The times., 1899-10-08

binding is vellum parchment with heavy
printed wrapper, making in all q sumptn-
Gus edition OF the classic. which viii be
appreciated by connoisseurs of the art
Of book making.
Charles Dana Gibsons series of draw
ings, "The Education of Mr. Pipp," viii
be published his fall by r. II. Russell.
The volume will be uniform with Draw
ings by G. ID. Gibson" Pictures of Peo-
pie, and Sketches and Cartoons" It
viii contain besides the pictures of the
series an unpublished original sketch by
the artist on the page opposite each draw
ing, in the nature of the "romarque au
etcher often puts below his work. The
MIR ppp" pictures show Mr.. Gibson $
sense of bumor and his sense of beauty
at their best
"The Life Of Admiral Dewey" by the
Hon. John Barrett, late United states Min
lister 70 Siam. has been published by Haf-
per G. Bros
Two books not previously announced.
are in preparation by Little. Brown e Go.
One is a volume of strong individual and
thoughtful poems entitled Voices by
Katharine Coolidge. The other is lively
narrative of the Cuban war, en-
hititu iHHef lHIf6 ftHES IN 0uBaf Inc
author is George Clarke Musgfave.
In an early number Of the Pail Mall. I"
Mrs. Flora Anne Steel. author of "On the
Face of the Waters" will begin new
novel dealing with life in British India.
ION Trust, a new novel, by 'Zack, +"
the greater portion of which was written
in Rome, will be published soon by the
Scribners.
J. B. Lippincott Company will issue this
fall Much Ado About Nothing" in DR..
Horace Howard Furness Variorum Edi-
ton; and "a Text Book of Graphic Short
hand an adaptation of Gabelsbergor, by
c.. Il. Lippmann.
The suburban resident has been writ
ten up" by Mr.. C. c. Converse, in Mr..
Isolate of Lonelyville, published by R. FL.
Russell. The author has made the most
of promising subject; and the humorous
effect of the story is heightened by its il
lustraticns, drawn by R. NJ. Wright.
"The True Basis of Economics" a new
work to be brought out this month by
the Doubleday & Mcclure Company. is a
suggestive discussion of certain of Henry
Georges doctrines. The book is by Mr..
]. H. Stallard, of Menlo Park, California,
and consists in the main of a thoughtful
essay based upon correspondence between
the author and President David Starr Jor-
dan, of Stanford University, concerning the
law of Independent and collective human
life. Mr.. Stallard takes occasion to
answer some objections to Mr. Georges
theories formulated by academic oppo-
nents.
The new book by Maurice Hewlett, the
author of THE Forest Lovers is called
Little Novels of Italy" The first of the
little novels" has the pretty title of The
Madonna of the Peach Tree"
Marion Crawford it was who first made
known to the world of readers the charm
to be found in the life of the modern So
ciety of Rome. His sister, Mrs. Hugh
Fraser takes the same strain, but in
anything but an initiative spirit. In fact
her individuality is strongly marked
never more so than in the clever and
epigrammatic phrases-especially charac-
teristic of fin de steele fction-sprinkled
through the book. In The Splendid Por-
senna''-from the Lippincott press,-the
refinement OF modern Rome is brought in.
to sharp contrast with the medieval un.
dertone which still pervades the menta
processes OF the Ldlln races.
The New Amsterdam Book Company viii
publish next month in conjunction witt
Downey & Co., London, a new edition
of Frank Smedley's novels. They will b'
printed from new type and will contain al
the original illustrations by Cruikshanl
and Phiz, reprinted from the original stee
plates.
Sir William Magnay, author of the ney
novel of London society and politics, tTh
| Heiress of the Season" is the second baro
net, having succeeded his father in 1871
He was born in November 1855, and reside
at Sussex Place, Regents Park. His novel
which is described as a brilliant and caus
tic study of modern social and political life
will be published shortly by d. Appleton
Co.
Houghton, Mifiin & Co. send a bulleti
of thirty-two pages, containing their au
tumn announcements. Among them al
Dutch and Quaker Colonies OF America,
by John Fiske; "Reminiscences" by JUL
Ward Howe; Memoirs of Prince Krapot
| kim Life of Horace BUSHNELL" by ID
| Munger; three new books in the America
| Statesman" seriea these being "Charle
Sumner" Chase" and &C. f. Adams;
| new novels by Miss Johnston, F. Hopkir
son Smith, Miss Jewett, Mrs. Whitney. an
Bret Harte, together with new editions {
various poets.
Stephen Cranes now novel. ''Active Sci
vice." which is meeting with pronounce
success as a serial, will shortly be brougf
out in book form by the Frederick
Stokes Company, with elaborate illustrs
tions.
Little. Brown & Co. announce for ear
publication Invisible Links. a volume
stories by Selma Lagerlof author of ''Tf
Story of Costa Berling,' and The Miracl,
of Antichrist." The volume has been trans
lated from the Swedish by Mrs. Paulir
Bancroft Flach, whose other translation
from Miss Lagerlof have been warm
| praised; and il has been pronounced by
writer on Swedish authors in Literature
TO be even in advance of Miss Lagerlof
other works.
Dana Estes & Co. announce new ed
ton of the works of Charles Reade. II
| TO be in sixteen volumes, illustrated.
Mr.. John Ashton's History of Gamblil
| in England" has received a great deal
attention from the critics, and its viv
dramatic qualities are well worth it. The
is no place where character can be Sc
quite so clearly as at gambling tab
and the terrible restraint and the viv
flashes of emotion which it brings for
are made manifest in the stories Mr.. AS
ton tells.
The Richard Mansfield calendar for 19
which is now appearing on the bookseller
counters contains thirty-two good-slz
pages. An etching of Mr. Mansneld lori