Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25
Great Vogue of American
Literature i'm Sunny Italy

ference on some man or subject Each
chapter Is given to an authority on MS
subject Trevcs has just issued such
a conference on Leonardo da Vnci, who
gives his name To the book. The Illus
tratIons, which can be removed for
framing, comprise all that it is pos
! sble to reproduce OF Leonardo. and
/ vet the book is sold FOR the low price of
! S1.60. The chapter of fresh interest Is
! the one on Lccnardo's aeropanc by
Luca Bcltrami, which was made part
OF tho official guide of the aviation
meeting ut Brescia this summer.
| The writer who may be called the
voice OF the Marcmma, Antonio Pal
I mlcri by name, has written another
! volume OF his Poc-likc stories OF that
malaria poisoned section, called, II Rae
contl della Lupa."
Among now Books OF sossipy interest
are First App ssrnnces of Celebrities"
by MarcheSa Giro MOnaldl, and An Ac-
tress and Victor Emanuel H." by Italy's
William Winter. the famous "Jarrc."
The latter book has made almost Il sem
Satlon, the newspapers dcVoting col
umns to Il review OF Its pages in which
move in absorbing procession all the
great actors In the RisorsilGento. Laura
Ron was an actress OF surprising beau
ty born to be adored of a king and 10
be entrusted by him with a secret mis-
sion To the Austrian marshal Benedcck
Her life. as told by Jarro makes n book
SO fascinating that the "Corrlere della
Sera's" reviewer. Ugo Oietti. leading
critic declares that once begun tho
book cannot be laid aside until all is
read concerning the adventurous life of
this bewitchinS actress.
NAMES BY TRANSLATION.
American and English writers might
find difficulty in recognizing themselves
and their books when spelled in 1tal-
ian. "Cappanno dello Zio Tom" by
Signora Eynrichetta Becker Stowe. and
The life and stranger adventures of
Robinson Cruso of York" by Daniel
Defoe are samples.
Writers in Italy, like all other
things here. are torn between the
past ideas and present progress. AT
the very moment when italian authors
and writers, in protest against their
small returns from publishers, are
organizing in Rome to form a society
and TO some extent do their own pub
fishing. leading Italian woman writ
er is refused the Sacrament for being
seen on the street In company with
her old friend, Don Murrl. the excom-
municate Modernist. In this connec-
ton. 1t may be of interest to know
that Italian authors largely pay pub
fishers to bring out their works and
their chief chance of money is from
an English translation.
OTHER INTERESTING BOOKS.
Other books of interest, announced
for November. are "Napolitan Le-
gends" by Matilde Serao. Roman Le-
gcnds" by Gabrielle d'Annunzio
Shackleton's La Conquista del Polo
Sud" the late Cesare Lombrosos Re
searches into Hypnotic and Spiritual
istic Phenomena" and Tuscany until
the Fall of the Grand Duchy." the
latter. a conference exhausting every
branch OF the history of Tuscan de-
yelopmcnt and manifestation, by such
writer's as the Florentine criminal law
yer Rosadi. who treats of Carmignani
and the Jurisprudence of his day and
Arthur Linaker who gives the history
of Florence's famous library founder,
G. P. Vieusseux. THE publisher of this
last book is Barbcra of Florence
WRITER'S OF FLORENCE.
One side of italian literary life con-
Germs itself with the foreign pens in
Its midst and to discuss them one must
turn to Florence primarily. for there
dwells the largest number of exotic
writer's outside Paris. Mr., Algar
Thorold. author of "SiX Masters Of
Disilluslon," etc, the nephew of the
editor of London Truth Mr.. Henry
Dabouchere, has assumed editorship
OF an English sheet published in
Florence. Heretofore, II has been only
the usual gossipy continental hotel
sheet OF the Anglo-American colony.
Mr.. Thorold proposes to make it liter
ary. The second number contained n
statement by DR. Bode. who has been
in Florence. concerning his purchase
Of the wax bust. bought by him AS
a veritable Leonardo. An art critic lv-
ing In Florence discusses DR.. BODIES
position. and the interest excited sold
the edition out In a few hours.
ANGLO-SAXONS ABROAD.
The English and American writer's
living in Florence are lacking neither
in reputation nor numbers. on the
hillslope from Fiesole overlooking the
city in villas live Mr., Thorold. Bernard
BerenSon, the renowned Behren and
Vernon Lee. all critics. Near by Mrs.
Lee Hamilton, widow of Eugene Lee
Hamilton. the poet. writes her novels
as annie Holsworth." In Florence
proper dwclls Miss Helen Zimmern In
her apartment with its beautiful roof
garden. In the artists quarter Will
liam de Morgan lives. where Miss
Maud Crutwell also spends part of her
time, and scattered everywhere In
villas, apartments, pensions. are dozens
upon dozens who work as translatorS.
newspaper correspondents, or writer's
on Italian subjects. past or present
not always even knowing each other,
coming and going from library or art
galleries and departing from Florence
with completed manuscripts.