be real cute"
Holger Henrick Herhol, Denmark's
popular poet, has arrived in this country.
He combines in his verse the romanti-
cism of Byron and the philosophy of
Shelley. He is described as tall, 1.-THE and
handsome.
One of the most fascinating picture
books of the year will undoubtedly be
Cartoons of Our War With SPAIN" by
Charles Nelan. Mr.. Nelan is one of the
cleverest of New York cartoonists and
some of his best work has been done dur
ing the past summer. There are more
than fifty of his war cartoons in this
book, which will be published by Frede-
rick A. Stokes & Co.
Punch gives France a serious hint In
q recent cartoon on the Fashoda incident.
The cartoon represents John Bull being
pestered by French organ grinder out
side his doorstep. The organ is labeled
''Fashoda," and the monkey, in a French
military uniform, is sitting on the organ.
screaming and beating a tiny drum. The
organ-grinder asks:
"what you give me if go away?'
John Bull-"Tn give you something If
you don't
..Ashes Of Empire" new book, by
Robert w. Chambers, Ii tale of two
newspaper men. who were within the
walls of Paris during its siege by the
Prussians.
His Baptism or war Among Cuban
Insurgents and Spaniards.'' Is the title of
a novel by Edgar R. Hoadley. to be is
sued by F. Tennyson Neely. New York.
Tennyson was sometimes astonished at
the Interpretation put on his poems by
the illustrators. In 1.-THE Lady of Sha-
lott" for instance the hair Of the heroine
is never mentioned. Holman Hunt, how
ever, represents her with flying masses
of crimpled hair, spreading over her like
a veil. MY dear Hunt" said Tennyson,
when he first saw this Illustration, II
never said that the woman's hair was
flying all over the shop NO" said
Hunt, "but you never said 1t wasn't"
its cover. The design Is the work of
Grasset, the famous poster-maker of Par
is He has pictured Alexander the Great
on his stud, Bucephalus, to mark the
opening OF benjamin Ide Wheeler's Life
of Alexander The design is described
as follows: The great gray warhorse Is
represented In the immediate foreground,
refined In until he has almost fallen on
his i1aunchesss On his back is the de-
termined young Alexander. In rich trap
pings of gold and purple. The background
is a typical Macedonian scene. with state
ly temples and palaces showing through
the foliage. In the distance are the pur-
pie Olympian Mountains. The colors are
quiet but rich, like old tapestries.