New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

us fs Thst of Duf1eId & Co. It promises
some interesting books. among them mt.
Lewis Melville's Life and Letters Oh
William Beckford," collection OF
Stories of the Spanish Artists and
Mr.. H. G. Weiss latest novel, The Ne"
MachiaveIIi" Mrs William Sharp's
memoir of her husband, Fiona Mac
Leod," which this house Is also TO pup
lish. will contain souvenirs OF MS CORE
spondence with Rossetti, Meredith Ten
nyson. Stedman and others
The new periodical which is coming
out in London under the title Of The
Beau" ought easily 20 obtain plenty OF
subscribers. II is announced that this
quarterly is designed TO meet the taste
of those who are serene with the
serenity of the real aristocrat and wise
with the wisdom which we call common
sense" What could be more fiatter-
ing9 There must be millions who have
been waiting for journalistic organ
dedicated TO the serenity Of their real
eristocracy
\ number of authors and artists in
Paris paid their compliments to NJ.
Rodir the other day. giving him din
ner and bestowirg upon the noted
sculptor all manner of graceful compE-
ments. Apropos of this banquet the
Paris correspondent Of The London
Globe" relates the following piuuant lit
tie anecdote:
A wealthy porcelain manufacturer of
by the master. chose one in his studio
agreed upon the price-5,0oo francs-and
then asked for a special extra patina on II,
which would give it a rich green erect
When the bronze at last came home, the
price charged was 5000 francs, and note
from Rodin accompanied the work stating
that the extra charge was for the supple
mentary touching up with the patina. Ins
purchaser objected: Was II not agreed
that the price should be 5o0 francsE ne
asked. I had your word for ii. y Rodin
smiled hlandly. and remarked, But, my
dear sir, the thing of value is not my word
its my bronze"
Phil May, brilliant as craftsman in
black and white and endearing as
comrade. has had his memorial unveiled
It has taken the shape o" a tablet, bear
ing a portrait in relief. on the house IN
which he was born in Leeds, on April ~
1864 He died in the summer of 1903
The town has also placed in its art gal
lery selection of his original drawings
The memorial tablet was unveiled by
Mr. E. T. Reed. one of his colleagues on
the staff OF Punch
Meredithians. counting The Tragic
Comedians" one of their best posses
sions, will be interested in the transla-
ton which the Macmillan Company has
lust published of Princess Helene Won
Racowitza's autobiography. She is the
lady who in her youth, as Helene Won
Donniges, went through the romantic
experiences with Ferdinand LasaIle on
which the novelist based his story. She
has much to say about the i'll fated
young leader, and many other noted fig
ures appear in her recollections. Here is
one Of her girlish impressions another
testimony to the f1amboyant tendencies
of Lord Lytton:
Bulwer was already past his first youth:
his fame was at its zenith. He seemed TO
me antediluvian. with his long dyed eurls
and his old-fashioned dress. He dressed
exactly as in the fashion of the twenties.
with long coats reaching TO the ankles,
kneebreeches, and long. colored Waistcoats.
Also, he appeared always with a young
lady who adored him. and who was fol-
lowed by a manseryant carrying harp.
By drawing on his own experience as
a lifelong student of religious truth,
Professor William Newton Clarke, in
Sixty Years with the Bible" (Charies,
Scribner's Sons), is able to come TO the
help of readers of Holy Writ, whose
traditional views about inspiration have
been disturbed. They need not fear to
launch away on the seemingly uncertain
sea of critical inquiry, for. says DR..
Clarke. with reasons that are sound and
by processes that are worthy, one may
come to look at the Bible with a new
confidence instead Of the old fear, and
behold therein a glory TO which afore-
time he was blind. It is safer to fit a
theory of inspiration to the facts than
TO attempt binding the Bible to theory.
Whatever changes are wrought by
higher criticism OF the Scriptures no
essential value is impaired. The Ger
tainty remains that the Bible gives us
knowledge Of Jesus and that Jesus gives
US a knowledge of God, and God as
Jesus reveals Him in the true light of
life Apart from the particular thesis so
persuasively maintained. these reminis-
cences of a theological career are sure of
welcome from readers who have already
had the authors inspiring guidance in
An Outline of Christian Theology and
in The Christian Doctrine of Cod
The astrological idea as applied for
the benefit of the general reader with a
modest purse is capitally illustrated in
The Readers Library" series of
neatly made volumes published by Har-
per & Bros Compiled by William J.
Dawson and Coningsby ". Dawson, this
collection of writings, classical and mod
ern. Is so framed that the character Of
a literary genre is both represented and
Thus. in two volumes de-
voted to The Great English Short Story
Writers" interesting prefaces outline the
history of this form of art and expose
its traits and in two others, given to
The Great English Letter Writers" the
selections are introd uced with similar
pages. There is also vol
ure on The Great English Essay visits"
What We like especially about this series
is the judgment and ingenuity with
which the examples have been chosen
and arranged We have also q good
word for the typography and for the un-