New-York tribune., 1904-09-24
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk about Things Pres
ent and to Come.

ent and to Come.
novel feature in bookmaking is introduced
in the new limited subscription editions OF the
works of John Burroughs and Longfellow which
Houghton, Mif1n & Co. are publishing. The
specially made paper In each edition bears as
watermark a facsimile OF the signature OF the
author.
The editors OF the Cambridge History. the
monumental work projected by the late Lord
Acton. are preparing to Issue the fifth volume
Of the history next January It's title will 30
Wars with Religion" The four volumes which
have already appeared are 1.-The Renaissance"
The United States" '"The Reformation" and
THE French Revolution" The Macmillan Com
pany are the publishers.
The autograph hend is again In evidence:
probably he is never out OF evidence; but some
times he bobs up more serenely offensive than
at others A well known author. now dead.
who was also editor. used 20 have most OF
the requests for his signature answered by his
assistant who could forge his chiefs sign man
uai very cleverly. Usually such requests
couched In fairly courteous terms but Robert
w. Chambers recently received the following
peremptOry demand: "sir-Sign herer' This
collectors collection win be lacking In auto
graph at least Another collector a woman,
gain her end. From her copy OF who's who?"
she learns the date OF birth OF her favorite au-
thors. and on the next anniversary writes a
friendly congratulatory letter. The gratihed au-
thor In most cases falls into the trap. He
does not recognize the cognomen, but the first
name is not uncommon. and he supposes the
writer to be some old friend whose married
name he has forgotten. and sends an appreca-
tive note in reply One literary man. who was
former girl friend exchanged a number OF LETT
ters with her and thus discovered her secret
The Scribners are publishing volume entitled
Literary Leaders of America" by Richard
Burton. in which the author treats his subject
in an unconventional manner Instead OF
review noticing all the writer's and
thus in many places becoming of necessity
chiefly catalogue. he has treated OF only the
main figures dealing briefly with the others in
an Introduction, preliminary and closing chap
ter. The book while thus comprehensive in
form, is mainly biographical. critical and illus
tratid account OF Irving. Cooper. Poe Haw-
thorne Emerson, Bryant. LOngfellow. Holmes
Whittier, Lowell, Whitman and Lanier. the au-
thors who are, in fact. those whose works most
ftly warrant the designation of the books title
A ''rumor' emanating from official sources.
Helen
Reimensnyder Martin published last spring by
The Century Company. is 20 be dramatlzed for
Maude Adams. who has lately been visiting
among and studying the Mennonite people Of
Pennsylvania with a view to absorbing local
color and the personal characteristics of thes.
Interestingly alien natives for her impersonation
Of the gentle Tie.
The first OF quite long list of Juveniles which
Henry Holt & Co. to issue this fall is a
translation by Mary J, Stafford OF Bruneck's
Prince Henrys Sailor Boy" which appears
this month. 1t deals with the adventures. large
ly humorous. of naval apprentice on the flag
ship of Prince Henry OF Prussia, In his recen.
voyage around the world. The book will have
many Illustrations by George Alfred williams.
Another tale Of naval adventure. NELSON'S
Yankee Boy" by F. H. Costello. author of
Under the Rattlesnaks Flag" win be pub
iished In October By the same firm.
Thomas e. Watson. the Populist candidate for
the Presidency. is casting an anchor to wind
ward in the shape Of a novel which the Apple
tons will publish early next month II is en-
titled Bethany: Story OF the Old South and
Is tale of his own people and his own neighbor-
hood, the plot turning on the adventures OF his
uncle, from whom he has drawn the character
OF the hero. The scene is laid In Georgia in
the years just before and during the Civil War
and sets forth the minds and feelings OF those
who remained at home during the conflict
"A Captain in the Ranks" is the title which
George Cary Eggleston has given to the novel
upon which he has been engaged Cor some time
and which viii be issued next month bv A 8
Barnes & Co. 1t is not, however, another Civil
War story. but picture of the rapid and
dramatic building up OF the Middle West which
followed Mr.. Eggieston took part both in the
war and in the enterprises OF which he writes
which ought to furnish abundant picturesque
material for his story.
Two volumes. dealing respectively with political
and religious aspects OF the Mahometan world
are issued by John Lane. The first Is NJ Afialo's
The Truth About Morocco" In which the au-
thor makes an indictment of the British For
eign ofice in regard to the Anglo French agree
ment- The second is Wilfrid Sparroy's with
the Pilgrims TO Mecca" in which is described
the pilgrimage OF 1902 ths Great Pusrirnaxa