The sun., 1909-06-30
ROoKs AND AUTHORS.

to bo added to the list Of the supposed
authors OF 4The Inner Shrine This
list OF literary suspects now numbers
thirty-four. The Boston Transcript an
nounces the unknown author to be Mr..
Basil King. who was for ten years rector
of Christ Church in Cambridge and has
since 1900 been devoting himself to
literary career. Mr.. Kings books in
clude "Grlselda.' Let No Man Put Asun-
der and THE Giants Strength
Mrs. Humphry Ward has completed
lshed under the title Of Canadian Born
The story will appear first as a serial in
the CornhM.
A new book by Charles Major, the au-
thor of -When Knighthood Was in Flower '
is ready for publication. 1t is entitled
Gentle knight OF Old Brandenburg'
and the principal characters are the
J charming and witty Wilhelmina, the
sister Of Frederick the Great OF Prussia,
and her admirers, the corpulent Mar
grave of Schwedt and Fritz OF Bayreuth,
who was so big that he caught Frederick
Williams eye and was kidnapped into
that monarch 8 army as a consequence.
Irving Bachelors new novel, TO De
published early in the autumn. will be
called "The Master II recounts the
story of a young man in quest OF
! fortune which awaits him in the hands
Of a missing uncle. The scenes OF the
story move from the semi-Bohemian life
Of New York to the decks OF an old
schooner and camp in the wilderness.
George Meredths criticism OF Henry
James's book on America is being re-
peated with renewed interest now that
Meredith, whom Mr.. James regarded as
one Of his masters. the other being Balzac,
is dead. -You know my dear Jllnes's
book" wrote Meredith. which he de-
scribes as an account OF America revisited.
The substance Of it all is not a revlsiting
Of America but a tour OF James's own
inside He doesn't tell about America.
but abou. how he felt when he saw this
or that in America. Now and then ne
goes so far as TO lead you to little window
in his anatomy and show you glimpse OF
landscape that he says is America. But
taken all in all it's very little one sees
beyond the interior of my dear James
DR.. Samuel McComb OF E Emmanuel
Church, Boston. writing on causes OF
nervousness in the July Hdrper's Bazar.
says that 1t is better. especially for women,
not to suppress their emotions. These
strangulated emotions. these griefs and
moral wounds and deep rooted but frus-
trated desires OF which you never speak.
even to your dearest, are the causes OF
your headache. your nervous dyspepsia,
the irritation of your blood and flesh.
Women especially will carry moral
wretchedness concealed in their hearts
for years. says the writer. with tho newt
able result Of a nervous catastrophe. DR..
McComb thinks such as these will do well
to relieve themselves by confiding their
troubles either TO wise minister OF re-
ligion or to a psychologically trained
physician
! A translation into Armenian is being
made Of Hypnotic Therapeutics. by
John B. Quackenbos. whose hook treats
OF hypnotism as a physical cure. The
translator is an Armenian priest, who
addressed the author from Asia Minor,
in Ber. near Nidge. Turkey. saying that
his attention was called to the book by
a fellow priest HE showed me clearly
and successfully some experiences Of
hypnotism and offered that he should let
me read the book and translate 1t to my
language. Armenian The translator
further explains that he has "a great de-
sire to this science and conclpdes Il
pray you, do you want this' Heartily.
Salams.'
Still another edition Of Jane Austin's
novels has been brought out in Tho
ST. Martins illustrated Library of Stand
ard Authors During the last ten years
the vogue for the gentle lady who has been
called "Howells maiden grandmother
has grown into cult and new editions OF
her works are brought out with aston
ishing rapidity. Her stories, which were
once the recommended reading for the
young person. feminine. are now on
the required list at Harvard for the young
person masculine who wishes to take up
the study OF English literature.
Mr.. Edmund Gosse's "Swinburne:, Per-
sonal Recollections, which appears in
the FonnighHy, is a striking account Of
the physical and mental characteristics
Of the poet, with whom Mr.. Gosse was on
terms Of intimate friendship for more than
third of a century Mr.. Ernest Rhys
contributes some notes on Meredith to the
English Reriep and is glad to find that
Meredith. like Swinburne, is not buried
in Westminster Abbey, since the Abbey.
he says, "honors no great man In these
days" but is becoming -the resting place
of medioorities'
There is a rumor abroad. according to
the Academy. that Mr.. Watts -Dunton
proposes to hand over to the Royal Liter
ary Fund the thousands Of pounds be-
aueathed to him by Mr.. Swinburne. The
editor of the Academy says that "a sepa-
rate and independent Swinburne fund
which would provide suitable pensions
or grants for capable poets would be far
more honorable TO the name OF Swim
burne. We are rather astonished that
Mr.. Swinburne did not provide for some
thing of this sort before his death, but
probably he felt that the matter would
be handled more satisfactorily by his
lifelong friend OF course the matter
lies entirely with MIR. Watts Dunton,
and nobody would blame him IL he did
nothing
An interesting book now in process Of