LITERARY NOTES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 154, 29 June 1912, Page 15

LITERARY NOTES.

r From the latwt English, Australian, and American papers and reviews we hava taken the following items.] The new collected edition of Thomas Hardy's books has made a good start with the book trade. Father Matthew Russell is engaged upon * book, which Longmans will publish, "The Three Sisters of Lord Russell of Killowen : Sketches of Convent Life." Mrs. 11. S. Gfcrnett, who has written one novel, "The Infamous John Friend," nas novr completed another which Duckworth announces, "Amor Vincit." Hubert Wales, who writes stories having what the Americans call "snap," has a new one, called "The Spinster," appearing with John Long. Phillips Oppenheim, who has been np the Nile shooting, has a new novel just appearing, "The Lighted Day.". A cheap cloth-bound edition of George dn Manner's "Trilby" is about to be published by Harper with all the original illustrations. Johan Bojei'i the Norwegian novelist-, has issued lately, through Sidgwick and Jackson, a striking story, called "Treach- 1 erous Ground." His former story, "The Power of a Lie," was crowned by tho French Academy in 1908. Some day, perhaps, Whitelaw Beid, the American Ambassador, may give u» a, volume of his English reminiscences. Meanwhile he gives us, through Macmillan, two addresses which he recently delivered in Edinburgh and Belfast. One ■was on "The Scot in America," the other on the "Ulster Scot." Karl May, the writer of Indian tales and romances for boys, died in Dresden in his seventieth year. He translated hundreds of stories from the Arabian, Turkish, Persian, and Chinese, and wrote many etories dealing with the Indians of the Far West. Oxford books on art and archaeology in Frowde's list include: "Christian Antiqnities in th« Nile Valley," by Someas Clarke j "Bronze Age Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland," by J. Abercromby; "European Arms and Armour in the University of Oxford," catalogued by C. Ffoulkes; "Catalogue of Oxford Portraits, I," by Mrs. R. L. Poole, and "English Architectnre Explained from. Oxford Buildings," by E. A, GreeningLamborn. , Science books in Longman's list in- 1 dude : "Primary Malignant Growths of the Lungs and Bronohi ; a Pathological ! and Clinical Study," by Dr. I. Adler; "The. Mechanics of the Aeroplane; a Text-Book," by Captain Duchene, translated by John H. Ledeboer and T. 0. B. Hnbbard; "Monographs on Biochemistry," edited by K. H. Adere Plimmer aacrF. G. Hopkins. "The Princess of Olevee," by Madame de Lafayette, a. lively romance of the time and Court of Henry 11,, is a. book being issued by the Harpers in one volume, with etchings and other illustrations. M. Anatolo France, in an interesting preface, xefera to the work as a, classic, and classes' the author with Moliere and Racine. Hitherto the book has only been available in on edition de luxe. "Jennie Gerhardt," a story by Theo-' Sore Dreiser, art American writer, has made a distinct mark. Mr. Dreiser is now bringing out, -with the Harpers, a new edition of his earlier story, "Sister Catrie." For some reason that story was abridged in the first English edition — cut down by nearly a third. The new edition will be as full and complete as Mr. Dreiser, who is a realist, wrote the book. Hamilton Jackson, one of the first authorities on the Gothic architecture of Europe, has a book, "Rambles in the Pyrenees," nearly ready with Murray. The districts also visited by Mr. Jackson included Gascony, Pays de Foix, and Booeillon. Not only, has he studied the architecture, but he has much to say of the people, their costumes, and the hietoricju incident* which have occurred in that extremely ' interesting part of France. It is fitting that Charles Whibley should write the biography of W. E. Henley, for they were intimate comrades in literary arms. The book', which is expected shortly, might very well include an appreciation of Henley by another personal friend, George Wynd- j lxam, M.P. Luther Munday has written a book ,of reminiscences, and there is great hopefulness for it in the last sentence of Werner Laurie's announcement. He says of Mr. Munday that "he is a selfmade man, but does not praise his maker." Mr. Munday has so many 1 Jriends in social and theatrical circles that it was inevitable he should entitle his volume "A Chronicle of Friendships." E. T. Cook's well-known handbook to the National Gallery first appeared nearly twenty-five years ago — a pioneer undoubfcedly* It has* like a certain play, been Tunning ever since, and indeed nothing so good has come on the scene. Now Mr. Cook has been revising the handbook, and bringing it absolutely up to date for a, new edition, which Macmillans will publish. He has done the same service foi- his companion volume on the Tate Gallery. The Oxford University Press will shortly issue a handsome royal quarto book in two volumes, entitled "A Study of the Bronze Age Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland." The author is the Hon. J. Aberoomby, and the volume* contain a very large number of illustrations. It is, as may thus be gathered, a book of the first order of importance for students of its subject. John Lano will publish a novel, "The Saint's Progress," translated from tho Italian of. Signor Ciro Alvi. It deals •with the life of St. Francis, one of the noblest spiiits cf the Christian Church, and perhaps tho most '■xtraordinary man of his age. "William Lyon Phelps, professor of English literature at Yale "University, TJ.S.A., was diecussijig at a dinner the supaifk-anL-e of words. "hkauo words," he aaid, ''liuva it hi&tory, and a knowledge, oi their liistory "jives them a richer meaning. ■ Take, for example, the word 'laconic' Philip of Macedon was threatening th« Laconians. 'If I enter your city,' he said, 'I will level it to the dust !' 'If V was the Lacomans' reply. And the pointed brevity of that reply is imbedded in our word 'laconic' like a I'y in amber." E.chard Badger publishes tho follow*in# dramas :— "For Htippiness," by Stunifllav F&hibLshevsky ; "By Ourselves," by Lud\vi;.£ Fulda; "Twilight," by Ernest Eosner; "The Forest Warden," by Otto Ludv/ig : "Fortune Favours Fools/ by Ivan Narody ; "Judith," by Friedrich Ilebbal; "The Dear Saint Elizabeth," by Elizabeth 08. Ltuami^; "Plays," by Daniel Beding'-r Lucas ; and "Pocabonlas : v Pageant," »jb»y Margaret UDmann.