New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

| thor has hitherto published, resembling in some
| passages, 1t is true, his "EIrthwork out Of Tus-
cany" but possessing, on the whole a new
character. There will be more than two hundred
Illustrations, al drawn by Ar. Joseph Penneu
Sooner or later the booklover with a small
purse comes into his own. Mr.. H. B. Wheatley
dednitive edition Of Pepys has long been coveted
| by many a reader Ill supplied with cash for in
dulgence in handsomely made books. Now the
| DIARY, as he put It in shape. is to be reissued
IN cheaper form by his publishers, the Bells, the
eight volumes in which it viii be completed con
tanning everything that Is in the original edition
except the "PepyslaEA" The price VIII be =
moderate one
novel. a love story entitled Kate of Kat
Hall" The author has had the collaboration u
her husband. Mr.. \. L Felk-n in her task.
That Forvter's book on Dickens does not suf-
hcently cover the ground would seem 70 be the
opinion OF Mr.. Thomas Wright. That at ali
events. is the inference to be drawn from tine
fact that he has written biography Of the
norelist. which is 10 be published this winter i-
Ueman who wrote 4 lie Of Omar FitzGera,iG.
In two volumes. not long since. and has
press a lie of Walter Pater.
Mr.. George Moore has written new preface
for the edition OF his Confessions Of a
I,E Young Man" which is soon 70 be published
The book VII be welcome Mr.. Moore may
seem 20 some readers 70 have been. 1T times.
eccentric but we do not know anything Of his
are certainly as interesting as anything II the
same line published in his time
The preface which Mr. Frederic Harrison has
written FOR the late George GissiuS's ''Veranjl-
da," soon 10 be published. consists Of only two
and half pages giving short account OF the
merits OF the story OF GlssIng's great ca re IN the
study Of his material and OF his lifelong Crvo-
ton 70 romance Mr.. Harrison. speaking as an
old friend OF the author. expresses the opinion
that Giss!ng would not have liked the essay
which Mr. Wells wrote about him and published
In q magazine after its rejection intro
ducton 10 "Eeranilda-- Glssiag's brother Alger-
non writes OF that essay to The Sphere -
follows:
Al 7 know 3 mat nothing conceivable could
thought Of "VerauLlaa" being issued with taat pref
This , q b5oE s6o s5r aGf from {1s exfe9's M t 4St
IorIIier worK and ne, and 10 have ASSOCIATED =
objectionable insensioiuty his feelings. The only
place for such an ANALYSIS IS one OF complete in
ot his books. The executors feelings we're shared
innate and OF sound literary position ani
Judgment as those who are angry with our action.
OF lrredeeuable stupidity look 10 you in fairness
S ASsa 6ss6 ee6 s ' to the 10g o4a 70 aSsg0n SgI
Into the history OF the preface DO not wish 70
cannot think you would have adopted the tone
RESPECT to Mr. wois. as We'll as idiocy Of jud
ment Mr. WeHs.s premature publication of his
compeIied to give you these bare facts Mr. WeIls
for the purposes OF introduction 10 'veraniIda''
the materials he has used were not privately sup
piled him for that purpose: he, himself. in CON
versaton with strongly deprecated any tndi-
vidual estimate OF the author or his work being
prcfixed the unfinished ''Ver1nida'' and directly
contended that the preface should be Jointly pro-
duced be quite general, and appear as the product
OF Joint anonymity. AS this proved impracticab!c.
stated were obliged 10 abandon the original idea,
and then l appealed to Mr.. Frederic Harrison as
wholly disinterested friend or George Gissing 10
help out Of the difficulty.
Mr.. Shorter. the Editor OF '@The Sphere" has,
by the way a book OF his own IN press 1t viii
be entitled ~The Six Years Exile" and Will
deal, Of course, with Napoleon 1t viii include
some new material
biblIography OF Tennyson's works has for
some three or four years been getting Itself
compiled by Mr., Thomas Wise, expert in
such matters. The book will run to about five
hundred pages and will be issued by the Mac
miIans in a volume uniform IN size with the
edition de luxe OF the poets writings anl biog-
raphy.
The interesting series OF historical mOno-
graphs published some time ago under the gem
eral title OF Twelve English Statesmen has
remained incomplete because Mr. John Morley
has not found time IN which to write the book
on Chatham which he was expected to contrib
ute. Now II IS stated that he has passed on the
task to Mr.. Frederic Harrison and that the lat
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