New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

new. Thirty-eight of these epistlers nav. r.y.r
appeared before and many of the OtheI letters
nave material which was omitted in prCviati
editions. In one of the new letters there Is a
frank Acknowledgements by the poet, acknoyyI-
edgment the truth of which the whole volurne
pears OUT. i have been accustomed ho writes
to Leigh Hunt, to consider myself as tho most
imprudent and umaccountablr Of mankind
Mr.. George AIeredith's MANUSCRIPTS are ac-
quiring high value. He gave to his gardener
and valet Frank Cole. three ii these-"Iina
and Lord Ormont and His Aminta and tL,r
happy possessor says that he has aIreadv tccn
offered $500 for one of them, probably ;h5
Diana"
The latest announcement aIroros 81 zere,I.th
is of a collection of early notices eff his poems
and novels. These have been drawn fron the
writings of George Eliot Swinburne. Charles
Kingsley, w f, Henley and others.
Professor Valentino Ceruttt the rnath"ma-
tician, whose edition of Calico is well known
to scholars has just died. He The son oi
labOrer and through sheer force of brains and
character became am Italian Senator aud rector
of the University of Rome
Those who remember that delightful Ht,Ia
study of dog character, a Dog Day WiH he
glad to learn that Mr.. Walter Enari'l has
written another book which under the titi' e
"A Concelted PUPPY Is announced by = =
Dutton & co. This bit of comicalit, * il5uS-
trated, as its predecessor was, by M '.'l
Aldin.
Three books on the most exciting period
of French history are coming from th' press
one is Lord ActOn's Lectures on th' FT'n,h
Revolution, another IS The Days 81 tht i'iF"c-
tOire," by Mr.. Alfred Alnson The l1tt'r is
said to contain vivid glimpseS at Tho rUr'.' dis
trcts and of Paris in the days immed'at"'t sue
ceedng the Revolution. The third book IS
Prince Kropotllin's study of The Great Fr' nefI
Revolution" There is, moreover. al echo "t.
that period in Professor Courth"pe's "f+iS;"ry
of English Poetry the sixth volume of which IS
now announced. In this he deals wiz. th in
/ DP
| an influence which was certainly n1Th'o.
Mr. Robert Herrfcks new novel - lit. fer L
Life" is to be published soon. DID not Mrs
Oliphant, by the way. publish novel under that
title? 1t is not easy in these days I" md LIi
unused name for a story. We notice that thet
title of Mr.. Robert Hchens's new novel has h"'nl
changed-for the English edition, IT least and
but Bella Donna.
A new edition of General James Grant VII.
sons book. '"Thackeray in the United Stat'S. -
to be brought out by Dodd Mead * go. IL is 20
contain six hitherto unpublished portraits # tho
author of Vanity Fair
Mr.. Kiplings new book, Actions and R".
| actions" will be brought out by Doubleday,
i Page & Co. next month. That firm wII al"
publish at the same time MI H.tir" I,eii"'s
book on Marie Antoinette
A new international Art Series" i~ coming
into print. its first six volumes htins "Wi:,'n
HOgarth.' by Edward Hutton; Edgar D'Eas.'
by Georges Grape. ne treat FfISItSh MAS
ters" by Fritz Stahl; Eugene D' lacraiN, by
| Camille Mauclair; Fritz Bochlt" by Rud"lf
Klein, and "Auguste Rodn." by Gustav' katn.
| a translation Of Professor I.'IHbroS"'S new
book is to be bear the title of After D"ath-
What? SpirtiStic Phenomena ana Their ITttr-
pretsIion
In a privately printed PAM hlct "n 'FhoTnas
Paine's Bones ana Their owners there V;.ri-
Gus statements made ON the authority "f Il MIR.
| George Reynolds. who was f"rmtfl> BAPTIST
minister at Stepnry.
! Mr. REYNOLDS SAYS he became possessed ~ :. e,i-
lection Of interesting mIHuSc riptS once i' longing
| To William Cobbet through family named 'i'UH,
who during his pastorate attended ms 'hat"L
brain. a portion of II. TheS, manuscripts he
ongcd to Mr. Benjamn ry. Who had h"en
| close friend Of and .TctarN t. t'uhttf. ard
/ who died in their house. TrIy gave ia" huX and
! its contents Mr.. CHM. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of the kindness he had received from tne 'iH.HS IN
its contents Mr.. CHM for iuclddui; the
brain, with which item parfr signed hy
TiIly stating that he had removed the iT.ilt t-om
the skull of Paine during the tnl" that the
mains Bolt Court. Fleet StT'rt i~tn,t.ti-
/ Up this time bones uf P:.i,,. q
told REYNOLDS that he had the bones 81 Iar' -
bag, bat could not fnd them at the time. ~ Mrs
CHM not at home. on Mrs. G1nN return Nh0
said she had let the bones WITH J,:tt!Sh
when she cleared Out tH" room aft. tH'- Il ati ot
Tilly-
In volume entitled French vignrtt =" Miss