New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
courtesy. cheer and merriment for whlch VIZ
einia stands in general esteem.

Miss Anne M,not Sedgwick has essayed new
translation Of a selection from the store OF love
noems in ancient Greek for the volume wh,ch
John Lane adds this week to his LoVers LIZ
brarv." under the title Love Songs from the
Greek" Edmond Holmes THE Silence OF Love"
and selections from the verse Of w. S. Blunt
have been the matter of earlier volumes in this
series of pocket sized books, Several Of MISS
Sedgwick's renderngs have been selected by
Miss Liza Lehman for setting to music in
song cycle after the fashion of the one she COM
posed for the Fitzgerald version Of Omar khay-
yam's Rubaiyat.
The dressing Of book is enterprise OF
great pith and moment. 1t must neither iach
dignity consonant with the matter nor be over
loaded with an adornment beyond the Justifica-
ton of its worth. There are human beings one
has seen and heard others praise, that evoke the
same difficult problems. what Mucous
gown we overheard a tailor-made creatioh III
@ trolley car say the other day OF the "earef
sitting directly opposite her-and II seemed we
were not alone in overhearing. yes observer
her enuaIIv critical companion. adding in Ju-
dicial tone but still 1t keeps one looKiig.
There are hdecus outsides of books that Keep
one looking always looking at the OUTSIDE anu
never venturing to look within, if not actually
books so fautless in make up and yet so little
suggesting attraction that they never OF tnem-
selves prompt one to look at outside or inside
Such are the ranked rows in library or &
sumptuous hotel In Boston, where-Strange
omen in Boston-no one is ever seen reaolns
These mute inglorious backs of leather were or
dered by the architects rule, and. IL we remem-
Der rightly, were found several yaros scaht lor
their destined places But further order Tor
saveraI wards more made a faultless library.
Now these were goodly books to see' ano' as
matter Of fact, the bold and curious oisco'-
cred worthy books in great part to read But
the dust is kept from them only by competent
service. Such an experience suggests fears 1or
the announcement of publishing firm in settlhs
forth a series of illustrated library editions OF
the works of standard authors" Their aim. we
are told In Issuing these sets was TO produce
yalua bic books that no one need be ashameo
to have in his library" Surely it is becoming
to treat kings with Difference. and sloVehly
edition may be grief to eyes and heart- ou'
of what stuff are standard authors made that
In the humblest guise one need be ashamed TO
have them on his shelves?
Miss CAIRO NJ Clark. the head of the c. NJ
Clark Publishing Company, will be the guest
next month of Miss Frances Parker. the au;hor
of Marie OF the Lower Ranch" on Miss Park
er's ranch in the Bears Paw Mountains. Mon
taua Miss Parker has changed the title OF her
forthcoming book for that by which 1t mas mere
tofore been announced. "A Ranch Romance by
a Real Ranch Girl" The book will appear in
September.
LITTLE Brown & Co. have prepared a Tour
lists Edition" of Mr George Wharton James's
study of the curiously crowded region In the
Southwest, called In and Around the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona" In
the autumn Mr.. James will issue description
of THE Indians of the Painted Desert Region"
William Edward Norris. author Of Lord
Leonard the Luckless," lately published by
Henry Holt & Co.. is Of those authors who
have fondness for globe trotting. His home is
al Underbank, Torquay. England but he Is sell
com TO be found there. When Beau Brummell
in his later unfortunate days was secluding his
pol erty at Calais he told friend that he was
spending all his time between London and
Paris But Mr Norris with other motives. is
not to be pinned down in his wanderings within
such restricted limits. He was last heard of,
however. as being somewhere between Tasma-
and pan. Unlike Beau Brummell. too. but
like many English novelists such Charles
Reade and Anthony Hope. for example. he was
educated at Eton and studied for the bar. He
became barrister OF the Inner Temple in 1874.
but has never practised. His father. the late
Sir William Norris at time Chief Jus
tice of Ceyon. Among Mr.. Norriss earlier nov-
els are "Matrimony" and NO New Thing"