New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-05
BOOKS And AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present and
to Come.

Oliver Huckel brings out. through the Merry
mount Press. the story Of Richard Wagners
music drama. "Parsifal" which is attracting so
much attention at the moment in view of the
intended production in this city. This version
is described as having some Of the freedom Of
paraphrase Mr.. Huckel is an Oxford man, has
also studied at Berlin and has made a special
study OF the opera at Beyreuth- The story is
told in blank verse. Frank stassen has drawn
several Illustrations.
A collection OF the poems Of Richard watson
Glider appropriate TO Christmas is presented in
a quarto volume among the Century Compeny's
fall offerings. 1t is called "A Christmas
Wreath" Border decorations. title page and
frontispiece have been drawn by Henry Nc
Carter
The vagabond." Mr.. Frederick Palmer's new
novel. is published to-day by the Scribners.
The civil War enters largely into the story.
which is occupied with the heros search for
"a mountain a mine and a girl" Mr.. Palmer's
first book. Ways OF the Service was written
three years ago..
An attractive brochure on Washington Irving.
containing an account by George Haven Put
nam Of his life work and relations with his
publishers and a chronological list Of editions.
the uses Of an informed and accurate sketch.
detailed catalogue and a renewed announcement
Of late editions 4 bit OF manuscript in facsim
lie is included. and photographs, old cuts and
drawings by Kemble are used in Illustration.
Alfred Henry Lewis has written a novel OF
political life. founded on his experiences in this
city which he calls The Boss'-or more elab-
orately, to use the subtitle. How He Came to
ri ~1aH saFr-
by 4. s. Barnes & Co. in the fall.
The Third Degree" has delights in store for
those who thrive on the detective tale. There
are things in it that are 'undreamed Of by the
average reader as the announcement has it. II
is the clews that are beyond the philosophy
81 an ordinary lover Of ratiocinaton. These
clews ere surgical and chemical'-such. no
doubt. was the discovery of the victim in the
AIaln,sey butt in the unrewritten parts Of Shake
speare's Richard III" In short. this detective
story, it does not surprise Us to hear. may be
called scientific. Charles Ross jackson, the name
OF the author. in itself suggests some family con-
nectlon with a mystery. C. W. Dillingham; Will
have the book ready in the cosrse Of this month
The late Paul ca ChaIllu had decided notion
OF what was the proper pronunciation Of his
name II il comes 10 that most people have
IN their own cases. But too many had notion
abo:.t the explorers name AZ variance with his
own Tor his peace OF mind. It is recalled that
at a private dinner party the explorer corrected
a companion at his side who pronounced the
name in the Continental fashion. Gliding the
double ] and saying "Shai-u"
Madam" said Du Chaillu, SAY emphatically
shall you! shall YOU Then you have my
name"
Ripley n. Saunders has accomplished what no
one else is likely TO with his novel. John Ken
adie," which published by Houghton, Mif-
fin Co M Saunders lived in Mississippi
when boy, and at the age OF fifteen fell a
victim 20 the charms Of young woman living
on the neighboring country place. Shortly after
ward ar. Saunders found himself in ST Louis
doing newspaper work. The young lady was
married in due course ard lost all trace OF her
early admirer for years. untn last season she
chanced upon review OF his novel. She wrote
20 congratulate him upon his success. II soon
developed in the correspondence that followed
that her husband had died. The novel brought
about the elimination q its authors long TO-
nance and his marriage with the charming
neghbor OF his early years
/ one OF the collaborators on the "Cynics' Cal
enfar." which came from out san Francisco last
year. Miss Ethel Watts Mumford. has chosen
White Wash" the title for forthcoming
novel Miss aIumford's family is Of the South
/ she was born IN New-Tork. She studied paint
ing under Benjamin Constant in Paris In Eu-
rope and the Orient she has travelled consider
) ably. she spent = year in japan. and the triE