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Consols 21°c 19 . 1912 ( : . is given sub scriptions paid made before apnual subscribers The full list the fund appeared the November issue The Author The secretary would like state that has of of include either donations nor does include compliance with promises . . in to , in . ., 4d not January ' . at in to is a . does ' of to of 5 in of in , £4 below prior ' of . of as by of on a , , of January the secretary the society laid before the trustees the Pension Fund the accounts for the year 1911 settled the accountants with full statement the result the appeal recently made behalf the Fund After giving the matter full consideration the trustees instructed the secretary invest the sum £500 the purchase Antofagasta and Bolivian Railway Ordinary Preferred Stock and Central Argentine Railway Ordinary Stock The amounts purchased the present prices are £237 the former and £232 the latter stock The trustees desire thank the members the society for the generous support which they have given the Pension Fund and have much pleasure informing the Pension Fund Committee that there further sum available for the payment another pension case any application should made The money now invested amounts fully set out 846 198 and the list on TN It . 1912 received January from , the , , or . promised 1 by to THE PENSION FUND �THE AUTHOR . . d 0 0 5 () 5 5 . . . NOTES . of in is , of in in , to of , , it a of in as of . to . of in of up , at of on of meeting the committee was held The the 4th the society the offices reporting committee have much pleasure elections 32 elections which brings the total for the current year 100 This number considerably excess the number for the corre sponding period 1911 The issue the first applications for subscriptions arrears brought resignations usual number but though the number was considerable was hardly above the average percentage was former years and owing lower the increase numbers the society report the legal cases The solicitors made a on . In . on a a , . an . of 's of of , a , of for a A . . in a by . . a , a a . of 's to . a of , , to the had The another in . a , an of In , as a a to to of to issue writ Solicitors bad been forced matter accounts referred them the defen proper statement produce dant had refused pub case which the society had threatened lisher with the appointment arbitrator under in ( ( letters the matter had been transferred negotiations solicitors whose with the firm speedy settlement promise produced a () 0 0 ( 0) 0 0 0 1 j 5 1 10 10 10 ( () ., a of ., , a a A a () by 5 0 10 1 drawn the piece claim member considered quantum the previous meeting meruit newspaper had been satisfied for work done against Payment The stipulated amount had been paid judgment obtained had also been made under the society another newspaper case There was also claiin member against publisher for accounts which had not been rendered for some time and for As payment the sum due under those accounts answer the secretary the publisher had neglected at 6 () 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 ( 1 5 j 8 10 0 1 1 0 0 ) a of , In one case where the handled during the month committee had sanctioned the issue writ for the MS the publisher had handed over the return another MS and the matter had been settled long dispute case involving accounts delivered by publisher settlement had been arranged and agreement dealing with the issues had form been drafted and was only awaiting execution question arising out the infringement The author dramatic rights had been settled defendant had abandoned the production and with . 0 0 0 0 0 0 ( 0 5 5 2 5 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 . . () . 5 3 1 1 0 1 1 . . . . 10 s . £ HE March Mac . .C Sir , H . F . . V . .J .O C . . K Leonard COMMITTEE M . . , -H , , , , Wharton 0 0 0 0 0 O o 0 , 'H 21 , 0 0 March , , , , Wallis kenzie 0 0 0 5 1 5 1 2 Mrs Frank John iggins ealy Schwarz Prof Ernest Wallace Donald O , , , March 0 0 5 0 10 10 10 5 1 erro Pickering Trevanwyn 9 19 18 18 16 15 . . 6 0 d 0 £ 10 10 10s 0 0 1 1 ( 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 ( 1 0 0 5 ( 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 5 0 1 ( 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 . . . . . . . . 26 . . . Max . . Montisole 0 () . ( . . . H . ., A and Mrs Miss Mary Aspinall 1 0 • 1 . . . . . . in ( . . . . A E . . W . . . . H L , , .. .. . · .. .. . . , Plowman or er addition Hamilton Cosmo , , 2 . 28 27 , 24 . Feb March Hinkson . Gibbs 21 Feb Feb John , Feb Mrs Raplmel Cabourn , Feb Miss Miss Mrs Westall Percival , , , W, Feb Ayre Gibson Henley , Feb Feb King , F. Feb . , , , , , , , , , , . . . . . . . . . Feb , A . E . . Feb Feb Whibley Loraine Lady Ainslie Miss , , , A , . R G . . K . L . B . . S . . . . 19 19 17 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 , 10 Feb Feb A James Parker Mrs Nella Allen Mrs James Feb . ) . . 1. . . . . Douglas Feb Feb Feb . . J . . . . Jan 10 1 . . . . . . .J F W K . . . W M . . . . .. . . , , R , . N . C , , Weyman Stanley subscription Jan 0 March March : Sir . W . . X . H F M . , , , , Way Miss Beatrice Saies Mrs Florence March March March 5 . . . H . , , , , , , , , A , W . . , J . . H E , . . W , . ' Norman 22 Grisewood Machen Arthur and Mrs Williamson . . . . . . 6 6 3 , , , 30 30 , , , S . F to , . , , G . , , C . . . . . , , . Ewan Miss Madge Kave Smith Miss Sheila Mackenzie Miss Reiss Miss Erna , . . . . Jan H and Clark Henry Rankin Mrs Sidney Paternoster , . . Jan Jan Jan Jan Herbert , Randall 30 26 24 , 23 Jan , , Smith . . Jan W ." , , , , Crellin . Jan , , Serjeant Miss Constance Chamberlayne Miss Effie Hamel Frank Allen Bird . . . . . Jan Scott Blundell Miss Alice Garbutt . Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Craven - Jan Lathbury Miss Eva Wilson Dr Albert , Jan Jan Jan Smith Bertram Buckrose .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 0 . Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Church Arthur Durrant Scott Tighe Henry Grant Lady Sybil 2 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 10 , , , , , , , , 22 : 18 10 , 22 , , 10 , 15 , , 2, 20 , , , , 17 , 13 , 12 M P Jan Risque Dart Miss Edith “ K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 , 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, , Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan 2 . Donations 1912 175 �THB AUTHOR . . their previous meeting The considered , and the treaty was finally settled . secretary was instructed to write to the secretary of the Dramatists ' Club Sub - Committee , with a full statement of what had taken place and with the complete copy . The next question before the sub -committee was the date of the Annual Conference of Dramatists . The sub - committee decided that it would be best to defer the selection of the date until the mandate being able , in , be . 's consult As which they had received at the last Conference to deal with the Managerial Treaty had been carried through , and the sub - committee were in a position to report to the Conference on this and other matters. the registration of A small point touching scenarios was also considered , and the sub - com mittee decided that one copy of a scenario would suffice for purposes of registration , although the stampa always society would to be willing duplicate copy if the member so desired . The sub - committee then discussed a suggestion of one of the members , that a schedule of prices the society office for reference should sent settled notice will soon the schedule order that they dramatists who are members may have the advantage when settling agreements , at of of on , of 's to tioned , but the committee decided that it would be inexpedient to take action in the matter at the present time unless a specific charge could be made The committee authorised the affixing of the society transfers dealing with the seal certain purchase account the Capital Fund stock the society which purchase had been authorised The ordinary monthly meeting of the Dramatic - Committee was held on Friday , March 15, at 3 o ' clock . After the ruinutes of the former meeting had been read and signed , the alterations and amendments to the Managerial Treaty sug gested at the joint meeting of the sub -committee Sub - Committee , were and the Dramatists ' Club Sub is points which had been raised in committee . of the A proposal in regard to the conduct business of authors by literary agents was men - II. , Copyright Sub -Committee was referred back to the for re - consideration of one or two sub -committee were then referred back in order to be discussed at the next meeting of the Dramatic Sub - Committee , and it is hoped that a final settlement will be come to at that meeting . to had been raised , namely , the collection of gramo phone fees . A Music Publishing Agreement which had been by the laid before the Committee of Management On Thursday , March 7, the Dramatic Sub Committee met a sub - committee of the Dramatists ' Club and discussed with the latter the proposed alterations in the Managerial Treaty . The two through the treaty clause by committees went very clause , and came to agreement , with few alterations and reservations . The points reserved at March issue of The Author . The committee undertook to watch carefully the rights of composers in regard to the question that . I. lie summer . A letter from the Premier of Canada was also read , as well as one from a Canadian correspon dent of the society , the last making a statement as to the action in respect of copyright legislation which was being taken in the Dominion . The secretary reported what had been done , at the suggestion of the Composers ' Sub - Committee , and with the sanction of the chairman of the Com mittee of Management , respecting an organisation which had originally called itself the Society of British Authors , Composers and Music Publishers . in the A full statement of the position appeared SUB - COMMITTEE DRAMATIC as of Canadian copyright . A Sir Gilbert Parker to the chairman expressing among other things his regret that he had been obliged to return to England , but stating that he hoped to put forward the views of the society when he visited Canada again in the discussed the question was read from letter The secretary reported that Lady Loraine , Mr. Thomas F . Dunhill and Mr. Raymond Needham had joined the society as life members , and that Mr. Gordon Craig had made a donation of £1 18. to the Capital Account . to a clause in the publisher 's agreement , the publisher the committee bad submitted a proposal which decided to advise the author to accept . The solicitors were instructed to write to the member to that effect . The secretary then placed before the committee correspondence which had passed between himself and a member , following a decision of the com The mittee made at their previous meeting . the secretary ' s letters , committee , while approving decided that no further action could be taken . The verification of accounts between one of the members and a publisher extending over a series of years was next considered , and the committee advised the member to ask the publisher , in the first instance , for further details , and next to allow an accountant to be appointed to investigate the books . If the publisher 's answer was not satisfactory , the matter was to be referred again to the committee . After the cases had been considered , the committee of 176 the schedule and receive �THE AUTHOR . to for 2. Not to employ any agents or agencies without careful enquiry into their financial position and stability . enquir 3. Not to enter into any contract sheet publication which contains any conditions whatsoever with regard their rights mechanical reproduction . of by all be to at an , . of -o it . , of to of co a of . to be ' in . it , to - .II at of . 