New-York tribune., 1910-08-20

son Glider, leads off the autumn list of
the Century Company. The book Is
based upon the articles which Mr.. Glider
published in his magazine last year. 1t
will contain a number of illustrations
Doubleday, Page & Co. will publish in
few months a new novel by Miss Ellen
Glasgow It is entitled 1.-THE Miller of
Old Church.
It was in 1908 that Mr.. Aylmer Maude
brought out "The Life of Tolstoy: First
Fifty Years. He is now completing his
work, and ''The Life of Tolstoy: Later
Years may be expected among the
books of the approaching season
Mr. Walter Sichel, whose capital book
on Laurence Sterne we reviewed not
long ago, is nothing if not Industrious
He has edited "The Glenbervie Jour
nals,'' which are soon to be published.
These journals We're written by SylVes-
ter Douglas, Baron Glenbervle, and 1t IS
said that they throw new light on the
political and social world of England be-
tween 1893 and 1915. His wife was one
Of Lord Norths daughters.
The announcement in England of a
new novel, THE Exception" by Mr..
Oliver Onions, reminds us Of his Little
Devil Doubt" and moves lis TO wonder
why that book never appeared IN an
| American edition. It is an uncommonly
| clever performance, traversing with a
grave satire and yet with sufficient
Hghtness of touch the conflict in the
| 1ntx ich
| ideals and a Grass materialism. And
| while we are on the subject OF neglected
authors we may further wonder why we
| do not see on this side of the water all
Of the novels of Mr.. Bernard Capes. 1t
is true that they are not invariably en-
| trancing, but they are certainly cleVerer
and more amusing than some of the
| stuff of British origin which it is con-
sidered worth while to reprint here.
| "The Manchester Guardian" discuss
/ ing the question of a poets judgment of
! his own work. cites recently published
note of Paul Verlaine's. 1t runs as fol-
| lows: My Dear Theo-Will you have
the goodness on receipt of this to send
me in an envelope the torn fragments Of
manuscripts" This note, we are told,
was addressed to the manager of the
| Cafe Procope, one of the poets favorite
places of work, and the story that it tells
is that Verlaine. having written a poem
| there tore 1t up as worthless, but on
| afterthougnt decided there was a good
| thing in it and reclaimed the fragments
The afterthought was correct. The poem
was on Louis XVII, and was the most
| important poem left behind him in man
| uscript after his death.
| An English version is in preparation
Of M. Frederic Loiees biography Of the
Due de Morny. It will contain, of
| course. much amusing gossip about the
| Second Empire. The author is we'll
enough known for the skilful treatment
! Of a glittering social epoch in France
and this newer book of his will receive
attentive considera ton, but We have no
! expectation of his giving us d definitive
! life Of Morny. For that the reader must
wait, we dare say for many a long year.
When it comes we shall have the por-
| trait of one who was not in any sense a
great man, but whose career embraced
an amazing series of experiences and
events.
Thomas Y. Crowell & CO. have in hand
1.-The Literature of the South by Mon
trose J. Moses. The book is exhaustive
| in scope, beginning with Captain John
Smith and carrying the subject down to
the present time Every literary worker,
''of however slight pretensions," is men
| toned in the book
From the Baker & Taylor Company
/ there come two welcome reprints, illus
trated editions, of the Lambs Tales
| from Shakespeare" and Charles Kings
! ley's Water Babies" The pictures
| done in colors and in black and white
are by Mr.. George Soper. who has a
pretty fancy, draws his figures grace
| fully and discIoses in all his designs
quick sympathy for the sentiment of his
| subjects. There are decorative end
papers, and green binding effectively
| decorated in gold.
| Every now and then a book turns up,
the existence of which is gratifying to
the studious reader IL for no other rea-
son than that 1t serves his convenience.
| 1t would not occur to him to burn the
midnight oil over it, but for purposes of
reference he gives 1t shelf room, know
| ing that some day ii will come In
handy" Such book Is promised in
THE Literary Criticism of Lord Jeffrey"
which is now passing through the OK
ford University Press. 1t viii present
selection from the paper. contributed by
| Francis jeffrey TO "The Edinburgh Re-
view through a period Of nearly half Il
century. The world wags along very
happily to-day without his exceedingly
| mixed" criticism but it is just as we'll
that It's merits and shortcomings should
| be illustrated in SOME accessible volume.
When Klcber. that doughty general Of
! the Napoleonic era, was stabbed TO
death by a fanatic at Cairo. in 1900. he
! had in his pocket notebook which ulti-