Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-12


MIR. Guggy, one time resident OF la.
wall. has written book on the geol-
ogy of Fiji. He is preparing a book
on the dispersal of plants in the Pa.
cific. which, OF course, will include this
archipelago. II It is as accurate as wo
have reason to expect, II will be val.
liable contribution TO the literature on
our fora. Apart from a few scattered
contributions, DR.. Hillebrand's work Ia
about the only book of reference of the
kind.
All. II. Gibson, author OF Along the
Smoky River" writes, under date July
q Il am busy with my pen this sum
mer. writing boys stories mostly. My
novel. "The Glenwood House." is away.
}. II. Whitson. author OF Barbara" de.
serves a good notice. His book is in
its fourth edition. We correspond.
Have you seen Miss Choate's new nov
ell? received a letter from her In
which she says she is having new
house built In San Francisco"
Miss Charles Is the author OF "In the
Country God Forgot" The Awakening
OF the Duchess" etc.
4 + Z
"Prosit" is the happy title of book
of toasts TO be published in the early
fall by Paul Elder and Company, San
Francisco. "Clotho," the compiler, Ia
the pen name Of the Spinners Club. a
group of clever literary people In Cal.
ifornia, who have contributed many
original toasts additional to those gath.
cred from various sources, ancient and
modern. Some of the signatures to ap-
pear through the volume are: The Hon.
James G. Phelan, Wallace Irwin, Geo.
Sterling, Howard v. Sutherland, Ern.
est Sylvester Simpson, Ambrose Bieroe,
Ednah Robinson, John Mcknight.
Grace Luce Irwin, John Vance Cheney,
Gellett Burgess. viii Irwin and many
others.
The publishers promise an interest
Ing setting In the mechanical details,
the volume to contain decorations,
frontispiece and cover design by Cor.
don Ross.
A selection of the poems of John
Boyle GREELEY is to be published by
Paul Elder and Company, San Fran.
cisco, In their series OF Impression
Classics. Other additions to appear In
the early fall are. THE Holy Grail"
By Tennyson, Golden Wings" by viii
liam Morris. selection from Epictetus
and Longfellow's "Evangeline."
4 + Z
At the editors suggestion and
through his courtesy, we began in our
issue OF the 18th July a daily review
OF current literature,
II was about year and a half ago
that We started the book review de.
partment, and Il has steadily grown In
favor with readers and publishers. Our
connection with the latter Is so well
established that we can promise our
readers notices of the best books, and,
as heretofore, without regard to pub
fishers, authors or readers, we shall be
as impartial as 1t lies In us to be.
The local booksellers have kindly CO
operate. and will furnish us lists OF
the six best.selltng novels OF the month
In Honolulu, while we shall be CRATE
full to readers for any notes or hints
regarding local writer's or books.
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Several reputable medical publish
ers have signihed their intention OF
supplying us with review copies OF re-
cent medical publications. and some
copies have already arrived These
viii receive full consideration, The
physician II busy man, and dis
eliminating review Of a medical work
saves him time and often expense,
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A cultured, wellknown citizen ol
Honolulu who signs his name, writosi
Aloha Oo' higolpw's franklln'l
autobiography, eh9 Right you are
anyhow, You have seen fold's many