The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-21

reading plays issued by r. II. Russell is
Nathan Hale" Clyde Fitch's successful
drama. 1t will be illustrated by twelve re-
productions of photographs of Nat Goodwin
and Maxine Elliott.
jerome Jerome's Three Men on Bicy
Gle is announced for early publication.
II looks as IL Mr.. Jerome had determined
| TO work over another of his old ideas
The Bowen Merrill Company announce
new book by Harris Dickson, entitled The
Black VOLTS Breed.
Tolstoy's new book, Resurrection Is
likely to be finished before next autuma
II is said TO be a terrible arraignment of
| European morals.
THE Herman Family in Maryland is
new work by Charles b. Herman. Balti-
more lawyer. II contains number of let
tiers from Lafayette. Clay, and other ia
nous men. and is an interesting contribu-
| ton to the history of the State.
| little magazine with a certain peculiar
| interest is Talks and Tales which is
published by the Connecticut Institute and
| Industrial Home for the Blind. This home
has publishing plant in which great
part OF the work of printing, binding, and
addressing wrappers is done by the blind.
| The neat appearance OF the magazine tes-
| titles to their ability to do this work well.
The great success of Mr.. s. r. Crock
ett's recent rovel, Kit Kennedy" has
called forth an elaborate edition de luxe
! of the work in England. The edition VIII
| be limited to one hundred copies each one
signed by the author and containing
new sepia portrait of Mr.. Crockett.
The Putnams announce for early publi-
cation "A Book for All Readers work
on the collection. use, and preservation OF
books, by DR.. a. r. Spofford.
The Critic for January contains an ar
ticle on The Early Polish Drama by
Helena Modjeska; one on The Poetic
Drama by William Archer, and the first
of a series of photographed papers by
Clara Morris.
The career OF Mr. Eden Phillpotts. whose
recent book of short stories, THE human
Boy is attracting much attention. is of
interest. Mr.. Phillpotts was born in In
dia and was destined for the church. He
early abandoned this idea, owing to per-
sonal views. and went TO London, where
he entered fire insurance office. He sub
making no great success Of either, turned
to literature.
Hon. John w Bookwalter's siberia and
Central Asia has gone into second edi-
ton and it is announced that edition
has been sold for publication in Great
Britain, as well.
The Appletons have nearly ready The
International Geography. a work produce
ed by seventy writer's in collaboration.
THE Political Economy of Natural
Law is new work by Henry Wood, au-
thor ot Victor Serenus.' Studies in the |
Thought World" and other books Of the |
saL.J nature 1t discusses trusts. social |
ism. labor question, and other topics of |
interest at the present time. Boston: |
Lee & Shepard. s1.25. Paper, so cents1.
A story Of A. f. w Mason, the success
full author OF The Watchers and THE |
Courtship of Morrice Buekler." is that he |
had great difficulty in securing a publ her
for his first book, and that, in COMMON !
with many other struggling writerS, he
tried the Literary Agent. His manuscript !
soon returned TO him, with word from the
broker in literature that he could not see
anything in it," Subsequently the book
published, and the same agent wrote
+.
vious correspondence with him, and offered
to place his work.
In regard TO Miss Mary Cholmondeiey's
successful novel. Red Pottage," the Lon
don Academy states that the third edition
OF the book was burned while at press en-
the morning of Saturday December 9. and
the plates hopelessly damaged. Within
three hours the publisher. Mr.. Edwin Ar
nod ,nfa ffnrs
setting the type. BY Wednesday the book
had been printed. and on Friday morning,
December 10, the new edition was on sale
at the LoLdOn stores.
In the New York Stock Market recently
a corner" was worked In General Car
riage" that reminded broker IN al
mirer of the book. OF certain exciting cpl
sodes in THE MarketP Place"
Two booksellers down town. having Wall
Street men as customers. circulated small
slips, printed follows:
Did you observe what happened to the
shorts in General Carriage, recently?
Have you read the The Market-Place.' by
EIarold Frederick"
Commenting in the National Review"
on modern descriptive writing, Miss Jane
II. Findlater says:
! am inclined to think that though It is in part
a literary movement, 1t owes a great deal to an
other There Is well-known saying that
the demand creates the supply which may give
us some clew TO all this change. This l. an inn
patient, nervous gencration-oyer busy, over slim
ulatcd; and unless 4 writer write a descrip-
ton which interests the reader in spite Of him
self. h.. mad better not write at all. The author
who appeals to an oveTworked nervous reader
is one who conveys his meaning almost iistan-
taneousiy to the readers mind without etfo on
his part. This is really what good descriptive
writers can do; 1t IS what the best writers Of the