The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21

vadis," Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush."
1.-THE Little Minister" "rhe Christian,
and "Loo,sing Backward"
Much has been said about Toistors
Resurrection" the novel on which he Is
now at work. The publishers. Dodh,
Mead a Co., announce that 1t Will PROB
ably see light before next autumn. Iol-
stol Though he has not fully regained his
heaith) is at work completing the story.
Much criticism will doubtless be heard
concerning the morals OF the characters
In the story, but those that have read II
as far as written pronounce IL terrible
arralgnment of European morals, and say
that It should exert tremendous infiu-
ence for good.
The publishers of the Bookman an
nounce that December was the most sue
cessful month In the history of that mag
azIne. The circulation is now 5000 copies,
a very considerable circulation for pure
Iy literary magazine. The number of IL
Illustrations has been increased, as well as
the number OF pages. and as result OF
this policy the magazine during the last
year proved more than ever successful.
oo
Marie Corelh's new novel has been def
nitcly announced for publication in the
spring. II H. the first long novel which
she has written since THE Sorrows OF
Satan" and will be published, in this
country, by Dodd, Mead & Co.
A book on the Messrs Bowen-Merrips
list which deserves a sale OF 10000 copies
IL Mr.. Riley's Love Lyrics" illustrated
with over fifty studies by William Buck
ingham Dyer. of Chicago. These illustra-
TONS many of which are portraits, are OF
the most lovely character, and to LOOK
them over Is like looking over colec-
ton of photographs of ones girl friends,
they are so personal.
"Via Crucis"-"The Way OF the Cross"
to give the English meaning of the title
is now in It's fifty-third thousand. Nine
editions have been called for since its
issue. on November l. Mr.. Crawford has
made an interesting use OF Via Crucis'
In the title of his book In the literal
meaning, 1.-THE Way of the Cross" that
Is. the way by which the Savior was
made to carry the cross TO Calvary, the
author has caught the symbolic advan-
tage which lies In the phrase.
Clyde Fitch's successful Revolutionary
play, Nathan Hale which has created
much enthusiasm wherever presented, is
TO be issued In book form Twelve repro
auctions Of photographs of Nat Goodwin
and Maxine Elliott In different scenes will
illustrate 1t.
"The First Stage of the Boer War; (the
first of the articles on the war to appear
In Scribner's Magazine) Will be published
In the February number. 1t is by ii. j.
Wbigham, who made his reputation as
correspondent in the recent war with Spain
tbefore which he was well known as the
go.f champion of America). Mr.. Whigham
is following the column which is marching
to the relief OF Kimberley.
The five proposed routes for cable
across the Pacific are described In the Feb
ruary Scribner's by Herbert Laws Webb,
an electrical expert, who points out the
difficulties which surround such an UNDER
taking. and the conditions of success. The
article is of particular importance at this
time, when several bills are before con-
gress to lay a Pacific cable.
Messrs. d. Appeton & Co. have ne-ly
ready for publication new standard work
entitled 1.-THE International Geography"
Seventy authors have collaborated in its
production, including the leading geogra-
pliers and travellers of Europe and
America. The work has been planned and
edited by DR.. II. r. Mill. who also wrote
the chapter on the United Kingdom.
Among the authors are Prof. w. H. Davis
Ghe United States). DR.. Fridtjof Nansen
(Arctic regions), Prof. A. Kirchhoff Ger
man empire), Mr.. f. C. Selous (Rhodesia)
Profs. de Lapparent and Raveneau
Trance), Sir Clements Markham, f. r. s.
Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru, Sir John
Murray. f. r. S. antarctic regions), Count
Pfeil German colonies) Mr. James Bryce,
M. 2. the Boer republics), Sir H. H.
Johnston, the late Sir Lambert Playfair,
Sir F. ]. Goldsmid. Sir Martin Conway,