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25, Turner, Reginald<br />
25, Nash, T. A.<br />
25, Trevor, John<br />
25, Wacher, Francis .<br />
25, Hughes-Gibb, Mrs.<br />
25, Farmer, Miss A. A.<br />
25, Hunt, Holman<br />
25, Tuckett, F. F.<br />
25, Allen, Mrs. Grant<br />
26, Hole, W. G. e<br />
27, Granville, Charles e<br />
27, Henoch, Miss Emily T.<br />
27, Simes, Miss O. Kathleen<br />
27, Penny, The Rev. Frank<br />
27, Westell, W. P. . e<br />
28, Coolidge, The Rev. W. A. B.<br />
28, Tennant, Lady Pamela<br />
28, Wingfield, H. . e<br />
30, Northcote, The Rev. H.<br />
30, Dexter, Walter<br />
30, Oliver, Miss Selwyn<br />
30, Kaye-Smith, Miss Sheila<br />
30, Bent, Mrs. Theodore<br />
30, Atkins, Miss Margaret A.<br />
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7, Maunsell, A. E. Lloyd<br />
7, Carolin, Mrs. . g<br />
7, Drake, Lady Eliott<br />
7, Parker, Mrs. Nella.<br />
7, Montresor, Miss F. F.<br />
7, Shepherd, George H.<br />
9, Maartens, Maarten.<br />
9. Y. F. S.<br />
9, Lefroy, Mrs. .<br />
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Dec. 9, White, Mrs. Woollaston () 5 ()<br />
Dec. 10, Gilliatt, The Rev. E. . . I () ()<br />
Dec. 13, Evans, Miss C. M. & . () 5 0<br />
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Dec. 16, Blake, J. P. . . I I 0<br />
Dec. 17, Medlicott, Cecil º O 10 6<br />
Dec. 18, Tansley, A. G. . º . 2 2 0<br />
Dec. 19, Thurston, Mrs. Katherine Cecil 1 1 0<br />
Dec. 19, Todd, John L. . 1 1 0<br />
Dec. 21, White, Percy e º . 1 1 0<br />
The names of those subscribers and donors which<br />
are not included in the lists printed above, are<br />
unavoidably held over to the February issue.<br />
The total amount of annual subscriptions<br />
received and promised since the issue of the<br />
circular amounts to £61 12s. The total amount<br />
of donations to £82 6s.<br />
COMMITTEE NOTES.<br />
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ſ TYHE last meeting of the committee for 1908<br />
was held on Tuesday, December 8, at the<br />
society's office, at four o'clock.<br />
Thirteen members and two associates were<br />
elected, bringing the number of elections for the<br />
current year up to 243—within three of the total<br />
election of the previous year. This is the second<br />
largest election the society has had since its<br />
foundation. The committee regret to report the<br />
resignation of ten members, bringing the total<br />
resignations for the current year up to seventy-two.<br />
This number is larger than last year. The total<br />
loss to the society, which includes, in addition to<br />
resignations, erasions for non-payment and deaths,<br />
is not, however, so heavy.<br />
The secretary reported the acceptances to the<br />
council and to the art sub-committee. These<br />
were chronicled in the last number of The Author.<br />
The committee then considered the following<br />
CàSéS :—<br />
The first related to a dispute between one of the<br />
members and an agent. The former had found it<br />
impossible to obtain any information respecting<br />
the MSS. he had entrusted to the agent. The<br />
committee instructed the secretary to Write<br />
demanding the return of the MSS., and stating<br />
that if this were not done by a certain date the<br />
papers would be placed in the hands of the<br />
society's solicitors, who would commence pro-<br />
ceedings.<br />
The next matter for consideration was a difficult<br />
question concerning the bankrupt estate of a<br />
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publisher. A papermaker claimed the assignment<br />
of the publishing contract and the right to publish.<br />
The solicitors’ opinion, which was opposed to the<br />
claims of the papermaker, was read to the com-<br />
mittee. They instructed the secretary to write,<br />
setting out the legal position, and to state that the<br />
society would maintain this position by action if<br />
necessary, but to suggest that it would be possible<br />
to arrange an amicable settlement by purchase of<br />
the stock which the papermaker held.<br />
The next question referred to a false entry of<br />
copyright by a publisher in the United States.<br />
The secretary read the opinion of the society's<br />
American lawyers. It appeared from that opinion<br />
that it was impossible to take action for the penalty<br />
recoverable under the American law owing to the<br />
lapse of time from the date of the offence.<br />
Another question—a very complicated one touch-<br />
ing the construction of an agreement between an<br />
author and a publisher—was discussed, and<br />
counsel's opinion and the report of the society's<br />
solicitors were read. The committee decided to<br />
follow the solicitors' advice, and suggested that a<br />
letter should be written to the publisher, and his<br />
answer thereto be referred to them at their next<br />
meeting.<br />
The committee then considered the question of<br />
office management, and a small committee, con-<br />
sisting of the chairman (Mr. Douglas Freshfield),<br />
Mr. Francis Storr, and Mr. S. Squire Sprigge, was<br />
appointed to consider this, and also the question<br />
of advertisements in The Author, and to report to<br />
the next meeting.<br />
An invitation, sent by Mr. C. J. Longman on<br />
behalf of his firm and other publishers, to appoint<br />
delegates to discuss certain matters relating to<br />
book publication, was read, and Mr. Maurice<br />
Hewlett, Mr. A. Hope Hawkins, and Mr. G.<br />
Bernard Shaw were requested to represent the<br />
committee in the matter.<br />
The secretary made a confidential report in<br />
respect to the Berlin Conference, and the action<br />
which it might be desirable to take in regard to the<br />
revised convention of Berne. The mutter was<br />
adjourned to the next meeting of the committee,<br />
when it is hoped that the Government report and<br />
Blue Book will be obtainable.<br />
Next followed a discussion on an important point<br />
respecting the payment of income tax on authors'<br />
earnings, and it was decided to ask one of the<br />
members of the society, who was also a member of<br />
the House of Commons, to put a question to the<br />
Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject.<br />
The secretary made a full report of the work<br />
accomplished by the Dramatic Sub-committee<br />
during the past months, details of which have<br />
appeared in past issues under the Dramatic Sub-<br />
Committee Notes. The committee sanctioned the<br />
registration scheme there set out, but left the<br />
details to the sub-committee. When the scheme<br />
is ready, and in Working order, a statement will<br />
be published in The Author.<br />
A sub-committee, consisting of the chairman<br />
and Mr. Sidney Lee, was chosen to settle the report<br />
of the committee's work during the year. -<br />
The proposal submitted by Mrs. E. Nesbit<br />
Bland was again adjourned owing to her absence,<br />
and the secretary was instructed to inform her it<br />
would be dealt with at the first meeting next year,<br />
and invite her if possible to attend.<br />
Finally, the committee decided, as far as<br />
possible, to obtain particulars of the titles of<br />
stories, and their authors, running in some<br />
of the colonial papers during a given period, in<br />
order to ascertain the extent, if any, of the piracy<br />
of British authors' works in the colonies. When<br />
the details are to hand, the secretary will write to<br />
the authors whose stories are running, and inquire<br />
whether their publication is or is not authorised.<br />
If the publication is unauthorised the com-<br />
mittee will consider the matter, and, if necessary,<br />
take action for infringement of copyright.<br />
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DRAMATIC COMMITTEE NOTES.<br />
THE last meeting of the Dramatic Sub-Committee<br />
for the year 1908 was held at the offices of the<br />
society on Monday, December 7, at 3 o'clock.<br />
It had been decided to postpone publication of<br />
the dramatic pamphlet in The Author, as the com-<br />
mittee now sees its way to some valuable additions<br />
which will, it is hoped, make the pamphlet cover<br />
every department of business between authors and<br />
the theatre. Also, as the pending settlement of the<br />
questions between the Society of Authors and the<br />
proposed Dramatic Authors’ Society seems likely<br />
to reinforce the society by the accession of some<br />
experienced dramatists, it was decided to adjourn<br />
publication so as to obtain the benefit of their<br />
criticism for the final revision of the pamphlet.<br />
A translation of the constitution and treaty of<br />
the new German Dramatic Authors’ Society was<br />
considered. Ilater on we hope to publish in The<br />
Author a series of articles on foreign authors'<br />
societies, in which this new body will be dealt with.<br />
Meanwhile we need only say that it applied wholly<br />
to the relations of authors in Germany with the<br />
agents whose services are indispensable in Germany<br />
at present because of the prevalence of the repertory<br />
system. It throws no new light on British<br />
theatrical business. Mr. Shaw made a report<br />
respecting the working of the French Société<br />
des Auteurs Dramatiques. The consideration of<br />
the managerial treaty was continued and<br />
adjourned.<br />
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TISIE AUTISIOR,<br />
89.<br />
IMPORTANT INNOVATION.<br />
A suggestion made by one of the dramatic<br />
members of the society that the society should<br />
Open a register of all scenarios for its members<br />
Was fully approved, and it was decided to refer<br />
the matter to the Committee of Management<br />
(which subsequently concurred : see Report).<br />
The proposal was to strengthen the hands of the<br />
dramatist in the event of his plot being pirated, or<br />
in the event of a charge of piracy being brought<br />
against him, by enabling him to produce an<br />
authoritative record dating from its invention.<br />
Cases recently tried in the courts indicate that<br />
disputes often arise, and that judges and juries,<br />
and even inexperienced authors, accept evidence<br />
of quite common coincidences as evidence of<br />
plagiarism.<br />
The final arrangements have not been settled.<br />
They will probably be on the following lines :<br />
—Any member of the society will henceforth have<br />
the right, on payment of half-a-crown, to send to<br />
the society's office two copies of a scenario, or any<br />
similar statement of the subject of an original<br />
literary, or dramatic work, or of any original<br />
matter in a translation or adaptation. The society,<br />
having compared the two copies, will file one and<br />
return the other to the author stamped with a<br />
certificate that a duplicate has been registered with<br />
the Society. Members availing themselves of the<br />
registry must bear in mind that under no circum-<br />
stances can they be allowed access to the registered<br />
Copy, as any possibility of tampering with it would<br />
destroy its value. Copies, however, can be obtained<br />
at any time for a trifling fee to cover the cost of<br />
typing. Should the author have to take proceed-<br />
ings for infringement or defend himself against an<br />
accusation of infringement, the registered copy<br />
Would strengthen his position considerably, whether<br />
he were plaintiff or defendant.<br />
—6–º-e<br />
Cases.<br />
DURING the past month only ten cases have<br />
been placed in the secretary's hands. Six of these<br />
referred to claims for money, and we have to<br />
report with regret that only one of them has been<br />
settled so far. There was one claim for accounts,<br />
and these have been rendered by the publisher;<br />
one claim for the return of MSS., which is still in<br />
the course of negotiation; and two disputes on<br />
agreements which have only recently come into<br />
the office.<br />
Eight cases remain open from former months.<br />
Three of these deal with matters in the United<br />
States, and the negotiations in these are necessarily<br />
slow ; one case is in New Zealand. The same<br />
remark applies to this as to the other three cases<br />
just mentioned. The rest are claims for money<br />
or money and accounts. Failing a satisfactory<br />
settlement these will be transferred to the society's<br />
Solicitors. -<br />
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December Elections.<br />
Armfield, Maxwell 2A, Holland Road,<br />
W.<br />
15/2, Raghu Nath,<br />
Chatterjee St.<br />
Simla, Calcutta.<br />
Royal Station Hotel,<br />
Hull.<br />
5, Crescent Terrace,<br />
C he l t e n h, a m ;<br />
Loughloher, Cahir,<br />
Baner ea, Satya Bhusan<br />
Bentley, Arthur<br />
Blakeney, L. M. McCraith<br />
(L. M. McCraith).<br />
- Ireland.<br />
Bosanquet, N. E. T. . Cowley, Uxbridge.<br />
Bremner, James 14B, Poissonnière,<br />
Paris.<br />
Drummond, Mrs. S. Annie 38, Pevensey Road,<br />
Eastbourne.<br />
Durran, W. . 30, Wereker Road,<br />
West Kensington,<br />
15, Vicarage Gate,<br />
Kensington, W.<br />
Lack, H. Lambert . 48, Harley Street, W.<br />
MacLeod, G. Hamilton . 2, Buccleugh Place,<br />
Hugel, Baron won<br />
- Edinburgh.<br />
Protheroe, Hope tº . 25, Welbeck Street,<br />
W.<br />
Risque, W. H. . 10, Glyn Mansions,<br />
Addison Bridge,<br />
W.<br />
Samuels, Major John, W.D.<br />
(Lumen) {e º . Llanfairfechan.<br />
Snowden, Keighley 24, Auriol Road,<br />
West Kensington,<br />
W.<br />
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TISIES A UTISIOR-<br />
LITERARY, DRAMATIC, AND MUSICAL<br />
NOTES.<br />
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E are asked by Mrs. Henry de la Pasture,<br />
for the information of her many literary<br />
friends, to announce the recent death of<br />
her husband from heart failure after a few days'<br />
illness.<br />
In “Anglo-Saxons from Palestine ; or, The<br />
Imperial Mystery of the Lost Tribes,” Mrs.<br />
Theodore Bent, author of “Southern Arabia,<br />
Soudan, and Sucotra,” shows how the British<br />
nation can be traced to the lost tribes of Israel<br />
and how no other nation can, the United States<br />
representing Manasseh. The book is published<br />
by Messrs. Sherratt and Hughes at one shilling.<br />
“The Apostate ’’ is a novel by A. E. Lloyd<br />
Maunsell, which Messrs. Allen have brought out.<br />
Mr. Selwyn Brinton's series, “The Renaissance<br />
in Italian Art,” has now been completed by the<br />
publication of Part III., “The Mediciat Florence.”<br />
This volume contains a full account of Florentine<br />
painting from Paolo Uccello to Ghirlandajo. There<br />
are twenty-six illustrations and an analysis of<br />
Florentine painting from Paolo Doni (1397-1475)<br />
to Wincenzo Dandini (1607-1675).<br />
“Seekers,” by Frank Savile, which has been<br />
running serially in T. P.'s Weekly, will be brought<br />
out in book form by Mr. Arnold early next month.<br />
Mr. Savile is at present engaged on a new novel,<br />
the scene of which is laid principally in Morocco,<br />
to complete which he has lately revisited Tangier,<br />
Melilla, and various other North African towns.<br />
The second and third concert in Mr. St. John<br />
Lacy's sixth series of chamber-music concerts will<br />
be given in the Clarence Hall, Cork, on January 30<br />
and March 10. Those taking part will include<br />
Nſadame and Signor Grossi, Miss Eileen Price, Mr.<br />
W. Brady, and Mr. F. St. John Lacy.<br />
Mr. Hubert Wales is engaged on a new novel<br />
entitled “Hilary Thornton,” which will be pub-<br />
lished by Mr. John Long in the early spring.<br />
The incidents woven into “Marama"—C. L.<br />
Woollaston White's new novel (Messrs. R. and T.<br />
Washbourne)—are taken from eye-witnesses and<br />
actors in some of the scenes occurring in Fiji<br />
before (and, after) the country was annexed by<br />
Great Britain. Conditions being now totally<br />
changed, it recalls much that can never be seen<br />
again and—but for this book—would be swept<br />
away unrecorded. *<br />
Miss Beatrice Moffat's novel, “John Broome's<br />
Wife,” is being brought out by Mr. T. Fisher<br />
Unwin. It deals with modern life, and is a study<br />
of strongly contrasted temperaments. The scenes<br />
are laid on the west coast of Scotland and in<br />
Hampshire.<br />
Three numbers of Messrs. Crewsher & Co.'s<br />
New School Series of Songs have just been pub-<br />
lished. They are all by Miss L. Budgen, and are<br />
entitled: No. 1. “The Hurricane” and “The<br />
Snowdrop"; No. 2. “True Charm”; No. 3.<br />
“There's Beauty in the Air.”<br />
We have received from Mr. Henry Frowde<br />
“Select Poems of William Barnes,” chosen and<br />
edited, with a preface and glossarial notes, by<br />
Thomas Hardy.<br />
We have received from Mr. John Ouseley<br />
“Shelley : a Poem,” by Captain Claude E. Foster;<br />
“Mark Talbot,” by Crofton Spencer; “The Silver<br />
Cross,” by Jenkins Stenning; “The Flitting of<br />
Angelina,” by Jessica Solomon. Also “The Life<br />
and Times of Robert Emmett,” the first volume of<br />
The Irish Library Series, which is a commendable<br />
undertaking. It is a pity the cheapness of this<br />
series—sixpence—necessitates disfiguring the text<br />
with advertisements. -<br />
Mr. Francis Griffiths has published “Mary of<br />
England,” a tragedy in four acts, by N. Thorpe<br />
Mayne.<br />
In “Philanthropy and the State ; or, Social Poli-<br />
tics,” by B. Kirkman Gray, edited by Eleanor<br />
Kirkman Gray and B. L. Hutchins, the author<br />
maintains the thesis that “private philanthropy<br />
cannot provide a remedy for widespread want which<br />
results from broad and general social causes; that<br />
it ought not to be expected to do so; that the pro-<br />
vision of such remedies is the proper responsibility<br />
of the State, and should be accepted as such.” The<br />
publishers are Messrs. P. S. King and Son.<br />
Mr. Richard Davey has just published a second<br />
edition of “The Sultan and his Subjects” (Messrs.<br />
Chatto and Windus), and is preparing a second<br />
edition of his “Pageant of London’’ (Messrs.<br />
Methuen). The former has been considerably<br />
revised and enlarged.<br />
“A Woman's Pride,” a play of modern society<br />
life, by Hippolyte Buffenoir (author of the forth-<br />
coming “Portraits of Robespierre * in English) is<br />
in course of translation and adaptation for the<br />
English stage by Mary C. Rowsell.<br />
Mr. Wynford Dewhurst gave an address in the<br />
Manchester City Art Gallery on December 9. His<br />
subject was “Paris as an Art Mother.” Some<br />
thirty of his pictures have been recently on exhibi-<br />
tion at the Midland Hotel, Manchester.<br />
Mr. Fifield has just published two volumes by<br />
Mrs. Alfred Marks: “Landholding in England,<br />
considered in Relation to Poverty,” and “The<br />
Corn Laws.” Though issued separately, the<br />
Volumes may be considered as forming one work.<br />
On November 28, at Wyndham's Theatre, “Sir<br />
Anthony,” a comedy in three acts, by C. Haddon<br />
Chambers, was produced. It may be described as<br />
a satire on Suburbia. The cast included Mr.<br />
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Weedon Grossmith, Mr. Edmund Maurice, Mr.<br />
Evelyn Beerbohm, Miss Suzanne Sheldon, Miss<br />
Mary Leslie, and Miss Nina Boucicault.<br />
December 9 was the first night of “The Last of<br />
the De Mullins,” by St. John Hankin, produced<br />
by the Stage Society at the Haymarket Theatre.<br />
The play concerns a girl with unconventional ideas<br />
on the subject of marriage. In the last act her<br />
father becomes almost reconciled to her through a<br />
liking for her fatherless boy, but Janet de Mullin<br />
refuses to return permanently to her home. The<br />
boy, the last of the De Mullins, must earn by his<br />
own efforts name and reputation. The players<br />
included Miss Lillah McCarthy and Mr. Nigel<br />
Playfair.<br />
