The sun., 1910-01-26

Mr.. George Meredith's sCelt and Saxon
IN appearing serially In the FCrtWiohfly
Revisu. where In the authors lifetime
The Tragic Comedians" and Diana OF
the Crossways' were first published
The hero In q young Irishman, Patrick
o 'Donnell. brought into contact with
prosaio English squire on the Welsh bor-
der. 90 that Mr.. Meredith b able 20 intro
duce the three nRtionAlities.
Miss Carolyn Wells sailed for Egypt
last week. where she expects 20 spend
the rest OF the winter. ..
Rider HaEgard will publish in the
spring Morning STAR the love story
OF . queen OF the Nile. He will also
bring out little later another story
entitled -QussR Shsb&'s Ring he q
said 10 be hard at work upon two books
in which he is describing more OF the
thrilling experiences OF Allen Quater-
main.
Mr.. Clement Shorter describes the
difference between the new Journalism,
with its fine now OF Rdjectives. its wild
inaccuracies, it's recklessness, tts split
infinitives." and the old In that whlle
the new journalism never achieves any
thing that Ii not forgotten In fortnight
the old Journalism achieved many things
that will have a permanent place in his-
tory and in literature.
Maurice Hewlett's new novel. Rest
Harrow now running serialiy in
Scribner's Mdgo sine aud later to be pub
Iished In book form. gives more OF the
| Hf. h;ska-~, - QAnha.tsA eha 1aintRr and
vaxabond. He will be remembered al
the hero OF Halfway House" and appears
again In "Open Country
The power Of love to prolong life forms
an interesting feature OF Arthur II.
Adams's .Gallahad Jones. 20 be published
this month. 6allahad Jones is bank
clerk, 20 years Of e &c. with hidden spring
OF romance in his nature. He finds
letter from q lady in distress addressed
TO You This letter leads him into
A Gallant adventure. from which he
ennerres at the end Of the story with an
entirely new conception OF life.
Mr.. Kiplins's pop,l lar Jungle Books
have been through the press torty-hv e
times. A new edition of both The jungle
Book and The Second Jungle Book
have recently been issued. printed on
thin paper and in limp leather bindings.
A new Gaelic literary society has been
founded in Dublin. The name Of II
Cumann Olsln, and its purpose Is the de-
velopment OF modern Irish literature
The Letters OF John Stuart MIL
edited with introduction by Mr. Hugh
Elliot, with portraits and illustrations,
in To be issued some time this spring.
The publication OF these letters, covering
the period from 1879 To 1873. has been
long delayed and will be q literary event
Of importance.
DR.. Henry van Dyke has been elected
an honary fellow OF the Royal Society
of the United Kingdom. The distinguished
men other than Englishmen who received
the honor last year were Anatole France.
Esi0rnson, Nansen. Harnack and Paul
Hevae. ONLY one other American enjoys
the honor with Dr. van Dyks-Joesph
! Choate. former Ambassador to Great
| Britain.
On the list OF reprints is TO be noted
Mrs W. X. Clinord's Love Letters OF.
Worldly Woman This was one OF the
first works to popularize the method OF
telling q heart story in a succession OF
letters. As one reader. bachelor. said
recently. They belong to the very young
these stories: for II 10 true that very
Young man generally falls in love with
an older woman, that the emotion 10
believed at the time to represent his entire
future existence and that it usually iasts-
the emotion-about Elk months.
New York Society on Parade" is to be
the title OF q book TO be brought out in
February. The author is Ralph Pulitzer.
and his observations on society are frank
and startling.
How Americans Are Governed" Is
the title Of a forthcoming hook written
by Crittenden Marriott. whose most
recent work for youthful readers was
called Uncle Sans Business The new
volume will tell the story OF the methods
and powers OF national. State and city
government in a way to command the
attention OF the young.
On the occasion OF the celebrat tion OF
Iincoln's birthday next month a new
volume will be issued entitled Abraham
Lincoln; The Tribute OF a Century" The
work will comprise the best OF the many
addresses on Lincoln delivered throughout
the country the week OF February ~.
1909. on the occasion OF the celebration
OF the centenary OF Lincoln birth. II will
be fully illustrated and will contain a
number OF original estimates Of Lincoln
in autograph written especially for the
book by famous men in thi' country and
abroad.
-The Diary Of James X. Polk" which
Is In the possession OF the Chicago His
torical Society. is TO be published in the