New-York tribune., 1901-03-23

A straightforward relation of real experiences
during life Of twelve years at sea, at first on
merchant vessels and later in the United States
Navy. is said to he Dog Watches at Sea Il
rs by Stanton H. King. and is to be published by
Houghton, Miffiin 6; Co. next week 1t pictures
the actual life of the sailor, with many anec-
dotes. forecastle yarns and a picture OF the
sailor at his play. which is often quite as rough
as his work.
The third volume of GARDENERS elaborate His
tory of the Commo lw ealth' is ready for issue
by Longmans Green & Co. 1t includes the pc
riod from 1854 TO 1856. when Penn and Venables
made their expedition to the West Indies, and
Blake his TO the Mediterranean
The April Century will have what is prom
ised to he entertaining "reminiscences of Vic
toria,' by member of the suite of Illus
trious Parsonage who the Queens guest at
Osborne for a month in the summer of 1886.
They said to be very intimate and full of
good anecdotes.
The Lions Brood" was Hamcars group of
three sons-Hannibal. Hasdruhal ard Mago-
and in his book with that title Mr.. Duffield Os-
borne has written an historical novel of Roman
times. which Doubleday Page & Co. are bring
ing out. Mr.. Osborne is known student of
Roman antiquity, we'll writer of several
historical novels and short stories and essays
He edited the volume of Livy published by the
Appletons and has now in the press an anno
tated edition of Macaulays Lays of Ancient
Rome"
"Bagsby's Daughter" is the title Of a novel
with extremely lively succession of Incidents
by Bessie and Marie Van Worst to be published
by Harper & Bros. 1t will run first, however
serial in "Harpers Bazar."
Mcclure, Phillips & Co say that the publica-
zion of Ian Maclaren's Life of the Master" an
nounced for this spring, has had to be post
poned till next autumn.
Love letters being one of the absorbing inter-
ests of the moment. the Messrs. Appleton will
seize the occasion to issue new edition of
Julien Gordon's His Letters"
A book OF timely interest in American politics
is TO appear soon with the Macmillan imprint
II is John B. Henderson's American Diplomatic
Questions treating Of the Behring Sea con-
troversy, the northeast coast fisheries. Samoa
the Monroe Doctrine. and the negotiations relat-
ing to the Isthman Canal. These questions are
critically examined from the point of view of a
student of international law, with the avowed
intention on the authors part of maintaining
an impartial attitude toward all sides OF the
political controversies over them
That wild Major Jack Clifford royalst soldier
fighting for Charles l, who afterward became
as eminent saint he had been as sin
ner, is the hero of a story by Dora NJ. Jones
that Cassell & Co are bringing out. Clifford
the author says. stands portrayed for all
time Evangelist in The Pilgrims Progress"
Her story is called "A Soldier of the King: Be
ing Some Passages in the Life of Mr.. John Gif-
ford, Sometime Major in the Service of His
Majesty Charles ], and Afterward Minister Of a
Congregation of Christ's People at Bedford"
The next three of the Harpers' "Once a
Month series of novels have been decided on
For April they Will publish "A Victim of Cir
cumstances," a story of New-York society by
Geraldine Anthony a New-York woman whose
first novel this is; for May. Days Like These"
by Edward w. Townsend, also a New-York
story. with some of its scenes laid in the tene-
ment house district; and for June. "Westerfelt'
by Will n. Harden, who is the author of a vol
ume of North Georgia Sketches" and is a
Georgia man himself The first two novels in
this series are reported to be reaching a consid-
cradle popularity especially "Eastover Court
House" which has gone into four editions.
The work of Alexander Brown, who renounced
a business career some years ago to devote him
self to the study of Virginia history, has
him the gratitude of historical students all over
the country. He is just now bringing out
through Houghton. Mifflin & Co. volume
titled English Politics in Early Virginia His
tory" 1t is the result OF researches into the
of American government, and particu-
larly into the conditions under which the colo
MES established governmental forms. The au-
thor has devoted special attention to the infiu-
ences of London court politics upon colonial
institutions in early Virginia. and so finally upon
the Federal Constitution. Mr.. Browns work is
said to be based original documents and
manuscripts.
New volumes in their Heroes of the Nations"
series to appear in the near future
nounced by the Putnams follows: Edward
Plantagenet edward p. or. The Old Law and
the New" by Edward jerks. tutor of Balliol
and reader of English law in the University of
oxford; and Henry V. the English Hero King
by Charles L. Kingsford.
Just Max Muller's fatal illness reach
ing its acute form. the oxford professor was
selecting and arranging for republication be-
tween covers a number of essays that had ap-
peared in magazines. These will appear from
the press of Longmans. Green & Co. under the
title of Last Essays: they dated between
1857 and 1899 and are on language. folklore and
other subjects. a second volume, dealing with
the Science of Religion" containing three es-
says the religions of China, is promised for
the autumn The forthcoming volume contains
besides linguistic and philosophical essays,
curious essay some of the remarkable coinci-
dences between the ritual and religious precepts
Of Buddhism and Christianity; one on Dean
Liddell as l Knew Him and one on The