A new comedy sketch, by Paul Rubens, entitled<br />
“Fly by Night,” was given at the Palace Theatre<br />
on December 14. It is the first play in English<br />
that introduces an aviator and his aeroplane. Mr.<br />
Seymour Hicks and Miss Ellaline Terriss sustained<br />
the principal parts.<br />
Mr. Charles W. France and Miss Evelyn D’Alroy<br />
appeared on December 17 in a little one-act play,<br />
by W. J. Locke, at the Empire Theatre. It is<br />
called “A Blank Cheque,” and concerns Mr.<br />
Mahoney, an innocent convict, who upon his<br />
release asks his wife to draw a blank cheque in his<br />
favour and fills in the amount as “My wife's love.”<br />
“Peter Pan,” by J. M. Barrie, was again revived<br />
at the Duke of York's Theatre on December 23<br />
with Miss Pauline Chase in the name part.<br />
—e—º-e—<br />
PARIS NOTES.<br />
–0—sº-º-<br />
LITERARY prize of £200 has just been<br />
awarded to Edouard Estaunié, the author<br />
of “La Wie secrète,” mentioned in last<br />
month's article. -<br />
It will be interesting to all admirers of Renan to<br />
know that his grandson, Ernest Psichari, has just<br />
published his first book, “Terres de Soleil et de<br />
Sommeil.” It is a delightful description of Africa<br />
written by a soldier who is a poet in spite of him-<br />
self. The first chapter is entitled “Le Sourire de<br />
l'Afrique.” As well as the author's first im-<br />
pressions of Africa, we have a study of the effect<br />
that the great silence and peace of Africa has on<br />
his own soul. The next article is entitled “Sama,”<br />
and is a study of the Bayas, and more especially of<br />
the boy Sama in whom he is greatly interested,<br />
who dies while they are at Yalé. The account of<br />
his death and funeral is both dramatic and pathetic,<br />
and the whole chapter is full of deep feeling and<br />
poetry. The epilogue and the last chapters of<br />
notes are full of promise, and it is with the greatest<br />
as no one else does in France. I<br />
château and knows its history and all that has<br />
pleasure that we recognize in this book the simpli-<br />
city of language and the sincerity which we had<br />
every right to expect from the grandson of Ernest<br />
Renan.<br />
“Le Tribunal Révolutionnaire” (1793–1795)<br />
is another of Lenotre's volumes on “La Révolution<br />
et l'Empire,” the result of his historical studies<br />
and discoveries among the archives of his country.<br />
The chapters of this book are entitled “La<br />
Maison de Justice,” “Fouquier-Tinville,” “L’Accu-<br />
sateur public,” “Fouquier s'élève,” “Les Grands<br />
Jours,” “Messes Rouges,” “L’Ecroulement,” “Le<br />
Procès du Tribunal.” There are several interest-<br />
ing illustrations in the volume. The account of<br />
Fouquier-Tinville's early life is given with many<br />
picturesque details. His letter to his mother is<br />
Curious when, as a young man, he was in such<br />
poverty in spite of his father's wealth. His trial is<br />
described later on in detail, and his execution.<br />
Anatole France's new book, “Les Contes de<br />
Jacques Tournebroche,” is published with coloured<br />
illustrations by Ilêon Lebègue.<br />
By way of fêting the centenary of Barbey<br />
d’Aurevilly, Mlle. Louise Read has published a<br />
Centenary edition of his volume entitled<br />
“Voyageurs et Romanciers.” This is a collec-<br />
tion of articles on about twenty-six French<br />
writers, among whom are Ampère, Frédéric Soulié,<br />
George Sand, Octave Feuillet, Victor Hugo and<br />
the Comte de Gobineau. Like all Barbey<br />
d’Aurevilly's books, there is nothing that seems<br />
Out of date. These articles and criticisms are just<br />
as interesting and seem just as fresh as when they<br />
Were penned so many years ago. The curious<br />
part of nearly all this author's articles is that the<br />
writer seems to have been gifted with prophecy,<br />
for so frequently in his writings he appears to be<br />
referring to many of the burning questions of<br />
to-day.<br />
M. Pierre de Nolhac, the Conservateur of the<br />
Versailles Palace, has just brought out a volume<br />
entitled “Versailles et Trianon,” with illustrations<br />
by René Binet. M. de Nolhac knows Versailles<br />
He lives in the<br />
happened there. The present edition is published<br />
at sixty francs.<br />
“Jean-Luc Persécuté,” by C. F. Ramuz, is a<br />
curious story of peasant life in the mountains. It<br />
is told in a graphic style and every detail given.<br />
The end is tragic, as it is the story of a husband<br />
who deals out what he considers justice with his<br />
own hands, and avenges himself on the wife who<br />
has betrayed him. There are two other curious<br />
and very original stories in the same volume—<br />
stories of simple primitive life, very human and<br />
with a touch of poetry in them.<br />
In “L’Ame libre,” by Brada, we have a very<br />
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TISIES A UTHOR.<br />
true study of French life in a certain circle of<br />
society. There are no doubt hundreds of girls<br />
at present in precisely the circumstances described<br />
by the observant novelist who tells the story.<br />
Every character in the book lives and is well<br />
drawn — the somewhat selfish aristocrat, the<br />
husband and wife who live, and bring up their<br />
children, on their expectations, the young girl who<br />
has more modern ideas than her parents, but who<br />
is nevertheless bound, as it were, by the old<br />
traditions. There is, too, a typical “arrivist” in<br />
the young doctor. The whole book is extremely<br />
interesting as a study of a certain phase of French<br />
life.<br />
To all those who are interested in the study of<br />
all phases of German life “Mes Prisons en<br />
Prusse,” by Paul Chorenne, will be an attractive<br />
book. It is the account given by a Frenchman of<br />
his arrest in Germany as a spy, his trial, and<br />
imprisonment. The prison etiquette and prison<br />
life during seven years are described in a graphic<br />
and amusing way.<br />
The seventh volume of Georges Duval’s trans-<br />
lation of Shakespeare is now ready, and contains<br />
four plays.<br />
In the December numbers of La Revue Hebdoma-<br />
daire there is an article on Victorien Sardou by<br />
G. A. de Caillavet, and one on “Le Marché de<br />
l'Automobile et le Salon de 1908,” by J. Bordeaux.<br />
M. Jacques Bardoux also contributes an article on<br />
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. The novel by<br />
Maurice Barrés, “Colette Baudoche,” which has<br />
been published as a serial in this review, is now<br />
finished, and M. Jean-Louis Wandoyer commences<br />
“La Bien-Aimée.”<br />
In the Revue de Paris of December Barbey<br />
d’Aurevilley’s Letters to Trébutien are published.<br />
Judith Gautier gives an article on “L’Empereur<br />
de Chine '' and Ernest Lavisse on “Un Séjour à<br />
Berlin.” -<br />
The theatrical event of the month has been the<br />
reception of the play “Le Foyer’’ at the Théâtre<br />
Français. It was quite impossible for the piece to<br />
continue until a number of persons had been ejected.<br />
The general opinion seems to be that it is regret-<br />
table that a play of this kind should be given in<br />
a State theatre. At the Vaudeville “Le Lys" is<br />
being given, and at the Renaissance “L’Oiseau<br />
Blessé.”<br />
ALYS HALLARD.<br />
“La Vie secrète ’’ (Perrin).<br />
“Terres de Soleil et de Sommeil” (Calmann Lévy).<br />
“Le Tribunal Revolutionnaire (1798–1795)" (Perrin).<br />
“Les Contes de Jacques Tournebroche’’ (Calmann Lévy).<br />
“Voyageurs et Romanciers” (Lemerre).<br />
“Jean-Luc Persécuté” (Perrin).<br />
“L’Ame libre '' (Plon).<br />
“Mes Prisons en Prusse” (Juven).<br />
with which it was sometimes confounded.<br />
SPANISH NOTES.<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
EWS comes from Valencia that Bernardo<br />
T Morales has recently published a novel<br />
entitled “La Tribuna Roja” (The Scarlet<br />
Tribune). The work may be said to be a<br />
psychological study of Woman, and feminism<br />
seen from a Spaniard's point of view has a<br />
particular interest to English readers. This<br />
author was already well known in Spain by his<br />
romance called “La Rulla.” In Rulla readers<br />
See a character which is arresting, inasmuch as<br />
it is painted with sincerity and wide sympathy.<br />
“Rebelión” by “Joyzelle” is a realistic novel<br />
which will interest those who like to plumb the<br />
evils evolved from marriage as a matter of<br />
arrangement instead of inclination in the “high<br />
Society" of Spain. There is a touch of genius<br />
in the fire with which the author describes the<br />
heroine's awakening to love when the inevitable<br />
“kindred spirit” appears. Like a mighty stream<br />
it sweeps away all laws of convention ; and as the<br />
book is evidently written by “one who knows,” we<br />
see that the reverse of the medal of contented<br />
serfdom to the demands of social life, supposed to<br />
prevail among women of high degree in Spain, is a<br />
rebellion so keen that the high tide of feeling<br />
breaks on the quicksand of tragedy.<br />
From rebellion we turn to “El Niño de Guzman º'<br />
(“Guzman's Child.”) By Guzman the authoress<br />
Emilia Pardo Bazan means a Spaniard imbued<br />
with all the poetic chivalry and honour of past<br />
ages. The encounter of this young man, who had<br />
been brought up abroad, with his relatives at San<br />
Sebastian, is tragic in its disillusion and dénouement,<br />
but it is only the pen of a writer like Pardo Bazan,<br />
who has recently been made a countess by<br />
Alfonso XIII. in consideration of her literary<br />
talent, that could give such striking pictures of the<br />
feelings and the home life of a Spanish nobleman<br />
ruined by the heartless conduct of the son’s wife.<br />
“Le frère ainé,” by Daudet, has just been<br />
translated into beautiful Spanish verse by Martinez<br />
Sierra ; it was rendered the other night in<br />
public by Señorita Roderiguez and Señor Porredon.<br />
Madrid has just suffered a great loss in the death<br />
of the Reverend P. D. Salvador Font.<br />
It was his<br />
articles published in the “A.B.C.” which poured<br />
oil on the stormy waters of controversy during the<br />
elections of 1907, when the Solidarity of Catalonia<br />
proved to be a power too strong to be set aside.<br />
This Solidarity for the suffrage the priest zealously<br />
declared was quite distinct from the Separatism<br />
The<br />
clever ecclesiastic was called “the father of the poor,”<br />
for it was due to his initiation that the Society of<br />
Santa Rita is such a source of practical benefit to<br />
the poor; and many of the illustrious ladies who<br />
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devote so much time to cutting out and making<br />
garments for their less fortunate sisters took their<br />
farewell of the priest as he lay in the solemnity of<br />
death in his cell in the Convent of Saint Orozco.<br />
Among these ladies one noted the Marchionesses of<br />
Perijaa Montehermoso, the Señoras Dato and Luca de<br />
Tena, etc. The funeral was attended by the Minister<br />
of War, General Weyler, and other celebrities.<br />
The Exhibition, which is still open at the<br />
palatial editorial house of “A.B.C.,” has been the<br />
Scene of many successful entertainments. Señorita<br />
Carmen Roderiguez Trelles, the girl musician, gave<br />
a most brilliant pianoforte recital one afternoon, in<br />
which she interpreted with great facility many<br />
difficult works of great masters.<br />
The Royal Academy of Spain saw the reception<br />
the other day of the new academician, D. Melchor<br />
de Palau. .<br />
Count Casa Valencia, Menendez Pidal, Count<br />
Reparaz, Carracido the Marquis of Wadillo, were<br />
among those who assisted at the ceremony. The<br />
discourse of the new academician was very well<br />
written and replete with interest, the theme being<br />
“Science as the Spring of Poetic Inspiration.”<br />
The Libro Amarillo (Blue Book) on Morocco,<br />
gives a full account of the policy of France with<br />
reference to Abd-el-Aziz and Muley Hafid, the<br />
mission of Monsieur Regnault to Rabat, the<br />
intervention of France in Casablanca, etc. During<br />
the long time of his service at Tangier as Secretary<br />
of the Foreign Office, Don Manuel de Figuerola has<br />
more than justified the high opinion formed of him<br />
when in Madrid.<br />
The great speech of Moret, the leader of the<br />
Liberal party in Saragossa, was listened to by a<br />
large assembly at the Town Hall. In his call to<br />
his followers the orator said, “Union is strength,<br />
union is health, union is the sacrifice of the small<br />
for the great, union is to have a conscience.”<br />
Cambo, the great statesman of Catalonia, has<br />
just held an impressive meeting in Barcelona.<br />
The Solidarist leader declared that the policy of<br />
Catalonia in its victory for the suffrage will finally<br />
extend all over Spain. In speaking eloquently for<br />
this union of interests, the orator declared he had<br />
never conceived the idea of Separatism for Catalonia,<br />
for Separatism came under the same category of evils<br />
for Regions as suicide for individuals.<br />
RACHEL CHALLICE.<br />
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CONTRACTS IN WRITING AND THE<br />
- 'STAMP ACT.<br />
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QUESTION which is continually arising<br />
when there are disputes between authors<br />
- and publishers is whether the agreement<br />
entered into between them should be in writing,<br />
having regard to the provisions of the Sale of<br />
Goods Act, 1893, and the Statute of Frauds.<br />
And closely allied to the above question is<br />
another, viz., assuming the contract to be in writ-<br />
ing, whether it requires to be stamped.<br />
Having regard to the words used in the two<br />
statutes, many cases which have been decided on the<br />
Statute of Frauds are also authorities on the Stamp<br />
Act. The sections of the several Acts which bear on<br />
the subject and which it will be necessary to consider<br />
are as follows:–Sec. 4 of the Sale of Goods Act,<br />
1893, which practically reproduces sec. 17 of the<br />
Statute of Frauds, provides that “A contract for the<br />
sale of any goods of the value of ten pounds or<br />
upwards shall not be enforceable by action unless<br />
the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold,<br />
and actually receive the same, or give something<br />
in earnest to bind the contract, or in part-payment,<br />
or unless some note or memorandum in writing of<br />
the contract be made and signed by the party to<br />
be charged or his agent on that behalf.”<br />
The Stamp Act of 1891 provides that any agree-<br />
ment or any memorandum of an agreement shall<br />
be stamped with a sixpenny stamp.<br />
But the following exemptions are made : agree-<br />
ment or memorandum the matter whereof is not of<br />
the value of £5; and agreement, letter, or memor-<br />
andum made for or relating to the sale of any<br />
goods.<br />
The 4th section of the Statute of Frauds renders<br />
void any agreement that is not to be performed<br />
within a year from the making thereof, unless the<br />
agreement upon which the action is brought or<br />
some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in<br />
writing and signed by the party to be charged<br />
there with or by some other person thereunto by him<br />
lawfully authorised.<br />
The subject may be roughly divided into (1)<br />
agreements for the sale of literary work to be done,<br />
and (2) agreements for the sale of Work already<br />
done.<br />
With regard to the first class, one of the leadin<br />
cases on the subject is that of Clay v. Yates (2<br />
L. J. N. S. 236).<br />
The facts were, so far as they are material to<br />
the present subject, that the plaintiff, a printer,<br />
having agreed to print for the defendant a work<br />
which was to contain a dedication to be thereafter<br />
sent to him, printed the work and also the dedication,<br />
but on the latter being returned to him revised,<br />
discovered for the first time that it contained<br />
libellous matter, whereupon he refused to continue<br />
the printing of it, and on the defendant refusing<br />
to accept or pay for the work without the dedica-<br />
tion, brought an action against him for the price<br />
of the work without the dedication. It was con-<br />
tended by the defendant at the trial that the plain-<br />
tiff could not recover because the provisions of the<br />
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17th section of the Statute of Frauds had not<br />
been complied with.<br />
The Court, however, held that the section did<br />
not apply, the contract being one of work and<br />
labour and not of goods sold. Chief Baron Pollock<br />
in the course of his judgment said, “It seems to<br />
me the true rule is this, whether the work and<br />
labour is of the essence of the contract, or whether<br />
it is the materials which are found. My impression<br />
is, that in the case of a work of art, whether it be<br />
silver or gold, or marble, or common plaster, that<br />
is a case of the application of labour of the highest<br />
description, and the material is of no sort of<br />
importance as compared with the labour ; and<br />
therefore that all this would be recoverable as<br />
work and labour and materials found.<br />
“I do not mean to say the price might not be<br />
recovered as goods sold and delivered if the work<br />
were completed and sent home. -<br />
“No doubt it is a chattel that was bargained for<br />
and delivered, and it might be recovered as goods<br />
sold and delivered, but still it would not prevent<br />
the price from being recovered as work and labour<br />
and materials found. -<br />
“It appears to me, therefore, this was properly<br />
sued for as work and labour and materials found,<br />
and that the Statute of Frauds does not apply.”<br />
It follows from the above case that where the<br />
contract is one for work to be done the contract<br />
need not be in writing. On the other hand, in such<br />
a case if the contract should have been reduced<br />
into writing and the matter thereof exceeded £5<br />
in value it should be stamped, because it does not<br />
come within the exemptions of the Stamp Act<br />
relating to the sale of goods.<br />
It would also seem to follow that if the contract<br />
were one for the sale of work already done, that it<br />
would be a sale of goods and require to be in<br />
writing if the value of the contract was £10 or<br />
upwards. Whether such contract would require to<br />
be stamped is a very difficult question, and each<br />
case must depend upon its own particular facts.<br />
If the contract was simply the sale of the manu-<br />
script for a lump sum it would not require to be<br />
stamped. On the other hand, if any additional<br />
terms were embodied in the contract it might very<br />
possibly be held that it must be stamped.<br />
In the recent case of In re Grant Richards<br />
(reported in The Author, May, 1907), an author<br />
sold the copyright of his book to a publisher upon<br />
the terms that the publisher should print and<br />
publish it, and should pay him certain royalties<br />
upon the sales of the book. -<br />
The contract was in writing, and had not been<br />
stamped ; the Judge who heard the case held that<br />
the contract did not come within the exemptions<br />
of the Stamp Act relating to the sale of goods, and<br />
therefore required to be stamped. - -<br />
The 4th Section of the Statute of Frauds, as<br />
already stated, renders void any agreement that is<br />
not to be performed within a year unless the same<br />
be in writing. -<br />
Therefore, wherever it appears, either by express<br />
stipulation or by inference from the surrounding<br />
circumstances to have been contemplated, that the<br />
