New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12
BOOKS And AUTHORS.
Talk Of Things Present and
to Come.

The centenary of the birth of Thack-
cray occurs next year--on July Sand
already the English Titmarsil Club IS
considering the proper way Of paying
honor to that great name Many we'll
known literary persons are members OF
the committee. It is 10 be hoped that
Americans will claim a share in the
celebration of that birthday.
Mr. F. F. BoWkers book on Copy
right; Its History and Law is coming
from the Houghton Miflin press in May.
This, the work of an authority on the
subject will be a complete, eminently
useful and much needed handbook.
George Meredith IS quoted in the
Revue de Paris as telling an aneedote
illustrating the facility of SWinburne-
a facility for which he professed an in
tense admiration. He described the poet
a. discovering the fascinating verses of
Omar khayyam while staying in the
Isle of Wight and as spending the after
noon under the trees reading them aloud
to his friends Then, added Meredith,
after dinner Swinburne sent for writing
materials, and before our eyes and at
one sitting he composed his poem Laus
Veneris, one of the most perfect in Eng
lish literature"
The nevelist's account of his aim III
writing his story One OF Our conquer
ors" is. from several points of view,
worth quoting. He said:
reer that nothing upset the critics so
much as anything that was out OF the
common and required an extra need of at
5en9a a M eGsrv ba 5s aarHd s2 ny eGl
mary Independence. took 1t into my head
TO serve these gentlemen strong dose of
presented them with Diana of the Cross
ways" and the novels that followed. But
nothins drove them SO crazy as "ons OF
not know what saint TO call upon or how
to give ii notice of the accursed book. Be
fore all it would have been necessary to
understand IT, and these blind men were
cropping in the thickness of their shadows.
The press, Meredith continued, often
treated him as clown or harlequin
with the less Difference since my fellow
countrymen were not overload of me.
do not protest: certainly at last ! have
been given q little glory; my name is
famous, but nobody reads me. AS for
my compatriots, I put them to fight be-
cause | bore them 20 death. For the
rest, for foreigners I am an illustrious
unknown"
volume of essays. called 'Revolu-
ton from the pen Of Jack London. is
announced by Macmillan. The author
explains therein his reasons for believ-
ing in socialism.
\ complete version of keatss Poems
in French prose is coming out in Paris.
~ Paul GalliIhard has made the trans
lation ana furnished All introduction.
liza opening an extension of Ruskin
Park. III London, the other day, Mr..
George Alexander told a quaint story of
an encounter Of the author Of the
stones Of Venice" with some students
of q ladies' college at Oxford. Ruslin
asked the young women many questions
about their work, and was curious, also
30 know what exercises they INDUCED In.
| They told him, and Rusldn said they
We're all very good. but he thought ex-
ercises should combine something useful
with their other qualities. II will tell
you better thing than any of your ex-
ercises" he said, and that is carrying
Goals every day up To the top of the
house
Among forthcoming historical hieg-
Taphies there is to be a Life of Edward,
the Black Prince" Mr., Dunn PattisQn
is the author.
Signor d'Annunzio has had taste of
the wrath which is sure TO overtako the
novelist who is supposed TO use as ma
teriaI real character or a real name
The heroine in his last book, "Borse che
! 81. forse che no." lady not particularly
/ admirable, is named inghirami. and ac-
/ cprdngly the CaYaliere Micheanselo
Inghirami of Volterra was augered and
! proposed to take action. His lawyer ad =
vised him before appealing to the law to
| write to d'Annunzio, which he did. Here
/ is the novelists ingenious answer:
Ny Very Dear Sir: Permit me TO ex-
press my profound regret on hearing how
/ you have misunderstood my book, in which
/ the town Of wind and rock Nolterra of the
| warmth.
Whatever may he the judgment with re-
gard Ia the herous~Whe Is no; Iaghi-
rami but q l.unat and called an 'in-
! truder in the ancient palace, even by
her stEtcr-there remains the eXaltation
! throughout the work or the magnificent
race which produces heroes like Giovanni
Inghirami Swans like Curzio the patrons
( OF art like Marcello Accept dear sir. the
assurance Of my sincere DEVOTION signed,
| Gabrielle d Annunzlo
Who SO pleased ana ilattered as Cava-
liere Inghrami Of course he replied.
thanking the novelist for his expires
sions of profound regret and just ho-
mage To my race"
4 new edition of MI y n Montgom
ery's work for schools, Leading Facts
of American History" has been brought
from the press Of CHM & Go Much OF
the material OF the book is new ana the
illustrations and maps are new.
There is no cessation in the food ot
memoirs. Forthcoming ones are Lieu.
tenant Colonel Haggards Two Grea'