New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-28
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

A novel with an ODD title, Inc oouuS'
Is to be brought out in the autumn ny
! Doubleday, Page & Co. "SOddy' was
the name given years ago to the sou
/ houses in which the pioneer Nebraskans
/ lived-houses which may still be seen on
| the plains. This story Of Nebraska lie
| is by Mrs Sarah Comstock.
Another novel to be published about
the same time by this firm is Mr.. Alfred
Olivants "The opened Door" The
problems now being dealt with in Eng
IIsh life make up the fabric Of this story.
Poor Mr.. Hardy.
IT'S painful to have to do it, says Mr.
Thomas Hardy, 'it' being the necessity
he feels that somebody should write
little mercilessly." To the query OF an
interviewer, Isn't optimism useful
and sane philosophy" the novelist re-
plied There's too much sham opti-
nism. humbugging, and even cruel OPP
timism. Sham optimism is really
more heartless doctrine to preach than
even an exaggerated pessimism-the lat
ter leaves one at least on the safe side.
There is too much sentiment in most
| fiction
Why7
The announcement that a monograph
entitled Mrs. Humphry Ward; Her
Work and Influence" is coming from an
English press arouses mild wonder
why should this study be brought before
a tired world? There are, no doubt
readers who regard Mrs. Wards produc-
lions with interest and take seriously
her views on serious subjects. But 1t is
hard TO see why even they should re-
ouire any elaborate initiation into her
work and influence" Neither the one
nor the other has been Of any momen-
tous significance.
ST Sarin, tens Recital.
The ceremony Of the Inauguration in
Paris OF the monument to Camoens was
marked by a picturesque episode A
poem in honor Of thes Portuguese poet
was written by NJ Rene Chill, the author
taking for a theme the saving OF
Camoens's life by Javanais slave
These verses were recited by charming
Young Javanais girl. whose native name
Is 81 Sarin' ten, the daughter Of man
Of letters we'll known in Holland and
Java.
New 20. Henry" Stories.
Some short stories 10y the late 70
Henry" which have been hitherto UNI
known will appear in the final volume OF
his writings, now in preparation by
Dou bleday, Page & Co. A part of the
material OF the book comes from The
Rolling Stone" the little magazine
which in his youth 20. Henry" edited in
Texas. This material includes various
cartoons and caricatures. Rolling
| Stones" is to be the title Of the volume.
Mr.. Montague GLASS; new book, to be
called "Elkan Lubiner: American" Is
also on the autumn list OF this firm. As
tho readers OF The Saturday Evening
Post" know. this Is the story of the
career in this country Of a clever and
hard working young Russian Hebrew.
The story is humorous but It has some
thing Of pathos in 1t. too.
Poo and Cause Cslebre.
There is a curious recital in Mr.. Stod-
dard Dewey's just published book, -Four
French Adventures" Of what happened
In Germany TO Poe's story THE Murder
I'm tho Rue Morgue." Some ingenious
person neatly doctored il into en- APP
parently real cause cflebre, with appro-
pirate references, and gave It a date
earlier than that OF Poe's story, and
divers critics concluded that Poe had
actually drawn his material from this
case II was long before the matter was
! cleared up.
Michael"
This Is 10 be the title II the new novel
which Mrs. Henry De Ia Pasture Lady
CHHord) has completed. In this story. it
is understood. she has, for the first time,
touched upon the subject Of religion. 1t
will be published first as a serial.
! A Shorter Life.
DO books live less long now than they
aid twenty or thirty years ago? One
London publisher believes that this is
the case, and he attributes II TO the
greater pace at which the readers them
selves live. II is true of novels at least,