contract could not be completed on either side<br />
within the year, written evidence of the contract<br />
is necessary. ' -<br />
Speaking generally, the doctrine of part per-<br />
formance does not take the case out of the purview<br />
of this section, and in that respect it differs from<br />
the 4th Section of the Sale of Goods Act.<br />
It will be seen from the above how difficult it is<br />
to lay down any hard-and-fast rule as to whether<br />
it is absolutely necessary that a contract should be<br />
in writing and stamped.<br />
The principle is clear enough, but the trouble<br />
lies in the application of it, and each case must<br />
be considered separately. It follows that it is<br />
highly desirable that authors should see that their<br />
contracts are reduced into writing, and when they<br />
are so reduced to have them properly stamped.<br />
Aſ a —A- *<br />
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MAGAZINE CONTENTs.<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
ATLANTIC MONTHLY.<br />
On Learning to Write. By Havelock Ellis. -<br />
Some Moral Aspects of the Problem Play. By Louis<br />
W. Flaccus.<br />
Another Source of “Paradise Lost.” By N. Douglas.<br />
BIBLIOPHILE.<br />
Milton. By Professor Edward Dowden, LL.D.<br />
James Thomson. By Bertram Dobell.<br />
The Napoleonic Literature of 1908. By Harold F. B.<br />
Wheeler.<br />
BOOKMAN. -<br />
The Latest Foreign Criticism of Milton. By Jane T.<br />
Stoddart. -<br />
Henley the Critic and other Matters. By Y. Y.<br />
CORNHILL.<br />
The Book on the Table: “The Holland House Circle.”<br />
By Virginia Stephen.<br />
Lewis Campbell. By Leonard Huxley.<br />
CONTEMPORARY.<br />
Porson. By H. E. P. P.<br />
Milton and Modern Men. By J. E. G. de Montmorency.<br />
ForTNIGHTLY.<br />
The Tercentenary of John Milton. By Alice Law.<br />
Chateaubriand’s Second Love. By Francis Gribble.<br />
The New Life of Whistler. By Walter Sickert.<br />
The Need for an Endowed Theatre in London. By St.<br />
John Hankin. :<br />
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Convention de Berne Revisée<br />
POUR LA<br />
Protection des OEuvres Littéraires et Artistiques.<br />
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Convention de Berne Revisée<br />
POUR LA<br />
Protection des CEuvres Littéraires et Artistiques.<br />
SA MAJESTÉ L'EMPEREUR D'ALLEMAGNE, ROI DE PRUSSE :<br />
r p $ 4 41<br />
(Enumération des Etats),<br />
E, $ F f a # a \ º # $<br />
Egalement animés du désir de protéger d'une manière aussi efficace et aussi uniforme que<br />
possible les droits des auteurs sur leurs œuvres littéraires et artistiques,<br />
Ont résolu de conclure une Convention à l'effet de reviser la Convention de Berne du<br />
9 Septembre, 1886, l'Article additionnel et le Protocole de clôture joints à la même Convention,<br />
ainsi que l'Acte additionnel et la Déclaration interprétative de Paris, du 4 Mai, 1896.<br />
Ils ont, en conséquence, nommé pour leurs Plénipotentiaires, savoir :<br />
Lesquels, après s'être communiqué leurs pleins pouvoirs respectifs, trouvés en bonne et due<br />
forme, sont convenus des articles suivants :<br />
ARTICLE 1º.<br />
Les pays contractants sont constitués à l'état d'Union pour la protection des droits des<br />
auteurs sur leurs œuvres littéraires et artistiques.<br />
ARTICLE 2.<br />
L'expression * œuvres littéraires et artistiques " comprend toute production du domaine<br />
littéraire, scientifique ou artistique, quel qu'en soit le mode ou la forme de reproduction, telle<br />
que : les livres, brochures, et autres écrits ; les œuvres dramatiques ou dramatico-musicales, les<br />
œuvres chorégraphiques et les pantomimes, dont la mise en scène est fixée par écrit ou autre-<br />
ment ; les compositions musicales avec ou sans paroles ; les œuvres de dessin, de peinture,<br />
d'architecture, de sculpture, de gravure et de lithographie ; les illustrations, les cartes<br />
géographiques ; les plans, croquis et ouvrages plastiques, relatifs à la géographie, à la<br />
topographie, à l'architecture ou aux sciences.<br />
Sont protégés comme des ouvrages originaux, sans préjudice des droits de l'auteur de<br />
l'œuvre originale, les traductions, adaptations, arrangements de musique et autres reproductions<br />
transformées d'une œuvre littéraire ou artistique, ainsi que les recueils de différentes œuvres.<br />
Les pays contractants sont tenus d'assurer la protection des œuvres mentionnées<br />
ci-dessus. -<br />
Les œuvres d'art appliqué à l'industrie sont protégées autant que permet de le faire la<br />
législation intérieure de chaque pays.<br />
ARTICLE 3.<br />
La présente Convention s'applique aux œuvres photographiques et aux œuvres obtenues<br />
par un procédé analogue à la photographie. Les pays contractants sont tenus d'en assurer la<br />
protection.<br />
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ARTICLE 4.<br />
Les auteurs ressortissant à l'un des pays de l'Union jouissent, dans les pays autres que le<br />
pays d'origine de l'œuvre, pour leurs œuvres, soit non publiées, soit publiées pour la première<br />
fois dans un pays de l'Union, des droits que les lois respectives accordent actuellement ou<br />
accorderont par la suite aux nationaux, ainsi que des droits spécialement accordés par la<br />
présente Convention.<br />
La jouissance et l'exercice de ces droits ne sont subordonnés à aucune formalité ; cette<br />
jouissance et cet exercice sont indépendants de l'existence de la protection dans le pays<br />
d'origine de l'œuvre. Par suite, en dehors des stipulations de la présente Convention, l'étendue<br />
de la protection ainsi que les moyens de recours garantis à l'auteur pour sauvegarder ses droits<br />
se règlent exclusivement d'après la législation du pays où la protection est réclamée.<br />
Est considéré comme pays d'origine de l'œuvre : pour les œuvres non publiées, celui auquel<br />
appartient l'auteur ; pour les œuvres publiées, celui de la première publication ; et pour les<br />
oeuvres publiées simultanément dans plusieurs pays de l'Union, celui d'entre eux dont la<br />
législation accorde la durée de protection la plus courte. Pour les œuvres publiées simultané-<br />
ment dans un pays étranger à l'Union et dans un pays de l'Union, c'est ce dernier pays qui est<br />
exclusivement considéré comme pays d'origine.<br />
Par œuvres publiées, il faut, dans le sens de la présente Convention, entendre les œuvres<br />
éditées. La représentation d'une œuvre dramatique ou dramatico-musicale, l'exécution d'une<br />
oeuvre musicale, l'exposition d'une œuvre d'art et la construction d'une œuvre d'architecture<br />
ne constituent pas une publication.<br />
ARTICLE 5.<br />
Les ressortissants de l'un des pays de l'Union, qui publient pour la première fois leurs<br />
oeuvres dans un autre pays de l'Union, ont, dans ce dernier pays, les mêmes droits que les<br />
auteurs nationaux.<br />
ARTICLE 6.<br />
Les auteurs ne ressortissant pas à l'un des pays de l'Union, qui publient pour la première<br />
fois leurs œuvres dans l'un de ces pays, jouissent, dans ce pays, des mêmes droits que les auteurs<br />
mationaux, et dans les autres pays de l'Union des droits accordés par la présente Convention.<br />
ARTICLE 7.<br />
La durée de la protection accordée par la présente Convention comprend la vie de l'auteur<br />
et cinquante ans après sa mort.<br />
Toutefois, dans le cas où cette durée ne serait pas uniformément adoptée par tous les pays<br />
de i'Union, la durée sera réglée par la loi du pays où la protection sera réclamée et elle ne<br />
pourra excéder la durée fixée dans le pays d'origine de l'œuvre. Les pays contractants me seront,<br />
en conséquence, tenus d'appliquer la disposition de l'alinéa précédent que dans la mesure où elle<br />
se concilie avec leur droit interne.<br />
Pour les œuvres photographiques et les œuvres obtenues par un procédé analogue à la<br />
photographie, pour les œuvres posthumes, pour les œuvres anonymes ou pseudonymes, la durée<br />
de la protection est réglée par la loi du pays où la protection est réclamée, sans que cette durée<br />
puisse excéder la durée fixée dans le pays d'origine de l'œuvre.<br />
ARTICLE 8.<br />
Les auteurs d'œuvres non publiées, ressortissant à l'un des pays de l'Union, et les auteurs<br />
d'œuvres publiées pour la première fois dans un de ces pays jouissent, dans les autres pays de<br />
l'Union, pendant toute la durée du droit sur l'œuvre originale, du droit exclusif de faire ou<br />
d'autoriser la traduction de leurs œuvres.<br />
ARTICLE 9.<br />
Les romans-feuilletons, les nouvelles et toutes autres œuvres, soit littéraires, soit scientifiques,<br />
soit artistiques, quel qu'en soit l'objet, publiés dans les journaux ou recueils périodiques d'un<br />
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des pays de l'Union, ne peuvent être reproduits dans les autres pays sans le consentement des<br />
auteurS. J.-<br />
À l'exclusion des romans-feuilletons et des nouvelles, tout article de journal peut être<br />
reproduit par un autre journal, si la reproduction n'en est pas expressément interdite.<br />
Toutefois, la source doit être indiquée ; la sanction de cette obligation est déterminée par la<br />
législation du pays où la protection est réclamée.<br />
La protection de la présente Convention ne s'applique pas aux nouvelles du jour ou aux<br />
faits divers qui ont le caractère de simples informations de presse.<br />
ARTICLE 10.<br />
En ce qui concerne la faculté de faire licitement des emprunts à des œuvres littéraires ou<br />
artistiques pour des publications destinées à l'enseignement ou ayant un caractère scientifique,<br />
ou pour des chrestomathies, est réservé l'effet de la législation des pays de l'Union et des<br />
arrangements particuliers existants ou à conclure entre eux.<br />
ARTICLE ll.<br />
Les stipulations de la présente Convention s'appliquent à la représentation publique des<br />
œuvres dramatiques ou dramatico-musicales, et à l'exécution publique des œuvres musicales,<br />
que ces œuvres soient publiées ou non.<br />
Les auteurs d'œuvres dramatiques ou dramatico-musicales sont, pendant la durée de leur<br />
droit sur l'œuvre originale, protégés contre la représentation publique non autorisée de la<br />
traduction de leurs ouvrages.<br />
Pour jouir de la protection du présent article, les auteurs, en publiant leurs œuvres, ne<br />
sont pas tenus d'en interdire la représentation ou l'exécution publique.<br />
ARTICLE 12.<br />
Sont spécialement comprises parmi les reproductions illicites auxquelles s'applique la<br />
présente Convention, les appropriations indirectes non autorisées d'un ouvrage littéraire ou<br />
artistique, telles que : adaptations, arrangements de musique, transformations d'un roman,<br />
d'une nouvelle ou d'une poésie en pièce de théâtre et réciproquement, &c., lorsqu'elles ne sont<br />
que la reproduction de cet ouvrage, dans la même forme ou sous une autre forme, avec des<br />
changements, additions ou retranchements, non essentiels, et sans présenter le caractère d'une<br />
nouvelle œuvre originale.<br />
ARTICLE 13.<br />
Les auteurs d'œuvres musicales ont le droit exclusif d'autoriser : (1) l'adaptation de ces<br />
œuvres à des instruments servant à les reproduire mécaniquement ; (2) l'éxécution publique des<br />
mêmes œuvres au moyen de ces instruments.<br />
Des réserves et conditions relatives à l'application de cet article pourront être déter-<br />
minées par la législation intérieure de chaque pays, en ce qui le concerne , mais toutes<br />
réserves et conditions de cette nature n'auront qu'un effet strictement limité au pays qui les<br />
aurait établies.<br />
La disposition de l'alinéa 1º n'a pas d'effet rétroactif et, par suite, n'est pas applicable,<br />
dans un pays de l'Union, aux œuvres qui, dans ce pays, auront été adaptées licitement aux<br />
instruments mécaniques avant la mise en vigueur de la présente Convention.<br />
Les adaptations faites en vertu des alinéas 2 et 3 du présent article et importées, sans<br />
autorisation des parties intéressées, dans un pays où elles ne seraient pas licites, pourront y<br />
être saisies.<br />
ARTICLE 14,<br />
Les auteurs d'œuvres littéraires, scientifiques ou artistiques ont le droit exclusif d'autoriser<br />
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Sont protégées comme œuvres littéraires ou artistiques les productions cinématographiques<br />
lorsque, par les dispositifs de la mise en scène ou les combinaisons des incidents représentés,<br />
l'auteur aura donné à l'œuvre un caractère personnel et original.<br />
Sans préjudice des droits de l'auteur de l'œuvre originale, la reproduction par la cinémato-<br />
graphie d'une œuvre littéraire, scientifique ou artistique est protégée comme une œuvre<br />
originale.<br />
Les dispositions qui précèdent s'appliquent à la reproduction ou production obtenue par<br />
tout autre procédé analogue à la cinématographie.<br />
ARTICLE 15.<br />
Pour que les auteurs des ouvrages protégés par la présente Convention soient, jusqu'à<br />
preuve contraire, considérés comme tels et admis, en conséquence, devant les tribunaux des<br />
divers pays de l'Union, à exercer des poursuites contre les contrefacteurs, il suffit que leur nom<br />
soit indiqué sur l'ouvrage en la manière usitée.<br />
Pour les œuvres anonymes ou pseudonymes, l'éditeur dont le nom est indiqué sur<br />
l'ouvrage est fondé à sauvegarder les droits appartenant à l'auteur. Il est, sans autres preuves,<br />
réputé ayant cause de l'auteur anonyme ou pseudonyme.<br />
ARTICLE 16.<br />
Toute œuvre contrefaite peut être saisie par les autorités compétentes des pays de l'Union<br />
où l'œuvre originale a droit à la protection légale.<br />
Dans ces pays, la saisie peut aussi s'appliquer aux reproductions provenant d'un pays où<br />
l'œuvre n'est pas protégée ou a cessé de l'être.<br />
La saisie a lieu conformément à la législation intérieure de chaque pays.<br />
ARTICLE 17.<br />
Les dispositions de la présente Convention ne peuvent porter préjudice, en quoi que ce<br />
soit, au droit qui appartient au Gouvernement de chacun des pays de l'Union de permettre, de<br />
surveiller, d'interdire, par des mesures de législation ou de police intérieure, la circulation, la<br />
représentation, l'exposition de tout ouvrage ou production à l'égard desquels l'autorité com-<br />
pétente aurait à exercer ce droit.<br />
ARTICLE 18.<br />
La présente Convention s'applique à toutes les œuvres qui, au moment de son entrée en<br />
vigueur, ne sont pas encore tombées dans le domaine public de leur pays d'origine par l'expira-<br />
tion de la durée de la protection. -<br />
Cependant, si une œuvre, par l'expiration de la durée de protection qui lui était<br />
antérieurement reconnue, est tombée dans le domaine public du pays où la protection est<br />
réclamée, cette œuvre n'y sera pas protégée à nouveau.<br />
L'application de ce principe aura lieu suivant les stipulations contenues dans les conventions<br />
spéciales existantes ou à conclure à cet effet entre pays de l'Union. A défaut de semblables<br />
stipulations, les pays respectifs régleront, chacun pour ce qui le concerne, les modalités relatives<br />
à cette application. 3-<br />
Les dispositions qui précêdent s'appliquent également en cas de nouvelles accessions à<br />
l'Union et dans le cas où la durée de la protection serait étendue par application de l'article 7.<br />
ARTICLE 19.<br />
Les dispositions de la présente Convention n'empêchent pas de revendiquer l'application de<br />
dispositions plus larges qui seraient édictées par la législation d'un pays de l'Union en faveur de<br />
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ARTICLE 20.<br />
Les Gouvernements des pays de l'Union se réservent le droit de prendre entre eux des<br />
arrangements particuliers, en tant que ces arrangements conféreraient aux auteurs des droits<br />
plus étendus que ceux accordés par l'Union, ou qu'ils renfermeraient d'autres stipulations non<br />
contraires à la présente Convention. Les dispositions des arrangements existants qui répondent<br />
aux conditions précitées restent applicables.<br />
ARTICLE 21.<br />
Est maintenu l'office international institué sous le nom de ** Bureau de l'Union imter-<br />
nationale pour la protection des œuvres littéraires et artistiques."<br />
Ce Bureau est placé sous la haute autorité du Gouvernement de la Confédération Suisse,<br />
qui en règle l'organisation et en surveille le fonctionnement.<br />
La langue officielle du Bureau est la langue française.<br />
ARTICLE 22.<br />
Le Bureau international centralise les renseignements de toute nature relatifs à la<br />
protection des droits des auteurs sur leurs œuvres littéraires et artistiques. Il les coordonne<br />
et les publie. Il procède aux études d'utilité commune intéressant l'Union et rédige, à l'aide<br />
des documents qui sont mis à sa disposition par les diverses Administrations, une feuille<br />
périodique, en langue française, sur les questions concernant l'objet de l'Union. Les Gouverne-<br />
ments des pays de l'Union se réservent d'autoriser, d'un commun accord, le Bureau à publier<br />
une édition dans une ou plusieurs autres langues, pour le cas où l'expérience en aurait démontré<br />
le besoin.<br />
Le Bureau international doit se tenir en tout temps à la disposition des membres de<br />
l'Union pour leur fournir, sur les questions relatives à la protection des œuvres littéraires et<br />
artistiques, les renseignements spéciaux dont ils pourraient avoir besoin.<br />
Le Directeur du Bureau international fait sur sa gestion un rapport amnuel qui est<br />
communiqué à tous les membres de l'Union.<br />
ARTICLE 23.<br />
Les dépenses du Bureau de l'Union internationale sont supportées en commum par les pays<br />
contractants. Jusqu'à nouvelle décision, elles ne pourront pas dépasser la somme de soixante<br />
mille francs par année. Cette somme pourra être augmentée au besoin par simple décision<br />
d'une des Conférences prévues à l'article 24.<br />
Pour déterminer la part contributive de chacun des pays dans cette somme totale des<br />
frais, les pays contractants et ceux qui adhéreront ultérieurement à l'Union sont divisés en six<br />
classes contribuant chacune dans la proportion d'un certain nombre d'unités, savoir :-<br />
lº classe ... • a • e ， a g @ e • • @ 25 unités.<br />
2me , « • e º • • - © * 4 $ - - ©t 20 5 )<br />
3me , - - - - - - a º • e º ... lö ,<br />
4ºº ,, • • • © º º • © - s e $ ... 10 ,,<br />
5ºº , - º - «e • • s s © s $ $ # © - º 5 ,,<br />
6me , e • © é º º º $ $ • • © 3 ,,<br />
Ces coefficients sont multipliés par le nombre des pays de chaque classe, et la somme des<br />
produits ainsi obtenus fournit le nombre d'unités par lequel la dépense totale doit être divisée.<br />
Le quotient donne le montant de l'unité de dépense.<br />
Chaque pays déclarera, au moment de son accession, dans laquelle des susdites classes il<br />
demande à être rangé.<br />
L'Administration suisse prépare le budget du Bureau et en surveille les dépenses, fait<br />
les avances nécessaires et établit le compte annuel qui sera communiqué à toutes les autres<br />
Administrations.<br />
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ARTICLE 24.<br />
La présente Convention peut être soumise à des revisions en vue d'y introduire les<br />
améliorations de nature à perfectionner le système de l'Union.<br />
Les questions de cette nature, ainsi que celles qui intéressent à d'autres points de vue le<br />
développement de l'Union, sont traitées dans des Conférences qui auront lieu successivement<br />
dans les pays de l'Union entre les délégués desdits pays. L'Administration du pays où doit<br />
siéger une Conférence prépare, avec le concours du Bureau international, les travaux de celle-ci.<br />
Le Directeur du Bureau assiste aux séances des Conférences et prend part aux discussions sans<br />
voix délibérative. -<br />
Aucun changement à la présente Convention n'est valable pour l'Union que moyennant<br />
l'assentiment unanime des pays qui la composent.<br />
ARTICLE 25.<br />
Les États étrangers à l'Union et qui assurent la protection légale des droits faisant l'objet<br />
