The main idea of Robert Buchanan's " Moment After " (which is nob, of course, new), appears bo have almosb simul baneously struck an American genius, named Saqui Smith. This young man (a reporter on the Now York " Tribune," by bhe way) will live in literary history, ac cording bo bhe McLure Syndicabe,

When thn Uudyards cease from Kipling And the Haggards Ilido no more. They have the courage of their convictions, and have sent out S. S.'s. " Back From bhe Dead," bhe story of a man who wasi hanged related by himself, to a whole host of American papers.
Of Cassell's two new serials "Historic Houses " and " Tho World of Romance " the latter is the besb, bub both disappoint rather. Surely Mr Couch miehb have found us something less stale than the familiar legend of Cologne Cathedral for his first 11 chunk" of romance.
Mr James Payn's friends declare bhab his forthcoming novel,"Tho Lizar," is tho best thing he has done since "By Proxy." It deals.like "Tho Canon's Ward," with Uni versity gfife.and hopeless love is the keynote of bhe story. " The Lizar "will run through a number of newspapers prior to appearing in the usual three-volume form.
Maarten Meat-tens, the Anglo-Dutchman, whose pathetic " Old Maid's Love " is one of the few genuinely successful fictions of 1891, will conbribute the principal t-erial to "Temple Bar " next year. ""An Old Maid's Love : ' has just been added to Benbloy's favouribo series.
