The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-18
BOOkS AND AUTHORS.


Tho Autobiography Of q Clown soca
20 be published. b the trle life story a
jules TuTnour. head clown Of the Ringing
Circus. He was born In . circus wagon IN
Spain. apprenticed to q family Of acrooats
when he was and aoon aftsrwArd made
his hrss appearance In publio In London.
His career spans the history Of the modern
circus and he has performed In nearly
every civilized country. He u q member
Of well known circus family. two % his
sisters being trapsNs performers, while .
brother 10 bareback rider. Despite the
fact that he 10 nearly 60 he u Saill active.
The author % this true story Of an inter-
esting career Is Isaac =. MArcosson.
Tn" main IDEAS which Mrs. Wilson Wood
row exploits Ia her new book. Tho Silver
Butterfly are the utter disgust % q
woman who 10 beautiful with all the world
toward her as a beauty meraly. and the
tireso'n~ncSs 81 gratifying ones tastes.
ones whimS even without the slightest
effort. This pretty woman did not find
her salvation in illicit love. but after a
period oT rebsllion and OF Treedom came
hack tn an appreciation Of her natural
relations. In these days Of the unirAm-
mslled in life and in literature, OF waves
81 dissatisfaction and idsaliSAtion Of the
development IT the individual az any cost.
this study of feminine unrest - not
commonplace
a Married Priest. ny the French winter
"n eccleSiastic.,l affairs Albert Houtin.
has heen published IN this country The
book created a sensation IN France last
year. for the life It recorded was uncom-
mon The subject Is a priest and hus-
hand. loyal to his ministry and its duties
rnd equally deV oted tn his wife and his
house The volume describes. chiefly
from hIs own wnIinGs. hr, sorrow aud
anguish aud throws much light ON the
Church ~ France during the '7Os
John Ds Nidson's poem The Ballad 81 a
Nun and MaeteThnck's play -Slster
ReatriCe both founded ON the same
Legend. are To he brought out almost
simultaneously DaVidsons poem tells
the story of = nun who. longing for human
love. hees from her convent to the haunts
Of men AFTER many years. her charms
faded and her beauty changed TO bag
gArdne-s. che returns to her Convent
TO md that the Virgin Mary has taken
her piece. performed her duties. con-
cealed her faithes-ness to her vows and
made her beloved member Of her sister
hood DaVidson's tragic fate lends in
terest 10 the poem VII ch Maeterlnck
has written IN . dramatic version.
Some Musical RecoilectIons II Fifty
Years. hyRichard Hoffman. with a memoir
by Mrs Hoffman. - one of the new sprine
books which will he 81 special interest
10 music lovers The book il made up
Of "reminiscences ~ musicians aud niusical
aHaIrs In this country and in England
The account uf Memberships leading
20 the Elijah a. Manchester: of Jenny
Land and her appea rance at tastle Garden
and her tour Of this country under p
7 Barnun: of ThAlberg. Won Bufow.
Llszt and many others, and Of the audi
ences and concerts throughout the coun-
try fifty years ago all add interest 20
the book Writing ~ the harrishIps OF
the artistic life m IstS Mr. hoffman aaya
that one ~ the greatest difficulties he met
with in many PLACES on his own concert
tour was finding piano.
Winston Churchilrs new novel. a
Modern IhrouIclr- differs both m sub
jet and treatment from any Il his stories
winch have preceded ~ IN. most I'm
portlnt CHARACTER - woman Honora
! "HinCNeli and u ~ primarily around
her lie that the plot centres SIR Church
% has hitherto devoted himself To- the de-
uneation e men aud to the presentation
e the life m which they Il gure politics
snd business The scene Of tho new
story = lsid LARGELY m a suburb ~ the
vicinity of New York city and the life
which the autuor pictures - pne which
will appeal 10 any pns who has lived IN
any - the small towns surrounding the
metropolis.
Alexander IrNIn. the author - Prom /
the Bottom Up began hf. m an Irish
village Wh-r. D.. p",idl-d n-wspapsrs
" orb 81 a. = -cST-crOw m the potato
fields and then a. n helper IN coal pt
an scotland Mr. irvine became a soldier
m order to learn to r-ad ~. fought IN
the Sudan. h-inR decorated by Queen
Victoria. and served IN "A Brush man 10 .
war ~ the Mediterranean Eventually |
10 reached oxford 20 study Under Jowe't J
Mr. Irvine came a. an Immi grant 10 New |
y orS where his eNy erience- were divers
and full Of human interest lie became
a missionary amung IN" -dpwn and outs
oE the Bo~ ery and TO-DAY - a Law minister
~ the Church ~ tho A-rension
simon the Jester William = Ipckss
n~N novel has for 10 central figure one
simon 10 tex. VI y Who having met life !
with happy and ~"r-n" philosophy -
suddenly called pp"n la face death With
Ll--- and careless gAy"'y hs tests at
death until he discovers that destiny -
a greater Jester than he The heroine
IT the story N Lola Brandt an ..X-Lra,ner |.
II animals An important figure ~ ;sss
story - a dN sri Prof AnastAslus Papa /
ciopoulDs. who has troupe ~ perform !
ing cats The story ~ written in the aui- !
etly humorous and whimsical style which
lends distinction and character "a th..
stories 10 Locke. and the scenes are land /
m London and m AlVisrs
viii irwin. author of The HOuse II |
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