de la présente Convention, peuvent y accéder sur leur demande.<br />
Cette accession sera notifiée par écrit au Gouvernement de la Confédération Suisse, et par<br />
celui-ci à tous les autres.<br />
Elle emportera, de plein droit, adhésion à toutes les clauses et admission à tous les<br />
avantages stipulés dans la présente Convention. Toutefois, elle pourra contenir l'indication des<br />
dispositions de la Convention du 9 Septembre 1886 ou de l'Acte additionnel du 4 Mai 1896<br />
qu'ils jugeraient nécessaire de substituer, provisoirement au moins, aux dispositions correspon-<br />
dantes de la présente Convention.<br />
ARTICLE 26.<br />
Les pays contractants ont le droit d'accéder en tout temps à la présente Convention pour<br />
leurs colonies ou possessions étrangères.<br />
Ils peuvent, à cet effet, soit faire une déclaration générale par laquelle toutes leurs<br />
colonies ou possessions sont comprises dans l'accession, soit nommer expressément celles qui y<br />
sont comprises, soit se borner à indiquer celles qui en sont exclues.<br />
Cette déclaration sera notifiée par écrit au Gouvernement de la Confédération Suisse, et par<br />
celui-ci à tous les autres.<br />
ARTICLE 27.<br />
La présente Convention remplacera, dans les rapports entre les Etats contractants, la<br />
Convention de Berne du 9 Septembre 1886, y compris l'Article additionnel et le Protocole de<br />
clôture du même jour, ainsi que l'Acte additionnel et la Déclaration interprétative du 4 Mai<br />
1896. Les actes conventionnels précités resteront en vigueur dans les rapports avec les Etats<br />
qui ne ratifieraient pas la présente Convention.<br />
Les Etats signataires de la présente Convention pourront, lors de l'échange des<br />
ratifications, déclarer qu'ils entendent, sur tel ou tel point, rester encore liés par les<br />
dispositions des Conventions auxquelles ils ont souscrit antérieurement.<br />
ARTICLE 28.<br />
La présente Convention sera ratifiée, et les ratifications en seront échangées à Berlin au plus<br />
tard le 1º Juillet 1910.<br />
Chaque Partie contractante remettra, pour l'échange des ratifications, un seul instrument,<br />
qui sera déposé, avec ceux des autres pays, aux archives du Gouvernement de la Confédération<br />
Suisse. Chaque Partie recevra en retour un exemplaire du procès-verbal d'échange des<br />
ratifications, signé par les Plénipotentiaires qui y auront pris part.<br />
ARTICLE 29.<br />
La présente Convention sera mise à exécution trois mois après l'échange des ratifications et<br />
demeurera en vigueur pendant un temps indéterminé, jusqu'à l'expiration d'une année à partir<br />
du jour où la dénonciation en aura été faite. - -<br />
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Cette démonciation sera adressée au Gouvernement de la Confédération Suisse. Elle me<br />
produira son effet qu'à l'égard du pays qui l'aura faite, la Convention restant exécutoire pour<br />
les autres pays de l’Union.<br />
ARTICLE 30.<br />
Les Etats qui introduiront dans leur législation la durée de protection de cinquante ans<br />
prévue par l'article 7, alinéa 1*, de la présente Convention, le feront connaitre au Gouverne-<br />
ment de la Confédération Suisse par une notification écrite qui sera communiquée aussitót par<br />
ce Gouvermement à tous les autres Éfats de l’Union.<br />
Il en sera de méme pour les Etats qui remonceront aux réserves faites par eux en vertu<br />
des articles 25, 26, et 27.<br />
En foi de quoi, les Plénipotentiaires respectifs ont signé la présente Convention et y ont<br />
apposé leurs cachets.<br />
Fait à Berlin, le 13 Novembre mil neuf cent huit, en un seul exemplaire, qui sera déposé<br />
dans les archives du Gouvernement de la Confédération Suisse et dont des copies, certifiées<br />
conformes, Seront remises par la voie diplomatique aux pays contractants.<br />
Revised Text, 1908, of the Convention creating the International<br />
Copyright Union.<br />
|Reprinted from the United States Publishers' Weekly.]<br />
ARTICLE 1.<br />
Union to protect literary and artistic works.-The contracting countries are constituted into<br />
a union for the protection of the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works.<br />
ARTICLE 2.<br />
Definition of “literary and artistic works.”—The expression “literary and artistic works”<br />
includes all productions in the literary, scientific, or artistic domain, whatever the mode or form<br />
of reproduction, such as books, pamphlets, and other writings; dramatic or dramatico-musical<br />
works; choreographic works and pantomimes, the stage directions (mise-en-scène) of which<br />
are fixed in writing or otherwise ; musical compositions with or without words; drawings,<br />
paintings; works of architecture and sculpture; engravings and lithographs ; illustrations;<br />
geographical charts; plans, sketches, and plastic works relating to geography, topography,<br />
architecture, or the sciences,<br />
Translations, arrangements, and adaptations protected.—Translations, adaptations, arrange-<br />
ments of music, and other reproductions transformed from a literary or artistic work, as well as<br />
compilations from different works, are protected as original works without prejudice to the<br />
rights of the author of the original work.<br />
The contracting countries are pledged to secure protection in the case of the works<br />
mentioned above. .<br />
- Works of art applied to industry.—Works of art applied to industry are protected so far as<br />
the domestic legislation of each country allows.<br />
ARTICLE 3.<br />
Photographic works to be protected.—The present Convention applies to photographic works<br />
and to works obtained by any process analogous to photography. The contracting countries<br />
are pledged to guarantee protection to such works.<br />
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ARTICLE 4.<br />
Authors to enjoy in countries of the Union the rights granted to ºvatives.—Authors within the<br />
jurisdiction of one of the countries of the Union enjoy for their works, whether unpublished or<br />
published for the first time in one of the countries of the Union, such rights, in the countries<br />
other than the country of origin of the work, as the respective laws now accord or shall here-<br />
after accord to natives, as well as the rights specially accorded by the present Convention.<br />
No formalities required.— The enjoyment and the exercise of such rights are not subject to<br />
any formality; such enjoyment and such exercise are independent of the existence of protection<br />
in the country of origin of the work. Consequently, apart from the stipulations of the present<br />
Convention, the extent of the protection, as well as the means of redress guaranteed to the<br />
author to safeguard his rights, are regulated exclusively according to the legislation of the<br />
country where the protection is claimed.<br />
Definition of country of origin.-The following is considered as the country of origin of<br />
the work: for unpublished works, the country to which the author belongs; for published<br />
works, the country of first publication, and for works published simultaneously in several<br />
countries of the Union, the country among them whose legislation grants the shortest term of<br />
protection. For works published simultaneously in a country outside of the Union and in a<br />
country within the Union, it is the latter country which is exclusively considered as the country<br />
of origin.<br />
Published works.-By published works (oeuvres publiées) must be understood, according<br />
to the present Convention, works which have been issued (oeuvres éditées). The representation<br />
of a dramatic or dramatico-musical work, the performance of a musical work, the exhibition of<br />
a work of art, and the construction of a work of architecture do not constitute publication.<br />
ARTICLE 5.<br />
Authors of countries of the Union have same rights as natives of other countries.—Authors<br />
within the jurisdiction of one of the countries of the Union who publish their works for the<br />
first time in another country of the Union have in this latter country the same rights as<br />
mational authors. .<br />
ARTICLE 6.<br />
Authors not belonging to countries of the Union also protected if they first publish in a Union<br />
country.—Authors not within the jurisdiction of any one of the countries of the Union, who<br />
publish for the first time their works in one of these countries, enjoy in that country the<br />
same rights as national authors, and in the other countries of the Union the rights accorded by<br />
the present Convention.<br />
ARTICLE 7.<br />
Term of protection : life and fifty years.-The term of protection granted by the present<br />
Convention comprises the life of the author and fifty years after his death.<br />
If not adopted, laws of country to govern term.–In case this term, however, should not be<br />
adopted uniformly by all the countries of the Union, the duration of the protection shall<br />
be regulated by the law of the country where protection is claimed, and cannot exceed the<br />
term granted in the country of origin of the work. The contracting countries will consequently<br />
only be required to apply the provision of the preceding paragraph to the extent to which it<br />
agrees with their domestic law.<br />
Term for photographic, posthumous, amonymous, or pseudonymous works,—For photographic<br />
works and works obtained by a process analogous to photography, for posthumous works, for<br />
anonymous or pseudonymous works, the term of protection is regulated by the law of the<br />
country where protection is claimed, but this term may not exceed the term fixed in the country<br />
of origin of the work.<br />
ARTICLE 8.<br />
Eacclusive right of translation for entire term.—Authors of unpublished works within the<br />
jurisdiction of one of the countries of the Union, and authors of works published for the first<br />
time in one of these countries, enjoy in the other countries of the Union during the whole<br />
term of the right in the original work the exclusive right to make or to authorise the translation<br />
of their works.<br />
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ARTICLE 9.<br />
Serial novels protected when published in newspapers or periodicals.-Serial stories (romans<br />
feuilletons), novels, and all other works, whether literary, scientific, or artistic, whatever may<br />
be their subject, published in newspapers or periodicals of one of the countries of the Union,<br />
may not be reproduced in the other countries without the consent of the authors.<br />
Reproduction of newspaper articles. – With the exception of serial stories (romans-<br />
feuilletons) and of novels, any newspaper article may be reproduced by another newspaper if<br />
reproduction has not been expressly forbidden. The source, however, must be indicated. The<br />
confirmation of this obligation shall be determined by the legislation of the country where<br />
protection is claimed.<br />
Mews items not protected.—The protection of the present Convention does not apply to news<br />
of the day or to miscellaneous news having the character merely of press information.<br />
ARTICLE 10.<br />
Extracts from literary or artistic works for educational publications.—As concerns the right<br />
of borrowing lawfully from literary or artistic works for use in publications intended for<br />
instruction or having a scientific character, or for chrestomathies, the provisions of the legislation<br />
of the countries of the Union and of the special treaties existing or to be concluded between<br />
them shall govern.<br />
ARTICLE ll.<br />
Representation of dramatic or dramatico-musical works.-The stipulations of the present<br />
Convention apply to the public representation of dramatic or dramatico-musical works and to<br />
the public performance of musical works, whether these works are published or not.<br />
Representation of translations of dramatic works. –Authors of dramatic or dramatico-musical<br />
works are protected, during the term of their copyright in the original work, against the<br />
unauthorised public representation of a translation of their works.<br />
Notice of reservation of performance not required.—In order to enjoy the protection of this<br />
article, authors, in publishing their works, are not obliged to prohibit the public representation<br />
or public performance of them.<br />
ARTICLE 12.<br />
Adaptations, etc., considered as infringements.-Among the unlawful reproductions to which<br />
the present Convention applies are specially included indirect, unauthorised appropriations of a<br />
literary or artistic work, such as adaptations, arrangements of music, transformations of<br />
a romance or novel or of a poem into a theatrical piece, and vice versá, etc., when they are only<br />
the reproduction of such work in the same form or in another form with non-essential changes,<br />
additions, or abridgments, and without presenting the character of a new, original work.<br />
ARTICLE 13.<br />
Adaptation of musical works to mechanical instruments.-Authors of musical works have<br />
the exclusive right to authorise—(1) the adaptation of these works to instruments serving to<br />
reproduce them mechanically; (2) the public performance of the same works by means of these<br />
instruments.<br />
Each country to regulate for itself the mamme, in which Convention shall apply.—The<br />
limitations and conditions relative to the application of this article shall be determined by the<br />
domestic legislation of each country in its own case ; but all limitations and conditions of this<br />
nature shall have an effect strictly limited to the country which shall have adopted them.<br />
Not retroactive.—The provisions of paragraph 1 have no retroactive effect, and therefore<br />
are not applicable in a country of the Union to works which in that country shall have been<br />
lawfully adapted to mechanical instruments before the going into force of the present<br />
Convention.<br />
Importation of mechanical musical appliances prohibited.—The adaptations made by virtue<br />
of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article and imported without the authorisation of the parties<br />
interested into a country where they are not lawful may be seized there.<br />
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ARTICLE 14.<br />
Reproduction by cinematograph.-Authors of literary, scientific, or artistic works have the<br />
exclusive right to authorise the reproduction and the public representation of their works by<br />
means of the cinematograph.<br />
Cinematographic productions protected.—Cinematographic productions are protected as<br />
literary or artistic works when by the arrangement of the stage effects, or by the combination<br />
of incidents represented, the author shall have given to the work a personal and original<br />
character.<br />
Cinematographs copyrightable.—Without prejudice to the rights of the author in the<br />
Original work, the reproduction by the cinematograph of a literary, scientific, or artistic work is<br />
protected as an original work.<br />
Also any analogous production.—The preceding provisions apply to the reproduction or<br />
production obtained by any other process analogous to that of the cinematograph.<br />
ARTICLE 15.<br />
Author's name indicated on work sufficient proof of authorship.–In order that the authors<br />
of the works protected by the present Convention may be considered as such until proof to the<br />
contrary, and admitted in consequence before the courts of the various countries of the Union<br />
to proceed against infringers, it is sufficient that the author's name be indicated upon the work<br />
in the usual manner.<br />
Publisher of anonymous or pseudonymous works considered as representative of author.—For<br />
anonymous or pseudonymous works, the publisher whose name is indicated upon the work is<br />
entitled to protect the rights of the author. He is without other proofs considered, the legal<br />
representative of the anonymous or pseudonymous author.<br />
ARTICLE 16.<br />
Seizure of pirated copies.—All infringing works may be seized by the competent authorities<br />
of the countries of the Union where the original work has a right to legal protection.<br />
Seizure may also be made in these countries of reproductions which come from a country<br />
where the copyright in the work has terminated, or where the work has not been protected.<br />
Seizure to be made according to the laws of each country.—The seizure takes place in<br />
conformity with the domestic legislation of each country.<br />
ARTICLE 17.<br />
Jach Government to evercise supervision as to circulation, representation, or exhibition of<br />
worſes.—The provisions of the present Convention may not prejudice in any way the right<br />
which belongs to the Government of each of the countries of the Union to permit, to supervise,<br />
or to forbid, by means of legislation or of domestic police, the circulation, the representation, or<br />
the exhibition of every work or production in regard to which competent authority may have to<br />
exercise this right. .<br />
ARTICLE 18.<br />
Convention to apply to all works mot in public domain at the time of its going into force.—<br />
The present Convention applies to all works which, at the time it goes into effect, have not<br />
fallen into the public domain of their country of origin because of the expiration of the term Of<br />
protection. - - -<br />
But if a work by reason of the expiration of the term of protection which was previously<br />
secured for it has fallen into the public domain of the country where protection is claimed, such<br />
work will not be protected anew. ~ * ~ *<br />
Special conventions and domestic legislation may govern.-This principle will be applied in<br />
accordance with the stipulations to that effect contained in the special conventions either<br />
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existing or to be concluded between countries of the Union, and in default of such stipulations,<br />
its application will be regulated by each country in its own case.<br />
Provisions of Convention to apply to new accessions.—The preceding provisions apply equally<br />
in the case of new accessions to the Union and where the term of protection would be extended<br />
by the application of article 7.<br />
ARTICLE 19.<br />
More extensive rights may be granted by domestic legislation.—The provisions of the present<br />
Convention do not prevent a claim for the application of more favourable provisions which may<br />
be enacted by the legislation of a country of the Union in favour of foreigners in general.<br />
ARTICLE 20.<br />
More extensive right may be secured by special treaties.—The Governments of the countries of<br />
the Union reserve the right to make between themselves special treaties, when these treaties<br />
would confer upon authors more extended rights than those accorded by the Union, or when<br />
they contain other stipulations not conflicting with the present Convention. The provisions of<br />
existing treaties which answer the aforesaid conditions remain in force.<br />
ARTICLE 21.<br />
Bureau of the International Union.—The international office instituted under the name of<br />
“Bureau of the International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works”<br />
(“Bureau de l’Union Internationale pour la protection des CEuvres Littéraires et Artistiques”)<br />
is maintained.<br />
Under control of Switzerland.—This Bureau is placed under the high authority of the<br />
Government of the Swiss Confederation, which controls its organisation and supervises its<br />
working.<br />
Language of Bureau to be French.-The official language of the Bureau is the French<br />
language.<br />
ARTICLE 22.<br />
Duties of International Bureau.-The International Bureau brings together, arranges, and<br />
publishes information of every kind relating to the protection of the rights of authors in their<br />
