New-York tribune., 1911-04-08
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

and to Come.
The newest English author Is one whose
name is familiar, though his work Is stu
unknown. That name is Alfred Tenny-
son. 1t belongs to the grandson or the
roet, the golden haired ally whose name
IS one with mine" TO whom the laureate
dedicated one Of his books. Young MI
T,nnyson has written novel. which Is
to be published soon under the title OF
"a Portentous History"
Thackeray and the Cad.
There is an amusing little story III
which Thackeray figures In the just
published Notes from the Life OF an
Ordinary Mortal" There was a dinner
at Holland House. and before the din
ner the company was out On the tcr-
race. A young buck went up 10
Thackeray and said. They are getting
very common here. believe they
have asked that fellow Thackeray.
Thackeray said nothing. and the buck
did not find out his mistake till Lord
Holland drank wine with T. at dinner.
American Novels.
Mr.. Owen Wister's new novel, MEM
bers Of the Family" Is going through
the Macmillan press. and will, 1t Is to
be hoped. soon appear. Mr.. Winston
Cburchips story, THE Greatest OK
These" will be brought out next
autumn. Miss Elizabeth Dewing's "A
Big Horse to Ride" the story OF Il
dancer. is a forthcoming volume.
More About Poe.
1.-THE individuality of Edgar Allan
Poe" book by DR.. r. a. Douglas
Idthgow, is to be brought out here by
the Everett Publishing Company, or
Boston 1t Is described as dealing with
the poet from new and scientiflc-pre-
sumably medical-point OF view. 1t is
to contain various portraits Of Poe.
Banning Mr.. WeIs's Books.
Some Of the English cities arc to miss
from their free libraries divers books by
Mr.. II. g. Wells. Birmingham has
banned "The New Machiavellf:" and
Wolverhampton. while deciding that the
book in question "can in no way be
harmful II issued with discretion has
banned "Ann Veronica"
Wildwood Adventure.
Mr. Ernest Thompson Seton's new
book. Rolf In the Woods" Is coming
from the press Of Doubleday. Page &
Co I'm Nav. 1t Is understood to be a
work Of much wholesome interest to
boys.
Easter Cards.
The shoaf Of Easter cards we have
received from z. p. Dutton & Co. con-
tains many designs Of dainti!y decora-
tive character, and some that have a
pretty humor. One OF the most charm
ing conceits ever devised for souvenir
of the day is "a Daisy CHAIN" in which
quantity Of white daisies, each bear
ing a little picture in colors. Is strung
upon a ribbon. Egg shaped cards are
OF course, conspicuous, with appropriate
devices. Many Of these pieces are very
delicately artistic.
A Kiplns Index.
A booklet which will be warmly well
coined by Mr. Kipling's readers has been
compiled by Eugene +. Saxton. and Is
published by Doubleday. Page & Co.
The Kipling Index" is a guide TO the
trade edition of his works, published by
this firm, and It Is obviously a usefui
little affair, for It enables you to find
at a moment just where given verse
! or short story lies. 1t takes more than
| forty pages Of double columns, printed
in small type, to exhaust the mass OF
material one notes the convenience OF
the thing, and is Incidentally impressed
anew by the amazing bulk Of the work
done by a man still in his prime.
| Abe and Mawruss.
| Mr. Montague Glass, who has intro
duced to admiring New Workers Messrs
Potash and Perlmutter, dealers In ladies
cIoaks and gowns, is an Engllshman by
birth. a native Of Manchester. He Is
now a lawyer in this city, and has
studied some of his own clients for the
purposes of his fiction. Another Potash
and Perlmutter book will be published
before Mr.. Glass's long novel Is ready.
A Novel by CIaretie.
A translation Of novel by Jules
Claretie, the eminent administrator o
the Comedie Francaise. is to be pub
lIshed next month by the Appletons. il
IS entitled (which Is My Husband?
Miss NJ. j. Stafford, a translator OF mucf
experience and skill. has made this YER
sion.
A Treasure for Collectors.
Collectors delight I'm venerable manu-
script which may be called unique, anC
such a manuscript will be sold In Lon
don this month with other rarities froif
the almost priceless collection OF the iat'
Sir Thomas Phillips. This is BishoI
Peacock's "Reule OF Cristen Religioun.
This is emphatically unique and unpub
lshed; and it is probably in the Bishop!
own handwriting. His works are yer!
scarce. as they were condemned to b'
burned. and he was moreover disin
clined to have them copied.
In Colonial Times.
DR. Henry G. McCook, whose Ten
ants OF an Old Farm" is book cherlshe:
by many readers. has written story o
Colonial days in Pennsylvania. quake
Ben" Is it's title. G. w. Jacobs & co
will bring it out this spring