The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-25
LITERARY NOTES.


The indians of Today by George Bird
Grinneil IS a qusrto containing fifty full
page portraits of famous chiefs and four
pictures in color. The illustrations are from
the photographs taken by F. s. Riuehart
during the progress Of the Omaha EXPOSE
ton.
John Hollingshead thus describes Thack-
eray's writing habits:
He wrote a very small. neat hand. and used
slips OF note paper. These he would often cstber
up and put in bis coat pocket, leaving his secre-
tary at work, and stroll down TO the Athenaeum
Club. Here, if be could get a comfortable Ia
bic and was not vaylad by any gossip. to whom
he was always ready to give an attentive ear, he
would pull out his slips and carry his story
few steps further. In hour or two he would
again collect the scattered papers and go on tc
the GarriCk Club. where, if not interrupted. h'
would resume his writing. This habit Of compos
ing in public frightened many Of the old clui
fogies, who thought they were being carloaturcc
for posteIity, and doubt helped to get HIN
blacAbllled at the Travellers.
In reply to an enquiry as to the origin
of the title OF his new historical novel,
The Grip CT Honor" Cyrus Townsend
Brady wrote that It was suggested by a
stanza from Burns poem An Epistle TO a
Young Friend"
The fear O. hell's hanguan's whip,
To baud the wretch in order
But where yc feel your honor grip,
Let that az be your border;
Its slightest touches instant pause
Debar a side preteuses;
And rcsolutely keep its laws,
IIc4fiug consequences.
r. H. Russell announces that he has
purchased from NJ Edmond Rostand. the
American copyright of his new play,
"L'Aiglon," and will publish the English
translation in America, simultaneously
with the publication of the book in Eng
land and in Paris.
Constance Goddard Du Bots has written
a novel dealing with the Indian question.
"A Soul in Bronze" centres In the person
atty of an Indian who with every advant-
age of education and encouragement finds
that there is after all no place for himself
in the economy Of things. An alien in one
race, he returns TO his tribe with the am
bitten of uplifting and enriching it, only to
find that with his own people also he is an
alien.
The London Academy" has found words
to describe the style of Miss Marie Corelli
Il says that her work is made up OF para
graphs spread like prairies over the pages,
relieved only by a scrub of italics.
The book world is constantly being re-
cruited from the ranks of newspaper men.
Harrison Robertson, whose novel OF Red
Blood and Blue" is nearly ready for publ
cation, is on the editorial staff Of the Lou
isville Courier-Journal;" and Robert
Shackleton, whose volume OF short stories,
"Toomey and Others" is now in press, has
just accepted an editorial position on the
philadelphia North American"
Robert Kitchens has written a new novel
entitled The Slave" The central figure
is woman with an abnormal passion for
jewels.
Mary z wilkins has in press at DOu
bleday, Page q Coz a historical romance
which will be called The Hearts High
way" In it Miss wilkins has forsaken
her New England meadows and village
stores. The scene is laid in Virginia in
the Seventeenth century. Although en-
ploying a historical setting, the author
does not abandon the objective and realis-
tic style which is such an important factor
in her stories Of New England life.
Richard Holbrook. the author OF Boys
and Men: a Story OF Life at Yale which
the Scribners will publish Immediately, is
a graduate of Yale Of the class Of SO who
spent several years abroad and is now an
instructor in the Department OF Modern
Languages in the university.
Red Rock Is rapidly approaching the
hundred thousand mark. Mrs. Burnetts
The DeWiuOughby Claim" is in its for
ty-ffth thousand. and Mr.. Seton Thomp-
sons wild Animals is in its ffty-frst
thousand. DR.. van Dykes new book.
"Fishermans Luck" has overtaken and
just passed its predecessor Little Riy-
ers," being now in its twenty thou
sand.
Herbert 5. stone & Co. in their list OF
new books, make the curious announce
ment that Egerton Castle is the author OF
The Private Jennico."
Chopin is the subject Of new biographi-
cal and critical study by James Huneker.
the author Of that brilliant book, Memo
tints in Modern Music Mr.. Huneker
brings to light many new facts regarding
the Polish genius.
The publishers Of George AIDES Fables
in Slang modestly announce that al
though the indianapolis public library re-
jected the book on the ground that it IS
inane. 25,0d0 copies have been sold and
there is to be a new edition.
4 book which should be Of some timely
interest is Mr.. W. E. simmons volume on
The Nicaragua Canal, which the Harper5
announce for immediate publication.
Among books announced by the Macmil-
Ian Company is Songs Of the Glens Of
Antrim" by Mira O'Neill.
r. X Nunkittrick. the author Of The
Moon Prince and Other Nabobs." is re-
sponsible for the following account OF how
he set out to write his humorous work
Farming" II took up my abode with a
horny handed agricultuTist on the eastern
end Of Long Island. that l might famil-
iarize myself with the deeper mysteries Of
the lines Of work laid down so eloquently
by Greeley. and followed so successfully
by Washington and Horace. On this sea
side farm | saw CLANS plowed up on the
shore rabbits trapped in eel pots and to-
matoes grown in tubs nailed on top of
posts stuck in the water 10 keep the
chickens and potato bugs from getting at
and devouring them. l saw string beans
raised on poles like mortgages, and pole
beans raised on strings like morning glO-
ries. ! learned that pigs may be sugar
cured. while still in the quick, with mo-
lasses and that the same animals may be
salted at the same time by being exposed
TO the ocean breezes.'