New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-16

Mr.. II. G. Wells is writing q new novel-a
novel Of modern life. The subject is mentioned
DIS strlklngly fresh-the kind Of thing to make
people exclaim The very subject for Wells"
students OF fifteenth century history are in
vited to take interest in the forthcoming
Diary OF John Burchard" This worthy was
Master Of Ceremonies to five Popes, and his
diary Is full of interesting notes on the life and
politics OF his time. A biography Of Burchard
VIII be Included in the volume, and various dis
patches from agents and diplomatsts at the
Papal Court will be printed in an appendix.
| Memories and Vagaries' is the title of a
| forthcoming revised and enlarged edition Of G
book which was originally called "Vagaries' and
which has long been out Of print. It's author is
| Dr. Axel Munthe, and this Is It's history accord
| Ing to THE London Chronicle:
his G Fse h From whf ss
across the Mediterranean. They used to arrive in
prey the onslaughts of the italian peasants
III; Munthe made it his object to purchase that
and he wrote a volume, .:Vagaries.' for that pur,
pose. r
| The Scribners have just published the ninth
| and tenth volumes in their beautiful New York
edition" OF The Novels and Tales Of Henry
James The first of these is devoted to THE
Awkward Age" The second contains the novel
called THE Spells of Poynton," and the two
shorter pieces. entitled respectively "A London
Life" and THE Chaperon." Both volumes have
generous instruments Of that predatory mat
! ter which adds much interest to this edition
! of the authors works He is particularly sug-
gestive on the subject of THE Spos of Poyn-
tom giving us once more glimpse into his
studio. 1T was years ago. l remember" he says.
one Christmas Eve. when / dining with
friends; lady beside me made In the course OF
talk one OF those illusions that / have always
found myself recognizing the spot as germs
The germ, wherever gathered has ever been for
me the germ Of a story and most Of the stories
straining to shape under my hand have sprung
from single small seed. seed minute and
wind blown as that casual hint for The Spells
of Poynton dropped unwttinsly by my neigh
Dor. mere floating particle in the OF
talk" Mr.. James goes on In his usual subtle
fashion and takes very to his moment
Of inspiration. We must quote another passage:
So So It was at any rate that when my amiaeIe
aad & the the
a0nd ng spoke S OF such an odd mater as that
was at daggers drawn with her only son, ever
hitherto exemplary. the ownership OF the val
the young by his fathers death. I instantly
Of ah % % hs whole of & Sf
as / have called II. being fused by that single
which
glimmered then and there into life.
The frontispiece, tersely entitled Some of the
Spois.' shows a French mantelpiece. with clock
and candelabra, all in the perfect style OF the |
eighteenth century
Miss Cornelia Sorabji. the Parsee lady who |
educated at oxford and who holds the post |
of legal adviser TO the government Of India in
cases when the Zenana and harem are con-
has rift a hools her
She calls it Between the Twights Studies of
Indian Women
The "reminiscences Of Mr.. Gladstone which
have lately appeared in 1.-THE Cornhl' are to
be brought in a volume entitled Mr.. Glad
stone oxford, 1890" Here is one Of the
stories which the old statesman Is quoted
telling at breakfast morning: Lord Mark
Kerr had sworn at troops at a review be-
fore the Queen. The Queen sent for the Duke
of Cambridge and said he must reprimand Lord
Mark which the duke did follows: Look
here. Mark. H. NJ. heard you swear. and she
said she was damned If she'd stand It.
us the novel a second class branch of litera-
ture?" That is a question which was lately de-
bated in London club which combines dining
with discussion. One orator answered that ques-
ton in the affirmative, and found in it the ex-
PLANTATION OF the fact that women proficient
as novelists. A courageous man that
The art of dancing is motive having strong
appeal for the modern author. Performers like
Genee Isadora Duncan and Maud Allan inspire
clever pens to dithyramb. witness the brill |
liant description of Maud Allan which we quoted
from Mr. A. B. Walkley not long ago. This
same dancer would appear to have suggested
the composition of the following lines by Mrs IA
Mabel Dearmer which take from THE Lon
Ion Academy
TO DANCER.
tn London weary with the weight Of things.
Hustons observation-disclosures II limbs and soul,
She brought the freedom of a thousand springs. A
Beauty entire and whole.
And mid the painted scenes the tawdry glare
The crowdins faces stupid hard a. ana th Grass
There came sudden freshness IN the ar
The scent of morning grass
,be fitted light sprung from the dawning hours; E
She moved in rhyme to cosn,.c har;nSn,e a
swift rains, and April skies.
Ter bare feet In their delicate rise and fall.
Her changing body thrilling with the birth
place Of alien earth
strange paradox Yet here In tired air.
amid stale antics. fun grown oid and sac.
md innocently glad. T
sare body and bare soul together wrought
MO pure take this as garland Of my thought
,ou-whose great art is me-
A copy OF the first issue of Swnburne's first
ublished work. THE Queen Mother. Rosa -
aopd'' is held by Scotch bookseller at 500
I is one Of the less than twenty copies brought
rom the press by Basil Montagu Pickering be-
pre- the book was withdrawn, to be reissued with u
new title page bearing Moxons name
Mr. Swinburnes new hero, Cesar Borgia Is m
ne of the leading characters in just published
over by Mr. Rafael sabatini. Here is his por-