New-York tribune., 1901-07-20
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
CURRENT TALK OF THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME.


AND TO COME.
Mrs Green" the heroine OF Eveyne Elsye
Rynd's. book that the Putnams will publish soon'
is the wife OF the rectors gardener. and the rec
tors daughter chronicles her sayings. These are
p more or less intelligent English lower class
woman's comments on current topics. and II Is
said that they are measurabiy comparah'e III
| their universal sweep of view and scope OF phi
| losophy with Mr.. Dooley's utterances AS one
English critic remarks. Mrs. Green is IAN au-
| thentic figure come from village land" Miss
Rynd is the daughter " the vicar Of Breasted in
| Kent.
Mr. Liberty H. Barley Is now In California II
the interests Of the new magazine which Double
day, Page s. Co. are going to publish under his
| editorial direction. beginning In November and
to be called Country Life in America" Con-
cerning the aims OF this magazine, 10 be devoted
to gardening, horticulture and all out OF door
! matters the publishers. in a moment OF exaita-
! ton, have said: We will clasp hands with
every person who loves the countryi we Will en-
| gender that love in persons who love It not. and
thus would we come into sympathy with all
| mankind"
The August "TIarper's' viii make a special
feature of eolored Illustrations, and will contain
nine pages by II. c. Chrlsty Albert Sterner. A.
| l. Keller and Elenore p. Abbott besides the
| other pictures In black and white. The fiction.
| Of which the number will be chiefly made up,
| will include the final instalment of Gilbert
Parker's novel. THE Right of Way" and short
stories by Maurice Hewlett. Robert w. Cham
hers Alfred Ollivant. author of "Bobs. Son of
| Battle: Josephine Daskam. Stewart White.
Arthur w Cotton and others. The two drawings
by Albert Sterner that arc to illustrate Mr..
Howlett's story will be printed on brownsh
paper, specially made 10 give antique appear
ance in keeping with the character OF the draw
ings The Harpers say that the last three num-
bers OF the magazine are entirely out OF print
and will not be reproduced, on account OF the
time necessary to print the colored illustrations.
The last issue entirely exhausted within
six days of its publication. They remark the
fact that this extraordinary demand for the
magazine is coincident with the free use of col
ored illustrations. which they began to make
monthly feature in May.
Evelyn Innes," by George Moore, to which
the recently issued Sister Teresa Is the sequel
is published by d. Appleton & CO. 1t is said
| that there is some possibility of uniform issue
of the two books.
The Putnams fearing that the statement
thorized by them last week and printed In The
Tribune that they publishing Frank Cush-
ing's book on Zuni folk tales may mislead, say
that they undertake financial responsibility
for the book. The profits from it, therefore, will
| all go to Mr.. Cushing's widow for whose benefit
| 1t is issued
| Mcclure, Phillips g. Co., who last year pub
| lished Richard Mansheld's acting version of
| King Henry "" and later e. II. Sothern's of
Hamlet" intend to continue the series with Sir
| Henry Irvng's version Of "Corioanus." as used
| in his recent production OF the tragedy in Lon
| don.
In August E. P. Dutton & Co. will publish
"Kings OF the Rod, Rife and Cum by Thor
| MANLY with thirty-two portraits and ;llustra
tions. in two volumes This is a series of bio
| graphical and anecdotal records OF famous
| sportsmen with whose lives and deeds the gen.
eral public has hitherto been scanty ac-
quainted.
The August "Scribner" will be fiction num-
| ber. with special oolored cover by Albert Her
ter, and series of eight striking fllustra tions
| In colors by Maxfield Parrish These will ac
| company legendary story by GA IT
| Quiller- -Couch-caed "Phoebus on Halzaphron
| There will be also story by Richard Harding
| Davis of newspaper correspondent at Santiago
/ and other stories by Octave Thanet J. B. Con-
molly, zack. Isobe Strong and Willis Gibson; an
| account by Jesse Lynch Williams of Rural
| New-York City" and the beginning of a new
serial by ]. A. Mitchell The September number
will contain the first of General Greene's articles