New-York tribune., 1908-06-28


tically complete. The larger part of it was in
type before she died and awaited only her final
| corrections. The Macmians will publish 1t in
the fall They have not yet announced the title.
! It Is said that when the English translation or
M. Anatole Frances Jeanne dare" is published
| the author will include in the work reply to
the severe criticisms passed upon it by Mr.. An
| drew Lang. This will be interesting, but it is
| 100 bad that there should be so much delay. AS
we have shown upon than occasion
Mr.. Lang'S comments on this book have Lad un-
| usual significance.
| Mr. Lang, by the way, will have usual,
| book of stories collected for the Christmas
| son. Longmans, Green g. CO. announce it under
! the title of "The Book of Princes and Prin-
| cesses." The tales in it WILL more or less, dea@
with real historical characters.
| "Onar' FTtz Gerald was born on March 81,
| 1909, and already there signs that that
date next year there may be appropriate cele-
brations. One admirer has emerged into print
anXiously to ask if something cannot be done to
erect memorial to the noted man of letters.
tablet some such modest tribute is conceiv-
able but the idea of solemn monument to Fitz
| Gerald somehow seems absurd.
There are, of course. numerous places In Eng
land associated with the ancestors or, in some
cases, with the actual lives of famous Ameri-
cans. A book describing them has been written
| by Mr.. A p Story, and is to be published
under the title of american Shrines in Eng
|
In colorS.
! The Putnams announce a new novel which
has recently made something of a sensation in
England. 1t Is a story of Sician life. called
| -Marotz," and the author is military officer
who writes over the name of John Ayscough."
| This is the first book to bring him to public
notice Fast on the heels of its success he is to
| bring out another novel entitled "Dromina."
When Lord Randolph Churchill chose to dis
| card manners he was entirely successful in the
| effort. Sir AlgernOn West, in the book of rem
| niscences which he has lately published, says
that Lord Randolph did not bear fools gladly
and was hardly capable Of bein5 even civil to
| people who bored him:
| On one occasion he went in to formal luncheon.
where the places were arranged. He looked to
he gathered up his plate and napkin and knife
and fork and sat himself down at the other end
very distinguished statesman, Lord John Russell.
who took the Duchess Of Inverness in 70 dinner;
and walked round to the other side of the table,
Lady John said to him afterwards: what on
earth made you leave the Duchess Of Inverness
well he replied. II should have been sick if
h sat where rel was d put it Tn @ my yo 6ac 10 1d
it to the Duchess of Inverness No l didn't;
Readers OF The Cruise of the Cachalot' have
never failed to give an attentive hearing to its
author Mr. f. T. Bullen, and though his subse-
quent writings have not always mad thc siI'i'
value, they have less justified peruS.tl
1t will be interesting to see his new book, 1he
Confessions of a Tradesman-" 1t appears that
when he a government clerk earning about
SO a week his wife received a legacy OF 81 OD
and they purchased a little shop in Peckham
"a picture frame and general fancy emporium
Mr. BulIen retained his clerkship. but the strug-
gle to support the family was, nevertheless, q
desperate one. 1t is described in these Comics
sions" Not until he discovered his literary aptl-
tude and wrote '"The Cruise of the CachsIlot
were his miSerieS ended.
Mr. Robert Herrck's new novel "Tosether,
which the Macmillans will publish early next
month is a story of the lives of married peo-
ple The author reverses the usual romantic
formula and his book begins with wedding
instead of ending with one.
Hunters and all lovers of the wild will well
come the work THE Game Animals OF
Africa" which is to be published next winter.
Professor Lydekker is the author, but ne VIII
include contributions by various sportsmen.
The illustrations will be from photographs.