The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-16
Literary Notes.

THE most widely selling book OF this
year IN this country and In England
seems 10 be the Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
"rn Ills steps" The author IS an Ameri-
can. and 100000 copies OF his work have
been sold at home. while abroad u IS SAID
that editions have been issued by thirteen
different English publishers Mr. Clement
Shorter the critic, says Of #: The book
IS no literature. and I do not think II
would be difficult to prove that some Of
II Is actually immoral but all these
freaks Of religious fervor require TO be
taken note Of"
MR.. Cy. Warman's new novel OF rail-
road life IS entitled snow on the Head
light" II IS said 10 picture dramatic
phases of a great railroad strike.
THE Hon. Andrew d. White. our Am
bassadOr TO Germany, says in a recent
letter: 1--WE have enjoyed Mr.. Westcotts
book David Harum." immensely. The
others agree with me that it IS work
OF the greatest merit. far superior 10 sew
eral which I'm these recent years have
made great regulations for men. IL Is
really one Of my greatest regrets, now
that I have read David Harum,' that.
although / met Mr.. Westcott frequently,
l never had any conversation with him.
AN interesting marriage was recently
announced-that Of Miss Judith Blunt.
great granddaughte OF Lord Byron, and
the Hon. Neville Lytton, grandson Of Bull
war and the son Of owen Meredith.
c. G. Putnam's Sons Will publish i'm
mediately a volume entitled 'Fassar
Studies" by Julia a. Schwartz, A. NJ.
cgS. Miss Schwartz's collection OF stu
dies has been planned to reproduce, by
means of emphasizing in each paper
characteristic element or quality Of stu
dent life a faithful impression Of the
spirit and the personality Of modern
Vassar.
LsTOPS new novel, Resurrection"
which is now running serially in the Cos
mopolitan Magazine and in the London
Daily Chronicle will be issued In book
form in this country by Messrs. Dodd
Mead a. Co. simultaneously with its pub
lication elsewhere in six other languages.
This is the first Of Tolstois books 10 be
protected by copyright, but while the
author declines to use for himself the
money the book will earn. he will give
every penny OF it to the Daukhob0rsi
emigration fund.
STATE Trials, Political and Social, Sc
lected and edited by II. l.. stephen, Of
the Inner Temple. is the title Of a two
volume work to be published by the
Macmillan Company at an early date.
The editor has tried to bring the atmos-
phere of the Crown Court into the study
and TO enable us as IL were to take con-
temporary interest in the men and wo-
men long since dead on the block or the
gallows.
EDWIN Pugh, the author Of TONY
Drum" attributes much OF his success 70
the kindnes of Nine. Sarah Grand. whom
he met in 1894, and who gave him the
greatest help and encouragement. Mr..
Pughs pathway to fame was not always
smoothed for him, however. When only
thirteen years OF age the death OF his
father compelled him TO turn out into the
world and earn his living. At one time
he worked fourteen hours day In an iron
factory. after which he was clerk in
London for eight years.
MRS. Edith Wharton. the author OF
''The Greater Inclination" was Miss
Edith Jones before her marriage to Ed
ward r Wharton, member Of an old
and well-known Philadelphia family. Mrs.
Wharton spends her summers at New
port, where she has cottage and her
winters in New York, where she is well
known In aristocratic circles which make
their headquarters around Washington
Square. Before Mrs. Wharton came into
the notice Of the literary public as a
writer of exceedingly cfever short stor,o.
she had gained considerable reputation
as a poet OF more than ordinary ability.
APRoPOS Of Zangwir's recent visit TO
New York the Bookman tells this charac
teristic story: AT luncheon given him