The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-20
LITERARY NOTES.

A new Rubaiyat is announced by william
DoNey, with Illustrations which are distinctly
Oriental both in conception and in execution.
These illustrations are the work Of Miss Florence
Lundborg, a California girl, who has been study.
ing for several years at the Whistler academy
In Paris, and at other equally celebrated studios
in France and Italy. For the past three years
she has devoted her attention almost exclusively
TO the Rubayat with the desire to make her
illustrations a students elucidatlon OF the text,
rather than q mere series Of pleasing decora-
tions accompanying IL. The volume is now in
the hands OF the Cambridge University Press,
the best OF efforts being excrted to make it a
perfect book In every particular; and 1t Is safe
to say that when IL appears It will be credit
to the Sign Of the Lark which publishing house
lately moved from San Francisco and estab'
lshed itself in New York, at No. IS East Sew
enteenth street
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for septem.
| Der illustrates the possibilities OF magazine
which aims to keep in touch with the serious
| interests OF the more intelligent men and wo-
men OF today as well as to amuse every reader
| by cleverness and variety. The leading article
| is a personal record Of almost unparalleled ad-
| venture, written by W. Walton, chief quarter
| master Of our navy. who shared with Lleuten-
ant Gilmore a captivity Of more than eight
months among the Filipinos. Thrilling as
story, the narrative gives one new insight
| into the character Of the Filipino people. The
much talked of WI Ting Fang, Chinese minis
ter at Washington, contributes an intelligent
| paper upon his own people, and this is REM
| forced by an article telling Just the facts
about the Boxers which few people know, and
everybody wants to know.
The August Century is out OF print, as the
result Of the popular interest in Miss Runkle 5
| Helmet Navarro,
which begins In this number. Miss Bertha Run
| kle is the only child of Mrs. i. G. Runkle'
wellknown New York journalist and one
Of the editors Of the Library OF the Worlds
Best Literature" The present work is a
maiden effort at fiction writing. She was born
in New Jersey few and twenty years ago,
never went to kindergarten as child, nor to
college as a young woman, has Travelled little,
and has never been in France-which possibly
accounts for her laying there the scene OF her
romance.
Current History for August presents CON
else and elaborately illustrated resume Of the
worlds doings during the month preceding.
Few readers may realize the immense labor and
care expended in the production OF such a
| work as this each month II IL invariably well
done, covering the entire field in each number,
impartial in It's statement OF facts, and with
due regard to the relative Importance Of events.
1t enables busy men and women to keep thor
| oughly posted on all matters.
happily conceived story Of home sentiment
and domestic trials is published in sumptuous
fashion by Laird and Lee, Chicago, under the
title, "Firesde Battles" Its author, Miss Annie
G. Brown, has drawn a faithful picture of the
aristoCratic life Of the south "befoh de wah'
and Of the transitions forced by the wars hard
ships and deprivations, and her theme is how ont
plucky young woman carried a helpless house
hold through the struggle from the old foot
ing to the new.
"a Private Chiyalry" is the title Of the new
novel by Francis Lynde, which Messrs. d. Ap
pleton & company announce for early publica
ton The scene which is laid in Colorado
shifts from the stirring life Of a mining camp
to Denver, and the story is said to be remark
able for dramatic actions and suspended inter
est.
General Jacob D. Cox (who has been COVER
nor of Ohio and secretary Of the interior al
well as a noted general in the civil war; viii
contribute to the September Scribners yer!
illuminating account Of General Rosecrans anC
the putting of General Grant in chief com
mand during the Chickamauga campaign.
| second edition Of DR.. W. Z. Barton's new
novel. "Pine Knot" has been called for, al
though the book has been published little NOR
than fortnight.