The times., 1899-09-24

five young newspaper men of Washington.
1t will deal with life and literature some
what after the maner of the late lamented
Chap Book though in a less eccentric
spirit. The first number will contain a
poem by Kipling, with portrait, and sew
eral other interesting features.
Quotations and Inscriptions in the Lii
brary of Congress is a little handbook
compiled by Emily Loisean Waller. 1t is
convenient in form and attractive in ap-
pearance.
What is probably the best Of the earlier
plays by NJ. Edmond Rostand, the author
of "Cyrano de Bergerac," /" is to be brought
out at once by the Doubleday C Mcclure
Company, under the title of THE Roman
GERS" Giles Romanesques'o 1t shows the
same graceful touch that distinguished
'Cyrano, with an added lightness and
delicacy indicated in the stage direction
that 1.-The scene may be laid any
where provided the costumes are pretty"
The translation is by Miss Mary Hen
dee, and is issued with NJ Rost-
ands sanction. Following on the heels
of this announcement comes that
of the first English translation of La
Princesse Lointaine by the great French
dramatist This translation is to be by
Charles Renauid, whose English version OF
"Cyrano de Bergerac" was perhaps the
best of the translations of M. Rostand' s
masterpiece. La Princesse Lo.ntaine'' is
a play of four acts and is practically an
exquisite poem, having for its subject the
undaunted pursuit of the ideal. This
translation is, we believe, the first made
into English. and it is to be accompanied
by portrait of the author and to be is
sued at the low price of 80 cents-partly in
the hope of a large sale, partly to shut OFF
competition. The author is to receive a
royalty from the sale OF this edition.
Paul Laurence Dunbar has gene to Colo
RADIO, where he will remain for some time
in the hope of regaining his health.
The autumn announcements of G. p
Putnam's Sons include additions to each
of their well-known historical series. In
that of the Stories of the Nation are
China by Robert Douglass, and Modern
SPAIN" by M. A. S. Hume; in the series
of Heroes of the Nations are Bismarck. -
by ]. w. Headlam; 'Charlemagne, by H
| w Carless Davis, and Alexander the
Great" by Benjamin Ide Wheeler. "A
! Soldier of the Revolution" In the series
of American Men of Energy, is a life of
| Major General Knox. and two new volumes
on the Heroes of the Reformation" will
be on Erasmus" by Ephraim Emerton
and "Beza," by Henry Martin Baird.
Harry Stillwell Edwards, who a few
years ago won the $4,000 prize awarded
| by the Chicago Record for the best
story of mystery. is the author of the com
plete novel to appear in the October num-
| Der of the New Lippincott' This new
novel is entitled Love Across the Lines. .
| Mrs. Mary Hartwell Catherwood has
done new kind of thing in the book which
! she is bringing out this fall Spanish
Peggy, Story of Young Illinois" is a study
of life in the '40's-the rough village and
! country life which was almost the only
| thing to be found in the middle West. The
! young Lincoln bears a part in it--a digni-
| fed and. manly figure which makes one
| dream of the future which awaited him.
The G.. W. Dillingham; Company will be
the American publishers OF the long-ex-
! pected Memoirs of Victor Hugo" which
promises to form one of the most impor-
tant works of the coming season. These
memoirs, which will be translated by Mr..
John w Harding, begin with the year 1925,
when Hugo witnessed the coronation OF
! Charles x at Rheims. Hugo was in the
confidence of Louis Philippe. and the ear
! lier parts Of his memoirs will have the de-