New-York tribune., 1905-08-13


literary atmosphere MIR. Max Beerbohm. in
The Saturday Review amiably, gayly, but
with much energy. takes Mr. Huneker to
task for having written his "IcOnoclasts' IN .
vein of yellow criticism, and pleads with him
to reform his literary manners before 1t IS too
late Elsewhere we find the author or Hecia
Sandwith'' accused of having written that novel
lin the American language" And SO on and
so
Among the new novels to be expected in the
autumn will be one by Mr.. Bernard Capes called
"a Jay Of Italy" The central figure in it Is
Galeazzo Sierra, the Duke of Milan Mr.. Capes
is also bringing out a story called "Lohengr1n,
in which he adheres closely to the plot of the
opera. We may note that this writer IS Sdld
to have been committed TO his present career
by winning the second prize IN an American
competition in 1896 with a novel called The
Mill Of Silence" Originally he was TO have en-
tered the army, but circumstances led to his
entering business instead. Then he took up con-
secutively the study Of art and the practice OF
rabbit farming, and was for time puoHSher'
but success in fiction settled his fate.
The author of AN English Womans Love Let
ters" Mr. Laurence HOusman, has changed the
title of the novel which we announced last
week Instead Of "Au Hallows" it will be
called THE Cloak of Friendship" Mr.. Edward
Noble, whose sea story, The Edge of Circum-
stance is appreciatively Temembered promises
for the autumn a novel called The Lady Nav
gators The volume of Dartmoor short stories
by Mr.. Eden Phillpotts, which the Macmillan
Company has in press, will be called KNOCK at
a Venture" Anthony Hope will also publish Il
novel in the fall
The Dundee Advertiser prints. by the way
this note on Anthony Hopes political ambition
At the general election of 1893 Mr.. Hawkins
he is real life, desired TO stand in the LiberlI
interest for Parliament but at his first meeting III
the FaIkirk Burghs he overcome by excite
ment and tainted away The next day It ,, was an
nounced that he had withdrawn from his candida
ture his medical advisers having recommended
him TO abandon political ambition and remain IN
literature Wisely the distinguished noNelist a.
cepted their view, and has refraned from further
labor the political arena
Mr. Edward Bellass has revised and enlargef
the book ChCrubini which he published II
1874. and has just brought it out at Birming-
ham in a new edition. We hope there VIII b.
an American edition. for, since the compose
of Les Deux JOurnees' is for some occult rea-
son. neglected on this side of the water, per
formances of his works coming up only rarely
in the rooms. il is desirable that at least
an excellent study of his life and art should hI
freely circulated
Mr. Andrew Lang. reviewing a book which
enthusiastic Dickensite has produced. calle
Clues to Dickenss Mystery of Edwin brood
makes, in passing, suggestive observation on
Il limitation of the novelist 1t Is d pity rs
says. that Dickens tried often 10 Writ
stories with secrets and elaborate plots tn
task the task to which he born.
and his whole system of mods and winks ami
blinds and false clews is 1atlSuinS. For on,
l do not whether Edwin brood wss killed.
or whether Jasper somehow killed somebody els
by mistake. and hunted down by Edwia
brood il disguise.
MI Lang has now book Of folklore study u
press. The Secret of the Totem" 1t is de-
scribed AN attempt TO establish the OrigiI
and trace the evolution of Totemism in priml.
tive society"
The popularity Of those books of travel Hlue-
trated in cOlors which have been published iH
London by Dent and by the Blacks, and in thi-
country by the Macmillan Company. has been
great that the Methueus entering the fell
with 4 series of similar volumes. II is to be IL
auSurated with book of Dutch Impressions. =
Wanderer in Holland, written by +. Y. Lucas.
the editor Of Lamb and illustrated by Herbert
Marshall Volumes on Naples, The Cities ~
Umbria." and other regions the Contjnen.
and in England. Will soon follow. We are glad
to observe that Mr. oliver Smeatou has writte2
a book Edinburgh for the charming Dent
series of Medieval Towns"
The curious Wagner W esendonck book which
we reviewed not long ago is published IN Lon
don under a curious title. Mr.. William Ashton
Ellis the translator and editor. calls il there
Wagner in the Part OF Wolfram" thus denti-
flying ms hero with one of the characters N
'-Tannha user"