The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-05

which will overshadow any collection
of the great statesman's correspond
ence ever published, It's editor having
secured, from sources not previously
called into requisition, 400 letters
which never before have been pub
lished, to add to those already known.
The new Clarendon" edition of Wal
pole will be in sixteen volumes. Mrs.
Toynbee has been occupied with the
editing and deciphering of the letters
for great length of time and will not
complete her task for another two
years: The first four volumes of the
sixteen will, however, be published
this fall, another two in the following
spring, six the following autumn and
the remaining volumes in the early
part of the pear 1905.
Coincident with the editing of the
letters Mrs. Toynbee has prepared a.
memoir of Walpole which will be pub
liShed with the CORES pondence, and the
books will be illustrated by a col
lection of rare prints now in Mrs.
Toynbee's possession.
Mrs. Toynbee, who is an Oxford
woman, works much in conjunction
with her distinguished husband, prob
ably the greatest Dante authority in
the world, who is contemplating even
another revised edition of his cele-
brated Dante dictionary. Mr. Toyn-
bee is one of the critics of the Clar-
endon Press, and has therefore had an
additional interest in his wife's monu-
mental effort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Toynbee live in Dor
ney Wood, the dover house of one of
the great estates near Maidenhead,
the English river town. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Toynbee are the most modest,
unassuming of people. Mrs Toynbee
is especially notable among English
university women as absolutely with
out pretense or formality. She is re-
garded as one Of the most erudite of
English feminine scholars.
H. G. Wells, who, by the way, was
thirty seven two days ago, is the latest
English author to protest in print
against an unfavorable review" In
doing so the author of '"The War of
Worlds" remarks that "it is an excel
lent general rule that an author should
not reply to review of his work how
ever unfair" but his wrath is kindIed
by the fact that the book whacker of
the Daily Chronicle-which happens to
be Mr.. Wells favorite newspaper-saw
fit to dismiss the authors Mankind in
the Making with lack of ceremony
by which, ayers Wells. ''the limits of
endurance are passed. Your reviewer
leaves me sore and exasperated." con-
tinues the novelist and, after all. Mr.
Wells seems to have some reason for
his plant for ne shows, to use his own
words, that what the reviewer wrote
gave the impression that the book Is
disorderly gable at large" He fin
ishes, reasonably enough: st have
thought my best and done what I can
to set it forth, and I want my book to
be read. 1t is intolerable that should
submit to the injury in the eyes of your
readers an unchallenged acceptance
which this review entails"
The critic replies, as critics are per-
mitted to do over here and concludes
some appeasing remarks by saying:
I am sorry to have left Mr.. Wells
sore and exasperated, for his able book
leaves me In a condition which, I
believe, will be shared by MANY an
preciative readers-charmed, stimulat-
ed, agreeably provoked, and-uncon-
vinced."
John Gilpin" and his famous ride