New-York tribune., 1902-05-05
LITERARY NOTES.

Messrs. Houghton, Mifiin & Co will publish
on May 10 a edition of Adirondack
Stories" by P Deming These stories began
their travels early in the seventies Of the last
rentury and gained wide currency. A steady
demand for them IN book form has brought
them over into the new century.
Lucas Malet's new book long novel Is to
be published next year. She is not rapid
writer and is accustomed TO say that she works
best on a large canvas.
The latest poster of several striking ones re-
Gently issued by the Appletons is intended TO
call attention 10 Miss Laut's new book, Her
aids Of Empire" II is the work of George
Bentham. who is a literary man. as well as a
droughtsman. and edits the variorum edition of
Fftzgerald's works that Doubleday, Page & Co.
publishing. The design is in four colors,
and represents a vessel of the seventeenth CEN
tury under reefed sails rushing furiously
through the arctic waters. In the background
are the northern lights, but it is in the fore
ground that the strange feature Of the picture
exists. On a covered cake Of ice toward
which the vessel seems to be rushing, is the
shadow of mara shadow without the sub
stance. Whence it came or why il is there
neither the artist nor the publishers will reveal
get they say there is a good reason for its being
there.
Miss Mary Johnston. whose Audrey" has
surpassed the success Of her previous books has
the shyness fostered by years of invadism and
seclusion at the formative period of her life.
She eludes all efforts to draw her personally be
fore the public. Beseged by inquiries from
periodicals, her publishers asked Miss Johnston
TO give some facts concerning her life Her re-
sponses were naive and intimate. but accom-
bx ff1e ipbt iDi
But please don't let the papers get hold of any
OF these thingst''
Miss ChoImondeley, the author of Red Pot
tage." says that it will be years before she COM
pletes another long novel
"Bylow Hill" which the Scribners are bring
ing out has a special interest from the fact
that it is Mr.. George w. Cables first Northern
story. It's scene is laid in the Massachusetts,
country which Mr.. Gable has adopted for his
hcme. 1t is his first departure from Southern
scene and character.
Miss Anne Douglas Sedgwick's novel The
Rescue" which has lately been appearing seri-
ally in The Century will be published be-
tween covers next week by the Century Com
pany. They are also preparing new edition Of
her previous books, The Dull Miss Archinard"
and The Confounding Of Cameia." Miss Sedg-
wick is an American who has spent most of her
life in England, and the scenes of her stories
laid in England and Paris. She is now visit
Ing this country.
a Viennese writer who sent a copy of his
book to Count Tolstoy, recently received from
his secretary acknowledgment that is in
teresting, as throwing some light on the present
condition Of the great Russian. The letter is
dated March 6. 1t says: "On account of the
Of
has hardly recovered, an Inflammation of the
lungs and chest, his physical weakness is such
that il viii probably be a considerable time be-
fore he pen himself. . Although
The count was taken sick a few days after re-
ceiving your book he had read part of it with
much interest and your sending of it gave him
quite exceptional pleasure"
A remarkable product Of the study of certain
economic conditions in England is presented in
volume on Dangerous Trades that the Dut-
tons bringing this country. 1t deals
with "the historical, social and legal aspects of
industrial occupations affecting public
health" and is the work Of many different
perts. The first chapters describe the develop
ment of English legislation for injurious and
dangerous industries child labor, home work
the physiology and pathology OF work and
fatigue, safeguarding machinery. etc. and then
steel grinding, mercury potassium and sodium
bichromate, acetylene, -four mills and many
others.
One of the youngest men chosen by the Pres
ident to make a study Of educational conditions
IN Porto Rico c. Hanford Henderson au-
thor of Education ard the Larger Life" In
this book, lately published by Houghton
Miffiin & Co. Mr. Henderson strongly advocates
ma nlIuai training and int in he ,-{s{t
TO Porto Rico was partly TO suggest means by
which it could be successfully applied there
He has just returned from his trip.
Mr.. Louis Becke. the novelist Of South Sea
life, urged 10 a literary career by the late
Lord Pembroke, Of the authors of that de-
lightful book. South Sea Bubbles" Up to
the time of his death almost" says Mr.. Becke,
'the Earl of Pembroke corresponded with me
on all sorts of island matters, such trading
whaling shark fishing and ethnographical sub