New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-05
CURRENT TALK ABOUT
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
General Won Bernbardis Germany and the Next War
A New Children's Story by Frances Flodgson Burnett
A Volume of Famous Book Reviews

General Won BernharIis Germany
and the Next War" the most important
and informing OF the innumerable
books written on the subject of the in
evitable conflict, has promptly gone out
of print, as might have been expected
It's publishers, LOngmans, Green d Co.,
announce new edition, at reduced
price, within three weeks.
"An Englishman's Home
1t may be worth remembering that
Guy du Maurier's IAN Englishman's
Home" the drama of a German IN
vasion that shook all England, is pub
lished in book form in this country by
Harper & Bros.
More "War Numbers"
The excellent War Manual Of "The
I Worlds Work" has already been com
mented upon in these columns. The
| September numper Of "The Review IL
| Reviews" also deserves the attention
/ of observers Of the struggle in Europe.
( In the current "North American Re-
view" the Austro-Hungarian Ambassa-
! dor presents the sinister facts OF Ser
Was offending against his country.
/ There is also a brief biography of the
/ Austrian Emperor. Rear Admiral Ma
I han writes Of the Panama Canal and
/ the distribution Of our feet IN war.
The Cost Of Living.
/ The publication of Irving Fishers
"Why is the Dollar Shrinking" an
nounced by the Macmillan Company,
/ has been postponed until next week, in
order that special discussion of the
/ effect of the European war on ne
purchasing power of the dollar may be
/ added.
Mrs. Burnetts New Story.
I "The Lost Prince" is the title Of
Frances Hodgson Bunett's new story
for children, upon which she IS now
engaged. II will first be published
seriaily next wear in "The ST. Nicholas
Magazine" which, it will be rcmem-
bered, also published Little Lord
Faunteroy" many years ago.
An Editors Experiences.
avoid announcing such absurdities
and thereby save your magazine from
appearing ridiculous" wrote a unlveE-
sity professor TO "McClure's Magazine
after reading the announcement Of an
article OF Marconi'5 discovery Of wire
less telegraphy. "As late as 1905"
saws S. S. Mcclure in "My Autobl-
ography," when We published the first
article on the Wright brothers hying
machine, then unknown to the world,
people merely thought we had been
imposed upon. 1t is sometimes as use
less. from news point of view, to an
nounce q thing too early as to an
inounce it after every other magazine
has had it"
Famous Reviews"
From England comes the announce
ment of a book that will undoubtedly
find an American publisher, and an
American public, as well. TINS Is
Famous Reviews" selected and edIIed
by K. Brimley Johnson. It's purpose IS
TO make readily accessible to the gen
eral reader those reviews OF great
writer's which have made literary his
tory, occasionally by their ineptitude
Mr. Johnson's collection, for instance,
will contain both "Thc Edinburgh Re-
views" dismissal Of Wordsworths "EX-
cursion" and SCOTS generous recognl-
ton of Jane Austen.
An Old American Church.
Students of the history of the Epis-
copal Church in America will welcome
"The Origin and History of Grace
Church. jamaica" by the Rev. DR.. Ho-
ratio Oliver Ladd, its present rector.
New York: The Shakespeare Press.
The church was founded more than a
century before the Revolution, and for
nearly a hundred years was ministered
TO by the missionaries of the Veneer