New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-09

Harper & Bros. have In press a new mover
by Beatrice whitby. author Of The Awakening
OF Mary Fenwick." II will be called Be
| queathed" and it will deal with provincial
English life.
The question used TO be asked: Is Boston
ceasing to be the literary centre OF the country?
And now comes a querist, with this puzzle: rs
New-York ceasing TO be publishing centre?
In reply he points out that several of the great
es. literary successes in America Of the last
few years have been books presented by pub
fishers outside Of New-York. among them. When
Knighthood Was in Flower" which comes from
a firm in Indianapolis OF course, there is no
reason why publishers should not thrive in other
cities besides New-York; but the fact remains
that New-York has an immense advantage in
being centre Of easy distribution, on which so
much Of the success Of a publisher depends.
Mr. Frankfort Moore, who takes a great inter
est in the figures of the past belonging to the
English stage has written a novel with Nell
Gwyn for heroine. At an early date 1t Will be
published simultaneously in this country and IN
England.
Doubleday, Page & Co. have accepted for
early publication novel by Mr.. Theodore
Dresser known as a contributor TO the periodicals
of special articles and of verse This is Mr..
Dreiser's first long work OF fiction
It must be extremely annoying. when you are
alive and well, be persistently told by revised
as we'll as by newly published biographical die
tionares that you have been dead for several
years. Such has been the experience OF Char
lotte Fiske Bates, whose name is familiar
through its association with contributions or
verge and literary criticism to the magazines
dozen years ago while Miss Bates was teaching
at a private school in this city, she had an at
tack of illness, during which her life was
despaired of. 1t was reported that she had
died. and on her recovery she had the rather
grim satisfaction of reading several fattering
notices of her life and work. She married not
long afterward, and is now known TO her friends
as Madame Roge. Though she has kept her pen
busy, she is constantly obliged to remind editors
that she is alive and active. She believes that
the report of her death has kept her from Sc
curing some remunerative engagements
The French Exposition has naturally brought
out a number of new books on Paris several OF
them by American authors Now the
announcement by Dodd, Mead & Co. of still an
other, called simply Paris by Miss Esther
Singleton
Mr. Booth Harrington is collaborating with
Mrs E. L. Sutherland. OF Boston. on dramati-
zation of his novel. Monsieur Beaueaire." Mrs
Sutherland. who for many years writer
on The Boston Transcript" has already had
several short plays of her own produced.
1t is not likely that shall have an Amert-
can edition of Gabrielle D'AnnunZio's much ad-
vertised novel, III Fuoco." In spite Of the SEN
sation caused by the publication here of The
Triumph of Death" and in spite OF the efforts
of the American publisher, DAnnunzio has
never been popular in this country. IN England
an English version of III Fuoco' is under prep
aration for Mr.. William Heinemann by Miss
Georgina Harding. 1t may be that Mr.. Heine-
mann will persuade some American firm TO take
few copies off his hands Meanwhile it is
said that Nine. Duse has expressed indignation
that she should be considered the original of
the heroine of the novel, and has denied any as
ISOLATION with it. Nevertheless, it is believed by
many readers that in the heroine D'Annunzio
made study Of the italian actress and drew
the portrait Of the poet-hero from himself.
The Macmillan Company has brought out this
week a new and popular edition of Mrs. Hum
phry Wards novel, "Hellbeck Of Bannisdale."
Several years ago the late Mrs NJ. o. ".
Oliphant was commissioned 10 write history of
the great publishing house Of Blackwood AS
the world knows, she did the work with her ac-
customed facility and experiences. The Black
woods, however, thought that she had not made
enough Of the early history Of the house. So
Mr. J. c. Blackwood has lately brought out
little book called The Early House of Black
wood" It is intended for private distribution
only however, and it is on the way to be-
come literary curiosity.
The publication of fine editions of famous au-
thors. be sold by subscription, is apparently
to become a prominent feature with the newly
organized house of Harper & Bros In addition
to new editions of other popular books already
announced. they are preparing for early
appearance an edition de luxe in twelve
volumes of Oliver Godsmith's complete works.
and of Forsters life, to be called The Wakefield
several photogravure illustrations and an illu-
minated title page. The text will follow the
Cunningham edition The frontispieces have
been provided by A I. Keller, Howard Pyle and
Alfred Frederichs. Austin Dobson has written
introduction.
During the next few months likely TO
be deuged with works of fiction dealing with
South Africa Already there signs Of the
approach Of the flood. One Of the first writers
to arrive is Mr.. Strategy Chambers, whose book
of short stories, suggestvely called The
Rhodesians" has been secured by Mr.. John
Lane.
Deacon Bradbury" the novel of NewEng
land life by Mr.. Edwin Asa Dix. has gone into
its fourth edition, and the sales increasing
so steadily that the Century Company is pre-
pairing to meet large demand for 1t during the
next few months. Mr.. Dix is Of The Prince
ton misunderstanding Booth Harrington
Jesse Lynch Williams and James Barnes-who