New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-17
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

and to Come.
Mr.. James Bryce's next book-to &C
qulre information for which he is going
partly around the worlds TO be. ii is
said. a history and description of mod
ern democracy.
A Clergyman Hero.
Mr. Winston Churchill's new novel,
THE Inside of the Cup" is to be pub
lished on the 2Sth of this month-and
J a second edition has already gone 10
press in response to the preliminary
orders. The hero is a young clergyman
whose early point of view as TO religion
and life is changed more or less by
dramatic experiences.
| He Didn't Understand.
| Senator Lodge, in his forthcoming
| Early Memories" of Charles sum-
ner in "Scribner's," tells an odd story
of that statesmans lack Of humor
When the "Biglow Papers first APP
peared Longfellow handed Sumner a
copy and left him with the open vol
uine DelOTe MIN. Itlui IllHs, LOhSi'i
/ low asked his friend how he liked the
poems and was doubtless dumfounded
at the answer: They are admirable,
very good, indeed but why does he spell
his words so badly?" Mr.. Lodge goes
on to say that Sumner couldn't under
stand the explanation that the poems
were purposely written in the New
England dialect-which, as he was not
without brains. seems truly extraor-
binary.
The Works Of kipline.
1t has been thought that there was
decline in the popularity Of Kipling. but
the prompt exhaustion of the handsome
and expensive new Bombay" edition
Of his writings does not support this
belief. The whole edition OF l,OJo
copies was sold in advance of publica-
ton. Apropos of this fact. it may be
recorded that there have been twenty
printings of the American edition OF
the Second Jungle Book"
Professor Summers Essays.
of William Graham Sumner are TO be
collected in a second volume, which viii
be published by the Yale University
Press under the title OF Earth Hun
ger and Other Essays" The Press Will
soon bring out another edition of the
first Sumner volume. War and Other
Essays" Another volume in prepare
ton is the Life and Letters Of Nathan
Smith," a biography Of the eminent
surgeon who assisted in the foundation
Of the Yale Medical School.
Some Adams Letters.
John Quincy Adams. it will be re-
membered, was serving as United
States Minister at St Petersburg dur
ing the tragic episode Of Napoleon's
campaign in Russia. number or ms
letters, naturally full or interesting
contemporary comment on the war ana
the retreat from Moscow, and hereto
fore unpublished are to appear in the
next number OF The Century
Biography Of Bulwer lytton.
The present Earl Of Lytton has com
pleted his long promised biography OF
his grandfather. the novelist. and the
work will be one of the leading publica
tions of the autumn here and in Eng
land. 1t is possible that il will vie In
interest with the now almost forgotten |
letters addressed by its authors grand
papa TO his eccentric grandmamma.
Fun Of Mr.. Shaw.
MIR. George Bernard Shaw is not al
WAYS as funny as he wants TO be-he ~ |
sometimes as dull as cold, unsalted
cruel. Witness this painfully strained
effort addressed TO the chairman OF |
Shakepearian birthday celebrations:
wish you many happy. returns OF
Shakespeare's birthday. But " is cIeaI
to me that when a man is not for an age |
but for all time he cannot decently oe
allowed TO go on WIN ms plt,huay o. |
There should be a statute OF limitations. |
This thing has been going on now ior
over $50 years How many more birthdays
does he want?
"Art in America
II is a peculiar pleasure TO record the
publication OF the second number OF
"Art in America" Of. f. Sherman, the
new illustrated quarterly, edited by
Dr Valentiner. The first number was
good but this one is better. The Illus
trations. for one thing, have enor-
mously improved in quality, and the
essavs. while still mostly Of very |
enecialized character, include one or |
two fulfilling our hope that the maya
zine would show some consideration |
for the general reader. Mr.. A. f. Jac'
caci begins his series Of articles on hg-
IRE pieces by Corot in American collec-
tions. with some delightful pages on a |
number of merely beautiful pictures.
and Mr.. Kenyon Cox contributes, In an |
essay ION Certain Portraits Generally |
Ascribed TO Giorgione." few remarks /
relating to the game of attribution |
which are as cogent AS they are re-
freshingly free from peCantic bounce.
naper by DR.. Valentiner on the library i
and its contents in Mrs. Philip Lydigs
house. the treasures from which were |
sold not long ago. and some notes by
Dr Won Loga on the Spanish pictures |
in Sir william Van Horne's collection. |
are among the other specially attrac-
tive features in this issue.
E,~oue ColIection.