The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
latress of a History of the Abipones.

latress of a History of the Abipones.'
1t is quite a fad with tho publishers
these days to produce the work OF un-
known authors. The c. NJ. Clark PUB
fishing Company, for instance, built up
Sawyer and s'Blennerhassett, by
Charles FELTON, Pidgin, who had never
appeared as a writer of books until these
were issued. The next novel from TINS
house, entitled Hester Blair, Will ne
the first effort of another new Writer,
William Henry Carson This VIII oe his
first book, and the publishers nave az
copied another novel by MIN, ~ ApPS1Ne
some months hence.
The appearance of ''Kelah,' the alleged
nosthunous poem by Edgar Allan roc
reminds me OF the following aua@feaiih'
which appeared in the English papers
some time ago and was said to have been
written by Austin Dobson in a copy o.
Foes works.
II wonder when America will know
That much her greatest oaro - ho5 '.
Poe;
T sav this reminiscent and defiant
or Boxer rabb and LongfelloW, ana
Bryant"
The Scribncrs announce for immeulate
publication a wholly new edition OF 1heo-
dore Roosevelts 1.-The Rough Riders.
This book. it will be remembered, was
originally published rather claporaeeis'
and Immediately won so distinct @ recos
milton that there at once arose q demand
for. a nouular. edition at Il much cheaper
Price. This has been selling widely.
There has lately, however, colncldent
with the authors increasing reputation at
nome and abroad, and the translation o.
his OLIVER Cromwell into trench. arisen
a demand for an edition OF Ihe NouSh
l;ders'. that will come between Tue wv
existing editions, q; not elaborate DOCK, We.
one of permanent library 'diuS' eN -
a price to correspond.
Such an edition, retaining all the NUS
tration of the mere elaborate edltlol' .lie
nuDIishers now have on the prtSS W..
,bc burmese Of supplanting both the otner
editions.
Nessrs. Thomas Y Crowcll & Company
announce The immediate puoilca..oii 81 o
rev novel by Lucy Clea>er McElroy'
.ntbnr of "Juletty.'' The title Of the new
novel is THE Silent Pioneer, and has
ror tic setting old Kentucky in the time
or Daniel Boone The manuscript Ioi
this new novel was completed short!y
before the death of Mrs. McElroy, when
occurred on December l6ti
,rre uumphrv Wards Eleanor has
been dramatizcd. and "lll De p n,,seat.a
IN The spring at the ST, James Theatre,
Tondon. The part of Lucy will be created
Nv, Miss Eleanor Robson. Mrs. Ward S
NV novel is awaited with great interest
since the announcement has peell llidue
that it is even a finer work than Flea
ror." The new story will iun serlailE IN
Hayper's Magazine, beginning IN the May
number.
rrhs highest price ever paid for a, first
folio shakespeare was received at re-
cent sale in London, where a copy IN
fa;rIv GOOD condition broughtH $500, the
recor,. price.
The Booknan will begin. in its March
issue, the serial publication of Fuel OIL
Fi1c," a new novel by Ellen Thorney-
craft L owler.
The most charming St. Valentines Slft
of the occasion of the 18th was the beau-
liful limited edition OF MarloWc's Inc
Passionate Shepherd to His Love with
The Nynphs Reply" h. Sir Walter
Raleigh, published by Il. II. Russell. Inc
famous lyric, which begins Come I'VE
With me and be my love, AND we VII itil
the pleasure prove, That hills and val
lcys. dale ana field, And all the crasgy
mountains yield was turned out in an
exquisite dress of flexible Vellum covers,
tied Wei linen tape, after the manner or
the Eclmscott Publications OF William
Morris, and stamped IN gold with Won
derful decorative pattern suggestive OF
Morris beautiful wall papers and hang
inSs The book was printed at the De
in, l.lf-y nj
signed by hand and every page was en-
beIliShed with a beautiful border III the
bottom Of which u charming landscape
vignctte was set, and large ruprlcated
initial at the beginning OF each HAND
made paper, excellent printing and pains
taking care in every detail of workman
ship all combined TO make this an ideal
book for boolllovers and collectors ana
for a Valentine remembrance.
The recent unwilling of a Hcinc Eonu-
ncnt in the Montmartro Cemetery, Paris.
in the presence of a cosmopolitan gath
ering of about two thousand men anc
women, was a literary event OF more imam
usual importance The monument, which
is the work of the Danish sculptor LOUIS
Hasselriis and was planned by Hslhes
Austrian admirers, takes the form OF
,,,destal ornamented with a Tyre and sur
mounted by the poets bust. Herr Con-
stantin Noske, member OF the Austrian
Eeichsrath and President of the Vienna
Memorial Committee, opened the proceed
ircs He was followed by NJ. Castor
Dechamr,s and Dr. Max Nordau, ooth OF
whom delivered eloquent addresses on
Heine's life and work.
Frank r. Stoclton's forthcoming novel,
Kate Bonnet, to be published by the APP
,j,., pia rvai nv execution
II dooran of humor and incident. The
nostcr which has been sent out as its
advance agent is a perfect wonder OF
pirate splendor and armed-to-the-teeth
heroics.
Bv the way, the poster advertising Miss
Jnhnston's "Audrcy' is highly crcditable