New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-12
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Makers of the Nineteenth Century-Yale Etchings-
Commercial Possibilities of the Submarine
War Cartoons American and English.

Henry Holt e. Co., of this city. aad
Constable e. Co., of London, will begin
this fall the publication of series OF
biographies of the men and women
whose work and thought Influenced the
progress of the world during the pc
riod from 1880 to 1902 statesmen, law
yers, reformers. scientists, theologlans.
historians, philosophers, musicians,
, men of letters. artists, inventors. and
men of business. Men and women OF
Anglo Saxon stock will hold the first
place in this series, but the leading for
eigners of the age will be included. The
volumes will contain from $4,000 20
10000 words each, the size of the
average novel; they will be original
works by acknowledged authorities, not
mere "rewrites" of older books; the
collective aim being to present a con-
nected picture of the century itself
/ through its makers. The first three
volumes, announced for this fall. are
John Delane," by Sir +. 7. Cook,
abraham Lincoln by Lord Charm
wood. and Herbert Spencer" by Hugh
:. Elliot. These arc 10 be followed bv
volumes on Cecil Rhodes" by Basil
Williams; General Lee" by Major F.
D. Maurice; Lord Shaftesbury," by J.
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Nine Duclaux.
Historical Illustration.
The July "Scribner" will contain the
first of an important series of twelve
historical frontispieces in color The
scene is "The Signing of the Declare
ton Of independence There are por-
traits of John Hancock, Franklin, JEFF
ferson and others.
Yale Etchngs.
The Yale University Press announces
portfolio of eight etchings of Yale,
made by Yale artist. The pict-
uresque quality of the best known and
best loved corners of the university
has been caught in "Etchings of Yale"
by Hue VI. Luquiens. An edition limited
to $50 copies has been pulled and the
plates have been destroyed. Each of
the sets is contained in a portfolio
signed and numbered by artist and
publisher
Gene Stratton-POrter.
Michael O'Halloran" is the title of
this popular authors new novel, which
Doubleday, Page & Co. announce for
puDllCdtlOn on august II.
Submarines in Peace and War.
The July number of international
Marine Engineering" contains the first
of a series of articles on submarines
/ by Simon Lake, the worlds greatest
authority on the subject. These
papers will discuss principles Of con-
struction and operation, motive power,
equipment, the types used by the diff
ferent navies, their use in war. etc,
but Mr. Lakes chief purpose is not TO
show what terrors these boats are in
warfare, but to indicate their great
possibilities for commercial purposes.
In these articles Mr.. Lake looks into
the future and points out the peaceful
uses TO which undersea boats can be
put.
New Doran Books.
The George II. Doran Company pub
fishes to-day "The Miracle OF Love-" a
novel, by COsmo Hamilton, the author
of "The Blindness of Virtue; Come
Out to Play" another English story, by
VI. E. +. Irwin; a third English novel,
The Records of Nicholas Freydon,"
published anonymously and dealing
with English journalism; Are Women
People" by Alice Duer Miller; How
Ii Feels To Be the Husband OF a Suf-
fragette-By Him; two war books,
The Way of the Red Cross" and THE
German Fleet" and THE Russian
Problem" a study of the country's
present psychology and future great
ness, by Professor Paul Vinogradoff,
of Oxford
Macaulay's England.
The Macmillan Company has Just is
sued the sixth and last volume of its
illustrated edition of Macaulay's His
tory of England" Appreciative men
tion has already been made in these
columns. on the occasion of the appear
ance of the earlier Volumes, of the
great historic value OF its 900 illus.
trations. apart from the artistic beauty
Of the forty-four color plates. mostly
reproductions of portraits in the Ma
tional Portrait Gallery. The edition is
in every way what it set out to be, a