Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
IN LITERARY LONDON.
Prospects From Elinor Glyn and Other
Novelist
dependence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, March 10, 1907.
Elinor Glyn. who became suddenly IA
nous as the author of '"rhe Visits of Elfz-
abeth.' wrote the last word four DAYS ago
of a novel that is to be called Three
Weeks" A few of her friends have been
permitted to read it. and the general
opinion seems to be that 1t Is going to
prove rather an astonishing book, glowing
and scnsuous to degree. but not in the
least fippant. 1 understand that it deals
with a tremendous episode in the life of
a runaway queen. The story is not to
be onered to any magazine for serial use,
ana Is to come out almost Immediately
in book form.
1t has been maintained that Elinor
GlXn is pseudonym, and that there is
nc such pers on which is not so at all
The author is known in social life as
Mrs. Clayton Glyn. Although she spends
much time on the continent, her home is
in Essex. She is as attractive and
piquant as her heroines, slender and grace
blessed with wonderful masses o. red
brown hair. She has a. half-formed idea
Of running over to the United States the
latter part of this year. Like all other
to play-writing. and has just finished
smart. up-to-date society drama that is
likely to make a good bit of talk some
of these days.
brand-new novelists. The same English
firm that was lucky enough to discover
young Marjorie Bowen-whose first book,
THE Viper Of Mflan,' has gone through
many editions-has this week come out
with another novice, for whose story,
called The Artistic Temperament" the
orders 4sde are Pouring in even more rapidly
author is called Jane Wardle, and al
/ though this Is admittedly. a -pseudonyn.
apparently even the publishers don't know
who the author is, arrangements for pub
LEGATION having been made through oliver
Hueffer, who remains silent as to his pro-
tege's identity. Hueffer's brother. Ford
MADDOX Hueffer. the novelist, says he half
suspects Oliver himself wrote the book,
but this charge is denied by oliver Huef-
fer. 1t is a story of London art life with
a suburban background, and plot that
starts out lightly and cynically enough,
and slaoually becomes enthralling. 1t Is
rather bitter story. but apparently 1t is
going to be one of the topics of con-
yersation for the next few months.
Miss Mary Cholmondeley who has been
in rather poor health of late is now much
better, but her medical adviser sets his
face sternly against any inclination
the part of his distinguished patient to
write new novel. although he has gra-
cfously permitted her to write few short
stories. Another full-SiZe novel from Miss
Cholmondeley can hardly be expected for
two or three years yet. Her latest novel,
Prisoners has been, or in some cases Is
about to be- published in translated form
in France, Italy. Germany, Sweden and even
Holland. where, although there is copy
right, conscientious publishing firm has
paid her for the privilege of translating
the book into Dutch. Arrangements
also pending for the Danish and Nor
wegian rights. 1t also appears, of course.
In the Tauchnitz library.
Meredith Nicholson. whose House Of
Thousand Candles" is doing very well
here, has just sold his Swedish transla-
ton rights. and u is understood that va
rious other authorized translatiOns Of the
book are to be made soon.
DIR. c. w. Saleeby, whose book on
Worry: the Causes and Cures" is about
to be published simultaneously in Eng
land and America, has been interesting
himself with all his wonted energy in the
discoveries Of his friend, DIR. Beard of
Edinburgh University. as to the causes
and cure of cancer. which kills off even
more thousands of victims year than
that other disease called worry. DR..
Saleeby is now writing a book on the
subject, which will appear some time in
| the autumn probably: He has received the
almost unprecedented honor for a man yet
| in his twenties Of being invited to lee
ture before the Royal Institution.