The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09
Authors, Publishers ~
~ ~ and Their Books.

"Bueli Hampton novel by new author that is
said surpass any story OF tho West yet written
to be published early date by Forbes Co Boston)
The Willis George Emerson OF the copper fields
Southern WYOMING miner in the Sierra Madra and il
said the story written from beginning to end in
miners cabin. The literary editor Of of the leading
daily papers of New York City says OF it, Buell. Hamp-
ton is the first manuscript OF any novel have read in
many years that held fascinated from FIRST word TO the
last 1t is filled with clever plots and dramatic situations
and will certainly cassed the greatest novels Of
the new century Already negotiations are under way for
its dramatzation by OF the leading dramatsts the
country.
D. Appleton Co. have just brought ont a new edition
of THE Presidents of the United States edited by General
James Grant Wilson. The article President Mckinley
gives brief Of the Spanish American
war and concludes with the sad story of the prcs
dents tragic death sketch OF President Roosevelt is
added written by Wister. To the beautiful
craving Of the previous editions been added fine por-
trait OF the latest and youngest OF the nations chief mags
The notable list Of contributors includes Secretary
John Hay who the sketch OF Lincoln Jefferson Da
Wis who wrote the life of Zachary Taylor Carl Scharz
who reviewed Rutherford r. Hayes; Horace Porter on
Grant and William Walter Phelps Garfield The book
forms interesting history OF the United States from the
viewpoint OF the White House,
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"The Leopards Spots" by Thomas Dixon IT, made its
appearance week from the OF Doubleday Page
Co, with a first edition Of copies 1t is novel Of
the civil and the reconstruction from the Souhener
point Of view beginning where Uncle Toms Cabin left
off and continuing up to the present time The author was
born in North Carolina, but has lived IN Boston and New
York and he long well known throughout the South
before he became famous in the North lecturer 1t
will be remembered that during the first Pakburs days
he was indicted by grand jury for his cathnG remarks
concerning the New York City government
Mr. Allen French the author OF "The Colonals" a sue
cessul novel Of the beginnings of the Revolution,
who has given himself wholly to literary pursuits He
has write fiction Lie work lie is we'll
trained and widely read student the greatest
securing accuracy of background and in the OF
teria holds the creed that only the careful
OF material is essential but that permanent literary
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of style. Mr. French is resident of Concord Mass he is
graduate of the Massachuets Institute OF Technology
and of Harvard college.
Another new novel of considerable will be The
Siege Of Lady Resoute" by Harris Dickson Mr.. Dickson
is young Mississippi lawyer. who made his reputation
through the success of his first novel THE Black VOLTS
Breed" II almost by chance that he driitcd into era
tue He had definitely settled aim in that direction, and
had written The Black VOLTS Breed at odd moments
largely for his recreation and pleasure publisher hap
pened the manuscript declared IL excellent and car
ried it off in triumph. The success OF this book led Mr.
Dickson to adopt authorship professionally
When Mr.. Lewis gave the publishers Of "Wolfylc
Days the copy for the title page OF this book they were
surprised by the mention it OF former volume by t,
author entitled Pearls and Swine Inquiry developed the
fact that this the title OF the Life OF Richard Gro
ker" which, we'll Stiown written py the author
Wolfve prior to his difference OF opinion with the beac
OF Tammany Hall After the rupture between Mr. Levi
and Mr. Croker the former had ne" edition ot the 6i
ography of the Boss printed and took This opportunity for thu
decidedly sensational change of title just referred TO-
Messrs A. c McClurg Co. announce that fourl
volume is added their successful Southern Sketches
series this spring Previous volumes were devoted TO Hcor
gia Tennessee and South Carolina, and f work DR.
Samuel Mnturn Peck has described the people oil Ala
bama through the medium of collection OF snort stories
Dr. Peck native OF the State and should be able Il
handle the local color with considerable defines
Apropos Of the forthcoming centennial OF the Louisiana
purchase Sheppard Stevens author OF 81 the King" an
The Sword OF Justice" has written In the Eagles alon
which Little Brown & Co. will publish in the spring. lie
new book is Of the Louisiana purchase and tn
principal scenes laid in the Middle West and Paris
The Scrbners for March publication novel q
f contemporary life in the South by Mary Iappsn Wrgh
author of "A Truce and Other Tales 1t will be cnutc
Aliens" and it deals with the social and slight es
tent with political conditions of period recer
than fiction has hitherto treated.