The San Francisco call., 1909-08-29
Gossip Of Books and Writers

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has her sum-
mer home in Gloucester. Her house is
described as being a wooden structure
standing by itself on the moor. which
quite lives up to it's name in the matter
of barrenness and isolation.
Although printed and bound since
1903. the new book by the Williamsons.
authors of The lightning Conductor,
etc, will not be published until Janu-
ary, 1910. 1t will be called The Mar
quis of LoveIand." The current Will
Hanson book is Set in silver
o. Henry and Franklin p. Adams have
just completed the musical comedy upon
which they have been collaborating and
which they have named 'Los' The play
will make tour of the far west before
it opens in Chicago.
Book collectors are looking forward
to the sale of the library of Prof. simon
Newcomb, which is TO be sold, we hear,
either en- bloc or in narts. Wouldbe
purchasers can obtain a catalogue by
applying to the executors of the estate
at 1920 P street. Washington, d. G.
The announcement of DR.. Eliot's in
clusion of John Woolman's Journal
in his five foot shelf of books" has re-
suited in quite sale for this American
classic. Woolman was a humpbacked
Quaker tailor. who was born in New
Jersey in 1920 and travelled considerably
in the interests of his church and of his
lifelong fight against slavery.
Rosa N Carey. who died in London
July 10, was the author OF Not Like
other Girls" and large number OF
other books for girls. Her last novel
was finished just before her death and
will be published in September by the
j. B. Lippincott company. which has is
sued some 40 novels from her pen. The
name of the new book is The Key OF
the Unknown
The new novel by Mrs. Gertrude Ath-
erton will not appear until next spring.
1t was first hoped that il would be
possible to publish the book in the
fall. but this has been found to be I'M
possible. The impression that Mrs.
Atherton had chosen for her theme the
life of a young American singer abroad
was also an error. Instead. the book
deals with the upper circles OF the
operatic and diplomatic worlds.
Campbens famous poem. "Hohenlin-
den," was rejected by the Greenocx
Advertiser, according to J. c. Francis.
publisher OF the old journal. Notes and
Queries, in his "Reminiscences" The
rejection slip read: "T. c.: 8he lines
commencing On Linden when the sun
was low are not up to our standard.
Poetry is evidently not t. c. forte"
This is an incendiary anecdote, and
should be suppressed; otherwise IL will
likely encourage those absurd persons
who wish to publish their poetry in the
magazines.
The preparation of new novel by
Robert Hichens for issue late in Sep
tember is the most interesting OF the
midsummer announcements made by
the ]. B. Lippincott company. This
new story by the author of The Gar
den of Allah" will attract especial in
terest because Mr.. Kitchens has laid its
scenes In Africa, but instead OF pre-
senting vivid pictures of the Saharan
desert, as in the previous story. he has
chosen the Egyptian desert and the
valley of the Nile for his scenery.
Competent English critics who have
read the manuscript think the new tale
is the best which Mr.. Hichens has writ
ten. 1t viii be called The Knock at
the Door" 1t is well known that the
greater part of the tale was actually