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proofs, with his vigorous comments as he re-
turned il TO the Dutch compositor.

proofs, with his vigorous comments he
turned il to the Dutch compositor.
Dodd. Mead Co. will publish next week
Mr. w B. Yeats's book of verse, THE
Shadowy Waters
John Lanes Flowers of Parnassus series
will be continued with the inevitable reproduc-
ton of Omar Khayyam's ''Rubaiyat," with IL
Illustrations by Herbert Cole. Besides the ordi-
nary edition there will be hundred copies
printed japanese velium.
w. Hannibal Thomas's book. THE American
Negro" is calling down upon him some ex-
tremely sharp criticism, some of 1t personal IN
character. According TO the publishers. the
Macmillan Company, the most violent attacks
upon him have been made by the New-York re-
Iigious press, while the Boston religious press
seem to agree that Mr.. Thomas's book is one
greatly needed to shake the North out OF its
easy optimism in regard to the future of the
negro
Il have lust recommended the manuscript of
an historical novel submitted TO me-" said
member of a publishing house the other day, who
probably did not wish his words to be taken
too seriously las uniting all the qualities that
the largest public demand in historical ne
ton to-day-sensa tionalism in an exaggerated
degree, oVerdone, HiuSily tA
generally false and distorted picture of his
torcal events and personages ana paggy'
fabby literary style without crispness or dis
tinction of any sort It is needless 10 say, per-
haps, that his house is going to publish an
historical novel which he is confident will sue
ceed in spite of it's lack of the qualities he
enumerated.
The Scribners publish this week ION Peters
Island an animated picture of the va ed lie
of St Petersburg in the eighties. 1t is a novel,
and the characters. notably two Americans ana
a Polish adventurer. said to be typical and
boldly drawn by the authors, Arthur X. Ropes
and Mary E. Ropes.
Only brief summary of eX-President Cleve-
lands two recent lectures on the Venezuela al
fair was given the public, the lectures nav
ing been especially copyrighted for appearance
in the June and July numbers of THE Century
Magazine" Among the interesting points
brought out in the full text said to be Mr..
Cleveland's scathing remarks on the relation of
the Senate to treaties formulated by the ex-
ecutive branch of the government.
Nellie X Blissett is the author of a novel that
the Appletons will publish in their Town and
Country Library next month. 1t is entitled
The Sea Hath Its Pearls" 1t is said to be a
strange fantastic tale, in which the mystery OF
the sea suggested at its opening is carried
through a series of weird scenes and hnds an
explanation in a thrilling climax. Miss Blissett
has published short stories in the English maga-
zines and is also the author of three novels that
have attracted attention. THE Concert Direc-
tor" which she published in this country some
time ago. is appreciatively remembered.
Miss Kate Douglas Virgins latest Penelope
book ''Penelopes Irish Experiences is an
nounced for publication next week by Houghton.
Mifflin & Co. a slightly veiled romance runs
through this story of travel, sightseeing and
scenes of Irish history.
William Faruuhar Payson whose John Wy
tar was published the other day by Harper &
Bros has returned from his winter quarters In
Florida his summer home at Bristol, r. l.,
where he is work new novel, in which,
it is said he hopes open fresh field of
psychological adventure.
An elaborate work by William Archer is forth
coming from the press of John Lane on THE
Poets of Younger Generation being series
OF ESSAYS and criticisms the work OF the
men of the present day in England. 1t will have
fifteen or twenty full page portraits engraved
on wood by the we'll known English engraver,
Dryden.
Among the number of important historical
biographies that Longmans. Green Co. are
bringing out will be reckoned Walter Sichefs
''Bolingbroke and His Times" The author
writes as a Tory to vindicate Tory principles
against the influential historians who have all,
as he observes been Wings. The book covers
the whole public of the first Viscount
Polingbroke and the reign of Queen Anne, and
is an attempt to present from original sources
and with fresh material recently to hand an
adequate picture of great genius and the
crowded background against which he moved.
There are two admirable photogravure por-
traits of Bolingbroke at different periods of his
life.
The series of popular biographies of musicians
Dutton & Co are publishing for this country
will be continued by a life of Handel, by c. f.
Abby Williams Mr.. Williams makes no pre-
tensions 10 rivalling Chrysander Schoelcher or
Rockstrc but avows that his only purpose is to
present a popular narrative of the life of Han
del The next volume in the series will be on
Mendelssohn.
publisher with connections in England as
we'll as in this country. who consequently has
much to do with English imported books,
marked recently the uncontested superiority
of the English in the preparation OF photograv
ures 1t seems impossible to secure satisfactory
results with them in this country, in the opinion