New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-18
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk Of Things Present
and to Come.

Company. Inc men W nc N'i'i''O
rated either through fulfil EDGED Dog
raphy or through collections or letters
are the scientist Alexander Agasslz;
two political notabilities, Harrison
Gray Otis and Lyman Trumbull;
Charles Eliot Norton Hawthorne ana
William Vaughan Moody and the ar
chitect Charles L. McKim. This hrm
is also to bring out, by the way, ne"
and richly illustrated edition OF Mont
ST. Michel and -ehartres," the remarha-
bic study in French medlevailsm Dy
MIR. Henry Adams, which has hitherto
been known only in a privately printed
edition, accessible to but q few read
crs.
"The Inside Of the Cup
Mr.. winston Churchill's religious
problem nov has gone into its third
edition has'roused unusual interest
in this country, and few American
novels Of the time have been so much
read or so heartily praised in England.
M. sabatier's New Book.
\ forthcoming volume on serious
subject by NJ. Paul Sabatier promises
TO win the attention Of thoughtful
readers. 1t is a study of the struggle
between irrelIgion and the ancient
faith in the heart Of the French ma
ton. Whatever ones own opinions
may bc. it is worth while to examine
those OF this distinguished writer. The
English translation Of the book is just
coming from the press under the title
Of France of To-day: Its Religious
Orientation.'
The New Century" Books.
"Westways" is the title If the new
novel which Dr. Weir Mitchell has
written and which the Century Com
pany will publish in the fall. Inc
period treated is that of the civil War
and the place is Pennsylvania; the title
is derived from the name Of the coun-
try estate which figures IN the story.
other books which this firm will issue
about the same time are Mrs. Ruth
McEnery Stuart's collection Of planta-
ton jingles, entitled "Daddy-Do-
Funny" the Around the-World Cook
Book" containing fascinating recipes
from many countries gathered by Mrs.
Mary Louise Barrol wife of navy
officer and Mr.. Oliver Herford's volume
Of amusing verses and pictures called
jungle Jingles." Jack Londen's book
OF "reminiscences, entitled John Bar
leycorn," will be published by this firm
next month.
MIR. loweIFs Book.
The forthcoming book by President
Lowell OF Harvard is entitled" Public
Opinion and Popular Government" II
is on the press of Longmans, Green X
co.
The New Laureate. !
The new British laureate Mr.. Robert !
Bridges, can hardly be said TO have /
since his annual salary amounts to no |
more than $50. Such as il is IT must /
be acknowledged that the late Mr. /
Austin was ovcrpaid-thc Austin who |
culogized the soldiers Of Mafekins as
men who
did no, inow what blench I,
meant,
So they stayed In their entertainment" /
Mr.. Austin was one OF the happiest /
men of his period. for his faith in his |
abilities and performance, was. To say I
the least, colossal The London /
Chronicle" quotes this characteristic /
story, supposed TO come from Sir w r. /.
Nicoll: MIR. Austin had been talking /
about himself after dinner, to the in /.
tense evaporation Of the guests. He |
stood before the fire and discoursed. /
At last he said: Lady ---. is il time /,
for the Poet Laureate to go TO bed?' |
Immediately every one in the room !
shouted Yes and the little man de- !
parted
An Interesting Announcement.
\ mysterious and engaging an
nounccmcnt has been made 10y The I
Century 1t is to publish a new serial |
story-"an extraordinary story by one |
ol the best known and most brilliant Of |
American fiction writer's but it with |
holds for the present any further par |
ticulars. 1t will be begun in the Au-
gust number and its appeal. we are |
told, will be to men and women alike.
Two Art Books.
The French painter NJ. Albert Du-
buisson, has been writing a biography !
of Richard Bennington. the English |
artist. who spent a great part OF his !
student and working life in France
and Italy, and who died at the early
age OF twenty-seven. Mr.. John Lane
will publish this volume. one OF the
important art books OF the coming sea-
son will be Mr.. j. J. Fosters Samuel
Cooper and the Mniatur" Painters OF
tho Seventeenth Century" Many II
It's Illustrations are of subjects hitherto
unpublished.
A Popular Novel
Mr.. Henry sydnor Harrison's new
novel, "V. VS. Eyes Is emulating. it
appears, the success of his "Queed" 1t
has promptly gene into another large
edition.
Borrow Relics.
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