Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13

priety be read aloud In a family" was
made the butt OF the wits of his time
yet the fact remains that his eXGisI0ns
are practically those used today I'm the
acting versions Of Shakespeare. He al
so edited Gibbons Decline and Fall Of
the Roman Empire" for the use Of
families and young persons and pre-
pared but did not publish, sunday
school version Of the Old Testament
DR.. Bowdler respected and understood
the art OF the classics which he helped
TO make popular lie rendered very
real service, and deserves TO be remem-
bered otherwise than humorously.
Mcclure, Phillips & Company, pub
fishers. announce that The Long
Night" by Stanley j. Weyman, which
hmas already sold more copies than any
other book Of Mr. Weyman's ever pub
llshed in America.
II. G.. Wells must have been nightly
disguised the other day to find that
the writer of work on a decidedly
commonplace subject had been ahead Of
him with the title Of his new wonder
story, Wells latest romance THE Food
Of the Gods" Is of course still a long
way from the book form stage, As a
matter Of fact. the advertisements Of II
as q serial had just begun to appear
in periodicals here the other day when
there appeared the announcement Of
volume by Bandon Head, which also
bore the title, "The Food OF the Gods,
with the subtitle "a Popular Account
Of the Growth and Preparation Of Co.
Goa"
OF course the coincidence attracted
attention, and Il looked at first as II
both literary men must have hit on
this attractive title at the same time
but now the cocoa writer declares In n
letter that his work has long been In
preparation and was originally an
nounced over n year ago so THE Time
Machine's' author Is evidently out OF
the running. As yet Mr., Wells has not
been heard regarding the clash. Per-
haps he has been too busy with poll
ties. Like most OF the other prominent
British romanccrs Wells Is deeply in
terosted In the fiscal questions. but
unlike Mr.. Doyle and Rider Haggard
he is free trader, and In a vigorous
letter, the other day, referred to the
"tin-pan Imperialism OF MT Chamber
lain and his followers,
one Of the first books to be issued 10y
Houghton, Mifnlu q Company this
spring IL the Baroness Won lluttcns
new romance "Violett." Her last book
"Our Lady Of the Bccches," met with
large success year or 80 ago and
"Vioctt" is eagerly awaited. Tho baro-
ness visited this country last winter
and received much social attention from
her old school friends.
II Is said that the book by George b.
Mcclellan on "rhe Oligarchy Of Venice"
win contain a surprise for those who
have regarded the new mayor OF New
York as 4 politician pure and simple
This book announced for early publi-
cation by Houghton, Mifnin & Com
pany. win show Mr.. Mcclellan also In
the character Of scholar and man Of
letters.
Although Booth Harrington Is spend
ing the winter I'm Italy and Egypt he
is not allowing any cifete old world id'e-
ness to creep over him, lie Is hard
at work upon series Of political stor-
les, suggested by experiences of the Pc
cent campaign which resulted IN his
election to the Indiana legislature. The
series is being written for McCurc's