Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-02


thc noise lntcrforrcd with the progress
NJ literary composition. 10 which the
foh1nlmiHtrCfs renllHd that N ths Noise
would prevent iliu competition OF uu-
other book like thH "alrf1wa or Satan"
she would order 90 halt dozen more
pianos.
Some idea OF gtgvauHon'a popularity
uH "a novelist may o. gathered from
the following figures f1EurdluW thr
HaluI 90 Die novels ln England.
ItgnHutg iHluud. puhNHhei n less.
BLACK Arrow" 1855. 5000. "rha MlH-
tor " ballnntrae' i,ss 5000. "The
Wrrcker." ish2 1889. LELAND Nlrhtn'
Entertainment" iss!. 1900.
The price Of Hnrpers Magazine hero
after VIII Dc twenty cents instead
" thlrty.nyo cents The publisher ruy
that the size q the mnFazlue win re-
main the same. hut lta attractions both
IN letter prras and Illustrations will be
Increased.
The most expensive book ever pub
llshcd o. the official history OF the war
~ tho rebellion. which ls now being d.
sued by the United states government
az cost up 90 date nf g. 200 900. Near
~ our-half % this amount has been
paid Tor printing and binding. the re-.
muludur 90 be accounted Tor ln Hul-
aries, rent. stationery aud mlaccliauo-
Gus expense, Including the purchtac
uf records from private individuals. Il
has taken ten years 90 complete this
work which consists VI ~ VOLUMES.
The largest book loo tho world Do iu tho
Chinese department of the British mu-
SCUM, ana consists III 5000 volumes
This wonderful production ~ the chit
ueao pr1ss was purchased Tow years
So IT, 90 fN.
copies IN existence. II 10 an oncyclope-
qin uf the literature of Chinn. cover
ms 20 period " twenty. eight centuries.
from 100 %. e., 10 100 A. u. 4 commits.
sion M learned men appointed By the
Emperor kuug-hg lahorcd some forty
years at the task
t.afcadlo ileirn's latest work h 10 be
published this fan with the title. I'm
GhuHuy Japan"
A writer who has recently been I'm
Japan WrliHa that whom walking on
the chief street lu Toxic hH observed
"a tiny uEurs ui u mun lu l curious mix.
yurc of Japanese aud American dtaas.
lie was scarcely moro than tive feet
tall ami hIH clothing hunr over hla
Hhruukou Squire with tho grace uf
blanket Uu % horse rack. uurU rpsa.
uclrs BuHdilsl hlH nose and under no.
arm Dc o1rIgl half u dozen books
Hur M foreign literature iu ths TAI.
FerHily NJ Japan and tho only fl..
elEuDf lrfi ln any educational luHtlu.
ton Ia the whole empire.
Nir Frank No. s,ucttou'a new story
III" NlllUr tf thn TNu.llururd AIr,.
hnd.r which the Century company D.
about Co bring out relates the remark
able adventures of uu oriental 0uic..
holder who accidentally DRINK tho ,u.
iit' contents of tht Fountain ~ Youth
several centuries uEu. and b. now "a De-.
HpDgHhlr citizen of NDW York no thH
permanent age Of 90. During all thpsH
centuries tho viglor had brrom, no.
guulnted with many uf the worlds
most famous characters Including
Ahfah1W, Samson. Napoleon and Maria
EuFrWurth. The story has boon ruu-
Ming aerlally In seubuers Magazine.
% 30 o. singular ana llttlu-kuDwn inc,
ihut The books ut MlduTt circulation ura
sometimes those Witch DO literary tIr.
Giles, attract least attention. The HtufIHH
hul Husuullyi histories uf "prtHr pnr-
lnN. =. q, Goodrich wpr. never uc.
corded the passing honor of oven limo
from lhe pen nf the reviewer yvt thoy
were FOUND ON every book shelf Tho
wr'tIugu uf "OIlvpr Opue" William m
Adams. had nu literary standing. yrt
they were read by every boy and Gin.
hui not trw critics looked Bsktuge IN
Tho RrNUrlrs uf bachelor" ANA
other popular books ot LIN, Marvel"
Mr. Walter ~. Page huH resigned tho
Ulit1Ehip of rho Atlantic Monthly
aud hHH accepted 400 Invitation 90 INK.
u prominent post Boo thn direction uf tho
literary work Hf tho allied houses uf
Harper & Brothers ana emo Doubleday
g. Mcclure 60. lilH successor 900 inc
DIltUuhip OF the Atlantic H SIR Bliss
Perry known lu literature us tho uua
thor Of two novels ana a number OF
essays ana rturlpH. Since hH aIua.
,tlun from WILLIAMS college lu 1881. Mr.
Perry bias been boo No. department of
ErslIsh nrRt 100 Williams ANA after
wnrls nt Princeton universities. whore
Doc WlH luicy appointed ll 100. Holmes
prufoFaurHblp OF English literature.
% &c., said that William d. u0vclls
subscribe luicrwlUHuty t1 % clipping
bureau Cor incidents lH real llft h.ating
upun whatever ihrma hc may Doc treat
ing in novel form