New-York tribune., 1905-08-28
LITERARY NOTES.

George H Warner, brother Of the late
Charles Dudley Warner. has written a book en-
titled ''The Jewish Spectre which will be
published by Doubleday. Page & Co. in
September The author aims to show that the
world has evoked "a wholly imaginary spectre
which it has labelled the jew and which one
generation has passed on. with additions, to the
next" The Jew will strike most people as too
Inanifestly flesh and blood, too insistent and
persistent TO be rightly regarded as a spectre;
but evidently Mr.. Warner wishes TO show that
the Jew is thing and what have called
the Jew is something different, which we have
merely imagined and which does not really
exist. The book is a study Of the Jew in history
and to-day. and of his contribution 10 civiliza-
ton.
The Flight OF Georgiana" is the title Of Robert
Nelson Stephens forthcoming novel, TO be
published Immediately by L. c. Page & Co.
1t is q story of love and peril in England just
after the battle of Culloden. The hero IS de-
scribed "a dashing young" Che is sure to be
both) "Jacobite officer escaping for his life" If
Georgiana is the heroine, and it may be
assumed that she is, it is 10 be hoped that her
lover escapes rapidly enough to catch UP with
her-and II is safe 10 say that he does.
"Art and Life" IN Impressions Quarterly
67aul Elder & Co. San Francisco) believes that
we cannot obtain beauty in life and sur
roundings by merely longing for it, but only by
earnestly working for it. In the current num-
Der she discusses, under the general title Of
lime and Color" the disfgurements Of nature
which arise from commercial conditions in
America She says:
The people interested in educational artistic and
ton is only directly valuable FOR what If may
produce, are very prone to watch things from afar
above the dshgurements which make beauty an
OF this phiiosophy Of ndnerence aIwas n resg he
wearer. more or less, as hair shirt does the peni-
satished spirit Action IS the only demonstrate
q ideals and uglinsss viii never yield to anything
broadly. TO live unsefshy and 10 treat nature with
iieve that motherhood IS divine and that father
hood is the Office Of reverencing and protecting
Greeks, or Michael Angelo, or Raphael. or any Of
the great moderns. have accomplished has con-
tained more than this.
The Baronet Ragpicker'' is the alluring title
% novel Nv Charles s. Coom which the c. NJ
lark Publishing Company Boston) have
brought out this week The author. we are graf
ihed 10 learn. lis a remarkable example of sue
cess achieved through persistent endeavor. From
early youth he has loved to write having com
posed poetry and romance at the early age
of fourteen. He has long been contributor to
newspapers and magazines. and has now turned
his attention TO the field Of fiction with marked
success" We shall see.
Francis Lynde, the author OF The Grafters."
has written a novelette, entitled Fool 70 Love-"
which has just been brought out by the Bobbs-
Merrill Company as the sixth volume in their
Pocket Book series.
The Great Prayer Book OF Edward VIZ is
r-ivalied. II we may judge by the preliminary
announcements by "The Great Prayer Book OF
Edward VII" The book is the outcome
Ot z determination the part OF the Guild OF
Hand.craft in London. in conjunction with Eyre
& Spott.sv. oode. printers 70 the KING. 10 COM
IneTnorate the accession to the throne Of mis-
present majesty. by issuing Cby royal sancuonl