The times., 1899-10-15
LITERARY NOTES.

Clure Encyclopedia in thirty volumes
seems to be the first fruit of the alliance
OF the two firms. The work is to be the
most ambitious encyclopedia yet project
eo, ana is to surpass in scope and treat
ment all existing similar works.
When Kiplings name began to be fa-
nous, Ouida wrote to the London Times
about him. saying: He has neither
knowledge of style nor common aeouaint
ance with grammar, and should be whipped
and put IN corner like naughty child
Tor his impudence In touching pen and
ink, without knowing how to use them
Later on Kipling wrote his opinion of
Ouida as follows: "ouida is a cynical wo-
man, in lilac frock, who drinks tea and
brandy and smokes cigarettes; the world
to her is as hollow as sucked egg bitter
as green nuts; but there are certain peo-
pie in the slums of Florence who could
tell rare stories of her generosity and
kindness. She smokes and smokes, and
says nothing of her numerous charities"
Little, Brown & Co. will publish. early
this month two volumes illustrated by
Edmund H. Garrett-''The Night Has
Thousand Eyes, and Other Poems," by F.
w. Bourdillon and Poems by Keats and
Shelly The same firm will also issue a
new and cheaper octave edition OF Mr.. Gar
rett's "Elizabethan Songs
G. P. Putnams Sons contemplate pub
fishing a number of letters written by
James Russell Lowell from Spain, when
he was Minister there, to his friends in
this country.
Further issues from the press of Double
day C Mcclure Co. are translation
of Edmond Rostand's early play, ''The Ro-
mancers." translated by Miss Mary
Hendee; "The True Basis of Economics. ."
by J. H. Stallard; "Tales of the Tele-
graph by Capt. Jasper Ewing Brady; and
Stories of the Railroad" by John Alex
ander Hill.
Brown G. Co.. Boston. will publish i'm
mediately Ralph Waldo Emerson" by
Edward Everett Hale. study of Emerson
not simply as a philosopher, poet, refor
mer, but as a strong, simple, unaffected,
all-around man. To this is added two
early, almost unknown ESSAYS of Emerson,
The Character of Socrates" and The
Present State of Ethical Philosophy" The
same publishers also announce Song
Blossoms a book of verse by Julia Anna
Wolcott writer already favorably known.
from her contributions to our best periodi-
cal literature; Birds of the Poets" COM
piled by Lucy f. Sanderson, in the prep
aration OF which the choicest fields of En-
glish and American poetry have been
cleaned, and verse on a wide variety OF
songsters and other birds brought together
for the first time.
The new series of Levers novels, which
Little, Brown & Co. are about to publish,
will include the following volumes: The
knight of Gwynne" 1.-TWO volumes) The
o'Donoghue," and "St- Patricks Eve"
'LuttreIl of Arran;' ''The Martins OF Gro
Martin" and Paul Gosslet's Confession
two Volumes; Darlington and Tales
of the Trains" "Sir Brook Fossbrooke;'
Lord Kilgobbin.''
The manuscripts of the two stories of
the elder Dumas, which were lately diseov-
cred by the Greek gentleman named Apos-
tolides, are said to have been declared ab-
solutely authentic by the Messrs. Levy of
Paris. The fortunate Greek is to publish
them himself.
Readers of William Buschs ludicrous ju-
venile histories. MAX and Maurice and.
''Plish and Plum will be glad TO learn that
Little, Brown & Co. will shortly reissue
these in somewhat unique form. They will
be printed on colored paper, one on red and
the other on green, with edges and cloth
binding to match, and cover designs in
harmony with the humorous illustrations.
1t is announced that Little, Brown & Co.
will publish a second book by Sheppard
Stevens, (Mrs. William c.. Stevensl, author
of Il Am the King" The work is entitled,
"The Sword of Justice" and in its histori-
cal background deals with the destruction
of the Huguenots in Florida, and their
avenging by Dominique de Gourguez. Ro
mantle and very striking use is made OF
Indian scenes and costumes.
In fiction, Harper G. Bros. have now
ready THE Enchanted Typewriter" by
John Kendrick Bangs; In Old France and
New" by William Mcclellan He, She.
and They" by Albert Lee; Kit Kennedy,
by an anonymous author, and "Mackinac
and Lake Stories" by Mary Hartwell Ca
therwood.
Houghton MifIiin & Co. announce new
book of stories by F. Hopkinson Smith,
entitled, 1.-The Other Fellow"
Prof. William Macdonald. of Bowdoin
College. will publish, through the Mac
milan Company. in October. companion
volume to his Select Documents lliustra-
tive of the History Of the United States
The new work will be entitled Select Char
American History, 1606-l775." and, like the
former volume will be edited with notes by
Prof Macdonald. The documents are
eighty in number. and many of them, es
pecialIy those of the period 1760-l775, are
here for the first time made accessible TO
students
The new book of short stories by Miss
Maria Louise Pool is entitled "A Widower
and Some Spinsters."
"a Tangled Web" by Walter Raymond
is In the vein which distinguished Two
Men o. Mendip." that vivid romance Of
western English country life. But the
author tells a new story for is it the old
! story?) OF a woman's love transferred
| from the elder to the younger Of two
| brothers Of a miserly father. and of a
| tragedy which comes the more strongly to
| the reader FOR that It works out with in
evitabiy intensity-and all shown through
| a glass OF absolute realism. Doubleday
& Mcclure Co. viii publish the book.
| II Is said that Rudyard Kipling and Err
nest Seton Thompson met last winter, and
spent an evening telling each other ami
NAL stories The interpreter of the jun
gle wanted story of a grizzly bear. Mr..
| Thompson had one ready for him. II took
| an hour 10 tell it. When he had finished,
Mr. Kipling exclaimed: That's fine,
| Thompson; why don't you write It," Mr..
| Thompson has since written it, under the
title of THE Biography of a Grizzly"
| A. rSa-r;val ballard whose ftCana NJ