literary and artistic works. It studies questions of mutual utility interesting to the Union,<br />
and edits, with the aid of documents placed at its disposal by the various administrations, a<br />
periodical in the French language, treating questions concerning the purpose of the Union.<br />
The Governments of the countries of the Uuion reserve the right to authorise the Bureau by<br />
common accord to publish an edition in one or more other languages, in case experience<br />
demonstrates the need.<br />
Will furnish information as to copyright.—The International Bureau must hold itself at<br />
all times at the disposal of members of the Union to furnish them, in relation to questions<br />
concerning the protection of literary and artistic works, the special information of which they<br />
have need.<br />
Director of the International Bureau.-The Director of the International Bureau makes an<br />
annual report on his administration, which is communicated to all the members of the Union.<br />
ARTICLE 23.<br />
Ea'penses of the International Bureau to be shared by contracting States.—The expenses of the<br />
Bureau of the International Union are shared in common by the contracting countries. Until<br />
a new decision, they may not exceed sixty thousand francs per year. This sum may be<br />
increased when needful by the simple decision of one of the conferences provided for in<br />
article 24. -<br />
Method of sharing expenses.—To determine the part of this sum total of expenses to be paid<br />
by each of the countries, the contracting countries and those which later adhere to the Union<br />
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are divided into six classes each contributing in proportion to a certain number of units,<br />
to wit — -<br />
1st class tº ſº tº $ tº tº $ tº gº tº sº. ... 25 units.<br />
2nd class * * * tº ſº e tº º º tº e & ... 20 ,<br />
3rd class e tº º * * * tº º º tº s tº ... 15 ,<br />
4th class © tº º e & º tº e º tº º ge ... 10 ,<br />
5th class e ‘º e & Cº º tº gº º * = & ... 5 ,<br />
6th class * * @ & & º * * * tº e º ... 3 s,<br />
These coefficients are multiplied by the number of countries of each class, and the sum of<br />
the products thus obtained furnishes the number of units by which the total expense is to be<br />
divided. The quotient gives the amount of the unit of expense.<br />
Each country shall declare, at the time of its accession, in which of the above-mentioned<br />
classes it desires to be placed.<br />
Swiss Administration to prepare the budget of the International Bureau, etc.—The Swiss<br />
Administration prepares the budget of the Bureau and superintends its expenditures, makes<br />
necessary advances, and draws up the annual account, which shall be communicated to all other<br />
administrations.<br />
ARTICLE 24.<br />
Revision of Convention.—The present Convention may be subjected to revision with a view<br />
to the introduction of amendments calculated to perfect the system of the Union.<br />
To take place successively in the countries of the Union.—Questions of this nature, as well as<br />
those which from other points of view pertain to the development of the Union, are considered<br />
in the conferences which will take place successively in the countries of the Union between the<br />
delegates of the said countries. The administration of the country where a conference is to be<br />
held will, with the co-operation of the International Bureau, prepare the business of the same.<br />
The Director of the Bureau will attend the meetings of the conferences and take part in the<br />
discussions without a deliberate voice.<br />
Changes require unanimous consent.—No change in the present Convention is valid for the<br />
Union except on condition of the unanimous consent of the countries which compose it.<br />
ARTICLE 25.<br />
Accession of other countries.—The States outside of the Union which assure legal protection<br />
of the rights which are the object of the present Convention may accede to it upon their<br />
request.<br />
To be made known by Switzerland.—This accession shall be made known in writing to the<br />
Government of the Swiss Confederation and by the latter to all the others.<br />
May 8wbstitute provisions of previous conventions.—Such accession shall imply full adhesion<br />
to all the clauses and admission to all the advantages stipulated in the present Convention. It<br />
may, however, indicate such provisions of the Convention of September 9, 1886, or of the<br />
Additional Act of May 4, 1896, as it may be judged necessary to substitute provisionally, at<br />
least, for the corresponding provisions of the present Convention.<br />
ARTICLE 26.<br />
Accession for colonies or foreign possessions.—The contracting countries have the right to<br />
accede at any time to the present Convention for their colonies or foreign possessions.<br />
They may, for that purpose, either make a general declaration by which all their colonies<br />
or possessions are included in the accession, or name expressly those which are included therein,<br />
or confine themselves to indicating those which are excluded from it.<br />
This declaration shall be made known in writing to the Government of the Swiss Con-<br />
federation, and by the latter to all the others.<br />
ARTICLE 27.<br />
Present Convention to replace Berne Convention and Additional Articles. But Berne<br />
Convention remains in force between countries not signatory to present Convention.—The present<br />
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Convention shall replace, in the relations between the contracting States, the Convention of<br />
Berne of September 9, 1886, including the Additional Article and the Final Protocol of the<br />
same day, as well as the Additional Act and the Interpretative Declaration of May 4, 1896.<br />
The Convention Acts above mentioned shall remain in force in the relations with the States<br />
which do not ratify the present Convention.<br />
Sigmatory States may declare themselves bound by former conventions upon certain points.-<br />
The States signatory to the present Convention may, at the time of the exchange of ratifications,<br />
declare that they intend, upon such or such point, still to remain bound by the provisions of<br />
the conventions to which they have previously subscribed.<br />
ARTICLE 28.<br />
Convention to be ratified not laler than July 1, 1910.-The present Convention shall be<br />
ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Berlin, not later than the first of July, 1910.<br />
Instrument to be filed with Swiss Government.—Each contracting party shall send, for the<br />
exchange of ratifications, a single instrument, which shall be deposited, with those of the other<br />
countries, in the archives of the Government of the Swiss Confederation. Each party shall<br />
receive in return a copy of the procès-verbal of the exchange of ratifications, signed by the<br />
plenipotentiaries who shall have taken part therein.<br />
ARTICLE 29.<br />
Convention to take effect three months after exchange of ratifications.—The present Convention<br />
shall be put into execution three months after the exchange of the ratifications, and shall<br />
remain in force for an indefinite time, until the expiration of one year from the day when<br />
denunciation of it shall have been made.<br />
Withdrawal from the Convention.—This denunciation shall be addressed to the Government<br />
of the Swiss Confederation. It shall only be effective as regards the country which shall have<br />
made it, the Convention remaining in force for the other countries of the Union.<br />
ARTICLE 30.<br />
Adoption of term of life and fifty years to be motified.—The States which introduce into their<br />
legislation the term of protection of fifty years” provided for by article 7, paragraph 1, of the<br />
present Convention, shall make it known to the Government of the Swiss Confederation by a<br />
written notification, which shall be communicated at Once by that Government to all the other<br />
countries of the Union.<br />
Notice shall be given of renouncement of any reservations.—It shall be the same for such<br />
States as shall renounce any reservations made by them in virtue of articles 25, 26, and 27.<br />
Signatures.—In testimony of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the<br />
present Convention and have attached thereto their seals.<br />
Date of signing, Wovember 13, 1908.-Dome at Berlin the thirteenth of November, one<br />
thousand nine hundred and eight, in a single copy, which shall be deposited in the archives of<br />
the Government of the Swiss Confederation, and of which copies, properly certified, shall be<br />
sent through diplomatic channels to the contracting countries.<br />
* Article 7 provides for a general term of protection for life and fifty years.<br />
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THE AUTISIOR.<br />
97<br />
WARNINGS TO THE PRODUCERS<br />
OF BOOKS.<br />
- ERE are a few standing rules to be observed in an<br />
agreement. There are four methods of dealing<br />
with literary property —<br />
I. Selling it Outright,<br />
This is sometimes satisfactory, if a proper price can be<br />
obtained. But the transaction should be managed by a<br />
competent agent, or with the advice of the Secretary of<br />
the Society. -<br />
II. A Profit-Sharing Agreement (a bad form of<br />
agreement). -<br />
In this case the following rules should be attended to :<br />
(1.) Not to sign any agreement in which the cost of pro-<br />
duction forms a part without the strictest investigation.<br />
(2.) Not to give the publisher the power of putting the<br />
profits into his own pocket by charging for advertisements<br />
in his own organs, or by charging exchange advertise-<br />
ments. Therefore keep control of the advertisements.<br />
(3.) Not to allow a special charge for “office expenses,”<br />
unless the same allowance is made to the author.<br />
(4.) Not to give up American, Colonial, or Continental<br />
rights.<br />
(5.) Not to give up serial or translation rights.<br />
(6.) Not to bind yourself for future work to any publisher.<br />
As well bind yourself for the future to any one solicitor or<br />
doctor | -<br />
III. The Royalty System.<br />
This is perhaps, with certain limitations, the best form<br />
of agreement. It is above all things necessary to know<br />
what the proposed royalty means to both sides. It is now<br />
possible for an author to ascertain approximately the<br />
truth. From time to time very important figures connected<br />
with royalties are published in The Author.<br />
IV. A Commission Agreement.<br />
The main points are :—<br />
(1.) Be careful to obtain a fair cost of production.<br />
(2.) Keep control of the advertisements.<br />
(3.) Keep control of the sale price of the book.<br />
General.<br />
All other forms of agreement are combinations of the four<br />
above mentioned.<br />
Such combinations are generally disastrous to the author,<br />
Never sign any agreement without competent advice from<br />
the Secretary of the Society.<br />
Stamp all agreements with the Inland Revenue stamp.<br />
Avoid agreements by letter if possible.<br />
The main points which the Society has always demanded<br />
from the outset are :—<br />
(1.) That both sides shall know what an agreement<br />
In e2, DS.<br />
(2.) The inspection of those account books which belong<br />
to the author. We are advised that this is a right, in the<br />
nature of a common law right, which cannot be denied or<br />
withheld,<br />
(3.) Always avoid a transfer of copyright.<br />
——e—º-e—<br />
WARNINGs To DRAMATIC AUTHORS,<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
EVER sign an agreement without submitting it to the<br />
Secretary of the Society of Authors or some com-<br />
petent legal authority.<br />
2. It is well to be extremely careful in negotiating for<br />
the production of a play with anyone except an established<br />
tmanager.<br />
3. There are three forms of dramatic contract for plays<br />
in three or more acts:—<br />
(a.) Sale outright of the performing right. This<br />
is unsatisfactory. An author who enters into<br />
such a contract should stipulate in the contract<br />
for production of the piece by a certain date<br />
and for proper publication of his name on the<br />
play-bills.<br />
(b) Sale of performing right or of a licence to<br />
perform on the basis of percentages on<br />
gross receipts. Percentages vary between 5<br />
and 15 per cent. An author should obtain a<br />
percentage on the sliding scale of gross receipts<br />
in preference to the American system. Should<br />
obtain a sum in advance of percentages. A fixed<br />
date on or before which the play should be<br />
' performed.<br />
(c.) Sale of performing right or of a licence to<br />
perform on the basis of royalties (i.e., fixed<br />
nightly fees). This method should be always<br />
avoided except in cases where the fees are<br />
likely to be small or difficult to collect. The<br />
other safeguards set out under heading (b.) apply<br />
also in this case,<br />
4. Plays in one act are often sold outright, but it is<br />
better to obtain a small nightly fee if possible, and a sum<br />
paid in advance of such fees in any event. It is extremely<br />
important that the amateur rights of one-act plays should<br />
be reserved.<br />
5. Authors should remember that performing rights can<br />
be limited, and are usually limited, by town, country, and<br />
time. This is most important.<br />
6. Authors should not assign performing rights, but<br />
should grant a licence to perform. The legal distinction is<br />
of great importance.<br />
7. Authors should remember that performing rights in a<br />
play are distinct from literary copyright. A manager<br />
holding the performing right or licence to perform cannot<br />
print the book of the words.<br />
8. Never forget that United States rights may be exceed-<br />
ingly valuable. They should never be included in English<br />
agreements without the author obtaining a substantiał<br />
consideration.<br />
9. Agreements for collaboration should be carefully<br />
drawn and executed before collaboration is commenced.<br />
10. An author should remember that production of a play<br />
is highly speculative : that he runs a very great risk of<br />
delay and a breakdown in the fulfilment of his contract.<br />
He should therefore guard himself all the more carefully in<br />
the beginning.<br />
11. An author must remember that the dramatic market<br />
is exceedingly limited, and that for a novice the first object<br />
is to obtain adequate publication.<br />
As these warnings must necessarily be incomplete, on<br />
account of the wide range of the subject of dramatic con-<br />
tracts, those authors desirous of further information<br />
are referred to the Secretary of the Society.<br />
—e—º-e—<br />
WARNINGS TO MUSICAL COMPOSERS.<br />
ITTLE can be added to the warnings given for the<br />
assistance of producers of books and dramatic<br />
| authors. It must, however, be pointed out that, as<br />
a rule, the musical publisher demands from the musical<br />
composer a transfer of fuller rights and less liberal finan-<br />
cial terms than those obtained for literary and dramatic<br />
property. The musical composer has very often the two<br />
rights to deal with—performing right and copyright. He<br />
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TFIES A UTFIOR,<br />
should be especially careful therefore when entering into<br />
an agreement, and should take into particular consideration<br />
the warnings stated above.<br />
HOW TO USE THE SOCIETY.<br />
-º-º-o-<br />
1. WERY member has a right to ask for and to receive<br />
advice upon his agreements, his choice of a pub-<br />
lisher, or any dispute arising in the conduct of his<br />
business or the administration of his property. The<br />
Secretary of the Society is a solicitor, but if there is any<br />
special reason the Secretary will refer the case to the<br />
Solicitors of the Society. Further, the Committee, if they<br />
deem it desirable, will obtain counsel's opinion. All this<br />
without any cost to the member.<br />
2. Remember that questions connected with copyright<br />
and publishers' agreements do not fall within the experi-<br />
ence of ordinary solicitors. Therefore, do not scruple to use<br />
the Society.<br />
3. Send to the Office copies of past agreements and past<br />
accounts, with a copy of the book represented. The<br />
Secretary will always be glad to have any agreements, new<br />
or old, for inspection and note. The information thus<br />
obtained may prove invaluable.<br />
4. Before signing any agreement whatever, send<br />
the document to the Society for examination.<br />
5. Remember always that in belonging to the Society<br />
you are fighting the battles of other writers, even if you<br />
are reaping no benefit to yourself, and that you are<br />
advancing the best interests of your calling in promoting<br />
the independence of the writer, the dramatist, the composer.<br />
6. The Committee have now arranged for the reception<br />
of members' agreements and their preservation in a fire-<br />
proof safe. The agreements will, of course, be regarded as<br />
confidential documents to be read only by the Secretary,<br />
who will keep the key of the safe. The Society now offers:<br />
—(1) To read and advise upon agreements and to give<br />
advice concerning publishers. (2) To stamp agreements<br />
in readiness for a possible action upon them. (3) To keep<br />
agreements. (4) To enforce payments due according to<br />
a greements. Fuller particulars of the Society's work<br />
can be obtained in the Prospectus.<br />
7. No contract should be entered into with a literary<br />
agent without the advice of the Secretary of the Society.<br />
Members are strongly advised not to accept without careful<br />
consideration the contracts with publishers submitted to<br />
them by literary agents, and are recommended to submit<br />
them for interpretation and explanation to the Secretary<br />
of the Society. -<br />
This<br />
The<br />
8. Many agents neglect to stamp agreements.<br />
must be done within fourteen days of first execution.<br />
Secretary will undertake it on behalf of members.<br />
9. Some agents endeavour to prevent authors from<br />
referring matters to the Secretary of the Society; so<br />
do some publishers. Members can make their own<br />
deductions and act accordingly.<br />
10. The subscription to the Society is £1 1s. per<br />
annum, or £10 10s. for life membership.<br />
TO MUSICAL COMPOSERS.<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
HE Society undertakes to stamp copies of music on<br />
behalf of its members for the fee of 6d. per 100 or<br />
part of 100. The members’ stamps are kept in the<br />
Society’s safe. The musical publishers communicate direct<br />
With the Secretary, and the voucher is then forwarded to<br />
the members, who are thus saved much unnecessary trouble.<br />
THE READING BRANCH,<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
EMBERS will greatly assist the Society in the<br />
M branch of its work by informing young writers<br />
of its existence. Their MSS. can be read and<br />
treated as a composition is treated by a coach. The term<br />
MSS. includes not only works of fiction, but poetry<br />
and dramatic works, and when it is possible, under<br />
Special arrangement, technical and scientific works. The<br />
Readers are writers of competence and experience. The<br />
fee is one guinea.<br />
—e—Q-e—<br />
NOTICES.<br />
—º-º-e—<br />
HE Editor of The Author begs to remind members of<br />
| the Society that, although the paper is sent to them<br />
free of charge, the cost of producing it would be a<br />
very heavy charge on the resources of the Society if a great<br />
many members did not forward to the Secretary the modest<br />
5s. 6d. Subscription for the year.<br />
