New-York tribune., 1908-08-08
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present and
to Come.

to Come.
| The new edition of William Warden's book.
| Letters from St Helena" which Mr.. c. K.
| Shorter is preparing. includes some particularly
! Interesting material in the shape of documents
derived from pamphlets inaccessible TO the gen
eraI reader. The book is to be entitled "Napo-
| Icons Fellow Travellers" Warden surgeon
| on board the ship which took the Emperor to
ST Helena and which remained anchored there
| for come months. He had many interviews
with the exile, and the letters which he wrote
to the young Engiishwoman 10 whom he was
engaged were full of interest, His book was
| first published in 1916. and it went into several
editions; and il has since been largely used for
concocted stories about Napoleon by both Eng
| lsh and French writer's This is the statement
of his son, George c. Warden, who gives as one
| instance q French book called lie Cabinet
Noir" Nearly hundred pages of that volume
are an exact copy, though a French version. of
part of his fathers book He adds in Notes
and Queries: I'VE have also curious
relics Of Napoleon-among others, the gold
buckles out Of his knee breeches which in part
| ing Napoleon took out and gave to my father
| in response to his request for some small per
sonal rnenento. He had previously received
ma agnifcent set Of ivory chessmen present
Another new book devoted to Napoleon and
his court is an English translation of the
Memoirs of the Comte de Rambuteau-" This
Rambuteau Napoeon's chamberlain, and
was valued by the Emperor as skful organ
izer of balls and fetes He saw a great deal OF
Napoleon and set down his observations in an
entertaining fashion.
Emerson's earlier poems have Just been issued
by Macmillan in one of the neat volumes of
the Pocket American and English Classics
1t has an introduction and notes by Mr.. Oscar
c. Gallagher.
The Soldiers" is the title of Maxim Gorki's
new novel. Therein, it is said he describes the
life of the Russian soldier during the last three
or four years-especially those who have taken
part in the revolutionary movement.
In his just-pubIished book on Henry Irving
Mr. Walter Herries Pollock mentions inter
esting instance Of the actors thoughtfulness as
TO details:
It his dressing room after the ,ss END of aa an
attached to miniature collars, were brought TO him.
One of them was TO be used in a coming revival
f5 them me sounded in succession With well managed
indication of the close distant ana graanated HI
tentiy before he began TO eliminate them one by
Then he listened more carefully than ever that
set and then he turned to Mr.. Loveday very
f6e t Gueaon ono whc produced an
phatc Not doubt about it,!
Mr. Francis Gribble's book on Rousseau and
the Women He Loved" is to be orousnt out
shortly by the Scribners.
"The Humane Philosophy Of Jean Jacques
Rousseau" is the title Of volume prepared by
Mrs Frederika Macdonald. the author OF
hook on Rousseau published not long ago Her
forthcoming production contains quantity OF
naxins derived from his writings and exempli-
fv,ng his educational social and religious the
cries and his philosophy of life
Sir Charles Santiey says in the little book on
the art of singing which he has just broughC
ont that mo gold nor amusement coulo repay
tbe toll worry and disappointment of singers
life as 7 know it This is a strange statement
- coroe from a distinguished and successful
singer at the end of sixty years experience IL
"a worth while to quote what he says of Garcia:
Manuel Garcia Is held up the pioneer Of ht sGie4+
ttfc teachers of singing he wasou wU F he ne i ts5s
sinsns % srend hgr Of his while he lived and, in all the
conversations had With, with h1 On pharynx gots or
- n+beT organ used in the production and ennis
sion Ze Of If fhS SstE his pupils and could good
in acquiring tells me- that the less
n1piis know about the construction OF the vocal
organs the better
An American companion 10 Mr.. E Y Lucas s
charming little book THE Gentlest Art. is an
nounced bv the Macmillan Company II Is d
collection of American letters, edited by Eliza
beth d Hauscom and entitled "The Friendly
Craft
II Is pleasant to note that new, inexpensive
and presumably complete edition of the novels
of Richard Blackmore Is to be brought out
Ifsoon The first two volumes will present Lorna
Doone,' and The Maid of Sker'-the last an
exquisite story which is not as well known as
II should he. Future generations Of readers. we
believe will acknowledge It to be classic in its
way PEOPLE of the most diverse tastes have
delighted in that novel. 1t is remembered of an
American statesman Of the last century that he
los. sight of grave affairs in reading 1t and
went about cr111ckling and repeating quaint pas
sages from 1t to the amazement of his serious
minded friends.
There is to be service in cornmemoration of
Milton on December at Bow Church in Lon
don-the church in which the register of the
poets baptism is preserved. Verses from two
Of his metrical psalms will be sung, and some
passages from his works will be read-and also
a poem by Mr.. William Watson. Wordsworth's
Sonnet Addressed Milton" has been set to
music for the occasion, and that, too will be
sung Everybody knows that sonnet-yet, is
there any one who will not have a moment OF
JOY in reading again those fine concluding lines:
Thy soul like a star and dweIt apart;
Thou hadst a. voice whose sound was like the sea-
Pure as the naked heavens majestic, free,
So didst thou travel ife's common way
In cheerful sodliness. and yet thy heart
The IowIiest duties on herself did lay