The times., 1898-05-08

on course paper, ana DOunu 10 reSenlDie
government report.
w. Churchill. author Of THE Celebri-
ty," is being bothered by people who in
sist on finding the Original of his hero
He says that the hero had no original.
c. d. Gibson is making for Scribner's
Magazine a series of drawings. which he
viii cali "a New York Day" In this Sc
ries will be represented the typical scenes
of typical twen;y-four hours in that
city.
The column in the Illustrated London
News, known as Our Note Book and
formerly written by the late James Payn,
has been turned over to MIR. l.. F. Aus
lin. Mr. Austin will have a hard time
1t is case of What shall the man DO
that cometh after the king?'
Writing of Richard Steele in the new
volume of the Dictionary of National
Biography, Mr.. Austin Dobson- says.
''As the first painter of domesticity the
modern novel owes him much, but the
women of his own day owe him more.
Not only did he pay them collectively {,
magnificent compliment when he wrote
of Lady Elizabeth Hastings that Ito love
her was n liberal education" but in
time when they were treated by the wits
with contemptuous fiattery or cynical ir-
reverence he sought to offer them a rea-
sonable service Of genuine respect, which
was immeasurably superior to those fui-
some raptures. suilty Impressions. sense
less deihcations and pretended deaths
with which ii was the custom of his con-
temporaries TO insult their understand
ing.
It will surprise many people to know
that the sales of Lorna Doone" today
exceed those of THE Choir Invisible.
Miss Marshall Saunders. author of
Beautiful joe" is writing a novel of
Nova Scotia life.
An interesting book in course of pro-
duction by Fisher Unwin is the work of
Mr.. Reginald Statham. and is called
Paul Kruger and His Times"
A tiny book. In appearance like diary
or a pocket account-book, is ''Machinists
and Engineers Pocket Manual" pub
lished by Lard & Lee of Chicago.
Elements of Literary Criticism is a
careful and scholarly work by Charles
F. Johnson professor of English Litera-
ture in Trinity College, Hartford.
The Boekman has discovered a new
kind of contributor. He COR she) writes
to that magazine as follows:
notice that you do not return rejected manu-
SCRIPTS Now, that viii be better for me than
the return, as 1 do not like my family to know
that am doing any writing.
We are to have new book by Pierre
Lott. The scenes with which it will deal
are not yet known.
This story is told of a London hook
seller: gentleman strolled into his shop
one day, and inquired for a copy of the
"Rubaiyat of Omar" The bookseller
said: We've got Omer's 'Hiliad and
OmeF's 'Hoddisey, but I never card that
e wrote anything helse."
Oscar WiId's latest poem, "The Bal
lad of Reading Gaol" seems to have at
tracted rather more respectful atten-
ton than anything in his previous work.
new edition of THE Pilgrims Prog
ress' is to be published by Messrs. c.
Arthur Pearson, London. Three clever
American artists, the brothers Rhead.
are to do the illustrating.
Hugh Wynne Free Quaker" is one OF
the few American books which has receiv-
ed a decided ovation in England.
The reprint of Fanny Burney's Eve
| lima" recalls some of the anecdotes of its
! first appearance 1t made. as will be re-
membered by students of literature, an
| extradordinary noise on it's first appear
| ance. and not only the world of fashion.
but the great men OF the time, went into
! transports over il. GibbOn told Miss
! Burney that he had read the whole OF
/ the five volumes in one day, while Burke
/ declared this TO be impossible, because II
/ had taken him no less than three days.
/ The price that was paid to the young
/ authoress was exactly $50.
! Mrs. Craigie known under the pen name
/ Of "John oliver Hobbies has written a
/ coredy called ''The Ambassador, whlcn
viii be presented at the st. James Ihea'
/ ter, London.
# Is said that Way & Williams have
ordered from two Chicago poets Nj
wallace Rice and Mr.. Barrett Eastman
book of naval ballads celebrating oui
country's victories at seattle pook 10 ap
near in three weeks from this time
Verify Chicago is a place where men ai
| given to hustllng.
'0The Writer a Boston magazine; con,
tains in it's May issue an arLG,e %
..rrhonos Nelson Pages English, ahe @
oan,bar ON Humorous Writing. by W
Iamnton. Mr. hampton Is adNerllss' ls'
-, tha aditors of this magazine as th'