The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-23

Mrs. Williamson was a Miss Alice
Muriel Livingston of the historic family
Of that name, whose mansion is stiii 10
be seen near POughkeepsie. She pc
came an actress, and then JOURNALIST
and was at one time a contributor I'd
the Boston Transcript. In 1877 she
went to England, where she began oy
contributing to the Sketch and Black
and White, and finally married the edl-
tor of the latter, c. N. Williamson
Charles Norris Williamson was edu-
Gated at University college, London.
He then studied science and practical
engineering knowledge which he prob
ably found useful in handling his Mo-
tor Carl, later going into Journalism
The Lightning Conductor is the nrst
book that bears his name on the title
page, though il is known that when
boy he wrote a two volume Life OF
Thomas Carlyle. Mr.. Williamson was
with the exception of Alfred Harms
worth, perhaps the youngest man VINO
ever started an important London pa
per. He was the founder Of Black ana
White, having previously been connect
ed with the Graphic. 1t is not general
~ known that Hughenden Manor, al
forwards bought by Disraeli. was orig
inaIly the property of the Williamson
family, on the mothers side. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williamson live by the river, al
Hampton Court, in the summer, and
the rest of the year they spend in trav'
cling abroad, going often to out-of-the-
way places Mr.. Williamson is an ex-
pert automobiles, driving his own car,
often without a chauffeur, and The
Lightning Conductor" was suggested
by long tour which he and his wife
took in their automobile through the
various countries named in the book
Their method of constructing the story
was for Mrs. Williamson to write al
| the American girls letters, while Mr.
Williamson wrote those of the English
hero. v5.
THE Bishops Niece" tale that is
said to remind one Of Liable Con-
stantin." but with Cape Breton set
| ting. is announced by Herbert B. Tur'
ner and Company, Boston, for late
spring publication. 1t is from the per
of George H. Picard.
! The Ethics of Imperialism" is tht
title of book announced by Herbert
B. Turner and Company to be pub
| lished this spring. The author II AZ
| bert r. Carman, well-known Canadf
an, who has been connected editor-4l-!
with several of the leading Canadian
newspapers. 1t is a defence of Imperi
alism from an unusual standpoint an;
| is bound to excite comment.
/ Broke of Covenden," a book that tn
critics of America and England hav
pronounced of exceptional distinction, |
now in it's second American and thir'
English editions. Its author, John Col
lis Snaith, lives in Nottingham, Eng
land, and is the author OF "Mistres
Dorothy Marvin" and other novels
Herbert b. Turner and Company, o
Boston. are the American publishers.
Science and Future Life" is tn
title of a book, shortly to be publishe
by Herbert B. Turner and Company
from the pen of James II. Hyslop, Pt
D., LID, former professor of logic an
ethics at Columbia university.
In this volume Professor Hyslop dis
cusses the problem of life after bodil
death from the data accumulated b
the Society of Psychical Research, 0
which Professor Hyslop has been
prominent and active member fer
number of wears. He bases his argu
ment upon experiments conducted b
Sir oliver Lodge, the late Professo
Henry Sidgwick of Cambridge univei
sity, Professor James of Harvard
Frederick Myers, late president of tn
English Society of Psychical Research
DIR. Richard Hodgson,s secretary of tn
American branch of the society, and
number of others. also including niue
valuable experimental work of his owr
In the year 1896 Giovanni Rosadi,
F1orentine lawyer, reputed to be one G
the most famous criminal lawyers an
parliamentary leaders of Italy, deliv
cred lecture upon the legal aspects q
the trial of Jesus Christ. 1t was in
stantly assailed both on the groun
that his idea was irreverent and tina
he had attempted to present Jesus sim
ply as social reformer, and thus Civ
expression to his own socialistic view.
Feeling that his reply should be ade
quate to the Importance of his subjec
Rosadi has spent seven years In pre-
I pairing book which contains the com
plete development of the idea sugges
ed by his lecture. To the preparatio
he has given unstinted enthusiasm, tn
fruit of a wide legal training; and
thorough knowledge of Roman law
The work will be published this sprin
by Dodd, Mead and Company. Rosat
condemns the trial of Jesus as a mis-
carriage of justice, judged merely b
the standard of Roman law. He ais
sees in it the most notable example c
the typical injustice of society, whic
is always striving to protect its selfis
interests. He is filled with burning in
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