New-York tribune., 1908-08-02

The copy just disposed of fetched far higher
price. For the precious twenty leaves bound
up with few seventeenth century plays, MT.
Quaritch paid G317
A book which should take a place peculiarly
its own in the literature of gardens is
appear one giving descriptive and historical
account of the renowned gardens at Kew. The
author, Mr. w J. Bean, is assistant curator
there, and writes with much special knowl-.
edge. His work will be illustrated with many
photographs and some pictures in color.
"seraphica" is the title of the novel by
Mr. Justin Eunty Mccarthy which the Harp
ers have in press. 1t is a story of the past and
Vatican is of the figures in it.
Good progress has been made in the publica-
ton of THE Cambridge Modern History Nine
and another on 1.-The Growth of Nationafties.
in the modern world is promised for the early
autumn. The remaining two volumes are to be-
devoted respectively to The Eighteenth Cen:
t1,rv' and 1.-THE Latest Age" The Macmillans
issue in the United States this fine publication
| of the Cambridge Press.
| That other useful compendous work of tho
Cambridge Press the Cambridge History Oft
| by the Putnanls, is also being carried toward
completion with exemplary dispatch The third
| and fourth volumes will be forthcoming in a
| short time, devoted to "The Renaissance
| and the Reformation" and the other to The
Elizabethan and the Jacobean Drama
| y,
| belais is pleasantly remembered, has written a.
volume on an important phase of French liter
ary history. This he will soon publsh uhoer the
| title of From Montaigne to Mollere
The plaint of an English publisher that the
| members of his craft did not sufficiently coop
crate with another in the protection of their
common interests has evidently made an impress
sion There is already a Publishers ASsoela-
| ton in London. but members Of it have recently
| organized what they call the Publishers Circle.
| ian informal kind of club for the promotion of
social intercourse and the discussion of subjects
| of common interest amongst business men ac-
/ lively engaged in the production OF books
| Convinced that the thousands Of antholoGics
already in existence have nevertheless left some
| thing for the anthologist to do contributor To
| the London Sketch demands that some one
| skilled in the art of selection should stralsht-
| way put new book in hand he wants II 10
| illustrate the literature of lightning and thun-
! der" He wants Book of Foul Weather IL
/ is capital suggestion. which we would like to
| see adonted by an anthologist Of the calibre of
Mr. F. V I4ucas-in other words. by an anthoi-
ogist who would not be obsessed by the element
of snmhreness in his theme, but would appreci-
ATE IFS rnanv-sidedness There is 4 rich store or
material available both in poetry and prose
Mr Lucas. by the way is to contribute
volume 10 the fiction of next season. 1t VIII be
called "Oyer Bemerton's: An Easy Going Story
, The tale has for its hero an old second mana
| bookseller. whose eccentricitles are re3orfed OS
| an observant gentleman living over ms shop
| Every one knows the heartbr"aking industry
| with which Flaubert polished his style, making
a MARTYR of himself through agonizing pursuit OF
| Io mot j,lStc NJ Antoine Albaat in book on
| lie Travail due style" which IS quoted in The
| Manchester Guardian. thus describes the novel
| lists method of composition:
He would correct page until it was illegihe.
! then transcrihe for further ectiCn.
| ond time rendered illegtble. it again tram
scribed and this would so for four. six. even
| eight times before the manuscript was handed TO
| the amauuensis Moreover. the fair copy of the
| aupnuensiS WAS only passed TO the printer
after being covered with alterations and erasI!res.
| Naturally such methods not conducive to
| speedy production. and throughout his corTe-
| sDCnderce there intimations of the slowness
| at which Flauhert composed. AT one time he pro-
| duces two pages a week. at another it IS twenty
| five in six weeks. again twenty-seven pages in
| TWO months and he softly 'chortles' to HIM
. ae dome in six Maeks-