Show I DICKENS'S WORKS AT A SET I Pickwick Papers will fill 1111 six volumes volumes vol vol- umes unieS of the new edition of the works of Charles Dickens which is being prepared prepared pre pre- pared by George D Sproule the New NewYork York subscription I book publisher The full set will number volumes for which the record breaking price of e UN will be Only ft en sets will be bl printed eight I for this country and seven for England I Six volumes are now in type and the work will be completed in three years The in editor-in-chief of the work is Frederic Frederic Fred Fred- eric G. G I Kitton of London who as author of Chares Dickens by Pen and Pencil Pencil Pen Pen- cil il Dickens and His Illustrators and The Novels of Charles Dickens has a reputation tion as a a. Dickens expert Mr J 1 Kitton will write a bibliographical article article arti arti- cle do on each novel The rhe illustrations which are re to be boUnd separately will fill fill sev seven n or eight ht volumes An entire new set of illustrations will be made for the edition edition edi edi- edition edi- edi tion by Harry by-Harry Harry Furniss Gordon Frederick Frede Frede- rick Browne Hugh Thomson H. H M. M Brock Block and H. H M. M Paget Each is to il illustrate II- II lustrate the subjects best adapted to his own particular style Besides these original drawings there will be included ed in the edition all illustrations which have been drawn for the original editions editions edi edi- and all those of ot have been made for sets of Dickens during the past fifty years To allow of this arrangements have been made with American publishers to permit the use of copyright material 1 I W C w e i ti t m W n ni i I h c lo which will include drawIngs dra by Charles WD Dana D ana Gibson A. A B. B Frost and Howard Chandler handler Christy The feature of the text and that which hicl contributes most largely to the expense of the publication is of course the he Illumination The chapter headings headings head head- ings the beginnings of paragraphs paral and many any capital letters will be done in water ater color by hand Those who are arenow no now ow v engaged in the work of illuminating illuminat illuminat- ing ng are Ross Turner of Boston and the Italian Nestore LeonI The Dickens revival In England has as inspired no enterprise there thele to be compared to the engineering of this co colossal co- co literary undertaking g |