New-York tribune., 1903-11-14


Ingersol. He was classmate Of Robert W.
Chambers He has previously published VOL
ume of short stories and several books on sur
rogate law. The present story, which has
lawyer for its hero. is among the new books Of
Doubleday, Page & CO.
Two alumnae of Bryn Mawr have collected
book of poems by students OF that college. and
about to publish It through the Gilliss Press.
under the title "a Book of Bryn Mawr Verses"
The compilers have gathered their selections
from old and scarce Lanterns and "Phills-
tines" Some of the poems are translations from
Greek and Latin. The book may be obtained
from Miss A. E. White, No. Is West Sixty
ninth-st. The proceeds of the publication will
be devoted to the Students Building Fund
Colonel George B. Mcclellan the lately elect
ed Mayor of this city has written a book, called
THE Oligarchy Of Venice" which Houghton,
Nifiin & Co. will bring out in the spring.
John Lane has Just published a new volume
Of by William Watson. The author dedi-
Gates his book to the Right Hon. Leonard
Courtney. In the course OF the letter he says:
The verses which occupy the ensuing pages
inspired by the hope OF assisting In the
promotion of a reasonable human feeling tow
ard those who adversaries in the late
the litteness of my service to great cause that
1 ask you to let link them with your name.
Hazlitt said of Charles James Fox; His love
of his country did not consist In hatred OF the
rest of mankind" Unhappily, however, there
many persons whose love of their country
appears to consist in nothing else, and from
some of these l anticipate a repetition of the
charge, already brought against me- Of anti
patriotism, an accusation perhaps best treated
fer it without impatience is difficult.
A Christmas book for children has been pre-
pared in colors by the H. NJ. Caldwell Company
in Dug Up at the Pyramids" Some of the
nursery rhymes included said to be old
enough almost to antedate Cheops But there
are also new verses by Olive r. Booth The IL
Illustrations. which are produced in several col
ors, are by Stanley L. Adamson-
Walt McDougalI story writer and cartoon
ist. sets forth a book for children from seven
to seventy" which he calls THE Rambicus
Book" George w. Jacobs & Co. are the pub
fishers.
Bindings designed and executed by Americans
and now in the library of Henry w. Poor, of
this city, are described in a book by Henri Pene
du Bois, author of -Four Private Libraries of
New-York" and other biographical essays. The
Illustrations by Edward Bierstadt reproduce in
gold leaf and colors some Of the choicest speci-
Inens in the collection. The book has been
printed by Frank E. Hopkins. of the Marion
Press, at Jamaica, N. Y. and it is to be bound
in cloth by Stikeman. George d. Smith is the
publisher.
J. Storer Clouston, the author of the
novel, Our Lady's Inn which the Harpers
have brought out, sends upon request this auto
biogra phical account:
dalen College, oxford; called to the bar at the
Inner Temple. but beyond writing has never
done any honest work; after a prolonged, ire
sronsible youth. has married, settled in the ISL
ar DIS Of Orkney, and relapsed INTO a justice of
the peace.
Works-"Van6rad the Viking" intended for
a romance and published a boys story.
THE Lunatic at Large" intended for a COM
edy and hailed farce.
The Duke" intended for romantic satire
and generally unread.
1.-THE Adventures of NJ. D'Haricot." intended
for a satrical comedy and again greeted a
farce
"Our Lady's Inn" intended as a contribution
to serious literature. but the Lord knows what
ii will be considered.
Observation-Disclosures by his family.
Edward jerks has written an addition to the
Putnams series STORY of the Nations in a vol
ume called parliamentary England: The Evo-
luton of the Cabinet System" The discussion
shows the beginnings of the system with the
Restoration, how 1t changed in character until
the passage of the Reform BILL and the modi-
fcation it has since sustained. The book is IL
lustrated.
Mary Mapes Dodge has edited a new volume
of Baby Days" which the Century Company in
cludes in its lists The first Baby Days. has
been out OF print for some years. Pictures
jinges stories and are selected from
among the Juvenile treasures of est. Nicholas"
The Grafton Press announces a complete edi-
ton of the poems OF John Cleveland, the seven
teenth century English poet. John NJ Berdan
a member of the Yale faculty. has edited the
collection. and contributes estimate OF the
poets work and times. together with notes ref
erences and explanations of historical settings
Dr. Berdan has investigated the questions of
authenticity which have arisen over some of
Clevelands poems, examining for this purpose
the older foreign editions and the manuscripts
photogravure portrait from an old print is
used frontispiece.
Willis Fletcher Johnson publishes through the
Macmillan Company a historical survey OF the
country's growth In volume entitled "a Cen
tury OF Expansion" Beginning with a rapid re-
view from the old French and Indian War, 1t
carries the account from the acquisition of the
Louisiana territory TO the occupation OF the