9 on . , in he in to , , of , of . of of of of T , of a to . of of a be of . , . question was accordingly adjourned The next matter before the sub committee was - ' . is with the rules issued under the Act 1911 by the Board Trade dealing with the collection gramophone fees and that they could not advise composers until these rules were before them The of to 's of , and French societies and he read letter from the secretary the company pointing out the advantages the company and its methods lengthy discussion the sub business After committee came the conclusion that they were bound defer action until they were acquainted to no he , of , . with the German of of of of of to , , or to to or of a A of be , of 7 (c ) of “ - : 19 , of , or , , in is of , on it a to . of of of , of The position the society which originally called Society Authors Composers itself the British and Music Publishers and the action that had been regard taken this society were reported had been The secretary also reported that communication with the secretary of the Mechanical Copyright Licenses Company which was working to SECOND meeting was held the offices the After the Society March Authors reading the minutes the previous meeting gramophone fees was discussed the question , an to in of by it . " is , It a of to it 's in , to . . to of , In . be in a a to : Parliament . in as to of , of - . of , : it of ), of a a by - ' to . , of , to is , . of to ( of to , to , of to in in , as or , in of It . 1 . invitation from Bechstein Hall They decided however view the line the publishers had adopt dealing with the composers chosen property that would inadvisable attend Mr Arthur Somervell was elected member ption the sub committee under the power Management given by the Committee and was Sidney Jones join decided ask Mr The resignation one the members already elected was laid before the sub committee and was decided ask the member reconsider his decision to , of a in Sub Committee Society The Incorporated Authors and the Society British Composers desire direct the attention all the composers their powers and the United Kingdom regard their rights the mechanical reproduction 1911 which defined by the Copyright Act works authorise declares that the composer has the sole right any mechanical reproduction prohibit the making mechanical Nomatter what assignment his compositions rights the composer may have made before the passing assignment and confers the Act the Act annuls such solely upon the composer all royalties derived from such this make the latter part order mechanical rights the sub section statement quite clear section quoted Notwithstanding any Act should full assignment made before the passing the this Act copyright musical work any rights conferred by this authorising the making respect the making Act which the work may means contrivances mechanically performed shall belong the author his legal personal representatives and not the assignee and and for the the royalties aforesaid shall be payable benefit the author the work his legal personal representatives From this obvious that the music publisher has locus standi whatever the matter and has no more right royalties decide upon division the composer than upon division of any other of his private property composers certain that agencies for the collection royalties for reasonable consideration will come into strongly impressed upon all existence therefore composers exclusively property part with the which Not theirs by Act fees The sub committee considered attend meeting the publishers called for the Tuesday following , by to to , of of . of , Composers from Vanifesto Rights AND GRAMOPHONE their - , . in - of it to to . , it of on COMPOSERS instruments and was decided obtain the information available this point for the sub committee agreed that must depend upon the form these rules and how far they might secure rights what advice should given the composer composers about appointing agents collect to on - of was 24 of ' - Sub Com held February Saturday As The Author had already gone Press before the meeting was held was too late chronicle the March issue Sir Charles Villiers Stanford was unanimously elected chairman the sub committee and after his election the committee proceeded consider certain circulars which had been issued the formation music publishing firms referring the British Society Authors Composers and Music Publishers After careful study the objects and rules society the proposed which reference was made the last issue The Author the committee decided subject the approval Management the Committee issue manifesto the situation and after careful consideration draft which had been prepared the chairman the manifesto assumed the following form Authors . of the Composers to first meeting the Society The mittee , , - of be of A . - to SUB COMMITTEE ' COMPOSERS in The Society hearty British Composers accord with the action the sub committee joined allowed their names the manifesto further question arose the probable rules and regulations the Board Trade for the collection fees for the reproduction mechanical of . a to advice from the secretary . Such advice and infor dienasol of any member mation is already at the disposal of any member who desires it , but the sub - committee considered it desirable have schedule authoritatively fixed 177 �THE AUTHOR the in is for it it is a no . is he is .. , of ' , of is of . in a a to .. to to , , , of a . . of in in a of to to , as . of in a . . be it so a the . , Belsize Lane + . . Hampstead Elystan Ralph Hamon , 63 , . . Balliol ford College , Bellairs M Beardsley Gardens . , Bainbrigge Miss Marion Bedford S . , Hugh . , N .W . , Arthur Elections . of , settled Arnold , to . to of to satisfactorily Anderson , It . of is in , is . One was March , , , in , or accounts , to . It . is a , , it of in to in :. . of of in in placed of to , , , to of ; of on of . the past month there have been fifteen The the secretary secretary the The the the hands hands month varies but little number from month membership On the spite the large increase show good sign tends whole perhaps that either the authors dramatists and composers the publishers editors and dramatic producers does not their contracts are more careful necessarily show that the contracts made are better though there considerable evidence contracts spite the attention the the case that this the time committee have drawn from time strange contracts which some publishers issue the rendering the cases referred Three cases as , . in , . a , . Cases DURING as , of in ; is is to as a , the solicitors have been settled Of the two the the settlement the secretary one refers hands case accounts and the other refers copyright infringement one the colonies long time open letters The latter has been long time going backwards and necessarily take forwards but far must stated with recret the that no answer has been obtained . per a or . it per £20 of £20 Of the cases left over from former monthis there are only two still outstanding the hands the secretary The others have either been placed with or to by by Crozier 's 's Beattie in . in . , pension Crommelin J. and Dr . , annum annum The last claim deals with the settlement contract behalf one the members who negotiations lives distant colony are being carried through satisfactorily . of , of a of at ( ) of increase Miss the MSS of , 15 , of on of THE Pension Fund Committee the society met February Thursday and after the minutes they the previous meeting had been signed the the secretary the report received from the fund out the position trustees setting The secretary reported that £300 had been invested by the trustees the investments appear another the disposal £40 was sum and that column the committee for pensions the committee decided After consideration , of in of In to in a to be a COMMITTEE . FUND be , as . 's as to in . MSS There were three claims for the return have all been settled has been frequently pointed out that sometimes difficult sub legal claim stantiate cases where MSS bave publishers been forwarded editors and others general rule they are very anxious but make what efforts they can search for and return These PENSION to . of I' brought hoped will satisfactory and conclusion and the last one the claim foreign country will necessarily be prolonged It in , , a to . on be in , . of a a A to , . the chair Several names were mentioned and the secretary arrange the details was instructed letter from music publisher together with his contract with member the society was laid before the committee for their consideration and the secretary was instructed make note The Author the matter the bankruptcy there As usual cases money for the unfortunate author whether paper contributor claimant for royalties the assets being all swept away by the claim the debenture holders Of the four remaining cases placed one had the solicitors hands and bas since been settled one has only recently come negotiation into the office one the course ; in of a as any feeling rather than that there should bias might arise were composer such musical to placed , , be a to at . - to instructed call The sub committee decided special chairman preside ask the meeting to at Association secretary was forwarded hands and the third has only just come into the office many here have been nine claims money the hands the secretary and satisfactory report that three the cases the money has been paid and forwarded the author concerned two the remaining cases was impossible obtain satisfaction the company against which the claims were made bankrupt , a ' members the Music Publishers subsequent meeting which the to It . in , to if of , in tary and others reported how these rights were dealt England with other countries and was possible decided discuss the matter with were rendered and The second case had the society solicitors author is - a , . , of copyright and other matters dealing widened term Again with this special right under the new Act very lengthy discussion there was and the secre accounts . is to , of (' of rights . the question of performing Since the opyright Act this point has passing the new increasing importance owing been one the it 178 Ox �THE AUTHOR . , Birkhead . Alice . , 20 Kingdom Road , 179 BOOKS PUBLISHED . Hampstead , N. W . 41, Porchester Square , W Chater , Arthur Common Curwen , . . . las Thomas . . G , Maud . Denham , Arnold . . . . Holland , Bryan T . Ivimey , John . . . . . 