New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

There is much talk OF the TeNlNdl VI
poetry. and various wellmeaning but
not particularly deep-thinking persons
have been hunting mp philosophical
reasons for what they dream that they
see. In truth there isn't any revival
of the kind good deal of poor verse
gets into print-verse excellent in
rhyme. but of no consequence other
wise-but this has been true for many
decades. Great poetry is read just as
much as ever it was, but no more.
Where there has been a change is in
the decrease of fantastic gable about
poets whose works had not the lasting
quality. The Browning craze was
FADING fashion, and nobody thinks
now that it is necessary 70 pump up
an artificial enthusiasm concerning his
writings. Undoubtedly there are more
people in this country who don't care
for glorious poetry than there used to
be: but those who do care have not
lessened in number, though in proper
ton they may have done so.
A great man can never have too
many biographies. Hans Holben the
Younger has received much attention
at the hands of English writers, one Of
whom, Mr.. Gerald s. Davies. made him
the hero Of a sumptuous volume ten
years ago. But now we are to have
another work on Holbein, one by Mr.
A. B. Chamberlain, an art official OF
Birmingham, who promises us full
biography, with a description Of every
known picture by the master. The
book will be welcome.
Mr.. Pages Book.
Mr. Walter Il. Pages book, The
southerner: Being the Autobiography
Of Nicholas Worth" is in its English
edition, attracting attention in the
country 10 which he has been COM
mended as ambassador. THE Pail
Mall Gazette" calls 1t "a remarkable
work III a strong personality"
Schedule r."
The much discussed and often heart
lily abused Schedule Il is the subject Of
an article in the forthcoming Cen
tury," the author being Mr.. w. @.
Stone. the former chief statistician OF
the Tariff Board We are told that
from his point Of view "the worsted
and woollen industries-fifty and one
hundred years old, respectively-haye
had the highest protection and yet pay
the lowest wages and cling to out-of-
date methods and machinery"
Visiting Authors.
Mr.. William Watson is quoted as
mentioning his fear that the British
public "is still a long way off from
even the American level Of apprecia-
ton Of poetry and literature" He con-
tinues IAN author in the States or
new arrival Of distinction in any field
is made an object Of interest to an ex-
tent that is disconcerting at first; but
the motive at work is pure intelligence
after all. and allied to a vital interest
in men and things. In America they
are alive to ideas in any form, and are
willing TO incur trouble and expense for
the privilege Of meeting them" Mr..
Watson adds:
Over here we are long way yet from
establishing contact between new IDEAS
and the people as a whole In kendai
not so long ago-that is TO say, almost
In the heart of the Wordsworth country
] went into a shop kept by man or the
name Of Kipling. and ] asked him, in ths
course of our talk, IL he had ever heard
OF his famous namesake. mo. ne saio'
who is he?"
An Important Translation.
translation Of Rupin's book, Ihe
Jews Of the World" is to be brought
out by Henry Holt e. Co. next month
special introduction has been pre-
pared by Or. Jacobs, editor or Inc
American Hebrew" Bell, OF London is
10 issue simultaneously the English
edition.
Getting Inspiration.
According TO Mr. Stanley Paul the
English publisher. one distinguished