New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-15
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

ScriptlonS or various interesting Oh spe-
cially picturesque regions Of the United
States, will be published by the Gen.
tury Company this autumn. The illus
trations have been contributed by sew
eral well known artists. Mr.. Maxfleld
Parrish and Albert Herter being among
them.
The Bridge Builder" Goes.
The admirers Of the Bridge Builder"
Of Mr.. Kipling's story will be inter-
ested in the announcement OF the orig
inaPs departure from this world. He
was j. r. Bell, an eminent engineer and
a scion Of a family of engineers.
De Morgan's Work.
Mr.. William De Morgan has finished
the novel on which he has been az
work for the last two years. 1t will be
brought out here in October by Henry
Holt e. Co. II Is said 10 be more like
Joseph Vance" than any other of his
later books.
An Enthusiast on Shakespeare.
The late George Wyndham. one Of
the cleverest Englshmen of his period.
had an extraordinary familiarity with
Shakespeare's plays, and in his
speeches in the House OF Commons
quoted them Sd much that II became a
joke with his fellow members. II ia
remembered that when he was a small
boy his father would sometimes say at
the dinner table: Hush, George is yo-
ing TO say something about Shake
speare"
The Story of Ouida.
The novels Of Louise de la Ramee
were at one time much read in this
country, and there are some Of her
shorter stories which even now are
cherished by American readers. These
will perhaps like to know that a biog.
raphy entitled "Ouida: A Memoir" has
been prepared by Miss Elizabeth Lea
and will be brought out few weeks
hence.
The Borrow Celebration.
The charming speech OF Mr.. Angus.
dine Birrell was the feature Of the &C.
casion at the recent celebration at Nor
WITCH when George Borrow's old home
was presented TO the town by the
Mayor. Speaking Of the British pub
lies lack Of appreciation Of Borrow's
later books, Mr.. Birrell said that 1T is
always foolish to trouble about num-
bers. If the mob Of readers are. as
some people would have you believe on
our side. 1t is well; IL they are not, was
it not the saying Of wise man Of
Greece that the majority is bad7 In
literature, what we love is sense Of
security that what we like and treas
ure will always be liked ard treasured
by the discreet. II our hearts are
greatly moved. or our tastes highly de-
lighted, or our humors exQuisitely
touched, we do like TO feel confident
that long years hence, when we lie low,
other hearts will be moved and other
mems tastes will be delighted. and that
the laughter Of our successors In this
world will be promoted by the very
same things over which We gloat"
The speaker made a reference which
arouses a natural curiosity:
DIR. Knapp. the author Of the great life
OF Borrow-Dr. Knapp, perhaps the most
remarkable victim or the charm OF Bor-
row that ever lived; refers TO that letter
and the reason of Mr.. Gladstones COM
palnt. II is unlucky that the letter has
never been published. for II II had been II
would have been one Of the most inter-
esting documents in Mr.. Morley's Life
The widow OF DIR. Knapp-whoss
book, by the way, has more readers in
England than in this. his own, country
went from her French home 10 Nor
witch to be present at the celebration.
A Welcome Frost Book.
Mr.. A. B. Frost, whose humorous
sketches Of animals are always delight
full, is adding 10 the list the epic OK
Carlo, little dog OF most beguilins
kind. The adventures Of Carlo, the
ways and whims OF Carlo, are set forth
with irresistible comlcality. No
friendly and lovable dog is without his
touch Of pathos. and this, too, the
artist has put into his drawings. This
is Carlos first appearance in print.
Thackeray's London.
The scenes in London wherein
Thackeray's characters moved have
been portrayed in a series OF charcoal
drawings by Mr.. HopNnson Smith,
which will be brought out by Double
day, Page & Co. in a volume entitled
I'm Thackeray's London"
Swinburne's Sketch Of Himself
A sketch Of Swinburne's life BY HIM
self is to preface the new edition OF the
Selections" from his poetry. Ros'
setti's portrait Of him will appear In
the volume.
More Pepys.
Mr.. II. b. Wheatley. whose edition OF
Samuel Pepyss "Diary" is the stand
ard one, is writing long biography OF
Pepys. To no one could we look for
more complete and amusing study OF
the famous diarist; the author has been
prepared for the work by lifetime OF
research.
Mr.. Vance's New Book.
Mr.. Louis Joseph Vance. having COM
pleted his novel OF theatrical lie,
loan Thursday"-one OF the books OF
the autumn lists-has already begun