New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

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and to Come.
The connolsseurs Of Paris weary moi
of well doing Now they have formed
a society to promote the study of French
engraving, by the publication Of docu-
mented works dealing with the history Of
the subject from its origin down to the
present time. special feature will be
made OF the reprinting OF rare books
such as the work OF the Able Jean Gas
ton on La Gravure dams les Livres
d'Heures do Parisiens du Quinzieme SIZE
cele."
"The Secret Garden"
A new novel by Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett may be expected toward the enc
Of next month. 1t is called THE Secret
Garden" and will be published by the
Frederick A. Stokes Company. The same
frrp promises for September novel OF
modern Rome by Mr.. Robert Hichens
1.-THE Fruitful Vine
The FIaubert Museum.
NJ. Rene Descharmes has been down
to Croisset, to look at the pavilion winch
was some time ago turned into mu-
seum in honor Of Gustave Flaubert, us
former owner This memorial was pro-
iected with enthusiasm, but the visitor
gives O rather doleful account OF whaS
he saw. There are some souvernrs' Oh
course, objects which belonged to the
novelist, and there are portraits ana 30
on. But the place lacks complete eol-
| ton Of his writings, and 1t does not con-
! tain a single veritable work OF arr III
painting or sculpture. In short, the
FTaubert museum does not appear 10
| have "come off" That Is an odd circum-
stance, for while his vogue Is not what
It once was he IS still held In honor, and
| 1t is puzzling that his shrine should De
thus neglected. The centenary Of eau
| tier, by the way. has just been cele-
brated with charming fete at the town
OF Tarbes. NJ. Laurent Tailhade gave an
address upon the poets life and work
and q cantata was sung by hundred
young girls to an accompaniment Of
A Boon from Max.
In recording that Mr.. Max Beerbohm
had written q novel Of Oxford life the
"Athenaum" remarks that "pleasurable
anticipations are aroused by the an
nouncement." This is to put 1t mildly II
Max cannot make novel Of Oxford HE
amusing, then the thing cannot be done
at all. We are quite sure that he Will
not make it dull.
Lander Manuscripts.
At the London Library there has re-
Gently been held an exhibition in honor
of Walter Savage Landor. Portraits,
manuscripts and first editions were
shown. The most interesting OF the
literary relics turned out to be a volume
of manuscript poems and corrections by
Lander, accompanied by his own de-
scription Of them as "sweepings from
under the study table" The papers were
taken from his writing desk more than
thirty years after his death. Some Of
the poems are unpublished and in other
drafts OF lines which appeared in print
in an altered form. II Is 10 be hoped
that, In view Of Landor's own charac-
terization Of these waits and strays, they
will not be printed. but we should not
be surprised to hear Of their appearance
In book form.
A Portrait.
There IS a curious sketch OF Lander
in Mrs. Earles just published Memoirs
and Memories" 1t was drawn by Henry
Taylor, and certainly does not err on the
side OF reverence:
At Walter Savage Landor's, in Bath, too.
saw an admirable collection of pictures.
and | saw the Savage himself. He is one
proof more Of the fact that great writer's
are best seen in their books. He is not
nearly as striking in appearance as l had
abated him In that respect, though certain
ly not at all. or very little, in others. If
there were any DR.. Beeton in morals who
could make the mind straight, what a
great man he might be; as It is, he is the
greatest OF the crooked.
Mrs. Earle has a droll story about
Wellington and his trousers. When Land
seer was painting the dukes portrait
hoping to save him the trouble Of much
sitting he wrote and asked II he could
let him have the trousers belonging to
the uniform The duke wrote back in
all solemnity: Field Marshal the Duke
OF wellington presents his compliments
to Sir Edwin Landseer and regrets that
he cannot send him the trousers as he
has but one pair"
Montagne.
is bringing out a book on Michel de
Montaigne." She is clever writer and,
we should say. one qualified to write par
tlcularly well on the most sympathetic
OF French philosophers. Her study is d.
vided into two parts. one portraying the
man and the other Analysing his philos-
ophy. Portraits and facsimiles make the
Illustrations and the author gives a brief
photographed appendix.
Tostoy's Teachings.
The philosophical and religious views
Of Tostoy have been summarized and
interpreted by Mr.. Bolton Hall. in
forthcoming volume entitled, What
Tolstoy Taught" The Russian as a
philosophical writer has badly needed
Interpretation, and Mr. Hall has here
tofore shown ability in this direction.
Some posthumous stories by the great
Russian novelist are soon TO be avail