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Kate Douglas Wiggin is sailing for Europe
earlier than usual this year. She will spend
a month in Rome and Florence and a month
in England, returning in June to open her
summer house in Hollis, Me-, when she will
take up her literary work, writing New
England stories, Of which the central figure
will be "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Fl"
Lord Tennyson has asked her to serve,
with Mrs. Humphrey Ward and Mrs. Craigie,
as one of the honorary stewards Of the
anniversary dinner Of the Royal Literary
Fund in London.
Herman Kniokerbooker Viele, author Of
"Myra Of the Pines, " is not the only literary
member Of his family. His brother, Francis
Viele-Grif1n, has long been resident in
Paris, where he has comprised the unusual
distinction Of achieving success as a poet
In a foreign tongue. He was one of the
circle of young men who, under the in
fuence Of the late S%tephanne Mallame,
started the movement historically known
as Symbolism.
The most striking character in Frances
Powell's new novel, The Prisoner Of Ornlth
Farm Is ROLLS Lannion, a rather new
type in contemporary fiction. While his
character Ia entirely the original creation
Of the author and not drawn from any one
person, the suggestion Of Lannon's career
was taken from a man who was The frat
oounterfeiter on record in his country
and was famous on the boundary line be-
tween New York State and Canada.
Frederick Jones Bliss, the author Of 'The
Development of Palestine Exploration
was born at Mount Lebanon, In Syria, but
was educated in this country and graduated
from Amherst. He was for some time prin-
cipal Of the preparatory department Of the
Syrian Protestant College in Beirut, and
later pursued independent researches in
Syria for come time before he was appointed
in 1880 explorer to the Palestine Expiora-
ton Fund.
The eighth paper of "A Concord Note
book" by F. B. Sanborn, which will be
printed in the April Critic, will be Of special
interest to young readers, because it deals
with Louisa Alcott and her circle. A Sec
ond instalment OF THE Letters OF Nine.
de Stael to Benjamin Constant published
n the same number, offers a clear but I'M
complimentary insight into the life of the
man In the case.
A new biography of the famous Elizabeth
Carter, the learned s~pinster Of the eigh-
teenth century, the Eliza" Of the Gentle
mans Magazine, has been written. It
was of her that DR.. Samuel johnson once
said "She can make a pudding as well as
she can translate Epictetus out OF the orig
r. ~ IL .l- 49, 7 otiA IIol-O,r
Arabic, French, German, Spanish and
Italian and she could also do needlework
and play tunes on the German flute. The
biography will be largely made up Of her
letters and journals.
William De Witt Hyde's new book, THE
College Man and the College Woman"
contains in practical form the obserya-
tons of a college president during twenty
years Of college life. President Hyde is
enthusiastic and optimistic, and his able
handling of many vexed questions on the
relations between college life and the world
of affairs, the institutions of the State,
the family, industry, DC, will be of value
and interest.
aPigs Is Pigs" Is the title Of Ellis Parker
Buffers new book, a heading that seems
as incontrovertible as the other famous
American aging, Business is business"
Advance readers of the humorous tale
suggest that the motto of the book, should
be when is a pig nota pig?"-a conundrum
which must be worked out individually by
each reader for himself.
Miss Clara Morris, in her Mcclure article,
Looking Backward" relates a little jest
between Augustine DAILY and herself as to
being Irish. you ought to be Irish YOUR
self" said DAILY. Il did my best" Miss
Morris answered. Il was born on st.
Patrick's day" Within a week or W
after the appearance Of the article Miss
Morris had received from all parts Of the
country twenty-seven notes Of congratu-
lation on her recent birthday.
Home Life with Herbert Spencer" by
4Two," in the current Hdrper's contains
the one love story of the great mans life.
II amounted only to what might be called
"a great friendship but he admitted it
would probably have ripened into some
thing deeper on his side" had not an I'M
known fanc6 turned up and he put his
dreams aside. Years afterward when one
of the Two" who made n home for him
asked him, why is everybody so inter
ested in love affairs, Mr.. Spencer? Is it
because they are common to alp he an
swered, "Yes, that is one reason; but a
greater reason is because love is the most
interesting thing in life"
"Everyman's Library" which will be
edited as a whole by Ernest Rhys, is an
enterprise devised by Mr.. Dent in London
and published by Dutton in America. The
title of the library is chosen from the name
OF the old English morality play Of Every
man." and the motto is from the words
spoken by knowledge in the play: Every
man. l will go with thee and be thy guide.
In thy most need to go by thy side The
library will be issued at the rate Of 100
volumes a year, and will include fiction,
history, romance, poetry, drama, travel,
science, oratory, biography, ohildren's
books, &c. 1t is the publishers intention