New-York tribune., 1908-08-01

| poeonS agent in the attempt, Is an Irishnlan,
a soldier, a poet, and peer. The book is de-
scribed IAN epic Of Imperialism
Mr.. Swnburne's new book. "The Age Of
| Shakespeare" is to be published by the Har-
pers early in the autumn The volume is to be
! opened by dedicatory poem to Charles Lamb
which begins thus:
| When stark oblivion above their names
Whose glory shone round Shakespeare's bright
One eye beheld their light shine full faIne's
One hand unveiled it; this did none but thou
nature book which will keen inter-
est is THE Flowers and Gardens of Japan"
! announced by the Macmillan Company. 1t is
to have fifty full page illustrations in color by
Ella Du Cane, the text being provided by Flor
ence Du Cane. The gardens of Japan are fa-
nous for beauty and quaintness. and they give
rare opportunity to painter and writer
Another book announced by the same pub
| fishers bears the title of Ancient Tales and
Folk Lore of Japan" 1t is to be illustrated in
| color. and it is the work of Mr.. ]. Gordon
| Smith.
A memorial to Mrs Oliphant, the novelist,
has Just been unveiled IN ST. Giles's Cathedral,
! Edinburg. 1t is a bronze medallion on pale
green marble background; beneath it is the in
! scription: Margaret o. w Oliphant, born 4th
! April 1928; died 25th June. 1897. That We
may remember her genius and power as novel
! ist, piographer, essayist and historian" Mr..
]. NJ. Barrie made an address the occasion
an address which, reported. fiat and
! inadequate For the moment Margaret Oil
plants vogue is dead. but it may be safely
predicted that there will come a time when it
| Will revive like that of Trollope, and she will
| be estimated at her full value as a delightful
! historian in her novels of the social life Of Vie
/ torian England and Scotland.
There~<sre some amusing details in Mr. John
Hare's just published record of his association
with Tennyson in connection with the poets
play, THE Falcon" Mr. Hare invited to
Tennyson's house at Haslemere to listen to the
reading Of the play. He says:
After lunch, which almost unbroken by
versa ton We went into his study and | still seem
which he repenished every now and then from
His manner was rugged~'frosty, but kindly"
Wd6 e to eaJ say with Tf hggt 9ot b hf
not: The play was much too long for so slight and
duty him that, in its present form, its
cess %as dGgbtfg % was 81 Peed to do this this for
prodducing his play IN doing 50 did not wish to
worthy of his genius. When had summoned no
courage to tel him hi ,n as rfIspe6eGgy I as possible
indignant. and the matter evidently at
aferward left to cacR our train in In walking down
the garden we & heard = footsteps behind us us and am
o 6TuB r ag as H ne H the You q like Of bn for
Gods sake, never let me see it,!
The play afterward put into rehearsal.
tion worthy of the famous author.
Mr.. Hare asked the poet to- be present the
first night; his replied that his father never
went to first night. but would like to see
hearsal OF the play. '"This.'' says Mr.. Hare
was an ordeal which neither those concerned
in the acting of the play I ever for
get" The tale continues thus:
| It was bitterly cold day in December when
| Tennyson accompanied by his son, drove up
! the front theatre and joined in stalls.
/ during the performance. We three formed the audi
ence; had arranged screens s,. rugs and nd every
! drafts. The curtain rose, and though the actors
was acted-and admirably acted-in cold blood.
I The orchestra was there, and the lighting OF the
a a first night. Tennyson sat like a sphinx
remark. and at the conclusion of the performance
silently from his seat. followed anxiously by
AS his about to join him he tAir HaaTn
Tennyson turned round to me and ai Said WITH 5hat
| has always characterized him, Mr Hare, my
a6se Is bv th for BY what means Of
thought transmission he had gauged ms 1atne[ an e
! performance, remains mystery so lar as aiii
/ concerned, 10 the present day
A new book by Mr.. F. w Balm, author OF "A
Digit of the Noon" and "A Draught CT the
! RllIe.'
story is called AN Incarnation of the Snow"
4 biography in two big volumes of Caroline
Duchess de Berri is coming from the pen OF
/ Mr. H Noel Williams. This young woman was
| daring and rather clever, and might have man
aged uolttics effectively for her son, the Comte
/ do Chanhord if she had not let her romantic
s,,sceptihiIities play havoc with her shrewdness-
When il was discovered that the royal Bour-
| bon widow had secretly married little Neapol-
| tan marquis her possibilities as a dlstur2er OF
! Europe suddenly came TO an end
The German Archaeological Society has just
awarded its travelling scholarship OF 3Voo
marks TO a woman, Frauein Garcia Bartn Tor
/ her work on Christian archaeology. She is the
| first woman to receive this honor from the
/ society.
A group of Poes tales fills one OF the volumes
| of The new English series, The Worlds story
| Tellers" An English critic declaring that
these stories teach us nothing about life, quotes
/ the editor of the series. Mr. Arthur Ransome
! as saying that they tell lis good deal ABOUT
! ourselves" and adds: I'VE suddenly become
! aware of new corners of consciousness, strange
! fancies and deusions, odd inches of sensation
! Utterly fantastic, they yet preserve for us a
! strange sense of reality They are never abb
surd. We were almost waiting for them. ex-
/ pecting them. Long before the Subliminal Con-
sciousness was invented-or rather. re-
! ceiyed its characteristic name-Edgar Allan Poe
had dived into its depths and fetched there
| from rare crystals, oddly wrought corals. pre-
! cious jewels, and metal work of wonderful and