The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
GOSSIP AND COMMENT.

Mr.. Harris Dickson, whose first novel,
''.The Black Wolf's Breed met with
such pronounced success, has completed
a new story, which the Harpers are about
9 to publish. 1t is called 1.-The Siege Of
Lady Rcsolute,'' and is q charming ro-
nance of the long siege of spirited
girls heart by a young French marquis,
who, having nortally offended her early
in: their, acquaintance, is still determined
10 win her. Mr.. Dickson has crowded,
his story with sparkling incidents and
brave adventures; but the tale is not OF
tile swashbuckling kind. tMr. Dickson is
Il young man, still in the early thirties, a
southerner by birth. "a Mississippian, I
believe) and a COSMOPOLITAN by expert
ence. He Is a lawyer, but the weaving Of
romance has made more urgent appeal
to his ina gination than the preparation
of briefs, and the success OF The Black
VOLTS Breed definitely outlined his
future.
People who are still wondering about
the authorship of can Englishwoman,s
Love Letters will shortly have their
curiosity gratifed, as TIE London Book
man announces that it has reason to be-
!eye 1.-The secret OF the authorship VII:
shortly be made public. Mr. t:arrY
Pain having shifted the Responsibility
from his shoulders and no one having
Housman, the mystery has only dee2ened
with the discussion.
Miss Ellen Glasgow has written a new
novel, which will be called The Battle
ground and will be published In London
in the spring Miss GLASGOW does not
produce novels as rapidly as some Of
her contemporaries but new books, have
appeared pretty steadily over her name
al intervals ever since her first success
full novel. 1.-THE Descendant" Miss Glas-
gov is still a very young woman. anu
much is expected of her. But many
concur in the opinion that she has never
Done anything better than The Descen-
dant,, which is strong, well-knlt, and
brilliant story.
The author of the popular novel. Mis-
tress Barbara"-Halliwell Sutclitte-ls
E one of the youngest of the successful
British writer's. He attended Nlng COL
leee, Cambridge, from 1883 to 1873, ana
took an honor's degree In mathematics.
After that, he lived in London for
,while where he did his first literary
work. He lives now near his birthplace
HaWorth. in Yorkshire. and is filled
wit}, the spirit of this scene OF his popu-
lar tales He says using that pet Eng.
fish phase, that he works like Niger
Inf can walk forty-fivc miles in day.
and by that means has sound oody 10
Keen I'D his mental activities.
The volume prepared by the late well
known art critic, Cosmo Morkhouse, on
..f,hineee Porcelain Will be issued on
this side in a few days by A. vessels
e. COMPANY, from the English edition OF
Cassell & Company Of London
The whole edition is limited 10 luto
comics Of which $50 are assigned to the
t., he I}tifI111v HIS
trated book, and sells for $1,000
!nouiries recently made by the London
Bookman show that there ara not more
than forty novelists in England VINO
can live in reasonable way on the
protits of their books alone, altho, eighty
1ve live on the combined receipts OF thelr
royalties and serial rights only illteen
or twenty receive an important part OF
their incomes from American royalties,
while only three or four can usually
count on getting more from America
than from England.
Augustine Brrell SAYS. In his Essays
and Addresses I once took a very con-
siderable author into q police court;
Thought it might chance to amuse him
Ia stood entranced whilst some poor
aramu;flin's mislemcanors and lmpro-
1riaties were brought: home to him. Il
short sentence passed. and the prisoner
led away to too familiar DOOM Then
we went out, and no sooner were We
on the street than my author sruote MS
staff upon the pavement and bitterly
bewailed the hard fate that had prevent
ed his being called to the Bar and be-
coming "Beak." gently reminded
him of his books, quite a comely row
upon the shells.
:.Hang my books he cried, waving
his stick In the direction of the mags-
trate's chair when that fellow SENDS
a poor devil to prison for six weeks. TO
prison he goes; but when I publish
bcok-nothing happens
"It,s is true" said the person of high
ideals. ..that you have attained pros
perity by your writings. But You have
produced nothing that will live.
"Well, answered tie comfortable nj
terateur. "whcn It comes to question
of which shall live. myself or my writ.
inrs I don't hesitate to sacrifice my
tings."-Washington Star.
Art Notes.