The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01

| therefore, ~ may be concluded that this
troupe. or several members tnereoi, nad
given representations in the year named
IN Helstngor, and that Shakespeare had
OBTAINED from them description of the
| castle of kronboTg and it's neighborhood
The Critic prints letter lately re-
| ceived by New York publishing house
from a gentleman Of Havana. Here it is:
''sir Y. Y and Co.
My respectable Sir:
Il have one manuscript over Cuban Prehistorv
ne nave 100 fourth Of paper writing made for my
II you please made OF the book print stamp. |
for those he soon the dominion property OF the
book II you by she in the question give me one
price, don't you forget that the business it it
his house.
objection strcat in Havana City.
IS S. ~. 80
In the "Macmillan's Pocket American
Classics series the following volumes will
appear this spring: The Sketch Book -
The Alhsmbra," Selections from Poe's
Prose Tales" "Franklin's Autobiography,
The Vision of Sir Launfal," and The
Deerslayer." This series is 1Smo in size.
handy shape. and each volume is proyid-
ed with notes, portraits. and Introductory
aid forNthe studious reader.
4 ne ueatH OF hT. H. u IRAN HdNinS leil
the editorship of Literature vacant. his
assistant. Mr. Dalton, has been appointed
to that office.
Evidence for Shakespeare is the main
theme of the volume entitled Notes on
the acknowledgement Question" by the
Hon. Charles Allen, which will shortly be
published by Messrs. Houghton. Miffiin &
Co. The work purposes to be digest OF
authorship of the plays and poems attrib-
uted to Shakespeare from every available
Shakespearian student, commentator, and
editor. with study of the legal terms
used by Shakespeare and by contemporary
writer's.
st. George Mivart, the eminent English
biologist, has written his first novel, at
the age of seventy three, The title is
Castle or Manor
Diana Tempest" a novel which repre-
sents some Of the best work OF Mary Chol-
mOndeley, author of Red Pottage" is
shortly to appear in d new edition with
portrait Of the author. and an introduction
which will give a sketch of the authors
life and methods.
Frank NJ Chapman. the well-known or
i+ANA-pAC7A@'
new work 10 be entitled Bird Studies
With Camera" Mr.. Chapman's success
in photographing live birds has not been
equaled, and the numerous illustrations
which he has obtained for his new book
are said to be of peculiar, interest and
value.
Ibsen's new play. when We Dead
Awake. is TO be published by Herbert s
Stone d Co. The translation is made by
William Archer.
The announcement that the famous an
them Maryland. Ny Maryland was
written by "a Baltimore lawyer" is cal
culated to be misleading. Col. James II.
Randall the author of the poem. was d
school teacher in Louisiana when he wrote
the poem and it was originally published in
a Louisiana paper. 1t was written at
single sitting. though afterward revised
ana elaborated. Colonel Randall is now d
resident of Washington. serving as Sec
rotary 10 Congressman William H. Elem
ing of Georgia.
The wooing episode in "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac" is now said to have been taken
from Rostand's own experience in aiding
one OF his friends to win coy but lovely
y3ung woman while he was a student at
Stanislas College. Paris. The entire play
was developed with that leisure which. as
Matthew Arnold Gays. is meat and drink
TO authorship.
A curious piece of literary Information
appears in the Savannah News" which
quotes poem, THE Song of the Camp"
usually ascribed to Bayard Taylor. and
says in Introduction t>at it was written
''by the late William RO Parts of Knoxville
Tenn a thing which adds interest to this
plagiarism is that the poem i badly
mauled by misquotaticn.
William PETIT Ridges new novel, ~
Breaker. Of Laws will be published in
this country by the Macmillan Company in
April. Many people will remember this
writer's clever work in story of the East
End of London. called "Mord Emily lie
has already written four or FIVE other
novels. among which a Clever Wife and
THE Second Opportunity Of Mr.. Staple
hurst" attracted some attention. "A
Breaker of Laws" takes its name from the
clief character in the book cockney
burglar.
4 small boy has written to the School
Board OF London complaining of the prize
he received a school. He states that it is
Rigid Kipling's tumble Book 1t is a
dream about snakes, and father says it is
only suitable for a man who drinks"
The Immortal Garland" is the title of
new American novel which is said to treat
certain phases of social. theatrical and
literary life in a manner which is likely
10 attract attention. The author is Anna
Robson Brown. and the sd2ne is laid in
arge part in New York.
a. c. McClurg & Co.. Chicago. have in
press and will shortly publish The Pri-
gate Memoirs of Madame Roland" edited
by Edward Gilpin johnson. The editors |
enables the reader to COM |
Drehend the whole situation and to appre- !
.iate this intensely interesting book. The !
present work is based upon a translation !
made from Bosses original edition of the |
Memoirs and published at Londoa with |
n two years after Madame Roland's death |
~ the gullotine. and it will be the first |
English translation 10 be published since /
he above named. and now very scarce, |
English edition.
d. C. Heath & Co, Boston. announce a
lew work upon School Sanitation and
Decoration by Prof. Severance Burrage
If the Department of Sanitary Science in
perdue University, and Mr.. Henry T.
Bailey. State Supervisor of Drawing in
Each OF these gentlemen
s recognized authority in his depart
lent
Undoubtedly the most valuable work on
he Beer side of the South African question