The times., 1899-05-28

bout 1t, though the denouement is rather |
unny. (New York: d. Appleton & Co.
4 .00.)
LITERARY NOTES.
G. w. Dillingham; Company announces
"A Princess of Vascovy." by John Oxen
nam, author OF Goods Prisoner" The
Day Of Temptation" by William LIE
Queux; Lock and Key" story of the
twentieth century, by James NJ. Galloway: |
Dry Bread story for men. by Samuel |
Walker; " A Village Ophelia," by Anne |
Reeve Aldrich. Albert Ross new novel, |
"The Naked Truth" which he has just |
will be issued in July. Edward |
STORY OF the Rough Riders
has run into its tenth thousand and has
met universal praise as most realistic
history.
Messrs. d. Appleton & Co. have received
the following letter from the sister OF the
late Edward Noyes Westcott, author OF
David Harum.' which should set at rest
the various speculative opinions which
have been scattered abroad concerning the
supposed originals of the characters con-
tanned in Mr.. Westcott's novel. Mrs.
MuzZey writes:
various characters in David Harum'' were drawn,
and noticing that several people in different
parts Of the country assert themselves 10 be the
originals of the hero (John LenoD or heroine
(Mary Blake), it seems worth while to state, for
the benefit of those whom it may interest, that
to my certain knowledge no character in my
brothers book drawn from life.
David Harum'' may be called composite
photograph. All the other people in the book
entirely creatures OF Air. Westcotts fancy
and imagination.
MARGARET wESTCoTT MUZZEY.
A Boston house has in press an inter-
esting pamphlet on THE Friars in the
o. P. The matter first appeared as sepa-
rate articles in an English magazine, and
attracted considerable attention.
1.-THE Foray of the Hendrix Hudson
tale of "a, by Frank Mackenzie Saville, au-
thor OF John Ship, Mariner" will be the
leading feature of the midsummer holiday
number of the Pocket Magazine" to be
published on July 10.
Walter Crane, the English illustrator, is
now at work on an extensive series of il
lustrations for a magnificent edition OF
the Bible which is to be published in AM
sterdam, the fourfold text being English.
Dutch, French, and German. 1t is to be
illustrated by artists of Holland, France,
Germany, England, and Italy.
The two following extracts are from NM.
Fabulet and DHaniers' delightfully."- naive
translation of The Jungle Book, lie
Livre de la Jungle ''Je viens de man
quer ma proie," is the old VOLTS plant.
Now l have missed my kill, and lie
chameau Sc replia la facon, de chameaux,
en- equerre," is but an attempt at kipling's
clever description. 1.-THE camel doubled up,
camel fashion, like two-foot rule"
A London firm is publishing in portfolios
two sets Of plates associated with Dick
ems, which, in some mysterious way. have
been lost for twenty years. They are steel
engravings by Onwhyn, one of the origi-
nal illustrators of Dickens, who used the
pseudonyms of Peter Palette and Sam
Weller The first set of thirtytwo pic
lures was evidently intended to supple
ment those in THE Pickwick Papers, and
the other set of thirty eight those in
Nicholas Nickleby." In their present
form they appear on India proof paper
Miss Margaret Sherwood's new novel
which she calls Henry Worthington,
Idealist, is to be of wider scope and more
complex interest than her Experiment in
Altrusm." Her latest book will be prima-
of her plot she has made vigorous study
Of some peculiarly modern social and eco
nomic problems. The hero, Henry Worth
ington, is a professor Of economies who
has added 10 his scholarly traditions a new
and disturbing social creed which brings
him into collision with all that is dearest
to him. The setting of the story is a
small university town.
| Mr.. c. J. Moulton- Barrett, the Oldest
surviving son of Mrs. Brownings father
| does not share the enthusiasm which so
| many literary persons in England and this
country felt. or thought they felt, respect
ing the publication of the Browning let
tiers. and has lately taken occasion to say
SO in the columns OF the London Stand
ard, in the following terms:
In spite of earnest protest Mr. Browning, with
a want Of deliCacy hardly conceivable has pub
lished the letters Of his father and mother pre-
vious TO their marriage The careless indifference
OF Mr. Robert Browning: There they are: do
| with them you please when ! am dead and
| gone, was for the sacriege His
mother would have been Mortified. She loved her
| father
The notices OF the book have generally been so
| cruelty unjust to my fathers memory that
consider it my duty, his eldest surviving son,
| 10 relate the facts. Ny father acted as his own
| merchant for his Jamaica esates and on that ac-
| count went daily 10 the city. He never met Mr..
/
| regarded them, like the visits of Miss Milford
! and Mr.. KENYON, aifordng my sister pleasure.
| Ny sister had been invalid for years By the
! directions OF DR.. Chambers, her room kept
| at certain temperature, and she never left it.
Under these circumstances my father lost his
| daughter. He had loved her from her childhood
| He never recovered from it, venture to saw few
| fathers would take the hand Of a man who had
| so acted. And | would add. few sons, either foI
| gain or love OF notOTiety. would make public the
| confidential letters Of their mother.
a new Boston magazine has made its
appearance under the title of La Creme =
1t will be published monthly. Each ed-
tion Will contain complete tale by some
well-known author, handsomely printed
on designed pages. The first number pre-
sents Rudyard Kiplings My Lord the
Elephant"
Miss Caroline NJ. Fuller. whose sorth-
coming book, ACROSS the Campus" gives
the first complete picture of life at a girls
college is graduate of Smith College OF
the class of 50. 1t will be perfectly OBJ
vious to all readers of Miss Fuller's book
that the Harland College of her story is
her own alma mater.
Stephen Crane has fixed upon active
Service" as the title of his forthcoming
novel AS the hero and heroine have many
exciting experiences in the arena of the
Graeco- Turkish war. it would seem 10 be
well chosen and likely to interest his ad-
mirers, especially as it is of the same gen
eral nature as the title of the authors
most successful work, The Red Badge oi
Courage
"At the Court of Catherine the Great
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