The Washington herald., 1908-01-26

impressed the publishing house Office boy
who ordered several copies Tor his en-
ployers over the telephone. This is the
same bog, by the way, who gave the
classic definition of the eminent publisher
at the head of his house as de boss o
de dump" yep it's me-" said Jimmy
over the wire What do l want? Well,
/ want some symptoms Of Music" When
Jimmy gets them we hope they will be
favorable.
After a lapse Of forty-fve years it IS IN
teresting to recall the impression made by
King Edward upon Agnes Strickland. the
author of "The Bachelor Kings of Eng
land" writes A. J. Green-Armytage in
Maids of Honor" Miss Strickland met
the King at a ball in Dublin. He was
very gracious" she says, thanked me
for having sent him my hooks. which he
said had afforded him much pleasure,
though speaking of the Bachelor Kings
he assured me he did not intend TO be
one In person he is really a very pretty
fellow, small in stature and dignihed in
appearance. though timid in manner. lie
blushed and was a little agitated while
eItthlIB Win itits re taiiNtN AiAffNe'4s'.N
ly and very elegantly. though the height
and fullness of some of his partners near
ly eclipsed him."
George w. Jacobs & Co. announce for
early publication a historical work by a
former mayor OF Philadelphia, Mr.
Charles F. Warwick This book, Dan
ton and the French Revolution" is the
second of a series Of three on the Reign
OF Terror" the first Of which. ''Mirabeau
and the French Revolution was cor
daily received. In this, his second work
Mr. Warwick has embodied many new
facts. This volume, il is promised. viii
be followed by "RObespicTTe and the
French Revolution" The series. the
firm claims. will present one of the most
complete and interesting accounts OF the
revolution issued.
Lord Cromer has chosen for his book
Modern Egypt" three notices. The
first In Napolcons well-known dictum.
Egypt is the most important country
i'm the world the second a quotation from
Aulus Gellius concerning the man Of ac-
ton as his own historian; Thucydides
supplies ,the third and longest It IS
the majestic description OF his own his
t0rical methods: Il determined to write
the history of what was actually done in
The war not by casual information or my
own imagination. but on the evidence Of
what I saw myself, and In other matters
after the most accurate inquiry into each
detail"
If authors are interested at all In the
little personal touches a book may make
upon its readers, VIII y. Harden should
b. interested in the following letter.
which accompanied an order sent 10 Iar-
per & Brothers for copy of one Of his
novels. Please send me a COPY Of Ann
Boyd, the letter read. THAT was my
name for seventy-fouT years. I hated
the Ann, though, and called IL Annie. but
not J ann sorry" This is almost an op-
portunjty Cor some one TO tell the author
about this new Ann Boyd. Mr.. Harden
is Southerner who would be likely to
make chivalrous recognition OF what is
really a very pretty sentiment on the
part of an old lady.
Already are arrangements under way
for celebrating the tercentenary Of the
birth Of Milton. The British Academy
as planning 70 make the occasion a note
worthy one. II has been suggested HAT
-Comus, written by the poet for pro-
duction at Ludlow Castle by the children
of the Earl Of Brid6ewater, be again pro
duced.
The best selling book Of the year 1907
rated from carefully compiled figures. is
.trr. / d. 4s- - q +7.. Tt..,g-,tF4. . it'll 49,
exhausted seventeen editions in the twelve
months just passed and has been sent to
press for the twenty-ffth printing. It is
as most people know now, book Of real
letters sent by "A woman TO her friends
into which a connecting strain Of TO-
nance has been interviewer. Evidently
the secret OF the success of the little vol
ume is that it is founded upon a real cpl
sode in life and the letters Of which it is
made up are the actual experiences Of a
woman set in fiCtional form
An Anglcism introduced into Italy a
few years ago created little short Of a
literary tWnuIt in Rome The first sub
way in the Eternal City. a short passage
under the Quirinal hill was opened to
the public. who promptly christened it I'll
tunnel" Patriotic indignation was awak-
ened "TramWay'' had been accepted, bat
angry professors and students besieged
the Roman papers, demanding to know
WHAT had become Of "traforo," or gal
leria' good Italian words, and when this
English madness was to end. Neverthe-
less I'll tunnel" thus far holds its own.
Ann Warner has written a new story
around Uncle John and his niece, record
ing their experiences in England. The
book Will be published In February under
the title of Seeing England with Uncle
John"
Many a woman author has been accused
of making herself her heroine" and
Judging from the following experience
told by Frederic Vfliers in bis Peaceful
Personalities" ne might judge that
Ouida's favorite type of heroine, the
cold. proud beauty" is not unlike what
she herself was at one time. Il remem-
ber meeting Ouida." Mr. Niiiers says,
"at Lady Jeune's house. She was a
blond. blue-eyed woman with rather a
haushty carriage, and her face wore a
cold apathetic expression. l found her
on Tie stairs struggling with a fur jacket,
q .h which to the best Of my ability I
ssisted her This I did thinking she
iight say something. for at luncheon she
vas very reserved. and l had listened
lopelessly to hear what her voice was
Ike; but she simply gave me cold stare
v GA her steely blue eyes and swept down
ward 10 her carriage. 1t seems that the
Engi.-h people rather resented her carl
Cature % the smart set, and she returned
TO Italy, where she has lived ever since.
In the midst OF the current critical lit
erature on Russia and Russian affairs
there has been too little Of the sort Of in
formation which IS purely in the nature
of testimonY-that is 10 saV aufhentic