New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-02

the dramatization of Janice Meredith" for pos
sible production next winter.
Houghton, Miff1in & Co. are preparing a COM
plete edition Of the works of Thomas Wentworth
Higginson. In spite of his seventy-fve years.
Colonel Higginson is active with his pen
he has been. He makes his age excuse,
however, for declining lecture engagements that
would take him far from his home in Cambridge.
During the next few months the Harpers will
publish several reprints of popular novels. in
Guiding edition of Blackmores Lorna
Doone" and of Charles Reade's "Cloister
and the HEARTH both profusely illustrated.
They will also bring out in popular form a
series Of books for young people which have al
ready had success
Touching the little matter Of that anthology
Of classical prose and verse to which we have
recently had occasion to refer. Mr.. Andrew Lang
has one or two things to say. He says them in
the following letter. published in a late number
of the 'Athenaum,' of London
Some two years ago 1 asked by the agent
of an American firm of publishers to make Sc
ections from Shakespeare, Dickens. Thackeray
and Scott for a compilation. L also asked
to write essay the literature of the nine
teenth century This work did, and 1 believe
that the results appear in the international
Library of Famous Literature, which have
never seen. Possibly 1 may have also men
lions might be made. but of this have no clear
memory. l am, therefore, surprised to read, IN
pamphlet styled The Library Club (Boston,
U. S. Jordan. Marsh & Co, who are not the
publishers of the book, that Donald G. Mitchell
Qke MARVEL and Andrew Lang We're the ed,
tors in chief of the Library" What work did
for the Library 1 have described, to the best
of my memory. had no communications with
Mr.. Mitchell with Mr.. N. H. Dole, MI For
rest Morgan nor Miss Cor Mrs. Caroline Tick
nor whose names given as members or the
editorial staff How, then. 1 can be described as
oIi in chi Of Of
seen 1 fail to understand
AS to the plan Of the work as whole, 1
know only what I have read In advertisements
and reviews. If there is a sense in which can
fairly be spoken of Of two editors In
described as the greatest living English crltlc
and editor" Is this not hard on Dr. Garnett
the actual editor of the English edition of this
Library? Moreover, | am said TO De author
| of "a great work comparative mythology
which gained me "eminence among the foremost
Orientalists" l had not known of this eminence
Of mine in Oriental studies! If then, purchasers
find out that am no Orientalist, and in no sense
Ineligible to myself chief editor
Don't let your poor little Liza be blamed.
as the poet sings. ANDREW LANG.
1t is said that forgotten novel by the late
Edward Bellamy dealing with Shay's Rebellion.
and called 1.-THE Duke of Stockbridge." has been
discovered and is to be brought out within a rev
months. 1t written, according to the story
many years ago. before Looking Backward
had taken literary FORM and II ran as a serial
in an obscure country newspaper In Massa-
chusetts. 1t may be that in this work an accep-
table piece of fiction has been unearthed. Those
familiar with Mr.. Bellamys earlier STORIES writ
| ten before he became avowed champion or
socialism know that they gave promise OF good
work The development of his economic views
did not improve his qualities as a story teller
Shortly after his arrival in England Professor
haui he yy0r
| editing the literary material left by Ruskin
| This does not mean, as has been hinted' that
Professor Norton will at the time prepare
to write life of Ruskin. Material for this
| work will be given to other hands, with the
| approval of Professor Norton, who does not wish
to undertake 1t. Ruskin's choice of editor is the
result of friendship extending over nearly
| lifetime. 1t is not many years ago, by the way,
| that Ruskn who had horror of this country.
| expressed surprise that cultivated man as
Professor Norton should be able to endure living
| here.
The Scribners bringing out to-day an I'M
| portant work by Professor Thomas Davidson
| called "A History of Education 1t follows
| closely the evolution Of systematic education
! through study of the work Of great educators
| in the past and present.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Seton Thompson have
| just sailed for Europe, where they will pass the
| summer. During his absence Mr. Thompson
| will gather material for some magazine articles
| dealing with animal life Before he left he put
| the last touches the proofs Of a story of a
| coyote which he had written for "Scribners
Magazine" and play with animals for
| characters contributed to THE Ladies' Home
Journal" During the last year and half Mr..
| Thompsons work has made astonishing leap
| into popularity. 1t has been widely read both
| by young people and by grownups.
Mr.. Charles C. D. Roberts is at work q new
| novel of adventure dealing with Canadian life.
| His Sister TO Evangeline" is receiving a
| good deal of praise from the English critics.
During the last winter Mr.. Winston Churchill
| has persistently kept away from the haunts OF
| the lion hunters. and has been at work In his
| home, at Windsor N. H, his novel 1t
| Is not likely to be between covers before
| next autumn at the earliest. 1t has been de-
| cded by Mr.. Daniel Frohman that the dramatic
| version of Richard Carvel' shall be brought
| out during the coming season with Mr.. James K
| Hackett and Miss Bertha Galland in the two
| chief parts
Mr.. John Lane has lately established a new
| Colonial Library through which he proposes to
| introduce to readers in the British colonies
| some of his more popular novels. Among these
| he has already included several works by Ameri-
| can authors. Thus far the British colonies HAY .
| not proved very fruitful field for the English
| publishers In Australia, for example, which, it
| would SEEM ought to be a good market for
| literary works, there is comparatively little
| profit TO be made in publishing. Most of those
| authors who have sold the colonial rights to