New-York tribune., 1918-08-31
With Pen and Press
What the Authors and Publishers
Are Doing

w nat the Authors and FuDilSncrS
Are Doing
G. P. Putnams Sons announce three
f. 'thcoming works of fiction: The
Rule of Might" by the late J. A
Aloes," by Cynthis Stockley. and
The Lady from Loi Acre by Victor
Bridges, in October
The tifty-ffth a niversary of O..
Henry's birth, next Monday. viii be
marked with the exhibition OF new
moving picture play from one of his
works, under arrangement with Dou-
bleday. Page Co., his publishers.
Duffeld & Co. announce for Sep
tember The Applewoman of the Kick
itat,'' by Anna Van Rensselaer, Morris,
the story of New York newspaper
woman who undertakes apple growing
in Washington; What Is Love-" by
Isaac Newton Stevens, the sentimental
experiences of young American in
Bombay, and The s a King of Barne
gat,' by Russell D. Smith. a story Of
cigar smuggling off the coast of New
Jersey.
D. Appleton & Co will publish next
week George Gibbs 5 new novel The
Golden Bough," -aie of lively ad-
venture in German. and Switze rland
They viii also publish IN September
"A Daughter OF Jehu,' by Laura +.
Richards. and The Paper Cap by
Amelia Z. Barr.
Henry Holt & Co. Will publish on
September 26 "hon Fires in France"
b. Dorothy Canhc / Fisher. and in
October "CornhusAers, book Of
verse by Carl Sandburg.
A feature Of the forthcoming Liberty
Loan campaign viii be the exhibition
of the airplane used by Georges Guyne-
mer, whose life story is being pub
lished BY Mof'at Yard & Co
The second volume of the library
Wing Pinero. edited By Clayton Ham
ilton. is announced for issue during
the fall by Z. P. D ton {: Co. The first
volume, which the buttons published
last winter, contain d The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray" and The Notorious Mrs
Ebbsmith.' The second volume Will
have, as did the first, general intro
duction and a critical preface for each
play BY MIR. Hamilton.
Solomon de la Selva. the young
Lat.n-An2erican poet whose first vol
ume OF poems. "Trc pical Town." was
published q short ago by the John
Lane Company, has Joined the British
expeditionary forces. and recently
sailed for British port to enter into
training.
Little, Brown & Co announce that
Jefery Farno's new Joyous romance
of the Broad Highway period. "Our
Admirable Betty f. Phillips
/ Oppenhelm new Gel nan spy story,
"The Zeppeln's Passeng ger" viii be
ready on September 19, while Mary t.
! Walters first novel in SIX years. "Out
cowboy aviator story, "Skyrider," arc
scheduled for October.
The Century Company's announce
ment of novelized version by David
Gray of "ihe Boomerang" brings be-
fore new public the astonishing sue
cess of that very ORIGINAL comedy on
the boards 1t has b. played by the
same company Of actors that opened
with Il in August, 1918. no less than
1880 times without t~eak or vacation,
winter and summer d Ike. esta blishing.
1t is believed, record of consecutive
performances for any play in any
country since the world began.
Marjorie Bowen" whose splendid
romance Of the French Revolution.
"The Third Estate is published this
week by f. P. Dutton & Co. is 4 young
English woman. Gabrielle Margaret
! Campbell, now The wife of ZeFerino
Emilio CONSTANCE, Of Sicily.
Two more volumes of the uniform
edition ii The Plays OF j. NJ Barrie
are published by the Scribners this
week. They are Quality Street" and
Admirable Crichton." The first vol
ume of this series was published a
/ few weeks ago What Every Woman
! Knows
We may now disclose what just a
few of US knew in confidence at the
time that "Tattler," who wrote the
very interesting volume of Washing
, ton personal pen portraits. entitled
National Miniatures" published by
A A. Knopf, is Fra ncis T. Leupp, the
wellknown journal st and Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs.
Later fall publications of Robert NJ.
Mcbride & Co.. Will include a new
Island of intrigue; The Man With
the Clubfoot." romance of the Ger
man Secret Service. by Valentine Will
/ Jams, and trans alton of Charles de
4 Coster's famous Belgian romance, THE
Legend Of the Glorious Adventures Of
Tyl UlenspiegeI."
"Ireiand-A Study IN NationaIisn. -
! by Francis Hackett, is announced for
immediate publication by B. W
/ Huebsch.
Harold MacGrath was recently asked
# he planned 1t regular course of
action when ing his books. "Yes,
I do" he said. work in the morning,
play in the al arnoon. and work again
At night, some Zines through to dawn
and generally, rewrite il all over again
the next day. I write my stories over
four times; the rough draft. the full
story. rewrite to polish, then to the
pewriter-which I usually work my
SELF