The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-09
LITERARY. NOTES

The Century announces The Training
of Wild Animals" by F. G. Bostock, the
well-known animal trainer.
The Macmillan company will issue the
promised biography of the late Professor.
John Fiske in October.
The Macmillan company announce The
Island Of Formosa Past and Present" by
James w. Davidson, United States con s
sui in Formosa, where he has studied the
island and it's people diligently and INTEL
ligently. This firm also announce "Bos-
ton: The Place and the People,, for au-
tumn publication, by M. A. Devote Howe.
King Solomon is now charged with pla-
giarism in freely cribbing from Moralist
Plah hot ek's book, which was written In
Egypt $500 years before Solomon COM
p1eted his Proverbs"
Hop Smiths son Berkeley is in Paris,
writing a book on his experience in that
city, which Funk & Wagnalls will pub
lsh under the title, How Paris Amuses
ITSELF
The Lothrop Publishing company, $50
Atlantic avenue, Boston will issue soon
1.-THE Lions of the Lord by II. b. Viii
son. author Of 1.-The Spenders," his first
novel, issued last year and fine success
Professor Raleigh of Glasgow has near
w completed a critical volume on Words
worth, to be companion volume 10 MS
Milton.
George Moore has written new novel
entitled "The Untitled Field.
The London Mail says: "From The
Book Sales Of 1902 by Frank Kinder,
that monument Of patience and enthus-
| iasm, we gather that prices of rare vol
umes are steadily increasing, and fthat
the rise is mainly due to the trans-Atlan-
tic demand. Mr. Kinder does not hest
tate to declare that private collections in
this country are yielding up their treas
| ure with a haste which cannot but be re-
garded with concern There was no
| library of the first Importance sold dur
| ing the year. The highest price paid was
for Caxton, in the Bedfordshire library,
| namely, 82,225. This went to America
Little, Brown & Co., Boston, have is
sued "Ashmont's Kennel Diseases re-
written and enlarged. Ashmont is Dr. j.
f. Perry of Boston, a leading authority
on dogs.
|. The Macmillan company, New York,
published William Carrot Browns
novel, "a Gentleman Of the South" on
June 8.
A new illustrated edition of Bryan's
Dictionary of Painters and Engravers,' -
first issued in 1876 will be published in the
| autumn, fully revised, by the Macmillan
company. There will be 500 new biogra-
phies.
Cutcliffe Hyne's new story, "Thomp-
sons Progress" will be published by the
1 NA1CAlllidn company ABOUT the middle OF
June. They will issue in the autumn q
new novel by Miss Beulah Marie Dix en-
titled "Blount of Breckenhow.''
The title of James Lane Aliens forth
coming novel has been changed from
"Crypts of the Heart to 1.-THE Mettle OF
| the Pasture" from line Of Shakspere.
The Smart Set Publishing company
New York. has published 1.-THE Fighting
Chance; The Romance of an Ingenue," by
Miss Gertrude Lynch; illustrated It is 8
/ political novel, with more love and love
intrigues in it than politics. Two women
Mrs de la Mar and Edith Deming, con.
trive, with the help Of two men, to make
very interesting story.
4 Mrs. Amelia Barr will go to England TO,
her summer vacation.
j Little, Brown & Co. will publish the
American edition of "a Prince Of Sin.
ners," by e. Phillips Openheim, the BOP.
ular English novelist and author Of "a
Millionaire of Yesterday 'The Traitors, :
letc.
Mcclure, Phillips & Co. have contracted
with Conan Doyle for eight stories, which
u after serial publication, will be issued ii
book form.
4 George Meredith recently completed hi!
;. seventy fifth year and the fiftieth yea,
of an honorable and successful literary ca
|, reer, but he has never been accorded an,
title Of honor. Tennyson was the onl,
man in England who has been made
peer Of the realm for pure literary talent