Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-24
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Tolstoi has finished that part of his
biography which deals with his child
hood.
Rudyard Kipling's new volume of
poems will be called The Five Ma
TONS"
Give Holland, whose Japanese sto-
ries have been very successful, is writ
ing another novel Of the same kind.
Some one has concisely described the
heroine of Lady Roses Daughter as
a combination Of Becky Sharp and
Eve.
NIaarten Martens new novel will
be entitled "Dorothea" and will be is
sued probably in the autumn. The au-
thor is now in London.
Ernest Thompson Seton, the we'll
known writer on nature subjects, is
writing a long story for boys. This
will be his first in that field.
John L. Trowbridge, the author, at
the age of rs. is now occupied in the
preparation Of his autobiography,
which he calls "My Own Story"
"AIr. Keegan's Elopement," by Win
ston Churchill, will be the third of the
clever stories appearing in the Mac
milan series of Little Novels by ta-
vorite Authors"
j. J. Bell, the author Of "Wee Mac
greegor,'' is now in London reaping
the harvest of popularity following his
sudden success. He is engaged on
SEQUEL to his humorous study of Glas-
cow life.
Oh, the taking" titles of these new
novels! "HoneyLovey and Loyey-
Dovey," and-the Lord knows what!
And England persists in saying that
America has no literature! Atlanta
Constitution.
An edition de luxe of the complete
works of Matthew Arnold is in course
of preparation by the Macmillans. The
fifteen volumes will appear monthly,
and will be limited to 500 copies for
England and $50 for America.
The Macmillan Company is publish
ing this week Owen Wister's amusing
story, PHILOSOPHY Four" which re-
lates how two Harvard boys ground
up for an examination, also how they
passed better than their tutor.
Of Rider Haggard's absorbing story,
liking Solomon's Mines" more than
100000 copies have now been sold. A
still large sale may be looked for, as
an abridged edition for schools has
been prepared with the authors con-
sent.
G. p. Putnam's Sons are preparing a
new edition of "Old Court Life in
France" by Frances Elliott, which
was first published in two volumes In
1872. The new edition will include
several additional and notable illustra-
tons.
A literary discovery of some moment
has lately been made in Rome. The
MS. of an autobiography of Silvio Pei
leo, which was supposed to have been
burned soon after completion has been
found. It is said to be full of strange
political revelations.
Professor Angelo Heilprin, the au-
thor of Mont Pelee and the Tragedy
of Martinique which has been recog-
nized as the authoritative work upon
the subject, has been awarded the
Elisha Kent Kane medal, which has
been conferred on only two scientists
previous to this time.
Katharine lyman, the writer OF
Irish stories, perhaps better known IN
her own field than any other woman
now contributing to fiction, has just
completed new novel and her pub
fishers in this country, ]. P. Lippin-
colt Company, will issue it immediate
" under the title, "Red, Red Rose"
Mrs. Frank r. Stockton has pre-
pared for "The Captains Toll Gate,
Mr.. Stocktons posthumous nove
which the Appletons will publish, q
memorial sketch, in which she says
"In regard to the present story, The
Captains Toll Gate although it is
now after his death first published, il
was all written and compiled by him
self. No other hand has been allowed
TO add to or to take from it,"
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