New-York tribune., 1912-01-20
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
c,,rrent Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

series will be cohlihi@u III 0
.ur,ber. with an article on Germanys
foreipn trade, by. James D. Whelpley'
who undertakes to prove that with that
oo,,ntrv "lies the advantage OF the mo-
o,+ in the struggle for the trade OF
tha world" Another paper Of interest
20 business men, by I. Commerford
Martin. will describe the important part
rIaved by John Fritz in the develop
,,,ont of steel manufacture in America
Joseph Conrad's Own. Story :.
, hook of "reminiscences by Joseph
Conrad. called "a Personal Record Is
published by the Harpers this Week.
II "a a revelation of temperament as
we'll as Of biographical facts. Born III
Poland Of patriot father, whose eHiie
he shared for some years, Mr.. Cohrdu
soon felt a longing for the sea, WHICH
drew him to England and into the BTU
leh marine. In his book Of memoirs
he gives glimpses OF his adventurous ine
in remote parts Of the world, inter
mingling with them the history OF MS
devotion to literature, its beginnings ana
developments.
Tho Infanta EuIalia's Book.
Dufield & Co. announce for early puo-
lication an authorized English transla-
ton of the Infanta Eulalia's The
Thread OF Life" which has already
passed into its eighth edition In france
despite. or, more probably, because OF
King Alfonso Of Spain's attempts to sup
press It.
"The Russian Review"
A new quarterly is to be added to the
already long list of English periodicals
II ia to be published by Messrs. Nelson
under the joint editorship Of Professor
Bernard Pares, OF Liverpool; Mr..
Maurice Barring and Mr. Samuel y.
Horter, and will be entitled "The Rus
sian Review" AS its name implies, II
will be devoted to questions relating 10
Russia, to past and current events, and
10 the progress of arts and sciences in
that country. Articles written by the
best Russian authorities will appear In
it's columns among the contributors al
ready secured being the ex-President OF
the imperial Douma, NJ. N. A. Homy-
akov; NJ. H. H. Lerche, president OF
the Finance Committee Of the Douma,
and NJ. B. A. Anurin, co-editor OF the
"Novoe Vremya."
About Russia.
An American edition Of the Hon.
Maurice Baring's book on The Russian
People" is announced by the George II.
Doran Company. The author is mem
Der of the we'll known Barring family.
who has held diplomatic posts in Russia.
A Glimpse of "Ouida."
The recently published volume Of
"reminiscences, THE Spice Of Life" by
one "Thormanby," abounds in anecdotes
concerning people prominent in Lon
don life at the bar, on the stage and in
journalistic circles during the last fifty
years and more. The author clearly re-
members seeing the great Duke Of
Wellington, and gives this interesting
glimpse OF "Ouida":
She was then about ght-and-twenty !
with a certain beaute du diable. which she |
did not long retain. She had large, dark, |
often. ' indeed. ed dashing and audacious-
which was undeniably attractive. When /
she was in an animated mood. as she gen |
orally was In those days, hers was fasci- |
mating personality. We had a serious diff !
ference once over great banquet OF hip |
pophagists at the Langham Hotel where |
"Ouida" then lived with her mother, Ma
dame de la Rance. In common with other |
representatives Of the press, l was invited |
TO the banquet. The 200 guests included
several notable persons, among them Sir |
John Lubbock and Sir Henry Thompson |
Horsefesh. OF course. supplied the pieces |
de resistance and the hors d'puvres, and |
the idea was TO test Its merits as pro- |
posed article OF common food. Personally |
! found II excellent fare, quite equal 10 |
beef l had no sentimental objection TO |
eating the flesh OF the horse, and TO this |
day l cannot understand the sentiment |
which revolts from eating horse and yet |
has no scruple In devouring lamb. But
"Ouda" was furious. She lashed herself |
into foaming indignation over the horrible |
and brutal callousness OF those who could !
deliberately sit down to gorge themselves |
on the cooked flesh OF the most noble and |
beautiful OF animals. and mans faithful |
est friend 10 boot She declared that hip |
pophagy was every whit as revolving and |
barbarous as cannbalism. and she wrote a |
signed article in the Cosmopolitan" giving |
expression to these views in the most Wig |
orous and trenchant language.
Butterflies and Moths.
A Butterfly and Moth Book" by Ellen |
Robertson Miller, will be published this |
spring by the Scribners. It's subtitle |
will be Personal Studies and Observa-
tions OF the More Familiar Species" and |
Il will be illustrated from the authors |
own photographs. Among the new fic- |
tion promised by this house for early |
issue are books by f. w. Hornung, A. +. |
W. Mason, Mrs. BeIloc Lowndes, Ram
sey Benson, Gouverneur Morris and |
James b. Connolly. John Galsworthy's /
play, The Eldest Son." is to be issued |
in book form by this house.
Street Names in Lausanne.
Many celebrated men are commence |
rated in the street names Of Lausanne. |
among them being Charles Dickens, |
Benjamin Constant. Tissot and Louis
Agassiz. Dickens is said TO have writ
ten the greater part of "Dombey and |
Son" in the villa near the present Ave-
nue. Dickens.
Two New Lives Of George Borrow.
Two biographies of George Borrow are |
announced for publication early in the |
spring in England. One is a study of |
the many aspects of Borrow's life and
character by Mr.. Edward Thomas, and |
will bear the imprint of Chapman & |
Hall. Mr.. John Murray will publish the |
other, which comes from the pen OF |
Herbert Jenkins.