New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
CURRENT TALK OF THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME.

| CURRENT TALK OF THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME.
We are now passing through the dullest sea-
son of the publishing year. Few books OF real
Importance are being published. though the
works of fiction pour steadily from the presses
There is no great summer success thus far. like
the Richard CarveT' success Of least season.
The publishers are busy, however, preparing for
the autumn, which promises to be notably
active.
Mr. Henry Childs Merwin, author CT the life
of Aaron Burr In the Beaton Biography Series
has lately finished a life of Thomas Jefferson
Houghton. Miffiin & Co. will bring it out in the
early autumn.
Mr.. Frank verbee<s book of comic drawings.
Handbook of Golf for Bears" will probably ap-
pear in September.
The American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science has made Science" the weekly
periodical edited by ]. Mexican Cattel. Of Co
lumbia University it's official organ.
Henry T Coates G. Co, of Philadelphia, have
in press new edition of In the Pale: Stories
and Legends of the Russian Jews" by Henry
Iiovizi. The book first appeared with the i'm
print of the Jewish Publication Society Of Amer
lea. Coates & Co will also bring out a collection
title of "A Weird Orient" They contain ma
teral collected in Tatuan, Morocco. The story
will contain a new version Of the legend Of the
Wandering Jew.
Mr.. w stearns Davis's novel. "a Friend of
Caesar" though published only three weeks ago,
has already gone into second edition. Appli-
cations have beer made to the author for per-
mission to dramatize it. Mr.. Davis who wrote
the book during a period OF illness which kept
him from attending lectures at Harvard Uni
versity, has lately won the Thayer scholarship at
Harvard for excellence in classical archaeology.
The Putnams have in press "A Book for All
Readers" by Answorth r. Spofford formerly
librarian of the Congressional Library, to be
read with interest chiefly by librarians and book
collectors. Mr.. Spofford discusses the art of
bookmaking old prints, folios, the classification
and the history Of libraries, as we'll as the his
tory of copyright laws and the whole interna-
tiona copyright question.
r. H. Russell & Co. are TO publish a Millet
calendar for next year. with twelve artistic re-
productions of Met's paintings.
At the time of his death Richard Hovey was
engaged iii writing long poem the subject
of Don Juan" 1t is possible that it will be
published in fragmentary form.
In the process OF transferrence from the novel
to the drama, Janice Meredith" has experienced
great change. New characters have been in
trOduCed and situations have been created. |
new magazine has lately been started in
Chicago, called THE Goose Quill" 1t is to be
very literary, and. suspect somewhat
iconocastic in character, not unlike that orna-
ment to Chicago The Chap Book"
Several years ago Mr.. Bliss Carman began to
write weekly article for syndicate of news
papers, discussing literary and philosophical
matters in a somewhat Emersonian fashion
Mr. Carman has frequently been urged to make
a collection of these papers for book publication
but he has only lately been persuaded. The vol |
will probably be published in the fall by the
Boston firm of Small. Maynard & Co. with |
which Mr.. Carman has been associated since its |
establishment. It will be his first book of prose- !
A book Of stories dealing with life in the Arc
tic regions is a novelty indeed. So Mr Albert |
White Worse is to be congra tulated on having |
found a new field for fiction. The volume has |
been announced by a Philadelphia firm, which |
sent 1t to press several months ago. Several of |
the stories are already familiar TO readers of |
'Scribners Magazine" where they attracted |
ConslderaDle attentlon MT worse Is Boston |
man. graduate of Harvard of about ten wears
ago and a journalist OF experience He has |
lived In NewYork for several years and he Is |
row editing The Criterion
Houghton. Mifiin & Co are bringing out a |
new edition Of Colonial Times on Buzzard.s |
Bay" by William Root Bliss
The Philadelphia firm Of George Barrie &, Son |
are preparing an elaborate set Of volumes deal
ing with picture and text. the Paris Exposi- |
ton, in all It's phases. particular attention be-
ing given to the departments Of painting and |
sculpture.
Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell has rewritten her Life Of |
Napoleon" adding a brief biography OF the |
Empress Josephine The new edition. made |
from new plates, will be brought out in a few |
weeks.
The Macmillan Company has sent out curl
Gus note in reply to critic who claims that Mr. |
James Lane Allen made an anachronsm in his |
new novel, The Reign of Law The eminence |
OF patient" 1t says, rather unkindly, has al |
ways reflected a temporary notoriety upon his |
physician, and perhaps 1t is analogous at |
traction that causes certain class of critics to |
lie in wait for what they imagine to be slips of |
the pens for some authors" The note adds
supported. 1t may be assumed with the au-
thority Of Mr.. Allen: Some few years ago il |
will be remembered. well known literary jour
nal made the discovery that character in one
at a date when it had not been published The
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