New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19

Saunders's John Kenadie" is an Arkansan.
A new novel by Henry James is in prepara-
ton for publication by the Scribners, and will
probably be seen in print in June or July. They
are not yet ready 10 announce the title, but the
book itself is said to deal with life in England
quite in Mr.. James's characteristic manner.
A edition of James Jeffrey Roche's anus
ing book Her Majesty the King is in prepa-
ration for publication by r. H. Russell. with
illustrations by Oliver Herford.
Frederick Trevor Hill, who not long since pub
lished volume of legal stories, called The
Case and Exceptions has a novel, his
first, called the Minority tnat the Stokes
Company are bringing out. The action takes
place in this city and the scenes include the
Horse Show the Charity Ball, the Little Church
Around the Corner. the East Side, Downtown
and other familiar New-York ground.
The late Bishop of London. Mandell Creighton.
left large number of papers on educational
matters that are gathered together in a book
by Louise Creighton, be published by Long
mans, Green & Co. These were produced as
speeches and sermons. and there are thirty OF
them. touching on many sides of education
Clara Morris says of her forthcoming novel
of stage life. "A Pasteboard Crown" which she
regards as her most serious literary efort
that lit is the product of long years OF Cd
servation and thought. My head is fairly
crammed with the subject. I am making my
heroine an example of the fock-sheep ana
goats both-all the legion of stagefolk ana
playgoers. Perhaps it may some windtossed
mariner off the shoals" Her literary work, she
says is a constant pleasure to her-and. be-
hat tho baS mis-
form
The late Cecil Rhodes is supposed to have
been the original of the central character in
Anthony Hopes novel. The God in the Car,
published by D. Appleton & Co.
The Star of Hope" published by the prisoners
Of the New-York State prisons, whose main
office is in Sing Sing prison. is about to start
a Literary Review column for the careful
review of publications that are of general in
terest to our readers The editor in chief No.
1900" has written to D. Appleton & Co ex-
pressing a desire for copies of Alfred Ayress
Some III Used Words and DR.. Hodgsons
Errors in the Use of English" The books We're
promptly forwarded TO The Star of Hope"
editorial rooms.
Lest any authors should think that the sale Of
their novels at cut" prices by great depart
rnent stores inures to their benefit by increasing
their circulation writer in The American
Author thus cogently shows that the opposite
is really the case. and that cutting" is an in
jury to the author as well as to everybody else
concerned:
AS soon as the price is cut below the profit
line. the general booksellers cease to order the
book and display it for sale in their store win
dows and on their counters. Then the sale OF
the book soon stops. even in the department
stores, for il is no longer of value as an adver-
Using medium, since they no longer con-
rfast their prices with the prices asked in the
regular book stores. The booksellers decline to
recorder the book. for they say it has been
slaughtered" by the price cutters. SO 1t has;
and it is for this reason that the book soon dis
appears from the market.
This month Ludwig Fulda's Twin Sister"
is current at New-York theatres. both in the
German and English versions, while his 'Unter
Vier Augen." the best of the one act comedies
with which he began his career as a playwright
is to be published by Messrs. Henry Holt ~
Co. This little play is said to contain much
telling satire on the best society" Der Pro-
cess" by Benedix. will be included in the vol
ume, both plays being edited by William A
Hervey The same publishers have in hand
Fulda's masterpiece, The Talisman.
The Marquis Ito writes preface 10 the ne"
book on Japan To-day by Alfred Stead. that
E. P. Dutton has now ready for publication
He does it out of friendliness to the author and
says: Il cannot help believing that his work
will reveal many things about our country
hitherto unknown except to the initiated few.
Mr. Stead discusses many topics of immediate
interest in Japan to-day, such as the influence
Of the royal family, religion. and charities. Ia
Dor. education industries. finances, police. the
leading men and international politics in the
Far East In answer to the question, What
should America do at the present time?" Mr..
Stead says:
It is so manifestly impossible for her to be
the paramount power in the Far East. however
she might desire IL. that she must make some
provision TO insure the maintenance of the IN
tegrity of China and help on the development
of her commerce Thus she needs to have an
agreement, formal or informal, with the power
which already holds the paramount position in
the Far East and this can easily be achieved.
A little kindness and consideration in interna
tional affairs shown to Japan would, gain the
lasting friendship OF the nation and the govern
ment.
The author of the new life of st. Augustine
that the Putnarns have in preparation is not the
Rev William Barry as was inadvertently
nounced in this column the other day but
Joseph McCabe, who wrote the excellent little
biography of Abelard recently spoken of in The
Tribune.
Mrs Bury Palliser's History Of Lace is just
issued by the Scribners In edition entirely
revised rewritten and enlarged under the edi-
torshp Of NJ Jourdain and Alice Dryden" 1t
has 266 Illustrations. all of them highly inform
ing and many Of them elaborate. Though
written originally nearly thirty years ago. this
book has remained the classical work on the