The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-03
BOOKS AND WRITER'S.

IL Is said that Mark Twain Intends to
spend the greater part OF the winter al the
Players club in New York City.
James Lane Allen lives In New York most
OF the year. Ills homo is ono OF the old
fashioned brown-ston front mansions above
Forty -secoud street. which was In the center
OF Gotham's s'Four Hundred decade ago.
Tho Gadhy" la very active now. having
Just gouc to press for its nineteenth time.
The arrival in this country of its author Mrs.
Ethel Lillian voynich. and the production OF
the novel as play combined to stimulate
public interest in the book. A new novel
by Mrs. voynich. entitled "a Little Baby"
is said to he we'll under way.
Frank willard is the real name OF Josiah
Flynt. tho young American who has made a
special study Of the tramp question. and
whose hook, "Trampng with Tramps'' the
Century has Just issued. He is nephew nj
the late Frances willard
Seumus MacManus. tho young Irish humor-
list. whose clever work is receiving such APP
probation in this country has brought out
new book OF Irish tales, In Chimney Cor
ners.''. MIR. MacManus Is at present engaged
on long novel of Irish life and character
and has aspirations. 1t is said, toward writ
ing an Irish drama
A copy OF the paper which originally print
ed Markhams THE Man With the Hoe
was recently purchased by collector for
1 $40. The first edition Of his poems issued in
May now sells for double the original prices
Such is sudden fame.
The Bookman youches for the following
amusing story. told the other day by a
Transatlantic passenger, who has just re-
turned from a trip to Europe II appears
that number of publishers and editors were
on board the steamer going east, and the
question having been raised as TO what books
were most popular. It WIS decided to take a
novel method of investigation. When the
dinner bell sounded and the passengers had
all scurred downstairs to the dining room
the aforesaid publishers and editors remained
/ on deck and counted the number of books
! left lying on the chairs. Tho result was a
great surprise. as tho book OF which most
copies were found on deck, had not been
mentioned at all in the discussion. There
were thirteen copies of when KDighthood
was in Flower" and next TO that came Tho
Days work"-six copies. and David
Tsrum'' five copies.
| Louis Becke has edited a human docu-
ment" of early Australia, entitled "oid Con-
Wet Days 1t was written by one william
Derrlcourt. or Day, his own experience
He was sent out to Australia under 1.-THE
SYSTEM" but contriyed to rise above his sur.
roundings.
| James NJ. Barrie has at length completed
tho sequel to his Sentimental Tommy" II
| Is to BIO called Tommy and Grzel' and ita
opening chapters will appear in the January
Scribners. Grizel has become woman aud
Tommy is celebrated even MS the story opens,
The action takes place in London.
Cowper's ugly old red house at olney--the
| house in which he accomplished his principal
| works. now in a dismal and desolate con
dtion. 1t is to be let for something under
500 year The word-famous garden, with
| the little old summer house in which Cowper
delighted to sit. Ia no longer attached TO the
premises. The garden has passed into the
possession OF one of the local butchers, but
the old summer house is still standing,
though 1t has had to be shored up to keep
1t standing.
Bliss Perry, the new editor OF the Atlantic
Monthly. is the son of Arthur Latham Perry.
professor Of economics and history in vii.
liams college. Mr. Perry was born at VIII
Jamestown in 1860. graduated In 1881, and in
1886 became professor OF English at Williams.
! In 1893 he took the Holmes professorship OF
| English literature at Princeton. It ia said
that Mr.. Perry's first appearance in print was
as the author of short story In the maya
zine OF which he has now become the edi-