New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

King, They clubbed together, bought the Ms, ana
soemnly burned it with the plous ejaculation ihaA
God, we've got rid of that objectionP"
arho puddor Granpers Abroad and other StOres,'
ls the title of Mr. Stockton's forthcoming volume. IL
ts said that for Rudder Grange that first deshtfui
rehearsal Of the experiences Of this welded conp the
popuar demand continues and exceeds that for any
of his other books.
tn publlsh ones own books has been thought to DO
a very foolish and unremunerative plan-espcciapy oy
publIshers II supposed to be an exceedingly I'M
nractlca thing or Mr. Ruskn TO bring out editions OK
his works. yet it appears that his profits are growing
every year. and that from one book alone-the new
edition of his "Modern Panters"-the profit VIII not
be less than 100000.
The following paragraph from "The London Globe
indicates British tendency for which few Americans
have been confidently looking
We have long way to go yet In the direcuon OF
cheap books, and 1t is not improbable that we shall snail
be helped to IL by the Copyright law already ailudea
To- For Americans do undoubtedly purchase more
books and magazines than and our publishers VIII
soon begin to consider them as we'll az ourselves 1as IN
enough that doom is pronounced at length upon the
expensive threevoume novel which: except 1or Ile
circulating library would have no right 10 e&'''en'c
at all.
The scrbners are to publish the first novel of Thomas
Nelson Page, the Virginia writer OF short stories. 10
is tale Of Virginia life before the war and is to be
called on Newfound River: Story"
No less person that Mr.. Kipling, Mr.. Lockwood
Kiplng the young Rudyard's father Is about to publish
a book 1t is to contain nearly q hundred ilustra
tions and will be called Beast and Man in India
Mr. Klpllng it is said, will try to give a general
impression OF the way in which the Oriental nina
and Indian habits OF life concerned with animals
In servitude: he will describe the view taken by the
natives Of the qualities Of the various "beastes, ana
In ,r1nn
and the proverbs current regarding our poor relations
generally
He has travelled and shetched in nearly every
division Of India and knows the real life OF the people
WELL Thus his work is likely to give us familiar
view Of the everyday life Of India as IL isundisturbed
by Mrs Kawlsbees ntricues, the fnanciers anxletes
tho administrators pcpextes, Congresses, or frontier
wars
The new cheap and complete edition-at 81 5o-of
Bryce's great work The American Commonwealth
published by Macmillan, is limited to 10000 copies
The edition Is now ready for delivery-and Is an ad-
mlrabe one in every respect
In tho May Book Buyer"-s very entertaining
number by the yay-we find this highly satisfactory
paragraph:
edition in two volumes of Professor Bryce's American
Commonwealth" were received by the Macmillans be.
H made on authority that no firm Of booksellers of any
considerable Importance in the United stats handling
tbe edition from the sale of which the author will
derive some pecuniary return for his labor
An interesting object in the shape Of an uncut copy
OF Tiaclerays Virgnians,' was sold in London tho
other day for $3.50. 1t had acquired value exclusive
OF that OF its printed contensThackeray had himself
vrltten this inscription on the fy-leaf
In the U. states and in the Queens domiDone
an 1 rGGs s Hs SoDt rsR EsR' rs 4 e T9Sn e Srsnons
Pcra:e my book. dear T.; and IL ,lG ly0p ,l iad It
thorn u.
Of the Author.
aDear r., however, refrained from binding his
authors presentation copy, much TO the Joy Of the
modern collector
Tho autobiography of Thomas Ball, the sculptor, is
nearly ready for publication Roberts Brothers will
bring 1t out.
Lord Randolph Churchilrs promised book on his
Journey to Aashonaand is to appear first as series
Of twenty letters in Tile London Graphic For these
twenty letters he has received $4,000; and no doubt
when collected in volume they will bring him much
more.
Professor Carl Dardeleben, OF the University OF
Jena has discovered an imprinted work of Goethe.
While examining the literary relies OF the poet i'm the
"Gcethe and Schiller Museum OF Weimar he came
upon a manuscript entitled "Vergleichende AnatOmie
des Saengeterscaedels" e" The Comparative Anatomy
of tho Heads Of Mammalian which was written during
the years 1893 and 1894 and Is excellent condition
The Grand Duchess sophie Of saxc-Welmar. under
whose auspices and complete edition Of Goethe's
works is to be published, has entrusted Professor Bar
deeben with the arrangement OF the writings upon
scientific subjects Tho professor will deliver lecture
upon the contents OF the manuscript AZ the Anatom
ical Congress TO be held In Munich In May.
The late Lord Ifoughton's son. the present wearer
Of the title. has inherited his fathers literary tastes
and possibly his abilities. lie Is about to bring ont
Il volume OF stray Verses
| Here is what Rider IaSsard says about copyright
think the United States, and all countries and
authors, are now 10 be congratulated, inasmuch as
America now has a regular copyright law II will
Of course be of great advantage to the producers a.
well Us the mechanical perfectors and makers Of lii
eratuc, while abont fifty English authors will have
their books put into type and printed in the JInted
| states simultaneously with the process In Great BRIT
ain. II not impossible that American authors will
| by the difference In spelling between English and
American standards. be compelled to have their books
printed IN London as well as IN the United States.
There might he an interesting point made on whether
American authors arc entitled to English copyright
under the Treaty OF Derne which guaranteed copyright
TO the citizens Of all countries guaranteeing that right
20 Englisilmen inasmuch the United States did not
then guarantee that right to Englshmcn.
| The Marquis Of Lornc's novel. "From Sunshine TO
shadow is 10 be published by the Appletons They
viii also bring out F. snstey's book "Tourmal's
Time Cheques
prize has lately discovered in England In the
| shape Of "Vala,D M poem BY Blaie-a poem which
| Is described Of the finest and most interesting
Of all his strange poetcai works. He kept apart in
tending TO revise IL, until ne lay upon his death-bed
when he gave TO his ftend, John Linnel who left II
10 his sons. II was written on loose sheets Of paper
which were very difficult to sort, and apparently
one has had the patience to read the poem until
II viii be published in collected edition Of all
| Blake's mystical writings
| Mrs. Augustus Craven, born Pauline Marie Armande
Dc IA Ferronnays, eighty three years old at the
time of her death IN Paris the other day. Her Sisters
story ana her novel, Fcuranee. have been read and
| enjoyed by most women who read at all i,ut nothing
she se wrote half so lovely As the life Of this
| gentle. warm-hearted and hgh-breaced woman
Mr. W. W. skeat has sent to "The Athenaeum7 a
| copy Of a hitherto unknown poem by Chaucer which
he has discovered in the Bodcan library. II is men
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