New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
BOOKS md AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present and
to Come.


to Come.
/ ono Of the earliest Of the spring novels is Mr..
/ Robert Grarts-a book which bears the title ol
/ .,The ChippendaIes." It is a family of old Bos-
/ ton of the "Brahmn' sort. which gives lts
name to the story. In entertaining contrast to
! these peopI. comes in BaisdeH "A modern
( hustIire man of business. intelligent and OBJ
/ tuse." The combination is said to provide
/ dramatic and striking incidents.
II Is good 20 hear that the memory Of ouida IS
/ In be honorad ut her birthplace, Bury St Ed
( munds Suffolk after fashion which she herself
/ would certa My have approved At the cross
! roads outside the town near the cottage where
she was horn. "a drinking fouUtain for horses
and cattle is to he erected. fitting memorial to
+ the woman whose love of animals wa& a life
! long passion and whose services to them could
/ not be oyersstiruated. Ouida took advantage of
/ every o7rortunity that came To her in daily lfe
! To anclorata the condition of the beast of bH1-
I den and some Of the best Of her writings We're
J dedicated to its cause. Funds for this memorial
have lccu collected in Italy where she lived for
SO many years, and In England and conuihu-
tions have been generous, but about 5000 is stil
needed. Surely this sum could Dee raised In the
+ United States where there must he countless
admirers 1f Ouda. readers who value her books
for the lima giuatlon and the creative ardur in
them. and Nho hold her personally in warm
regard for the humanitarian zeal which burned
III HeF "''H''l'1 soul - ''','g' ol il'''..' 80
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t5"''s' Pr 49, - u.ba NAV. rr
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sum may send contributions direct to- the chair
man OF the 1uida Memorial Committee. g. Nil
uer-Gioson-C Culium, Esq, +. s a, HardWick
House. Bury 81. Edmuuds. suffolk England; or
to Miss Cnrtazzo Neadviue Penn who will
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forward reiultiantcS TO their destination
MI AZ '"'i Hsii''"S7 '"'A' me i''llla''ie
,o''i''t III l'-'5S,l '''-y = 0o-,'''i7 rom
the press of +. Z. Dutton Co. The author
Or. osior IS 10 make the principal speech at
the dedication lin May of the new Medical ana
Chirursical Library building connected with the
rcrns portius Hosf,ftaI A noyeltv i'm the
I''@e up "' '1' '.''''+'' 80 ~ '' ''''''7 man
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of 1ushin. tieir goods into Tie Australian markets
yerE SERIOUSLY o It I'es,de7 me stiI"E OF large
appointed Af,sssrs Mott and Ramsay as their
ase9ts, and Ai'. T. a. W2"ad Is ty.IeSent'Hs W them
acted az may Be mentioned The century company.
Dodd, Mead d Co, HatpeI x hi 's Little. bf1Wn
. team ~hici Iniel: do a great deal that is vcrs
much needed from the reader 5 point ot view
best American literature II has been thoueat that
We We were ann niSH% b % De n s"5yS W o our Th4tc9 @
men. and the freedom of caoice has been abolished
aosethGr j. l5 ne way it =, it"aE' , a4d We hasten
the pSrfecfIv normal vorling of the absurd systen
which jndsts toT US al an o, as IL we We're s." many
Slep t irdi IaI mas roy.r td tlrod or n,arl,sts IS
;tf ,'hf,isI nd fo exclude the smallest srenIars
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The vounaer CooueIin. who so quickly fol-