New-York tribune., 1908-08-22

ners this autumn Robert E. Lee: The South
erner" The author is Mr.. Thomas Nelson
Page who may be trusted to portray the famous
leader with affectionate sympathy. He has
based his work public records and on the
testimony of personal witnesses
DE Lfbris' is the title of Mr. Austin Dob
sons new book, soon to be issued by the Mac
milan Company. It is collection Of essays on
literary subjects.
To the useful series of Literary Histories"
published in this country by the Scribners there
is soon to be added "A Literary History of Rus
sia." The author is Professor Bruckner. Of
Berlin.
We are to have one more sheaf OF "Habitant"
verses from the pen of the late William Henry
Drummond- His widow has put It together
and has written for IT IN Introductory bio
graphical essay. The Putnans viii bring the
volume out this fall under the title of THE
Great Fight: Poems and Sketches
Duf1eld & Co make the interesting announce
ment that they will presently publish the series
of mediaval romances which has lately been
started IN London The first to appear will be
THE Book of the Duke of True Lovers" by
Christine de Pisan. Then will come "Of the
Tumbler Of Our Lady, and Other Miracles"
and this volume viii be followed by "The Lady
Of Vergi" All Of these are translated by Allies
Kemp Welch. The illustrations, IN photograv-
ure, Will reproduce old nluminat tons and the
like. The same publishers promise a new series
called The Art and Letters Library TO he
begun with work the artists OF the italian
Renaissance by Mrs. E. L. Seeley and continued
with similar books on English and Flemish
painters The Library" will also contain a re-
vised and augmented edition of T. W. Arnold's
version of "The Little Flowers Of St Francis
Of Assist"
Dorothea Gerards new novel is to be pub
ltshed in this country by 3. ". Dodge & Co It
is called "Pomp and Circumstance"
A letter from our Paris correspondent de-
Ecribed not long ago the Memoirs OF Mile.
George" those curious souvenirs Of Napoleon's
favortte actress which the French collector, NJ.
Paul Cheramy, recently rescued from oblivion.
They are now being translated into English and
the book Will be brought out in the coming sea-
son.
The English reviewers are making much OF g.
new Canadian poet Mr.. Robert W. Service, who
calls the book which has brought him into
notice Songs OF a Sourdough-" He appears to
be one Of Mr. Kipling's numerous followers, with
a touch little tresher than usual. Here is a
specimen Of his work:
THE SPELL OF THE YUKON.
l wanted the gold, and I sought It;
| scrabbled and mucked like slave
Was it famine scurvyI fought tt
1 hurled my youth into grave
I wanted the gold and I got 1t
came out with a fortune last fall
Yet somehow Hfe's not what thought IL,
And somehow the gold isn't all.
No There's the land QIave you seen IT'D
It's the cussedest land that know .
From
To the deep, deathlike valleys below.
Some say God was tired when He made It;
Some say it's fine land to shun;
Mavbe: But there's would trade Il
For no land earth-and I'm one
Tou come to get rich damned good reason).
You feel like exile at first;
You hate il like hell for a season,
And then you are worse than the worst
II grips YOU like kinds OF SHINING;
II twists you from foe to q friend;
II seems it's been since the beginning;
It seems it will be TO the end
I've stood in some mighty rnouthed hollow
That's plumb full of hush to the brim;
I've watched the big husky sun walloW
In crimson and gold, and grow DIM
Till the moon set the peariy peaks gieamIhg,
And the stars tumbled out neck and crop;
And I've thought that I surely was dreaming,
With the peace O. the world piled on top.
The sumner-no sweeter was ever;
The sunshiny woods all athr1ll;
The grayling aleap IN the river,
he bfghorn asleep on the hill
The strong life that never knows harness;
The WiIds where the caribou call;
The freshness the freedom, the fairness
o God! How I'm stuck on 1t all