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The first edition of John Morley's
Life Of William Ewart Gladstone"
was sold out before publication.
Hawthorne and His Circle is the
title Of Julian Hawthorne's important
volume Of "reminiscences Of his father
and his fathers friends, which the
Harpers have just published.
Charles Majors new story is as diff
ferent as possible from his former
books. Life and love among the pio-
neers Of Indiana during the '30s form
the theme of "a Forest Hearth"
Jacob A. Riis. recently speaking of
the stories in his new book, "The Chill
dren of the Tenements," said that
every incident related in the book as
fiction actually happened within his
own knowledge.
The Century will publish during the
coming year what seems likely to be
pronounced a daring and unique piece
Of historical writing, "The Youth of
Washington; Told in the Form of an
Autobiography, by S. Weir Mitchell,
LII. D.
Alfred Henry Lewis, whose intimate
knowledge of inner political life IN
New York qualities him peculiarly for
revelations Of the mysteries Of poll
tics, has written novel entitled 1.-The
Boss" which has for it's subtitle How
He Came to Rule New York"
The Putnams announce the publica-
ton Of an important philosophical
work in the PHILOSOPHY of Augustus
Comte," by Prof. Bruhl, of the
University Of Paris. This is the au-
thorized English translation, and it is
pref1xed by an introduction by Fred
erick Harrison.
Arthur w. Marchmont, the author of
'In the Name Of Woman" and by
Rigth Of Sword" has completed an
other of his romances Of exciting incl
dent and political intrigue under the
title of when l Was Gar" An
American, who impersonates the Gar
of Russia, is the hero of the story.
Half a Dozen Housekeepers," the
recently reprinted story by Mrs. Kate
Douglas Wiggin, contains the first
sketch of Miranda and Jane Sawyer,
the two aunts who appear in "Rebecca
of Sunnybrook Farm" and those Gu
rious in such matters may enjoy COM
pairing the sketch and the finished pic
ture.
James r. Solely, whose biography of
Admiral Porter has just been added
by D. Appleton & Co. to the Great
Commander" series, was at work on
that book for ten years. At the time
he undertook it he was the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy. The biography
is the only one of the admiral that has
yet appeared.
Sir Gilbert Parker's book on Quebec
is said to be revelation of the amount
of stirring and bloody history that
centers around that famous old city.
Into it comes one of the most splen-
did tales of heroism in the world
the defense of the Long Sault by
Adam Daulac and sixteen other
Frenchmen against 700 Iroquois.
Henry Haynie, author of Paris,
Past and Present" has just completed
volume of "reminiscences entitled
"Celebrities in Slippers" in which the
reader will find himself in the very
presence, as it were, of emperors,
kings, queens and princes, Of savants
and distinguished musicians, Of paint
ers and philosophers, of statesmen and
great writer's, Of popes and diplomats.
Some years ago M. Filon, the French
writer, visited Mr.. Morley, who, ex-
tending his hand toward a group of
portraits on the WALL said: 1.-TWO men
have made me-Iohn Stuart Mill and
Mr.. Gladstone" Mr.. Morley, after his
Oxford days, had long struggle in
London as a man of letters before he
achieved fame, contributing to work
on the archbishops of Canterbury and
assisting in the editorship Of a literary
magazine. He also engaged in tutoral
work, and while in Paris obtained q
remarkable insight into French liter
allure, which resulted in the biogra-
phies of Voltaire, Diderot and Rous-
seau. He was the first editor in this
country who had been made a cabinet
minister, passing at a step from the
editorial chair to the Chief Secretary
ship of Ireland.