The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-15
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- Their Writer'S.

| NHe'h OF scots, and Who Wrote the Casket
letters, whlch gives the history Of the
unfortunate ruler from her accession to the
thfohc until her death The volume Is 10
be Illustrated by photographers from por.
t'alts. many Of witch have never before
becn made public.
"Recollectlons Of the stage and It's REQ,
pie the title Of series Of papers BY
Tiara Morris, which recently appeared In
Meclure's Magazine, win now he supplsut.
cd hv Life on the Stage" which Is the
ute with which the papers. In book form.
are 10 como from the press Of Mcclure.
Phill'r & Co., some time In the present
| month.
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Dolly Dialogues" by Anthony Hope,
pub tshed by Henry Holt & Co. has been
augmented by the author with four new
con\ creations Tho now edition will he
presented uniform with the Holt edition OF
The Prisoner Of zcnda," Rupert Of Hent.
zau and Father stafford" and viii be
Illustrated with pen.andnk drawings by
Howard Chandler christy.
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The Century company has number OF
works ~ fiction on its Hist for publication
Ia octoher--somc Of them by new authors.
one, already having very large advance
sale through the trade, Ia Circumstance"
by III. s. Weir Mitchell. who has written
a novel Of modern life aud character which
Is said to he strong in plot and action, ana
having IN 1t some Of the introspcction of
Or Mitchell's characteristics" and Doe.
tor North" The popularity Of Or. Mitch
chs totion has led to the publication Of a
nov aud uniform edition OF his eleven
novels
Mr. Clovcland's next contribution to the
Saturday Evening Post will he paper in
which he sings the praises of hls favorItc
sport THE Rchcctions Of Fisherman
shows very pleasantly the genial "unof-
iclal side Of the former president
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with Bobs and Kruger" by Frederick
W Unger is volume by the war CORE.
spondent Of the London Express. After
being present With Lord Roberts At his
early operations, the author followed the
fortunes Of one Of the Bocr armies.
Mcclure, Phillips q ca. announce that
they have begun third edition Of An
thony Hopes now novel "rrstram Of
Blcnt" The FIRST edition viii b. ready
about Monday,
The Crisis" since its publication on
May % last, has been disposed of to the
extent OF over 100000 copies
Laird & Lee Of Chicago announce, TO-
carly in September. the first English rams.
lntlon ever attempted in this country Or
u, lie EE -
phys. i've in number were written during
the best period Of tho famed authors talent
ara have all been produced upon prominent
Partisan stHgep, Inc translator Is Frau
"a. American gentleman of experience aud
skill in this sort of work. and b. has
written a preface giving the full history
Of each play and the leading criticisms
published at the time The fnl list of
titles, which includes every work Balzlc
ever wIote for the stage, cumpr zrs TIC
following: ''Nautrin." "Qunola's Re
sources" pamela Giraud, "rhe step
( mdrhcr," and "Mercadet"
Arthur w Morchmont's latest novel.
Tho Heritage Of Peril" has already
reached It's second edition 1t promiscs
T. rival the success OF his previous popn-
lar novels, by Right Of sword and "a
dash for a Throne MFR. Marchmont Is
ono Of the few Younger English noycsts
who has an established following among
novel readers in this country
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A. c. Guntcr's ltcst novel, The Dea-
cons second Wind" is rich In striking sit.
nations. notably "ycnue at the Wnshtub,"
Elder Yer plAnck's Celebrated Washing
Powder and The Marble Hended Man."
the latter being the remarkable experience
o: rural beau. The scene ~ the romince
Is Il typical summer resort in Mnssachu
sets
II is interesting 10 note TINT Post vince
Ter "the American vllldn." as he hns been
uulled since the issuance of his late buGx
of poems, Love in.a-Mist" comes OF
poetic stock. His mother Mary Sparkes
Wheeler. was well known to older readers
as the author Of much charming verse
Among her hest known poems is THE An
gel In the stone" u legend Of the youth
ful Michael Angelo. This poem used to he
fayorite with tho makers of school read
ers.
The Alkahcst, the Southern magazine pub.
1shed at Atlanta, Ga, has entered upon
It's sixth year with hattcrng prospects
Begun on small scale, it has quietly
grown each year until now It has come
out IN standard magazine size. 1t is run
by the Alkahcst system, which arrangcs
lecture courses, public libraries, ETC. over
tho South. undertaking all lines Of develop
ment work Mr.. Andrew NJ Mcconnell.
the president, has secured Mr.. Royal Dan
iel, news editor of the Atlanta Journal, as
editor.
The September number Is a distinct sue
cess and reflects credit upon the South and
its promoters. The cover, which is highly
artistic, is done in three colors and bears
the table of contents, giving the publlca-
tion distinctly metropolitan air The
Charleston exposition Is given good story,
Julian Harris Of Atlanta is heard from in
a splendid love story, John Roach Straton
az Mercer university contributes notable
effort on the south's future in literature
ana George r. Haynes, who, by the way, is
the Illustrator ~ the magazine, is the uu
thor of very clever dialect story. Many
Of The features which have distinguished
the Alkahcst for several years are retained.
1.-The Supreme Crime. -
Among the late works resting on realism