The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-08
LITERARY GOSSIP.

Bryrille. is about to write a sequel To
his story Of life at Annapolis Academy,
Navy Blue" The title will be Cleared
for Action" and the heroes OF Navy
Blue" will go through the Spanish war
one with Dewey and the other with
Sampson.
Just at this time when people are read
ing Tho Market Place. and special at
tentlon is given to Harold Frederic, by
reason of his recent sudden, one might
say tragic, death, the following anecdote,
told by Robert Barr, Is Of interest II
concerns Frederics way OF dealing with
his publisher.
"A writer, who had been invariably I'M
successful in palming off on Mr.. Shorter
any OF his work. was one night at the
club holding forth elOquentiy on Shorter
shortcomings.
" My dear man. said Frederic, serious
~, shorter Is one Of tie best EDITORS
in tho world and one Of tue best fellows.
All you are saying simply shows mat
you don't know how 10 deal with HIM
When 1 have a story that l want 70
sell to Shorter / wear that big, yellow
shaggy ulster which comes down 10 my
heels. / turn the collar up over my ears.
] put on that disreputable hoodlum cap
I got in America twenty years ago. ana
blackthorn stick given to me i'm Ireland,
as thick as your thigh. I don't announce
myself but walk into his room, close the
door and SGT my back against il for a
moment. until Shorter has had time 10
focus his glasses on what is before him;
then tax, three strides 10 his table. and
rapping gently on 1t with my blackthorn,
thunder out I'm a deep. harsh voice.
Shorter. I have n story 70 sell you. lie
buys # right away
To appreciate an the humor Of this
picture Nj Barr reminds us that
Harold Frederic was man OF huge
commanding presence, fierce of aspect
with a gruf voice.
Mr.. Robert Chambers. who is now com
plotting a series Of novels on the French
/ Revolution, will next write a series deal
| ing with New York society life.
Mr. T. F. Benson. author Of 'Dodo,'
| has written a new novel, THE Money
| Market" The critics say that IL IS an
! improvement on "Dodo' particularly
t I'm its moral tone.
Why does "The Market" occupy such
a prominent place IN the thought Of the
present novelist? Just look at the list,
an new novels. We have 'The Marriage
Market" "The Market Place" and THE
Money Market" II certainly is utili-
| tartan age when the novelist must go
to the market for the title of his book
We Of the Southland love Joel Chan
! der Harris, and are interested 70 know
that he has created aunt Minerva Ann
10 be a compromise character to "Uhcle
Remus."
Admirers OF Rider Haggard's hitherto
| impossible creations Will hardly enjoy
his latest book. Doctor Theme" il is
a plea for compulsory vaccination. mas
| querading as a novel.
Lovers Of zone Summer will be grieyed
10 note the recent death I'm Germany OF
| the author, Blanche Wallis Howard. Miss
| Howard was a native of Maine but I'M
1890 married Baron Won Teuffel, dis
! tinguished German physician.
one of the most interesting books Of
the new year is 1.-THE Letters of Robert
| Browning and Elizabeth Barrett" This
| collection comprises every letter. but one,
| that passed between the two poets from
their first acquaintance TO their marriage.
The collection makes a beautiful, poetic
love story.
Lafcader Heau has been lost 70 the
! public for some months He has been
rambling through Japan. taking photo
| graphs. climbing mountains and expior-
| Ing villages. and now the public IS 90
| have the result of his expedition in
"Exotlcs and Retrospective" now In
| press.
Mr. John Morley has undertaken TO
/ write the biography OF william EWart
Gladstone Mr. Morley was intimately
| associated. politically, with Gladstone
| for the past twelve years The work IS
| OF such magnitude that Mr. Morley VIII
| probably find IL necessary to retire from
| politics until its completion.
The complete novel in Lipplncotts for
! the month is "The Mystery Of Mr.. Cain
| by Lafayette McLaws. II is interesting
| from its extreme improbability, not TO say
| impossibility. Tho number contains a
! good collection of short articles. among
! them one by Charles Cotesworthy Pinck-
| ney on "The Great Debate OF 1888" and
n pretty little love story. entitled '"rhe
| Other Mr.. Smith," by Ellen Douglas De-
land.
Tie Century for January augurs well
| for what we may expect during the year.
| Captain Sigsbee concludes his very
| graphic description OF the destruc-
ton Of the Maine, and Hobson
| concludes his second paper on THE
| Sinking Of the Merrimac" There is
| another installment of "Ura Crucis." and
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| er on Alexander the Great" John
! Patrick contributes an interesting article,
| profusely illustrated. treating Of 1.-THE
| Carlyles in Scotland" and Paul leicester
| Ford writes most charmngly Of THE
! Many-Sided Franklin" Captain CROWN
shield tells US Of the advantages Of the
! Nicaraguan Canal" and Edmund Kelly
| describes the experiences OF an American
| I'm Madrid during tho late war. Ruth
| McEncry Stuart contributes one Of her
| charming stories. and the author Of 1.-TWO
| Runaways' furnishes an Irish character
| sketch. Mrs. Poulney BgelOw writes of
| His Wife" and Dr. Weir Mitchell has "a
short poem. "In Lighter Vein" Is very
| rich i'm humor. and, taken as a whole,
| it is "A model magazine.
"The Coming Age" is the title Of "a
new monthly magazine which makes IT'S
bow to the public this month. 1t calls
! Itself "a magazine Of constructive
! thought" II has n variety Of depart
| ments, and promises well.