New-York tribune., 1906-12-29
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk About Things Pres
ent and 20 Come.

N"'CHt A utfS AOOut MHSS fCo-
ent and TO Come.
'Sheaves" is the title OF the new novel by the
author of "Dodo." 1t is TO be published as a
serial before &c appears in book form, Mr.. Ben
son IS also writing a book on English Figure
Skating" 1t is to have many illustrations and
will be brought out in a luxurious fashion.
Mr.. Z. Putnam Weale, author Of THE Re-
shaping of the Far East" has written a new
book on the Eastern question: entitled 1.-The
Truce IN the East" Mr.. weale believes that
the Eastern question is in many respects more
threatening to-day than ever before The
enormous borrowings of Japan, and the likeli-
hood that the Corean question will come up
again within few months, are indications TO
him of an approaching crisis in Japanese af-
fairs. The volume will be published in this
country in the early spring by the Macmillan
Company.
Mrs Mary McNeilI Fenollosa (Sidney McCalD.
author of Truth Dexter" and THE Dragon
Painter" is engaged upon a novel dealing en-
tirely with American life, as lived in contem-
porary New York
Mr.. C. K. Shorter. when preparing his book
on Charlotte Bronte and Her Circle" happened
70 appeal for information to Charlotte's hus-
band, the late Arthur Bell Nichols, at the pre-
else moment when he was willing to render such
help. Mr. Shorter says:
II lie had refused many previous correspondents
oisrns MS upon his earlier life rass without comment
and was indeed an indefatgable newspaper reader.
his friends told me, however. that during the
Bront9 story even with them; they had noticed
b9okP a 6SG ben S from % the he ta m
6nasyg 66mnGdyng The suggestion that the tragedy Of
hiinting at a husband who had fallen short Of the
@ nlga IDEAL: His family were INDIGNANT 1T is
much. should be thus attacked" the comment
tained a rigid siIence until the day Of my first
VISIT TO MN, some twelve years ago. after that he
He then began to read with interest books which
although they had been published for some years
Augustine Birrells little volume on the Brontes in
relIs BOOK, he Writeg with much rein interest
should wish however. to disebuse his mind Of the
tween Mr. Broate and myself An unkind or angry
word never passed between u.s.
IT appears that the ourate who figured In
Shirley Mr.. SWeeting is not the only living
link with the Brontss. There still. Mr..
Shorter tells us. many people alive who knew
them-"two OF Miss Bronte's old schoolfellows at
Brussels. the Miss Wheelwrights. still reside in
Bayswater; man who was schoolmaster of the
Church school at Haworth in those years, saw
her married. and attended her funeral; Mr.. Ed
ward Bichell OF Winteringham, is another: Lord
Knutsford makes fifth; and Mrs. Nichols. Of
Banagher remembers Charlotte when she came
TO the house her honeymoon"
Mr.. Alfred H. Miles, author and collator OF
Zone Thousand and One Anecdotes has just
brought out. through Thomas Whitaker.
other volume Of the same nature, entitled 1.-THE
New Anecdote Book" After-dnner speakers
will please take notice.
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot's entertaining volume
of "reminiscences. MY People OF the Plains" of
which we recently printed review. has already
gone into a second edition. The recent agitation
over the seating Of Senator Reed Smoot gives
special point TO what the author says Of Nor
nnonism as he encountered its institutions and
its people in his vast diocese The Bishop is
instructive he is. at times, amusing. He de-
clares that the most prejudiced enemy of the
Mormon Church must admit that the thrift. in
dustry and unremittng labor of the people are
beyond all praise" He then goes on to give a
description of Brigham Young, and an anecdote
illustrating his resourcefulness:
Much has been said of Brigham Young. who
the maker. though not ths founder. Of Mormon n.n
Veil and his character and personality are easily
ascertained. He New, Englander, and was
With the Morrnons: Fie was by trade a painter.
and did not have the advantages OF Iiperal edu-
cation. but possessed of a remarkable natural
shrewdness and was a born leader of men. Large,
masterful. somewhat unscrupulous, fertile IN re,
ORGANIZING power upon the Mormons indelibly In
deed in many respects, as his work Enthusiastically
shows. he was unique man. AS faTseeing @ eS-
tended to add efficiency to his somewhat compl-
Gated machinery, he has had few equals
Wit and veTSay M M It bd is fad Sas a.Tta THAT Tns day t
PROMISE eTn that Brigham would cause new leg to
grow, He reached Salt Lake and forthwith pre-
sented himself at at the the rf Zion House oce. and
Brigham. "Well. can give 1t You, but remember
resurrected at the last day Now you have already
had two legs and if create for you third, then
have three legs Besides. you already old and
cannot live much longer. Choose. therefore, be-
The poor fellow naturally decided 10 try TO be
content with one leg here that he might have two
only hereafter
H B. Marriott Watson's new novel of adventure
"The Privateers" will be the first of the new
years publications of Doubleday. Page & Co. 1t
deals with the experiences of an English heiress,
who is abducted successfully by two fortune
hunting Americans thereby reversing as well
as doubling the usual international procedure.
January 10 is the date set for it's appearance.
Some months ago we printed a short list of
misleading titles of popular books. To them
should now he added THE Divine Fire and
THE Log of the Sun" Henry Holt & Co, the
publishers of both works inform us that they
have received an order for the former volume
from coal company and one for the latter
from lumber concern.