New-York tribune., 1908-03-15

the eighteenth century is to be published this
month. Il is the section devoted 10 "EarIv Lon.
dom
! A biographical and critical study of Lafcadio
Hearn has been prepared by Dr- G NJ. Gould
and Will soon be published in Philadelphia 1t
is described as entirely frank. dealing with both
the good and the evil in Hearn's nature.
| MT Maurice Hewlett announces to his readers
that he Is not responsible for the republication
| of his short story, THE Spanish Jade" in the
form of a six-shiing book. Having parted with
| the copyright he is helpless in the matter This
story was published here in a magazine soma
/ time ago
| A volume which is coming from the press Of
! e. w Jacobs & Co. discusses the unpleasant
ways of the forgers Of antiquities here and in
England. It is to bear the title of Archaeology
and False Antiquities
George Du Mauriers singing is thus described
! by English woman at whose house he
often welcomed: He would sit down to the piano.
and in a moment the would be full OF
divine melody not loud, not decamatory. but
music in the fullest sense of the word . and
l have heard sudden hush come over a large
assembly should he sing. albeit he liked best
small audience, and he knew really loved
hear his tender trGmdnte voice"
Miss Bowen the author of The Viper of
Milan" has written a novel. for the material
of which she again goes back 10 Italian history.
The scene is set in the Naples of the fourteenth
century and the heroine is that Queen Giovdnna
who was as wicked she beguiIing.
Chateau Of Montaigne in Perigord is practically
unaltered since the lord of the chateau housed
his books there and wrote his essays. On the
walls and on the ceiling are traces of the paint
ings that once adorned them A visitor the
tower says in THE London Globe:
| On the ground floor Montaigne's chapel above
% d his t fTn tgarv and 6o6n
| mere, says me essaylst : turn over now one
book, and then another, on various subjects. with
other record and dictate as / walk to ana fro.
! such WITNESSES these 1 present to you here"
| wal 0 o
| tiaI to production. MoHtaiSne says his thoughts
| slept if ne sat stllI, his fancy only went as his
| legs moved. Round the walls Of the room stood
the ordered ranks OF books arranged upon 1ye
the pertpatetc eSsaylst could not only overlook rs
gould let his eyes range over fine and varied
Prospects.
| The forthcoming edition Of Hartley Cole
ridges poems will contain a number Of pieces
not before published The first edition IS
sued in 1898 ana the seCond-edited by the poets
/ brother-was brought out IN 1871
I A group of Miss Beatrice Ferford's clever
monoIogues will be published this spring by
Scribner. Her brother, Mr. Oliver HerfOrI- has
made a series of drawings with which to Illus
trate these sketches
| Mr. Herford. by the way. IS about 70 bring out
: a travesty which he calls The Simple Jography
/ BY Peter Simple"
THE Mask is the title OF a theatrical
magazine to be issued by Mr. Gordon Craig. Il
is stated that Its aim IS not to reform tho
theatre, but to announce vitality which al
ready begins 10 reveal itself in beautiful and
definite form based upon noble tradition The
first number contains among other things a
Letter TO a Young Artist OF the Theatre" and
The New Theatre ~ Gordon Craig; Yvette
! GuiIbert," by HaIdaue MacfaN: THE French
/ T7raae,7v 1889 ~" by Jean jacques Olivier:
! "A Note Upon Marionettes." by Adolf FGrst. and
+ The Dance" ny Isjdora Duncan Each num-
Der viii contain designs for theatres s;IS9
( scenes. costumes, masks. etc
Les LegeRdes EpfqUce- r cheFchCs ear p Cor
nation des ChauSous deS Geste IS tie tti.e 4 a
work just published by NJ. Joseph Btd-r, The
successor Of CASTOR Paris in the Coia-- OF
France The work. which viii probably D. eX-
tended into four volumes. viii deal with eli tHe
epic legends. the chfyaLry ronances OF he French
Middle Ages.
\ uniform edition OF =. + Henleys 0~ So and
verse is coming out IN England. 1t IS 10 co"s.sE
+ Of seven volumes Many OF the essays IJed
have not been previously collected.