New-York tribune., 1911-02-25
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk Of Things Present
and to Come.


Two works on Napoleon are TO be
added to the long list Of the avid collec-
tor. One IS q translation into English,
by A. e. Adams, Of NJ. August Four
nier's notable biography of the great
Emperor, the translation being made
from the revised and enlarged edition OF
the work. This edition contains a series
Of hitherto unpublished letters Of Ma
poleon found in the Vienna archives.
The other new work is Captain Henry
Meynelrs Conversations with Ma
poleon." Captain Meynell was an officer
on Admiral Malcolm's flagship, sta
toned at St. Helena. and his diary con-
tains many recollections of the captive
Emperor. Here is the portrait of Ma
poleon as painted by the young English
man:
In his appearance he struck me as re-
sembing a picture painted by ho9GrL -
febvre only considerably stouter. his l@cg
remarkably pale very thick neck anu
broad shoulders Wen made leg. and loot
ia height about feet inches Ot was re-
marked by Lady r. few days aitelWalu
that he had also very handsome mana }oft
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arm. with that hand generally IN MS
pocket; the other was occupied WIN ~
snuffboX, ont Of which he took n great u@eal @
Of snuff. His figure, though nne. - Ger,
tainly not graceful. He spoke quick, aAh
thought his French difficult TO uhder
stand. His countenance was pleasant, ana
he seemed in good humor lie Is nIssu'at ~
II and dimes at s. lie remains III ms apart
ments until in the afternoon, when he
walks or drives out until sunset. beI-
irand has since informed me that ne often
gets up in the middle Of the night ana
writes or reads for an hour or two, naNinE
contracted that habit at an early period
when commanding his armies.
Another 80" Story.
Brother Copas" is the title Of a new
book by the ever delightful "Q' which
the Scribners have in preparation. 1t
tells. 1t is said, the amusing and whimsi-
cal adventures of some 'old brothers
and a little girl.
The Macmillan Spring Novels.
A novel by the young author Of "Other
PEOPLES Houses" is coming this spring
from the press of the Macmillans. 1t
bears an odd title ~ Big Horse to
Ride" The heroine, Rose Carson Feath-
erly. is the greatest dancer Of her time
and is. we are told, a philosopher as
well. What she does with her life, her
beauty, and her art Miss Dewlng has
set forth. Mrs Roger \. Pryor, whose
"reminiscences Of actual life IN the South
Lefore and during the Civil War are as
interesting as they are historically val.
liable, has written q novel of life III
Virginia. She calls it THE Colonels
story" the colonel being one Of the old
fashioned. ever delightful Virginian
type. 4 new novel by Mrs. Mabel Os-
good Wright has the effective title Of
The Love That Lasts" It's promise is
one of a CHEEKY, wholesome and opu-
mistic story. Mrs Mary Watts, the
author of Nathan Burke" has produced
a new book entitled THE Legacy" Mr..
Mark t. Luther in "The Sovereign
Power" tells the story Of European
prince who seeks to regain his heritage
with the help Of an American girl and
an aeroplane Stirring suspense is the
inevitable result. IN the story simply
entitled Adventure" Mr.. Jack Lon
don has dsported himself in his charac-
teristic vein. Mrs. Hubert Barclays
Trevor Lordship' is a problem story
of married life. \ brave, romantic
youth Of twenty-four" is the hero Of Mr..
Hamilton Drummond's romance Of the
period of Louis Nl. \ translation OF
Gustave Frenssens KLAUS Hinrich
Baas." the story Of a self-made man. is
10 he one OF tho earliest publications on
this list.
Professors Travels.
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart. OF
Harvard. travelled around the world not
long ago, and made a specially close
study OF men and affairs in Japan, China
and the Philippines. The results Of his
observations he has embodied in vol
ume entitled The Obvious orient The
Applctons will pub-9h H.
Rural Problems.
The req ort Of the Commission on Coun-