New-York tribune., 1901-11-27

which appeal TO Juveniles. The A Vessels
Company have just issued three volumes which
tell old stories again, and in some in
stances bring them up to date. The list in
cludes Told in the Twilight juvenile classics
collected by Blanche McManus; "Childhoods s
Songs of Long Ago. a selection from DR..
Watts's Divine and Moral Songs" which were
first published In the early part Of the eigh-
teenth century and The True Mother Goose"
with pictures by Miss McA1anus and a border in
color.
A colonial Tom Sawyer is the hero of THE
Gold Stealers" a story of waddy Australia, by
Edward Dyson. which is published this week by
Longmans, Green & Co. Humor and dramatic
incident are generously mixed in the story,
which is written by one who has lived for years
at the antipodes.
a limited edition OF -'FIorentine Villas" de-
tailed account of some of the beautiful villas
near Florence by Mrs. Janet Ross has just been
imported by f P. Dutton & Co, and is now in
the Custom House. Mrs. Ross spent many
years in Tuscany. and resides at Poggio Cher
ardo. one Of the historical villas near Florence.
The book not only treats of the villas, but of
the people who lived in them Many Of Zocchi's
rare engravings of the villas they were in
1744 are reproduced.
The American Publishers Association is known
among the publishers which form the conhina-
ton by the shorter appellation. "A. P A In
commenting this fact one DAY last week,
publisher said that it reminded him of a story
which Kelly. THE rolling mill man." was fond
OF telling. II had to do with Irish funeral and
a floral Offering which spelled Papa" The in
ttial "F'" became misplaced, and a riot promptly
ensued. That story reminded another publisher
of Mr.. Dooleys reflection American life TO
the effect that it was fight fight, fight and you
get killed and the chances that there'n be
a ruction at the funeral that you'll be sorry you
missed" The publishers say they would have
TO be more careful about abbreviating the title
OF their organization if the real "A. P. A were
more active
With the publication of large paper edition
of William Dean Howells's Italian Journeys"
by Foughton. MiiFiin & Co, comes the announce
rnent that the whole edition of the Life OF
James Russell Lowell recently published in
similar form has been sold. There has been q
particularly large advance sale Of the new How
ellis edition which is illustrated by Joseph Pen
nell.
Those who have seen advance copies of Henry
B. Fuller's Under the Skylght" say that it
Will strike home to more than well known
member Of Chicago circles of literature and art
There are lifelke pictures Of several persons
more or less known in the Western city Sew
eral of the scenes are laid in the Fine Arts
Building, skyscraper filed with studios. which
stands on Michigan-ave. overlooking the lake
The book will be published November % by D.
Appleton & Co.
Mrs. Alice Meynell. who is making q trip
Through California in the interests OF London
magazine will start East in q few weeks. giving
lectures on literary subjects in various cities
along her route. Several lectures will be deliv-
cred by her in this city before she returns to
England John Lane publishes volume Of her
x-erre this week under the title Later Poems
asYou have surely noticed the number OF
pocket editions of all sorts of works which New
York publishers have been getting out lately
remarked one Of them. For a time Won
dered what was the reason for the great de-
rnand i found at least one reason the other
afternoon when I entered elevated train and
found every other person in the car reading some
rocket edition OF other. New-York people
! spend more time riding about in streetcars'
perhaps than any ether city dweners IN the
world. and they try to utilize the time in some
way The pocket edition is just what they
want and 1 predict a growing development OF
that sort of publishing.
In this connection, il will be noted that Dodd
Mead & Co announce a edition Of twelve
volumes Of George Eliot's works with limp Gov
Of cloth or leather ana OF d SIZE li0l via
slip into any pocket
The name Of s Macnaughtan, a Scotch WON
an who has never written before, is the latest
To go down on the long list of the Appletons,
which includes such names as Hall Caine' Ste
paeu Crane and Westcott. Miss Macnaugh-
rams story is entitled The Fortune Of Chris
tina MNab'' and was published this week
MANY persons have run across old friends in
fiction whom they had all but forgotten 10y
reading Mr. Howells's "Heroines Of Fiction,
which was recently published by the Harpers.
Some of them are writing to Mr.. Howells about
st and thanking him though he had done
them a personal favor. One woman-she gave
no name-had been again introduced to An
thonv Trollope's Mrs. Proude by reading about
her in the new book and she wrote a letter cal
culated to warm an authors heart. Truly l
.hink vour bringing back to my memory and
attention these dear friends is kindness too
great for thanks was the way she put it.
In due accordance with the English statutes
permanent memorials of the Knights OF the Or
der If the Garter have been set up in their
stalls OF Westminster Abbey. They are copper
mates of various shapes and sizes and with en-
xraved designs. To the antiquary, the herald
and the genealogist these stall plates are OF
great value and as chronological series OF
examples of armorial art they are un-ivalled
The existing plates range in date from the
reign Of Edward III down 10 the present day
and number $50. A series of ninety full sized
colored facsimiles have been published by Z. P.