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The sermon preached by the Dean of Wjestmifister before the Bishops assembled for the Lambeth Conference will shortly be published by Messrs Longmans in a small sixpenny volume entitled "The Vision of Unity." The vol : ume will contain three other sermons by the Dean on the same subject, together with his Pan-Anglican paper on the "Function of the Anglican Communion." Can every English reader mention off-hand the real narao of "Churlcs Egbert Craddock," the American novelist? Perhaps not. It is Miss Mary Murf ree, and she lives ' ' 'wuy down in old Tennessee." Her books had at one time a considerable popularity on this sid« of the Atlantic. Now we seem to hear less of them, whatever the season. But the immediate point is that "Charles Kgbert Craddock" has has just finished a new novel, with the title "The Fair Mississippian,." of which the heroine is 3 widow, young and wilful. A fine new edition of "Grove's Dictionary of Music" is nearly completed, but every body who loves music cannot afford "Grove." Such lovers of music will be glad to hear of a cheaper but very comprehensive hand lexicon of the art which is about to appear. The author is Dr. Ralph Dunstan, and tho preparation of the work has occupied nearly four years, while it embodies the results of more than 30 years of study. "It aims." we are informed by the prospectus, "at providing in compact) form a reliable, comprehensive, and ( up-to-date compendium of musical information — a condensed musical library for the musician of limited means and for the general reader." Mr Stanley Weyman says ;i'i3 i>ow novel "The Wild Geese" is to be his last. "I think," he said, the other day,' to a writer in the "Bookman," "1 have told all tho tales I have to tell. I should not care to go on writing till the critics began to hint that I was repeating myself, and the public was beginning to feel that it had had enough of me. I consider I have been fortunate; critics, publishers, the public have all treated me well and I am' uol going to presume upon it. lam 53; 1 have had a long run, and would far sooner quit the stage now, whilst I am still playing to a full house, than go on and tire - the audience, and ring the curtain down at last on empty toentiKss-'. 1 That would never be likely to happen with an author so fresh in invention and delicate in style as Mr Weyman, but he is resolute. "He has," we are told, "fulfilled all his contracts, has refused to sign any more, and does not intend to write another ftory. But perhaps some day. when he has had Tdue rest, the spirit may move Mr Weyman to write again -for his own joy. Anyhow, we shall hope so, but meanwhile those of us who plaeo his score of stories on an honoured and often visjted shelf, will say "Thank you" for them. It is IS 'years since Mr .Weyman jftiblished "The House of the Wolf.'^-and it; high standard J<as been his meai lpvel of work over since., which b praise indeed.-.