Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-17

quence, a reproduction Of 1.-THE Cap
tain Of the Janlzaries" has been issued
In Turkey.
A strikingly beautiful young woman
who affects Bohemian and studio lie
picked up the manuscript Of THE Mis-
sissippi Bubble" while waiting for Mr..
HUT, the illustrator one day, and be-
came so interested in the heroine that
she offered to pose as the beautiful
Catharlne. The result Is shown in the
frontispiece,
Lady Roses Daughter" Mrs. Hum
phry Wards new serial story which
began in Harpers Magazine for May,
win run about a year The scene is
laid in England and the characters be-
long TO and mingle with the high Off
cia and social life on London and var
ious country seats. OF course a strong
amount Of love interest runs through
the book, and those delightful old rem.
nants who descended from the lords
and ladies Of yesterday receive ample
recognition from the pen OF the gifted
authoress. Present day society holds
the larger part of the book
Onoto Watanna, the young America
japanese woman who wrote that most
successful romance, "A japanese Night
lngale,' was born AT Nagasaki, and Is
one Of Il brothers and sisters. When a
mere girl she was a clever parliament
tary reporter at Jamaica. in the West
Indies. Afterwards she came TO the
states and did newspaper work, pub
fishing her first Oriental story In a
western newspaper. Her mother was
a japanese, educated in England, and
her father an Englishman. She is az
work on new novel, which will be
published by the Harpers next fall.
The Living Age has begun a new
serial by Miss Chrlstabel Coleridge,
which opens attractiyely. Miss Coler-
idge comes naturally by her literary
gifts, as she is a granddaughter OF
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. She is a wr-
ter OF the type Of Miss Yonge, and IL
now engaged in Miss Yonges biogra-
ply.
Cecil Rhodes provided in his will for
two scholarships for every state and
territory In the United States for three
years at oxford university. England
His wisely directed generosity makes
very timely the appearance Of John
Corbins interesting book entitled "An
American at Oxford"
"The Tory Lover" by Sarah Orne
Jewett, which was one Of last seasons
popular novels. has now been translated
into French and Italian.
over half million copies Of the three
Virglnian romances by Mary Johnston
have been sold within the last three
and half years. Her last book. "Au-
drey," has thus far broken all records
in matter Of large and rapid sale.
The Illustrations which T.. Boyd
Smith has done for Abbie Farwell
Browns Scandinavian tales FOR chill
dren, I'm the Days OF Giants" are us
ually effective and make the book very
attractive. This Is Mr.. Smiths first
work since his return 10 this country
after an extended stay In France.
II ls a matter Of special good fortune
that the life Of Hawthorne IN u~rgh-
ton, Mifiiin & Co.'S American Men OF
Letters Series has been written by Prof.
George r. Woodberry No literary
man Of our time is better fitted TO deal
with Hawthorne's elusive. subtle, and
fascinating personality. The book is
now In preparation.
An American book has Just been
crowned" In Paris where the Societ a. |
has awarded the Prlx