The Washington herald., 1911-02-19
GOSSIP AND FACTS ABOUT BOOKS AND THEIR AUTHORS

the same courage: but would they have
the same success?" After advising Europe
to keep a watchful eye upon them. since
it is impossible to penetrate the thoughts
of a Japanese or a Chinese, the writer
remarks that People smiled when the
Emperor William II sent out his famous
picture after Japan's war with China
showing the Western powers standing
shoulder TO shoulder to oppose the yell
/ low peril advancing with swift steps.
Beneath he had inscribed: Peoples of
Europe. defend your most sacred pos
sessions. But who will predict? The
future will give the reply. Has not the
present already given some response?
The list of authors whose writings
Charles Scribner's Sons publish this sea-
son is unusual In fiction it includes John
Galsworthy, Frank II. Spearman, Maui
rice Hewlett, Sir A. T. Quiller-Couch, f.
W. Hornung; in more serious literature,
Robert Louis Stevenson. Price Collier, H.
E. krehbiel, Edward Dickinson. John
Galsworthys novel, The Patricians," 1"
presents a brilliant picture of aristocra-
tic English life; Frank H. Spearman in
his dramatic novel. Robert Kimberly"
gives another fascinating character, one
to be described accurately as a Napoleon
of business; Maurice Hewlett in "Brazen-
head the Great has created a most BIZ
zarre, amusing, and adventurous person.
age whose career he traces: O. in
Brother Copas'. tells the delightfully."-
amusing and whimsical adventures of
some "Old brothers and a little girl;
E. w. Hornung gives an original and
thrilling story of crime and science in
THE Camera Fiepd;" L. Allan Harker in
Master and MafdS relates the love story
of a true Irish girl, a person of great
charm; and Frances Powell, with the
Riviera for the setting. contributes baf-
fling story of mystery, THE Old Maids
Vengeance" Among the more serious
writings stand a new four-volume def
nitive edition of Stevenson's letters which
contains one hundred letters never before
published; Price Golfers new study on
lines similar to England and the Eng
lish from an American Point of View"
THE West in the East from an Ameri-
can Point of View" II. E. Krehbiers
excellent work. THE Pianoforte and Its
Music" Edward Dickinson's The Educa-
ton of a Music Lover wherewith to
study the art OF listening; George B.
Cutten's Three Thousand Years of Men
tai Healing" the story of one of the
earliest and greatest of American hun
ters, "The Adventures of James Capen
Adams" by Theodore II. Hittell, and
George Bird Grinnell's stories OF adven-
ture and discovery which deal with the
achievements of the most important of
Americas early pioneers.
Prof. Hiram Bingham, whose book,
Across South America" is to be pub
lished by Houghton Miffiin Co. this spring,
is attending the Pan-American CONNER
ciaI Conference at Washington this week.
He is assistant professor of Latin Amer
lean history and curator of the Latin
American collections at Yale University.
and was sent to South America as
delegate of the United States govern
ment to the first Pan-American Scien-
tific Congress in 1905. His book tells
about an interesting trip ne made at
that time from Buenos Ayres TO Lima
A great deal of speculation has arisen
now and then as 10 the autobiography of
Richard Wagner. 1t was known to be in
existence. for the author made no secret
during his lifetime that he was preparing
IT. But what became of the manuscript,
and when. II ever, It should zee the Light.