The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
NOTES FROM THE LITERARY WORLD


life in the South in the '70s. The
English edition Of ."The Mountain Giri''
win be published by Sampson Low, Mar
SION & Co. This book has been on the
press continuously since Its publication IN
March.
Brewer corcoran, author Of The Ban
tam" declares that any humor he may
possess was developed through his ath-
Ietic endeavors. II used 10 make the
second with great regularity" he says.
'.and guess the habit has become con-
frmed. I've played football. baseball.
hockey. and rowed until my heart-or
my sand-gave out and as a track ath-
lete could run just fast enough 50 that
only one fellow caught me TO punch my
head" II Mr.. corcoran cannot win a
race he can write OF one, II seems, In
The Bantam" which he says he in
tended as a story for both the fathers
and the boys now In prep school,
Justin Mccarthy. whose death removed
probably the last Of the early Victorian
writer's. win doubtless be remembered
best as a chronicler OF his ages-particu-
larly by his ''Remlniscences' and "A
History OF Our Own Times" But J.
Henry Harper. author Of the recently
puBu5lGQ DOCK Inc t1Ou1C VI AAhA pcEg
says that Mccarthy wrote exceedingly
clever short stories. and that on one
OF his visits to America, Fletcher Har-
per in half bravado. ordered flfty-fye
short stories for periodical use. Before
his return to England" says Mr. Har-
per, Mccarthy had filled the order, and
the stories were all worthy Of publica-
ton anywhere"
Margaret Cameron, author OF the re-
cent trayel-novel "The Pretender Per-
son." is spending the spring at French
Lick Springs Finding herself on strange
ground-for she Is more familiar with Pa
cific Coast watering-places than those in
the East-she is busy taxing in the coun-
try and unusual types about her with the
eyes and brain trained to observation in
her South American and Mexican travel,
from which resulted her two travel
novels, THE Pretender Person" and
The Involuntary Chaperon."
Kate Langley Bosher. whose new novel.
The Man IN Lonely Land. is just pub
Iished. gave expression in recent inter-
view to her belief in a working opti-
mism. Ny desire" she said, 'Ts to
convey a message of cheer TO my read
ers. and will not write a dreary book
When / find myself drifting away from
this resolve, ! lay my pen down until
i can again get into the prescribed chan
mel" The surroundings in which Mrs.
Bosher wrote THE Man in Lonely Land"
are Of a nature in keeping with her
creed. Her desk, set in a large bay win
dow, is flooded with sunlight, and there
are flowers all about the room.
Among the spring foreign orders is one
from q bookseller in Manila for seventy
copies of George B. Davis Elements Of
Law" In connection with
this order. II is interesting to note the
explanation Mr.. Davis gives of the much
status OF the Filipino as an
American citizen. Those who were sub
jects of Spain at the date OF the treaty
of peace OF December 10, 1885," he says.
"and who elected TO retain their allegi-
ance of nativity, obtained the interna-
tional status Of citizens Of the United
States in the operation Of that instru-
ment. They did not become citizens of
the United States in the operation Of that
instrument. They did not become citi- !
zens OF the United States. however, with |
in the meaning of the Constitution, and. |
until their status in that regard has
been established by Congress they will
TO occupy the anomalous con-
dition Of citizens OF Porto Rico and the I
Phiippine lslands-
Capt o'Brien. whose adventures have |
been set down by Horace Smith in "A |
Captain Unafraid." published last week, !
that laws against ilibustering |
belong to antiquated theories OF govern
nent by suppression. which have no
place in a republic. Filibustering. he de- !
,lares. is often misunderstood. and is Z
simply the art Of surreptitiously carry !
ng munitions of war 20 a people, or part ]
of a people, who are in rebellion against !
! government whose overthrow, general /
y speaking. Is sought because Il is in
sfficient or corrupt, or both" And he |
ldds that we should not forget that /
we were once rebels ourselves, and |
welcomed filibustering aid from i
France" The claim Of his friends that !
Capt O'Brien is the greatest modern
seems to be substantiated by
MS adventurous life recounted in "A
Captain Unafraid."
S. Beach Chester, the author OF ANON
Ilies Of the English law" published
1y Little, Brown & Co., is a London