New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-17

ahor, the size Of the Temple Classics sew
eral % the long and short stories OF MT hcha'o
Harding Davis Soldiers ~ Fortune occupies
two volumes The others embrace "Ihe hl1N
Jackal" "Cinderena and Other stories. Inc
Lion and the Unicorn" and Gallagher ana V'h-
o. Stories" This is called the "Oive Lea'her
Edition" from the color and material OF the
flexible binding Never has Mr.. Daviss clever
work appeared in such beautiful form. Moth
ing is lacking 10 make the books perfect Ana
barring "Tho Kings Jackal" there IS nothing In
the edition which II is not lively pleasure TO
greet once more
Mr. O. W Stoevcns's descriptive letters on
the Dreyfus trial have just been published IN
book form by Harper & Bros. The obserVa-
lions Of Mr. Dooley on the same theme have
also been put forth. along with other matter
between covers. We hope that as the literature
If the Drevfus case IS now being put together
in this way some one VIII reprint the anony-
nous letters written from Paris during the trial
~ Renucs for The Saturday Review" They
have been among the most original and interest
ing contributions on the subject published in the
periodical press.
The life and Letters Of the late Professor
TyndalI may not be published for a long time
The completion Of the work has been indefinitely
postponed,
Hamilton
Books dealing with the Transvaal are natur-
sly 10 be expected in considerable numbers
ius, now While new volumes Of travel in that
region arc being prepared. and While old ones
are being reprinted. IS there moi chance for
the republication Of the stories by Olive
Schreiner and Rider Hagcard in which South
African motives are treated Also We would he
glad 10 500 a now and cheaper edition Of "A
breath from the vcldt" Mr. J G. Millaiss de-
lightfu book Of sport
Arroros Of Mr.. Haggard. may note that
HE paoers i'm "Longman's Magazine on A
Farmers Year" have been brought tn con-
crusion IN the current number. Summarizing
tho details Of his experience. the author says
that the particular year under consideration
was good one. but that he cannot on that
score urge others 10 take up farms bad year
may easily eat up all the profits Of good one
and at the best with the hardest work and th'
vsest policy. the profit is not very large or
the other hand he cannot speak too highly OF
Tho Gov. that a man with a love OF nature can ge
out Of protracted struggle with the earth.
A new anecdo,e touching the circulating
library in England comes 10 hand. Here II Is
Iady-Then you nave nOthlNs III MI VI 1HOiHo
Love Peacock's?
misunderstanding. madam You see. this II
only a circulating library. and Mr. Peacocki
works are purely literary
New editions OF George Cupples's books. THE
Green Hand" and "A Spliced Yarn" have beer
brought out by Lippncott-and not before the!
were wanted. for these stories never lose thei
harm.
The Keats relics owned by Sir Charles DIX
are now exhibition in the Chelsea Publ
Library, where they will remain during thei
possessor's lifetime He has. however, declare
his intention Of bequeathing them 10 the prin
.ipel Hampstead library on account Of the con
nection with that parish ~ Keats and Of IN
donors grandfather during most ~ the Inn
when they were close friends
The late Nine. A1bernon De Nerville was as
nostess something ~ a tyrsnt. and the frequent
.<rs Of her salon were forced TO submit to rule