New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
ROCKS AND AUTHORS.
Talk of Things Present and
To Come.

To Come.
Mr Winston Churchili's novel OF
American society, entitled "A Modern
chronicle" is 10 appear within a. few
ueeks The Macmillan Company will
a,eo nuhlish soon Mr.. Jack London's
nav hook It is a collection of short
stories whose title Lost Face Is taken
from, the tale Of Chinaman.
hioSrs nl7v of Ciambetta Is an
pounced. the author. NJ. P. NJ. Ghensi.
be,nr relative of the departed French
man The book. which is entitled Gam
h..+. life and 1,etters.' is largely made
I'D from, the masses Of correspondence
left by Gambetta.
Miss Geraldine Bonner, clever Amer
lean storytelIer, who has puhlished notn-
ing of late, Is bringing out ne" hoFei
through the firm of Dufield & Co IL IS
called "The Lmigrant Trail and Is
story Of the period Of 1S4e,
The same firm is preparing to publish
Mr.. H G. WelIs's new story, The Ao-
ventures Of Mr.. Polly"-Mr. Polly. "Who
was in many respects an artless child or
Nature far more unframed, undisc1-
plined and spontaneous than an ordinary
savage" The long novel upon which
Mr.. Wells is now engaged will be issued
by the same publishers next autumn.
There are no signs of the extinction OF
the family of Robert Burns. There are
no descendants of his elder son, Robert
left, but those of James Glencairn Burns
are very much alive. There remains, II
Is stated Miss Annie 3. Burns, grand
daughter OF Burns, and she, with her
niece. Miss Daisy Burns HUTCHINSON
continues TO reside al Cheltenha"
Then, in Sarah Burns Hutchinson's
children-0D Mrs. Burns Scott, of Ade-
laide; C,) Robert Burns Hutchinson, OF
Langley. Vancouver; 81 Mrs Gowring
wife of the principal of the st. Bede's
School, Eastbourne, and a. Miss Daisy
Burns Hutchinson, of Cheltenham. OF
the fifth generation there are six mem
bers-two young sons and three daugh-
ters of Robert Burns Hutchinson, and
one young son of Mrs. Gowring.
Sir Harry Johnston's book, "The Negro
in the New World" is to be published
this spring It is the result Of the au-
thor's journeys in the United States. In
the West Indies and in tropical America
Journeys which were recently made.
Forthcoming French books relating to
music are NJ La MaTa's edition of the
Correspondence entire Franz LisZt ct
Charles Alexandra, Grand Duo de Sake
NJ. Custaye Roberts lie Descriptf
Chez Bach" and "Richard Wagner"
translation into French of the series of
lectures given at the University or
Vienna by Herr Guido Adler.
4 complete pocket edition of Thomas
Hardys novels is to be issued here by
the Harners The volumes will appear
at intervals, Tess Of the d'Crbervllles'
having already been published The
second volume will contain The Return
Of the Native
An anecdote of Flaubert and Victor
Hugo which is quoted by the London
"Globe," describes an episode at Hugo's
house when Flaubert launched out at
dinner into furious attacks on the critics
who had ridiculed "Salammbo':
He was indignant that after all his
efforts his researches. his scrupuious re-
spect for the truth and the manner in
spot in order TO speak of Carthage with
knowledge and authority. they should have
plagued him and treated his work with
"There is not a single word in 'saamu-
bo, >" he exclaimed, which is not true.
silence, and in solemn, inspired tones he
said:
:Mesdames messieurs. l see Carthage"
For the next twenty minutes he described
the city of Hannibal with so much elo-
quence. with such preternatural precision.
TO think that have passed ten wears
studying Carthage to arrive at this result:
yon speak OF it as could never do!'
Then apostrophizing Victor Hugo with
so dreadful and so charming. he exclaimed
You are a monster. You must he
killed.
tracted by Mr. De Morgan's novel
Somehow Good" If we NAV Judge by
the fact that the fifth edition of the book
has just gone to press.
A book Of "reminiscences of the Chicago
Of the COS is to be published soon by
McClurg. Its title is "Bysone Days in
Chicago" and it's author is Mr. Fred
erick =. Cook
Mrs. John Lane is the author of q
forthcoming book which is described as
partly observant essay and partly story
1t is entitled According to Maria" and
1t deals in humorous fashion with Maria
and her social aspirations
THE Fascinating Due de Richelieu" IS
the title of Mr.. Noel Williams's new
book The biography, which gives ample
scope for Mr.. Willams's light, anecdotic
vein, will appear in the spring.
Several new volumes in the series of
1.-THE Tudor Fac-Simile Texts" will be
issued this year. These include repro
ductions Of "Gammer Gurtons Needle
the pseudo -Shakespearian play OF Ed
ward Ill" and the Book of Sir Thomas
More" This last reproduction (from
one of the Harleian MSS) has proved
to be ''teaser'' to the maker thereof.
The London Telegraph" says Of it:
.sri1bo Nc 10 evfrerneIv crabhe0 and has