New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

Y 'CHC "HI " Ht"So 'COCHU
and to Come.
| One of the brightest incidents of the spring
publishing season should be the appearance in
book form of the novel called "Fraulein
Schmidt and Mr.. Anstruther' which the author
OF Elizabeth and Her German Garden" has
been bringing out serially in the pages of
| "Cornhil" This story, composed entirely of
letters, is Of sunny humor. general mental live
illness and delightful sentiment all compact. if
we may judge from the long stretches of it
that have thus far been printed.
A commentator in THE London Sketch al
ludes to the story, recently printed that
Matthew Arnold once attributed all the talent of
the Arnold family 10 the children of his brother
| Tom. This he adds. was before Mrs. Hum
phry Ward began To wear down hundred pens,
and may therefore be taken a rather fine in
stance of Uncle MATHS provision. But there is
a sequel which may venture to supply
When Toms daughter did write a book and
Uncle Matt read ii. the remark he made was
this: No Arnold ever could write novel: if
any Arnold could, I should have written one my
self"
Professor J. Burnet has finished his edition
of the text of Plato in the oxford Classical
Texts. The fifth and concluding volume has just
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EpistulR. definitones and spuria.
Miss Marie Coreli is about TO publish a col
lection Of her short stories in a volume which
will borrow the title of the first one. "Delicia"
In a pleasant notice of Mr.. Howells's recent
book on certain English towns, The London
Standard" administers this cuff to the author of
another new book, The American Scene:
pfgcn0ogiSal signihGancs II i had no such sig
nF not bec sss 0qt vastly more III b and 6af
lens Of Mr. Henry Jamess amazing mind.
Here is a characteristic comment on Mr.. How
els's work from this review:
one curious detail about this charming book less
worthy OF mention, perhaps, than many another
less is the fact that Mr. HoWes is never G tTed ' of
gently railing against the miserable chillincss of
perately cold he thinks Our iircE are mere apollo
gles Tor, tqr hTes ana serye no useful purpose The
author shows IN hundred other ways. he never
ness in English houses lies in the fact that has
been physically demorallzed by life in the shock
lngly overheated houses OF his native land
The Gypsy Lore Society is preparing to re-
sumo the publication OF its quarterly contain
ing contributions from students of the ROmany.
Among the subjects TO be discussed will be ''se-
cret languages, cant and slang. and especially
Shelta, the ancient jargon of the Irish tinkers"
The centenary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe
is not far off. and there are to be noted some
possibilities of a desirable commemoration.
The Sum-" Of Baltimore. has suggested move
ment looking toward the erection in that city
OF beautiful mausoeum. in which all that IS
left Of the author may be permanently laid to
rest. 1t is a comparatively humble monument
which marks his nd In,
the Westminster Cemetery. This was unveiled
in 1871 the cost of it being largely betrayed by
the late q. w Childs. The project for a me-
mortal worthy of the man of genius. to be ded-
icated on the centenary January 49, 1909 has
evoked enthusiasm in Baltimore. Governor
Warfeld and President Remsen of Johns Hon
kins University have expressed hearty approval
and the literary societies are preparing an eff
fective advocacy. 1t is proposed that the funds
shall be provided by a popular subscription. It
is believed. moreover. that appropriations from
the city and state governments could be OBJ
tanned. The city would probably give the site
for the mOnument--and many fine sites are
available in baltimore. The Baltimore Sun"
quotes Tennyson's opinion of Poe: He is the
literary glory of America. No poet. certainly
modern poet, was so susceptible to the impress
sion of beauty Poe. He had all the Greeks
appreciation Of beauty and much Of their power
or expressing II IN poetry, and that journal
adds: I'VE should show 10 the world that we
do not put the materialities of life above the
honor which is due TO our greatest literary
name"
Richmond. the city in which Poe spent his
early years. has collected $4,000 for a monu-
ment TO him within its precincts; and the Uni
versity of Virginia is arranging to celebrate the
centenary Il has already placed bronze medal
over the room once occupied by Poe; it has an
excellent collection of Poe literature and the
Raven Society aids in keeping his memory
green in the old halls where he studied No
reading American viii fail 10 honor and applaud
plans for adequate recognition OF Poe's
genius. His contemporaries suffered him TO
struggle for a great part Of his life in the GRIM
!nest poverty and to die therein; later genera
tion can at least raise to him a fitting memorial
II is worth while to place record a remi-
nscence by Professor H. E. Shepherd, Of Balti-
more:
Few persons know that originally Poe's body was
placed in the OF the lot of Westminster Church
Yard. and that the church had not been erected IN
church, few years later, completely obscured the
grave happened 20 be there at the corner and
saw the remains of Poe lying in his coffin, that
had been opened For some time had piece OF
manned OF the body was the bones The skull was
in admirable corditiOn The teeth were perfect and
white pearl. The shape Of his forehead
which was one OF Poe's striking features could be
easily discerned.
An article I'm the current number OF "Put-