New-York tribune., 1908-08-08

The Trife and the obvious-and How often Over
The Responsibilities of the Business Man.
Mr. & de Ricci's forthcoming Census OF
Caxtons' is to contain full account Oh every
known copy of every book from Caxton's PRESS
including fragments He has given the detaiied
history of every copy, tracing II from SAFE 'o
sale. describing its binding and stating lts I'M
nerfections and size He has discovered be-
tween two and three hundred copies not men
toned by Blades and he asks for Information
concerning still unregistered copies III shiaii
libraries or private collections
Miss Marie Corelli has given the title Of Holy
Crders'' TO her new novel. The subtitle de-
scribes the story as 'The Tragedy Of Quiet
Life" 1t is to he published this month
"As Others See Us: A Study in Progress is
the title of a new book by Mr.. John Graham
Brooks The author has surveyed foreign criti-
cism on the United States during the past one
hundred and twenty-five years, and in consider
ing it endeavors to answer the question, How
far have these critics been telling the truth
about American character and institutions?
A volume on ''shakespeare's Life and Work.
has been written ny DIR. Furnival and Mr. John
Munro, and is to be published as an introduc-
ton to the Century Shakespeare. an edition OF
the poet projected by the Cassells.
Mr.. Ruskin has described as unique" the let
ters Of Mrs La Touche the mother OF Rose La
Touche. the girl who provided, it has been said.
the one beautiful romance of his life. These
recollections lend interest to book which is to
appear by and by under the title Of THE Me-
mo!rs Of Mrs La Touche of Harristown."
Gentlemen Errant" is the title Of a book by
Mrs Henry Gust which is in preparation 1t
describes the travels and adventures Of four
nobleraen in Europe in the fifteenth and six
teenth centuries
A hook dealing with our own day is coming
from the pen of Mrs Blount. It is description
of social life in France in the Faubourg St
German. at country chateaux and at fashion
able watering places.
Mrs Burnetts story "The Coed Wolf" is
soon n he published in book form by Moffat,
Yard &. Co 1t will be illustrated in colors by
Mr.. H. Sichel-
volume containing selections from the let
ters of Oscar Wilde is announced. 1t is edileo
bv Mr. Robert Ross.
.. tho hooks which the Macmillan Com
no,,, e. nreparing TO issue are Professor Martin
7. D'Ooge's 1.-The Acropolis at Athens "a COM
nanion to Professor Seymours Life IN the
F4ornerfc Age; Professor Arthur l. Frothing-
hams Monuments of Christian Rome; DR.
charles waldstein's "Herculaneum," and Mr. W.
w. Fowler's Social Life in Rome
large number Of the letters of Jonas Lie, the
eminent Norwegian writer who died not long
ago. will be included in the biography on Whlch
his son Erik is at work The book will be pub
lished before the close of the year.
Tn hts hook on France in the Twentieth
Century Mr.. w L. George (an Engltshman'
who was educated in France and has spent most
of his life there has endeavored to interpret
French character and manners to the outside
world In his chapters on the social side Of
French life this paragraph appears:
Generally speaking, the French wife is conspicu-
agement; the German may be more hard working
and the English woman more original, but neither
com bines the essential qualities OF thrift rrugality
and Intelligent sympathy tempered by due regard
for elegance which characterizes the French woman
the wel-to-do bourgeoisle raTely oisoa!ns 70
enter her kitchen and even 70 TAKE part IN the
preparation of food; she invariably keeps IN very
close contact with her serxanrT upon nd ncis
severely the results Of their efforts this or course
tends to high standard, of which all classes reap
the benefits.
A living picture Of the progress OF Egyptology
from 1898 to 1907 and rich harvest of the dis
coveries and conclusions arrived at within that
period will be found, it is said in Professor
Maspero's book. New Light on Ancient Egypt
translated into English by Elizabeth Lee. Mas
nero deals with excavations religion. literature.