The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06

greatest splendor. The romantic episode
with which ,.Ie story deals is htstor1caly
true, being taken from one of the ora
Venetian chronicles. The action and H.
terest center in the household OF a mas
ter glass blower. a member of one OF the
most powerful Venetian trade corpora
tions which had many rights and prlVi-
leges.
A feature of unusual interest in the Oc-
tober Critic will be carefully complieh
and tabulated list of forthcoming BOOKS
from American publishers These lists
have been prepared with a view of being
valuable to librarian as we'll as the gem
era1 reader and give an accurate idea or
the character and volume of the publish
ers' output Another feature of moment
in the coming number of the Critic VIII
be short paper by Mrs Minnie Maddern
Fiske, entitled The Effects of FIRST
Night Upon the Actor" Mrs. Fiske, hav-
ing experienced more than the usual num-
ber of exacting first nights. is amply
able to give the actor's-the star s-opin-
ions thereon.
The c. NJ Clark Company is to make
radical departure in it's next publication.
Having achieved great success in the heid
of fiction. with Quincy Adams SAWYER
and "Blennerhassett." it will now DTluS
out as a holiday volume what IS very
pTomisingly described as "a book 70
stagger sorrow." Its title. Junk, IS
indicative of the hodge podge of humorous
verses on timely subjects contained
therein Junk is written and illustrated
by Leon Lempert Jr-, and those who have
read his unique verses and seen MS tunhY
pictures illustrating every few lines de-
clare that the pubic may expect some
thing absolutely different in the line or
funny books"
Emory E. Smith of Palo Alto, California.
has undertaken labor of love in the
preparation of a book on the State
ennblem-the California poppy. This book
is to contain everything in d scientihc and
also a popular way that is known about
our eschscholtzia. The book will probably
number about go pages and the greater
portion of it has been prepared by a
number OF the best botanists, artists and
poets of the coast. The halftOnes, engrav-
ings and color work are to be of the very
best Mr. Smith has also received the
assistance of the Academy of Sciences
and Harvard University. In order JnaC
none of the legends, or in fact any matter
pertaining in any way to the flower, may
be omitted. Mr.. Smith is anxious TO enter
into communication with any one who
knows anything worth printing IN reia-
tiOn tC the poppy. For that reason we
have printed his address as above, that
any of our readers who are Interested III
the matter may communicate with Mr..
Smith Time is short, for it is expected
that the book will go to press about the
middle of October.
For the last three years Mr.. Spencer has
spent an inValided life, almost in seclusion
from his contemporaries, although the
monotony of that seclusion has been
broken by his habit of spending the sum-
mer months in some picturesque country
place. He went for many seasons TO
Wiltshire, and this year he lived near
Midhurst, in Sussex, a district of charm
ing scenery. But during these years he
has not only completed the revision of his
Principles of Biology" but has published
a revised edition of his First Principles
He does not contemplate any further re-
vision of his works. His eightieth BIRTH
day in April, 1900. brought him many SYM
pathetic messages from friends and admir-
ers at home and abroad, and a congratu-
latory address from savants in Australia
and New Zealand. Last year was also
noteworthy because IT marked the lapse OF
fifty years since the completion OF his Ersr
work, Social Statics," the preface to
which is dated December, 1850. His little
work on Education since trans
lated into the principal languages OF the
Orient and Occident-has recently been
translated into Sanskrtt. while selections
from his philosophy have appeared in the
Arabic journal Al Mokattan.-F'rom Her
bert Spencer, the Man and the Phil
osopher," by William knight, In the
October Bookman.
l. C. Page & Co, had In press The
following new books for publication dur
ing September:
GIFT BOOKS.
Celebrated Crimes" by Alexander Du-
mas. Library edition de luxe, three vol
umes, with eighteen fu1-page nlustra-
tions in photo-gravure, one-haIf from
original drawings by z. H. Garrett, one
half reproduced from famous paintings
of historical characters. The press work
is from new type on a high grade an
tique paper, and the volumes are in every
particular splendid specimens OF the
bookmaker's art.
Florence" by Grant Allen. Two vol
umes, uniform in general appearance and
attractiveness with Grant Aliens Paris"
published last season
Grand Opera in America by Henry
c. Lahee, author Of Famous Singers OF
To-day and Yesterday" etc.
"a Critical History of Opera" by Ar
thur Elson.
FICTION.
"She Stands Alone" by Mark Ashton.
Third revised edition. 1t Is announced
that this remarkable book is the work OF
a woman who has hidden her identity un-
der the name of Mark Ashton.
"'Lias' Wife," by Martha Baker Dunn,
author of Memory Street"
JUVENILES.
'The Hero Of the Hills" Volume 8 OF
'The Woodranger Tales" by G. w.
Browne.
"a Little Puritan Pioneer" by Edith
Robinson.
MISCELLANEOUS
"Beautys Aids" by Countess c.
.
Books Received.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SMITH
SONION INSTTTUTION-For the year ending
June 80, 1900. Published at the Government
Printing Office Washington.