Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27
Literary Notes.

Peasures @ ese Of The sc Teescope ' is to e be pub
very successful course OF illustrated lectures
In Boston on his travels in Europe.
ID. Appleton & Co. ANNOUNCE that they
famous Life Of Jesus Christ" to be sold
through the regular trade at IS for the two
volumes. 1t has hitherto been sold only by
subscription
a very pretty valentine volume, OF love
stories has Just been issued by Mcclure.
Phillips & Co. under the title Love" The
stories are selected from McClures Maga-
zine ana this volume will form one of a
series Of five to be issued this spring The
9Shsr YST,h 'Es snd aTs The Rairosdy H%edy o'''''S
Within a week Mcclure. Phillips g. GO.
will publish The Encyclopedia Of Ell
auette." complied by Emily Holt, which Is Is
do, what to say, what to write, what to
wear The volume is illustrated by repro
and "d's"i is Claimed to be the most complete book
of manners for everyday use ever pub
lished.
will receive a small but valuable addition
in THE Woodpeckers," by Fannie Hardy
Eckstorm, which VIII be published from from
has taken up a single group OF birds repre-
sented in al parts of the country and has
given lively yet accurate account OF them'
The book contains much interesting IN
formation.
What is hoped will prove a thoroughly
satisfactory set Of documents In English
history, and particularly In English con-
stitutional history, for text book use In
colleges, has been prepared by Prof George
B. Adams of Yale in conjunction with Prof.
n Morse Stephens OF Cornell, This book
will be published within the next month or
six weeks by the Macmillan company and
bring II within the reach of students.
The Romance of the Heavens is the title
of popular yet scientific book on astronomy
by a. w Bickerton professor OF chemistry
at the New Zealand university, which the
Macmillan company will publish immedt-
ately. a chapter which VIII probably cause
| the possible immortality OF the cosmos
| The author has tried to write book which
any person with a good school knowledge
OF experimental science.
The sGr,OnSTs anne 6a the NsW %meSia!s Sors
PToI'tiS"" PRrontieT. by Francis W Ialsey editor Of
! the New York Times SATURDAY Review OF
Literature and Ar Me describes Sc tSs ss ,he
! ouehanna and the period when that coun'
| try was under the influence of Joseph
of a,F1f the eishteenth ei Century MIR, Halsey has
| made special study of the life and sur
roundings and the wars of this part OF New
/ York state
The Book Plate Quarterly, of which the
nrst number viii be issued early In Feb
ruary, is a new periodical TO- be devoted &c
| the interests OF Libris' collector. II
will contain much contemporary materia
| by the foremost authorities, both as TO th'
letter press and the inserted plates repro
| ductions of unique and culIous Tex
Libris'0, OF which each part will contair
| ten or more examples. Published by NJ +
| Mansfield,
viii be Ida NJ Tarbeil's ''Napo;eon an'
Josephine, a new and revised edition o
her Napoleon" which reached sale o
nearly 100000 copies The same elaborate
illustrations will be preserved In the forth
coming edition, which has been supple
! mented and enlarged through the addition
OF sympathetic sketch of Josephine
! Writing of Miss Tarbel's work at this tim
recalls her very complete Life OF Lincoln,
which is brought out In two volumes In
terest In Iincoln Is reViving and this init
| mate view of him as IA man should com
| mend itself To many readers.
The fourth edition of "A Dictionary o
| American Authors" by Oscar Fay Adams
! is announced for publication by Houghton
I Mifiin & Co. the latter part of February
| Since it's publication some years ago m,
/ book has continuously grown I'm favor an,
| will now, no doubt, more than ever com
mend itself to editors, teachers, librarians
| and all who wish To know about American
| authors. The volume contains more thar
! 1900 names-0ver 100 more than the thirC