New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-04
LITERARY NOTES.

In an the rush OF theatrical managers to
dramatic successful novels, the Harpers think
they hold the palm for having the greatest num-
Der of dramatizations made from their list in
recent years There was "Trilby.' closely fol-
lowed by Tess OF the D'Urbervilles': then came
-Ben-Hur." and among other novels published
by them which have already been prepared for
the stage or are in process of arrangement for
speedy production are Miss Wilkins's Jerome
Mr.. Zangwius The Mantle Of Elijah. MIS-
Wards Eleanor" General wallace's The
Prince of India" Onoto Watannas "A japanese
Nightingale" and Hamlin Garland's THE Cap
tain of the Gray Horse Troop
The Disentanglers" is the title of book ny
Andrew Lang that promises much amusement
II is the story Of "a great idea of two Eng
Iishmen who have themselves been in many
scrapes. and decide TO form bureau for the
Acknowledgement of other people from scrapes
especially of matrimonial nature Having
started the bureau, Mr.. Lang proceeds 10 tell
a dozen or so tales of the adventures in when
originators were involved. and into theSe
stories he is said to have put much OF ms
inirnita bic humor. There are, for instance Inc
Adventure of the Rich Uncle" The Adventure
of the Office Screen the Adventure OF the
Exemplary Earl" the Adventure Of the Lazy
Novelist and the vaccinationist." the 'AdVeh'-
,Ire of the Fair American and so on
Care for childhood and not blame for 'he
Bible has been the prompting that LED 10 li'e
Issue Of The Bible for Children" soon 20 De
published by the Century Company 1t is the
Bible with omissions. and some changes OF ar
raneeneut but the wording and spelling OF Inc
King James Version are unchanged me
omitted parts include genealogies ana WA
ever we regard as Improbable for young IFS
feners" The arrangement has been mace oE
Mrs = b Glider. There is a preface by the
Rev Francis Brown Of the Union Theologlcai
Seminary, and an introduction by Bishop F"'-
ter An attractive feature should be the TWEEN
tv-four illustrations from old masters printed
in two colors.
Some very candid expressions about men ana
measures in England between 1el2 and 1917
are contained IN Che volume Of Letters VI
Dorothea Princess Lieven.' soon to DC pup
usbed bv the Longmans- These letters We're
written nv the wife of the Russian Ambassador
to England. who was sent thither IN the SUI ing
DAVIS Of 1872 to re-establish amicable relations
between the two countries. Princess LieNeh
was one of the most remarkable Of the women
NJ that perjod who took large q share III
-,olt+icsI activity: and she seems to have oeen
much more of a force than her HUSBAND ohe
was on intimate terms with Wellington anu
Canning. Aberdeen and Palmerston. Peel ana
Earl Grey. and she writes in the most unre-
served fashion about them and their policies
The letters are all addressed 10 her brother
General Renckendorff who was in q confidential
position very near the Car Her ATTITUDE may
he iudged by such an extract as TINS
Wellington has managed TO dominate the Eng
nxb nation but whence he derives MS prestige
80. not WELLINGTON though thor
oughly mediocre. is not without guile; ne Loo o
the ITltras he fools the Liberals, sun hIoie -.
tho Catholic questionable latter are as con- con-
rIetelv satisfied that he will bring apout ~ 70
emancipation as the others are convinced OF i
l+o-stia infoIsrance These nystifl-
cations of Wellington. however nave theIs
This Grand Nfzierate is ant-const''U'i''
I'll. S,-sb,ere announce for early publication
u new edition of a unique book by the late car
ence King his Mountaineering in the sierra
Nevada :" Mr. King was not only an eminent
geologist hut writer Of real ana ro1hali'io
genius and this his most important literary
work which has been long out OF print Is re-
riarka bic for its general human ano afusIlc
interest as well for its value as record Oh
scientific exploration It was one of the pioneer
works Of the kind that first celebrated the
types" Of the West, and has been considered 10
rank in this respect with the writings Of Bret
Harte and John Hay. It's present republication
viii be welcomed, as 1t has long been out OF
print and practically inaccessible.
The Seton Indians" are cropping UP In Varl-
Gus parts OF the country These are boys who
go out in camping parties TO play injun" and
study woodcraft along Thompson Seton lines
The Blue Buffalo Band Of Seton Indians,
under Deerfoot. has its camp at Summit. n j.
They number over fifty already and are rapidly
Increasing
Richard Harding Davis's new novel Captain
Macklin," will be ready for publication about
the middle of September. It deals with kind
Of life with which Mr.. Davis has become famil
sar in the course of his own experiences. Cap
South American revolution and through various
military adventures
Mcclure Phillips & Co. will this fall inaugu-
rate their First Novel Series consisting of the
work Of authors who have never before ap-
peared before the public between book covers.
The first Of the series is The Ragged Edge by
John T Mcintyre. which Will be published next
month. 1t is a story of ward politics. II will
political IN its nature. The Taskmasters.' by
George Kibbe Turner. The scene of The
Taskmasters' is laid in a New England factory
town. and the central interest of the plot is the
social and political dominance of the great in
dustrisI barons. Both novels embody love stories
The series which is initiated by these two
books will be added 10 each season novels by