5, Mrs . Mabel “ , Martin J . . Mildred , Sister Mary , O .S. B . “ Richings , Emily , Troly - Curten Ladies . . . . Mary Gertrude Mary , . Co. Clare , Ireland : , Play , Sussex . The Knoll , Sandling , Maidstone . Playden Cottage den * John Douglas . . Millwall E . Campden House Court , Kensington , 42 , Harley Street , W. Manor House , Martinstown 1, 2 , , Dorchester . Albert , Place , Kensington , W . Mansions , Westminster S. W . Carlisle 13, Place , Kensington , Eden S. W . Anna “ Wood norton , May field Wyman , Bernard Wynn Williams, House , Co. Clare . Caherush House Miltown - Malbay , 66 , . . W . Lloyd Trevanwyn ." , Sussex . Winnington Northwich . BIOGRAPHY . BOOKS OF REFERENCE . THE PUBLIC Schools YEAR BOOK , 1912. Edited by H . F . W . DEANE and W . A . Evans. 71 5. 709 pp . The Year Book Press . W. . , Marthe , Athæneum Club . Ennistymon S. Walker , Lynn .” Devizes Lanarkshire Agnes , Arthur Steegmann Wilts . ." Savill , Agnes F ., M . D . Shortt , Miss L . M . Somervell , Springhill . Frank Mrs . A . D . Pickering . The Haven . Marshall, Archibald . Pickering . Arundel Mansions , Fulham Lascelles , Mrs . K . “ Pellen Hawker ." . Macnamara , Francis . McHugh Hall Road , N . W . Lawton Street , Newcastle -on - Tyne. Alfrick , Worcester . 5, 1, WHILE every effort is made by the compilers to keep this list as accurate and exhaustive as possible , they have some difficulty in attaining this object owing to the fact that many of the books mentioned are not sent to the office by the members . In consequence , it is necessary to rely largely upon lists of books which appear in literary and other papers . It is hoped , however , that members will co- operate in the compiling of this list and , by sending particulars of their works , help to make it substantially accurate . NAPOLEON : Our Last Great Man . By ELYSTAN M . BEARDSLEY . (Revised Re -issue . ) 71 x 41 184 pp . Digby Long . 38. 6d . n . THE COMEDY OF CATHERINE THE GREAT . By FRANCIS GRIBBLE . 9 x 51. 336 pp . Eveleigh Nash . 158. n . By ALLAN FEA . THE REAL CAPTAIN CLEVELAND . 9 x 51. 256 pp . Martin Secker . 88. 6d . n . Australia . . . King ." , Perth , West . . , Ter Whitehouse race , Corstorphine Midlothian . Workington , Camber land . Perth Public Library , German , Edward Gregson , Mrs . Ada Kingsland W. , 8 BY MEMBERS . Hall , 38. 6d . n . BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG . ENGLISH CHURCH HISTORY FOR CHILDREN , VOL . . , A. D. 1500 - -- 1911. By MARY E . SHIPLEY . 73 x 5. 286 pp . Methuen . 28. 6d . n . AN III DRAMA . CHAUCER REDIVIVUS : A Playlet for the Open Air or Hall . By W . S. DURRANT . 78 X 44. 32 pp . Allen . 6d . n. THE SECRET WOMAN . A Play in Five Acts. By EDEN PHILLPOTTS . 64 X 5. 90 pp . Duckworth . 28. THE NEXT RELIGION . By ISRAEL ZANGWILL . A Play in Three Acts. 81 x 51. 104 pp . Heinemann . 28. 6d . n . IRISH PLAYS . By AND OTHER SHAKESPEARE ' S END CONAL O' RIORDAN (Norreys Connell ) . 73 x 5 . 167 pp . Swift . 38. 60 , n. By ELLA THE BROWNIES AND OTHER SHORT PLAYS . ERSKINE . 87 X 51 . 36 pp . Truslove & Hanson 2s. 6d . n. FICTION . By GILBERT CANNAN . 77 x 5. BROTHER . 301 pp . Heinemann . 68. THE BODY OF HIS DESIRE : A Romance of the Soul. By MRS . CAMPBELL PRAED , 8 x õ. 344 pp . Cassell . 6s. THE VICTORIES OF OLIVIA AND OTHER STORIES . By EVELYN SHARP . 73 x 5 328 pp . Macmillan . 6s. TWINKLE . By ARTHUR H . HOLMES . 7 * 5 . 313 pp . Duckworth . 68. THE GUESTS OF HERCULES . By C. N . and A . M . WILLIAMSON , 78 x 5. 461 pp . Methuen . 68. THE MATADOR OF THE Five TOWAS , AND OTHER STORIES . By ARNOLD BENNETT . 73 x 51. 325 pp . Methuen . 68. THE RED MAN ' S SECRET. By F . FRANKFORT Moore , 78 X 5. 336 pp . Hutchinson . 6s . THE RIVER OF UNREST . By BERTRAM MITFORD . 7 x 5. 304 pp . Ward Lock . 68. GRIM JUSTICE : Toe Study of a Conscience . By Rita . 78 x 5. 430 pp . Eveleigh Nash . 68 . THE UNHOLY ESTATE . By DJUGLAS SLADEN . 78 X 43 . 435 pp . Stanley Paul . 6s. THE TRAGIC PRINCE . By R . K . WEEKES and A . R . WEEKES . 73 x 5. 350 pp . Melrose . 68. MEMORY CORNER . By TOM GALLON . 78 x 5. 352 pp . John Long . 6s. LITTLE �. . .pp. .6s ppto . 5 . . . . 74 x 4 . . . A . J. .pp . . . 63 . , n 18 . . . . J. .pp J. . pp . 18 . n 54 W ON . . G . W W. : : . x 74 . . OF 6d . n . .38 . . 78 A X . 5 H . . . . . 8 } on x . OF 18 . . n . 61 x . . . A T . . , . W G .C . M , . OF ., . pp . 41 . . , , OF . I. E : . - G . A + . . , : 41 . X , . 63 . , C . .pp , . 5 7 . - 41 . . Rhymes African X West STUART Young ) . . , 's 38 W Kola Nuts DAZI AKO Lynwood 7 . 6d , . J. n 6d . .pp . . x OF , Road . ( .J 28 . M 6d . . n . . 126 38 . . OF : R . , R . 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Mr. Hamilton Hartz has set to music the verses by Riccardo Stephens , “ Sleep and Death ," which lately appeared in the Westminster Gazette . Mr. Eveleigh Nash will publish Riccardo Stephen s forthcoming novel “ The Mummy, " and his one - act tragedy , “ The Right to Kill,” is to be played by the Oncomers at the Little Theatre , in June . “ The British West Indies : their History , Resources , and Progress ," by Algernon E . Aspinall, by Messrs . Sir Isaac was published last month Pitman & Sons , Ltd . The author gives a connected narrative dealing with the history , resources , and the recent rapid progress of the West Indian colonies , of interest to the general reader as well as tourist , settler , and capitalist . to the intending Chapters are also devoted to such live questions as ' �he be to as in it to a " , of a of of . In of , its , , of , in is of . “ of , , . It of a for to , in of . , of is is an . - . as , , “ as in ”, ee ”, by. . , , to . ! .. R ya . of He a , , , , a , , of . , on . , ou , of Sir . , so , in to in 38 to . on at . , in of , In . & ", is 's in , as a its , attractions by publish “ will shortly Nash The , the . by . n a Mrs . Channon ( . . M in Co . by E Stoneladies ", new novel & . . A , ” in , of , ", a Radium Terrors novel Albert Dorringt The American rights have been purchased City New York Doubleday Page Garden appeared serially The Radium Terrors Munsey Pall Mall Magazine and with Frank York New published Messrs Hutchinson March “ ; as it to " , , " of a . . . in , Co . . . manifold Eveleigh , . , of a , . a Professor Benson remarked that Realism was not viewing new method new ideal but much expressing and life The realist must allow things appear before their significance appeared unlike so it , & Mr “ in “ of .” In on of A . C . Professor Benson lertured before the Royal Society Literature last month Realism English Fiction the course bis lecture to . H . by and , . of Paris S of for , Granville Baker new book travel Holiday Portugal published Stanley Paul by Messrs this volume Co described with pen pencil and brush the scenic Portugal charm claims winter resort Winter . in , . 's Captain , of “ on . ”, . of . a of of . so in a , is of , " Se “ May . of of . to knowledge the public since their many of the history assumed earlier tragedies classical times Metropolitan Magazine will The New York Antique shortly publish series articles Furniture from the pen Mr Armiger Barclay ections Mr and Mrs Armiger Barclay book Letiers from Fleet Street will shorıly appear Comædisa the leading literary and theatrical daily fund 1790 amounted £162 882 chairman mentioned that Mr Owen Seaman would preside the Annual Dinner 16 - in s ’ ." of . in appeal the The . , - of to “ a . 's of Miss Arabella Kenealy new novel The Woman Hunter Mr Arthur Dillon forthcoming volume deals with early incidents the mythical story the House Tantalus The pri sint revival inte rest the Greek drama should make the subject of a , . . R , h , & E , ” . by ”, “ Co . , are included have added their series The Apple Temple Thurston Eden The same pub lisliers announce the publication of second edi ion its a " . - among others Messrs Stanley Paul sixpenny Clear Type “ . , a an Co . & . , Rudyard Sims Commonwealth and its people Messrs John Ouseley are the publishers Literary Fund The annual meeting the was held last month Sir Alfred Bateman presiding moving the adoption the report Alfred stated that far from decreasing the claims the fund were rather the increase The receipts authors even from novels were very poor instanced the case the author whose agreement appeared the last issue and added that from very miser financial point of view literature was able profession until the suprrior rauks were During the year £2 125 had been voted reached grants applicants while the total grants since the foundation sum distributed In of , . of in , . T . George remains the best reference book for the guidance selecting titles authors who their publications title are anxious avoid using By already consulting taken the English they may Catalogue unintentional often avoid appropriation and the rather disagreeable conse quences which sometimes result Messrs Sampson Low are the publishers What Lay Bepeath Coo Australian mining story which the bush life presented pictures the reader well the of , of . of is ”, , . A Cochrane works in ” - in in . , , 's in by led by of J a , . Watson Alfred Quiller Cou the reader Messrs John Ouseley Limited have issued second edition The Bothers Married Life Sadler We have received the English Catalogue Books 1911 This publication now 75th year gives under author and title the size issue publication price month books and publisher issued the United Kingdom during 1911 complete list published the absence titles of . w rk at ' to , . s be ' to is a a a . an ”, William Poems from anticipa must not chuckle and the issue must seem was arrives him when is on . , : is “ in to , of , ” “ A “ It included Kipling Sir romanticist results surprise murh tion “ A - . of on . in is of . by “ is ", . & Co to . - those of trade with Canada and Federation . A map and twenty fire full page plate illustrations are added Among the spring books come from Messrs Sidelights Smith Elder Arabic Spam her History and Art Mrs Bernhard Whishaw This book the fruit some nine years residence Spain and study Mrs Whishaw now Spain the forthcoming edition the Guide appear for Herr Baedeker 1913 Tom Gallon new novel entitled The scene Memory Corner found Old Hamp Memory stead Into little house Corner boy with comes marvellous tenor voice exploited by unscrupulous foreigner The rise the young singer his triumphs and the quaint tragedy his the book love story form the theme by entitled Violet Tweedale new novel published by Mr John Llong Austin Career young Guardsman deals with the life who early entaliglement with his career gets into young peeress and the story describes the Bohemian als lite the pair Paris Messrs Kegan Paul announce the public cation little anthology entitled The Friendly Dog Parsons who contributes also short original introduction The poems included are arranged chronologically complete poems only being the THE AUTHOR . 182 �THE AUTHOR . no . , of to , of . in , of . in a is to in of no of , . , " , , is It . in , of , . by . at- on , 18 by a ", . . , of of on a in , a ) to ( a , of , it , of , . of to all in So of . in of to , of on in . . , 's to a “ . he , , he . , " . , , at . A . , H by 's ", “ is Messrs Methuen . by book form , at by , has been issued in . of . Charles Wyndham The next production Theatre due this month The Kangaroo Vachell Milestones Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblaugh now running the Royalty Theatre early , of . to , its in all byto of , " 6 on as , . , Viss Darraglı and Mrs . . “ of . in , Sugden . of . 