New-York tribune., 1922-12-17

-etWeen the pubhcauoh OF - S"i"P''i'N
.ad," in 1896 and the appearance last month
II his Last POEMS" only one poem Of his
vas printed, that being a parody on Euri-
,ides, which came out in the "cornhill Maga-
.ine." But he has published articles in the
Journal Of Philology7 and the "classieal
Review" and has also edited Mamiius and
.uyehal
MISS V. sACKYILLE-WEST is to have no
less than three books published within the
iext year. One is a volume Of short stories,
The Heir Of Other Stories; one is a novel
.alled Challenge" the scene OF which is
aid TO be laid in Greece, and the third is
.istory Of the authors home, "Knolc and the
saekyilles." Knole IS one Of the most famous
nd beautiful Of English country houses; it
ates from the time Of Elizabeth and many
.omantie legends center around it.
The author OF "The Leadership OF Con-
yress." GEORGE ROTHwELL BROWN, has
been a close observer OF American political
developments for the last twenty years, and
aas known every public 6gure Of importance
inee the Mckinley administration. He is
newspaper man and is now on the staff Of
Washington paper.
The poems Of MERCEDES DE AC0STA
hree volumes in all. are to be translated into
French. Howard Willard Cook. OF Modatt,
Yard Co, is sailing for Europe at the end
IF this month TO arrange for these transla-
lions, and also for translations Of several
works By American psychologists and psyche
analysts. Mr. Cook will also bring back for
ais firm a number Of European books to pub
lish in America. Miss de Acosta has just re-
,urned from Austria. She was travelling with
Eva lie Gallienne and the two visited Franz
Nolnar by airplane. Miss de Aeosta has 4
play on Jeanne dare" which Is TO be pro-
dueed in Budapest this winter. and maybe in
New York.
A A MILNE, giving out the story Of his
life, admits to being forty years old, having
been born on January IS. 1882. but says that
nObody believes it. He was educated at West
minister and Cambridge. Between the ages Of
eleven and twelve he relates he studied very
hard, but then felt be knew enough and took
life more easily theneeforward. He began
his literary career at Cambridge, editing the
college magazine. After leaving college his
parents suggested he should either become 4
sehoolmaster or 60 in for the Indian civil
service. Neither appealed to him. He had
nrFa1 -
live on for year and decided TO 70 TO Lon
don and become an author. In that year Re
earned $40. So he moved into cheaper lodg-
ings and kept on writing The second year
ne made fl2O; the third. f2OO. Then ne be-
came assistant editor Of Punch" and felt
himself made for life. And so. II seems, he
was. Since then he has had Just one success
after another. with plays and books and what
not lie was in the army during the four
years Of the war, but kept right on writing
most Of the time.
AS preparation for writing fetional tales
Of adventure, ARTHUR FRIEL LEFT a eood
JOB as city editor on New York paper and
dashed into the Heretofore unexplored law
airy Jungle. which is on the frontier Of Bra
ni and Peru. The stories he wrote Of II
we're published in numerous magazines, and
brought him so many letters from kindred
souls yearning for the wild that Mr. Friel
decided to write true adventure book and
answer all questions at once. The result Is
The Pathless Trailr Which brings up one
final question:: Aren't path and trail much
the same thing7 II not, what is the differ
eneef