Communications for “The Author” should be addressed<br />
to the Offices of the Society, 39, Old Queen Street, Storey's<br />
Gate, S.W., and should reach the Editor not later than the<br />
21st of each month. -<br />
All persons engaged in literary work of any kind,<br />
whether members of the Society or not, are invited to<br />
communicate to the Editor any points connected with their<br />
work which it would be advisable in the general interest to<br />
publish.<br />
Communications and letters are invited by the<br />
Editor on all subjects connected with literature, but on<br />
no other subjects whatever. Every effort will be made to<br />
return articles which cannot be accepted.<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
The Secretary of the Society begs to give notice<br />
that all remittances are acknowledged by return of post,<br />
and he requests members who do not receive an<br />
answer to important communications within two days to<br />
write to him without delay. All remittances should be<br />
crossed Union Bank of London, Chancery Lane, or be sent<br />
by registered letter only.<br />
—e—º-e—<br />
LEGAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE<br />
SOCIETY.<br />
—e—º-0–<br />
ENSIONS to commence at any selected age,<br />
either with or without Life Assurance, can<br />
be obtained from this Society.<br />
Full particulars can be obtained from the City<br />
Branch Manager, Legal and General Life Assurance<br />
Society, 158, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.<br />
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99<br />
GENERAL, NOTES.<br />
—º-º-º- -<br />
THE BERLIN CONFERENCE.<br />
THE Government Report of the Berlin Conference<br />
was not published on going to press, but we publish,<br />
by the courtesy of Mr. Askwith of the Board of<br />
Trade, the revised convention in French, and<br />
a translation of the same from the U.S.A.<br />
Publishers’ Weekly. Le Droit d'Auteur, the<br />
official organ of the Bureau Internationale, has<br />
not as yet published a report of the conference,<br />
although the revised convention was published in<br />
the November issue. The secretary, however, pro-<br />
poses to prepare a full statement of the proceedings,<br />
which will be published at the end of this month,<br />
and a series of critical articles, which will appear in<br />
Le Droit d'Auteur in the early months of this year.<br />
MUSIC PUBLISHING.<br />
IN one of the current issues of Musical Opinion,<br />
there is an article entitled “Advice to Young<br />
Composers,” by “An Old Hand.” In this article<br />
the author has done the society the honour of<br />
mentioning its name.<br />
He is kind enough to state that the advice given<br />
by this society is cheap at a guinea, and is invalu-<br />
able to the young composer. This, however, is<br />
not the point to which we would draw attention.<br />
The article is really not half strong enough when<br />
it discusses the relations between music publishers<br />
and composers. For years the Society has been<br />
trying to get the musical composers to combine,<br />
but unsuccessfully, owing mainly to the fact that<br />
there has been no leadership from those whose<br />
names carry weight in the musical world ; indeed,<br />
some who should be leaders have scoffed at the<br />
utility of such a combination, we trust not because<br />
they do not need it themselves. If ever there was<br />
a profession that needed a strong combination it<br />
is the musical profession. The publishers, with<br />
grasping avidity, take the copyrights and perform-<br />
ing rights, not in England only but everywhere.<br />
The remuneration they offer is in many cases<br />
grotesquely small ; and the composer is not infre-<br />
quently merely the paid hack of the publisher,<br />
bound to produce so much work every year.<br />
The position is an outrage on the dignity of the<br />
profession. If one of the younger generation<br />
kicks, his compositions are either rejected or, if he<br />
publishes at his own expense, they are left to rot on the<br />
publisher's shelves. He is gradually flogged into<br />
obedience. There is only one remedy—combination.<br />
If publishers found that composer after com-<br />
poser would not accept terms, they would gradually<br />
by slow pressure yield, and look at the matter from<br />
a more rational standpoint. But the fight must<br />
be a long and stubborn one, for the composers<br />
have left the matter so long. In consequence, the<br />
publishers feel that they have established their<br />
position. If the movement will not come from<br />
those who ought to be leaders, then let it come<br />
from the men of the younger generation. Let<br />
them show that indebtedness to their profession<br />
which Bacon says every man should owe. The<br />
good result is sure to come though it may be only<br />
in the fulness of years.<br />
*m-ºsm<br />
THE NUMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.<br />
THIS is the commencement of the twenty-fifth<br />
year of the society's existence. The last year<br />
closed with an election of 243 members, and the<br />
last circular issued—that sent out on behalf of the<br />
Pension Fund—showed a total membership of<br />
considerably over 1,900. It should be stated that<br />
the numbers at the end of the year are generally<br />
higher than they are about March or April, for at<br />
that time certain non-payers have been taken off<br />
the books, and the resignations consequent on<br />
the call for the annual subscription are more<br />
frequent. It is possible, however, even then to<br />
put down the numbers roughly at 1,900.<br />
The question arises, is this result satisfactory<br />
A statistician whose figures may be relied upon<br />
as fairly accurate reckoned the writers of books<br />
and dramatists in England at a total of 11,000.<br />
There are not a few writers in the colonies who<br />
belong to the society, and sundry in the United<br />
States of America have found the society exceed-<br />
ingly useful when their works are published both<br />
sides of the water. It is to be hoped, therefore,<br />
that the yearly increase will be maintained,<br />
so that at no very distant date the society may<br />
reckon on an annual income from subscriptions of<br />
somewhere about £3,000. As the income increases,<br />
the expenditure increases also, for the applications<br />
for legal assistance grow more numerous. The<br />
legal expenditure is a heavy item in the Society's<br />
accounts. But when its yearly income from sub-<br />
scriptious amounts to £3,000, unless any serious<br />
misfortune should descend, it ought to have an<br />
invested capital as well of at least the same<br />
amount. May the New Year show that these<br />
hopes will in part, at any rate, be fulfilled.<br />
THE NOBEL PRIZE.<br />
THE Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded<br />
to Professor Rudolph Eucken, of Jena University,<br />
to whom we beg to offer our sincere congratula-<br />
tions. Professor Eucken is responsible for that<br />
development of philosophy known as the New<br />
Idealism, and we understand that a translation of<br />
one of his most recent works, entitled “The Life<br />
of the Spirit,” is about to be issued by Messrs.<br />
Williams and Norgate.<br />
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TRIE A UſTHOR.<br />
With reference to the rumours that have appeared<br />
in the daily Press of the assignment of the prize<br />
to Mr. Swinburne, we have high authority for<br />
saying that the decision of the Committee was<br />
very nearly given in his favour. At the same<br />
time, it could hardly be expected, after Mr. Rud-<br />
yard Kipling's success of last year, that the prize<br />
would again be given to an Englishman. The<br />
Nobel Prize Committee, with the whole world to<br />
consider, have a very difficult duty to perform in<br />
adjudicating the claims of the numerous nominees,<br />
and in this especial subject of literature their<br />
intentions and efforts have been to distribute the<br />
prize among as many countries as possible.<br />
**-ms “sº-<br />
EDITORIAL FAILINGs.<br />
THE correspondence on this subject which has<br />
appeared recently in our columns has brought us<br />
many further communications. Information both<br />
for and against Messrs. C. Arthur Pearson's treat-<br />
ment of MSS. has been received, though it is only<br />
fair to suppose in the latter case the bad treatment<br />
did not come under the notice of our correspondent<br />
“The Editor.” Other complaints have been re-<br />
ceived against publishers, and there seems a very<br />
widespread feeling among authors that their<br />
tentative MSS. do not as a rule receive the tender<br />
handling that is their due.<br />
We would state with regard to publishers that,<br />
generally speaking, MSS. confided to their care<br />
are treated with the greatest consideration. We<br />
desire, however, to warn the few exceptions to take<br />
heed of their conduct in this matter.<br />
In the magazine and periodical market the<br />
outlook is more serious, and the slaughter of the<br />
innocents more general. It is bad enough for the<br />
author to have his MS. returned—though no one<br />
is to blame for this—but to receive it in a con-<br />
dition that renders re-copying imperative is, as<br />
one of our correspondents remarks, “needlessly<br />
cruel.” -<br />
Editors may be allowed a certain measure of<br />
human failings, but not this especial short-<br />
Coming.<br />
THE AUTHORS’ CLUB.<br />
WE are pleased to hear that Mr. George Mere-<br />
dith, our president, has signified his acceptance, in<br />
an autograph letter, of the invitation of the Execu-<br />
tive Committee of the Authors' Club to occupy the<br />
office of president of their General Council for the<br />
ensuing year. The club held its first dinner in the<br />
new premises on Thursday, the 17th of December.<br />
There was a most enthusiastic gathering. Members<br />
and guests to the number of seventy-five were<br />
present. Mr. Charles Garvice, the chairman of the<br />
club, presided. After the toast of “The King,”<br />
“The Prosperity of the Authors’ Club '' was the<br />
first toast. It was proposed by the chairman and<br />
most enthusiastically received. Mr. Francis<br />
Gribble then proposed the health of the guest,<br />
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould. After dinner there.<br />
Was an excellent programme of music. The<br />
Authors’ Club may be congratulated on the success<br />
of its revival. -<br />
*E****<br />
•ºmºmºmºmº-<br />
THE LITERARY YEAR BOOK.<br />
“THE Literary Year Book” for 1909 is just out,<br />
but has arrived at the office of the society too late.<br />
for review in this issue. In view of the importance<br />
of this publication to members of the society it is<br />
particularly necessary that it should be carefully<br />
read and considered before any criticism is passed.<br />
The number of authors in England, given in<br />
another paragraph, is computed at 11,000. “The<br />
Literary Year Book” contains a list of just over<br />
3,000. We do not know on what principle this list<br />
is compiled, nor do we know whether the list is<br />
submitted as exhaustive, but if “The Literary Year<br />
Book’s” figures are correct, then the society's mem-<br />
bership of 2,000 is a cause for congratulation, but<br />
we fear that the 11,000 is much nearer the truth.<br />
Although we have not had time to look through<br />
the volume with care, we have glanced through the<br />
part referring to law and letters, and consider that,<br />
in the space allotted for this complicated and<br />
difficult subject, the question has been dealt with,<br />
on the whole, satisfactorily. We cannot, however,<br />
compliment the writer on his form of royalty<br />
agreement.<br />
º-º-º-º-º-º-º-º-ºm-º Amºsºm-m-m-tº-mº<br />
SIR HENRY BERGNE, K.C.M.G., K.C.B.<br />
WE print the following letter from the President.<br />
of La Société des Gens de Lettres with the kind<br />
permission of Lady Bergne. It shows the warm.<br />
appreciation that was felt for Sir Henry and his<br />
work in France, and affords further evidence of<br />
the value of that work for the cause of international<br />
copyright.<br />
MADAME,-La Société des Gens de Lettres de France a<br />
été très attristée en apprenant que Sir Henry Bergne,<br />
ancien président de la Société des Auteurs Anglais, est<br />
mort à Berlin oti il était venu représenter la Grande-<br />
Bretagne à la Conférence pour la propriété littéraire et.<br />
artistique.<br />
Je me suis fait un devoir de dire au Comité quelle perte<br />
font les écrivains detous les pays par la disparition Vraiment<br />
cruelle et trop prompte, d'un homme si digne, si courtois, si<br />
aimable, qui fut, toute sa vie, un défenseur convaincu du<br />
droit des auteurs sur leur Oeuvre et qui, avec la grande:<br />
autorité morale dont il jouissait en Angleterre, aurait cer-<br />
tainement contribué a obtenir poureux une reconnaissance:<br />
plus compléte de leurs droits légitimes. - - -<br />
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TFIES A UITISIOR.<br />
101<br />
Aussi le Comité de la Société des Gens de Lettres de<br />
France a-t-il manifesté par un vote unanime ses regrets<br />
bien sinceres, et m'a-t-il confié le soin de vous les exprimer<br />
16Il SOI), Il OIOl.<br />
Je le fais avec d'autant plus d’émotion que, ayant eu<br />
l'honneur de travailler a Londres et à Berlin avec sir Henry<br />
Bergne, a la défense des justes intérêts littéraires, j’ai pu<br />
apprécier ses qualités d'esprit et de caractère, l'ardeur si<br />
prudente et si avisée qu'il apportait, avec tant de désin-<br />
téressement personnel, à cette cause chère à son coeur.<br />
Au nom de la Société des Gens de Lettres de France et<br />
en mon nom personnel j’ai l’honneur de vous dire la part<br />
bien Sincère que nous premons à votre douleur.<br />
Et je vous prie de vouloir bien agréer, Madame, l’hom-<br />
mage de messentiments de sympathie respectueuse et bien<br />
attristée.<br />
Le Président de la Société des Gens de Lettres.<br />
Signé : GEORGES LECOMTE.<br />
The December number of Le Droit d'Auteur also<br />
contains a long article, which illustrates the feeling<br />
of his colleagues, the delegates of other nations. It<br />
commends in the warmest language his special and<br />
personal efforts toward the ends of international<br />
agreement.<br />
©-----<br />
BASIL FIELD.<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
N the last few months we have had to chronicle<br />
the deaths of J. C. Parkinson, one of the<br />
oldest members of the society and of the<br />
council, of the Rev. Prof. Ilewis Campbell, and of<br />
Sir Henry Bergne. Now we have to regret the<br />
death of Mr. Basil Field, the head of the firm of<br />
Messrs. Field, Roscoe & Co., the society's solicitors.<br />
In the early days of the society, when friends were<br />
not so numerous as they are now, it was of great<br />
importance to the society to have the support of<br />
Mr. Field and his firm. He laboured with the<br />
promoters with energy and sympathy, and his<br />
mature judgment and sound practical advice often<br />
guided the course of the society's ship in the early<br />
days of its voyage. He assisted in the society’s<br />
efforts to deal with copyright reform, and to<br />
him they used to refer with confidence doubtful<br />
legal issues. In the last few years he has not<br />
given so much personal attention to our work as<br />
previously, but his goodwill was always with the<br />
society's endeavours and the society's aims. It<br />
will be impossible for those who still remember<br />
the early days to forget his labours during those<br />
anxious struggles, and it is well that these facts<br />
should be brought to the ken of those who never<br />
knew. To Mr. Basil Field the society and all<br />
members owe a deep debt of gratitude.<br />
Mr. Field was born in 1835, and educated at<br />
the London University, where he took his degree.<br />
At the age of twenty-five he was admitted to prac-<br />
tice, joining the firm of his father, Mr. Edwin<br />
Field, the eminent solicitor. On the 12th of<br />
December, while at the Law Society's hall, he<br />
suffered a paralytic stroke and was removed to his<br />
home, where he died the following morning.<br />
—º- A<br />
-—w<br />
COMMITTEE ELECTION.<br />
–0—sº-0–<br />
NOTICE TO ALL SUBSCRIBING MEMBERs.<br />
N pursuance of Article 19 of the Articles of<br />
Association of the society, the committee<br />
give notice that the election of members to<br />
the committee of management will be proceeded<br />
with in the following manner — -<br />
(1) One-third of the members of the present<br />
committee of management retire from office in<br />
accordance with Article 17.<br />
(2) The members desiring to offer themselves<br />
for re-election who have been nominated by the<br />
retiring committee are the Hon. Mrs. A. L. Felkin,<br />
Mr. Arthur Rackham, Mr. S. S. Sprigge, Mr.<br />
Sidney Webb.<br />
(3) The date fixed by the committee up to<br />
which nominations by the subscribing members<br />
of candidates for election to the new committee<br />
may be made is the 15th day of February.<br />
(4) The committee nominate the following<br />
candidates, being subscribing members of the<br />
Society, to fill the vacancies caused by the retire-<br />
ment of one-third of the committee, according to<br />
the new constitution :-<br />
Mrs. A. L. Felkin (Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler).<br />
Mr. Arthur Rackham.<br />
Mr. S. S. Sprigge.<br />
Mr. Sidney Webb.<br />
The committee remind the members that under<br />
Article 19 of the amended articles of association,<br />
“any two subscribing members of the society may<br />
nominate one or more subscribing members, other<br />
than themselves, not exceeding the number of<br />
vacancies to be filled up, by notice in writing sent<br />
to the secretary, accompanied by a letter signed by<br />
the candidate or candidates expressing willingness<br />
to accept the duties of the post.”<br />
Members desiring to exercise their powers under<br />
this rule must send in the name of the candidate<br />
or candidates they nominate, not exceeding four in<br />
all, on or before the 15th day of February, together<br />
with an accompanying letter written by the candi-<br />
date or candidates expressing readiness to accept<br />
nomination. The complete list of candidates will<br />
be printed in the March issue of The Author.<br />
Having regard to the fact that the present com-<br />
mittee has not been in office for a full year, the<br />
committee consider it in the interest of the society<br />
not to suggest any change in the constitution.<br />
They have therefore re-nominated the four retiring<br />
members.<br />
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102.<br />
TI ILS A UTI IO PR.<br />
THE PENSION FUND COMMITTEE.<br />
*—e—sº-0–<br />
N accordance with annual custom, and in order<br />
to give members of the society, should they<br />
desire to appoint a fresh member to the<br />
Pension Fund Committee, full time to act, it has<br />
been thought advisable to place in The Author a<br />
complete statement of the method of election under<br />
the scheme for administration of the Pension Fund.<br />
Under that scheme the committee is composed of<br />
three members elected by the committee of the<br />
society, three members elected by the society at the<br />
general meeting, and the chairman of the Society<br />
for the time being, ea officio. The three members<br />
elected at the general meeting when the fund was<br />
started were Mr. Morley Roberts, Mr. M. H. Spiel-<br />
mann, and Mrs. Alec Tweedie. These have in turn<br />
during the past years resigned, and, submitting<br />
their names for re-election, have been unanimously<br />
re-elected. Mr. Spielmann resigned and was re-<br />
elected in 1907. This year Mr. Morley Roberts,<br />
