New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03

Professor Ormond. of Princeton and Professor
Wright Of oberlin. who unanimously agreed on
their verdict.
owen Wisters novel; Lady Baltimore"
shortly to be published by the Macmillans. Is
said to be a great contrast to THE Virginian."
except In so far as it is wholly indigenous"
1t is story Of American lfe but laid In an
historic city. and distinguished by an atmos-
phere Of high comedy.
A suggestion is thrown out to unwilling spin
sters that one way to secure husband is to
write a book-and, incidentally. to find some firm
willing to publish IT Miriam Nicholson author
OF In the Bishops Carriage and "a Yellow
journalist" speaking apparently from her own
experience. volunteers the broad generalization
that "all women authors have offers OF mar
riage-" She herself has received number
They were from men who had never seen me-
she says. ergo one can speak OF these question
able compliments. One man sent me photo
graphs OF himself and OF all his family and his
parents In propria persona to inspect me and to
convey to me a deed for beautiful house. all
on account Of my book
new story by Howard Overing Sturgis the
author Of "Belchamber." will be published this
month by the Putnams- 1t is called "AH That
Was Possible" Curiosity is stimulated in irs
appearance by the announcement that 1.-THE book
treats with delicacy and reserve situation
which must have been hard TO handle without
some disregard of merely conventional pro-
prietles"
May Sinclair. author OF THE Divine Fire"
has returned to England. after her three months
visit to this country, most OF which time she
spent IN New-York- She is now at work on a
novel Of English life and SO far as can be
learned has no present intention OF making uss
American in ba-
Octave Thanet Is OF those authors who
keep ION tap" to speak. literary family
from which 10 draw characters for their stories
For example. in her latest novel, THE Man OF
the Hour" which was published by the Bobbs-
Merrill Company, Harry lie Roy. the labor
leader had already appeared in THE Heart OF
Toll" Harry Losing was familiar to readers OF
THE Heart Of Toll and Stories of Western
Town" while Jabez Rivers. the man who helped
to break the big strike. was the hero OF THE
Conscience of the Business Man"
E. F. Benson seems to have found It
genial profitable 10 write novels on themes
dealing with the supernorrnal- He has Just fol-
lowed his The Image in the Sand" and It's
mysterious invocations OF malevolent spirits
with another novel, entitled 1.-THE Angel OF
Pain in which one OF the characters possesses
the power OF conveying messages TO birds and
beasts. The'scenes are laid In fashionable coun-
try districts in England, and the plot turns on
sacrifice for love. The volume is published IN
this country by the Lippincotts.
1.-THE neglected rich" are the subject OF
book by wtnifred Graham, which is Just being
| brought out by the Fleming H. ReveH Company
THE Vision at the Savoy" is its title. and it
will be interesting to If the authors scheme
for ameliorating the condition OF unhappy bill
ionaires finds expression in SO concrete re-
suit as the East London Peoples Palace"
brought into being by Sir Walter Besant's "AI
Sorts and Conditions OF Men"
Folly" the title of Edith RICKETTS, forthcom-
| ing novel. is the name of the heroine She lives
up to it by marrying man because he loves
her rather than because she loves him The
complications arise when the whom she
does love comes along. Miss Rickert will be re-
| 1nembered as the author Of ''The Reaper" The
| new volume will be issued shortly by the Baker
| & Taylor Company