New-York tribune., 1900-07-07
CURRENT TALK OF THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME.

firm of Doubleday. Page & Co. 1t will be called
The Worlds Work" and 1t will be edited by
Mr.. Walter H Page, formerly Editor of THE
Atlantic Monthly" It will attempt to
field of its own. and it will be illustrated. The
first number will probably be issued in the
autumn Meanwhile, Mr. Finley. who remains
associated with Mr.. Mcclure, has accepted the
position of lecturer colonization at Princeton
University for the coming year
The Rev. John w. Chadwick OF Boston. has
completed the life of Theodore Parker, which
he has long been at work. It will soon come
from the press Of Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
The popular Boston writer for children Mr..
Hezekiah Butterworth. has written volume
called I'm the Days of Jefferson" devoted chiefly
to account Of Jefferson's early years The
Appletons will publish it in few weeks.
Now it is said that Rudyard Kipling has made
up his mind not to publish between his
letters on South Africa. This is welcome news;
as a South African correspondent, the au-
thor does not appear to advantage.
Egerton Castles novel, to be published by
the Frederick A. Stokes Company in the autumn,
will be called The Sacred Orchard"
The Harpers have in press romantic novel,
of Charles II. by Theodore Burt Sayre. Though
not yet twenty-five, Mr. Sayre has written sew
eral plays. One of these recently given in
Boston, and another, a curtain raiser" called
The Wife of Willoughby," was seen here sew
eral years ago at the Lyceum Theatre. For
the iast year Mr.. Sayre has been the play reader
for Mr.. Charles Frohman.
Mr.. Charles whitley, author of "a Book of
in G
to publish through the Harpers a volume Of es-
says dealing with literary and historical sub
jects, entitled The Pageantry of Life"
Mr.. Charles Dana Gibson will call his book
of drawings americans" 1t is IN the press
Of r. H. Russell & Co. The same firm will also
bring out this autumn a collection of drawings
by Mr. A. B. WenzelI TO be called The Passing
Show" and a book Of cartoons. Folks in Funny
VILE" by Mr.. F. Opper.
Now that Mr.. George Bernard Shaw's two nov
els, published by Brentano. "Cashel Bryan's
Profession" and AN Unsocal Socialist" have
pleased the public. 1t is reported that the same
firm may soon bring out the earlier love stories
by Mr.. Shaw The Irrational Knot and Love
Among the Artists"
Fleming H. Reven & Co. have been hurrying
through the press a new edition of Arthur H.
Smiths Village Life in China" For some time
past Mr. Smith has been engaged in missionary
work among the Chinese he writes from
tual observation. 1t is said that Chinese YER
sion Of his Village Life in China: has already
been published in Peking
Mr.. Winston Spencer Churchill, whose volume
the Boer has attracted a good deal OF
favorable notice. has been engaged by Major
Pond to deliver a series Of lectures here next
winter, Mr. Churchill, in the early twenties
is the son Of the late Lord Randolph Churchill.
AS his mother, who has lately undertaken liter
ary work by establishing and editing The An
glo Saxon Review" was daughter of Leonard
Jerome, of this city, he has a good many Ameri-
can affiliations He is said. by the way, to be
related to Winston Churchill author of Richard
Carvel."
a magazine has appeared this week It
IS called THE Literarian," and 1t comes from
]. r. Cole & Co The publishers have printed it
in clear type on thick paper and furnished
curiously old fashioned cover design The few
illustrations by no means noteworthy ex-
amples Of art that has now become a fine
art. The contents include a serial novel of the
twelfth century. THE Last Of Erns Kings;
several articles on miscellaneous subjects some
verse and book reviews Just what room there
can be for a publication of this sort is not clear
Mcclure, Phillips & Co. are soon to bring out
an interesting little work to be called "Abra-
ham LincOln-Hs Book" 1t will consist ac-
cordng to the publishers announcement of "a
reproduction in exact fac-simile of a small
scrapbook compiled by the great President for
use in the political campaign Of 1858" The way
the original volume happened to be put together
has historic interest. While Lincoln was
contesting with Douglas for the Senatorship In
Illinois, his opinions the subject of emancipa-
tiOn and the equality Of the negro were widely
misrepresented. In order to set himself right
with the public. Lincoln made a scrapbook of
newspaper clippings Of all his speeches relating
to the negro, added some comments in his own
handwriting, and gave the book to Captain
James n. Brown. one of his most ardent sup
pOrters. Captain Brown kept it till his death in
1868; since that time his sons have preserved IT.
About a year ago the late Stephen Crane wrote
to the secretary Of the New-Jersey Historical
Society: Il about to attempt a novel upon
Jersey and I would be very glad if you could
tell me the titles of of the books on the
manners and customs of the times in the prov
town. and I would be much obliged and grathed
If you could give the title Of good history
of that city" Whether the novel was ever be-
to in any way being included among the au-
thor's manuscripts.
Mr. Seumas Macmanus is preparing for publi
cation in the autumn through Mcclure, Phil
lips & Co, a volume OF Irish fairy tales Moot