The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

however. are not irremcdiable in flCtiOc
and before the story is finished the reader
sees the luckless Katherine enjoying the
happiness TO which every well-regulated
heroine is entitled.
The Rev. Sropford A. Brooke has just
finished a volume Of essays upon Matthew
Arnold. Rossetti, Morris. and Arthur
Hugh, Clough. which viii be published by
the Putnams in the early part of next
month under the title -Four Victorian
Poets" The book is practically con-
tinuatiOn of the same authors studies
in Poetry In which are given criticisms
Of Blake, Scott, Shelley, and Keats.
Commencing with next week. Cassell &
CO. will start the publication of work
entitled Women of All Nations" which
VIII be issued in twenty-four fortnightly
parts. The work is edited by T. Athol
Joyce. NJ. A.. and n. w. Thomas, NJ. A.
1t is profusely illustrated with reproduc-
tsons Of a collection of original photo
graphs taken by experts in all parts Of
the world together with series of plate
in color from paintings by Norman Har-
dy. The book gives a record of the char
acteristIcs or the women or all nations.
their habits, manners. customs. and in
auence.
Myths About Monarehs,' by Hansa-d
Watt. which will be published in March
by Dodd. Mead & Co, sounds like a
weighty book It is. however cOllec-
ton OF clever nonsense verses which have
already been published in some of the
1and3n.- I ND
been brought together in book form.
Russia, the relentless censor, keeps on
surprising Americans. who, even while
they are forewarned of her attitude. are
never quite prepared for the significance
OF an incident he the following: Back
70 New York from the Russian frontier
stamped with the official displeasure of
the censor. showing half a dozen regis
tered pOstmaTks. dark seal OF red wing
ed with the imperial eagles. and bearing
on its paper wrapper the clean-cut in
scription Refuse par la Censure Estran-
sere de VarsoYie." comes "The Memoirs
of a Russian Governor" to whose author
Prince Urussov himself the book had
been consigned. The volume was sent 70
the prince in complimentary courtesy by
Mr. Herman Rosenthal. translator Of the
Russian original and it was returned TO
him at the address affixed by the sender,
the AstOr Library. There will perhaps be
some free discussion Of this incident in
America. Refused by the foreign censor
at Warsaw has said all that Russia has
TO say.
The Oceanic Languages" by the Rev
d. Macdonald, d. D., published by the
oxford University Press. contains a prac-
tical study of the language OF Efate. New
Hebrides The latter is a typical speci
aen OF the Oceanic languages that are
spoken by 50.000G 600 people OF One-thirtieth
of the human race, in islands of the In
dian and Pacific Oceans extending over
200 degrees Of longitude.
new and interesting book on sport. by
Charles Frederick Holder. author of The
Log OF Sea Angler" and himself we'll
known sportsman, will be issued next
week by the Outing Company under the
title Big Game a. Sea" The work will
ne copiously illustrated with half-tones
fIom photographs. drawing, &c.
''On Books and Reading. by Alfred
Harcourt of the firm of Henry Holt &
Co.. is a book-lover's manual which will
be published some time this year by
Baker & Taylor Company II will con-
tain critical opinions OF the literary men
from the days of Montaigne to tie pres
ent time
-Four books OF widely different character
viii be published next week by the MEc-
milan Company. One of these is lord
Cromer's long-expected two-volume work
on Modern Egypt" wherein The lately
retired British consul general tells the
story Of his government of Egypt and Of
the results that have accrued TO the
country from the English occupation in
1852. Then there is the new novel by
Frank Dandy, The Heart Of a Child" in
which the author of Pigs in Clover has
set~out TO tell the true story. from the in
side Of the life Of a London chorus girl
Another is II. G. Wells explanation and
defense of Socialism, which he has en-
titled New Worlds Tor Old. Finally,
for the lovers OF American drama there
Will be Percy MacKaye's prose play,
'"rhe Scarecrow" All of Mr.. MacKaye's S
previously published works have been in
verse. but there have been in some Of
them vigorous bits of prose dialogue. and
it will be interesting to see how we'll he
manages an entire play in this medium.
The publishers OF the Annals OF
Psychical Research have chosen as their
American agents the Boston publishing
house of Small. Maynard & Co. who.
since their recent acquisition of the lists
OF Herbert B. Turner & Co. have led all
American publishers in the number of
their books dealing with psychical sub
jects. Formerly a monthly publication.
the Annals Is a monthly journal. which
IS in no way connected with the English
Society for Psychical Research. but is
published simultaneously in French and
English editions In Paris and London.
The general directors are DR.. Dariex and
Prof. Charles Richet The editors of the
French and English editions are, re-
suectively. Caesar de Yesme and Laura
J. Finch. The committee OF publication
includes a number of the most famous
OF the worlds men of science. as follows:
Sir William Crookes, Camille Flammarion,
Prof. Caesar Lombroso, Marcel Mangin,
DR.. Joseph Maxwell Prof. Enrico Nor
selli. Dr. Julien OchOrowicz. Prof. Fran
co.'s Porro. Col. Albert de Rochas, and
DR.. A Won Schrenck-Notzing.
NJ. Camille Flammarion. whose sensi-
tiveness to all the influences of earth and
air is revealed in his Mysterious Psychic
Forces (SmaH. Maynard & Coz, is in
protest against the automobile. He says
chat the big red devils disturb the music
Of the spheres and the harmony of the
angelic choir. They raise dust cloud
that stands between him and his constel-
lations, besmirching his lenses and clog
giDg the delicate machinery OF the OBJ
serVatOry- He may have TO retire, he ad-
nits, with his astronomical instruments
and his apparatus for conducting seances
TO some far-aUav Suof ,,-haro the foot of