Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
Literary Notes.


The "Mediaeval Town Series" will In
cIude Mr.. Maurice Hewlett's book on
verona" and Miss Dun-Gordon's book
on assist" to be published during the
coming season.
The new volume of Miss Wormeley's
TRANSACTIONS Of Balzac will contain the
novelist's personal opinion, expressed In
his correspondence. and miscellaneous
writings.
The Appletons will publish new books
by Clark Russell and Maarten Martens.
Their titles are, a Voyage at Anchor
and Some Women / Have Known
The Scribners' "Outward-Bound Ed
ton" Of Kipling's works is to be brought
up to date by the inclusion of the vol
umes published since it was begun, to-
gether with some earlier and heretofore
unpublished writings.
There is talk of reviving the "Maga-
zine Of American History" with Mr..
William L. Stone as editor-in-chler'
Possibly the name of the magazine Will
be changed.
Mrs. Stannard CJohn Strange Win
terri has made a somewhat new and
startling departure in novel writing. She
has written a new book. which is de-
scrbed as very religious In tone, and
deals in a painfully realistic manner with
the question of drink.
The Appletons are issuing the fifth
volume of Professor J. b. McMaster's
&c hn
States" Other announcements by theH
are Mr.. Sartain's "Reminiscences of Il
Very Old Man" and Mr.. +. T. Bullens
log Of a Sea Wait"
Sir Walter Besant's new story is call
ed "The Orange Girl" The book is
picture Of eighteenth century life in Lon
don. and is said to depict phases Which
the author has drawn from sources not
hitherto exposed. The heroine Is AT one
neriod an crange-seller i'm Drury-Lane
Theatre.
The Life Of Thackeray,' by Mr.. Mel
vile. is TO be, it is reported, n complete
and accurate record of the novelist s
career. The surviving members of MS
family have corrected the proofs. M
Charles whitley is also writing book
on Thackeray. which is TO be critical
rather than biographical.
\ new novel of New York life Is en-
titled Averages" 1t is by Miss Eleanor
Stuart. though that is not the name the
author is known by.
Mr.. ]. +. c. Bodley is hard at work
on n new volume Of his great work on
France. This volume will deal with the
Church and with the religious feeling
and practices Of the French.
The Riverside Edition OF Browning,
which is forthcoming. is to be in six
volumes and will include six portraits
of the poet. The Introduction and notes
have been prepared by the Rev. George
Wills Cooke.
Clara Morris, the actress will soon
publish. through the Century Company,
n volume Of short stories about children.
Mr.. William Robinson's 1.-THE English
Flower Garden" is soon TO be published
I'm a revised edition. and among the new
publications is the first Of the twenty-siX
parts Of the Century Book OF Garden
ing" a work written entirely by experts
and specialists.
Among the articles i'm the October
number OF Appleton's Popular Science
Monthly will be one by Bishop Potter
on the charity question. He points out
the degrading and demoraliZing effect OF
receiving aims, and emphasizes this dan
gerous feature of charitable work by a
number Of instances which have occurred
I'm connection with his church work.
Other articles will be BY Comptroller Colcr
on 1.-The Reform Of Public Charity" and
by Or. John b. Huber on christian
Science From a Physicians Point OF
View" IT is said that DR.. Huber has
made an attempt TO investigate this So
called science from scientific stand
point, and his paper brings TO light
most surprising state Of affairs.
Scribner's Magazine for 1850 will con-
tain Il sequel TO j. Nj. Barrie's "Senti
mental Tommy; also history Of Crom-
well, by Theodore Roosevelt, which will
run through four numbers.
Charles Dana Gibson's series Of draw
ings, "The Education of Mr. Pipp," will
be published this fall by r.. II. Russell.