New-York tribune., 1909-07-04

'ieu oeIoie the School or Geography at Oxford
In forthcoming Literary History of Rome
Professor J. W. Duff has undertaken to give Il
systematic account of literary movements and
! miro century before Christ to the end Of the
| reign OF Augustus. The early chapters il is
! stated deal with the origin of the Romans. the
| growth Of the language and the main aspects
! OF the Roman character.
"A biography of Cyrus H. Mccormick the in
Nehtor of the harvesting chine is coming from
@ 1,e press OF A G McClurg & co. The author is
Mr Herbert n. Casson, who has written other
! books on the romances of invention and in
! dustry.
| The Greece Of the twentieth century does not
| literature of other countries. 1t appears how
ever, that the work of Mistral the PrnyencaI
/ poet IS greatly esteemed there From "Parnas-
| sos, the Greek literary society has lately been
Ior"arded 10 France a goodly subscription for
! the monument which has marked the Jubilee
celebration of the author Of "Mireille'-that
auteur glorieuN as he is called by the society's
pres dent, Tmoleon Argyropoulos MigtraIs
! poetry has been translated into modern Greek
by two distinguished poets Of that land and
this verse we told. has been recited before
the society by equally distinguished actors.
Mr. A. Maurice Low has been engaged for the
last nine years in writing book to which he
has given the title of The American PeopIe. 4
Study in National Psychology" It will be- pub
. lished in the autumn Mr.. Low is alive to the
folly Of some Of our foreign visitors who write
books about this country after short sotourn:
he says frankly that such performance should
be regarded as a violation Of international
comfy"
Those who have enjoyed Mr.. c. II. Sherrfrs
book on stained glass, published about two years
ago. Will be glad to hear of its successor which
Is arriving under the title Of Stained Glass
Tours in England"
The English Poetry Recital Society has just
brought out the first number of its journal The
leading principle OF this society is that poetry
IS written for sound rather than sight. and has
| TO be communicated by infection Of voice not
! by Pantomime. Lady Margaret SackvIe. who
is herself given to the writing OF verse. is the
president Of the socisy
! Mr. George Moore Is not to be deferred from
tlnkcring with the books he has already pub
lishcd. He has prepared new version Of his
novel Sister Teresa hich viii soon be issued
A curious book. Les Riches" has Just been
brought out IN Paris by the Vicomte 6. dave
mel He has long been a student Of the part
played by property In human Hfc-as witness
his former work The Mechanism Of Modern
Life" OF his new book th- London Times
says. He attempts 10 give history Of wealth
and what wealth has meant To its posScasors
during the last seven hundred years; and he
deals not only with the great fortunes Of the
Middle AEes but with IN" more intricate uu,S-
t"n "i IN" salaries paid 10 public officials ard
uf the incomes earned by members IF the learned
professions especially ~ medicine" Some If the
particulars Nicoute d'AXrncI has been able to
gather concerning IN" fees paid for operations
ar" very strange indeed. For q comparatively
slight operation performed Louis XIV N
1857 the surEcous-hc had fewer than four,
including IN. famous Fagan-r,ceived 10000.
Yet another chapter Is devoted 10 the earnings
Of tn" artists OF IN" NiddI" Ages. including
BuTrr. Rubcus Eandy,k ana Eelasquc2. \ third
OF the book deals with tHn wealth OF TO Ciav. and
here again NiCumte J'AvrncI gives some curious
and interesting particulars OF the sums paid TO
the workers IN TN" great human hive one whole
chapter being devoted To the delicate question Of
literary -uoumrnts. while Vet another deals
with the profits OF dramatsts and actors"
Charles kuE-lcy's daughter. Lucas Nalet.'
has after period Of non -produ, non again TAX
. up her pen. 4 new novel To- be called The
Score is coming from tile press
The recent changes in the code of Internal
tional Law arising from tho action OF tho
Hague Conference Of 1907 are embodied in
volume w hioh is 20 be- published soon in London.
Its author. Or Baty. is doctor in law Of OK
ford Cambridge ana Dublin universities.
There Is coming to tho surface n project for
the issue bv subscription of a Library Eurycio-
p5rdia" which shall deal with library admins
trifiou book purchasing. CatalnEuiHg, Hhray
history. library plans and buildings and other
subjects Of special interest TO Librarians. There
is danger. il is TO b" f-lrcd that such book
might soon become old-fa hloIcI.
Or. George BEaudra does not think that tho
English public vcucrtt,d SwubIrne as Il" de-
served. and that it is disgrace To the SC9ndi-