The sun., 1903-02-25


Doubleday a Page will publish In book
form the speeches which Mr.. Ford has
selected TO represent him.
Mrs. George Madden Martin Of Emmy
Lou fame is writing q novel for fall publi-
cation.
Gelett Burgess writes to New York friends
that although he isn't quite happy away
from San Francisco the wanderlust has
come upon him. and he is about to migrate
to New York for a stay Of considerable
length. Mr. Burgess and Will Irwin are
collaborating nowadays and have several
| books under way.
Apropos Of the Irwins Wallace Irwin's
Love Sonnets Of a Hoodlum- have been
included among the books for study in
the English department OF the University
Of California. The book Is recommended
as an example Of perfect sonnet construc-
ton, quite apart from the question OF SUBJ
ject matter.
Mr. Irwin says that the sonnets were.
In a way. the outcome Of q Christening
and sad experience. The censors OF Le-
land Stanford University. irreverently
as -the fire department had already told
Will Irwin that the college could dispense
with his attendance. Then Wallace Irwin
fell into the hands Of the judges and was
| threatened with fate Like unto that OF his
| brother
The prospect was depressing. and Young
Man-About-to-be-Fire ed wandered out be-
meath the eucalyptus trees dolefully. The
mood fntpd aYp In fha ali
Il sometimes think I'm not 40 warm"
and that excited enough comment to sus-
gest to its author the idea Of cycle OF
slang sonnets.
Another postIumous book by Sir Walter
Besant is announced. 1t will be a volume
Of essays dealing with the problem Of
bettering the conditions Of the poor. and
Be-"
Another posthumous publication will
be novel for which the late Mrs. Alexander
left the MS Kitty Costello s the name
OF the story, which has an Irish setting.
Herbert Stone 4 Co. expect to publish
In the spring a new book by the author oy
the STORY OF Mary Maclane." and the
public will have an opportunity OF gauging
definitely the amount Of intellectual ability
behind the spectacular morbidness which
gained notoriety for the authors first
book
Oaoto watanna claims that she originated
the especial brand Of pigeon English which
added distinctly to the charm OF A Jap
anese Nightingale and The Wooing of
Wistaria' Moreover. she says there is an
almost inexhaustible fund Of amusing
English dialect scattered through the
Orient.
A sample Of such dialect taken from a
Siamese newspaper would seem to bear
out the statement. 1t runs this way:
Shooting outrage. o, fearful agony;
Khoon Fong one Of Phys Songs staff, was
on q mission TO lampoon. and on return
shot dead by some miscreants. Scoundrels
Oh! Untirnely death! OH fearful! OH
He'll! Friends expressed their morne. The
cowardice dog is at large. Six soldiers and
policemen were at once despatc ched."
The scare head in pigeon En- glish appears
to he the real thing.
Elmore Elliot Peake, author Of THE
Pride Of Telfair," is an indefatigable stu
dent Of human types and gatherer Of lit
erary copy. short time ago. the pro-
pensity made trouble for him. He had
been travelling around after an eccentric
and somewhat bibulous town character, |
picking up his queer expressions, culling |
his anecdotes. studying his mannerisms.
Suddenly, one day. the old fellow turned
upon the novelist to whom he had never |
before spoken,
Young man, you write stories, he said !
Mr.. Peake pleaded guilty
We'll. the b'ys has put me next, and If |
ever hear of you putting me in a story, |
III break every bone in your - body
He evidently meant business. and he |
didn't go into the book.
The Canadian edition Of Mrs Humphry
Wards Lady Roses Daughter" is the |
largest edition OF any single novel ever
sold to the Canadian market in advance
Of publication.
W. d. Howells new novel. Questionable
Shapes is completed and will be published |
this spring.
Lillian Pettingill has written in -Toilers
OF the Home" record Of her experiences
in domestic service. The story is a frank,
genuine account Of the things that really
happened to her during the time of her
experiment and a strong tinge Of humor
makes the social study exceedingly human
The story will appear in ESerybodp's and |
then be published as a book bv Doubleday,
Page Co
THE Woman Who Tolls followed this |
same career and ia meeting wit h remarkable |
success, partly owing TO it's intrinsic inter-
est. and partly to the incidental advertis-
ing given to II by President Roosevelt, in
his race suicide letter.
In Paris, where NJ ,re and Bessie Van
Worst. the authors. make their home dur
ing much Of the year, the book has excited
much interest. as an exposition OF the re-
lation between woman and labor in this
country. NJ. Brunetie-e recently enter
tanned Mrs Van Worst for the purpose
Of introducing to her the Partisan sociol-
OF SITS who had been interested In her work;
and Partisan journals have discus usssd at
length the problems act forth in the book
Stewart Edward Whites 'Conjurors
un,ea . atnru ~ ha u,I.oo', Ma, 49,.