's . , at of . for Charles Sugden “ , of in “ of . , at Herbert Waring Kipps was produced The dramatic version the Vaudeville Theatre March The play opens the emporium familiar the readers the book and traces did the book the progress Kipps following his sudden acquisition wealth Mr Wells and Mr Rudolf Besier are responsible the play which includes cast Mr Frederick . . . , is , of ” . . on 26 ” “ of . at . H on . W . A Mr The Widow publisher with neither time nor eyes for however dissuade her from During his goes abroad grass absence has made the acquaintance widow whose presence London his return jealousy with results entirely kindles the widow satisfactory The cast included Mr Tilford leaves the widow himself Unable the undertaking Co , be , 19 , . S .W , . Circus Particulars can obtained the Hon Secretary Overstrand Mansions Battersea Park The condensed version The Geisha was produced February the Palace Theatre Risque Mr the author this version The composer Mr Sidney Jones conducted the orchestra the occasion compressed version The Adventure Lady Ursula February was also played The performance Mr Anthony Hope comedy took place Two scenes the Hippodrome Manchester were taken and the cast included Miss Evelyn March prepare the biography her late husband man some public importance and many private failings engrossed does she become the work that she persuades herself that her husband possessed the virtues which she ascribes him the record his career John Tilford who contemplates marriage with the widow disapproves recognising that the idea the biography & ", on at ) by “ be of 19 , ( , 18 , at by Piccadilly from Manchester Lady Marrable has been persuaded ”, . Theatre first production The Next Religion given Israel Zangwill will the New Players Thursday two private performances matinées and Friday April and the Pavilion Theatre The Millard and of by in a , or , to , “ in theatre and assumes addresses himself reasonable intelligence indeed but hoped that narrow clique “ DRAMA do of be fill a is in a , , . untheatrical audience means students the drama and more especially those who desire take part the marked revival dramatic literature both sides the Atlantic will find profit handbook the lack which has hitherto been felt and regretted Messrs Chapman and Hall are the publishers The Perfect Widow three act comedy Gilbert Cannan was produced the Gaiety of to in .” , , is Co . . , to M by . , I. all in or . . & " G , of “ . commission Australia Mathews work which Messrs Witherby are issuing quarterly parts Volume has already appeared forming parts from October 1910 October 1911 five numbers Birds the throughout that the playright to on on a is at “ a of , be . a H of writing a . 's “ Sherard has just finished new book published reminiscences which will the spring under the title Adventures Journalist present engaged novel which he He Robert and an of , ", ” “ “ , ” 's . . ", 16 March , in M by . . ” “ , Poetry among other subjects Messi Jarrolds are the publishers Woman Deacon entitled Renée An article and Love appeared the Lady Pictorial for effect other words what what avoid the endeavour interest and move audience assembled theatre This not then book criticism but discussion and practical suggestion The plays mentioned are not criticised for their own sake but for the sake the light they throw upon questions method and expediency The author has belief dramatic of , a of , is “ “ ", a . . H . J. by " “ . , at & Co . , a book or , through Messrs . entitled “ New Light on Consumption .” The book contains a historical résumé, and deals with the problem of consumption the attempts reform and State sanatoria Absolute Rot the title collection reprinted from articles the Rer Swallow Church magazine The articles deal with Peace Temperance Disestablishment Science Simpkin , Marshall , to cross her doorstep . has published Mr. Arthur Lovell no an man Volpé , Mr. Leonard Calvert , Mr. 0 . B . Clarences and Miss Christine Silver . Although the dramatic movement of the past twenty years has produced , both in England and America , many valuable books of criticism , there does not as yet exist in the Eoglish language any recognised handbook of practical craftsmanship . “ Play- making ,” by William Archer , is an attempt to this gap While fully admitting that rules prescriptions cau supply the place talent the author believes that inexperienced talent can greatly assisted study the principles it Francis Channon ) . It tells of two young girls who to live in a lonely part of Derbyshire with a cousin who , owing to a disappointment in early youth , leads the life of a miser , and will allow no go 183 �THE AUTHOR . 184 PARIS NOTES . in the , to , so à he he in , A , is a of his he an , 's , to . is a of of . in . of in of of tie ? is to a , he , . of , it a . of be , in of It is a ' be d ), à ”, , byto , , , in , . byof of of , is of by ”, Le us . of . , . is of a - , on for of in for of of , . of in the on . it to , , as , as , it a on is , , ' . , in to on . , M à . I. , , " , la , is to of At . its of at de to account of , We have an . the Hohenzollerns of of its of to an - of de . M Lyceum . , of . all , of , in is - sixteen History the invitation give the lecture Club London she May the chase the London Lyceum Club taking over her own huntsmen sound the fanfares Histoire Prusse Vol Des Origines par mort Grand Electeur 1688 Albert Waddington the various The author dwells influences which have contributed the formation He speaks the geographical situation Prussia the country State religion and the policy bouillet and , of in . of of , . to d - . a as as in is a an , . of is it is , and the music . . de to it as be to of is in but the fanfares France this little volume the Before the publication Duchess Uzès who President the Lyceum gave Club France lecture there the chase which had such success enlivened was by the fanfares blown by her gamekeepers repeat that she was obliged several times the rooms were too small for the audience Since then the Duchess has given another causerie Ram , . to , , in of a as . at de . is it Forest hunting horns best known of or , of of in , , ” a a of in of to M , , , of remembered that she master the hounds portrait She also gives Du Fouilloux the great authority all matters connected with the chase since the sixteenth century some twenty four photo gravures hunting scenes taken the Rambouillet , ”, to of of of . , , “ of a , is is it , or the eternal theme the faithless husband pleasure wife indeed meet with realising that there are other capable novelist worthy interests life and other situations just consideration the intrigues and jealousies the hundreds of individuals who marry haste repent leisure possible for human Chateaubriant also finds affections intense elsewhere Paris That refreshing too There breath fresh air through the book odour forest trees the babbling brooks and yet spite murmur predominant this the human interest that one the ever recurring tragedies The story family life the modern version the prodigal son and this particular case we have the beart give broken mother and the heroic father added pathos the episode Chateaubriant will du 's . - at is byof a to of , is of ; it , . “ M Weary “ ; , six ) , “ . on M , he , of as at . of , , " a or us another have been famous their time by Alphonse des Lourdines Chateau great literary success for the briant not only refreshing book for the public author also by ; - ; ; s ; .' . ; ( in aimantes contains sketches which the author has give endeavoured with few strokes the pen women who for one reason lifelike portrait “ ; de ; ; de ; ; , Adélaïde Marceline Desbordes and Mérimée celebrated Inconnue Charles Foley has published thirty three volumes plays His intensely novels and short stories and dramatic little tragedy Heard the Telephone has been translated into various languages and given many countries Foley also one the greatest authorities all matters relating the history the Vendée the time the French special study Revolution has made this period and this part France His short touching stories sometimes inspired dramatic episodes brought his notice whilst studying the archives that epoch are masterpieces literature The present volume Femmes aimées Femmes ( ; of ; La Grande Joséphe Mademoiselle Rose Launay Marie Pompadour Princess Amelia Saxony Madame Germaine Necker Princesse Lamballe Mes daughters dames Louis XV Comtesse de Balbi Mademoiselle Lange Pauline Bonaparte Madame the favourite theme many writers dear on this book the chief interest centres the question paternal instinct The father believes that sees his son all his own faults little later makes the discovery that friend his the father this son The curious phase the case that the years come this man feels deep paternal affection for his wife son affection which would probably never have felt for child own The young man has inherited the lovable qualities his own father The problem which the author evidently lays before whether the kinship must necessarily ensure affection Buisson ardent Romain Rolland certainly the most powerful the series volumes this author relating the history Jean Christophe Weary life among his fellow creatures exasperated their hostility and having many things goes away quiet lost faith village and there like Moses before the mountain burning bush the bush which burns without being consumed he comes himself once more La Chasse Courre the Duchess Uzès née Mortemart little volume that will read hunting with interest by all lovers contains portrait the author her hunting attire for on : of of ; ; l' Châteaumorand Sweden ; ) ; ( of Marie Stuart Diana Orme Christine de ; of Milan Marion is another novel ménage trois “ in us . , of . . M a of - | of of of aimées , Femmes aimantes ,” by Charles Foley , is the title of a volume con taining a series of historical studies of twenty two famous women Each study gives picture the epoch the surroundings which the woman whose history we are reading Foley has chosen for his subjects moved Queen Bathilde the seventh century Valentine EMMES D is to be congratulated , not only on the fact that he been awarded the Goncourt Academy prize , but because he has begun his career with a wider vision than so many of our present - jay novelists . “ L 'Inquiète Paternité ," by Jean Schlumberger , has the �THE AUTHOR , is . of . a in in .” ' “ , us a of a of of , , is . of a in . , an , of of , . in of . on , of a at to , in - , . , , M all in in of . be to an , so If to ) , of , . . of , et by , , of of ( . . on of 'r in in by in in , - a , “ , of of of an , is . in de , , “ - a a le et “ be on . et At , is ”, , At . to - by ”, En - , . of in . in of is a . , . ' . Firmin George is an of d by public “ French M ”, to the of on . , . ., " is , ’ . . . of - be . its in . M . , d la de anglais contemporain introduces verse MM Andre Dumas and Sébastien Charles tendency Leconte shows that there search for dramatic effects the history the past certainly nothing There common between the Esther we know Racine and this modern concep tion her the Renaissance the three act play MM garde Alfred Capus and Pierre Veber was At by is ”, to is of . M – by l' - de a It of . on “ Callet Le Roman Boutroux gave one the temps most remarkable lectures Pascal présent published which will probably early number Foi Vie the Comédie Française Le Ménage Donnay Molière five act play by Maurice extremely