New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-11


his "Shakespearian Fantasy" an
nounced by the Messrs. Harper for
publication in May, from More
Strange Than True" to THE Seen and
Unseen at Stratford- onAvon.' The
change is decidedly for the better. The
book, as has already been told in these
columns, will deal with its authors
strange meeting with the bard at one
of the Stratford festivals, and with the
curious information he received. Mr.
Howells's ripe humor should be at its
best in dealing with the subject 50
felicitously chosen.
Mr.. RooseveIt's New Book.
Theodore Roosevelt has occupied
great deal of his leisure time in the last
several years In preparing Life HIS
tories Of African Game Animals,
which is about 10 be published by the
Scribners. 1t is joint production Oh
himself and Edmund Heller, of the sci
entiflc department of the United States
Natural History Museum, who accom-
panied the colonel on his African ex-
petition. Colonel Roosevelt wrote the
first drafts Of the life history account
of each species and OF two or the intro
ductory chapters. The general plan or
each chapter is. first. 10 give an ac-
count Of the family; then the name by
which each animal is known-Engllsh,
scientific and native; then the geo
graphical range, the history Of the spe-
cies, the narrative life history, the dis
tinguishing characters Of the species,
the coloration, the measurements OF
specimens, and the localities from
which specimens have been examined,
accompanied with a faunal map. The
authors give not only their own obser-
vations on these points. but add what
already has been known from the many
books and from the records made by
observers OF many kinds. The book
has forty full-page maps and fifty full
page illustrations. 1t deals with what
is practically fresh field in natural
history.
James Lane Allen Again.
1t is a long time since James Lane
Allen has been heard from. He has
written a long story which THE Cen
fury Magazine" will print complete in
it's May number. 1t is described as an
idyll Of New York City. whose scene is
laid in and near the new Cathedral of
st. John the Divine, on Morningside
Heights, the neighborins Art School CT
the National Academy and st. Luke's
Hospital being both included in the set
ting. The May Century will also
contain an article comparing Balzac
with Shakespeare from the pen of
George Moore.
The Royal Society.
The Royal Society OF Arts, in Lon
don. has found its first historian after
an existence OF nearly 100 years. The
author OF the work Is the soclety's pres
ent secretary, Sir Henry II. Wood; its
American publishers are Il. y. Dutton
& Co. Among it's earliest members, ac-
cording TO Sir Henry, were the elder
Pitt. Lord North. Lord Rockingham,
Lord Butte and other historic ministers
OF the time OF George III, and they
were in the strange company of John
Wilkes and WoodfalI, ths printer Of the
Letters TO Junius." Or. Johnson Is
believed TO have made, at one OF its
meetings, the only speech which he is
known TO have delivered on his legs.
Oliver Goldsmith would have offered
himself as candidate for the post OF
secretary but for the refusal Of Garrlck
10 support him. N WAS the socicty's
efforts 10 Introduce the brcad-frut tree
into the West Indies which ended in