New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-05


| hand for the press by Mr.. A. c. Pearson
IL was decided to use such materials as
could be found among his papers.
These when brought together were found
to consist of an English verse transla-
ton, number Of critical notes and
cancellations, some fragments Of a COM
mentary and an introduction (partly In
DR.. Headlam's own hand and partly
typewritten) dealing mainly with the
plot Of the play. From these materials
the edition was constructed. NOW II
turns out that the introduction and
few Of the notes are the work or MT
f. a. w. Smythe, the present librarian
OF the House OF Commons. and how he
came invountarily TO figure as Dr.
Headlam's collaboration makes so odd an
instance Of the chances Of literature that
we must quote the story as 1t Is written
by Mr.. N. r. James. chairman OF the
Syndcs:
Some years ago Mr.. Austin Smyth SUD
mtted the manuscript OF an edition OF WIG
"Agamemnon" to we'll known puonsher,
criticism, and II seems certain mat Dr'
Headlam (struck as imagine, by the SINH
larity Of the views expressed In II 70 those
which he had long entertained hmselD
took a copy OF the Introduction. This copy
was found among his papers, ana as some
part OF II was In his own handwrlung ~
was only natural that those VINO examined
his manuscripts In the first instance ana
the editor to whom they were subsequently
handed over should suppose that II was
DIR. Headlam'S own work.
William Lloyd Garrison.
A new study Of this American cru
sader has been prepared by Mr.. Lindsay
Swift 1t comes from the press Of G.. w.
Jacobs & Co. In the familiar series Of
American Crisis Biographies"
A. Lang Among tho Fairies.
The Christmas season would Of course
be incomplete without a book OF fairy
tales collected by Mr. Andrew Lang. His
volume this year will be called THE All
Sorts of Stories Book" but we may be
certain that the fairy sort will not be
omitted.
Civic Art.
Thousands OF Americans in and out
OF public office are nowadays interesting
themselves in the improvement Of their
cities. The great scheme for the beau
LITIGATION Of Washington is being emu
lated elsewhere, and the architects en-
gagged upon these admirable enterprises
have behind them laymen whose enthu-
siasm is accompanied by thirst for In
formation. For everybody concerned
book Of high importance has just been
published by the Scribners, Civic Art:
Studies in Town Planning, Parks, Bou-
levards and Open Spaces" The author,
who has recently been in this country,
speaking at the convention in Phila-
delphia on civic art, is Mr.. Thomas II.
Mawson, an English landscape architect
Of distinction. He has had long expert
ence and in this book, a generous folio
containing nearly three hundred Illus
trations, he extensively surveys his
subject in an interesting and suggestive
manner. IT IS the very book for the
American who wants to bear share in
the artistic development Of his city, or
at least wants to understand how such
development may best be carried on.
Thackerayana.
Two correspondents Of THE Scots
man" have contributed to that paper
personal recollections Of Thackeray.
Both heard his lectures on THE -Four
Georges" One OF them says: His
notes were on single page slips, written
on one side OF the paper, each page as
soon as read being slipped under those
unread. He held the bundle Of manu-
scripts IN his left hand, and his right
Phand, when not occupied in turning the
leaf, had finger and thumb forked into
his vest pocket" The other correspond
ent describes the impression produced
by the lecturers presence: That COM
handing figure, with its cool, arlsto-
cratic bearing, at once arrested atten-
ton. while his voice had a gentle tone,
but was Of great flexibility and eXquis-
tie cadence, which gave point to his
delicate satire" The writer of this let
ter recalls the commotlon produced
when Thackeray said: Yes, Caroline
of Brunswick was innocent; and Nine.
Lafarge never poisoned her husband,
and Mary OF Scotland never blew up
hers" There were Kisses and loud signs
of disapprobation, and It was some time
before the lecturer would proceed.