New-York tribune., 1912-02-24

Mfr Allen was for many years closely
identified with the American book world
and was at one time member OF the
New York publishing firm OF WHITE
Stokes g. Allen. His principal charge
will be the safeguarding Of the rights or
French authors in the United States
under the provisions Of the copyright law
of 1909.
The Author Of "Greyfriars Bobby"
Eleanor Atkinson. the author Of the
"Greyfriars Bobby" Edinburgh's famous
dog, is in her private life Mrs. Francis
Blake Atkinson. Of Chicago, where she
lives with her husband and two dauyn-
ters. Before her marriage she was n
special writer on one of the Chicago
dailies, and was well known under tho
pen name Of Nora Marks.
Chinese Archaeology.
The London house Of Macmillan has in
preparation a work Of archaeological and
geographical research, The Ruins OF
Desert Cathay," by DR. Aurel Stein. 1t
abundantly illustrated. DR.. Stein. who
is a Hungarian scholar in the service of
the British Indian government. holds tho
gold medal OF the Royal Geographical
Society for his work as an explorer in
Central Asia and on the western frontiers
OF China.
A Now Novel from Denmark
Karin Michaelis, the Danish author,
whose Dangerous Age" created SEN
sation last year In Europe, II not here.
has just finished a sequel to that much
discussed book. II will be published in
England this spring under. the title of
elsie Lindtner."
Maupassant's Debut.
NJ. Henri RouJon. the new member of
tho French Academy, is credited with
having given Guy do Maupassant his
first chance In literature. While assist
ant editor OF tho "Republique des Let
tres" conducted by Catulle Mendes, NJ
Roujon received, in 1876. some verses
signed with the then unknown name of
Maupassant. They were In no way re-
but were accompanied by
letter from Flaubert, which Nd M. Rou-
Jon to submit them to his chief Pub
lsh them by all means" said Mendes.
Take everything he sends with your
eyes shut" NJ. Roujon repeated this to
Maupassant, who soon after became suf-
flciently successful to resign his clerk
ship at the Ministry Of Marine.
Tho "Tudor Shakespeare"
The Macmillan Company has added to
its meats handy pocket Tudor Shake
speare" six new volumes. containing
Macbeth" The Merchant Of Venice"
"Troilus and Cressida," "Coriolanus,"
Henry WIZ and Henry w." Part l.
The type Of this inexpensive edition is
clear the introductions ars
by competent hands and the frontispiece
portraits Of famous players In Shake
spearian roles a pleasant feature.
A New Whistler Book.
Memories of James McNeill Whist
ler: The Artist" by Thomas r. Way,
author of THE Autographs Of Whist
ler," is announced by Otto Schutze &:
Co., Of Edinburgh The volume is to
contain about forty illustrations, "in-
an unpublished etching drawn
by Whistler and bitten in by Sir Frank
Short, A. r. A., an original lthograph
sketch, seven Autographs in color
drawn by the author upon brown paper
and many in black and white. The re-
mainder are facsimilies by. photo-llth-
ography. In most cases the originals
are drawings and sketches by Whistler
which have never been published be-
FORE and are closely connected with the
matter of the book. The text deals
with the authors memories Of nearly
twenty years close association with
Whistler, and he endeavors to treat