The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
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liplings American publishers paid him.
$500 recently for a short story of 5000
words. American rights. sl '. .5~.>.., 4
= w. e. Lecky. the English historian, has
declined the chair Of regius professor of
history at Cambridge university, made
vacant by the death Of Lord Acton: The
latter's lectures are announced for publi-
cation in the autumn.
The London publishers who have adopt
ed the 6-penny novel idea find that it pays
to publish f1rst-class fiction at that cheap
rate. One firm has disposed of 5000 900
copies of good literature like Charles
Reade's "Cloister and Hearth
Rev. John Pierpont. one Of the early
poets Of, this country. was the grand
father of the great capitalist and pro-
moter, J. Pierpont Morgan, who is not
known to have wooed the muse, although
his literary taste is Of a high order :.
Gale Young Rice. who married FAlice |
Caldwell Hegan. author of Mrs. Wiggs of
the Cabbage Patch,'' is poet, and one
of his productions. Love Watch" appears
in the Century for March, and. in the
same number the concluding chapters Of
his: wife's: "Lovey Mary appear. Nc
by Mr.. Rice, Charles de Tocca.'' .E !
| Cotton Mather Thayer is the hero of
Anna Chaplin Rays new novel, '"The Dom
| inant Strain" His father was a Boston
| blue-blood and his mother Russian mu-
| :sician.
Little Brown & Co. announce "A Rose of
/ Normandy by w. r. A. Wilson, a. ro-
nance of the period of Louis XIV.
! Mary Catherine Crowley, author Of
| 1.-THE Heroine Of the Strait, has written
| a new novel OF the period of the war of
I 1872, :; =. :''>' ~'. 49,: =
G. p. Putnam's Sons announce for spring
publication the first volume of a series
| entitled Little French Masterpieces %
this issue to be devoted to Prosper Meri-
mee:s -. -.'>'. - - ;
|! Appleton & Co. announce 1.-The Strrup,
I Cup, novel by j. "A. Tyson, in!swhich'
I Aaron Burr figures. -. -.
1 The Scribners have transformed the
Book Buyer, into the Lamp, which is
1 bright and newsy and has more Of the
character of literary periodical Of gen
eral interest rather than the advertising
medium of a publishing house. re.. -@:~,-
4 Fleming II. 7Revell company, Chicago
announce Memorable Places Among the
7 Holy Hills" by. Professor. Robert Laird
4 Stewart. Of Lincoln university, recording
:. his personal impressions of localities he
visited i'll Palestine.
/ The Lothrop Publishing company of
Boston announces Charles Warren Stod-
dard's book Of essays, Exits, and En-
frances and a. volume of Richard Bur-
tons latest verse entitled Message and
Melody. - ''tg-.. ..e.@- :s:' = = -r.E =, ::
David Harum''' is still in large demand.
The publishers exhausted the stock on
hand several weeks ago and will issue a.
new edition next week to fill large ord
ers. a.. -.y% p. ..$ ) >..-- - -. 49,
Professor Kittredge, says in the January
Harper's: When Lewis Carroll wrote,
:. 20 frabjous day& Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy, -.
| he
his queer verb, any more than for the
equally queer and almost as ingenious ad-
jective frabjous But chortle tickled the
fancy OF his readers. 1t suggested the CUR
gle Of senilet exultation. and seemed. like
Shakspere's duke, to .'fll a place." Hence
large dictionary, and in time it may estab-
lish itself, as chuckle and giggle have
done" :
Serene s. Pratt has written a book for
the Appleton's Business Series entitled
'.The Work of Wall Street. The series
will be written by practical business men.
The .Appleton's announce a new book
by Eustace Miles. author of Muscle, Brain
and Diet" entitled 'Racquets, Tennis and
Squash"
Miss Florence .Popllam's ''The House
wives Of Edenrise," has had large sale
the Appletons say. The lady wanted her
book brought out anonymously, but yield
, , ed to the advice Of her publishers who saw
the. story would be a success
. The Harpers say in their notes: When
: DR.. Henry Van Dykes The Story Of the
! ! Other Wise Man was translated into Turk
fsh. it was submitted. in the usual course.
| to the censor. That worthy approved all
;, the book except it's title. which he said
would not do. why will it not .do?" the
, publisher asked Because it. is not true y
!. was the solemn answer. The publisher
was puzzled. mot true?" he asked .'In
what respect is it not true?" Because, y
= explained the censor, there is no wise
Z imam but Mahomet.'' The title was ac-
& cordingly changed to one which. il trans
! lated freely into English, would read
! How the Other Scientist Got Left, Be
, hind The story Is one of the chief fav-
:. orites Of American readers Its sales ir
: 1902 by the Harpers have doubled those OF
e 1901.
W. D. Howells has read Brand Whit
: : locks The 18th District and says that
;. I in it ''is embodied the very spirit of Ameri-
I can politics as politicians know 1t In al
: congressional districts" Not only the
= fastdious Howells, but the grizzly poll
: ticians remark upon the accuracy of the
> political portraiture of the book.
Q Thirty thousand copies of Frank Nor.
. ris' "The Pit were sold before the day
= of publication. 1t is an extraordinarily
: good story and everybody who reads it viii
regret that the author did not live to com.
plete the third volume Of the Epic of the
e Wheat"
J, Miss Alice Caldwell Hogan Of Louisville
y KY, author of Mrs. Wigs of the Cab
= = bage Patch" an extraordinarily popular
: story, was married recently to Mr.. Rice
J, Her new story, '''Lovey. Mary" will bt
= . issued under the name of Alice Hegar
= = Rice. It is to be hoped that the care.
: of matrimony will not arrest the activi
= ties of the lady's pen.
The Macmillan Company announce!
THE Quest of Happiness: A Study o
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Dwight Hills. pastor OF Plymouth church
, BROOKLYN. The same firm has ISSUED
le THE Care OF Books. An Essay on tn,
f Development Of Libraries and ,Tseir Fit
el tings," by John Hills Clark Lit D, Ok
Z ford.