The Washington times., 1901-07-07
LITERARY NOTES.

(New York: a. S. Barnes & Co. s.5O)
LITERARY NOTES.
In the editorial department of the Re
view of Reviews" for July Dr. Shaw dis
cusses the prospects of the wheat and
corn crops, the conditions OK our export
trade and the Recent growth of Ameri-
can capital; on the political side, the de-
cisions of the Supreme Court in the in
sular cases are reviewed and summarized,
together with Cuba's acceptance of the
Platt amendment and the outlook for
Porto Rico and the Philippines; Mr. Car
negie's gift to the Scotch universities. the
choice of DR.. Remsen as the new presi-
dent of the Johns Hopkins University,
and the launching of the Washington
Memorial Institution are among the edu-
cational topics treated in this issue.
Volume seven in the Worlds Epoch
Maker Series, which the Scribners are
publishing, deals with the life and work
of Savonarola and is by the Rev. George
MHardy. "One of the POpes-Pius VII"
writes the author, lis reported to have
said that when he got TO heaven he
should begin by asking whether Sav0n-
arola was a saint or a schismatic, a proph-
ct or a charlatan." That was long
keenly debated question. and for gener-
ations the controversies waged over it had
absorbing attraction for many minds.
Those controversies have in large measure
subS1ded, yet the life story out OF Wnlcn
they sprang possesses singular faS-
cination stiil, owing partly to its dra-
matte surprises and the picturesque i'm
pressiveness of its outstanding incidents,
and partly also to the mOmentous char
acter Of the movements and changes that
marked the period to which it belongs.
The life of the great Dominican gains an
added fascination and interest from Rev.
NJ Hardy's presentation, which gives an
impartial estimate OF his life work and
Of the place in history which may reason
ably be claimed for him.
Probably the most successful and i'm
portant OF George Gissings novels has
been Tie Crown Of Life" a new edi-
ton Is announced for immediate publica-
tion in paper covers at 50 cents.
Nine. Mathilde Marchesis Ten Singing
Lessons" appears this week from the
press of Harper & Bros, with a preface
by Nine. Melba and introduction by
w J. Henderson. Mime. Marchesi has. Of
course. not attempted the impossible, in
trying TO teach people how to sing by Civ
ing them book to read. but she has en-
bodied 6 great amount of valuable advice
and many hints, such as her great expert
ence and success have taught her TO be
most useful.
Several generations of Americans who
have been brought up on Alice in Won
derIand" have come to believe that Sir
John Tenniels pictures of Alice and the
delightful people she met are almost one
With Lewis CAROLS imaginings. Harper
& Bros think differently. as is shown by
their announcement of a new edition of
Alice" with Illustrations by Peter New
ell.
Mrs. Craigie's new novel. 1.-The Serious
Wooing: Hearts History is TO be
published in July on both sides of the At
lantic.
During the remainder of the present
year and the early part of 1902. Frederick
y. Stokes Company will publish important
works of fiction by the following we'll
known novelists: Robert Barr, Frances
Hodgson Burnett. Egerton Castle. Ste
phen Crane. Samuel II. Church Chis first
long novel since the publication of John
MarmadukeD ), Hamilton Drummond. of
king Pawn fame; John Oliver Hobbies,
Il. w. HornunS, > LeVett- Yeats, Alfred
Henry Lewis, A. w. Marchmont, A. Z. W.
Mason, Max Pemoerton, ard Eden Phil
POTTS
A very interesting work Qn the Yale
Bicentennial series on the Confederate
States of America, by John Christopher
schwab, professor of political economy in
Yale University, has been published by
Charles Scribner's Sons This work gives
a financial and industrial history Of the
South during the civil war. Others have
written the history of the finances and in
dustTies of the North. but the South has
heretofore been neglected, owing to the
lack OF reliable material upon which 10
base the complete story. Professor Schwab
treats fully the financial legislation. the
legal tender agitation, the Southern banks,
Confederate currency. Southern prices,
speculation, trade, and industries OF the
South, and the Confederate and local tax
alton.
The publication by Frederick A Stokes
Company of the novel Your Uncle Lew
has brought to light great mass of long
forgotten material bearing on the Cardiff
Giant. That stupendous hoax is exposed
in the novel. Much of this information is
new to Mr.. Charles Reginald Sherlock,
the author of the novel, though ne made
an exhaustive search upon the subject.
Among The other memorabilia which has
turned up is a collection Of photographs
taken of the giant at the time of its dis
covery at Cardiff, N Y. in 1869. showing
the mOnstrous fraud In the pit and in
process of removal from its resting place.
These photographs are the property of
Alfred Higgins Of Syracuse, n. Y, who
enjoys the distinction of being the Oldest
agent of the American Express Company.
Mr.. Higgins was onc of the syndicate Of
five capitalists who bought a three-foUrths
interest in the giant for $4,000 soon after
its discovery. OF the five, he is the only
survivor. the others having been DR.. Amos
Westcott. father Of Edward y. WCstCott,
the author of David Harum'; David
Hannum. of Homer, the reputed original
of Mr.. WestcCtt $ story; Amos Gilett. of
Syracuse, and Alfred Spencer, of Utica.
More than half the letters addressed by
Nine. du Deffand to Horace Walpole have
never been printed. These will appear in
Mrs. Paget Toynbees forthcoming new
edition of the Walpole correspondence.
She has lately discovered in private hands
ali these letters of the French woman.
They number altogether about eight hun
dred.
]. B. Lippincott Company now have in
press and will publish early in July a new
novel by George Moore, the Irish writer,
whose novel, Esther Waters, was a lit
erary senation The book is entitled Sis
ter Teresa" and is a sequel to Evelyn
Innes," which will also be remembered
as an exceedingly strong novel The same
firm viii publish new volume OF the
Variorum edition of Shakespeare, edited
by DR. Horace Howard Furness. This win
he the thirteenth volume in the edition
and will be devoted to Twelfth Night"
The Bookman' says in an article on
Poe's college life:
1t is true that Poe was just past seventeen.