The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-20
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romance with a Crown Prince and what
came cf it,
Edward D lens life Of Mortagne re-
Gently published ia the first vcllme Of a
series Of con pact lives Of great treroh
writers. prepared by the most eminent
French and English scholars Of the day
Mr. Alexander Jeesup, Jr., will be IN general
charge Of the series and Mr. IowGer' g
MOI taigne will he followed by life Of
Balzac written by NJ Br,me,i re, president
Of the French Academy.
Mr. S NJ Zwemer, author Of 'Arati1,
the Cradle Of Islam" who has feen an active
and prominent missionary in Arabia for the
last # cen year, has returned to America
for years iurlough. He anticipate that
Arabian Affairs will furnish interesting
Literature in the near future, for revolving
Arabs have captured the city Of Sanla and
England. under the policy Of Lord Curzon.
seems TO he preparing for some sort OF a
protectorate. Mr.. Zwemer's book has had
the distinction Of icing about the only one
in its field and his publishers are preparing
a second edition, in which the author has
made many alterations and improvements,
as it will probably remain the CHIEF source OF
information for some time a. Arabia does
not tempt travellers az any time. nor will
be a tourists paradise in it, pre- ent IN ettled
condition.
The author Of THE Club Of Queer Trades ~
accepts the interview, the bugbear Of
so many authors in a very tolerant and
refreshing spirit. Mr.. ChCstcrton con-
siders the interview as very typical Of our
time and welcomes the inquisitOr cordially.
What on Garth can be more natural than
interviewing" he says. What can be
more natural than going to see man,
asking him what he thinks and then telling
other people? II is much simpler than
writing books or making speeches in Parlia-
ment. The only thing one asks is that
il shall be done we'll Just as we ask it in
farce or melodrama or music hall song
The only way 70 get these done well is TO
respect them. And the same with the
interview.
Few people arriving at Charing cross
station in London in the confusion Of cabs
and poriers and luggage ever notice the
Cro-, or remember that il commemorate
a true romance Of kingly and queenly love
that Of Edward l. and his wife Eleanor Of
CASTLE Thomas A. Janvier writing in
Harpere for May reminds US that this cross
in tho crowded thoroughfare stands on the
SPOT where the King ordered cross TO he
rai.ed a. he did at every place along the
way where the funeral proce s-ion bearing
the fever wasted body Of hii wife halted
for rest He also describes other crosses
erected by King Edward |. TO the gentle
Eleanor's memory.
The new volume Of stories by Mr. Guy
Boothbv which was published just lefore
his death and may prove to be his las,
work is entitled A Crime Of the Under
Seas" The first story, which gives the
title 10 the book, describes the trocbingof a
black pearl which went down in a wreck
OF the New Guinea Coast on it, way to its
British purchasers. The man who tells
the story il the diver employed 10 search
the slnkel sip. The other tales are storirs
Of Ars.raliin life. with whose conCi ions
Mr.. Boothby was cics 'ly familiar, ana are
good examples Of what was lest in the
authors work.