New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

and enthusiasm conjoned with the seeing eye
and the selectiVe faculty. The real connection
between cricket and literature. Mr.. Fry added,
was less IN the writing than in the writer's: il
was remarkable how many leading writer's
crIcketers IN deed or IN heart-in England, be
It understood. Another speaker quoted the Opin-
ion of Marion Crawford that hard exercise ex-
:hausted the brain as well as the body, and his
statement that he had done much physical
! work as most men and did not believe il had
done him any good.
European book collectors we hear are eaeer,v
looking forward to the sale advertised in The
Tribune of last Wednesday, of the rnaeuiGcent
library of the late Vicomte de JanzG. 1t in
cludeS, IL IS SAID. wonderful collection of the
authors of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eieh-
teenth centuries the superb bindings being those
of the masters of that art one of its items ia
the 1873 edition Of MoI6re-s works containir,
the original designs of Moreau Ie Jeune
! There is movement in Baltimore for the
erection Of better monument to Poe than the
| ugly thing which now stands over his grave
Professor Trent is editing Il volume of T,apers
contributed by various writer's and the roceeds
! from the sale of this book will be used as \
monument fund. The book viii be sold by sub
scription
| Gerhardt Hauptmann an author is begin
! nlng, 1t IS said. TO bore his countrvnen They
! md ms new drama, "(iriseida much too coarse
ana say that II reveals signs OF decadence
Professor William James is one of the Amer
lCaH writers for whom the English critic has
influence. N
the London Telegraph apropos OF his new
book. has long been growing and for wears
past no writer on the ultimate truths of human
'XiStehc" mas commanded more attention The
Vehemehce with which his philosophy is at
/ lacked IS a striking proof Of its vitality
The Kings Musick" is the title or voInrna
Just published 10y NCvcIIo & Co. 1t is a tran
script Of records relating to music. ana mn,
Steltns 9L46oI LOO found among the documents
Oh 'hf British Record Office Many details ~
The lives Of oldtiue musicians are contained in
these papers.
IL the splendid French series Les Grand
iaEtis dr Frame the fourth section of ''Fo1-
tainehlcau. has just been issued This is de-
V"tcG tc II. apartments of Napoleon / and those
VI Vi, 9ddLie AHtoihtttc styles Louis XIV. Louis
XVI Il E'npire" When completed this work
VIII form large folio with .2o plates
Those who have long delighted in Francis
farkmans picture Of Wolfe in his book Mont
calm and Wolfe and in the gIimpscs Of the fine
Young soldier given by Thackerav in Henry
h,ainonH VIII he Interested III the forthcoming
Llie and Letters c: James Wolfe bv Mr
!'echIcs Wilson The volume is To contain fresh
tl"fraphital material aS wei over forty let
tiers never tcfore published The author noints
out that no adequate biography of Wolf. has
h'Ftioio:" been available
What promises 10 bc q book worth reading bv
the students OF the literature Of nineteenth
century France is the volume Of memoirs left
In lhai'nf' riPt ~ the late Francois Coppfe 1t
Will prohaby Lc brought out in the autur,Tl
Another French autobiography which IS on The
WAY Is that Of NJ. Camille FGammarion.
a revised and enlarged edition Of Mr. John
SrarE"S book "SoclallsU." has Just been issued
by IN" Macmillan Company In i new chaptcr
entitled Means OF Realization" the author pre-
SCENTS his personal opinions as to the methods
with which h" believes the Socialist Vision could
be converted into fact.
An AnaI Woman" is the title Of 4 new
book in which Mr.. Hutchins Hapgood endeavors
q" SHOW the So-Caliod mental life Of one of
-he most unpleasant types OF modern semi
riminaIs
In the last volume Of the new oxford edition
us final lntrcduCtiou- Il remember having soni,.
wcnty years ago delight of battle for at least
III hour by. and not iAr from kensington clock
IN the subject Of ThaChtray. with the late Mr
teTllCN- At last. apropus Of exactly what | have
orEotten. happened To- say. And this. vou see.
: because hc such a genius No said
Henley. 1t Is because ne such geutlemau!'
Well said my dear Henley suppose we pIt
/. that II II because h" such a genius who
'stS also such gentleman So We laughed. and
hook hands and parted And really am il-
lined tc think that these words were. and are
he conclusion OF the whole matter about
h;r kerry
MaTy of thr important discoveries in modem
urgcrE ar dealt with IN the two volumes OF
Til" Collected Papers Of Lord Lister" which
r. now coming from the press The autiseptic
'0rh An the scientific papers an,i addresses
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