interesting and curious verse The staging the Versailles excellent and the fête opportunity realising Park gives the public something the magnificence Court life those days the Odéon Esther four act play also ” of . . “ . M diplomatic any foreign Power touches Hanotaux and policy the entente cordiale Turkish affairs and the questions concerning Bosnia and Morocco Aiguillon une grande dame de La Duchesse cour Louis XIV the subject extremely interesting book by MM Paul Estrée arrangements Les Annales . E . in , a , is , , as a hitherto for the University Quite recently M . .” by contains équilibre La Politique 1907 1911 the title volume published Gabriel Hanotaux an account the various impor tant events which have taken place affecting the international situation during the last four years Hanotaux shows that France ought not influenced . , of be to a . , M of of , in , ”, of 's and the unpub by to , of “ of centenary This Nearly everyone appears Paris this season be lecturing every possible and impossible subject Among the most interesting and varied these lectures outside the Sorbonne and College France are those organised the Société des Conférences the review entitled Foi Vie and also the lectures organised Sarcey Mme Brisson the daughter , most reality the day same review Jules other Lemaitre continues his studies Chateaubriand containing and Louis Barthou gives article some extremely interesting letters from Lamartine Alphonse Daudet and other literary celebrities George Brandès the well known critic has been spending some months Paris and the request give lecture of his friends he consented the Vaude Paul Leyssac Hans Andersen ville Theatre recited several the fairy tales We are told that the most admirable manner George Brandès and this talented young actor are repeat the lecture and recitations London this season we would strongly recommend opportunity present those who have the day Lectures are certainly the order ”, . - is - , . , 's , of “ the works Weber Berlioz and Wagner volume has been published memento lished matter short sketch which the questions the numbers to . - M ", is , , of The whole volume would find English authors who agree with him certain his criticisms among others Elizabeth Barrett Browning one the finest her poems and Buried Crowned entitled Théophile Gantier study La Musique writer It . , to many , , . in , It . . of to of is of - " , the Bellerophon interesting but with regard the harsh judgment England action we can only say that Masson A skit . of by M , " of , a of his to country Frédéric Mas Autour de Sainte Hélène by son the title the latest volume which this well Napoleon known writer devotes the last days infinitely sad and The story these last days tragic and the author very naturally cannot resist England with the treacherous hospi reproaching , and finishes with In , . in ” la M . , is is a " his duty “ M , in de by us a Jacques Tissier marsouin Pierre Rey very simple story but full deep feeling just the history brave young colonial soldier his hardships and struggles and his simple belief Roz recent numbers most charming and witty article Contes Gascons Fernand Laudet entitled These stories form literature entirely apart and are full shrewd observation and keen sense humour Laudet gives several specimens . to in of he of , us of is present situation and somewhat surprised find certain names omitted which should certainly included volume dealing with contemporary English novels one its La Revue hebdomadaire publishes on is an of . , . , to ' . “ L religieuse Orientation France actuelle the title book Paul Sabatier which very clearly his view the author gives the tality Meredith Thomas Hardy Mrs Humphry Ward always interesting and other English writers note the impressions the foreign critic We are by of at of . is in in all , - to future 185 M the volume closes with the Grand Electeur . * La Séparation des Eglises et de l' Etat ,” by Julien de Narfon , is a book which should be read by persons who are interested the religious evolution France As the question Church present one intense interest and State England the perusal this book cannot fail extremely prove instructive The author broad minded man endowed with the courage his opinions With perfect impartiality evokes past history relates the events recent date analyses the immediate consequences and endeavours point out the probable consequences the of the a Thirty Years ' War , and death . �THE AUTHOR . , its . of , of , As . , M as de . M . is is . It , to , it is of a is of a of to be ” It “ , . bable that when the Compagnie Française tour du French season over the Théâtre Shakespeare will . ALYS HALLARD . on by is dances great the fairies You Like was quite success and these matinées are continued May until the end the month Camille poet who has Sainte Croix dramatist and thrown himself heart and soul into this revival the Shakespeare theatre with the result that probable that these plays have never been given with such artistic perfection such attention very pro detail and such absolute ensemble , - of , ). " ). ( ). ). ). l' " ( de · ). " ( . ) ). - - - l' ). " " ) ( ( et . ” " " ( ( " ( ( , , de à " ( 's is . It M he . . de . M by , ' " “ L , . , to Femmes aimées femmes aimantes Tallandier des Lourdines Bernard Grasset Le Buisson ardent Ollendorff Chasse Courre La Poétique Histoire Prusse Plon Séparation des Eglises Etat Plon Jacques Tissier marsouin Plon Autour Sainte Hélène Ollendorff Musique Fasquelle La Politique de équilibre 1907 1911 Plon * * * " “ “ “ “ " “ * M La . La La is is at to , as as , , . . by is of to ( . L ., , , 27 . . vol ., L ., ., vol ., . - vol , 27 . L , . 28 28 , ( . L Stat . Portugal . , 1893 — 20 ) . ( . L Stat . 8 , — .) . ( Stat . — 31 , .) , vol , . 29 vol ., . L Stat ( Spain . , — 10 1895 . 29 , vol . L ., Stat ( . – Mexico , rol . 29 . . L ., ., vol L . Stat ( Chile . 1896 Stat ( Rica . Costa .) 1956 1961 .) . Netherlands .p ), - 1899 vol 3 , . L ., ( November sions Stat 1899 — , 19 , 1955 20 . pp .) 880 October - , 25 May 31 , 1896 .) , 27 .) .p p 877 . 871 February .p ( , , . .) , - , : of or 1, , Stat .) p July , - is is , . Germany 982 1892 1222 . a 15 .pp .pp .p 1219 July to he as an 981 1021 1022 Italy October 1892 1043 May 1893 Denmark .p is , of it is in scene 27 April . de , . of , a any , by P in vol . of his he , in on . . M , , , is moment President . , as . be to is is is , At . slow have been issued the under the United States Act copyright protection granted which the United States works authors who are subjects citizens the countries named July Belgium 1891 France Great Britain and her possessions and Switzerland Stat of of in , his , . in in a is to be in not RELATIONS DROCLAMATIONS . is is a to by is an in of a is INTERNATIONAL in to is he '( ", , “ a It is to nothing unpleasant and wbich which there nevertheless never dull the Athénée Camille Sainte Croix continuing every Thursday his series Shake speare plays admirably staged He seems have putting life into the plays found the secret Shakespeare perhaps and that giving them with ensemble such one rarely sees The actors are all young and enthusiastic of COPYRIGHT , of , . , , . ambitious and who sets out life arrivist firmly believing himself prepared one He take advantage all possible occasions for climbing the ladder fortune but reckons without host and his host this case own heart He falls love with the daughter the house which he the paid secretary The characters this play are all well drawn and each The author distinct psychological study one congratulated having written play there STATES a of . . At de UNITED in a as in a , of supposed world Just he has arrived friend whispers abroad the story his delinquency the marry past The confidence the girl his salvation and the play ends satisfactorily for the public the Athénée Le aur dispose Francis play which seems likely Croisset have long run poor man who the story is Mme and is all , for , to of Bernstein has had tbe success which this author pieces usually win Bernstein has always something say when writes the story man whose past has not been blameless but making for himself position the who succeeds and Vidal for the musical adaptations Hugard also the Opéra for the Jane on , a " In . to , to . in - as of as " ”, by . is , of , , on , , , in is , , of of . on of ou . “ III du by l' , At take place Royale the Comédie Jean irrésistible vocation fils Mondoucet three act play Sacha Guitry the delight the public spite The son an ironmonger who his bourgeois father insists the prejudices going initiates his fond the stage and later parents into the habits and customs theatrical extremely amusing life Les Visiteurs nocturnes Tristan Bernard full humour the well known short stories this writer The nocturnal visitors this case are drug the lady thieves who take the precaution whose house they are about rob the morn ing when the maid finds the victim about and call the police that the victim asks any that the nocturnal visitors shall be found suffering she does from insomnia she cost only anxious find out how she can obtain more their drug Henry At the Gymnase Assaut ' Night s Dream " was exquisitely “ The Midsnmmer staged , M . Simas , of the Opéra , being responsible for the scenery and harmonious colouring a a as . , to received with applause . The plays of Alfred Capas are sure to end happily , so that if things appear to be going wrong for a time , there is never any need despair we are sure that reconciliation will go 186 and posses �THE AUTHOR . now to he its , of in . in , to to for . to on , , . it . a . : , 19 , se , to of 7 ( C ) , of s ; all ' agreement at music publisher in is , in 's in , be to , of a an is it We have called the above agreement but not really , comes into force 1911 when The agreement however goes further and asks that the royalties which accrue the composer gramophone records and similar mechanical repro Ban ductions should be shared between composer and publisher fortunate that the agreement was made before the Act was passed for under clause spite the document which has been the Act signed the rights the gramophone royalties are property the composer for tion sub section contains the following proviso Notwithstanding any assignment made before the passing the Copyright Act any rights It to as in in to of 12 in ), ,. of a of , , to to I of in on ." be ." to or ( 13 he on on ; . , , * publisher of of I , in of ' it 46 paid Two Pounds the sum hereby agree assign the my rights and interest present whole future contingent my song and the words and music entitled being understood that receive royalty same Great Britain per copy all sold the same Great Britain copies Ireland and the Colonies count also five per cent the marked price all copies sold the United States 200 copies both countries free for novelty purposes gramophone Any royalties obtained the sale records similar mechanical reproductions all equally divided between composer and countries consideration day me this “ TN 28 . of , it . as , ; , is , it so it is AGREEMENT 'S A PUBLISHER MUSIC is , and It . . , Luxemburg extra business has far almost destroyed ralue the case comic opera and those pieces which are performed theatres As wrong for the author transfer his copyright wrong the composer transfer his performing right worse the present time owing than has ever been the added rights that the composer will acquire under the Act England Belgium of , methods concerned the composer save , (e ) unsuccessful Germany . — – , 1911 , June Norway 1910 8 14 December UNDER with But not sufficient the music publisher ask the copyright also asks the per right and through his successful forming for PROCLAMATION SECTION 1 PRESIDENTIAL and study at Sweden should consideration it . -L 1911 . 