Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-19
Literary Notes.


ruary 18th. a story entitled THE Tamin
OF the Jungle" by DIR. c. w. Doyle VIII
is now a practicing physician In America
but who was born in the Himalayas. an
lived I'm India for a number of years
The same publishers will issue volum
OF stories OF city life by Charles Bloom
lngdale, Jr. cKarl," OF the PHILADELPHIA
Press, under the title of Mr., Miss, an,
Mrs"
Dr. Conan Doyle has in press a new
novel, called "A Duet, with an Occa
sional Chorus" which will appear early
this spring. 1t is a story of happy mar
ried life.
| The Macmillan Company will soon pub
fish the life and Remains OF Rev. r.
II. quick" edited by Mr.. Francis Starr
the editor OF the Journal of Education
England. The same firm will publish
at an early date a series of four Child
Life Readers" by Eta Austin Blaisdell,
Supervisor of Schools, Brockton. Mass.
Macmilan's Classical Series will receive
tho following additions In the spring:
1 Selections from Plato" edited by Lewis
| i. Forman, Pm. D., instructor In Greek
at Cornell University; selected Letters
of Pliny," edited by Elmer Truesdel Mer-
| rill NJ. A., Professor Of Latin Language
and Literature. at Wesleyan University;
selections from the Greek Lyric Poets"
| Volume l. "The Melic Poets" edited by
Herbert Weir smyth, Phi. D., Professor
Of Greek at Bryn Maur College.
The Atlantic Monthly offers a special
rate subscription of 30 cents for a trial
subscription for three issues. Houghton,
Miilln e Co., Boston, publishers
THE Theory Of the Leisure Class" IS
the title OF a volume which will soon be
issued by the Macmillan Company. 1t is
an economic study in the evolution of
institutions and deals with the leisure
class as an institution, giving an account
of its rise and development and of its
place as factor i'm the culture Of to-day.
The author Is Thorstein b. Neblen, In
structor in Political Economy. and man
aging editor of the Journal OF Political
Economy in the University of Chicago.
The February Critic is an exceedingly
interesting number Its leading features
are "Thackeray at Charterhouse," with
sketches and reproductions OF manu-
scripts: The Creator of Wonderland
Lewis CARROLL. by Miss Jeanette j..
Glider. with illustrations; THE Novels Of
William Black" by Agnes Repplier; Sid
ney Lees shakespeare reviewed by
Or. W j. ROlfe and review Of Eliza |
beth Robinss novel. THE open Ques-
ton" which has attracted so much at
tention. The frontispiece Of this issue Is
a medallion Of Mr. W. d. Howells and |
his daughter, Miss Mildred Howelis, !
which was the last work that Mr.. Angus |
I-s. ha
France. The likenesses are admirable.
The Macmillans will publish shortly a |
second, revised. and much enlarged edi- !
tion Of "The Elements Of Practical As !
tronomy" by w W. Campbell, astrono- |
mer al the Lick Observatory.
Miss Beatrice Harraden evidently be- |
lleves that there Is something I'm a name. /
Her successful book, ships that Pass /
in the Night" owed some of its popularity /
to its peculiar title. which piqued the
public's curiosity. She has completed
new novel. which will be called. unless
she changes her mind, Il, Too. Have
Come Through Wintry Terrors.' this be-
ing a line from a poem by William Wat
son, celebrating his restoration 10 sanity
II poets can be said ever to be sane. AR
Watson. by the way. is not the only one
who has come through wntry terrors.
Many of US have just emerged.
The Review Of Reviews FOR February
advises all who wish to learn what Re
construction i'm the South meant 10 read
Tom Pages Red Rock"
A memorial to Marie Bashkirtsef has
just been erected by her mother in Paris.
1t IS in the remarkable form Of o. hotel.
1t is built i'm the Rue de Prony. and is
said to be a veritable marvel OF taste
and comfort. il contains among other
at 81 qf nv
Marie, taken from the walls of her IA
nous studio.
Mr.. Jacob Riis. the author of that clever
and popular book, How the Other Half
Lives" is going to write a series of sto-
r.es about the other half for the At
lantic Monthly. The Century Company
has brought out volume of Mr.. Riis's
stories founded on his experiences, called
"Out Of Mulberry Street" that street
being the home Of the Metropolitan police
headquarters. where Mr.. RHs has been
police reporter" for twenty years
a very popular book in England is
who's Who" which tells who the
celebrities are. Messrs. A. ~ Marquis *
Co.. Of Chicago, are preparing a book of
biographies of living people, which will
be called who's Who i'm America" The
work will not be a directory Of the
United States.
Israel Zangwill has sold a dramatiza-
ton Of his most popular novel Children
Of the Ghetto" TO Messrs. Lleber & Co.,
who will produce the play in New York
IN October next. The managers say that
the story VIII be entirely Hebraic and
Every character will be Jewish"
The creator OF "Old Sleuth" died A
short time ago i'm Brooklyn. old Sleuth
was i'm real life Mr.. Harlan Page Halsey.
2 member of the Brooklyn Board Of |
and a very respectable citizen.
He Is said TO have written not less than
eyen hundred books Of adventure. and
o do which he must have turned out
ome ten thousand words a day. This is
I'm enormous output. even Of trash
member Of a board OF education and a
writer Of "Old Sleuth" books seems to
Pc rather queer combination
Pearson's Magazine, which is published
n London. will also be published in this ,
ountry. and Will be sold at s cents per
opy Perhaps It will not be long be- 9
ore we viii get our magazines for no. l
ming and chrome besides. +
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