New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-05
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
John Quincy Adams's Corespondencc-A New Trans
lation of Dante's Paradise Mr.. Casworthys
New Plav-"Records of Civilization.

Religions OF the Hellenlstlc Perlod,
Persian and Hindu Documents
"Chronicles and Chronology" "Medl-
avail Historians" The Early Middle
Ages" Early Medieval Law" The
Papacy," The Sacramento System,
Medieval Thought and Culture" "Hu-
mansm and Critical Scholarship so
cial History Of Modern England THE
Expansion Of Europe" and "Reprisals IN
the History of international Law"
| Each subject will be dealt with BY an
authority
/ D'Annunzio.
/ A new edition Of the novels Of
/ Gabrielle d'Annunzio in English is an
uounced in London. He certainly is a
man of the hour. even more than the
Belgian Nerhaercn, a new edition Of
whose poems, In translation, IS re
viewed in another column to-day.
Robert Frost.
This young American poet, who re
turns to US from England with two
books Of verse, North Of Boston" and
"A Boys WIZ Holt & Co.., was born
in San Francisco, the son Of an Eng
lish father and a Scotch mother. On
his fathers death the boy, then eleven
Mass, by his mother. lie entered first
Dartmouth and then Harvard, but did
not complete his studies. Then he
married, was farmer for a while n
New Hampshire and then a teacher OF
psychology and literature in a high
school IN that state. About this time
his verse began to appear in the maya
zines. A two years stay in England
followed, from which he has just re-
turned with an English reputation en-
Enthusiastically bestowed.
Holland and America.
HOLLAND. the Birthplace Of American
Political, Civic and Religious Liberty
by the Netherlands Consul General at
san Francisco, II. A. Van Coenen
Torchiana, is announced by Paul Elder
& Co., of that city. This firm has also
in press The Art and Ethics of Dress
az Related TO Efficiency and Economy"
by Evan Olney Farnsworth.
Bouck White.
According to Richard G. Badger OF
Boston, who publishes them, Bouck
Whites Letters from Prison" are "in-
tellectual dynamite" Furthermore.
I they combine the terrible realism Of
Of Isaiah" After this, no review can
aspire TO do the book justice
Back to the Land.
whether a person will profit by
change from the city to the country
declares Frederick F. Rockwell, in "A
Key 10 the Land" Harper. depends
TO a great extent upon his personal
temperament and the comparative val
! ne he puts upon living in the country
and the conveniences of city life. AS
a matter OF cold fact, the farmer gets
less for his time than any other work
er, although in addition TO his labor
he also has to invest considerable
amount Of capital. Whether he gets
more out Of life is another question.
Personally, | think he does. but il is
matter Of Individual preference.
THE Centurion" and Others.
Under the title OF THE Centurion"
the Century Company has begun the
publication Of an illustrated monthly
pamphlet about it's books and their
authors. A special feature Of the pub
/ LEGATION will be the printing of charac-
teristic passages frcm the books, and
there will be miscellaneous informa-
ton and other matter Of interest.
Charles Scribner's Sons have for sew
eral years now published a little
monthly, The Book Buyer" devoted
TO their publications; the Houghton-
Miflin Company, of Boston, has recent
ly started handsomely printed coca
sional chat" about its books called The
Piper and the John Lane Company
issues the always readable monthly
"Bodleian." All these "house organs"
as they used TO be called. may be had
free on application. The Macmillan
Company's we'll edited monthly lists
OF its new and forthcoming publica
tons also deserve mention here.
LeOnidas Polk.
A new edition. revised and with ad-
ditions OF William L. Folks "Leonidas
Polk: Bishop and General" has just
been issued BY Longmans. Green &
Co. The additions refer 20 the history
Of North and South Carolina. the mis-
sionary history OF the Episcopal Church
in the Southwest. 20 the University at
Sewanee and 20 certain critical periods
Of the Civil War.