The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-20
LITERARY NOTES

Author of 1.-THE Gentleman from In
diana" and Monsieur Beaucaire," VIII
shortly begin serial publication IN NC
Clures Magazine. 1t is ABOUT TWO
years and half ago that the first nov
ell of Mr.. Harrington began in Nc
Chlre's. The fresh, romantic note, and
the authors rare gift of dramatic con-
struction were at once recognized by
readers and critics. After THE Cen
tleman from Indiana came Beau
caire." a little masterpiece of historical
romance. The stories, which have had
great success in volume form, are still
selling by the thousands.
The stories by Andrew E. Watrous,
which Messrs. Quail & Warner VIII
publish under the title, Young How
sons Wife and Some Other Women,
have passed something of a critical test
before their publication in book form.
Among those who have commented
their literary finish are the late II. Z.
Bunner and w. c. Brownell, the dis
tinguished author of French Art and
victorian Prose Masters"
From Homer to Theocritus," is the
title of a book by Edward Caps, pro-
lessor Of Greek in the University of
Chicago, just published by the Serb
ners with the sub title, "A Manual OF
Greek Literature" In his preface, the
author says:
This volume aims to present a con-
else but complete survey of the Greek
literature Of the classical period, ex-
tended so as to include the two branch
es of poetry, the new comedy and the
Idyll. which were brought to perfec-
ton after the overthrow of Greek liber-
ty by Alexander
Il have tried so far as space would
-, hair f.
ting each branch of literature and
each author, keeping constantly in
mind the course of development of the
literature as a whole. Selections from
representative English translations are
quoted in connection with the princi-
pal authors, more extensively for the
poets than for the writer's of prose.
The Scribners are unable to supply
demand with their first edition of Luke
Vincent Lockwood's Colonial Furnt-
ture in America" notwithstanding the
high price of the book. More than
half of the edition was sold before
publication, and the balance Of it last
ed for very few days afterward.
Thoughts for Everyday Living" the
book of the late Maltbie d. Babcock,
D. D., pastor of the Brick Church,
New York, is selling far beyond or
iginal expectations. 1t is now in its
fifth large edition.
According to the December Book
mans report of the six books which
have sold the best in the order Of
demand during the month" from Oc-
tober 1 to November l, 1901, Gilbert
Parker's The Right of Way" stands
at the head of the list. The report
fairly covers the entire country. The
pre-eminent success of novel in
these days means more than 1t did
decade ago, when there were not near
ly so many novels published. The edi-
tor of the New York Critic exclaims in
despair in the Christmas number:
Never since The Critis was founded,
q years ago, have so many books been
piled upon the editorial desk as within
the past two months" And yet people
are prone to blame the poor over
worked reviewer if he fails to perform
his critical task with the highest jul
dicial acumen.
In Harold MacGrath's novel. THE
Puppet Crown" there is what the low
ers of animals call bully good dog.
He is in no way minor character, but
a hinge upon which the story turns.
A San Francisco woman was told
about this dog, of his love for his royal
mistress, of his being abused by the
rabble because he was hers, and of
his timely rescue; but she did not
quite catch the title of the boot.
Prompted by a curiosity to learn the
poor animals fate, she went into
book store and innocently asked:
Have you the Pup and the Crown?"
The January National Magazine of
Boston, will contain the first of a Sc
ries of articles by Senator Mark Han
ma of Ohio, on the career of his friend,
the late President William Mckinley.
No other man was so warmly devoted
to Mckinley or so closely in touch with
him. These articles will embody the
senator's estimate of his friends char
acter and life work, and give many in
teresting incidents of his career. They
will be the most widely read and au-
thoritative contributions on this sub
ject. which is of the profoundest in
terest to all patriotic Americans.