The sun., 1908-05-29
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

The Fomanos of the Reaper which
w.s ie.ued serially In Eeerybody's Mdoaxiss.
now appears In book form. It is really .
history Of the development Of agriculture
during the last eighty yoars and 1t shows
the results which have been accomplished
by labor saving agricultural machinery. It
also attsets how great industry has grown
up in the United States and how by manu-
featuring ON large soale and at low cost
Americans are able to mako the best ma
chimes and to sell them In every country Of
the globe. II thus 10 q direct reply 10 Bis
marck's question: why don't We mako
these machines in 0srn,anyf'
Marion crawford's new book. the 'Prima
Donna has sent people back to Fair
Margaret and compelled the printing Of
a new edition Of the earlier book. Tho third
novel Of the Margaret Dunno triloU 10
written and 1t will be publishsd under the
title of -The Diva's Ruby One Of Mr..
Crawford's admirers has been complaining
at tho length of time which the author com
pe,s the readers of the story 10 wait between
the different parts Of It. sSir. he writes.
.if you were writing for posterity 1t were
different matter. A representative In Con-
Rro83 WN9 C8ukut W kiAssh0 v nf1~SSNA
upon another Representatives time. When
taken to task by tho other he said: You
promised TO divide your dme with me-
Yes was the reply. but didn't offer to
divide eternity with you We arc not
dividing eternity With you. Mr.. Crawford.
Your writings are temporal. not to say
temporary, and you try the patience OF the
most good natured.'
Marion Crawford describes the three ages
Of womsn with mueh galiantry in the tzilogy
he 10 writing OF Margaret Dunno: 'Youth
between 10 and 70; perfection. which begins
at 70 and lasts until further notice; and old
ago, which women generally place beyond
TO-"
Julia Cartwright Cdrs. Ady), who has
riven us the delightful studiee Of the Rsnais-
sance In her lives Of "beatrice' and Isabelle
d'Este, win publish new book next month
entitled "Baldisarre Castiglione. the Perfect
Cot,rtier; His Life and Letters castighone
| is best known as the author Of II Cor
tegianos and was hinssK regarded 20 an
excellent type Of the perfect oourtier.' .
| He served az italian Ambassador 10 England
and Spain early In the kixteenth century
| and his Life naturally embodies much Of tho
| contemporary history Of shs Europe OF his
day. Mrs. Cartwright obtains the material
largely from the archives Of Italy.
Tho Power Supreme 10 q novel Of
Church and State In South America to be
published next,month. The author, Francis
g. Nicholas has spent many years In Central
and South America among the Indians and
he will give accurate descriptions OF their
life and customs. Part Of the story 10 laid
in the rubber country and It shows 10 .
new light the peonage among the Indians.
Mr.. Havelock Ellis, who wrote "Ths
Soul Of spain.' has been serious student
and investigator OF the appearances. the
tendencies and dsvslopnnsnts Of modern
Spain for twenty years. Spain's political.
industrial and commercial aspects are
rapidly gaining in Importance. Mr.. Ellis
believes from his study and Interpretation
OF the country.
Mrs. Carroll Watson Rankin has written
a sequel to "Dandelion Cottage which
10 in tho hands Of the publishers. There
really is q dandeiion cottage" Mira. Rankin
says. 1T belonged to the church. sinply
because il happened to stand on land that
the church acquired. Some children, now
grown up, really played In II one summer.
Some years ago tho house. then called
The Annex was put in repair, and it goes
now, solely because OF the book, by the
name 'Dandelion Cottage The people
living in Ii tall mo that every now and then
children oospe TO the door to ask TO DO per-
mitted TO look inside 10 see Il there really
are dandslions on tho dining room wall
One infant actually upbrsided the tenant
for having the dandelions covered by new
paper!'
The passage In Charles Ram Ksnnady's
book "The Servant in the House which
has moss impressed its literary quality
upon those who see the play or read the
book % The description Of the idsal church
-The piilars Of II 90 up like the hFawny
trunks Of heroes; the sweet human dssh
Of men and women 10 mouldad about Ito
bulwaYks, strong. impregnabls; tho faees
Of little children laugh out from every
conversions; the terrible spans and arches
Of IL arc the Joined hands OF comrades.
and up In the heights and spaces thars are
inscribed the numberless nnuaings of all
the dreansrs Of the world. It 70 yet build.