New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-16

The lectures which Mr.. Roosevelt is 10 denver
at the sorbonne, at oxford and at the University
of Berlin will be printed in full in The Out
look" He will return to his own country as
soon as these lectures have been given.
lie PoUvoir Presidential ct rImperialisme aux
Etats Unis," book by DR.. J. Ingenblock. is an
nounced by the conductors of the Librairie des
Sciences Politiques ct Sociales.
novelette, by Mrs. Margaret Deland is an
nounced by the Harpers. 1t is to be entitled
Where the Laborers Are Few
The Ruinous Face" is the title of the story
by Mr.. Maurice Hewlett which this firm is just
bringing out.
What are the forces which have brought about
the existing condition of Greece? The question
is answered in a book which. under the title of
Greece in Evolution" presents discussions of
the subject by ten distinguished French writer's.
Among these writer's are NJ. Reinach. Professor
Diehl of the Sorbonne, the author of many val
liable works on art and archaeology, and the
we'll known critic NJ. CASTOR Deschamps The
book has been edited by Mr. G. F. Abbott and
Sir Charles Dixie has furnished an introduction.
THE Creators: A Comedy is the title of the
new novel by Miss May Sinclair which is to be
published as a serial in The Century" The
opening chapters VIII appear III LAS @NONSlIlDSi
number of the magazine
This immortal child Shelley is called by the
author of the Musings in 'Blackwood-" He
adds that at every point in the struggle of life
he the poet) was worsted. THE greedy the
idle the self seeking found him an easy prey
We know nothing more lamentable in the whole
range of biography than the insistence with
which the old mscreant Goodwin and the shifty,
Of
narrow substance Their wants were never
satisfied. and poor Shelley must scrape and bor-
row and back bills 10 serve their necessities.
The one consolation we find in looking back
upon a long series of squalid episodes is that
Shelley shrewdy through Godwin's rapac-
ity, and. while he gave lavishly, spared him lit
tie of what he deserved.
Shelley was child. who was judged and will
still be judged as a man, and judged wrong
fully whatever be the verdict. In truth he
stands in need of judgment The wrongs
which he did. and they were many were done
as in the hayward heartlessness of childhood"
One of the letters of Shelley, published for
the first time in Mr.. Roger Ingpen's col
lection is addressed TO Tom Moore and con-
tains curious passage of self-reveation. Thus
it
The present edition of "I1aon and Cynthia" is TO
fortpigbt under der the title of The Revolt of
Islam" with some alterations which consist in
or iorcr for that OF sister and brother; The truth
M. So much within the circle of nv own thou@bts
that ] have formed to myself very different
measure of appreciation or disapprohation tor ac-
ticns than that which is III among mankind.
and the result of that popularity. contrary my
inclined To synIpathize with in my general
views. AS soon as discovered that this effect
produced by the circumstances alluded to, hast
ened to cancel ttnOt from any personal feeling of
Of doing all the good and conferrng ali the pieas
ure which might flow from so obscure person
myself.
1t was a good idea TO assemble in a convenient
little volume, now published under the title of
The Arts Connected with Building Charles
ScribnerS SOns) the bakers dozen of lectures
delivered in London not long ago by number
of experienced architects and other designers.
These gentlemen spoke under the auspices of the
Worshipful Company of Carpenters and the
purpose they all had in common to stimu-
late a higher ideal of craftsmanship They
sought to inculcate a common sense attitude
toward the art of buildng-practcaIity a feel
ing for the special qualities residing in this or
that material. a conception of architectural
beauty something resting upon sound ideas
of construction. One of the lecturers, Mr. c. F.
A. Voysey, in talking about Ideas in Things"
was perhaps a shade too metaphysical but his
woodwork, decorative ironworE or the influence
of material on design in the straightforward
fashion of men dealing at first hand with their
trades, Numerous illustrations add to the in
terest of their talks Craftsmen and the law
men by whom they are employed may both find
the book worth reading.
diary kept for two years by the famous
Duchess of DevOnshire. and heretofore unDub
lished, is To appear in Mr.. Walter SicheIs forth
coming Life of Sheridan" Many of the brill
liant Irishmans letters addressed to the duchess
and her sister, Lady Bessborough are to he in
cluded in the work, which will contain more
over. two OF his poems. to be printed for the
first time.
In the recently published "RecoIIections" ~
John Cam Hohhouse Uord Broughton) there is
quoted grewsome account. given to him by
this Lady Besshorough of Sheridan's last DAYS
spent in misery and poverty:
called and sat with Lady Bessborough who toId
me Of Sheridan that when she went fo sse Nm Nm
three days before his death he put nor 10 stt ~
a trunk, the only sitting place in the room Ms
Sherldan TOLD her not to tell him he was diving
ne asked what she thought of his looks she
sara MS eyes were brilliant still He then made