New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-21
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
CURRENT TALK ABOUT THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME.


bring out 1t is called "A Royal EEchantress.
and it is said to have been suggested by Glib
bons reference in THE Decline and Fall Of the
Roman Empire to the Prophecies Queen of the
Berbers. 1t will be illustrated by B. Martin
Justice.
1t is a little surprising to read the announce
ment made by the Putnams that in their new
| and complete edition of the works of George
| Borrow "Lavengro" will contain certain cpl
sodes that suppressed in the original manu-
| script" The edition has been edited by w. ].
Knapp, who has written life Of Borrow.
Charles Leonard Van Noppen who won recog
milton about two years ago as one of the fore
most Dutch scholars in this country and in
| England by his translation of Vonders "Luci-
| fer" has completed metrical translation OF
VondePs Samson and Adam" These works
| will form the second part of the Luciferian
| Trogy, and, 1t is thought, will strengthen the
argument supported by the "Lucifer" of those
who maintain that Milton borrowed from Won
| del. Mr.. Van Noppen is also at work on
narrative poem dealing with old New-York. He
| sails to-day for Holland, where he will continue
| his studies in Dutch literature. On his return
next winter he will deliver a series of lectures
| at Columbia, Princeton Cornell and at other uni
versities. Mr.. Van Noppen has lately been made
a member of the Netherland Literary Society
of the University of Leiden.
| Walter D. Wilcox Is to republish through the
! Putnams in a revised and heightened form his
Camping in the Canadian Rockies" Just why
| the name should be changed to THE Rockies of
| Canada" is not explained The custom of chang
| ing the names Of books increasing on both sides
of the Atlantic, leads to good deal of con-
| fusion and annoyance among readers.
Robert Herrick, whose novel, "A Web of
| Life" is now attracting attention, has had
| an interesting He graduated at
| Harvard about dozen years ago. At college
| he was known as a of ability. He was one
of the editors of THE Harvard Monthly" one
of the most ambitious of American college peri
| odicals, to which he contributed some realistic
| studies of American life. After leaving Cam
bridge he became an instructor in English COM
position the Institute of Technology in Boston,
! following the methods so successfully employed
at Harvard by Professor A. s. Hill. and
very generally adopted in the colleges of the
country. Later he went to the Chicago Uni
versity, where he has since remained. In adj
dition to several ambitious but immature novels
he has published work on rhetoric.
Next September the Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany will begin the publication Of a series of
biographies of famous living actors and &C
tresses. The first two biograph will be Ellen
Terry" by Clement Scott. and John Drew" by
Edward A. Dithmar. The volumes are to be
copiously illustrated with photographs in char
acter.
Miss Carolyn Wells has in the press Of Dodd,
Mead & Co. a book of humorous verse, illus
trated by Oliver HEREFORD. During the last half
dozen years Miss Wells has made reputation
as one of the cleverest of our younger contribu-
tors to the periodicals. She has exceptional
facility and versatility, and she writes with
spirit and point.
Rudyard Kiplng. it is said began work on
the novel, Kim OF the Risht" nearly
ready for serial publication. eight years ago. 1t
will not be issued between covers in this coun-
try by Doubleday, Page & Co. till next year
The Appletons will have ready a work
giving history of the present trouble IN South
Africa from the point of view of the Beers 1t
comes from Howard c. Hillegas. author of
"Oom Pauls People" and 1t is called The Beers
in War" Mr.. Hiegas writes from first hand
knowledge, as he was for several months with
the Boer troops and had exceptional facilities
for gathering information.
DR.. Aze Ames has practically completed his
work THE Mayhower and Her Log" which
promises to be one of the most important of
Houghton NIiff1in & Co.'S fall books. 1t will
give an exhaustive account of the preparations
Tor the MayIlOWerS SalIlnS ana or the INCIDENTS
of the voyage.
Mrs. Alice Archer Seweu James is about to
bring out through r. H. Russell & Co.
what is described as a romantic poem" The
Ballad of the Prince" with Spanish prince for
hero. Mrs. James will provide her own illus
trations.
The Baker & Taylor Company is bringing
out a queer little book, compiled by Arthur T.
Vance and called The Real David Harum." 1t
is devoted TO the obscure gentleman who is sup
posed to be the original of Mr.. Westcott's hero
1t includes a chapter on The David Harum I
Knew" by the Hon. John Rankin, ex-Mayor of
Bnghamton. N. Y This is reducing literary
exploitation to absurdity.
Deacon Bradbury" has gone into it's fifth
edition
The Bookman' is to publish next year
series of articles dealing with the great news
papers of the United States
In preparing the stage version OF her novel
Red Pottage." Miss Mary CholmondeIey has
collaborated with English writer Mr. Kinsey
PeiIe. The play will probably be seen here next
winter.
Mcclure Phillips & Co will have ready in a
few weeks collection of stories OF tramp life
written by Josiah Flynt, the we'll known au-
thorty on tramps and tramping. in collaboration
with Francis Walton. To his friends Josiah
F'ynt is known as Mr.. Frank willard He is a
nephew of the late Frances willard the temper
ance agitator He began his Investigations of
tramp life several years ago. and he has trav-
elled in the disguise of tramp over large