New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05
successor, will be published in January
by the Houghton Miffiin Company.
Library Of Whites Pennant.

successor, Will be puDlSneu IN january
by the Houghton Miffiin Company.
Library Of Whites Pennant.
An important library TO be sold In
| London next winter Is that Of Gilbert
Whites friend and correspondent,
Thomas Pennant. That wealthy coun-
try gentleman, who was fond Of lit
erature and of natural history, and was
himself writer, formed a splendid
library, which has to this day remained
intact. It includes many rare and
valuable books, among them an unusu-
ally large number of Americana. Col
lectors will turn hungry eyes upon q
very fine copy of the first edition Of
Captain John Smiths History Of Vir-
ginia, the scarce maps and portraits
being in first class condition.
Books on Acting.
The long looked for Diaries Of Mac
ready, the actor, will be brought out
here by the Putnams. and will be
| heartily welcomed by all students Of
the theatre of the past. These jour
nails cover the years 1S33'51. During
this season also will be published (by
Moffat, Yard e. Coz Mr. William
Winters history OF the American stage,
entitled 1.-THE Wallet Of Time"
A Kiplins Revival.
Kipling enthusiasm in England has
had in recent years a serious decline,
but the advance orders for his forth
coming collected Verse" show a re-
vival. The two limited editions are al
ready sold out and the printing order
for the ordinary edition has been
trebled.
Is Real Poetry Possible?
Is there to be any more poetry Gre
ated? poetry, we mean, not pomp-
Gus blank verse or pretty rhymes. Mr..
Edmund Gosse, himself poet OF sorts,
declares that he is bound to say that
in his opinion the best poetry has all
been written. 1t is the readers first
impulse to deny that this is possible;
then with dawning misgiving he says
TO himself, "Why not?" 1t may be so.
Certainly the verse that Is produced
| nowadays has nothing in IL to prove
the contrary. Mr.. Gosse goes on to say
and with reason:
The ordinary natural forms OF poetical
| speech have been exhausted. As a result
the young poet who is familiar with
every possible mode OF expression that
has been employed by writer's In the
past feels that he. is not allowed 10 use
sufficiently natural and obvious express
sions. All that is left to him, therefore
| is either 10 be very violent or very OBJ
scure. and am afraid that this dlthculty
| is not "A mere passing one, but Will more
and more fatally affect those people VINO
write I'm languages like English and
French which are worn ana rubbed as
| Il were by use, like coins that nave ions
been current. In consequence antcl-
rate, Judging, Of course. merely IRON
analogy, that the poetry OF the future
will be largely written In languages whlch
| have been subjected 10 less wear ana
! tear languages which nave not so eN
tensive and complicated literature, ana
in which simple things can stu be SAID
without affectation ana without rtpeu-
ton. These ideas. | need hardly say, are
extremely speculative and they might ne
upset at any moment by the uprising OF
n very great genius, who would triumph
over difficulties that seem insurmount-
able and present language In a new
/ form: only !. FOR one. feel sure that
every generation that goes by makes the
I chance OF such an event more ana more
/ difficult 10 conceive
Mr.. Gosse comedies that an enormous
amount Of poetry will continue TO be
produced. much OF It excellent up 10 a
certain point. but he believes-and we
| believe with hlm-that 1t Will become