The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-29
B AND AUrHORs.

The new novel by the autno OIL EiAA-
beth and Her German Garden" to be pub
lished In June. il called 'Frauleln Schmidt
and Mr.. Anstruther." The story 10 told in
q series Of letters written by a young Ger
man girl, Rose-Marie. to the English stu"
dent who lived In her fathers house for q
time ostensibly TO perfect his German.
incidentally to fall in love with Rose-Marie.
The English father has other plans for his
son and the lovers are separated. This
is the starting point Of the story, which de-
velops skilfully in the letters through a
period Of intimate friendship to a second
wooing, in which Rose-Marie takes an
unexpected and thoroughly up to date
position.
The Memoirs Of Nine. de Boigne, the
manuscript OF which has been 30 long
| withheld from the public from private in
terests and personal rights" is to be pub
lished this week. The countess was an in
innate friend of Nine. Recamier and OF
many Of the prominent people in her circle.
She also has nan "reminiscences OF those
famous English women who became per-
sonally known to her during her life as an
~emiRre-Ladies Hamilton. Harrington and
Stanhope. Mime. de Boigne describes
Nine. Recamier as a true type OF woman
rood as made by the Creator for the happi-
ness OF man. She had all the charm, the
virtue, the inconsistency and the weak
ness OF the perfect woman Among the
many entertaining bits awaiting the reader
of these memoirs is the following letter
written by q clever woman to her husband
81 am writing TO you because ] do not
know what to do and ! am ending my let
ter because | do not know what to say.
'SAssRAoE DE MAUoIRoN
Very sorry that am
Robert Mac Lehose, who died last month
In Glasgow. was the senior member OF the
firm Of publishers noted for their reprint OF
old books Of travel, among which are Hak-
luyt's Voyages" in twelve volumes;
'Purchas, His Pilgrimes-A History OF the
World in Sea Voyages & lande Travels
by Englishmen and Others in twenty
volumes, and Capt. John Smiths Travels
and Discoveries" Purohas published q
large collection of voyages left in manu-
script at Hakluyt's death, together with
voyages and travels Of Dutch, Spanish and
Portuguese explorers, and also incorporated
many translations from very early books
Of travel which we're becoming scarce even
in his day. The edition was published in
1925, and as it has never been reprinted il Isl
rarity among book collectors.
The motor car has been eagerly seized
upon by fiction writer's az a useful agent
for the propellinR Of plot and the develop
ment Of intrigue and episode. 1t is also
II novel and universally interesting feature.
1t is difficult to understand now how we
ever brought a romance to a satisfactory
conclusion W without this new invention,
which has supplanted the tea table and
increased the possibility Of accident and
adventure. Richard Harding Davis has
taken il up in his new story to be published
next month, called 4The Adventures Of the
Scarlet Car" Tit girl and the three men
who are in it have plenty Of lively, dashing
and amusing adventures.
The Countess Won Arnhim, the author
Of Elizabeth and Her German Garden"
is an E~nRlishwoman married 10 q German
husband. but TO her readers abe is and al
ways will be plain Elizabeth. She has a
keen sense Of humor, kindly and tolerant,
and she writes in a l~eisurely fashion. APP
p~arently for her own amusement as well
as the entertainment Of her readers.
A letter OF Victor Hugo-believed TO be
published for the first time-appears in the
June Century, setting forth the authors
object in writing Les Miserables" and it's
relations to social problems. The letter is
taken from a manuscript version in Italian.
probably the translation by Victor Hugo's
secretary. and was written in response
TO an inquiry from Count Victor A. Pope Of
Italy as TO Hugo's purpose in writing his
famous book.
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