The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-22

riences among the queer ana WonoerIul
things of life.
CHM & Co. have In press "Gibbon's Me.
moirs," edited with Introduction and notes
by Prof. Oliver Farrar Emerson of West
ern Reserve university.
"Half Round the World to Find Hus-
band" is the striking title of No. Isl of the
Globe Library series, by May Crommelin
published by Rand, Mentally & Co.
A. N. Marquis & Co. of Chicago have in
preparation an american Who's Who, y
an alphabet of brief answers to current
questions as to living personalities
The Century company is about to bring
out a new edition of Henri de Toqueville S
Social Democracy" This edition will
have an introduction by Prof. Daniel c.
Gilman of Johns Hopkins university.
Brentano's have prepared list of books
on Cuba and the Spanish question, COM
prising even the volumes that bear direct.
ly on the subject. This list, the publishers
say. will be mailed to anyone on applica-
ton.
There were on exhibition in New Yorl,
last week advance sheets Of the letter
press and illustrations of a very remarka-
BILE edition of the Bible, which is in prepar-
alton by the Illustrated Bible company OF
Amsterdam. 1t is to be published in the
English, French, Dutch and German lam
guages at the price of 500.
The Macmillan company announce the
early publication Of 1.-THE Hope of Immor-
tality," by Rev. ]. E. c. Weldon, M. A.,
head master of Harrow school, England
This book is addressed not only to the in
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experts, but to educated men and women,
as a serious contribution to religious
thought.
The Frederick A. Stokes company an.
nounce that the publication of Lieut..
Peary's work has been delayed on account
Of labor involved in the preparation of its
500 illustrations. This house is about TO
exhibit and put up for sale all the original
water color sketches collected by them
during the past ten years for their art cal
endars
According to the Corriere della Sera of
Milan, Signor Crispi, since his Withdrawal
from the Italian cabinet, has been hard at
work putting the finishing touches to his
memoirs, which will shortly be brought
out by an English publisher. These me-
moirs will consist of nine volumes Of 4OC
pages each. The first will tell of the causes
which led to the break between Mazzini
and Crispi, who was his disciple.
1t is reported from Italy that H. G. Wells,
the author of 1.-THE War of the Worlds" is
seriously Ill at Civita Vecchia, the water
ing place of Rome. Mr.. Wells, who for
some time has been in Indifferent health
from overwork. has now developed con-
sumptive symptoms to such an extent that
his medical adviser has prescribed for him,
as the only possible cure, long rest and
an absolute cessation from all work.
Harpers Magazine for July will have an
article on IA Century of Cuban Diplom-
acy," by Albert Bushnell Hart professor
Of history at Harvard university 1t will
be relief to know that Prof Hart, unlike
some of his academic colleagues, takes the
ground in conclusion that the attitude of
the United States has been constantly
of territorial ambition rare in international
relations.
The Amsterdam Book company will
bring out next week the American editions
of Explorations and Hunting in Central
Africa, 1885," by A. St. II. Gibbons, who
is one of the most renowned nimrods of
England; 1.-The Matabele Campaign, 1896"
by Col. r. s. s. Baden-Powell;" Life and
Progress in Australia" by Michael Da-
witt; IA Short History of British Colonial
Policy" by H. G. Egerton, and "A Short
History of the Royal Navy, 1217-16SS' by
David Hannay.