The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
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ritter KNOCKS
|MER|CAN C3RTS
Upward Refuses Pub
Fhers Right, to Print
His Book
MESS DETAILS
ARE DISTASTEFULl
Is an Author Has Done Enough
In He Writes Good Book.
Should Have Selling
Agencies
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ARE DISTASTEFUL
By HAYDEN CnURCH

n, November 2.-(Special.) .)-Allan
the English novelist, playwright,
one irresistibly of the title of
Optics" books, and who has had
ommonly interesting career, has
blshed a new work which he calls
)ivine Mystery" What is more,
published 1t himself, having, SO he
leaflet accompanying the copy
;, withdrawn the work from two
publishers and refused it to sew
pre- lin order to make q stand
~ practice of selling American
<sN,h| he believes to be injurious
.,sn SthaSs." L, asked Upward,
: onss,, .sneI l1pgs. is an hon
~ snara ., I O. j welse eefeed
II Wy state pt above quoted.
NAVE feceived thJ sollowing letter
hinI 1t is written, by the way,
the IRoyal Societies club, in st.
SIS sheet.
withdrew The Divine Mystery from
publishing firms because they stipu-
Tor the right to sell unbound copies
American publisher. By that sys
the English publisher is enabled to
us printers bill, and is thus relieved
|any necessity to exert himself, while
liuthor is left practically dependent
| le caprice of the American publisher.
1 gf will VghaTa 7 haNTn hpH Iaa liz
feased ito render me accounts, or to
N letters from me .or my solicitor.
|ay be news to you that the English
Of Authors has laid down that
Il not take up a case of a member
| ed by an American publisher, on the
|id that the American courts are not
|'tial between natives and foreigners,
Business Details Distasteful
|rsonally these business details are
distasteful ttdne. I consider that
an author has put his whole powers
the task of writing a good book,
ought to be some public agency to
him of the task of being his own
rcial traveller. | have just printed
Bpies of The Divine Mystery at my
Expense, rather than surrender the
OF. my literary brethren; but having
hat l shall now be pleased to make
! gift of the entire edition to any
lie charity in England or America
lently MIR. Upward needs a literary
badly. Whether the English So
pf AUTHORS has laid down any such
5 he mentions. one takes the liberty
biting. l have not yet read "The
Mysttry." but l note that William
describes it.as "a brilliant sketch
natural history of religion" AS
of fact. anything of Upwards is
sure to make good reading, and
iventure stories. particularly, are
ginger Their author, by the
las had a few adventures himself.
mt to Greece as a volunteer in 1897,
e blockade of Crete and took part
invasion of Turkey by the Greek
of Eplrus. Four years later he be-
British resident in northern Nigeria,
some land If eyer there was one,
e also spent some time in Mace
At home he has "stood" for Par-
once and been defeated and wrir
hny poems and serious works. He
so and gives as his recreations,
ing and BRIDGE
ge Bernard Shaw and H. G.. Wells,
ecently patched UP their long and
feud, are sure to be at loggerheads
sooner or later, and 10 to / 1t will
Hiss fault. This brilliant, but ill
ed man, must be knocking some
nd is once more engaged in going
former friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ebb, both of whom write and are
social reformers, with whose meth
declares he disagrees. The Webbs,
ave high reputation, are said to
hown Wells great kindness in his
days in London, yet he satirized
bitterly in "The New Machiavelli," !"
W has returned to the charge.
m first to last in my relationship
he Fabian society," he writes in
-abor Leader" Il was bitterly an
site to the furtive methods of the
| loathe their game.
,lieve their cunning and contagious
has held bac kthe cause of social
England for a quarter of a GEN.
But the Webbs are not socilists
sre than the vanity of the Pank-
amily is the emancipation of
Bernard Shaw and the Sidney
are the closest of friends. Shaw