The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-22
IiicrnIN Nnles.

There lately passed away at Stafford
on-ANon. in the the prison Of a Mrs
Bather, a very remote c0nns,tion OF
Shakespeare WIFE, Anne Hathaway. in
wnose cottage at Shotttry she had lived
Tor more than eighty years. sha was, or
claimed to be. a descendant Of Susan
Hathaway. a niece Of Ann. and her ai-
legged relationship app lars to have been a
"a fairly profitable one. though the gra-
tuitics which she received during her lone
residence in the Hathaway cottage from
The multitude Of reyerent pilgrims 20
that famous shrine. and. later from the
trustees who. purchasing Shakespeare
li.tnp see tor the nation. purchased
The cottage aisO and installed her there
as care-taker not only Of the cottage
Itself. but of several supposilit!ous rel.
Jos Of the worlds poet one beng a great
bed-stead. which was preserved in an
upper room. and a chair which tradition
assoc ated with his portly form. and
which after passing from Shottery to
hampstead, came the hands of Miss
Crump. after whose death 1t Is reported
to have come TO tbs country, pi>ce
Of literary intelligence which Is new 10 US.
ana, we fancy. TO most Shakespeareans
IN Amorica.-New York Mail and Ex-
press.
Although published only three weeks,
the demand for Mss Jula Magruder's
new novel \ Beautiful Alien. has been
80 great that the first large edition mas
been exhausted.
Mr.. Haldane Neral. whose remarka-
Bile novel of West India negro life, The
House of the Sorcertr. is announced for
immediate publication by Massrs. Badger,
is stcp-son of Madame Sarah Grand--of
Heavenly Twins fame-to whom The book
IS dedicated.
The Bookman says that David Harum,
after hanging fire for some time in Eng
land has at last taken q bound into pop
uiarity. Two large editions have been
rapidly exhausted, and at the time Of
writing the sales are steadily increas-
Ing.
Mrs Burton iiarrison's forthcoming
book. The Circle Of Century, will be
ready from the press Of the Century
Company early in November. Mrs. Har.
rsons new work IS described as a round
OF love stories In New York. the first be-
ing laid in the Bowling Green neighbor-
bo'hood when the festivities were in pro-
gress that marked the inauguration of
Washington.
A book for doggy reople. entitled All
About Dogs is announced as in prspa-
ration by Mr. John Lane who vouches
that the work is a readable one and con-
tains all that is worth knowing on the
subject The author Charles Henry
Lane. is a breeder, exhibitor and judge Of
me canine species ard Therefore should
be competent authority to supply the
advertised information. There are to be
eighty fun-paEe Illustrations drawn from
life by h. H. Moore. the animal painter
from specimens in the kennels owned by
tho queen. the Prince and Princess Of
Wales. Lady Tollemache. Lady Catheart
and many others.
what will be regarded by many as the
novels of the year. l. C., "Janice Mere
dith." nv Paul leicester Ford will be
published by Dodd, Meade & Co, about
the last Of the month.
serial story by DR. S. Weir Mitchell IS
one OF the lmportsnt announcements ot
The Century Company TO appear in their
magazine for the coming year. Or.
Mitchell has entitled his new story
The Autobiography OF a Quack which
leads us 20 believe that some of the an
thors experiences in tho world Of med-
cine will he drawn uron to SUNNY mate
rial for the new story. 1t is said TO be a
psychological study. eniivened with the
touches Of humor that we have been
taught to EXPECT from the author of
The Adventure Of Francois.
In a fzw weeks Miss Beu1ah Marie
Dlx's rev book. Solder R'gdale will be
nubrsted by the Macu illian Company.
II viii he remembered that Miss DIS
hrss hook. "Hugh Gwyeth." was written
Au-I~r her last vear ~ Rad"NT and
has since run through FIVE ed'ionssa
rather remarkable record for 'he work Of
80 Young n woman. Soldier R'gdaie is
story ~ the Mqyfower and the settle
noent ~ New Pivmouth II IS Illustrated
throughout by Resina'd Birch.
Governor Ronsevo'' has written an az
ucle fer the 81. Nicholas entitled. VISIT
America Fvrecfs Of her Povs. which WI
doih'tess entertain and influence a LARGE
audience 10 whom Tho solder ard po'i-
tic'an as represented nv the author seems
worthy e emulation and OF listening TO.
NV Lady ana A1'an Dorke is the
rslo % arather romance of The end Of
che last ca1tp~v - ha published IN Oc'0-
bar hv the Macmillan Co~'nsnv. The
antNo~ u Mr. Charles Dnnnel Gibson and
IN thls h's first venture he Is sa'd 10
have written an unusually stirring
story.