26 May – , 29 , Rica , Cuba , Denmark , France , Germany , Great Britain and her possessions , Italy , Mexico , the Netherlands and possessions , Norway , Portugal , Spain , and Switzerland . uxemburg June 1910 Report which was laid before the General Meeting on March 21 , they have dealt very fully with the matter . We do not desire to repeat these warnings , so recently made , but suggest that if any member has read the report carelessly , or failed to read it at to as or between the United States and the following countries : Guatemala , Salvador, Costa Rica , Hon duras , and Nicaragua . ) (Stat . L . , vol. 35, pt . 2 , pp . 1934 - 1946 . ) Angust 11, 1908 – Japan . ( Treaty of May 19 , 1908, for prott ction in China . ) (Stat. L . , vol. 35 , pt. 2, pp . 2044 - 2046 .) August 11 , 1908 - Japan . ( Treaty of May 19 , 1908 , for protection in Korea . ) (Stat . L ., vol . 35 , pt. 2, pp . 2041 - 2043 .) April 9, 1910 — Austria , Belgium , Chile , Costa as has come when attention be drawn to them once again . should The composer should never transfer the copyright to the publisher when he , the composer , maintains a continuing interest in the sales . This point has been brought forward over and over again , and in the book -publishing world we are glad to think that the publishers are , save in exceptional cases , content with a licence to publish in book form . The music publishers should be content with a licence to publish in song form . So strong do the committee feel about this assignment of the copyright , or even about an unlimited grant of the licence to publish during the whole term of copyright , that in the Annual it April 9, 1908 - Convention between the United States and or her powers on literary and artistic copyrights , signed at the City of Mexico , January 27 , 1902 . (This treaty is effective from July 1, 1908 , ordinary documents , but the time for 2255 .) to . is p trouble to retain a copy , he never gets a copy signed by the publisher , which he ought to receive in all transactions of this kind . It is some time since the pages of The Author have commented on these extra he for ( Treaty of November 10 , 1905 . ) (Stat. L ., vol. 34 , pt . 3, pp . 2890 - 2891. ) September 20 , 1907 - Austria . ( But not in Hungary .) (Stat . L . , vol . 35 , pt . 2, cluding . go vol . 34 , . L ., ( Stat . is . — Norway pt . 3, pp . 3111 -3112 .) May 11 , 1906 – Japan song , the a , . 2208 , 2213 .) July 1 , 1905 in he pp by the composer of all his rights consideration for such assignment being , as stated , the payment of two guineas , and a royalty per copy on every copy of the song sold . According to the custom in vogue , the composer signs , this document and if he does not take the is an assignment it all November 17 , 1903 — Cuba . (Stat . L ., vol . 33 , pt . 2 , p . 2324 . ) January 13, 1904 — China . ( Treaty of October 8 , 1903, Article XI. ) ( Stat . L ., vol. 33, pt . 2 , 187 �THE AUTHOR . ' of be . - re a of . to as . in by you in ." to at . is is in He . of . to - re on to or fit , he he to of of , is it , in to his an . to to , , to to . . . . . . P . . . . . S . 0 . . . on . 90 TO to J. F . 0 6 for 0 .. .. . . O 1510 0 .) 00 of 25 , E . C . of a .. . .. . of 20 of of a aa ( Co ., 29 , of of ALLOWANCE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY PER CENT Front Page 24 Pages Other Hall of Page Page Quarter Eighth Page Single Column Advertisements per inch per cent. made for Series Sixand percent Reduction Twelve Insertions. All letters respecting Advertisements should be addressed BELMONT Paternoster Square, London & is ., etc . Étc , , SCALE FOR DUVERTISENENTS to to be . , to . fit , , , if us . . to A A , . . . . : V . of . of A : of . . . By A Nature . To . to at By Lewis Melville CONTEMPORARY Poetry Graves ENGLISH REVIEW By Frederic Harrison Among My Books By The Theatre the Future Ivanof English Poetry Poetry and Rhythm New Study By Henry Newbolt By Walter Sickert Critical Calendar By Henry Hardinge Word the Hammerstein Opera By The Censorship Scandal — “ us . . . " to it Ritchie . Celtic , of : . on Lady Thackeray . to on he , of is . to BOOKMAN by so do no to at be he , , placing this reply before with the view composers who are members of the Society is CONTENTS BLACKWOODS George Borrow Musings Without Method reply you raise regarding DEAR SIR The questions the Agreement for are quite unnecessary song copyright and under the the You assign liberty make any other our agreement we are not arrangement consulting you without you only assign the right On the other hand song able publish the for voice and piano you would and this we make any other arrangement you thought could not agree we may mention that our agreement conclusion never questioned We are Yours faithfully In on to in if , , a of he received the following It to of to of It is it is no of MAGAZINE which would arise from the signing the difficulties the publisher document namely that such made any other arrangement with regard the liberty under his song would undertaking the agreement and there was publisher pay the composer anything such arrangement fresh This warning alarmed the composer and wrote the publisher enquiring this letter the matter were what his views those , to . , in , , . ) to of to is it ( a of agreement this kind never transfer copyright never transfer his performing right and above all retain absolute control over his gramophone rights of he off ( 3 ) that if the work went the market would cancel the agreement and return the licence publish for understood that the composer would only grant publish licence the composer before the The composer laid the document secretary The secretary Authors the Society pointed out some addition remonstrated and contained the last sentence the letter only necessary suggest that the sooner the composers compel alteration the better The composer should be warned never sign , clauses : ( 1) that he would put the work on the in the usual form on or before a certain date ; ( 2) that he would push the work through the ordinary trade channels and advertise it ; and market music publishers The only excuse for this letter must the ignorance the publisher his legal position impossible publisher think that the standing the firm who put forward the agree ment and wrote the letter under consideration would wilfully have deceived the composer Suffice say that the statement made the publisher absolutely incorrect The firm states our agreement we are not liberty make any other arrangement the song without consulting Not only there nothing expressly stating this nothing that would the agreement but there impliedly convey this statement under the terms the contract The conveyance the copyright and the performing rights allow the publisher make any other arrangement thinks and way bound pay the author any royalty any arrangement further consideration the only bound by the agreement pay the composer royalty With all copies the song sold regard the dictatorial and absurd statement is and not to the assignee . ” At the beginning it was stated that this was not really an agreement , and perhaps it would be as well to elucidate this point further . The composer assigns all his rights to the pub lisher for a small consideration and a continuing royalty . What does the publisher undertake to Absolutely nothing . He does not undertake do ? to produce the work by a certain date ; he does not undertake to keep the work on the market , and he does not undertake to advertise the work . No doubt an implied contract to publish is carried in the assignment , otherwise the consideration would be of no avail . But it is quite clear that the implied contract could easily be met by what would really amount to a bogus publication . Now , in order that a composer may be treated fairly , even the most exacting of publishers would , without hesitation , assent to a few small plain Authors that the whole subject agreements has been opened , conferred by the Act in respect of making , or authorising the making of contrivances by means of which the work may be mechanically performed belong to the author, or his legal representatives , a 188 �THE AUTHOR . But the transaction should obtained competent agent with the advice Society the of (a - of : to be , in to of a . up ", . or , , up is to " a . of , or to to to or . to . or . to to to an is It to , . is . It , is . in . , of . of . of of a to : A of . of an : . if . , to . or be . of copyright AUTHORS . DRAMATIC ofan EVER transfer TO a , . of a . is a , in of . ( .1 ) (3 .) so to it or an in of of . on by a in . . of of a is - if a . for - :- ( a ). an be to a , is 1 . it Selling Outright This sometimes satisfactory : or . 3 in be proper prive can observed are few standing rules agreement There are four methods of dealing with literary property . I ( TERE of to a be is It , THE PRODUCERS BOOKS in OF . WARNINGS TO . 2 . N sign agreement without submitting the Secretary the Society Authors some com petent legal authority extremely careful negotiating well for play with any one except the production established manager There are three forms dramatic contract for plays three more acts Sale outright the performing right This unsatisfactory An author who enters into stipulate such contract should the contract for production the piece certain date proper publication and his name the play bills IV of ; . 18 per . is to . , or £1 Always avoid WARNINGS . . to of . 8 The subscription the Society annum £10 108 for life membership 9 . to . . IY . . of . of on All other forms agreement are combinations the four above mentioned Such combinations are generally disastrous the author Never sign any agreement without competent advice from the Secretary of the Society Stamp all agreements with the Inland Revenue stam possible Avoid agreements by letter The main points which the Society has always demanded from the outset are agreement That both sides shall know what means The inspection those account books which belong right the author We are advised that this the nature common law right which cannot denied withheld to prevent authors from Some agents endeavour the Secretary the Society do some publishers Members can make their own deductions and act accordingly referring matters ). (1 ' In .) ( 2 .) in (3 ). (4 .) ! . to be it This The General (2 .) . to to to , . of (3 2 ( (1 ). .) ). : a of to of consideration the contracts with publishers submitted them by literary agents and are recommended submit them for interpretation and explanation the Secretary the Society 7 . (5 .) . . of , a in To a (3 ) . . to 's . 