New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk about Things Pres
ent and to Come.

The house In which RUskin lived at Venice Is
to be marked by a memorial tablet, which the
municipality OF that city has voted to aftlx to
its FACADE The date Of tns unveiling will be
the 26th OF this month. In the recently pub
lished volume of Letters of John Ruskin to
Charles Eliot Norton" QIoughton. MifIlin Coz
is one dated October 3, 1875. which is repro
duced in facsimile containing interesting
sketch by Ruskin OF the view from the window
Of this very house. 1t shows the canal at sun
rise, indicating that the author was an early
riser.
Mr. Frankfort Moore is writing a romance in
which Byron is to figure as the principal char
acter. Love Alone Is Lord" is to be the title
of the book Mr.. Eden Phillpotts is soon to
bring out another Dartmoor novel
The first volume Of Professor Edward Chan
nings new History OF the United States" will
be issued by The Macmillan Company early in
the spring. There will be eight volumes in all.
the initial one being devoted to '"Ths Planting
of a Nation IN the New World" carrying the
story OF our country down to the period Of the
Restoration, which marks a definite epoch in
the administrative relations between the English
government and the colonistS.
Arrangements have been made for bringing
out in italy a translation Of Edward SANFORD
Martins delightful book OF essays, THE Luxury
of Children and Some Other Luxuries," pub
lished here by Harper & Bros.
A writer of considerable ability is said to have
Just come out Of India He is Mr.. a. Sarath
Kumar Ghosh. and his book is called "1OOl
Indian Nights: The Trials of Narayan Lal"
The hero dares to make love to the daughter
of his king whereupon the infuriated monarch
subjects him to trial after another. to be
thrown from tower, to be sealed up in
well, TO pass through a fiery furnace. to drink
a poisoned cup, and SO on. The tales are said
to be effective. in weird way.
In view OF the death last week Of Theodore
Thomas A C. McClurg & Co. have determined
to bring out in April the story Of the dstin-
guished musicians life, which they have in
preparation, and had originally intended to pub
hsh next fall The work will be in two large
volunes-the second Of which will be devoted
almost entirely TO programmes-and IS to be
entitled Theodore Thomas: A Musical Auto
biography" 1t is in editorial charge Of George
P Upton the well known writer musical
subjects, who was a lifelong friend Of the dead
musician Fortunately. Mr.. Thomas completed
his own contributions to the book a few weeks
ago, so that 1t will lose nothing OF incident
authority from his sudden death. The first vol
urne will contain autobiography written
summer of 1904 at Felsengarten, his New
Hampshire summer home 1t was his original
intention to confne the autobiography to the
musical events of his boyhood and first pub
lie appearances, but as the work proceeded he
became more and more interested. and made it
complete by bringing 1t down to the present
| orchestral season. The same volume will also
contain an appreciation Of Mr.. Thomas's life as
man and work as musician and conductor
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nation VIII be set forth which Mr. Thomas.
from his distaste for publicity in any sense ex-
cept the musical. naturally would not touch
| upon. The second volume will contain all his
representative and most significant programmes
from 1855 TO 1905. AS his programmes number
over ten thousand. and some repettions, IT
will not be attempted to publish them all but
the important groups will be printed entire
This volume viii also contain series of short
| essays by Mr.. Thomas upon Programme Max
ing." "Encores," Late Comers' and "The Or
chestra Technic."
Sir Alfred Lyalrs Life OF the Maruuess OF
Dufferin and Ava" is in press and will he
Issued before the end Of this month. The work
Will be in two volumes. containing much new
material and many portraits
The Rev. John White Chadwick. shortly before
his death few weeks ago. wrote a sonnet en-
titled Broken Glass" which those who have
read 1T say Seems strangely prophetic Of his
own sudden taking away The poem will ba
printed in 'Scrihner's Magazine" for Februar,y
Mary and Jane FindIater who collaborated
with Kate Douglas Wiggin and Allan McAulav
in writing the successful little ouadrilateral
romance. THE Affair at the Inn." are now ON
their way to this country to visit their American