New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

bid for the attention Of his feminine
readers. He calls the book 1.-THE Lady
Of the Hundred Dresses"
Prospects Of Fun.
Nowadays the announcement OF new
book Of verses proclaims nothing more
than the fact that another minor poet
has bound his sweetly pretty lyrics into
pink and blue sheaf. But we antlci-
pate better things from "Tobogganning
on Parnassus." which Mr.. Franklin Z.
Adams is soon TO bring out through
Doubleday, Page & Co. He has the rare
gift among professional humorists OF
being really funny. 1t is like him to ex-
change Pegasus for q toboggan, and we
dare say he will turn his corners with
all the darkness" in the world.
The Irish Revival.
The endowed revival Of the Irish Ian
guage has not yet prospered; II Is stated
that only about per cent Of those who
completed the college course have passed
tho examination for q teachers certif-
cate. It appears that there is some dill
Guilty in persuading Irish writer's to pro-
duce their work in Irish. Mr.. Pearse,
who presided at recent conference OF
authors, complained that they did not
write in Irish, because they were too
nervous and too much afraid OF the opin-
ions OF others" II was the statement OF
the Rev. Mr.. O'Kelly. OF Sligo. that sit
did not pay to write in Irish" even
good Irish Another speaker advo-
Gated the creation OF a needed literary
standard In Irish. IT is a discouraging
outlook for authors, since there is as yet
only n small public able to read the
ancient language.
Robert hichons's New Novel.
The Fruitful Vine" is the title Of Mr..
Robert Hichens's forthcoming book. 1t
is O story OF modern Rome.
A Memoir Of Pym.
OF John Pym, the English statesman
and Parliamentary leader. so abhorred
| by Charles 1.-The man who bore so large
a part in the impeachment OF STAFFORD
there has never been formal biography.
His descendants we are tod, possess no
papers OF his. It is possible. however,
that such papers have been found. since
book about the patriot will be pub
lished soon.
Thackeray and tho Child
The Marchesa Peruzzi de Medici, once
the child Edith Story and the daughter
Of the American sculptor, gives In the
current "Cornhn" some "reminiscences
Of Thackeray. The great novelist was in
Rome when his friend Story lost his
cldes. son and his little daughter fell
dangerously I'll. To little Edith. slowly
recovering the big Englishman came al
most daily 10 cheer and interest her.
He seemed 10 me like a great benev-
olent giant when no first came into the
room" writes the marchesa, but even
az first my childs heart went out 10
Linn. There seemed no distance between
us. and | can sec him to-day as / saw
him then-his large. powerful frame
dominated by his great head; tho stead
fast eyes and his gold spectacles in my
child mind the only thing that showed
he was not real giant" 1t was black
day when the giant did not come:
II seemed quite natural that he should
come where no was so much wanted, and
/ could not then appreciate what In after
years / felt SO deeply-what great-heart-
I'd man he was. knowing all tho over
whelming, all-absorbins interests or Rome
and his many friends that ne put aside
when he came into the half darkened room
where the little feeble child lay in her
white bed. lie used TO sit on the edge OF
the bed or draw his chair close up TO IT,
and. Joy OF Joys, he brought, chapter by
chapter, TO read 10 me THE Rose and the
Ring" After he had done reading wo
talked OF the people In the story-they
were real people to- me and to him. used
10 hold pages, written In that small hand
writing we all know so we'll, and then II
did not seem 10 me as II Il great giant
could write so small" but / thought he
must have called IN a fairy SCRIBE and as
he did not answer, but only smiled, when
/ told him so. l half thought II must be
tho casei
Sometimes he would say, Now you must
tell me q little story TO amuse me-" and
tried my best TO recall something he would
like. that / had heard, or invent a little
tale. At these times he would sit by the
table and draw some illustration OF what /
was telling him. In pen and Ink.
When he came 10 tell me he was going
away, he promised that THE Rose and the
Ring should DO printed, and then he
would give me the first copy, as well as that
written in the fairy writing. This hope
filed me with Joy.
his daughters, became very true and
lasting one. The last time / remember
seeing him was one day when I went to
Palace Green to lunch with them. At
table "A spasm OF pain came into his face,
and he went at once into the other room,
where We followed. He suffered terribly,
ard sat awestruck In corner watching
the others. who seemed able to help him
when 1 could do nothing. After a time
the pain subsidized. he opened his eyes and
saw my anxious face. silent in tears. He
called, "Edy Ochiltree, come TO me at
once! You see, 1t is nothing. child"
A Splendid Work.
One of the most important works Of
the coming season is Mr.. Herbert Ces-
cinskys survey OF English Furniture of
the Eighteenth Century" It Is to be
illustrated. 1t will contain copious
glossary.
Fournier's Napoleon.
The translation OF the now and en-
larged edition OF Professor Fourn!er's
biography of Napoleon I, which has
been mentioned several times in these
columns. is coming from the press OF
Henry Holt & Co. 1t will be remem-
bered that this edition is presenting a
series OF hitherto unpublished letters of
Napoleon drawn from the Vienna ar
chives.
Another Maxwell Grey" Book.
"The Silence OF Dean Maitland" was
q yoolx which had "a pota bla voQua MAN.,