New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-11

,...,s- The fourth and conclud-
o. ~ so,um. will deal with sorcery IN our
own day
....I.. Rsade's Masterpiece
Cn er.t version OF that hriiiian'
. i IN historical romance The Cio'S'
y. and the Hearth" was puolsneo .' se
ter a. ., "once a Week" under the utle
iian n. Good Fight" We believe that 1t
Oh - ,-ought out here in one OF Tie
v v periodicals. Not until TINS SEQ
h"r !, been published In England
con ,orate book. the author haVlns
" 81 expanded his story into the re-
p'cHfi novel which is, in TRUTH
me- ne Now the Clarendon Press naS
el' ..ht out "a Good Fight VII"
orO.s .,. original illustrations and an IN
Keen. introduction by Mr. Andrew
sS That the end Of this story II
Ls" week" was premature anu
oSr.cted" Mr.. Lang thinks was IKE
up' - e is limited that it is more 'han
" 49, 49,. that the readers OF the period'-
' "A not care for the tale. MI Lang,
co. NAY has been searching Gil
- records about Erasmus, whom
~.ve,ist presents as the son OF Mar
u. Nv, and Gerard, but he has louhu
Thing that allies in the great '''S'
s,.,ory 70 the romance.
s.sde's Jealousy s.uo,.d 20
~ - the Just published work devoted 10
~ the famous war correspondent
is.-. ,s,n odd paragraph about Charies
Resde ..,.o +or
heaNN r-verv fragment OF praise lhat 80
p!.:.' offered 10 him he regarGdeo ,a a @ rob.
ousn'i'y soon found he had many
hry. ..,ss Titmarsh had left us and gone
tntps.a3rs Reade asked me: are you a
COW friend Of Thackeray attacbedd 10
lin and re- ne - hin; very long," he asked.
hays ,,,TTIn6ssble 20 give an IDEA OF me IN, m
EI,.nsiion. and yet Reaoe was ny, e" '''
nv W.naturod But ne was 'edi'N'
-. Admirers Of Dickens
" Augustine Birrell presided the
49, evening over the celebration ny
roz club Of London Of the ninety
-. birthday Of Charles Dickens. MY
r,.,,u referred to the article In the
an,,,Ionary Of National Biography'' IN
.,,,h II vas stated that the author OF
,p,.vrickp especially appealed TO the
80. Educated. He contrasted with this
.-.,,,sr the verdict Of Macaulay. who
,,.,en,zsd in "Pickw1ck" the hand OF
naster." Then there was Lord Ac-
man Of stupendous learning, who
:, Mr. Birrell found, was not only his
.,sal IN his knowledge Of the spirit OF
ep,tkwick," but immensely his superior
:, his acquaintance with the letter and
!, exact quotation from that work. The
.-.aker hoped that It would be found
,ossible 10 amend the law Of copyright
!, such s way as to do Justice 20 such
,rcsptional cases as that Of Dickens,
rd 10 make some recompense for the
enormous debt which his countrymen
eyed TO so great man.
NJ Andrew Lang, who is one Of the
committee in charge Of the Dickens
Stamp Testimonial. is even more vigor-
Gus on copyright than is Mr.. Birrell.
1T is an infamy." he says. that Dick
,ns's granddaughters, through the Ian
Of copyright. should be SO very poor.
ard. il one could make the public aware
Q. Il, It would not be
The Child kipIing,
The recent death OF Mr.. Kipiing's
father has recalled a characteristic
story OF father and son. We are told
hat wher Rudyard was twelve years
cd he went on sea voyage with his
parent The elder Kipling became very
seasick and went below, leaving the
ycungster 20 himself. Presently there
vac a great commotion overhead, and
one OF the ships officers rushed down
and banged at Mr.. Kipling's door. Ny.
Kiplng.' he called out, Your boy has
crsvled out on the yard-arnl. and if he
lsts 60 he'll drown" Yes" said Mr.
Xipling. glad 70 know that nothing Sc
nous was the matter, but he won't
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