Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-30

Sir Gilbert Parker first conceived the idea
of ''The Weavers'' ten years ago. He did not
begin to write the hook until six years atter-
ward Then he occupied four years In the
work completing 1t last year, and from thai
moment until its publication last September
continued to revise and polish the pages as
they came to his hands. On account OIL this
precision OF work Sir Gilbert accuses hlIIseil
of being an expensive author from the publish
er's point of view, but It is doubtful whether
the Harpers would agree with him In view Oh
the popularity of his books. Sir GILBERT latest
work has been in consultation with Eusene
Presbrey, who arranged the dramatization OF
''The Right of Way" now running IN new
York at Wallack's.
Charles e. Russell, author of ''The Uprising
Of the Many" which Doubleday, Page s. Co.
rubbish this fall, Is born newspaper man.
His father had been newspaper man petore
him and he grew up in the atmosphere Oh INK
and types Few men have had more varied
experience His boyhood was spent on his
fathers paper, the Davenport Qowa) Gazette
At % he went to the st. Paul Pioneer Press,
thence to the Minneapolis Tribune, minneapolis
Journal, Detroit Tribune the New YORK COM
mercial Advertiser, World, Herald journal;
then to the Chicago American. That closed
Mr. RusselIs newspaper work and since then
he has devoted himself to work more congeniai,
contributing articles to Everybody's and other
magazines and writing books of which The
Uprising of the Many" represents his latest
and most mature work.
Gelett Burgess is cne of the few humorists
who is as well known on his serious side as
by his nonsense. His recent novel, The
Heart Line" well as many magazine arti-
cles, have clearly indicated the seriousness OF
his purpose as writer. Few people, now
ever know of his prime hobby-higher space,
or the theory Of the fourth dimension Mr.
Burgess has for many years been student OF
higher space, following the line of investiga-
tions laid down by the late C. H. Hinton in
his numerous books on the subject Through
this common interest friendship sprang up
between the two, and at the death OF the
mathematician last spring, Mr.. Burgess under
took the preparation of Hinton's MSS. for pub
lication. Hintons travels and experience, as
well as his wide culture and enthusiasm for
his subject, made him, although past middle
age, charming companion, and 1t is TO De
hoped that Mr.. Burgess will find amongst his
MSS. more such highly ethical suggestive
fables as THE Gold Ball and the Gilt Ball.
published last year.
When "Dodo'' appeared some fourteen years
ago, it was greeted with CONSERVATION and
delight. 1t utterly audacious, frivolous
and cheerful; unlike anything to be ex-
good deal Of water has flowed under the
bridges since then and E. It. Benson has
taken his place among the serious novelists of
England. His new book, "6heaves, which
Doubleday, Page & Co. publish, is full grown
novel which paints real people in real and seri-
GUS situations, and takes firm hold of the
sympathies of its readers 1t will mark an i'm
portant stage in the evolution Of a novelist.
Like reminder of other days is the an
ncuncement OF new edition OF 'Trtlby' so
meteorIc is the shower Of popular novels that
1t Is doubtful whether more than a few per-
sons could recall offhand the first appearance
of the bright particular star "Trilby." Ac-
cording to the Harper publishing records, 1t
took place September 4 1894 There is~httle
doubt that ''Trilby" more than all his other
books or all his sketches, will preserve George
du Maurier in the public memory
Admirers of Richard Hovey, whose collected
works have just been brought out in 9 uni
form dress by Duffield G. Co.. will be inter-
ested to know Of the great admiration with
which Maurice Maeterlinck regarded Hovey' 8
work. In letter to the American poet the
great Belgian speaks of Hoyey's Arthurian
Cycle in glowing terms exclaiming of THE
Marriage of Guenevere, ,"-"Do you know how
beautiful, how absolutely beautiful, 1t is? 1t
contains love verses as profound and as sweet
az any that have ever been written. All the
scenes between Launcelot and Guenevere are
superb and the end is OF an entirely new
beauty What strange intensity In the last
cries of Launcelot and the queen! And then
the verse-it is so sweet ana at the same time
so powerful, SO simple and yet so lyric"
Constance Smedley, the celebrated originator
of the girls club movement In England and
Germany whose novel, Conflict" created so
blIOhB dh iihPhSoSiOh AZ et'io NoeAeAS At-os
spring, will visit America at the close of the
winter.
Perhaps no figure in contemporary life is
more problematical than that OF Bernard Shaw.
He stands for something more than a writer
CT successful stage plays; he is a critic, phi
losopher and wit. But with all his wit. or
perhaps because of 1t. he has never been quite
able to make himself more than half under
stood, not only by the average man, but even
by his more devoted readers. 1t is this fact
which makes such book Hobrook jack
sons Bernard Shaw a necessity. In It's