The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-13

- ONDON. Sept Zone Of the
most barefaced literary frauds
that can be recalled has just
been perpetrated on. the Lit
rwF erarv World. It was discovered
by the editor Of the Academy
that the article entitled dual PERSONAL
ties" signed "A N" which appeared in
the Literary World, was taken bodily
from so recent an issue Of the Academy
rs February Il last. Naturally the editor
Of the Literary World feels very sore at
the fraud perpetrated on him and he says
this weeks matter will be the subject Of
a judicial investigation
The Literary World, he continues, has
often printed in its correspondence col
umn many bitter complaints about the
sad behavior Of the editors, but very little
is ever said Of the grievous frauds some
times perpetrated upon the editors by
contributors.
This is q particularly fragrant one. An
individual writing from wen-known
West End club submitted number Of
typewriter articles to the editor. who,
suspecting nothing, accepted one Of them
and promised to consider the others. No
sooner, however, had the first appeared
than the Academy spotted a barefaced
fraud. The editor Of the Literary World
betook himself to Scotland Yards. so he
says, and obtained some interesting infor-
nation about the antecedents of the per-
petratOr.
1t is premature to say yet what the de-
velopments may be, but the article in
question would not have been used so
readily had not the name and the place
from which II was sent appeared quite
sufficient testimony Of good faith
Some surprise is expressed in literary
circles that a certain weekly paper should
have published a protest by Professor
Renter Of Turin and DR.. Alexander Luzio,
director Of the Royal Archives at Man
tua, against the use made Of their writ
ings in Mrs. Ady's book on Beatrice and
Isabelle d Este, which have received most
congratulatory reviews as being invalu-
able to all those interested in the life and
art Of the Italian Renaissance. But the
point in question seems TO be how far
one author is justified in quoting from
others II is not as If 1t were a case Of
plagiarism. AS the St. James Gazette re-
marks, surely an Italian writer, say on
Charles Of England, would be well en-
titled by literary etiquette to avail him
self Of the writings Of an authority such
as DR.. Gardiner and others, provided
acknowledgment was made.
Now, Mrs. Ady most distinctly aeknowl-
edges her Indebtedness to the gentlemen
who protest against what she has done
both in her list Of authorities and her
foot notes, while in the prefaces Of both
books she pays explicit and unreserved
tribute to them as the latest and greatest
authorities on her subject
Sir James Crichton Browne and Alex
ander Carlyle have finished their reply TO
Froude's posthumous volume on the Car
lyle controversy. Lane is now printing
'"The Nemesis Of Froude," as the reply
is entitled. II may be looked for some
time in September. 1t is said to be reso-
lutte and frank. as indeed the discussion
has been all through.
] am sorry TO record the death after a
long Illness Of Lord Leighton's sister.
Mrs. Sutherland Orr. a close friend of
Robert Browning. She compiled a most
helpful handbook TO the works of Robert
Browning, which ran through several edi-
tons She also wrote an authoritative
biography of that poet, and several years
ago she contributed sundry articles on
philosophical topics to the Contemporary
Review.
Mr. Huckel has undertaken to retell-
In blank verse modelled upon Tennysonian
lines and otherwise reminiscent Of the