Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-26
Literary Notes.

| Inc century company announces ''In'
Life of Our Lord, Jesus Christ" illus
trated by over 500 pictures, by James It's
sot, which will be issued In two larg,
volumes. The work will be one of un
usual artistic interest. 1t is dedicated
by special permission, to Mr.. Gladstone.
A forthcoming number OF the Century
Magazine will contain an article by Mr.
James Bryce, on Equality"
Richard Harding Davlss "rhe Kings
Jackal." which has heretofore been an
nounced in this column, is now published
by the Scribners in book form. The
scene Of the story is laid at Tangier, and
comparison OF Mr.. Davls's work in this
Diet may be in order.
| "A History of Modern Europe" covering
In single volume the course Of events
in Europe since the Italian Renaissance,
will be published by the Scribners. Ii will
contain many maps, photographers, and
genealogical tables. The author is Pro-
fessor Ferdinand Schwill, Of the Unlver-
sity of Chicago. Schwill may not be
an inappropriate name for Chicago au-
| thor.
| A timely book, Questions and Answers
in the Theory and Practice of Military
Topography" is announced for immediate
| publication by the Macmillan Company.
Major J. H. Bowhill is the author.
Details of the preparation of books are
| always interesting. II is now said that
| Sir Walter Besant who proposes to have
Grcf of .
London" early next year, has walked
| through every street in the County Coun-
ell area-or. at least, one Of his assistants
did, IL he did not. Every building of any
Importance is duly described, and great
many illustrated by photographs. BY
this it would seem that Sir Waiter has
joined the ranks Of the realsts horse,
foot, and dragoons-especlally foot. We
look to see the City Directory compllers
take hint from Sir Walters perform
ance.
A series OF eighteen volumes contain
Ing fiction, poetry, and belles-lettres, will
be published by the Doubleday & Nc
Clure Company, for which Donald c.
Mitchell CIke MarverD has written an
Introduction. Those of the younger gen
Grafton OF readers who do not know who
IKE Marvel is may make a very pleas
ant literary acquaintance by perusing
THE Reveries Of Bachelor" which age
cannot yither. nor custom stale.
The Independent, it is published will
reduce it's pages 10 magazine size, thus
following the example of many other
publications, which made the change
greatly TO their advantage, as a rule
Nr
the civil list, with pension of $1,000 a
year. This was very civil thing TO do,
and no doubt many other literary per-
sons would not object TO being similarly
civilized.
An English critic complains of Mr..
Thomas Bailey Aldrich that he willRnyme
morn" with gone" We are sorry 10
say that there are many millions OF
Americans who do the same thing, and
whatever is must be right. Mr. Aldrich
is a New England man. and might be ex-
pected to shade his pronunciation more
carefully, but he, perhaps, wishes TO show
that he is not provincial. Recently, in
turning over the leaves of one of Martin
Farquhar Tupper's volumes of verse-or
should we say poetry?-we found "engne"
rhymed with "eringeing," "tingeing,"
swinging" and such. What would the
English critic say to that? Upper had
great vogue in his day.
The History of the United States
Navy" which Mr.. Edgar S. Maclay has
been revising for the Appletons, comes
down to and includes Deweys victory at |
Manila, and. necessarily, the present ma
val administration, which makes 1t a |
Long story.
A book of poems is announced for pub |
lication this month by the Macmillan |
Company, under the title, "Persephone, |
and Other Poems" The author is Charles !
Camp Tarelli. The same firm will pub |
lish Immediately Justin McCarthy's Life |
of Gladstone" in an enlarged form. The |
revision IS said to have been very COM |
plete. and important chapters have been |
added.
Speaking of Mr.. Gladstone his fond |
ness for using postal-cards in we'll known, /
and 1t is said that on occasions OF family /
bereavement he had them prepared with /
a black border. He could get as much on
a card as most people do on large sheet
of paper.
The necessary money having been
raised. Elmwood, the home OF James Rus
sell Lowell. will be turned into a memo
rial park.
1t is said that Rudyard Kipling was so
dissatisfied with his "Recessional" that
he threw the rough copy In the waste
basket, from which Mrs. Kipling rescued
Ii. We thus owe this fine poen, to Mrs.
Kipling. who. az a Yankee girl, could rot
let anything go to waste. II is also said
that for his best patriotic poems Mrs
Kipiing has declined to accept any pay,
but II is. not stated who decided which
were the best poems.
Miss Olive Birrel. the sister OF Mr.
Augustine Birrell. has a new novel, The
OF Judith" coming from the
press.
A new novel by Mrs. Walford, the au-
thor OF The Baby's GRANDMOTHER" Is
It's title is "Leddy Marget."
which Is supposed to smack o. the Kali
yard.