New-York tribune., 1902-02-24

A special timeliness will mark the appearance
this month with the Appletons imprint of
Charles Eyre Pascoe's work on The Pageant
and Ceremony Of the Coronation of Their Majes-
ties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in
Westminster Abbey" It gives a complete
count of the coronation rites and ceremonies
and state pageants The author, II is said, has
had unusual facilities for making his book au-
Shoritative. 1t is fully illustrated.
Next week will the completion Of the Mac
rnillan Company's elaborate Encyclopaedia OF
LAmerican Horticulture" by the publication of
the fourth volume Professor Liberty H. Bailey.
of Cornell University is the editor Of this
nmental undertaking, which seems destined TO
take its place the final and authoritative
nwork OF its kind.
i A melancholy interest will attach to book
by the late Rev. DR.. Maltbie D. Babcock for
1nerly pastor OF the Brick Presbyterian Church.
of this city, that the Scribners announce for
early publication. It is a series of letters de-
scribing his visit to the Holy Land year ago.
on the return from which his death occurred.
1t is entitled Letters from Egypt and Pales-
tine" the letters being those written to the
mems association of his church. They pub
5ished by arrangement with Mrs. Babcock, in
response TO requests from his friends and con-
grsgation. DR.. Riggs. of Auburn Seminary.
ahe leader of the party of clerymen and others
of which DR.. Babcock one, has verified the
Historical and geographical references, and the
volume is illustrated with photographs taken
on the journey by DR.. Babcock and Mr.. Dwight
azlnaendorf, who accompanied him.
They have not announced 1t in stentorian
tones but Houghton Diiffiin & Co. are willing
to admit that the advance orders for Miss Mary
Johnston's new novel, Audrey have been so
large that the first edition of ii will be 125OO
copies This is considerably larger than the
FIRST editions Of several popular novels published
recently that were considered at the time TO be
establishing a record for the first printing of
this sort of book.
Stewart Edward Whites Western story. The
I3Iazed Trail" is about appear from the
dresses Of Mcclure. Phillips & Co. 1t is the
second OF what Mr.. White intends to make
series of Western frontier stories, illustrating
that life in its different phases. The West
erner' was the first The Blazed Trail" is
about a timber war in the great pine forest Of
the Northwest Mr. White has spent much time
In the region he describes. his father being
large owner Of forest land there. His next
Western story will be about the Hudson Bay
Company's region.
Miss Josephine DOGSe OdShdIn : ne" DOOh
1.-THE Madness of Philip" is a collection Of
child stories-not for children. however, but
for grown ups" The pictures by Miss F. Y.
Cory are numerous and apt. Mcclure, Phillips
& Co. have the book ready for March l.
A suit is pending on behalf Of Egerton Castle
against The Delneator" magazine, on account
of the story, The Secret Orchard" secured from
him for publication in it as a serial that has a
similarity with the disa greement between Hall
Caine and The Lady's Magazine in England
regarding the morality of his novel The Eter-
nal City" On the arrival of the first part Of
the manuscript the publishers of The Delnea-
tor refused to publish it, on the ground OF
immortality. It was then offered to another
magazine, which promptly accepted and printed
st. Suit was brought against The Delineator'
because of the reduced price received for the
novel on account of the delay. The precise legal
i point raised by these cases has never been
passed upon by the courts of either England
or the United States. That against the Ameri-
tean magazine is still pending, the Frederick
a Stokes Company, Mr.. Castles publishers.
say. and the decision will establish precedent.
1.-THE Secret Orchard" has had high degree of
ssuccess in this country, and in a number Of
canadian cities has been among the best sell
fng books. Mr. Castle is said to be at work
"a new novel, the title of which. as first chosen
Fby him, to be "A Garden Of Simples," but
his American publishers discovered that the
Ecribners had published another book under
exactly the same title, so Mr.. Castle is choosing
another.
Miss Josephine Preston Peabody notes the
Eerror that several leading reviews of her poet
t5cal play "Marlowe' have made in conveying
r1he impression that Marlowe kills himself in
Ffhe tavern brawl Of the last act. All the ac-
counts Of Marlowe agree that Archer kills him.
but she points out. mere instrument
AFTER the quarrel scene in her play. the Host.
.piecing out the account Of the bystanders TO the
Watch says. Twas done with his dag
ger" which line may have served 10 suggest
this obscure reading. But the tradition that
Archer slew Marlowe with Marlowe's own dag
ger was one of the most persistent details in
differing accounts, and a picturesque feature
of special judgment upon Disappearing Tam
bolin.'' It was used in old ballad THE
Atheists Tragedie' with Marlowe's name