New-York tribune., 1902-09-06
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
CURRENT TALK OF THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME.

Under the Utle, shakespeare anu HOiAo'iS'
the Scribners announce volume OF unusual I'M
portance This is a book by Professor L.
r. Lounsbury, of Yale, devoted entirely to the
part played by Voltaire in Shakespearian con-
troversy. and following the author SNAKE
speare a Dramatic Artist 1t Is well known
that Votaire's part in the Shakespearian con-
troversy was most conspicuous and most lnlu-
entail not only on the Continent but in England
itself The subject has. however, never peen
dealt with heretofore on a scale at all com
mensurate with either its interest or its I'M
portance, and Professor Lounsbury SHOWS no"
great both of these in reality are
The gIories Of the American Navy are insep-
arably connected with the famous ships that
have fought their country's battles on the sea.
Mr. F. Stanhope Hill has taken fascinating
theme for his book On "Twenty-siX Historic
Ships of the United States and Confederate
States Navies," that the Putnams are prepar-
ing The author went to SEE early in life. after
the fashion of boys Of fifty years ago. as ne
says and was in command of ship at the age
Of twenty-one During the he was actively
engaged in the navy most of the tlnle ana
writes of some Of the famous ships from per-
sonal experience Admiral Belknap contributes
an Introduction. peculiarty in the nomen-
clature of the navy Mr.. Hill mentions thus
II has ALWAYS been the policy of our Navy
Department to perpetuate the names "a eei Ls t.
historic ships, and thus, among otheIs, we AaNe
had six vessels since 1Il6 known as enterprise
five as Hornet and Wasp. three as ESSEX EseS ana
two each as Maine, Alabama ana hears<rge'
Another new book by Bishop Potter is an
nounced for autumn publication. which Will be
issued by the Scribners 1t is upon d phase oi
the problem Of capital and labor upon "hlch he
has been engaged lately as an arbitrator II Is
entitled The Citizen and the Industrial Situa-
ton" II is in effect an appeal to the cltlzen
not to limit his responsibilities of citizenship to
his own class and an examination into the rela-
tions between capital and labor.
Mr. Kipling has recently cabled to his pub
fishers that he wants the title of his oook orig
inaly announced Just So Stories 10 feao
"Just So Stories for Children
There are not many subjects connected with
The economic history OF the United States that
have SO many picturesque and romantic feat
uras as the development of the merchant ma
rine They will be brought out in a volume the
Scribners have in preparation called the HIS
tory of the American Merchant Marine by
Winthrop L. Marvin. a Boston newspaper ilaii'
He treats OF such subjects as OIo Noo"S
Ships" old Rigs and Models. me Merchant
Navigators" The Yankee Whalemen' Inc
Incoming of Steam. 1S31-1S45." Mall Shlps ana
Clippers" Deep Sea Fisheries" war ana lts
Ruin" The Great Lake Fleet" Mr. Marvin
tells thus OF noted character u 'Ne '
Gloucester fishing marine:
Gloucester. nesting in the granite Guns oopt o,
csna Ann is now The most famous fishing port
IN America and perhaps in all the Wor'o. put
century ago Marblehead was her sIpetr.., IT,;
It was Gloucester, however wh!ch - set WaWFoundl
"scooner'' 10 the Grand Banks OF -SeWloutia -
land The schooner rig, by It's sIhpl.Lts caI GU
handIness, soon became the hsner lis P..t .tarrehad
ianca The clumsy ketch and soop NaII-etleu
hto~a Cantain Andrew Robinsons invention
Robinson by the way. a GlouCeSteL .ii9.t -, -,
him that he was ardent on the ~ DAMS 10 bs
nbe, tn. fish we're keen and numerous t
would not leave his place on desk 60 49, Teenr
hui when he was hungry he hao s.iip "a. aot Nv
brnughr him which he contriNed 10 ca.
worSine II round in his mouth VIII ms - tba
and lips, while his hands were elteiuiHe -
hook and line
Mr.. Marvin is an ardent advocate .. -
subsidy. and traces the history OF 'ne -
rt tr ,he United States to New-Ensaho
policy in this matter
..r.vr ,aon1e realize how great and expensive
,s the apparatus that is employed oy inc '@'
nuhlishing houses in getting the puo'iI '.'
with their books and In Disseminating -
announcements" said a puohsher t'
.Jn some cases the cost OF II ali a''iooi'0 "
noany thousand dollars a year fns' IL m
nortance Of course STANDS Ihe he'''P"F
vertisng which speaks most piaihiS eio
rectly to the greatest number OF peop'e'
number Of books sent out to the literary EDITORS
of daily. weekly and other periodicals i'SeH
-enresents considerable cost The printed ma
tArial sent out by publishers forms vast mass
nv itself Many publish a sort or weekly oui-
letIn containing announcements ana 9l'ei "e-
scrintions Of their forthcoming books. and ire
ouentlv personal notes about the dolngs ana
nIans Of their authors. In some cases thls Dull
letin is issued monthly and almost approaches
magazine in it's size. These are o1teh Illus
trated with half tone portraits and reproouc-
tions of cover designs ana or the 'llu91f1tiollS
of the books described. Such productions are
sent hv the thousand to carefully selected ad-
dresses all over the country. Then there Is an
endless series of literary notes printed on
little sIips continually ernanatng from the pub
fishers Offices. Much care is generaily taken
TO make all these productions interesting, TO
cast them in a form that shall strike the atten-
ton of the recipient So they are rot the COM
nilatIons Of an ordinary clerk. by any means.
nut are the work Of a man woman of inteli-
eence and with the knack of writing. All this is
expensive naturally; but that II IS prohta BILE
expense is shown by the increasing attention
that publishers giving to it. 1. OF course.
have not counted in the ordinary and inevitable
catalogues which are nowadays becoming more
and more elaborate and more profusely illus
trated with portraits Of authors, ETC..
Houghton. Miff1in 20 now complete the an
nouncements of ther special editions to be pub
lished this autumn. Besides the Floro transla-
ton of Montaigne's Essays in three folio vol
umes $50 copies. there will be Gabriel Naudes
instructions Concerning the Erection of Lii
EVeIyn's translation, 400 COMES.