The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

The Duke of Devonshire possesses
Claude Lorraine's Book of Truths
1t is worth six times as much as the
"Mazarinv Bible, the most valuable
book in the British Museum. The late
Duke refused an offer of 100000 for it.
Ibsen is said meyer to have written
anything unless he had a tray of little
toys on the desk before him. Among
these toys were wooden bear, wood
en- figure of Mephistopheles. two cats.
one playing a fiddle, and some cotton
flannel rabbits.
A list of Ibsen's important works in
order of publication follows: "Cati-
line" 1s49; 1.-The Warriors Mound, -
1850; "St. Johns Night" 1851; The
Banquet at Solhang.v 1856; LADY In
ger of Ostraat." 1857: THE Vikings of
Helgeland,' 1858; ION the Mountain
Plains" $780,; Loves Comedy 1862 |:
1.-The Pretenders." 1864; Brand 1866 /;
"Peer Gynt." 1867; ''The League of
YOUTH 1869; Emperor and GaIiIean. .
1873; "The Pillars of Society,"" 1877;
"A Dolls House," 1879; Ghosts. y
1881; "An Enemy of the People," 1882 j;
1.-The Wild Duck" 1884; 'RosmerhoIm. /"
1886; THE Lady from the Sea- 1888 ;
"Hedda GabIer." 1890: Master Build
er Solness," 1892; Little Eyolf." 1894 /:
John Gabriel Borkman," 1896, and
"when We Dead Awaken" 1900
In recent survey of American liter.
allure George Moore found only three
commendable writersEPoe, Walt Whit
man and Edgar Saltus. In praising
Saltus he remarked that he is not now
read But it would be difficult for Sal
tus to be read. 1t is not that the de
mand for his books is lacking or that
they are what is termed out of print.
Their publication has been legally en-
joined. Saltus is the author of at least
two dozen books. OF these twenty were
handled by a house that failed From
the ruins new company emerged.
Saltus objected to its methods. he
continued to object until the court of
appeals, In sustaining him, restrained
the company from further publication
of his wares. Then and since other
houses offered to take them over. But
Saltus, regarding them as Juvenila, de-
clined to allow them to reappear. That
is why he is not read. He is beginning
again, however, and the first of series
of new novels has just been published.
1t Is called vanity Square," and Is a
story Of 9Th avenue life.
| Professor w. j. Rolfe has written a
long introduction to Miss Elizabeth
wilder's translation Of Karl werder's
study of Hamlet This extraordinary
piece Of German criticism must now be
regarded as one of the landmarks of
the literature that is devoted to study
of the Prince of Denmark. It has won
over to Its point Of view Shakspearean
critics of the first rank. among them
Furness. Corson and Hudson. Werder
advances, and, 1t would seem, triumph.
antly champions, the theory that that
Hamlet's inaction and procrastination
were forced upon him by circumstances
which were beyond his control He
| vehemently denies and utterly dismiss
| es the theory that weakness of will, OF
any subjective cause, paralyzed the
hand of the prince. For Werder and
] for those who accept his conclusions
this play Is seen in new light, It be
comes a tragedy of fate, and can nc
longer be regarded as tragedy Of
character in accordance with the views
Of Coleridge, Goethe and other critics
Werder's essay. now for the first time
appearing in English. will not fall t.
engage the attention Of all students Of
Shakespeare.