under the rules of the scheme, tenders his resigna-<br />
tion, and submits his name for re-election. The<br />
members have power to put forward other names<br />
under clause 9, which runs as follows:—<br />
Any candidate for election to the Pension Fund Com-<br />
mittee by the members of the society (not being a retiring<br />
member of such committee) shall be nominated in writing<br />
to the secretary at least three weeks prior to the general<br />
meeting at which such candidate is to be proposed, and the<br />
nomination of each such candidate shall be subscribed by<br />
at least three members of the society. A list of the names<br />
of the candidates so nominated shall be sent to the members<br />
of the society, with the annual report of the Managing<br />
Committee, and those candidates obtaining the most votes<br />
at the general meeting shall be elected. to serve on the<br />
Pension Fund Committee.<br />
In case any member should desire to refer to the<br />
list of members, the new list, taking the elections<br />
up to the end of July, was published in October,<br />
1907. This list is complete, with the exception of<br />
the thirty-eight members referred to in the short<br />
preface. All further elections have been duly<br />
notified in The Author. They can easily be referred<br />
to, as members receive a copy every month.<br />
It will be as well, therefore, should any of the<br />
members desire to put forward a candidate, to take<br />
the matter within their immediate consideration.<br />
The general meeting of the Society has usually<br />
been held towards the end of February or the<br />
beginning of March. It is essential that all<br />
nominations should be in the hands of the<br />
secretary before January 31, 1908.<br />
—6- —rº--------—-<br />
UNITED STATES NOTES.<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
Sº far as can be judged at present, the year 1908.<br />
has been by no means an unprosperous one<br />
for the American book trade. Practically<br />
the only effect of the Presidential elections has been<br />
to stimulate the production of political literature.<br />
Other influences that have had perceptible results<br />
upon the output are last year's commercial depres-<br />
sion and the prevailing ferment in the religious<br />
World. For the rest, novels are said to be numeri-<br />
cally on the decline, but “gift books” more in<br />
demand than ever ; whilst we have it on the<br />
authority of the Publishers’ Weekly that “the<br />
public taste improves and the publishers realise<br />
it.”<br />
The Milton tercentenary has been worthily<br />
celebrated by the Grolier Club of New York. Some<br />
three hundred portraits, with forty engravings done<br />
in America, have been on exhibition, besides many<br />
first editions of the poet's works, and books and<br />
manuscripts with his autograph. Mr. Beverley<br />
Chew and his colleagues are to be congratulated on<br />
the success of their efforts.<br />
Perhaps the greatest achievement of American<br />
scholarship during the year has been the editing of<br />
the “Tragedy of King Richard the Third,” in the<br />
Shakespearean Wariorum, by Howard Furness,<br />
junior. It must have been not only a most<br />
laborious but also a very difficult task.<br />
We most heartily congratulate Dr. Frederick<br />
Morrow Fling, of the University of Nebraska,<br />
upon the great promise shown in “The Youth of<br />
Mirabeau,” the first of three projected volumes on<br />
the life of the great French statesman. In our<br />
judgment it seems likely, when completed, to<br />
equal, if not surpass, any historical work yet<br />
Written in America, though its literary qualities<br />
are scarcely on a level with its very considerable<br />
Value as a monument of extensive research and<br />
Critical acumen.<br />
The Pennell Life of Whistler will be too familiar<br />
to readers of The Author to need comment here ;<br />
but there are other outstanding books of American<br />
biography that must be noticed. William H.<br />
Low's “A Chronicle of Friendships,” containing<br />
reminiscences of French and American artists and<br />
Some recollections of the British Stevensons (R. L.<br />
and R. A. M.), will be widely read ; whilst the<br />
musical and dramatic worlds will be greatly inte-<br />
rested in the veteran William Winter’s “Other<br />
Days” and Paul Wilstach’s “Richard Mansfield.”<br />
“An Alabama Student and Other Biographical<br />
Essays * comes from Professor Osler as a pleasant<br />
reminder that the tradition of Sir Thomas Browne,<br />
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Dr. John Brown is<br />
being handed on<br />
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THE AUTISIOR.<br />
103.<br />
Then there is that remarkable record of a<br />
wanderer's existence, “My Life,” by Josiah Flynt,<br />
with its recollections of Tolstoi, Mommsen, and the<br />
nameless vagrant, more especially the last. Josiah<br />
Flynt Willard is said by those who knew him to have<br />
talked better than he wrote ; but as someone re-<br />
marked, “It must be remembered that Flynt was the<br />
tramp writing not the literary man tramping.”<br />
Of a more purely literary interest are Ferris<br />
Greenslet's book on Thomas Bailey Aldrich and<br />
the “Letters and Memorials of Wendell Phillips<br />
Garrison,” who edited the Nation for more than<br />
forty years.<br />
The third volume of Carl Schurz's Reminiscences<br />
are of at least equal interest to the preceding<br />
instalments. Other notable additions to biographi-<br />
cal literature are Henry L. Nelson's Life of George<br />
William Curtis, to which we may return later ;<br />
and Thomas Nelson Page's study of Robert E. Lee.<br />
F. M. Sanborn's new Hawthorne book should also<br />
not be omitted in this connection.<br />
In the domain of history two Boston books<br />
arrest attention, M. C. Crawford’s “St. Botolph's<br />
Town,” and James De Wolff Lovett's “Old Boston<br />
Boys and the Games they Played ”; whilst we<br />
have also Charles W. Colby’s “Canadian Types of<br />
the Old Régime,” Galusha Anderson’s “A Border<br />
City during the Civil War,” and Agnes C. Laut's<br />
“Conquest of the Great North-West.”<br />
Abraham Lincoln has inspired an epic, Francis<br />
Howard Williams’s “The Burden Bearer,” and the<br />
dead preserver of the Union has received a “tribute,”<br />
from George Bancroft. Sydney G. Fisher's<br />
“Struggle for American Independence” should have<br />
appeared last year : it is a distinct addition to the<br />
historical literature of America.<br />
President Eliot's retirement from the headship<br />
of Harvard has been followed by his “University<br />
Administration,” an important educational apologia<br />
which has been and will be much read and dis-<br />
cussed.<br />
Another American University President, Nicholas<br />
|M. Butler of Columbia, has published under the<br />
title “The American as He Is,” his recent lectures<br />
at Copenhagen. They have appeared in Danish,<br />
French, and German, as well as in English.<br />
“Alaska, the Great Country,” by Mrs. Ella<br />
Higginson, issued by the Macmillan Company, is<br />
a very good type of this kind of book, which to-day<br />
attracts so many readers.<br />
When we come to fiction our heart always fails<br />
us. Selection is difficult and often invidious. It<br />
has happened that we have passed over altogether<br />
works of the first importance, notably, as we have<br />
been reminded, those of Mrs. Atherton, whose<br />
position as a novelist is incontestably in the front<br />
rank.<br />
An interesting experiment in this department<br />
of literature has been made under the auspices of<br />
the Harper Brothers. “The Whole Family " is<br />
a novel which is the joint composition of twelve<br />
authors, among whom were Mr. James, W. D.<br />
Howells, M. E. Wilkins, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps,<br />
and John Kendrick Bangs.<br />
In “Lewis Rand,” Mary Johnston seems to<br />
have attained her high water-mark; and John<br />
Fox, junior, in “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,” a<br />
romance of the South, would also appear to have<br />
surpassed his previous efforts. George W. Cable's<br />
“Kincaid's Battery’ is a thrilling romance of<br />
the South, the furthest south of New Orleans.<br />
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell has given us two works of<br />
fiction this fall, “A Venture in 1777 ° and “The<br />
Red City.” The former is a story of Valley<br />
Forge, and recounts in stirring fashion the capture<br />
of a map from the British and the conveyance of<br />
it to Washington's camp.<br />
In “The Diva's Ruby’’ Mr. Marion Crawford<br />
has related an exciting episode in the life of his<br />
former heroine.<br />
Robert W. Chambers has added to his laurels<br />
by “The Firing Line”; and Stewart White and<br />
F. Hopkinson Smith have provided good stories<br />
for their respective publics in the “The River-<br />
man" and “Peter.”<br />
George C. Eggleston<br />
Virginian stories.<br />
The new Oppenheim story is called “The Long<br />
Arm of Mannister.”<br />
Amongst lady novelists' triumphs this season<br />
are Alice MacGowan’s “Judith of the Cumber-<br />
lands” and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps’ “Through<br />
Life in the Past.”<br />
George P. Upton’s “Musical Memories,” ex-<br />
tending over half a century, should be added to<br />
the tale of biographical books.<br />
Booth Tarkington, in “The Quest of Quesnay,”<br />
adds to the list begun by “Monsieur Beaucaire.”<br />
William Farquhar Payson’s “Barry Gordon" is<br />
a romance in somewhat the same vein by a less-<br />
known story-teller.<br />
Andrew Carnegie’s “Problems of To-day” and<br />
James Brown-Scott’s “Texts of the Peace Con-<br />
ferences at the Hague” are two publications which<br />
should be of use in their several ways.<br />
The publication of a concordance to Gray's<br />
poems, edited by Albert S. Cook, shows that the<br />
eighteenth century is still of interest to Ameri-<br />
cans, apart from Washington, Franklin, and the<br />
Revolution.<br />
The greatest loss to the American literary<br />
world during the latter part of the year has been<br />
that of Charles Eliot Norton, who died on<br />
October 21. After a short experience of business<br />
life, he returned to Harvard as a French lecturer,<br />
but soon had to go to Europe for reasons of health,<br />
has published two<br />
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104.<br />
TISIES A UſTFSIOR.<br />
having meanwhile published his first book,<br />
“Considerations on some Recent Social Theories”<br />
(1853). He went to Italy and formed a friendship<br />
with Ruskin. On his return he published a trans-<br />
lation of Dante’s “Vita Nuova " and “Notes of<br />
Travel and Study in Italy,” and joined the cele-<br />
brated Cambridge circle. He helped Lowell to<br />
edit the North American Review, 1862—8, and aided<br />
in the foundation of the Nation in '65. Having<br />
spent five years in Europe, he returned to take up<br />
art teaching under President Eliot, holding his<br />
chair at Harvard from 1875 to 1898.<br />
the friendships of Carlyle and Leslie Stephen, as well<br />
as those of Emerson and Lowell, and he edited<br />
several volumes of their Letters as well as those of<br />
G. W. Curtis. Ruskin called Eliot “my first real<br />
tutor.” Daniel Coit Gilman, who died earlier in<br />
the same month, was successively a Professor at<br />
Yale, and President of the University of California<br />
and Johns Hopkins. He was also head of the<br />
Carnegie Institute and of the National Civil<br />
Service Reform League, and published several<br />
biographies and educational works. Harvard lost<br />
its Professor of Greek and Dean of the Graduate<br />
School, John Henry Wright, on November 25, and<br />
earlier in the same month another alumnus and<br />
benefactor, John Harvey Treat. Esther Chamber-<br />
lain, who died at Mount Clemens, Michigan, was<br />
author of “The Court of Chance,” and other<br />
popular stories. Frank Parsons (died September 26)<br />
lectured on law at the Boston University, and on<br />
other subjects in Ruskin University, Missouri and<br />
Kansas College, and was a prolific author. “The<br />
Railways, the Trusts, and the People '' (1906) was<br />
his last work.<br />
—e—º-e—<br />
TERCENTENARY CELE-<br />
BRATIONS.<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
f HE Tercentenary of Milton's birth was<br />
celebrated on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of<br />
December by the British Academy, sup-<br />
ported by all the leading representatives of<br />
Literature, Music, Drama, and Science, and also<br />
by many services, lectures, meetings, and exhibi-<br />
tions held in the metropolis and the provinces.<br />
The ceremonies of the British Academy on the<br />
first day were opened with an address by Dr.<br />
A. W. Ward, the Master of Peterhouse, which was<br />
followed by the recitation by Professor I. Gollancz<br />
of some lines on Milton contributed by Mr. George<br />
Meredith, whose advanced age prevented him from<br />
being present. The lines, which Mr. Meredith<br />
has kindly given us permission to reprint, were as<br />
follows:—<br />
THE MILTON<br />
He enjoyed<br />
MILTON.<br />
December 9, 1608 : December 9, 1908.<br />
What splendour of imperial station man,<br />
The Tree of Life, may reach when, rooted fast,<br />
His branching stem points way to upper air<br />
And skyward still aspires, we see in him<br />
Who Sang for us the Archangelical host<br />
Made Morning by old Darkness urged to the abyss<br />
A voice that down three centuries onward rolls;<br />
Onward will roll while lives our English tongue,<br />
In the devout of music unsurpassed -<br />
Since Piety won Heaven's ear on Israel’s harp.<br />
The face of Earth, the soul of Earth, her charm,<br />
Her dread austerity ; the quavering fate<br />
Of mortals with blind hope by passion swayed,<br />
His mind embraced, the while on trodden soil,<br />
Defender of the Commonwealth, he joined<br />
Our temporal fray, whereof is vital fruit,<br />
And choosing armoury of the Scholar, stood<br />
Beside his peers to raise the voice for Freedom :<br />
Nor has fair Liberty a champion armed<br />
To meet on heights or plains the Sophister<br />
Throughout the ages, equal to this man,<br />
Whose spirit breathed high Heaven, and drew thenc<br />
The ethereal sword to Smite. .<br />
Were England sunk<br />
Beneath the shifting tides, her heart, her brain,<br />
The Smile she wears, the faith she holds, her best,<br />
Would live full-toned in the grand delivery<br />
Of his cathedral speech : an utterance<br />
Almost divine, and such as Hellespont,<br />
Crashing its breakers under Ida's frown,<br />
Inspired : yet worthier he, whose instrument<br />
Was by comparison the coarse reed-pipe ;<br />
Whereof have come the marvellous harmonies,<br />
Which, with his lofty theme, of infinite range,<br />
Abash, entrance, exalt,<br />
We need him now,<br />
This latest Age in repetition cries :<br />
For Belial, the adroit, is in our midst ;<br />
Mammon, more swoln to squeeze the slavish sweat<br />
From hopeless toil : and overshadowingly<br />
(Aggrandized, monstrous in his grinning mask<br />
Of hypocritical Peace), inveterate Moloch<br />
Remains the great example.<br />
Homage to him<br />
His debtor band, innumerable as waves<br />
Running all golden from an eastern Sun,<br />
Joyfully render, in deep reverence<br />
Subscribe, and as they speak their Milton's name,<br />
Rays of his glory on their foreheads bear.<br />
GEORGE MEREDITH.<br />
“After the applause ’’—said the Times report—<br />
“which followed the reciting of the lines had<br />
ceased, Dr. Ward expressed the sincere and cordial<br />
thanks of the Academy to Mr. Meredith for his<br />
message. No greater grace, he said, could have<br />
been added to their tribute than the Words which<br />
Mr. Meredith had sent them. (Cheers.)”<br />
The meeting closed with an address by Sir<br />
Frederick Bridge on “Milton and Music,” during<br />
the course of which members of the Westminster<br />
Abbey Choir, accompanied by the Grimson Quartet,<br />
rendered compositions from the incidental music<br />
written for the first performance of “Comus.”<br />
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TRIES ACTRIOR.<br />
105<br />
On the 9th–the poet's birthday—a commemo-<br />
ration service was held at Bow Church, the sermon<br />
being delivered by the Bishop of Ripon on the<br />
text of verses 4 and 5 of the second chapter of<br />
Zechariah. In the evening a banquet was given<br />
at the Mansion House by the Lord Mayor, Sir<br />
George Wyatt Truscott. The speakers were the<br />
Lord Mayor (“The King”); Canon Beeching<br />
(“The Immortal Memory of John Milton ’’); the<br />
Italian Ambassador (“Poetry”), in reply, Mr.<br />
Alfred Austin, P.L. ; Mr. Justice Darling<br />
(“Music and Drama”), in reply, Sir Hubert<br />
Parry (“Music”) and Mr. Pinero (“Drama"); the<br />
American Ambassador (“The Lord Mayor’’), sup-<br />
ported by Dr. A. W. Ward.<br />
On the 10th, at an ordinary general meeting of<br />
the British Academy, Dr. A. W. Ward announced<br />
that the Council had passed votes of special thanks<br />
to the Lord Mayor, Sir Frederick Bridge, Mr.<br />
George Meredith, the Rev. A. W. Hutton (incum-<br />
bent of Bow Church), Professor I. Gollancz, and<br />
the Press generally, for the great assistance they<br />
had rendered to the Academy in the celebrations.<br />
The following papers were then read : “Samson<br />
Agonistes and the Hellenic Drama,” by the late<br />
Sir Henry Jebb : “Milton in the Eighteenth<br />
Century (1701—1750),” by Professor Edward<br />
Dowden ; “Milton's Fame on the Continent,” by<br />
Professor J. G. Robertson ; “Milton as Schoolboy<br />
and Schoolmaster,” by Mr. Arthur F. Leach ; and<br />
“A Consideration of Macaulay's Comparison of<br />
Dante and Milton,” by Mr. W. J. Courthope.<br />
A seemly close to the celebrations was provided<br />
by the performance in the Theatre, Burlington<br />
Gardens, of “Samson Agonistes” before a brilliant<br />
audience, including the Princess Louise and the<br />
Duke and Duchess of Argyll, on December 16.<br />
This, it is worth noting, was the first public repre-<br />
sentation of the play. The cast was made up as<br />
follows :--<br />
Samson Mr. Ian Maclaren.<br />
‘Manoa Mr. Chas. A. Doran.<br />
T)alila 1Miss Evelyn Weeden.<br />
Harapha . Mr. Lionel Braham.<br />
Public Officer Mr. Clive Currie.<br />
NLessenger º . Mr. Percy Anstey.<br />
“Dalila,” according to the Times report, “wore<br />
an Elizabethan dress of great splendour, while<br />
Harapha's attendants and the soldiers were<br />
dressed as Romans, Samson's attendant as a Greek,<br />
and the Danites in a dress we did not recognise.”<br />
The action passed before a background of<br />
purple hangings—a fit setting for “grave-browed<br />
Milton's solemn harmonies.”<br />
* fº<br />
w w<br />
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THE WRITERS’ AND ARTISTS' YE<br />
BOOK, 1909.”<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
N always welcome publication is “The<br />
A. Writers' Year Book.” It is handy, well<br />
arranged, and never wastes space with<br />
useless information. In fact it is quite indis-<br />
pensable, and, if it were adequate, would be quite<br />
invaluable. It is, however, some way from per-<br />
fection yet, although in every succeeding issue<br />
something is added towards that desirable con<br />
summation.<br />
In the present—the fourth annual—issue, the<br />
list of English periodicals and the information<br />
about each could hardly be bettered ; the English<br />
publishers' list, too, is good, and so are the lists of<br />
colour printers, literary agents, photographers<br />
and so on. Other lists included are also good —<br />
quite good, as far as they go ; but here it becomes<br />
necessary to drop generalisation for detail.<br />
