New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

Dr. Witkowskis book 1.-The German Drama
In the Nineteenth Century" has been turned
into English, and the translation will soon bo
brought out. 1t furnishes a careful record or
the distinct periods marking German dramatic
literature Even minor dramatists receive at
tention.
There are to be 176 epistles in the volume
which is soon to be issued under the title OF
'The Love Letters of Thomas Carlyle and Jane
Welsh Cariyie's nephew, Mr.. Alexander Car
lyle, contributes introduction wherein he de-
clares that the correspondence should convince
even the most prejudiced and unfrendly thar
Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh We're essen
TALLY generous, seif-sacrificing and noble" Tie
poems of the pair-whch are not of great inn
portance-wilI be published in appendix.
An abridged version, by the way. OF CaTlyle's
life Of Frederick the Great" has just appeared
IN England. 1t has introduction, portraits
and map.
An interesting old book which is in the pos
session of the Ecribners is Jean Paul MaTatS
own COPY of his work entitled Researches
PhysiaIles sur lie Feu." 1t is full of annotatonS
In the authors handwriting and is in the origi-
nal paper wrapper
The return Of "Raffles'' has much delighted
Mr.. Andrew Lang who calls that crafty hero a
'Robin Hood and googly bowler sherlock
Holmes having also appeared again, MI Lang
suggests that Mr. Hornung and Sir Arthur Doyle
coIlaborate and give US a single wicket IaatCn
between Raffles and Sherlock. They are bound
TO meet in their careers OF crime and detecton'
be says; 80 are Watson and Bunny
Elizabeth the daughter Of that other Eliza
beth Queen of Bohemia, and woman of in
teIlect, is the subject of a book which is to be
called "a Sister Of Prince RupeTt-Elizabeth'
Princess Palatine, Abbess Of Hereford" The
book is "a study OF a temperament and OF an
epoch" The author is Miss Elizabeth Godfrey.
Dr. Sven Hedin intends to write his promised
fr,Ok during the coming summer, iSoating him.
self for the purpose at some seaside place which
has no connection by rail or boat with the outer
Tp wi
he thinks ne will have the work ready for pd9-
Iication in the autumn. 1t Is to be issued IN
many languages, Chinese japanese and HIN
dustani among them. This edition is Tor tho
general public; later Will come the sclenthc edl-
tion when as the explorer says. his great
chests of geographical and botanical material
viii be brought fully into use
A new volume Of essays from the pen Of Mr..
lanes Huneker will command attention til9
sDring Huysmann and Anatole France are
among the writer's dealt with in these papers
papers which are 10 appear under the u'le Oh
'Esgofsts-"
OF Robert Buchanan, author whose books
seem nowadays in a fair way to De forSDi'eh'
there are some interesting glInpSes IN ChdLl-
bers's Journal" friend 5-Iys Oh MN MN I ~ no 10
vas a man who constantly IN difficulties III
regard to money matters He wouio IdTt nav "a
pocketful Of money one day and none al an me
next He gave money away rIEht ana leli 10
those who appealed TO his sympathy, ana ne
was absurd in generosity as regarded ms lIie'u''
This particular friend says OF TINS uAlt-
found IL extremely difficult 20 get him 70 accept
any money due him FOR transactions Enurftahe1
for me. II ! asked him, How much 10 owe N9u'
Isard2' ne invariably answered ~ n" sli'e su1l.
Eight thousand five hundred and nnetetn I"ji',ss
four shiIlinrs and sevenpence.' or Tive me MT
q million. and we will cry cuits II We Git-i 10, 10
eether casually one, two. slX OF Us he L. az ~ ~
managed To get hold Of the bill aua pay IL L.
trick bis. cf course, became ianl';iaT- @ az. !" =
seldom asked him dinner unless We :;I "a tiIils;OI
The matter beforehand with tlv powers 1ilit !'t'
When he discovered that fact Ie wpCfi say Oh
this is a dukes affair. Al right expect |" ps
in duCsii mansion II was lLi- S''ll7
with cabs and trains. He was lLIEe: $40, IL
lit he had i curious faculty Of Irlc1-ili- - -
mans hand ticket office before t4e S-.i-ie'
uf s+r--rrg
a SINGER o. songs ana ditJ'ie' ~.
dreams. and il need hardly Ec SAID ne I'9t -
,us,ra than ne gained: bot Ehen be F-1iS fHt
occasionally hs winnings were i.'iS'e, ~
MAYS managed ind means oi 81 iTif-- Iii:
fort.De win those less prl'lfl- tI3iI
one Of his many methods q tet'ius v AllT -
This. How are YOU X owe E2@, u T.
,o,nds This Is the first ! have llS4ih 90, ga t. T.
14oud likely be the reply. On {1oI tdy - ~ S,,
~ rlttinc a SOVEREIGN on KING tliiiteS ~ 80
and he started al l.; ana ioThT7Iih ne --i-Su
the money.
NJ r de Cesare's work, The Last DAYS CT
goapal Rome has been Translated Uy Ms
FJeien Zimnaern, and the book viii bc Dfolt'Iit
out This spring The original work WAS w.
buIkv. and the author himself abridged II Io1
,Ft he translator. IL presents Il IlS'-