New-York tribune., 1922-05-21


worthy are to be presented in a spec
ial limited edition of twenty-one vol
umes. This is to be known as tho
Maniton Edition, and will be printed
in America. There will bs 780 sets,
Of which thirty will be for presenta-
tion. Each set Will be numbered and
signed by the author. Mr.. Galsworthy
has written eighteen prefaces for this
edition. The first two volumes will
appear in September and additional
volumes will be issued at the rate of
two each month thereafter until the
edition is complete.
A biographical memoir Of the late
Sir Ernest Shackleton is in prepara-
tion for publication this autumn. The
memoir will be written, with the as
sistance Of Lady Shackleton, by DR..
Hugh Robert Mill, author Of "The
Siege of tho South Pole" Lady
Shackleton will be grateful to any
friends Of her late husband for the
loan Of letters or documents which
may be of use in compiling this memoir.
The letters will be preserved and re-.
turned as soon as possible to tLeir
owners. Lady Shackleton requests thnt
any communication on this subject be
sent her in caro- Of her publishers:
Messrs. William Heinemann, 20 and 2l
Bedford Street, London, W. c. 2.
Tho publication and dramatic rights
in America Of Gustav Wied's comedy
"2 X 2 - s" have been secured by
Nicholas L. Brown. Gustav Wied
is one Of the most conspicuous figures
in the Scandinavian drama. The Eng
lish version is by Holger A. Koppel and
Ernest Boyd.
While her husband has been Juggling
with world politics, Mrs. Lloyd George,
collaborating with Mrs. G. Paul and
the wives Of other prominent English
men, have published a new cake book,
called "The Everyday Cake Book" with
recipe for each day of the year, in
cluding February 20. Moffat, Yard &
Co. are the publishers. Other books
of domestic trend are "Things Moth
er Used to Make" (Macmillan), by Ly-
dia Maria Gurney, of New England
fame; "Homemaking Simplihed" (Har-
pers), by Bertha Streeter, is out just
in time for the June bride; and "Quan-
tity Cookery" by Lenore Richards and
Nola Treat, published by Little, Brown
takes up the problem of the hotel
school and other large institutions.
Andre Tridon says everything there
is to be said about love, according to
bis publisher, in "Psycho-Analysis and
Love-" which Brentano's will bring out
in June.
H. G. Wells has written the intro
duction to Mrs. Margaret Sanger's new
book, "The Pivot of Civilization"
(brentano), in which she considers the
birth control problem from a universal
standpoint. The book will be out June
1. Mrs. Sanger is now in London.
The Crystal Coffin" which Mcbride
has just published, is written bv Man.
rice Rostand, the son of Edmond Ros-
tand. 1t is first novel, and created
stir in Paris about two years a9o,
'lhe Crystal Coffin" is a diary, In re-
Prospect of young man about to com
mt suicide. According to the pub
lishers, "it is decadent, it is neurotic
1T Is the product of SOUL aesthetic
first, last and always"
Babel, new novel by John Conr-
nos, an English writer, will be nub-
lished simultaneously in London and
New York In September. Babel" com.
pletes a trilogy, the first two volumea
OF which are "The Mash" and "The
Wall" Boni & Liveright are the nuh.
fishers.
Frank Tannenbaum, author Of "The
Labor Movement" and "The Wall sha.
dows," left recently for Mexico. where
he expects to acquire material for an,
other book.
The New York State Department Of
Education, in pamphlet recentlv is.
sued, has listed "The Chronicles Of
America" among other books on Ameri
can history with a footnote--the only
note Of comment on any of the books
listed-reading as follows: "This is g
publication of the first Importance in
the field of American history
written by authors whose historical
scholarship is sound. They tell the
story Of America in an intere st;no O
manner, sacrificing nothing in scholar
ship. Attention is here called
10 TINS series for the purpose
OF suggesting to teachers and to mature
readers a really notable contribution
to the literature OF American history ,,
The work is published by the Yale 11ni,
versity Press.
"The Lost GIRL" by D. H. Lawrenc.
has been awarded the James TAFT Black
Memorial pri1a ba.+o-I ,,