New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-15
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
A Dictionary of Universal Biography-De Vets Rebel
lion and the Conquest of German Southwest
Africa--Ethel Sdgwick

ing Popes which means. In effect, a
score Of the more significant or critical
stages IN the development OF the Pap
acy-and gives an account OF the work
and personality OF each. The narra-
tive is made consecutive by brief pas
sages dealing with the intervening
heads Of the Church and their times.
The record ends with Leo XIII.
Economic Geography.
Mans six fundamental physical
wants food clothes. shelter, fuel. lux
uries and tools and materials o. indus
try furnished the basis Of Professor
james Russell Smiths exhaustive toi-
ume Of industrial and Commercial
Geography" which appeared in 1913,
and WAS at once accepted as an author
ity OH its subject. II showed how each
part OF the world satisfied those six
Fundamental physical wants, either by
direct production or by trade. Now
Professor Smith follows his earlier
book with an entirely distinct and
much shorter one on Commerce and
Industry" suitable for textbook use in
high schools and colleges. Henry Holt
& Co expect 30 issue J.. on January -.
\ New Book Of Reference.
The r. r. Bowker Company. publishers
OF Information" the monthly digest
Of current events, has in preparation
for early issue a cumulative volume o.
al, the number, issued in 1915, ap-
proximately ZOO pages The book viii
form n complete review of the history
and happenings OF q momentous year,
O. supplement 20 the latest cyclopPdias.
In the arrangement Of contents the
alphabetical plan has been preserved.
with ample cross references 20 allied
topics.
The Gothic Quest"
The publication OF = new. revised and
enlarged edition Of Ralph Adams
Grams THE Gothic Quest" should be
brought 20 the attention OF all lovers
Of this architectural form, and OF ad-
mirable, al moments almost inspired,
writing. As an architect Mr. Cram IS
our foremost master Of Gothic. A q
writer no IS il. most eloquent inter
prefer and advocate as well. The new
edition contains an additional chapter
on vandalism in warfare, "A Vigil at
Arms" The book is published by
Doubleday, Page & Co
W. l.. George.
This rapidly rising young English
novelist, the author Of The Second
Blooming" and "The Strangers We'd
ding" Little, Brown & Co.., some
years ago gave 20 "T. P's Weekly" a
brief sketch Of his beginnings a. al
author. The world. he says, rs repre-
scented by his family. did all it could
TO make OF him something. but not q
writer. He was put 20 engineering but
turned out "the engineer ng failure OF
the century; then 10 the law. but tlc
law bored him. When the time came
for him TO join the French army the
world even asked whether he would
ike 70 be a soldier But no." ne says.
Though half Frenchman, / remem-
bered the English half, and 70 England
] would 60 even though In these days
| pronounced bride like 'briddle' and
Narjorbauks a. she is wrote" So he
went TO England, but did not a. once
become an English writer; he was
Frenchman and a London CORE pond
ent unpaid for two French papers.
Later he took 70 English journalism.
and IN 1908 began 10 write on Garden
Cities. his articles forming the founda-
ton for his frst book Shortly after
ward he discovered his real ae.d that
Of iction. Since the publication u his
first novel he has rapidly advanced 20
the position he holds to-day.
The Author OF 81 Accuse"
The ANONYMOUS author Of IN. Ger