New-York tribune., 1906-08-11

loved Tennessee mountains.
Robert Hichens spends several months almost
every year in Sicily. where he has recently pur-
chased, the side of a mountain ravine a
small plot of land which ne is having converted
into a terraced garden. on which he intends to
build pavilion affording a view of the Ionian
Sea- with the mountains of Calabria in the dis
tance. This pavilion will be his study and writ
ing room. His new estate is in the immediate
neighborhood of the scene of his story. THE Call
of the Blood" which is now running a serial
in 'Harper's Bazar." and will be published by
the Harpers in book form in time for the holiday
trade.
The Dog Book" which Doubleday, Page &
Co. have been Issuing in monthly parts. will be
published on September 6 in two massive vol
umes with numerous illustrations. AS indicated
in it's serial publication. these volumes will con-
stitute one of the most comprehensive works on
the dog that have ever been written or COM
piled.
collection of stories. rhymes and pictures by
various authors and artists, but all dealing with
fairy lore that have been printed from time to
time in "St. Nicholas" will be published this
fall by the Century Company under the title OF
Fairy Stories Retold from St Nicholas"
The StratfOrd Shakespeare which Mr. A. H.
Buen is editing. printing and binding in the
poets own town in the house of the poets
friend and neighbor, Julius Shave, is to have
specially valuable concluding volume Inter-
estng papers by distinguished critics and schol-
ars Will be added to a collection of textual notes
dealing with difficult and corrupt passages. NJ.
Jusserand French Ambassador to the United
States will discuss Ben JOnsons views on
Shakespeare's art. Professor Alois Brandt. of
Berlin, will deal with the sources Of the plays.
Mr. F. X Chambers. author OF THE Medieval
Stage" will contribute paper on Elizabethan
stagecraft, and Mr.. NJ. A. Spielmann an ex-
haustive essay on Shakespeare's portraits.
paper on Shakespeares use Of the Bible has been
prepared by Canon Beeching.
The makeup of the work is to be truly mag
nificent and nearly all the copies have been
subscribed for The price is 10 gunea5 Kings
and emperors have sent their subscriptions 20
Mr. Bullen and nearly all the copies on vellum
have been subscribed for. Oddly enough. moth
ing has been heard from America. American
book collectors" says the editor will wake up
suddenly and want those vellum copies when
they are no longer to be had" A complete
edition veIlum has never been printed before.
Miss Mary Moss who has contributed frequent
reviews of current fiction to The Atlantic
Monthly" has now written a novel. entitled
Felix Gwynnc" which will be published by
Henry Holt & Co, in September. when she in
turn will have the opportunity of learning how
it feels to be the target of the critics
Sir F. c. Gould. the caricaturist. who was
knighted the other day, humorously referred to
this honor at dinner given to him.
When / went before the King yesterday to re,
ceive the honor OF knighthood' had to exercise
l1af In N u hon bn VraC
knighted-''I much obliged to your majesty. but
ttr ncorrTptibie' friends objected to titestites Of
certain kind, that was 10 say for tney had no OBJ
The Ancient Order of Antediluvian BufIaloes. and
Wearing as ne tbn a1 anfhng TnTf soomHn In All SSn ba
glory would have dared 10 Wear Some Of
the idea Of taking title 70 please his wife
But when a man by working hard had achieved
him to be able lay his Offering at the feet of his
during the days Of hard work He would therefore
make apology for having accepted the honor
OF knigathOod
The Rev Hugh Black. who is coming to
America this fall to take the chair of Homi-
Ietcs and Pastoral Theology in the Union Theo-
logical Seminary. has preached his farewell SER
mon TO his Edinburg congregation volume of
DR. Blacks sermons will be issued in this coun-
try by the Fleming II. Revell Company some
time this month.
THE Four Track News" which has been pub
lished for several years by George H. Daniels
while he was general passenger agent of the
New York Central Railroad. is to be continued
under the title OF "The Travel Magazine" and
will hereafter be published independently of any
railway afiliaton. by Walter A. johnson & Co,
New York.
George Wharton James. the author and lect-
urer. has returned from a perllous journey
made down the overflow OF the Colorado River
in Southern California to the mysterious Salton
Sea. and his account OF his experiences viii be