The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-23
hooks AND AUTHORS.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Sir Thomas 2. Fuller. Who was for
many pears Q member Of the Legislative
Assembly Of he Cape Colony and sabse-
ausntly Agsns-GenSral for the Cape. 10
publishing . book On Cecil Rhodes this
season. IL 10 . narrative Of Mr.. Rhodes's
life and work a. they were associated with
the authors during an intimacy OF many
years.
A biography Of Thomas. seventh Earl
% Elgin. - being prepared for publication
from papefs In the poass@sion Of ths pres-
sne Earl 1t Bro0mhaIl 90 well a. thoss In
the public records. Lord Elgin's name
10 ordinarily connected with tho collec-
ton OF marbbss from the PArthsnon and
eIn~whsrp now in the British Museum.
Tho diplomatic career Of the seventh Earl
% ElRin covered the period i7so-isoe.
during which he wns ssccsasivsiy reaidsns
a. Envoy Extraordinary. Minister % Ann
bassador at visnna. Brussels. Berlin and
Conssantinopls, and u ended with his
arrest and dsssntioa in France a. q pris-
oner OF var by Sapois0n's 0f1sTs- His
eorr,spondsncs has hishsrto been un-
publinhed and tho original documsnts
fBAnLmK 70 I'M 9Ilt3AN1.kaAs ANAAa~N@a -
transfer Of the Elgin marbles viii be OF
particular interest," 90 ART lovers
&C. Fo1-DAviea. the English bAPTister.
whoas story Of The Duplicate Death
10 20 be published this month. has led an
active literary life. Although still veil
under 20 Mr.. Fox-Davies has been re-
aponaible a. editor and author for more
than sixty volumes. Much Of his work
has concerned itself With hsrAldry and
muAh Of u has been in The form 81 detec-
I've h-sion. Has practical experience in
the Central Criminal Court Of London
has xivsn him much material for the kind
Of Action he writes-
Maxim Gorky has nov married Mime.
Andrisva. Who caused RE former visit
here 10 cod somewhat disastrousiy.
Mime. Andrieva was q noted actress be-
fore she married Gorhy. and 70 10 reported
that Gorky has renowned socialism. has
been expelled from that party - rsns-
Rade and thas h is coming here TO star
his wife in several of tho plays he has
written. since rsoouncing socialism 10 10
said that he no longer deserves his pseu-
DOWN 0orky. which GgniGss the bit
ter 80 he has become optimistic and
cheerful.
That one Of Americas leading literary
magazines proposes to give espsctal
attention 20 religious matters 10 siGnifi-
cant. The CONDUCTOR Of the CsHfury
Maaa-i.s state that in future that period
lcal will give considerable space TO con-
trib.rtion@ which have sspsoial value tn
all interested in the cAuss Of religion.
College Men and the Bible" by Mr..
CLAYTON sedeswick Cooper. IL the firSt
article devoted 10 this subisct. Mr..
Cooper as secretary In charge Of Bible
work In educational institutioos has
spscial opportunities Of studying this
movement. He reports that last year
u $50 college men IN $50 institutions Of
the United states and Canada attended !
voluntary Bible Glasses. Among the |
articles 90 appear in future on this sub |
jsct 10 The Bible and English Litera- |
turs.' by DIT. henry van Dyke.
The final instalmsnt % ModisskA's
memoirs appears in thu CeassTy for May. !
Writing Of Padsrsvski ~ n years q are. !
she says: -PAdsrswski vas married Ae !
10 and became q fafhsr and widovsr ~
20. At 10 bs was already enc Of the pro |
fsssors Of harmony a. the Warsaw Con- !
-ervaaory % Music and at the time ve mot |
him M ssIIi held that position. In
privaas hfs he was witty. alert. most kind !
hearted. interesting and always ready |
with an answer. Once when a matured |
beauty chaffed him. saying that he was 1
sentimental, he answered. Why MOI. |
madam Sentiment does not suit q gen. |
darms. but yin you not allow q littls % it |
90 m ArtiStf'
Tho lats John Black wood. Who edited |
B5aetwood's HaOasins. discovered OSorKS |
Eliot and brought out "Ancient Classics /
for Modern Rs@dsrs.' a well 40 many |
other important volumes. said IN dkscuss- !
ing a literary matter with Osorss Eliot: I
This forms another insanncs % many I |
have sssn 81 how impossible IL 10. even /
with the best means % Judging. 10 pre-
dict with certainty what tho pubkc viii \
do about book. Ths only principle - o. !
publish. according to the be0t oF one's I
Judgment. nothing bat good books. and u I
tine public IL sometimes . slupid boast. |
I am happy to nay I have found him q
most sxcslbent beast in the main
Our Literature n plainly not what Il
Was when Hawehorns and Enasrsnn and
Lowell and Holmes and LonGfsllow and
Thsctsrsy ssi GsOTEs Eliot and Dicksnal
and Tsnnyson and Browning werS all
writing ~ tbs same time. said Mr. Henry
Holt. tbs author and publisher in a reosnt
lecture. -About ezty yearz ago thu whole
cultivaasd word was generally IN happy
sKps0tation 0f new books from thess
alEfhnss. Nov thsrO " not an autAor
whom the Whols ouaaivassd world Gwmits.
Bsss sarnngsly enough IL cur
variisr and grsatsr 40 20 aaIehosShlp noss