Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-30

There ire people, however, VINO 10 HUI
apureciate Mr.. Barrie. and 4, our mind
we do not know which Is tie greater
sin. lack of appreciation OF Barrie OF
! KinIipe. One Is strong coffee and the
other is weak tea, but they are both the
genuine article.
More Kipllng. 'From Sea 70 Sea" is
| forthcoming, which will contain Kipling' 8
| collected letters OF travel, and also some
hitherto unpublished material. or this
book the New York Tribune says: "The
curious reader will have an opportunity
OF seeing for himself what really were
the fearful and wonderful things written
by Mr.. Kipling i'm regard to this country"
! This we take to be irony.
OF the supposed lost correspondence Of
George Borrow, with the English Bible
Society, it is said that less than 10 per
cent. is missing. and 1t is even believed
that copies Of those letters have been
preserved. The letters lately found are
long and Characteristic ones, and with
them are various unpublished reports by
Borrow on his work for the society in
Russia and Spain. Two or three letters
are dated from Spanish prisons, and one
Moscow.
A series OF short stories describing
phases Of life in the twentyflrst century
is being written by Mr.. II. G.. Wells, and
he is also preparing a lecture on The
Discovery of the Future" 20 be delivered
before the Royal Institution. We hope
Mr.. Wells will live to see whether his
forecasts are correct or not, as we fear
that no one else will be able to verify
them
The new novel on which Mr.. George
Gissing has been ertsaged will not appear
before the autumn on account of severe
illness, which has delayed the work.
Another book on America is ANNOUNCED.
Mr.. L. G. Porter, one Of the masters OF
Elton, will describe us I'm volume short
~ TO be published by the Messrs. Pear
son. Of London. 1t will be called Inn
pressions Of America"
Mr.. j. Storer Clouston has written a
novel, which the Messrs. Blackwood will
publish in a few days, entitled THE Lu-
matte at Large"
a Life of William Norris" by ]. w.
Mackall, will be published i'm May. Other
notable books are to appear in the same
month.
"a Ken of Kipling an Appreciation"
is TO be published at once. II IS by Mr..
VIII VI. Clements Mark Twaln's nephew.
MY Musical Life" is the title OF a vol
ume by Sir Arthur Sullivan, which Will |
shortly be published. In 1t the composer |
has woven many interesting incidents OF |
a long and varied career.
4 first edition Of Kiplng's School |
Boys Lyrics" in the original wrappers, |
printed in Lahore for private circulation. |
was sold for Gl35 in London IL few days |
ago.
The United States Supreme Court de-
cided on April oath that oliver Wendell
Holiness "Autocrat OF the Breakfast Ia
BILE" was not protected by copyright This
was because the Atlantic Monthly IN
which "The AutOcrat" originally appear
ed. was not a copyrighted publication.
Harper's Magazine for May contains a
short story by Miss Ellen Glasgow.
''contraband of War; a Tale Of the
Hispano-Amercan Struggle" is about to
be published by Grant Richards. in Lon
don. The author is NJ =. Shiel. who
wrote THE Yellow Danger"
Messrs. Sampson. Low & Co. have just
published the second annual issue Of "AU
he Worlds Fighting Ships" founded ana
.dited by Mr.. Fred. r. Jane. the inventor
Il James Naval War Game"
ben Hur" IS 10 be dramatzcd for the
stage.
The June Atlantic Monthly will con-
.ain the opening chapters Of 4 rev serial
;;Ocy entitled, "To Have ana 10 Hold"
Jy Miss Mary Johnston, the author OF I
he brilliant historical romance, Prison
RS of Hope" which has been so success
III during the past season. Miss john
itons Atlantic story is placed at a much I
arlier period of Virginia's history than
hat of Pocahontas and her husband, S
ohm Rolfe.