6 . literary No contract should be entered into with agent without the advice the Secretary the Society accept without careful Members are strongly advised not agents neglect stamp agreements done within fourteen days first execution secretary will undertake behalf members Commission Agreement The main points are production Be careful obtain fair cost Keep control the advertisements Keep control the book the sale price Prospectus Many form The Royalty System perhaps with certain limitations the best form This agreement above all things necessary know what the proposed royalty means both sides now approximately the possible for author ascertain truth From time time very important figures connected with royalties are published The Author , of in To (2 ) . ( 1 ) To . to be . , ' in . 5 The Committee have arranged for the reception agreements and their preservation members fire proof safe The agreements will course be regarded as by only Secretary confidential documents read the who will keep the key of the safe The Society now offers stamp agreements possible readiness for action npon them keep agreements enforce payments due according agreements Fuller particu york can be obtained the lars of the Society miast III . if , in !f , , of . of to of in Remember that the Society you are fighting the battles you other writers even yourse are reaping no direct benefit and that you are advancing the best interests your calling promoting the independence the writer the dramatist the composer 4 belonging bad give serial translation rights any publisher bind yourself for future work any one solicitor As well bind yourself for the future doctor Not Not to always rights of for examination Agreement this case the following rules should attended pro sign any agreement which the cost Not duction forms part without the strictest investigation putting the give the publisher the power Not profits into his own pocket by charging for advertisements by charging exchange advertise his own organs ments Therefore keep control the advertisements special charge for office expenses Not allow unless the same allowance made the author give Not American Colonial Continental to to to send , . 3 any agreement whatever the Society , to . to signing Before the document Profit Sharing agreement (6 .) . , do . . of ' 2 . all by 1 II . VERY T A member has a right to ask for and to receive advice upon his agreements , his choice of a pub lisher , or any dispute arising in the conduct of his The of his property . business or the administration Secretary of the Society is a solicitor ; but if there is any special reason the Secretary will refer the case to the Solicitors of the Society . Further , the Committee , if they without deem it desirable , will obtain counsel ' s opinion any cost to the member . Moreover , where counsel ' s opinion is favourable , and the sanction of the Committee is obtained , action will be taken on behalf of the aggrieved member , and costs borne the Society Remember that questions connected with copyright and publishers agreements do not fall within the experi ordinary solicitors ence Therefore not scruple use the Society 1. of . , managed the Secretary by of a be . or USE THE SOCIETY TO . HOW 189 �THE AUTHOR . MUSIC . . or 6d The Society undertakes to stamp copies of music on behalf of per 100 part members for the fee 100 The members stamps are kept the Society safe The musical publishers communicate direct with the Secretary and the voucher then forwarded the members who are thus saved much unnecessary trouble 's to . THE READING BRANCH . is to obtain adequate publication . As these warnings must necessarily be incomplete , on account of the wide range of the subject of dramatic con . tracts , those authors desirous of further information are referred to the Secretary of the Society . STAMPING in the beginning . 11. An author inust remember that the dramatic market is exceedingly limited , and that for a novice the first object ITTLE can be added to the warnings given for the assistance of producers of books and dramatic authors . It must , however , be pointed out that , as a rule , the musical publisher demands from the musical composer a transfer of fuller rights and less liberal finan cial terms than those obtained for literary and dramatic property . The musical composer has very often the two rights to deal with - performing right and copyright . He should be especially careful therefore when entering into an agreement , and should take into particular consideration the warnings stated above . T of is highly speculative : that he runs a very great risk of delay and a breakdown in the fulfilment of his contract . He shoul , therefore guard himself all the more carefully in COMPOSERS . is 9. Agreements for collaboration should be carefully drawn and executed before collaboration is commenced . 10. An author should remember that production of a play MUSICAL TO ' consideration . WARNINGS its 7. Authors should remember that performing rights in a play are distinct from literary copyright. A manager holding the performing right or licence to perform cannot print the book of the words . 8. Never forget that United States rights inay be exceed . ingly valuable . They should never be included in English agreements without the author obtaining a substantial authors should seek the advice of the Society before putting plays into the hands of agents . As the law stands at present , an agent play may acquire a who has once had a in his hands perpetual claim to a percentage on the author 's fees from it . As far as the placing of plays is concerned, it may be taken as a general rule that there are only very few agents who can do anything for an author that he cannot , under the guidance of the Society , do equally well or better for himself . The collection of fees is also a matter in which in many cases no intermediary is required . For certain purposes , such as the collection of fees on amateur performances , and in general the trans action of frequent petty authorisations with different individuals, and also for the collection of fees in foreign countries , almost all dramatic authors employ agents ; and in these ways the services of agents are real and valuable. But the Society warns authors against agents who profes to have influence with managers in the placing of plays, or by offering to purchase who propose to act as principals the author ' s rights . In any case, in the present state of the law , an agent should not be employed under any circumstances without an agreement approved of by the Society , . rights can 5 . Authors should remember that performing be limited , and are usually limited , by town , country , and time. This is most important . performing rights , but 6. Authors should not assign should grant a licence to perform . The legal distinction is of great importance . AGENTS . AND RAMATIC , be reserved . AUTHORS , 4 . Plays in one act are often sold outright, but it is better to obtain a small nightly fee if possible , and a sum paid in advance of such fees in any event . It is extremely important that the amateur rights of one - act plays should DRAMATIC of (6.) Sale of performing right or of a licence to perform on the basis of percentages on gross receipts . Percentages vary between 5 and 15 per cent . An author should obtain a sliding percentage on the scale of gross receipts system . Should in preference to the American obtain a sum in advance of percentages . A fixed play date on or before which the should be performed . performing right ( 0.) Sale of or of a licence to perform on the basis of royalties (i .e. , fixed nightly fees ). This methou should be always except in cases where avoided the fees are likely to be small or difficult to collect . The other safeguards set out under heading (6.) apply also in this case. . 190 CEMBERS will in a , is , of it , . of . , . to REMITTANCES . of by to of by be , be or , the same charged for give notice the Society begs post are acknowledged return All remittances should crossed Union London and Chancery Smiths Bank Lane registered sent letter only . . of to filed subject play will The Secretary that all remittances of . at . . 2s . of at , rules with the exception that the price 6d per act be Plays may also a be a to at Original . , or a of of in . be be a byof to o , of in typewritten duplicate foolscap paper forwarded the offices the Society together with registration fee two shillings and sixpence will carefully compared qualified assis the Secretary stamped and returned tant One copy will the author and the other filed the register Copies the Society the scenario Thus filed may be obtained any time by the author only small charge typing cover cost is , on OCENARIOS . be . . is , . of AND its SCENARIOS PLAYS asof a REGISTRATION OF ORIGINAL greatly assist the Society this its work by informing young writers existence Their MSS can read and composition treated treated by coach The term MSS includes not only works fiction but poetry and dramatic works and when possible under special arrangement technical and scientific works The competence and experience Readers are writers The fee one guinea branch �THE AUTHOR . ' in an s on an a to 's , on . 's , to 1 to by on , is it of , if . . . .. on a for , by ." in . a is a , . It , in to is at . is , is it on in , (' , to is the Australian Act impossible what the coming . appeared referring FEES an issue Author article the claim which had been put of last to the . GRAMOPHONE In , our correspondent commissioned from as are many cases which work is in , , . agreement Now there points out he , , : as in of as , (' of to with and not based anada concerned present moment say the legislation will be As far as .) In is , , ( , 's a all the literary work that he desires market during the continuancy the mistake also state that this Act has become the model for recent British and coming Canadian opyright Law which legislation the British coming into force 1912 has really had nothing do us a of . in of to as1 of bearing perhaps communication which contract little further elucidation The reader page 163 last month Author the agreement the author appoints his period for the given sole agent during the to sale bring 's in , , , a on referred clause as as by be . of it an by to , ' on in many 1905 is a . published has copyright law which was binding passed only Australia and did not make Australia Imperial legislation Imperial copy independent right still running the Australian Colonies to CORRESPONDENT who require on us to to be he an - an COPYRIGHT States United the article taken from Weekly and printed another page Publishers follows the author states 1905 asserted copyright indepen Australia com dence from the mother country and passed plete code which was not disallowed the Crown recent fact become the model and wbich has British and coming Canadian legislation This statement little misleading Australia In ex to , , . . AGREEMENT AGENCY books and has therefore read with interest the literary agency agreement published last month sent if , , as be It . to of is as in to to to AUSTRALIAN he on to , . A THE LITERARY kindly Author two points if a to , 's , , , - is to a to an is he or , if it , , , , , . a in , . he no . , to , to to at as is , or a , on 's as is .fee , to as is , to to to , to be agency fees untenable and there The position our correspondent remarks authors should fore agent any way with deal be warned never principal This advice we act known who are very glad confirm , , in to an . an or , , If sell for sum down