The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-10
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Literary Notes
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Mary johnston Virginian romances have
sold to the extent Of over half a million copies
during the last three and half years
G. P. Putnam's Sons announce an "An-
thology Of Russian Literature to- be edited
in two volumes by Professor Leo Wiener OF
Harvard University. =
novel of Babylonian life Of the period of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT by a new writer, j. NJ. Ward,
is announced. Quite an ambitious undertak-
ing for new writer =. 4 = tss+sNt
Miss Liljencranz, the talented author Of
1.-THE Thrall of Lief the Lucky" SAYS the
name Lief is not pronounced "Leef. but
Life" Miss L. ought to know.
AN edition de luxe of John Fiske's works
is announced by Houghton, Mif1in & Co.,
printed from new plates 1T will be limited.
to 100. 900 copies and will be sold by subscrip-:
ton. %#->>,S s. E5.% ~ AZ i
Mayor Jones of Toledo says that Brand
Whitlocks 1.-THE Thirteenth District" is the
only story he ever. read which tells of the
political -. game as pract1caI' pollt1cians
know it. r. i5& IN &. &; !.
The London Mail remarks: The American
invasion continues. Their novels wax IN
quantity and quality This is not probably
to be accepted as compliment What is 1t
to wax in quality?
The Century company announces new
"Chimmie Fadden' book by e. w. Townsend,
entitled "Chimmie Fadden and Mr.. Paul,
and recording further adventures of the char
acters in the former book.
Two more volumes Of the Letters Of Bis
marck," containing much correspondence tie
tween him and the Emperor William and: 9TH
er letters of value, will he brought out in
| London and New York in October
The new Carnegie free library at Atlanta
has a childrens room in which is fine
,manteI with tiles which illustrate the Frost
pictures in the Appleton's edition of Joel
| Chandler Harris ''Uncle Remus.'
Frank Stockton left the most pleasing i'm
pressions of his literary work behind, His
last published story, kate Bonnet was a
consistent finale of series of books. every
one of which took wrinkles out of human
| faces.
| Fleming H. Revell company, Chicago an
nounce ''Old Glory and the Gospel in the
Philippines by DR.. Alice Byram Condict, a
cultured Christian lady who has been close
observer of the inner home life of the Filipi-
nos for some time.
| The Saturday Evening Post OF Philadelphia
in its issue of April "a contains a paper by ex-
! President Cleveland entitled The Serene
| Duck Hunter in which he records Inany Of
his own experiences in the prosecution of
| that sport, In a cheerful and even humorous
way. a@A
| The French will next year celebrate the
centenary of Alexandra Dumas, pere, who
wrote about 300 novels and plays, including
the well-known Monte Cristo." The trouble
with Dumas, pere, was that, when he got
started on a novel he did not know when to
stop.
w. D. Howells says ais new story. THE
Kentons," was the original germ of Their
| Silver Wedding Journey. He had written
portion of it, but, concluded to make Elinor
Kenton the central figure in a separate story,
and did not take UP the inchoate novel until
| last year. u.
Mr.. Morley expects to finish his life Of
Gladstone and publish it before Christmas.
| 1t will be practically q history of England
sduring the past f1esS years. Herbert Paul is
to write book of tns same character in four