New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
ROCKS AND AUTHORS.

Curent Talk of Things Present and
to Come.
90. English version Of the works Of Anatole
--.ros which Nj Lane is bringing out, is TO
i..l,5. criticism as we'll as fiction The first
.Iu-,s Of ia Vie Litteraire" is announced for
,ubHostion in the autumn. The preface TO this
as. volume offers NJ. Frances opinions on crit
l,su. criticism. like philosophy and history,
;. saws. 'is 2 sort Of romance that falls within
tbe province Of circumspect and curious spirits;
snd. rightly taken. all romance is an autohiog-
rsphv The good critic is he who narrates the
.sventures Of his own soul among master
pieces"
An abridgement Of Lord Broughtons 'Recol-
lections Of q Long Lfe'-a book which was pri-
vately printed more than forty years ago-is to
bs published soon. The original. in five vol
Unes contained much valuable and piquant
material Lord Broughton was in his earlier
dsys. John Cam Hobhouse. and was the init
mate and trusted friend Of Lord Byron. He was
hest man at the poets wedding, and II was TO
him that the bride said, If I not happy it
uiu be. NV own fault" Nj Prothero says that
'4n 1880 he wrote but. by Lord Hollands ad-
rice. withheld. a refutation Of the charges made
against the dead poet as TO his separation from
LADY Byron. He has however, left on record
that Il was not fear which induced Byron 10
agree 10 the separation. but that, on the con-
trsry. he was ready 10 60 into court How
much Of Broughton's "reminiscences Of Byron
viii appear in the forthcoming volume Is not
ttsted but We know that at the desire OF his
daughter. Lady Dorchester, the abridgement
viii be severe.
A careful and elaborate History Of the Fan"
by G. WooIiiscroft Rhead, is announced for
publication in the autumn. Il is to contain
many illustrations in color and monochrome.
Literature has done something for the Fan
several books. French and English, have dealt
with the subject-but nothing has appeared
heretofore which is as comprehensive in scope
and illustration as Mr.. Rhead's production 1t
will contain chapters, il Is said, on the Fans
Of primitive peoples, Fans Of the Ancients. Fans
of tie Far East the Flabellum and early Fan
historic Fans. while at least six important
chapters fully illustrated will deal with those
painted and printed Fans Of the seventeenth
Hnd eighteenth centuries, both English and for
sign, which are so much sought after by col
leetors. The edition is to be limited one.
The statesmanship Of Andrew Jackson is
panyl in which Dr. r y Thorpe has collected
that vigorous Presidents most important writ
ings, including public documents, addresses and
letters The letters. drawn from the Poinsett
collection, Owned by the Pennsylvania Hstori-
rGl Society. have never before been published.
In an article in ''Chambers's Journal" Mr. = s.
Walker sets down a curious anecdote about
Isabella Bird Bishop, the indomitabe explorer
Of strange countries: When Mrs. Bishop took
the stage as q pioneer and traveller" he says,
she laughed At fatigue, she was Indifferent TO
the terrors Of danger, she was careless Of what
day might bring forth in the matter Of food;
bur stepping from the boards into the wings Of
life, she Immediately became the invalid, the
timorous delicate. gentle-voiced woman that
] associate with the Mrs. Bishop of Edinburgh.
One explanation goes a considerable way TO
throw light upon the paradox. As her husband
said, Isabella has the appetite of a tiger and
the digestion OF an ostrich She could go for
days with little more than bowlful of rice
and q handful Of dates; but when substantial
FOOD was u her hand she took ample re
Venge' I am, she said. a savage in the matter
Of food"
In the same paper the author tells amusing
story Of Tennyson and Irving, one communicat-
period when work the production Of Beckett"
was in train ''On one occasion during a dis
cusscn Of the details Of the play, the poet
sureste being fatigued. rang the bell and
oered bottle Of port. which he Immediately
proceeded to discuss. Irving not averse to
tasting the wine himself, and Tennyson went
on with his reading. punctuated by the replen-
lsnpenI Of MS glass. the actor regarded the
eottie with frank sympathy. At one time. in
oeed his hand seemed TO go forward to caress
ihe carafe, hut Immediately the poet refilled his
sass and went on reading without suggesting
mat Irving should join him. Toward the end
o. the sitting. Tennyson looked pathetically at
me empty decsnter. and from it 10 the actor.
hy-thebye.' he said, with ingenious simplicity,
forgot to ask you if you would join me-"
Hester Thrale Piozzi. the patient friend and
foAe-tirne hostess of DR.. Johnson, died in 1921
ano was buried in Tremeirchion Church A
memorial tablet we are told. is to be erected at
'hls late day by Mr.. o. B. Felowes. who is the
grandson OF her executor. Thomas Tyers in his
sketch OF Johnson, says: "Of Mrs. Thrale
less cannot be said than that in one of
me latest opinions OF Johnson, IF she not
'he wisest woman in the world she was
0ouotedly one Of the wittiest' She took or
caused such care TO be taken of him. during an
ii'ness Of continuance, that Goldsmith told her
ne owed his recovery TO her attention She
@osnt him to lay up something Of his income
eFefy year" At the Thrales' house, IT is added,
MS inclnations were consulted and his will
vas law" Never was man more generously
or afectionateiy treated by those who had with
IiIa>ao tie OF blood: and the least creditable
eling recorded Of him was his resentment at