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Show THE NERVIEST SENATOR. LITERARY NOTES. Charles Major's new novel, "Dorothy Vernon of lluddon Hall," will be pub-llshed"about pub-llshed"about the middle of April. Henry Slcnklcwltz Is writing another book. The story deals with the first tiusade, and will be leads for publication publica-tion late In tho sunimci. Miss Sarah Jcanetlo Duncan (Mrs Cotes) has written a new novel, to which she hiin given the pleasing title of "Thoso Delightful Americans." A collection of 105 letters in Charlotto Jirnntc'H handwriting Is held for sale In Hdinburgh at the comfortable sum of J.'KO. This Is within !M of the wholo sum paid fot the topsrlcht of "Jane Hjic." H appears from the sale of recent translations that the books of foreigners most in demand In Japan run as follows: fol-lows: Zola, Do) lc, (Josse, Lang, Ilrel Hnrte. Stevenson, George Meredith, John Morlo)-, Pater, Thomas Hards1, Henry James, Inn Maclaien. Ituskln. Stephen Phillips. Tennyson, JIurk Twain. It is u curious list. Considerable Interest Is being taken In Athens In the lltenry performantes of Pi luce Nicholas, the third son of King Geoigc. He appears, from all actounts, sass tho London Olohe, to be a piny-w piny-w tight of great talent and promise, nnd somo of his works have gained him con-sldciablc con-sldciablc distinction Two of his come-dies, come-dies, whlth nio sild to be exceedingly witty, have been pai tlcularly successful, success-ful, ono of them being uwurded the first prize In a competition ami the other being produced with great sucies3 nt tho Ilo) al theati e of Athens In tho latter lat-ter enso he did not acknowledge his authorship au-thorship till the success of the piece was assured. Person-ills-. Miss Saiah Orno Jewctt, nuthor of New England stories, Is n most attractive woman, with u handsome hand-some Mcsonte. nnd frank and winning manners bhe Is the dnughtei of a physician phy-sician for many scais In practice In houth llerwlck, Mc , which she still con-eld. con-eld. rs her home, nnd to which she returns re-turns every summer. Km many senis sho has mudo her winter home with Mis Jnmis T. Pields of Doston, widow of tho fonncr dltoi of the Atlantic Monthls', In the old-fashioned house on Cliniles sticct, full of lltcruiy treasures, whero Dickens, Thatkerny and many authors nf the past and present have lecclved delightful hotpltalltj. "I have been working very hard slnco my return to America four or live months ngo," said Julian Ralph to a Washington reportei. "writing ror the magazines and the dallies, and I have also been working on a novel which is Just finished It is called 'The Million-aliess' Million-aliess' It Is a story of a very soung gill wlu suddenly becomes possessed of a vast fortune and aspires to get Into New York's most exclusive society She only leaches tho frlnRC, which gives me un opportunity to describe this class Sho does u great deal of good by helping help-ing people to help themselves, and finally, final-ly, of course, leurns nil about hciself nnd the world sho has been trslint to conquer and g'ts married faho man lei the right man, too I know too much to end u novel nn) other way, and her husband Is n newspaper writer." |