The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28
J" The Shadow of the
FALL ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Books Publishers Are Turning


New Books Publishers Are Turning
Out.
me predictions OF the summer that be-
cause OF the difficulty in maintaining tho
nigh pressure OF tho previous season
there would be a decreased productive
ness In the 'reld OF literature" are not
substantiated by the autumn announce
nientS OF the publishers which are coming
out from day to day.
It Is true that from present appear
ances there are fewer novels on thsNlsts
than there were years ago. and more
BOOKS or the sort which may be clasSed
as Studies" but the romance tendency
is perceptibe in the choice OF topics 1of
many OF Inese-Ior instance, IN the Lewis
and Clark DOORS. All OF che. leading pup'
fishers have not turned out their fe'l 2s7
noEncemcnts yet
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND co.
From the lists Of the Houshton-M iffein
Company, OF Boston, We gather that they
will maintain this season their tradluonal
high standard IN publications In hcton
they VIII turn out Thos. Bailey Aldrlcks
"a Sea Turn and Other Matters, new
collection OF his ininitab!a short stories;
the Baroness Won Hutter's our Lady Of
the Beechcs'' the story OF an lnterna-
tionai romance; Cara Louise lBurnham,s
.-Ine Right Princess,' which is founded
on "Chusran Science and Is thus
novelty in fiction; Burton z. Stevensons
1.-The Heritage, q story tale OF the ONO
frontier IN the days OF st. Clair ana
Wayne; elizabeth Stuart Phelps ward $
Avery that powerful love story when
appeared In serial under the title Ills
N1re:" carlo Bates THE Diary OF
Saint" and several books by others such
as '"I,ne Heart OF the Doctor, by Aiabel
roster: "A Downrenter's Son." by fi'1f''
Han; ..The Lanlplighter," by Maria 5.
Cummlns. &c, &c.
In history, biography and letters Tough
ten tand Mifflin are particularly strong.
having John Fiskes New France and
New England" a new Cambridge e6i-
ton OF Jockhart's Life of Sir Walter
Scott" Higginson's Life OF LongfelloW.
N the American Men OF Letters Series:
VI ocdberry's Nathaniel Hawthorne, In
the same series: Stanisla.u; Murray liam
ilton's Letters to Washington and other
examples.
in Juvenile works there are books of
peculiar Southern interest-''The Cham
Mon by Charles Egbert Craddock. and
."The Flag on the Hilltop by Mary
Tracy Earle The holiday and illustrated
books are some that will undoubtedly
sell well in the season. The religious
books new and special editions, and the
miscellaneous list are very attractive to
the book lover.
THE AIACNILLAN COMPANY.
The MaGniifans show q list of over go
authors. and a very good list it Is. They
come out particularly strong on history
and biography, naming first the late John
Fiske's book OF Essays Historical and
Literary" These two volumes of essays
comprise the only posthunous work COM
CO l. lsr,-% tow
Nr. Fiske himself before his death.
There are also THE Life OF William
Ewart Gladstone" by John Morley; Ed
ward Everett Hale's Memories of a
Hun 5red Years; Jacob Riis' 1.-THE Bat
tie with the Sums; a new and cheaper
edition of the famous "reminiscences OF
the Rt Rev. Henry Benjamin Whipple,
Bishop Of Minnesota. called lights and
Shadows OF a Long Epfscopate," and an
especially novel and interesting volume
by Professor Charles Falstead Van Tyne.
PHI D. Of the University of Pennsylvania.
called THE Loyalits In the American
Revolution" It is a history Of the po-
lit:cal and social struggle between the
American Wings and Tories. and it's au-
thor abandons the old line Of treatm
Of the American Revolution to show tina
the great struggle for independence was
quite as much q civil war as it was a
war between the colonies and the mother
country.
In fiction the Macm1llans follow the
tendency TO pleasantly dtdactic literature.
First IS Latacacio Hearn's "kotto,'
collection Of japanese stories that may
be called copwehby curios so premeated
they seem by description with the au-
thor's mysterious charm: "A Joyous
Journey Round Rugen," by the author
of Elizabeth and Her German Garden,
&c: r. Marion Crawfords he Last of
the Vestals," new romance of Rome;
| Gertrude A1nersons The Splendid Idle
| torties," stories Of old California: Jack
London's "Children of the Frost" Fred
Plains" Isreal Zangwilrs THE Grey
Wig the James x. Hackett edition OF
The Cr1sIs,,' and others.
| The announcement is rich In holiday
| gift books, books Of travel, description
| and outdoor Ire, oaaks for the young,
books on art, and archaeology, poetry,
| peiles-ietters. sport, politics. economies,
sociology ana kindred topics. 1t IS a
Very long list. 1t would be well to ask
] the publishers to mail YOU one.
A. c. MCLURG & COMPANY.
| The fall announcenlnts of a. c. Nc
! Clurg & Company include five volumes
| OF fiction. notable historical reprint, a
| beautifully embellished nature book, five
| volumes of miscellaneous character, and
| five books for young people-seventeen
| titles in oil, which the publishers say
will be tho most generally attractive list
! in manner and make up that they have
! yet offered.
The most notable undertaking will be
! the popular edition of Lewis and Clark 9
| Travels. edited by Dr.. James K. Hosmer,
and of a general character that is likely
| TO make it the standard library edition
of this invaluable work.
| Possibly next in importance will be
| ''The Birds of the Rockies by the well
known authority. DR.. Leander S. Keyser,
will full page plates in colors by Louis
| Agassiz Tuertes. text Illustrations by
! Bruce Horsfali, and full page plates from
| photographs.
1 A beautiful holiday edition of Max Null
| ler's "Memeries." with Illustrations, cover
| design, and decorations by Blanche Os-
| tertag is also a notable item on this list.
The fiction includes q volume of clever
| stories of Chicago business life by Will
! Payne, called "On Fortunes Road" with
| Illustrations by Thomas Fogarty; q
| spirited and excited historical novel. 1.-The