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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
17
Poem lines reflect on final days and fading illusions with images of dusk, love, and peace. The verse envisions tender memories amid loss and a gentle, hopeful dawn, attributed to Harper's Magazine June edition.
The London Spectator editor Mr St Lee Strachey discusses a new life philosophy and Swift inspired duties to the state. A court case prompts definition of authorial responsibility in using real living-person names. American schools receive praise for patriotic teaching but questions arise about genuine national feeling. A failed 60 cent dollar novel experiment is noted alongside talk of a six shilling English edition not selling.
Debates on two shilling novels versus six shilling editions continue as publishers weigh library sales and fresh authors. John Bigelow announces a three volume memoir Retrospections of an Active Life covering 1817 to 1867 with documents on the Trent Affair and Maximilian in Mexico and anecdotes about Lincoln and Victoria.
Writers demand credit and a full page advertisement in future copies. The publishers of Greenwood argue Twain copied twenty two pages from Greenwood's Shakespeare work with permission but failed to name author and publisher. They question whether Twain or his publisher can afford such a remedy and doubt Greenwood's humor.
Contents list highlights new volumes and topics on books and publishing. Entries include Ireland and the Irish by R Barry O’Brien Dublin Castle and the Irish People and various topical discussions from Topics of the Week to Views of Readers.
A review of R Barry O Brien s Dublin Castle and the Irish People arguing the Irish question is political not historical and that Ireland is governed by British public opinion. It notes a century of appointments by English officials, the presence of 30 000 red coated soldiers and the symbolic contrast of the Castle with Dublin s City Hall while contrasting Rosebery s view on the Irish question.
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