The two new features of the 1909 Year Book<br />
are the addition of particulars and information to<br />
the list of American journals and magazines, and<br />
a list of English syndicates that purchase MSS.<br />
In the latter we miss the National Press Agency<br />
of Whitefriars, and notice that the Northern<br />
Newspaper Syndicate appears as the Northern<br />
Syndicate. In the former are quite a number of<br />
omissions. We are well aware that the periodicals<br />
published in the States total well over 20,000,<br />
and therefore it would be impossible to include all<br />
of them ; at the same time it is stated in the<br />
preface that “all the leading American magazines<br />
and journals.” are included. We are therefore<br />
constrained to give a short list of some of the<br />
leading periodicals that are not, as follows:–<br />
Aeronáutics, Designer, International Studio, Life,<br />
Live Wire, Scrap Book, Scrip, Strand, Theater,<br />
Town and Country, World's Work and Yachting,<br />
all o New York ; Technical World, Chicago, Ill. ;<br />
Jiving Age, Boston, Mass. ; Spare Moments,<br />
Rochester, N.Y.; People's Popular Monthly, Des<br />
Moines, Ia. : Sunset Maſſazine, San Francisco, Cal. ;<br />
Holland's Magazine, Dallas, Texas; South Atlantic<br />
Quarterly, Durham, N.C. ; and among juvenile<br />
periodicals we fail to find Children's Magazine,<br />
N.Y.C.; Youth, Philadelphia, Pa.; American Boy,<br />
Detroit, Mich. ; and Practical Young America,<br />
Des Moines, Ia. Among the leading religious<br />
papers omitted are:–Catholic AWews (R.C.);<br />
Benziger's Magazine (R.C.), Church Economist,<br />
Churchman (Epis.), Epaminer (Baptist), Christian<br />
Advocate (Presb.), all of New York; Expositor,<br />
Cleveland, Ohio ; Ram's Horn, Chicago, Ill. ;<br />
Westminster, Philadelphia, Pa.<br />
* The Writers’ and Artists' Year Book, 1909. Messrs.<br />
A. and C, Black, 1s. m.<br />
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106<br />
TISIE A DfTISIOR.<br />
The list of American publishers is still far from<br />
complete. No indication is given of what their<br />
special lines are, and only general addresses are<br />
given. The following are not included:—Ames<br />
Publishing Co., Clyde, Ohio : T. S. Denison,<br />
Chicago, Ill. ; The Ball Publishing Co., Boston ;<br />
Dramatic Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill. : Saalfield<br />
Publishing Co., New York ; E. A. Fink, New<br />
York ; Samuel French, New York ; Penn Publish-<br />
ing Co., Philadelphia, Pa. It is only fair to add<br />
that Samuel French's American address is given in<br />
the English publishers’ list. On the other hand,<br />
Frederick Warne appears rightly in both lists.<br />
Before passing on we beg the editor to correct<br />
the well-known name of Moffatt (of Moffatt, Yard<br />
& Co.) It has appeared as “Moffett " these two<br />
years. -<br />
In the classified index that concludes the<br />
book there are some glaring inconsistencies.<br />
We only propose to mention a few instances,<br />
merely sufficient to justify our assertion.<br />
Aeronautics appears as an American magazine.<br />
This as far as it goes is correct. But Aeronautics<br />
does not appear among the list of American pub-<br />
lications, whereas the English Aeronautics is<br />
included in its own list, but not in the index.<br />
Publishers’ Weekly is in the American list, but not<br />
in the index. The two religious American<br />
periodicals in the list are not in the index. The<br />
New Democrat in the English list is not in the<br />
index—and so on.<br />
Furthermore, Pearson's Magazine appears<br />
rightly in both English and American lists, Strand<br />
Magazine is only in the English list and Smart Set<br />
only in the American.<br />
Finally, if the Year Book is sufficiently up-to-<br />
date to include Victor Grayson as a co-editor of<br />
the New Age, why are the Englishman and the<br />
Scout omitted in the English list and Travel and<br />
£pploration, the new monthly, whose advent this<br />
month has been announced for some time past 2<br />
We object to pulling a book to pieces, and where<br />
we cannot commend, we generally refrain from<br />
all comment. In the case of “The Writers' Year<br />
Book,” bowever, the case is different, for it is a<br />
book which is essential to many members of the<br />
Authors’ Society. Though, as we have stated, it<br />
grows better year by year, there is considerable room<br />
for improvement.<br />
The idea of the book is excellent, but the contents<br />
should be accurate and adequate. These points<br />
might be easily attained by a little more care and<br />
attention to details.<br />
We recommend the book, as it is the only one of<br />
its kind before the public, yet consider that its use-<br />
fulness, and in consequence its circulation, might<br />
very well be increased. -<br />
- : Z.<br />
HARDY ANNUALS.*<br />
—e-º-o-<br />
Chºi would hardly be recognisable<br />
J without the crop of reference books which<br />
blaze in red covers on the reviewer's table at<br />
this season. Not least among them are “Who’s<br />
Who " and “Who’s Who Year Book,” from<br />
Messrs. A. & C. Black, and the “Daily Mail<br />
Year Book.”<br />
The first of these old friends is as interesting as<br />
ever. Seventy-two pages have been added to the<br />
biographies since last year, making a total of<br />
2,112 pages; but whether this is because there<br />
are more people of importance or because there is<br />
less mortality among the famous, the reviewer is<br />
unable to determine. If we were to suggest any-<br />
thing for its improvement it would be that<br />
biographies that are purely autobiographies should<br />
be starred, so that the future historian of these<br />
times referring to its pages may be able to marshal<br />
his facts with some degree of accuracy.<br />
“Who’s Who Year-Book” (should it not be<br />
“Who’s Who's Year Book” 2) is made up of the<br />
tables, which, says the editor, “were formerly such<br />
a popular feature in “Who’s Who.’” The new tables<br />
in the present issue include those of Newdigate<br />
Prizemen and Nobel Prize winners. Among other<br />
information of special interest to authors are lists<br />
of the London offices of the leading Indian and<br />
colonial newspapers, of pseudonyms and pen-<br />
names, and of peculiarly-pronounced proper<br />
Ila,I\leS.<br />
The last volume before us worthily maintains<br />
the standard of its eight predecessors. The brains<br />
of the year 1908 are skilfully picked and displayed<br />
in a bold and comprehensive way. In the list of<br />
this year's centenaries we notice Edgar Allan<br />
Poe (January 19), Edward Fitzgerald (March 31),<br />
Richard Monckton Milnes (June 19), A. W.<br />
Kingslake (August 5), Lord Tennyson (August 6),<br />
and Oliver Wendell Holmes (August 29).<br />
-*— a<br />
MUSICAL CRITICS AND PUBLISHERS:<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
NIR CHARLES WILLIERS STANFORD’S<br />
“Studies and Memories '' is well worth<br />
reading for the light it throws on some<br />
phases of English music, and for the notes that he<br />
has put together of his own personal experience of<br />
men and matters; but it is not these so much that<br />
* “Who's Who, 1909" (A. & C. Black), 10s. n. ; “Who's<br />
Who Year Book, 1909" (A. & C. Black), 18. n. ; “Daily<br />
Mail Year Book” (edited by Percy L. Parker, Associated<br />
Newspapers, Ltd.), 6d. n. -<br />
f “Studies and Memories,” by Sir Charles Williers<br />
Stanford. Constable and Co., 7s. 6d. net.<br />
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TISIE AUTISIOR,<br />
107<br />
appeal to us as his two chapters, one on “Criticism<br />
in England,” the other on “Music Publishing in<br />
England.” His complaint in each case seems due<br />
to the same cause, modern superficiality and lack<br />
of serious study.<br />
These two seem to be a natural sequence of the<br />
modern desire for rapidity and change.<br />
He brings two charges against the critics : first,<br />
that they are bound to fill their paper the day after<br />
any important performance ; in other words, have<br />
to leave the theatre or the concert at about 11.30,<br />
and produce some sort of article to satisfy the<br />
public in time to go to press for the next day's<br />
paper. The second, that one man should write<br />
five or six different notices, in different papers,<br />
leading the public to think that they come from as<br />
many different critics.<br />
Both these charges are serious, but it is difficult<br />
—almost impossible—to remedy them. The first<br />
might be altered as the author himself suggests, but<br />
the second seems past cure. Did not Sir Arthur<br />
Conan Doyle lay his lance in rest against this second<br />
windmill, and unsuccessfully, some years ago<br />
In chapter number two he complains that serious<br />
music is not given a chance by the English pub-<br />
lisher. This no doubt springs from the same two<br />
causes—superficiality and rapidity. Superficiality,<br />
for the public who pay will not waste their time<br />
on serious study unless it is forced upon them ; and<br />
rapidity, for the publishers, being men of business,<br />
like to gamble in quick and substantial returns,<br />
rather than laboriously to sow the seed and fertilise<br />
a slow-growing though luxuriant crop.<br />
But there is no doubt another reason. The<br />
terms offered by musical publishers to the writers<br />
of serious music are enough to strangle any industry.<br />
The authors of literature have much to complain<br />
of, but the terms they are able to get are not unsatis-<br />
factory. The unfortunate composers have never<br />
had any combination ; in spite of various attempts<br />
made on their behalf; have never tried to take<br />
their neck from under the yoke. In consequence<br />
of this long and passive endurance the publishers<br />
in their contracts make the most fanciful demands,<br />
and get them. 1 *<br />
They ask for all copyrights; the composers<br />
yield without a struggle. They ask for all per-<br />
forming rights; the composers bow their heads<br />
in acquiescence. #31&Q 2. Bºö0. Klead<br />
If they asked for more still, no doubt they would<br />
get it. For these rights they pay varying sums,<br />
according to their business instinct and to the<br />
composer's ignorance, and the rights are marketed<br />
or not according to the publisher's fancy or lack of<br />
enterprise. If by any chance in years to come the<br />
composer becomes famous, then it is not the<br />
º of the work but the publisher who becomes<br />
TIC[]. * . .<br />
“DE LIBRIS." -<br />
—º-º-º-<br />
HE first thought of the reviewer in reading a<br />
book of prose and verse by Mr. Austen<br />
Dobson is, like Little Jack Horner, to put<br />
in his thumb and pull out the plums.<br />
In other words, though we admire the author as<br />
a writer of essays, we love him as a writer of verse.<br />
It could hardly be expected in a book De Libris<br />
to come across poems of such beauty of subject<br />
and delicacy of treatment as “Before Sedan,”<br />
“The Dying of Tanneguy de Bois,” or “The For-<br />
gotten Grave,” though perhaps “A Revolutionary<br />
Relic” might have been included. Mr. Dobson in<br />
this volume is in the lighter vein. In “The<br />
Passionate Printer to his Love" he deals with the<br />
printer's jargon dexterously — -<br />
Your cheek seems “ Ready for the Press’’;<br />
Your laugh as Clarendon is clear ;<br />
There's more distinction in your dress<br />
Than in the oldest Elzevil'.<br />
And in “An Epistle to an Editor” there is some<br />
Sound advice which many a modern critic might<br />
take to heart.<br />
All his essays show the devout student. It<br />
would be astonishing to find a misquotation, a<br />
false date, in the writings of one so careful to verify<br />
his facts. “Books and their Associations” is indeed<br />
a masterpiece of Mr. Dobson’s art. He leads you<br />
forward from One treasured volume to another,<br />
till the reader feels the fascination of the book<br />
collector creeping over him, and straightway goes<br />
out to search the second-hand book shops.<br />
Here too is an example of his accuracy.<br />
Speaking of the “Works” of mock-heroic John<br />
Phillips, 1720, he remarks: “This copy bears also<br />
on the title page the autograph of James Thomson,<br />
not yet the author of ‘The Seasons.’”<br />
Two essays on “Modern Illustrators” (Kate<br />
Greenaway and Hugh Thomson), with sundry<br />
examples of their art, further help to waken the<br />
reader's interest.<br />
To the book lover's library, “De Libris" will<br />
certainly be a pleasant addition.<br />
—e—º-<br />
CORRESPONDENCE.<br />
—º-O-0–<br />
THE PENSION FUND.<br />
SIR,--I hope, as a humble individual and mem-<br />
ber of the Society, that there are many who will<br />
respond to Mr. Douglas Freshfield's recent appeal<br />
on behalf of the Pension Fund.<br />
* “De Libris,” Prose and Verse, by Austen Dobson.<br />
Published by Macmillan & Co.<br />
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108<br />
THE AUTHOR,<br />
May I make the suggestion that all those who<br />
use the Society in any way, or utilise the services<br />
of our secretary, council, or others connected with<br />
the Society, should make a point of sending a<br />
donation towards the Pension Fund 2<br />
Some publishers and editors appear to possess a<br />
keen desire to give authors and writers as much<br />
trouble and inconvenience (to put it mildly) as<br />
possible, and I have found in several instances that<br />
only as a result of intervention by the society has<br />
any good been done.<br />
Personally, I am under great obligation to<br />
Mr. Thring for much valuable assistance. As a<br />
result of this, and in response to Mr. Freshfield's<br />
appeal, it has afforded me pleasure to contribute a<br />
Small donation towards the Pension Fund, and I<br />
suggest that those fellow members who feel under<br />
the same obligation to the society should do<br />
likewise.<br />
The guinea per annum that we contribute is<br />
a mere bagatelle, and we should all show our<br />
willingness to support the council in their efforts<br />
to put the finances of the Pension Fund in a<br />
thoroughly sound condition, if for no other reason<br />
because in supporting our less fortunate craftsmen<br />
and women we shall, indirectly, be preparing for<br />
ourselves against a rainy day.<br />
I am, Sir,<br />
Your Obedient Servant,<br />
W. PERCIVAL WESTELL, F.L.S.<br />
—º-º-e—<br />
HEROES AND HEROINES-CHIEFLY HEROINEs.<br />
SIR,--In taking up the challenge of S. to deal<br />
with men's heroines, I wish to begin by saying that I<br />
fully agree with him regarding John and Jack. I<br />
feel that I have myself invented several Johns and<br />
Jacks, though I do not think many English<br />
authoresses are quite so bad as E. Werner in Ger-<br />
many, who invariably brings out two types of hero<br />
in each book, which I suppose represent John and<br />
Jack to the German mind—one proud, dark,<br />
melancholy and Byronic, the other fair, frivolous,<br />
and good-tempered.<br />
Most of us agree with the lady S. quotes in<br />
approving of George Meredith’s women, but not on<br />
her grounds. We feel that George Meredith and<br />
Shakespeare, unlike most men authors, realise that<br />
women have a relation to women and not only to<br />
men. One might almost say that until George<br />
Meredith wrote, Shakespeare was the only man who<br />
grasped this fact, and were it not for him we<br />
might almost have imagined that love and loyalty<br />
did not exist between women until our own period.<br />
But Beatrice, Sylvia, Celia, and many others are<br />
capable of faithful and honest friendship; and so<br />
are George Meredith's women, and we welcome<br />
their advent into literature.<br />
This is not a small matter in the portraiture of<br />
Women, for it shows that the author distinguishes<br />
between the “female’’ and the woman. This is<br />
exactly what Thackeray does not do. One of the<br />
characteristics of the “female” is jealousy, and<br />
therefore Thackeray makes his good women in<br />
“Pendennis” behave atrociously about poor little<br />
Fanny, and Amelia, even when happily married,<br />
jealous of her own little daughter. It does not<br />
seem to have struck him that a woman who had<br />
risen to the spiritual elevation of Mrs. Pendennis<br />
might have learnt to suppress her animal instinct,<br />
and would not have been so cruel to poor Laura.<br />
B.<br />
—4-0-0–—<br />
METHODS OF CRITICISM.<br />
SIR,-Will you permit me to use the columns of<br />
The Author for issuing an invitation to all the<br />
members of the Incorporated Society to whom the<br />
subject may appeal to write their views on “Some<br />
Modern Methods of Criticism " ?<br />
The editor of the Worth Mail, a paper circu-<br />
lating extensively between the Tyne and the<br />
Humber, has most generously offered to open his<br />
columns to such a discussion, which it is sincerely<br />
hoped may serve a useful purpose.<br />
There are, no doubt, hundreds of authors who<br />
feel strongly on the subject, but who have hitherto<br />
not cared to tackle it in case they should by so<br />
doing raise a storm of enmity against themselves.<br />
It is surely high time that the more courageous<br />
among us should fling away this pusillanimity<br />
and enter the lists with the object of slaying<br />
the dragon of unfairness and inconsistency in<br />
Criticism.<br />
I shall be very glad to hear from any of my<br />
fellow-members, men or women, who are willing<br />
to take up the cudgels, particularly with regard to<br />
the aspect of opposition in criticism.<br />
I have personally had some rather remarkable<br />
experiences in this direction, and should be very<br />
pleased to hear from others who can give personal<br />
details on these lines.<br />
The discussion starts in the Worth Mail by an<br />
article contributed by myself, at the request of the<br />
editor, and I shall be glad to post on a copy of the<br />
issue of the paper containing it to any member<br />
interested.<br />
Nothing of the nature of an advertisement, it is<br />
perhaps needless to say, will be admitted into the<br />
correspondence.<br />
Yours faithfully,<br />
Orchard House, JAMES CASSIDY.<br />
Whitton Road,<br />
Twickenham, S.W.<br />
<br />
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3 BOOKS by GHARLES GRANVILLE,<br />
(i.)<br />
THE INDISSOLUBLE KNOT.<br />
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“‘The Indissoluble Knot is a story of thrilling interest. . . . Mr. Granville<br />
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ife.”—Westminsten' Review.<br />
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(2.)<br />
THE PLAINT OF THE WANDERING JEW.<br />
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“As the Teutonic word ‘Zeitgeist' supplies the scintilla which flashes from<br />
mind, to mind the moulding influences of an age, so ‘The Wandering Jew is<br />
used by the author to express the yearning of a chosen few for a new Kingdom.<br />
a day of higher things.”—Morning Post.<br />
“A vigorously-written prose allegory.”—Scotsman.<br />
“His anº'esting Cºllegory. . . . It LITERATU tº Is Ever To AcIII Eve. A BETTER.<br />
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“The language is poetical, the ideas humanitarian, and a great truth looks owt<br />
from the pages of this little book. . . .”—Dundee Courier.<br />
“A very suggestive attack. . . . The little book is written with simplicity and<br />
earnestness. There is no, Yiolence in it, but ºnwell that is well worth serious<br />
consideration."—Glasgow Herald.<br />
(3.)<br />
SOME EMOTIONS. * Diºgok Of<br />
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“Reflect in verse of an engaging grace and dignity of style the feelings of a.<br />
cultured and thoughtful mind."-Scotsman. -<br />
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