The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-30


story of the 81 truEE a es sc the wheat-S
growers and the railroads fsisss the best
american novel OF last year and thus
sconcurrfng with current english opinion.s
..llich only places Kipling's s.. S. KIM 1T
the top as q British move.
Mr.. III. c. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. like other
car eful authors and every flexible edi-
tor, has frequent quarre1ss with IS his
;1,roof-readers. His knowledge Of French
and German lis accurate. yet the proof
readers OF 1.-THE Crimson Wing were
not satisfied with some OF his for efgnE ex-8
spressions and took the liberty OF cor
been corrected. In the mind Of the pub
lie the author, like the editor, is always
led accountable for such mistakes, and
Mr.. Chatfiel d-Tay1or# is therefore holding
himself IN an attitude Of defense Tor
errors he never commit ed. @ss He would.
he a 3courageous critic. however, who
should attack him, as he has kept him
self in very good training and his box
il: master gives him the best recon-
s11endation.
Mr.. Charles Ma or:s new novel, tDoro%
thy Vernon Of HaddonS Hall. VIII be
published about the middle OF April
tho scene Of this new novel. It's neish-8
.btrhood is one of the most interesting
in England Not far from it is Chats
worth, where Walter Scott was often
seen. and where Byron met fair May
.Chaworth, the heiress of Annesley- Not
far to the south of it is Leehurst, where
Florence Nightingale used to live. while
. 4 he north OF it is the grave OF Little
1onn, famous in the Robin Hood legend
DR.. Conan Doyle has sent to the London
Times an interesting account Of the steps
which have been taken for the distibu-5
ton of trans1ations of his booklet on THE
War: Its Cause and Conduct. = DR.. Doyle
believes that the book will vindicate both
the British policy and the conduct of the
British army in South Africa. He has ac-
cepted no remuneration for his work, and
it is his purpose to send a copy Of the
book to the public men of every country
in the world. IN furtherance Of his aims
DR.. Doyle has received subscriptions vary
ing from fifty pounds from Lord Rose
berry to sixpence from a school-boy. Ar
engagements have already been made for
translating the book into German. French,
Scandinavian, italian, Spanish, Russian,
Hungarian, and Portuguese.
Last week the publishers of The Youths
Companion enjoyed a visit from one OF
their subscribers. Mr.. r. w. Pea body, or
Chicago, now ninety-one years old, who
has taken The Youths Companion con-
tinuously. since its first issue, April II.
1927. The letter in which he sent his
original subscription was one Of the first
he ever wrote.
More than usual Importance attaches to
the announcement that Messrs. Thomas
y. Crowell and Company have their new
edition of the complete works of Edgar
Allan Poe nearly ready for issuance. This.
edition was announced over q year ago,
but the discovery of valuable new materia.
led to a revision and enlargement Of the
edition and necessitated delay. The chief
editor is Professor James A. Harrison, of
the University of Virgnia-Poe's alma
mater-who has been assisted by two
other professors of that University and
several editorial assistants. Access has
been had to original sources-manuscripts
and letters-with a result that will at once
be apparent to the Poe specialist.
It is confidently believed that the ''Vir-
ginia Edition OF Poe will take its merited
place as the defnitive printing of his
works.
Mr.. viele. author Of THE Last Of the
Knick erbockers.' has the genius of an
epicure, as well as that of a writer The
"Billion Dollar Banquet" is study In
magnificence, but the little luncheon. which
his hero orders toward the end Of the
book is something more.
Anthony. waved a bill Of fare aside,
protesting that they were there for lunch
and not to go to market: 2
Perfectly replied the waiter, who
was person of discernment. In that
case monsieur and madame will doubt
less begin with clear green turtle con-
somme in cups?'
'sOf course. said Anthony. What then?
THAT shall be followed, perhaps, by
an omelette demi souffle with clans,
which madame will find excellent After
this will come a partridge and salad,
which with some strawberries will be
quite enough. The wine will be a dem1 OF
Yquem, and a little taste Of something
with the coffee if desired
""That is not a lunch, said Anthony,
in French, It is a sonnet
8. Merely an epigram, monsieur, re-
piled the waiter, modestly; it is only
for the dinner that one cries in poesy.'
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