New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-30
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

Sir Isaac Newton's memorandum book. men
toned in these columns the other day, has just
brought at auction the not particularly large
sum of $50. At the same sale eight pages OF
the corrected proof sheets OF Martin Chuzzle-
WITT brought about S1O5. and a portion or the
Ms. of Tennyson's Charge OF the Light Bril-
gade" was sold for S113 Photograph opinion
of Francis Bacon. countersigned by the Earl OF
Salisbury. brought S195 Only So was paid for
q group Of relics Of Lady Alice IAsle Judge
Jeffreys's victim These comprised documents
signed b. her and by her husband, and bit Of
a dress once worn by the poor woman.
Mr. Gale Young Rice husband OF the author
Of the popular Mrs Wigs books. is about to
bring out second poetic drama called David"
1t is announced as "a fine piece Of literature"
Indeedl
The Weekly Critical Review" Of Paris, is 20
appear hereafter as illustrated monthly
periodical TO be called THE Anglo-French
Magazine" It will deal in parallel columns in
French and English with matters Of art. litera-
ture music and science.
Mrs. Clara D. Persons quaint animal stories
for young readers have high praise I'm Eng
land where her latest volume IS pronounced to
be "a Selborne for children" One critic wishes
that some such book dealing with English
'dooryard' creatures could be obtained" The
word "dooryard" has in the English edition
been changed TO fit the locality. the book coming
out under the title. Among the Garden People"
The only of Thackeray's homes in London
that bears commemorative tablet is the house
which he built for himself at Palace Green,
Kensington. THE Strand says of it:
It is fine red-brick mansion in the Queen Anne
style. albeit somewhat altered since Thackeray's
Before his new home was completely furnished
which the ''W. Empty House TheatTcals" was the
principal feature. Thackeray himself took no
active part in the performance but is interest
Ing showing his intense love Of pun. As Mr..
Herman Merivale. who was the actlng-manager of
the occasion. said. "of all things Thackeray loved
He drew up his playful himself. and two things he
Insisted on and secondly; that w; Empty
suade the great man that the Joke was unworthy OF
him, but he insisted st was very much Whittier than
w NJ T: were his initals-that IS all. Dear old
Thackeray did not live long TO enjoy his
home. for on Christmas Eve. 1868 came the news
that years Yuletde, and affected many
with sense Of personal loss. He was but fifty
said. that the mother who blessed him in his first
sleep blessed him in his last"
London society," it is stated, furnishes the scene
of Mrs. Humphrey Wards new novel. THE Mar
riage of William Ashe" 1t will be begun in the
June "Harper's" Mr.. Albert Sterner is ma king
| the Illustrations:
In his latest "Avowal' George Moore. the
novelist. quotes this bit of conversation with
one Of Tolstoy's critics:
We'll. what admire in Tostoy is the descriptive
writer No one has ever seen as clearly Tolstoy.
Gautier used to boast that the visible world was
visible 10 him. but TO no one was it ever visible
Gautier's Balzac's, Maupassant's'
At this point / paused, and my visitor said:
Pray go on. Turgenief spoke TO in very
much the same way. l wonder if your conclusion
will be the same
do you ten me what Turgenieff said
IT will not tell you what TurgenieT said until you
conclude. What is your conclusion?'
That Tolstoy is not a great psychologist He
clearly. but when he comes to speak of the
soul he Is no longer certain-he hesitates But I'm
saying something that no one will agree with that
one has ever said"
You're only repeating what Turgeniefr said to
me He used nearly the words In speaking of
Tolstoy."
ireland in the New Century is coming another
long studied them The Harpers will publish
next month Michael Davitt's 1.-The Fall of Feu-
dalism in Ireland" in which will be told the
struggle Of the Irish people to regain possession
of the land conhscated under the CromweIlian
Settlement, a struggle which has continued in
one form or another for two centuries and half
phases of the subject are promised many
OF Irish bulls"
Robert Bars new book, THE Woman Wins"
is announced for immediate publication by the
Frederick A. Stokes Company. Herewith the