The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22
INGS AND QUEENS ARE AUTHORS, DRAMATISTS POETS

lishcd some years ago The duke is
nothing if not an explorer. and his
maiden book dealt with his two years
trip toward the north pole, This was
published for the benefit of an orphan
asylum.
We do, however, owe the African
diary of the Count De Turin, at least
in remote way, to the destinations of
an American girl now happily married
into an old Roman noble family. The
roval count fell deeply in love with Miss
Arethu:i Schuyler Ross of New York.
The Dowager Queen Margherita, hav-
ing other ambitions for her nephews
than marrying them to American beau
ties, had the young man packed off TO
darkest Africa. The result is diary
of travel and adventure and chronicles
of flora and fauna and other nature
studies.
Famous Literary se5,tette.
The Duchess d'Aosto makes up the
famous literary sextette OF the royal
family of Italy. The duchess is at pres
ent in Central Africa, while her book,
which treats of her travels, is going
through the press. This is her second
ers have already had foretaste of her
style in her letters to the Partisan re-
views. She Is strong as a descriptive
writer and is said TO initiate success
fully Gabriel 'Arnunzio's prose.
Young King Manuel may be classed
as royal writer of great promise. All
the more is this now so that being re-
lieved Of the cares of a kingdom, he
can give undivided attention to the
development of his literary talent. His
dream now is to win fame in the king
dom OF letters like his grand uncle, the
Duke 'Aumalo.
King Manuel has written for the
Acadamy of Science at Lisbon memoir
on the occupation of Portugal by Gen
eral Junot in 1907. Unlike his paternal
uncle, the Duke of Oporto, who main
tains that ignorance is the duty Of a
royal prince, and whose chief exploit
| has been to descend the stairs Of the
palace ut Lisbon on bicycle. King
Manuel pursues his literary and scien-
iifie studies in his English home near
London. where he is studying king
craft with a view to his return TO the
Portuguese throne.
Writes Of Chinese Ruins.
Another literary member Of the
Younger branch Of the bourbons is the
Duke of Montpensier. The is the next
brother. the Duke d Orleans Last year
he published a book entitled "The
Beauty OF the Chateau OF the Sleeping
Wood IT is an account of trip made
J TO the marvellous ruins of Anger in 1ndo
China. The book is remarkable as a
piece of word painting and also because
Of the secrets of the famous ruins
which the author gives to the west
ern world for the first time in their
long history.
Of the Romanoffs, the only one who
has anv literary pretensions is the
Grand Duke Michel Alexandrovich. The
grand duke, or Prince Michel, as he is
sometimes called. is a first cousin of
the Emperor Nicholas ii. He has pub
lishcd four gorgeous volumes entitled
Russian Portraits They are made
up of sketches of the great men Of Rus
! sia and though they may be lacking in
literary finish, their get-up is simply
splendiferous. The work is sold for
$3.50 a copy.
Ocean Currents His Theme.
Prince Albert of Monaco is the solo
literary, perhaps l should say scien-
tific. representative OF the house of
Grimaldi His researches on the Gulf
| stream currents, maritime fauna and
oceanography in general are well known
to the learned societies of the world.
He lectures before scientific organiza-
tions and writes for the great reviews.
he is corresponding member of the
French Academy of Science His ocean
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monument of his industry and learn
ing
The Princess de SAKE, had she fol-
| lowed out her love for letters. might
now be the literary queen of Sax
ony, AS it is, she has given us moth
ing but the unsavory Recolleetions OF
Princess written since her elope-
ment with the Belgian tutor, Guerln.
Prince Karageorgovitch, brother OF
King Peter of Servia, is of a literary
turn and writes occasionally for the
reviews.
The late Queen Victoria of England
left two volumes written in sweet school
girl fashion These are 'Leaves From
Our Life in the Highlands and
"More Leaves From Our Life in the
Highlands 1t IS said that Princess
literary tastes of her mother. and the
fame of her husband, the Duke of
Argyll. as an author, is worldwide.