New-York tribune., 1905-04-19
LITERARY NOTES.

American publishers are always to be counted
among the busiest OF visitors 20 London at this
time OF year. when they go abroad 10 make ar
rangements for the summer and autumn sea-
sens. One OF the ilrst OF the craft 10 return Is
Mr. George P. Brett. president of the Macmillan
Company. who brings with him number Of
rev books The latest play by Mr.. Stephen
Philips, Nero" will be brought out in America
by this house simultaneously with MI Beer
bohm Trees production Of the drama in Lon
CON- A new volume by Mr.. Bryce is promised
embodying the fruits OF his stay in America
last autumn An art book Of decided interest is
20 be expected in The Pre- Raphaelite Brother
hood" by AIr. Holman Hunt. who ought TO be
able 10 speak with authority subject that
has been made confusing enough by the OBJ
Bervatiors OF multitudinous scribes. This book
viii be profusely illustrated. The new novels
to be published by the Macmillan Company in
clude a Dark Lantern" by Elizabeth Robins
The Por1reeve." by Eden Phillpotts. and stories
by Mrs Flora Annie Steel and Maurice Hewlett
The Country Calendar" a new magazine
published by the Review Of Reviews Book Com
pany. makes its bow with good text and pict-
ures and good press work. hoping 10 aid coun-
try loving folk in making and managing theH
homes. and 10 bring the message OF those VINO
by their experience or insight can add beauty
and profit TO rural pursuits" 1t is generous
miscellany OF about one hundred pages ana
rerhaps the friendIest thing that We can say
OF il is that those pages seem alive The arucles
on flowers, beekeeping. yachting, oirds' 1ruil
growing and or contain much uselul III
formation, pleasantly set forth. and they are
brief. The description, with photographs. Of
extensive country seats is apparently TO oe a
feature Of the magazine, and that the personal
element is not TO be neglected is shown by the
inclusion in the opening number OF paper on
The iovs Of hunting and fishing by Mr. Cleve-
land. accompanied by more than one portrait
Of The ex-Presdent. He has this TO say ABOUT
his own enthusiasm for the rod:
am sure that It is not necessary for po+ me ant a5
this late day. 10 dweH Pni,on Upon me 70 hunting and
fshing as well every other kind OF outqqooI uqt
y art5g M Drociivties have at times subjected
criticism anc petty forms OF 80, ~,
steadfastness shall be looked upon as manlIesuhs
tS,rS +tSea critioisris ana prosecutions moth
ing serious than gnat stinss suneIeo oi. &c
bank of a stream-vexations TO be borne Win pa pa
fience and afterward easily submerged IN me
memory Of abundant delightful accompanliiIiett
grhus when short fishing excursions. IN NIIcn
have sought relief from The killing veNations and
n q 19endacious newspaper as dishonest devices
10 cover scandalous revelry, have Deen aple 20
seiF on the rocntaI and physical restoration had
derived from these excursions. SO, also, Rnen
T,eople more mistaken than malicious have wagged
thefr heads in pity1ng fashion and deprecated my
euitiness Of hunting and fishing frivolity in high
public service have found Il easy 10 lament the
neglect Of these amable persons to accumulate
for their delectation a fund Of charming reInl-
uifcences OF sport; while. the same time. have
sadly reflected how their dispositions might have
been sweetened and their lives made happier II
they had yielded something to the particular type
Of friVOlity which they deplored.
I hope ii may not be amiss for to supplement
.lese personal observations by the direct confess
sion that far my attachment to outdoor
sports may be considered fault. I am, as re
inCOrrigihe and shameless. Not many years ago,
while residing in a transporting but delightfully."-
cultured and refined community. found that con-
siderable indignation had been aroused among GER
tain good neighbors and friends because it had
been said OF that I was willing to associate
in the field with any loafer who was the owner
or dog and gun I that 1 did in
the least UndeTValue the extreme friendliuess Of
those inclined to intervene in my defence; and
Vet. at the r-sk cf doing apparently unGracious
thing. felt ineEorahly constrained TO check their
kindly efforts BY promptly cCnceding that the
charge was too nearly tEUe 20 be denied