New-York tribune., 1918-06-01
Book News
Authors and Publishers and
Their Doinqs

Their Doings
G. P. Putnam's Sons will shortly
publish "a Short History Of France"
by Nine. Duclaux, who is the wife of
Professor Emile Duclaux, director of
the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Nine.
Duclaux is as we'll known under her
maiden name (Agnes Mary Frances
Robinson), as her married name, hav-
ing produced approximately one or
more volumes a year since 1873. She
writes chiefly Of poetry, history and
biography. also having received recog-
milton for the volumes she has written
in the French language.
"Out of the Jaws of Hunland," by Cor
Evans of the Canadian forces, which
will be published by G. P Putnam's
Sons, is not only the experiences of the
writer's in German prison camp and
their attempts to escape, but also
description of the internal conditions
in Germany
DR.. Russell H. Conwe1I, author of
Acres of Diamonds" is writing a new
book, containing message to the
soldiers in the training camps, which
will be published by Harper e. Broth
ers this month
Brentano's announces for publication
this month DR.. Edward Stilgebauer's
new novel entitled "The Ship of Death"
The book is based on the tragedy of
the Lusitania. The author is a Ger
man, but one of those Germans who
believe the law of right is wiser than
the law of might.
Messrs. Constable have begun the
publication of new monthly entitled
The Anglo-Italan Review and
edited by Edward Hutton. The maga-
zine will deal with all matters of
Anglo-ltalian interest in literature,
art, science, politics and economies
The first number contains a message
from Mr. Lloyd George and a poem on
Lord Kitchener by Sir Rennell Rodd,
British Ambassador to Italy.
The Macmillan Company will pub
lish on June "The Development of
Japan" by Kenneth Scott Latourette
professor of history in Dcnison Uni
versity. 1t is an account of the his
tory of the japanese Empire and an
explanation of the politics of Japan.
"The Rise of the Spanish Empire in
Marriman, professor of history in
Harvard, is to be complete in four
volumes. The first volume, "The Mid
die Ages" and the second volume, "The
Catholic Kings" are now ready.
The Macmillan Company offer for
publication on June collection of
poems entitled "Twenty," by Stella
Benson This is Mrs. Benson's first
volume of poems, though she has many
friends through her stories, 81 Pose"
and "This Is the End" Freeman Tilden
has written new novel entitled
"Khaki: How Trevick Got Into the
War;" to be published by the Macmil
lans Company early this month. The
typical of much that has taken place
in many American towns.
Professor George Pierce Baker, of
Harvard University, and "The Work
shop" his experimental theatre and
dramatic laboratory, has written an
Introductory essay for "The Work
shop" collection of the series of
Harvard plays which Brentano's hopes
to bring to the notice of the public.
The plays are worth having and know
ing, and will no doubt be of great in
terest to lovers Of art and literature.
The Century Company announces for
publication a translation of "The
Biology of War;" by Professor G. f.
Nicolai, for which the author was
sentenced to prison in Germany. The
work is supposed to be one of the most
sensational of all indictments Of Ger
man policy and the book reaches
America via Switzerland.
Doubleday, Page & Co. will publish
the first week of this month, German
Plans for the Next War;" by J. B. w.
Gardiner, military critic of "The New
York Times" The authors explanation
throws new light upon Germany's
thefts Of materials and money from
conquered territories.
Small, Maynard e. Co. announce the