The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-03
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ALL ABOUT BOOKS.
Several published poems by Voltaire
have been discovered in the Royal
archives Of Berlin. None of them are
calculated to excite the world of read
ers and critics.
A we'll deserved dedication is that
printed volume of Austin Dodson's
verse: ITO Andrew Lang, master of
many things (the lighter Tyre includ-
ed, this collection is inscribed by
his old friend the author. July, 1901"
This little volume will be an auction
GERS treasure in years to come. There
are but few copies; each n bears
Mr.. Dodson's autograph; and the type
has been broken up.
Where is the Infringement of "Clar-
issa Harlowe" which Edward Fitz
Gerald made for his own delectation?
There was something mot half bad"
in his habit Of cutting out all the
pages of a book he didn't like and
binding up the agreeable remainder.
The tr%anslations, of twelve select
masterpieces of nineteenth century
French fiction, which are to appear
soon are to have some excellent in
Productions. Mr.. Henry James will
discuss Madame Bovary,' Mr.. An
drew Lang, Hugo's. "Notre Dame de
Paris" Mr.. George Moore, Balzac's
Les Deux Jeunes Mariees;" Mr.. Maui
rice Hewett will prepare an introduce
tion for Stendhals La Chartreuse de
Parme;" John Oliver Hobbies, that
for George Sands "Mauprat;;" Mr..
Arthur Symons, one for Merimee's
Carmen" and Columbia" Inc Mr..
Henry Harland hat for Feuillet's 'Le
Roman dun Jeune Homme Pauvre.'
Mr.. Montgomery Carmichael, whose
delightful book, I'm Tuscany" was re
viewed in these columns some months
ago, has written a novel which he
calls 'The Major-General.' 1t is a
story of modern Tuscany.
A copy in Burns own handwriting
of Holy Willie's Prayer" vas lately
purchased by the trustees of the
Burns museum at Alloway for $1,000.
A work full of personal detail is
that upon which the Rev. H. N. Hutch
inson is engaged. 1t is to be called
The Living Rulers of Mankind" and
it will present biographies of all mod.
ern soyereigns and presidents and
their families, together with a great
number of photographs of themselves
and their homes.
Five books by the late Walter Be
SAINT will appear within a year These
include his autobiography, a novel
two volumes of essays and a volume
of short stories.
Leslie Stephens believes walking t6
be of all exercises the best for the
literary man. 1t is, he declares, the
natural recreation for a mar who de
sires not absolutely to suppress his
intellect, but to turn it out to pla.
for a season. All great men of let
lers have, therefore, been enthusiast
tic walkers exceptions, of course, ex
oepted).'
The work Of demolition has reached
John Forster's house in Lincoln's I'M
Fields, London-the house wherein
Charles Dickens delivered the inform
al lecture which led to his s%ubsequen
public readings. The room in whicl
this lecture was given was that sci
ected by Dickens as the scene of MI
Tulkinghorn's murder in "Bleal
House," On the ceiling was the ne
ure of 'the pertinacious Roman,
which in his book the novelist dc
scribed as pointing down at the dea
man.
The splendid collection of ancien
horn books, leather states and lectern
recently sold at auction in Londo
is to come to this country. The pric
paid was the comfortable sum Q
$4,000. The late Andrew Tuer's co
lection of horn books, sold last yea1
brought $1,346.
A number Of sketches by Thacl
cray and mementoes Of him, includin