New-York tribune., 1906-11-03
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk about Things Pres
ent and to Come.

There seems to be grotesque appropriateness
in the announcement that Mr.. Dudley Kidd, the
author of THE Essential Kafr." has just written
a book entitled Savage Childhood" The vol
ume. which will be published by the Macmillan
Company. deals with the work and play the
stories and customs of the little children of
Africa, and opens up interesting phase of
ethnographical study It is illustrated with
large number Of photographs.
Mr.. H. G.. Wells has hastened to bring out in
book form his magazine papers on The Future
IN America" based upon his observations made
during his recent brief tour of the United States
The book rather bellies its title, since 1t is rather
an account of what he saw than what he fore
saw. the author only glimpsing into the future
so far as present conditions seem him def
nitey to forecast it. Harper & Bros. are the
publishers.
Henry Wilton Thomas, author of THE Last
Lady of Mulberry" has written new novel, en-
titled The Sword of Wealth." which shortly will
bepublished by the Putnams. tt, scene is laid
in Italy during the bread riots In Milan.
Acting on the belief that the permanent fame
of Victor Hugo is destined to rest largely on his
poetry Professor Arthur Graves Garfield, of
the University Of Michigan, has prepared new
edition Of Hugos poems, which shortly viii be
aim has been to give adequate idea of the
range and variety OF the poets talent is
possible in a collection intended primarily for
class use
Max Muller's Memories has been just
brought out in a illustrated holiday edition
by a. c. McClurg & Co. The drawings, by
Margaret and Helen Armstrong. seek to reflect
the old-fashioned charm of the text.
Miss Mary Katherine Crowley, the author OF
"A Daughter of New France" and In Treaty
with Honor recently published by Little, Brown
& Co, is said to be the fist lecturer who has
been honored by n formal Of thanks by the
United Irish Societies of New York-a compll-
ment called forth by her lecture Ancient
Irish Abbcys'' IN the New York Board of Educl-
tion course Although native of Boston and
for many years a resident Of Detroit. Miss
Crowley makes her home in New York.
Marguerite Meringtons comedy Captain
Lettarblotr," in which Mr.. E. H Sothern made
one of his earliest successes. is now published in
book form by the Bobbs Merrill Company with
Illustrations from photographs of the play.
william Peel. director of the Erzabethan
Stage Society and the adapter of "Everyman,"
has lately reconstructed and renamed two Old
time dramas, which being brought out in
single volume by Brentaro's. Mr. Poers new
version of the Old play Arden os Faversham,''
ne calls Lilies That Fester'' Loves Con
stancy" is his title for the drama that he has
made out OF the early chronicle play of Edward
the Third"
From the Library of Congress comes Bulletin
No. H. dealing with the subject of Copyright
in Japan" Prepared under the direction of NJ.
Thorvald Solberg, register of copyrights the
pamphlet gives the latest Japanese enactments
in regard to copyrights, together with the text
of the copyright convention between the United
States and Japan OF May 10. 1906. In addition
is included the text OF the earlier copyright
laws of the empire. The term for which copy
right endures in Japan is for the life OF the
author and for thirty years after his death.
The Rev. Paschal Robinson. Of the Order Of