New-York tribune., 1906-11-26
LITERARY NOTES.

y Is now nearly three hundred years
srce Pocahontas saved the life of the valiant
s6venturer Captain John Smith. One OF the
means Of marking the anniversary Of that ro-
mant,c incident was the publication on Saturday
By Eoughton. Mif1iin & Co. Of volume by Mr.
Z Boyd Smith, tn which the author-artist de-
sc-ibes II text and twenty-six fuIpage illus
trsttons, printed Fl colors. the story OF the
Indian maiden and the doughty captain. Tn
Ike the humorous account Of the voyage Of
"Noah's Ark for which Mr. Smith re-
sponsible 2 year ago, the present book aims to
be IN every detail as historically accurate as
careful research and study Of contemporary
prints and paintings can make IL
There viii shortly issue from the Macmillan
company 2 new volume by Professor A. K.
rogers, n which, under the title Of THE Re-
ligious Conception Of the World" he will un-
dertake 20 restate the arguments for tfeism in
the light of recent philosophical development.
The book IS aimed to meet the needs Of the
general public rather than OF the student and
specialist, the author seeking to connect his
discussion with concrete experience and human
interests avoiding all merely scholastic argu-
ments.
Turn about Is fair play" and II novels may
u maze over dramas II lS lO DC cApcStCN
thar popular plays VIII be used as the bases Of
novels. Mr.. Charles KIeins The Lion and the
Mouse" was one Of the most successful Of recent
efforts in Ihis direction and Il IS soon TO be fol-
lowed by q 'Tlovelization' Of The SQuaw Man"
which ran through the season last year at Wal
lacks Theatre The author Of the adaptation
Is Mrs. Julie OPP Favershan, the wife OF the
actor who played tie leading part in the drama
Harper & Brothers Will be the publishers
Owing 20 the wear and tear 70 which the orig
tnal manuscript OF The Records Of the Virginia
Company q London. 16l9-1624' Che famous
Court Book) has been subjected by students
O history who have consulted II, the Library Of
Congress which Is the custodian Of this i'm
portaut document, has published a careful tran
script Of II, made by Miss Susan II. Kingsbury,
A n. Ph. D. The work, with two hundred
page historical and photographed introduction
BY Miss Kingsbury and preface by Professor
Herbert 7. Osgood. OF Columbia University. fills
tTo large quarto volumes-nnore than thirteen
hundred pages IN all. The publication will be
grateful not only for fits convenience but be-
cause the chirography Of the original is ex-
tremely difficult 70 decipher. Special type has
Been cast for some Of the peculiar characters
used IN the oidtime writing, and the volumes are
Illustrated with a number OF facsimiIes or the
ext
Professor Barrett WendeIls Impressions OF
French life and society received during his re-
cent visit TO France as the first American lect-
urer et the Sorbonne. Will be published this win
Ter IN "Ecribner's Magazine" previous 20 thefr
appearance in book form
Iwo new monthly magazines are boldly
el'aFlng upon what seems 20 be an already
SEeFcrowded field. One OF them halls from New
.0'A- and is called The Times Magazine" al
I-ougn Il has no association with the newspaper
lhe same title. In appearance II is of the
a.t-4er type OF illustrated monthly periodicals.
S'H hcrion and special articles on topics Of cur
interest, but IL announces that It will have a
'-Noe editorial policy. Fundamental democ-
VIII be the dominating idea the
0c1acy OF the individual. not Of the party -
ne other periodical VIII be published IN A.
04ila under tbs editorial cbargA o4 ~