The age-herald., 1899-09-22
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIAL WORLD Bits Ot Gossip for the Book
 Lovers. GRANT ALLEN ILL IN LONDON Life 'of Lord Tennyson' By His Son Hallam Will Be Brought Out in,
 New Edition-Danoe
 At Lakeview
ALLEN ILL IN LONDON
BY ANNIE KENDRIoK WALKER

The following bits from an exchange give some interesting news of popular authors: new volume of poems by W. E. Henley Is expected in the spring Grant Allen is seriously i'll in London and there is little hope for his recovery. Thomas Hardy is preparing a book of short stories.
 MT Owen Mister has written some new tales of the west for magazine publication The late Alphonse Dauder's notebook was constantly in use, wherever he might be- It is said that onee after a rather dra- matic and sentimental scene with his wife, he remarked: This seems, my dear, like a chapter out of novel;" Ut is more likely, Alphonse," she replied ito form chapter that will slip into a novel;"
 "The Life of Lord Tennyson,' written by his son Hallam and which up to the pres ent time is the standard biography of the late laureate, will be brought out in Octo- Der by the Macmillan company in an en- tirely new edition, which, together with the poets complete works, will make ten unl- form volumes. The edition will contain ten portraits, photogravure and steel to- gether with other illustrations, and will be limited to 1000 sets.
 The memorial edition of the poems of Henry Timrod, compiled by Ex-Mayor w. A. Courtenay, of Charleston, s. C., and published by Houghton, Miffiin & Co.,, is meeting with rapid sales. Henry Timrod was one of the foremost of southern war poets and he deserves to be gratefully re- membered by his countrymen for the fidelity with which he interpreted southern sentiment during the dark days of the eos. The proceeds of the edition will be applied to the erection of an appropriate shaft over his grave. Here are a few hitherto unpublished au- thentic facts concerning Mrs. Voynich, | dramatizaton of whose novel, "The Cad hy," is to be produced at a New York thea ter: Ethel Lillian Voynich (nee Boole) is the daughter of the late George Boole, pro- lessor of mathematics in Queens college, 1 Cork and author of the well known Laws | of Thought" She was born some thirty five years ago in Ireland, and was edu- | cated in London. Her husband Is native | of IAthunania, in Russian Poland. In lS8f | he was sent to Siberia for political reasons. | He escaped in 1890, and went to London, where he met Miss Boole. Before her marriage Miss Boole spent several years | on the continent, three of them devoted to | music in the Hofschule at Berlin Since her marriage with MT. Voynich her home has been principally in London where MT. Voynoh is occupied as an expert in hf- teenth century books. The author has in nrenaration a new novel of contemporary Polish life.
 yr1. ed from New York.
 Mrs. Louis Y. Bradfed and her children intend leaving tomorrow for Columbia, Tenn. where they will spend the winter.
 Mrs. Rebecca Lyde has returned from New York and Washington.
 P. H. Earle has returned from Balti- more
 Mrs. | ]. Banks and her two sons, Frazier and James Banks, have returned from Union Springs.
 The members of the Jefferson club gave a dance last evening at Lakeview.
 Miss Addie Bell Walker, of Montgomery, who has been the guest of Miss Lula Me Donald has returned home.
 Professor Charles T. Glen is located for the winter with MT. and Mrs. Robert Thach.
 Miss Sadie Markham is in Athens.
 Miss Dolle Kirke has returned from Tate Springs.
 Wyndham Mason will leave tomorrow for Louisville.
 Miss Mille Beall, who has been visiting relatives in East Tennessee for the past three weeks, has returned to the city. Mrs. .. w. Carlton, who has been visit ing her parents, Mir and Mrs. R. C. Free mon has returned to her home in Monte vallo
 1 Mrs. Nat Malone and her son, Robert