New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-01
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

1850
and to Come.
Miss Laura Stedman has compie'eu
the biography Of her distinguisheu
grandfather, upon which she has iohs
been working, 1.-THE Life and Letters OF
Edmund Clarence Stedman." 1t IS No"
being printed by Moffat. Yard o. Co.,
who will issue it this season In '"o
deliberately illustrated volumes.
THE "Reminiscences Of Clara Novello
will be one Of the welcome books OF ING
autumn. It Is said to give charming
pictures Of her early life. when CnarieS
Lamb and other memorable figures III
English literature were guests at ner
fathers house. and. of course. the vol
ume contains much about musical peo-
pie.
There recently died at Orleans
French romancer, M. Louis Boussenard'
who won considerable repute through his
adventures dun GaInin de Paris" Ac-
cording to the correspondent Of tine
London Daily Telegraph" he died. lit
orally, of broken heart. Ere he
breathed his last he drew up an invita-
ton to his own funeral. stating the date
and the place, and saying that incon-
solable at the death of his wife, he sue
cumbed to his grief. He was in his
sixty third year.
Mr.. Israel Zangwill. from whom we
have not heard in some time. Is bring
ing out a book of italian Fantasies"
It treats Of such subjects as italian
Grotesques. "Parvenu Pompeii" and
1.-The Consolation of Phlebotomy."
Print collectors Will make a note of
the fact that DR.. Harrington has COM
pleted description Of the etched work
of the late Sir Francis Seymour Hayden
This catalogue will appear with an I'M
usually generous array of illustrations.
Mrs. Hugh Fraser, pleasantly remem
bered as writer Of fiction and chapters
Of travel, has two illustrated volumes of
"reminiscences In press. "a Diploma
lists Wife in Many Lands" she calls the
book. and 1t may be expected to give us
much entertaining gossip of noted peo-
pie.
The history of the ancient world is
more and more coming to be written in
brief volumes for the general reader.
Two such studies that promise well and
that we are to have this winter are Pro-
fessor T. G. fuckers Life in the Roman
World of Nero and st. Paul." and Mr..
J. Stuart Hays THE Amazing Emperor
Eal ha I1rc he Lot
introduction has been written by Pro-
fessor ]. B. Bury, whose indispensable
seven-volume edition Of Gibbon, by the
way, Is just passing through the press
again, to emerge with notes augmented
and revised. and with many new maps
and illustrations.
A work of high interest to readers Of
American political history is announced
by the Scribners In 1.-THE Intimate Life
of Alexander Hamilton by his grand
son, DR.. Allan McLane Hamilton. The
author does not attempt an elaborate
presentation of his hero's career as a
statesman, but deals more particularly
with his relations with his family and
friends, his tastes. emusements and
methods of work. Use IS made of many
letters of Hamilton's which have never
before been published. The book is to
Baroness Won Hutton, favorably known
as the author Of Pam" and ''Beechy."
has completed another novel. This, THE
Green Patch" is announced by Stokes
for early publication.
Students Of psychic matters will be In
terested in the Studies In Spiritism." by
Amy E. Tanner, which D. Appleton &
Co. are bringing out. It is the detailed
chronicle by DR.. G. Stanley Halls as
sistant and coadjutor of their recent sit
tings with Mrs. Piper. Mrs. Verrall and
other famous mediums. DR.. Hall states
in the introduction that the book rep
resents 1.-The negative side with reference
TO the spiritualistic telepathic hypoth-
esis."
Not long ago we expressed surprise
at the failure Of American publishers to
make the most of Mr.. Bernard Capes
His Lake of Wine" was brought out
mere, 1t IS lTuS, Out W6 90 TOC KNOW
that all of his books have appeared in
American editions. Evidently his own
countryTnen are slow to appreciate him.
1.-The Athen9um" observes that he has
never received his due recognition, but
has been neglected by public and critics
alike, and yet, it is added, mo living
writer can draw a soldier OF fortune bet
ter, and we know of no historical novel
Of recent years better than "A Jay Of
Italy" Mr.. Capes's newer italian tale,
1.-The Love Story of Saint BEL" relating
to the time of st. Catherine of Siena. is
also a delightful book.
One OF Mr.. Austin Dobson's best books
Is his memoir of Horace Walpole He
has revised and enlarged the work for
new edition, which is now in press.
Co." whose new novel, Lady Good
For Nothing" has already been an
nounced, and to whom we are also to
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