The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-04
BOOKS AND BOOKMAKING.

novel. The Southemers.' was written
without q title, and the author sought
vainly fora satisfactory name for 1t until
some one pointed out a curious coinci-
denoe In the book.
The story deals with Civil War times
and events and It's chief actors are on the
Confederate side; but, without design.
Mr.. Brady chose for the Union characters
men who were also OF Southern birth.
George H. Thomas, the Rock Of Chicka-
manga was a virginian. Farragut was
born in Tennessee. Drayton. Farragut's
chief OF stat, was a Carolinian. Watson,
his flag lieutenant. was from the South.
So Mr.. Brady had without realizing 1t
written Civil War story whose characters
were all Southen-even those identified
In history with the North-and the CO.
incidence furnished title.
Lady Roses Daughter by Mrs. Hum
phry Ward, will be published simultane-
ously in three American editions-a popular
one-volume edition. a handsome two
volume edition and a still more elaborate
two-volume autograph edition. This Is
rather striking proof Of the publishers
confidence in the books power Of appeal
to a wide range Of readers.
and TRANSACTIONS into French, German
and Swedish are under way
Gertrude Atherton calls Mrs. Wigs
David Harum's widow and even lovers
Of the Cabbage Patch heroine must recog-
nize the aptness Of the characterization.
First novels by young women come
thick and fast. Edna Kenton's What
Manner OF Man. Katherine Thnrston's
The Cinclc,' Martha Austin's Veronica.
Margaret Doyle Jackson's A Daughter OF
the Pit Annie Flint's A Girl Of Ideas
and Frances Powens The House on the
Hudson are all first novels. and, more
over are all clever novels.
Matthew Arnold would hail with JOY
the English translation Of Obermann.
Arnold Bennett will publish another novel
in May and he has had the courage to make
the heroine 70 years old at the beginning
Of the story-.the most interesting age
in a woman's life says the author. THE
average heroine Of rs is by no means -
interesting a study as the woman who has
lived and reached 90
Mr. Bennett has had successful journal
istic career and has for several year been
cassed by English critics among the most
promising OF the younger novelsts; but
Anna Of the Five Towns was his first
pronounced hit.
For the average American reader this
clever story in its American edition will
probably be a first introduction to Mr..
Bennett's work, but Charles Frohman Ia
to bring out a play by the same author.
Mr.. Bennett has had plays accepted by
| Julia Nelson. Cyril Maude and Allen Aynes-
worthe, but none OF them has yet been
| produced.
Ev. Lucas has appealed to American
| bibliophiles for Information concerning
| any Of Charles Lambs letters that may
| exist in this country. Clement Shorter
commenting upon the fact applauds the
wisdom Of Mr.. Lucas and adds the state
ment that fully two-thirds of the valuable
English manuscripts OF the past hundred
years are in the hands of American col
lectors.
The best advertisement for a book is
| the striking success Of its immediate pred
eoessor. Mrs. Wigs" has given 'Lovey
| Mary such a running start that the adj
| vance sales Of the book are close to record
breaking.
Joseph Conrad has been a cult rather
than mania among American readers, bu,
the publication Of his Youth seems to
have won for him fame which he has not
heretofore enjoyed here.
Oddly enough this past master of Eng
fish is not an Engshman. but a Pole.
He was born in Poland and all his family
were implicated in the Polish uprising OF
1862. His father. who was editor Of a
patriotic review, was imprisoned and his
mother was exiled TO Siberia, where she
died.
The boy was well educated in Cracow,
but had a passion for the sea and after
stay in France, shipped on an English col-
lier. Later he shipped upon a London
and Australia trader and the experiences
OF these Australian voyages are the basis
for his greatest story, Youth
The rover qualified as master. and com
manded both steam and sailing vessels
in Eastern seas picking up a wealth Ct
queer knowledge about men and things;
but in 1880 he came back TO England for
a long stay. II was then that he began his
FIRST book. -Almsyer's Folly
He had a masterful curiosity about
African conditions. and soon put literature
aside 10 take command OF q river steamer
in the Congo. When his curiosity was
fully satisfied and he had added vastly 10
| his odd experiences, he returned TO Eng
land and literature. Since then he has been
making himself England's greatest writer
OF sea stories and using the material
gathered from the queer corners OF the
world.
Edna Kenton. whose novel, What Man
ner Of Man., In attracting considerable at
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