The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01

Are my aversion.
 Give me instead the feast once faithful Trumpeted forth by neither Star nor
 herald;
 That loaf of bread. that jug of wine. and
 Rare old FitzGerald.
 Sarah Grand has been giving Great Thoughts interviewer her opln- ions on her critics. Some of these lat ter attribute to her the views express ed by the most diverse of her charac- ters, and that she thinks an 'imperti- nence." Indeed, in some papers what is called criticism is only too often mlS- representation elevated to fine art.
 How curiously criticism repeats it. self" remarks Sarah. Every success ful writer has much the same eXperl- ence. My great grudge against the critics is that they sometimes make me untrue to n4yself-make me angry with them for their infirmities, instead or being patient and pitiful. But that soon passes; then I resolve not to read any more, and as regularly break the resolve the next time review IS sent me-" EMANUEL ELIAS.
 A curious paragraph appeared In the Paris Ie Journal the other day. This paper, it must be remembered, mas pup lished Paris" as a serial; 1t mas also attacked Zola friendly in regard to the Dreyfus case. We translate:
 Here is some information on the sales of Emile Zola's books,' says the paper 'It shows better than longer com mentary not the value put the com parative success of the author novels: La Fortune des Rougons' has sold beyond 33,OO0; La Curee, 4o'VoV' La Ventre de Paris 40 900; La Conquete de Plasans,' 33,O0O; La Faute fAbbe Mouret, 5000: Son Excellence Eugene Rougon,' 30 900; L'Assommoir,' 1S9OOO; 'Une Page dAmour,' SS00O; Mama 12S,- 900; Pot Bouille,' SS,000; 'Au Bonheur des Dames' 6S GOO; La JOie de Nivre, 5l,OOO; Germinal, 5000; LOeuvre,' 5000: La Terre, 123,000; Le Reve,' 5000; La Bete Humaine,' 94,OOO; L'Argent,' S6,0Oo; La Debacle,' 190000; 'Docteur Pascal SS,O0O; 'Lourdes, 143OOO; Rome 100000"
 William Doxey has published the first of his volumes of 'The Lark Class ics." This is the Rubaiyatof Omar Khay- yam, daintily bound and well printed. All of the publications bearing MT DoX- ey'S imprint are characterised both by OdlnJlneSS ana cledrHeSS OL ly pOSl aPily 1, and "The Lark Classics" are no excep- ton to the rule.
 R. H. Russell, publisher, of New York, announces the removal of his house to the Bancroft building, West Twenty-ninth street New York. He will publish, within a month, numerous fine art works, among which may be mentioned "Venice of To- day. by F. Hopkinson Smith, price, $25; "The Pinero Birthday Book price, $1 9, and Phil Nays Sketch Book" and Gut ter Snipes," price, S1 75 and $1 respective ly We have previously taken occasion to speak in favorable terms of MT. Rus sells publications, which in all cases are really exquisite specimens of the print CTS art. Mr. Russell even carries his artistic taste into his catalogues, which are well worthy of preservation.
 Messrs. Elder & Shepard announce that they carry a full line of editions of Dick ems, Scott, Gibbon, Bulwer and Carlyle, which are in every way eminently de- srable for permanent editions for private libraries. This firm has removed to 23S Post street, city.
 In small form, beautifully printed on fine white paper and neatly bound, Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons offer