The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
BOOKS AND

birthday was recently celebrated in Copen-
hagen with a public banquet and the pro-
duction for the first time OF n OF his
romantic plays, is a prolific writer, whose
works, unfortunately Of 80 poetic a nature
as to lose too much in translation, are little
known outside Scandinavia. More than
sixty volumes of lyrics, romantic tales
and PLAYS and sketches of life and travel
stand to the credit OF Drachmann. Il
carry nv hat as l like" This is the motto
Of Drachmann as the knightly minstrel.
taken from one of his lyrics. With him
Danish sailors and fishermen have gained
the place awaiting them in Danish litera-
ture, and nowhere in Denmark is his name
more honored than in his own favorite
town of Skagen.
Under the title Of -Miscellanies- a limited
edition in six volumes is being brought
out of Dickens's uncollected writings. 1t
will include everything Of Dickens not
comprised in the standard editions, n
the greater part of the contents will appear
in book form for the frst time.
The artistic reprint OF John Gilpin's
Ride" draws attention to the work OF Rober
Seaver, the designer and engraver OF the
picturesque old style woodcuts that en-
bellish each page. Tn great ambition OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Seaver has been to manufac-
ture a book al! their own-set the type,
print and bind it in solid board and leather
bindings. In order to do this part OF the
work Mrs. Seaver apprenticed herself TO a
regular binder and worked without pay for
nearly two years. In their own house they
fitted up a room CThe Idler's Shop with all
sorts of binders implements and also in
vested in type and an old army hand press.
The search through old second hand printing
material stores of Boston and New York
for the articles needed occupied their spare
afternoons for almost two years. All the
e~ngravings for John Gilpin" were made in
their shop and the type vas also set. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Seaver are member Of the
Boston Society OF Arts and Crafts,
B~i0rnstierne Bjornson, the veteran Nor
weQian novelist, after many years devoted
to the drama and to politics, has written
a new romance. which will be published
simultaneously in all European countries.
The English translation comes out under
the title of The Homestead and the Race"
Dramatic Opinions and Essays" by
George Bernard Shaw with an introduction
nv James Huneker, is one of the publications
of the week. Speaking of shaw in a recent
address the English Winston Churchill
likened him TO a volcano throwing out a
deal of smoke, large clouds of infammable
gas. here and there brilliant flashes, and
also huge volumes Of scalding water, mud
and ashes. with now and then a bit of pure
CODA small volcano. Mr.. Churchill said
but constantly emptying.
Mr.. Edward Verrall Lucas, the author of
Friendly Town" now being issued, has so
great an appreciation Of American authors
that the publishers have been delayed in
bringing out his book until they could OBJ
tain the permission of the different American
publishers to reprint his selections from
Lowell, Whittier, Longfellow, Holmes and
Burroughs.
The memoirs of the late Chancellor Won
Hohenlohe. which have been the literary
sensation Of the year in Germany, will be
published O in America. 1t WAS in
consequence of the publication of this
work. which reveals the inside history Of
the Kaiser's dismissal Of Bismarck and
other secrets of German diplomatic and
political history, that the Chancellor son
was compelled to resign his post.
Two new serials which will be popular
with young readers OF 81. Nicholas are Mrs.
Frances HOdgson Burnett's How Winnie
Hatched the Little Rocks" and "Abbie
Ann" by George Madden Martin, author of
Emmy Lou" Mrs. Burnett's story gives
Queen Silverbell's" account Of how a little
girls love for birds led her into friendship
with the fairies. Mr.. Martins heroine IL the
little daughter of a Coal City mine super
intendent.
The Right Rev. Bishop Talbot. who is
the original Of the Bishop portrayed in
Owen Wister's stories Of -The Virginian"
and Lin MCLEAN" has himself written a
book made up OF his memories Of those
picturesque days in the West. which will be
published this week under the title of My
People OF the Plains" Bishop Talbot was
born in Missouri not quite sixty years ago
and was for ter years the Episcopal Bishop
of Wyoming and Idaho-the first Bishop of
that region, then inhabited with cowboys,
miners and all sorts OF wild and adventurous
characters. The storeis OF his humor, his
manliness, his devotion 20 his duty, are still
told in that region where the Bishop won
no many friends for himself and his Church.
A few years ago he was induced TO take the
Bishopric OF Central Pennsylvania, and his
new book Ia the joint product OF his old
active experiences and his new life Of leisure
and study.
William de Morgan, the author OF Joseph
Vance" Ia n man OF much learning and an
artist Of taste and talent. He was identified
with the re-Raphaelite brotherhood, and q
daalnnnr Al Illaa lnLIaIal In desinn and