New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-01-06
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.
E;otion for the New Year.

Europe. 1HlS ~ inc sOTl oI tihHS h@'
Mr. Oppenheim does supremacy well.
The Boston house will issue on January
r. Anna Chaplin Rays new story, THE
grentons." whose hero born chemist,
has entered the ministry in Difference TO
his mothers wishes and the traditions
RI his family A third work Of Action 10
hear the Little Brown imprint Is "Tne
sunken Submarine" by Captain Danrlt,
q realistic narrative Of French naval
officers experiences.
New Books to Come.
The Houghton Mifiin Company VIII
publish on Saturday, January 13, Tne
Wrong Woman" new novel by charies
d. Stewart, author Of THE Fugitive
Blacksmith and Partners OF ProVi-
dence"; THE Factory" study OF the
history Of the factory system, by Jona-
than Thayer Lincoln; Essentials IN
Poetry" by william Allan Nelson, and
"The Status Of the Preacher" by Arthur
G. Perry, jr.
The Viking Edition OF Ibsen.
The publication by the Scribners or
this new edition OF the works OF lbsen'
chiefly in Mr. William Archer's transia-
tons. and under his general editorship'
proceeds apace. Eight of the Twelve
volumes are now ready; a supplement
ary thirteenth volume IS TO contain
Edmund Gosse's life Of the dramatist.
Mr.. Archer has enlarged and revised his
jntroductions, the volumes are fine ex-
amples Of book making, and the illustra-
lions consist Of ten portraits of lbsen'
scenes from the plays as produced by
Mrs. Fiske. Richard Mansfield, Beer
bohm Tree and leading Danish and Nor
wegian artists, and of views in Norway
connected with the plays and with ID
sens own life.
The Homo University Library.
The third group Of volumes in The
Home University Library OF Modern
Knowledge, to be issued early this
month by the Hollis, will consist OF
eleven volumes, as follows: Prof F. L.
Parsons "The Civil War;" which is the
first of a fve-volume series on American
history within the larger series; the
Dawn Of History" by Prof. ]. o. Myres;
THE Papacy and Modern Times" by the
Rev. William Barry; "a History of Our
Time" dSs5-191D, by c. p. Gooch; The
Civilization Of China" by Prof. n. A
Giles; Modern English Literature by
Act X.
Kinks: "Psychical Research" by Prof.
w +. Barrett; IAN Introduction to Sci
ence." by Prof j. Arthur Thomson;
THE Evolution OF Industry" by Prof.
D. II. Macgregor, and Elements of
| English Law" by Prof W. NJ. Geldart'
Our Latest English illustrator.
A recent visitor to this country has
been Mr.. Frank Craig, the well-known
English illustrator and painter. He 1t Is
who is to provide the pictures which
will illustrate Arnold Benefits articles
on America which are shortly to appear
in "Harper's."
The Problem of tho Jewish Race.
Israel Zangwilrs address before the
recent Universal Race Congress, on "The
Problem OF the Jewish Race" has been
issued in pamphlet form in this city by
the Judean Publishing Company.
A Life of Adam Lindsay Gordon.
Mr.. Douglas Sladen and Miss Hum
phris are preparing a biography Of Adam
Lindsay Gordon, the most popular as
well as the greatest poet that Australia
has thus far produced. Gordon's life
was full Of varied incident. He served
in the Australian mounted police, and
was for a time a horse breaker; but on
his fathers death he inherited a fortune
and was elected TO a seat in the House
Of Assembly. For time lie enjoyed
the reputation of being the best non
professional steeplechase rider in Vic
toria. Mr. Sladen and Miss Humphris
will be grateful for letters and reminis-
cences. which should be sent TO Avenue
House, Richmond, Surrey.
Diversions of an Editor.
The editor of ''The HILBERT Journal"
l.. p. Jacks. continues to exhibit his tall
ent for imaginative literature The
Messrs. Holt, who issued his Mad
Shepherds" promise another volume of
similar appeal for February issue. II
will he called Among the Idol Makers"
Another novel announced by this house
for early publication is Views and
Vagabonds, by Miss r. Macauley an
English story, which is a semi-humorOus
study Of present-day tendencies and
views.
Mr.. SeIous in Fiction.
Perhaps it is not generally known that
Mr.. f. c. Selous, the well-known Afri-
| can hunter, Is the original Of Sir H
Rider Haggard's story, Allan Quater-
main" Besides being the author Of sew
eral books on big-game shooting, Mr..
| Selous sometimes contributes to the
magazines. and also finds time TO let-
ure on his African experiences.
| Another Prize Novel.
The prize of $50 guineas offered in
| London by Mr. Andrew Melrose for the
| best novel has been won by Miss Miriam
! Alexander. Miss Alexander is an Irish
woman. and, while she has written sew
eral short stories, the work which has
won her the prize is her first long novel.
| She has called IL THE House Of Lisro-
nan" The judges in the competition
were Mr.. A. c. Benson Mr., William J
Locke and Mr.. A. T.. w. Mason.
| The phiatelst's Annual.