New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
Shop Talk
By Hilda Jackson

4 Of ST. Andrews University,
which was printed in full in
The Tribune several weeks ngo, is 20
be published this month in book form
under the title Courage" II is the
first address made by the famous au-
thor and. az no said. 10 Is also tho Inst
Every London newspaper published 1t
on May Z. tho day after is delivery.
Papers containing the address were In
such demand that no copy Of IL can
now be obtained and all imported edi-
tions Of English papers containing II
were instantly exhausted. Tho address
is to bo issued in a small volume At
tractively bound by Charles Scribners
Sons.
The only local Newfoundland eontri-
button 20 war literature is "The First
Five Hundred" recently published.
copy Of which has been received in The
Tribune ofice from the Prime Min
ister's Omco at St. Johns, y. +.
Donn Byrno, author Of "Messer Marco
Polo" sailed for Europe recently with
his wife, Dolly ByrnO, eo-author with
Glds Varesl Of Enter Madame"
Cables from London and Berlin state
that the long expected book by
ex-Knlser Wilhelm IS now ready, and
one report is that IN American group
has bought the option on world rights.
I. Is stated that the ex-kaiser expects
to ret most Of tho income from sales In
countries other than Germany. His
memoirs will cover tho period leading
20 the war as we'll ss tho war time.
The title has not been decided upon,
but tho book IS said 10 run TO about
100, 900 words. The ex-kaiser has had
help IN preparing the manuscript, md
Il Is reported that Hindenburg was
consulted In regard 20 Considerable
portion OF the nsrrntive. Coming so
soon after the publication by Scribner
OF the Memoirs Of the Crown Prince
ssys "Tho Publishers Weekly "this
would seem 10 indicate that the read
ing public Is TO have a goodiy taste
OF Hohenzollorn literature in the en-
suing months" A report nlso comes
from Berlin that the Foreign ohlcc Is
about TO make available oil Of the
secret papers in tho archives.
Houghton Miflin Company Is plan
ming to bring out in the near future
a complete sixteen volume edition OF
Lafcadio Hearn's works. The fret edi-
tion will be limited 70 700 copies,
each set being autographed by Nine.
Hesrn. There will bo l25 lull-page IL
lustratlons, many Of them taken espe-
cially by Burton Holmes, who 10 now
engaged in this work in Japan. Mr.
Holmes declares this to bo one Of the
most delightful assignments Of h"
career. Ordinary pictures of the
Japan Visited By tho tourists will not
DO" he says. THAT was not the Japan
that Hesrn knew. he lived In tho real
Japan, teaching English IN the schools
Of small towns"
The second Of the four volumes Of
Thomson's Outline Of Science" STINT
lar in formal 70 tho first, IS announced
for publication this month by Put
MANS.
Harold z. Porter. better known as
"Holworthy Hail." and tho author Of
Tho Man Nobody Knew" "Edan' ard
many other novels, has received an in
vitation from the French government 70
Join the Investment Bankers Associa-
ton In a special survey Of France. Az
the present moment, according TO the
French authorities, much Of the mis-
understanding between France and
America is due 70 the writings OF
Americans who have assumed that they
understand France because they have
seen Paris. The French government
hopes TO provide Mr.. Porter with facts
upon which he may base q new output
OF literary material.
Stephen Graham, whose recently
published book "Tramping With q Poet
in tho Rockies" (Appleton), IS a record
Of his trsmping experiences with Va
chel Lindsay, is of on another iaunt.
From Cadiz TO Porto Rico on a Span
ish ship. it ought to be q regular Colum-
bus joruney" he writes.
What Hendrix Van Loon has done for
history in The Story OF Mankind he
is now planning 20 do with the Bible
in THE story Of the Bible" 70 be pub
lished some time next year b. Boni &
Liveright. THE Story Of the Bible"
will not exceed 100000 words and will