infrequently happens not have money and has faith desires the agent he will possibly accept the offer and the agent will then proceed sell the editor the publisher price which the manager the enhanced already knows agent can obtain But desires be perfectly bona fide and desires some principal and sometimes as agent times act only the danger still very great because pub offering work natural law that when he managers he would desire lishers editors sell might that which belonged himself which capital already get the return able profit pended with than sell the rather which he would obtain merely his author work of to , to be in on is ' on . , in willing 's of to us a of . on that the author the author . . to to as position and urges such warn The columns The Author have already different occasions drawn attention the matter and some remarks the point will found agents the article authors the October number There the danger from the bonâ fide agent and the danger from the fraudulent agent The fraudulent agent would get offer from manager and then going editor publisher the author would pretend him that he had some difficulty placing his work He would suggest that he should buy the rights whatever they are authors “ A in to danger a of the society has drawn our attention the fact that there are still some agents who addition their agency work not infrequently principals act He draws attention the a AS PRINCIPALS . AGENTS MEMBER the author . In these cases it is hardly fair that the author should be bound to pay an agent 's fee or that the agent should claim his such commission does not arise through the agent introduction but cases have occurred where place all his literary work author undertaking the agent hands during fixed period has received agent claim for commission from articles paper and other literary that were supplied work where the work was specially ordered and such order was not obtained through the agent introduction will well therefore the author should specifically except this work from the agreement with the agent stating that commission work obtained outside the agent pay the introduction should not bound agent This brings the second point which has reference the note clause the special markets reservation by the author Our correspondent thinks that should made quite writing for clear that where author lives daily papers and journalism well writing books and magazine articles that should except the journalistic market and that the agent should not be entitled claim commission this work This doubt was the idea those who they advised the drafted the agreement when author reserve certain markets but perhaps advantage will be the point members put little more clearly before them fee GENERAL NOTES . 191 The �THE AUTHOR . of . by . In . . In to he the to in , of a a , as , it a of , of in Dr . of to be of . to to , of of of to ' to of as he . - . 's , - 's , of , , in a to of , of , . , . as a to in had been transferred from the hands the secretary himself solicitor into the hands the solicitors the society and these large proportion had ended successfully the sum recovered for one member matter where performing rights were concerned amounting £500 The Pension Fund invest , by , , of of to . , - to of , . S . to . from infringement The contentious work the society during the year heavy and described successful Of the cases which had passed through the secretary hands alone two thirds had been successfully carried through and the total dealt with might easily have been doubled by reckoning disputes which had not been seriously maintained Forty two cases after the society intervention a to , to p .m ., . , of and passage the Copyright Act and the number and variety the questions which during that arising period were continually for consideration owing changes affecting the interests authors being introduced unexpectedly into the Bill and the necessity for safeguarding authors interests a in , 18 21 , , of , 45 , , , , Street members being presenta somewhat smaller attend ance than usual being no doubt due three causes the improbability that any controversial topic would arise for discussion the fact that the place of meet ing was less centrally situated than that which the society has been accustomed and the inclemency of the weather The chairman the Committee Management Dr Squire Sprigge presided asking and opened the business the meeting the members present consider the first place the second and third items the agenda leaving Accordingly the discussion the report follow Mr Owen Seaman was declared duly elected of , of . he a a by . , of at on 4 . of Annual General Meeting the society Thursday March the the Society Arts John Adelphi forty some thirty was held rooms desired and several , . THE , to 87 to of is . It of of as a , , . , ' , in a so , ANNUAL MEETING THE practically the the such for definite purpose had joined single subject and had receipt advice upon pointed upon having these Ten then retired insurance the them that upon the principle out expected thus society could not reasonably consideration give assistance full measure single premium had voluntarily rejoined Sprigge next referred the very heavy work done the Copyright Committee during the introduction of no .” protected England have doubt Musical publishers long time been taking the composers rights for considering that they have got into the habit course matter these rights their own time however that composers should assert their authority and publishers understand their position , thing complaint the nature all other cases the reason had been economy the guinea subscription of of of or of be may causes , be to or to at all he on to - of is by or to be composition all of to in an of . . . “ composer hereby reserves himself the Said reproduce cause exclusive right and licence composition reproduced mechanical musical said may make use instruments and agrees that whenever times attach such licence he and his sub licensees will said every copy such mechanical reproduction copyright required which may composition the notice any copyright statute under which said required resignations 167 amounted inquiry He had ascertained other similar with the figures normal proportion having bodies that this was regard the nature the society and the COL membership ditions but order ascertain whether there might be any removable cause for the resignations had written personally reply last 150 members who had resigned had received only one letter that put forward any from amounting and comparison to to . by , is , America the new made to a although from see agreement an . ! the following extract American publisher that similar compulsory licence exists that which will come into force under Copyright Law the same demand not the American publisher We are glad from history of the society , and the income for the year from subscriptions was actually the largest that members for the past year The loss accrued had the gramophone to a publishers by certain forward fees of composers . in 192 A for in . to . in to of * A , to in , " , in to . , in in of He up of . F be of . G . to tions and discussion upon any points the report which members might desire call attention the Wilson rose ask whether Mr interests authors the names the parties might published not the summaries cases taken the society which appear The Author suggested that this would give more reality the reports question and referred the article Remarkable Agreement The Author March by of of In . The number elections during only once been exceeded the in . of to in . in , 's , to , , conditions shown the past year had in by to . in , regard with the appointment scrutineers count the votes under the society no names having been proposed the constitution chairman informed the meeting that the committee commenting upon would appoint due course the report which was already the hands members Dr Sprigge referred the satisfactory to Secondly . to in . , by . , Mr no of in of placement special the Pension Fund Committee 1911 had amounted £250 Morley Roberts resigned Mr Seaman appeal during the same year had been handsomely having been duly proposed responded the committee and and had brought £500 more having been inviting ques other candidate nominated investment 1912 He concluded member �THE AUTHOR . in an It in a , of . for it in , a he . , , , it in of of , in to , in , In be to . for , or , is be . ; if , to no , is if , is . to of . an of an be as . . or or on . of to is be ; if.A no be , up of is an , It on or . , , to . of to . a of to us . as , an be by : as , so of in , , . at , , be at , in . beall - of on " , or he as “ be as . , , of . in be , , or be it of , of , of , . G of . H . . it , by of that of of said The decision announced the editor shall final binding upon parties any time until the date for Plays may sent duly announced but closing the competition which will which will not be before June 30th 1912 the earliest The winner the £100 prize will retain one half interest the copyright his play the winning play the opinion the editor produced under the the Era sufficient merit will auspices the Era and will known the Era Play the author name appearing not she wishes every performance the programme 's to , approval those , it , , of , in . , M . H . . thanking himself thanks he associated with their vote Thring whose continuous their secretary Mr labours behalf the society he knew were on not , if it at to of ; Sprigge expression a to he , , to . , a the case clear statement essential the result satisfactory and there should sins omission the table The editor should throw his cards good then the contract the contract bad the author knows the best the worst and he right complain sends his MS has subsequently example The following may cited omission error purchase the copyright proprietor desires MS for £200 and states this bare fact The ordinary that there was author would think publish but really there implied contract nothing would have been much the kind state that the better therefore for the proprietor before successful MS will be published by him certain date This preamble brings the Prize Competition published the Era for the benefit dramatic material for far which authors the terms follows our purpose are in to of , of to it of it . A . Dr present for their appreciated This should the legal position If to as a to . . to in There was however the fact modern conditions obtain accurate statistics was difficult that was the same time work and that for such buy uncertain whether members would when written the chairman was proposed thanks vote by Mr Anthony Hope Hawkins and having been by Mr seconded Paull was carried unanimously any price he in it to ” . “ of . F . G . Wilson inquired whether the reissue The Cost Production was likely take place before long The chairman said that this was matter consult the committee which he would prefer He was not sorry before replying definitely print have the fact that the book was out brought He had himself taken his attention and preparing part the first edition apply the figures had ceased feared some of . . it its engaged . it to , in a no of in , it him The chairman said that the subject was not new but had always been considered desirable recovering money for that the society members position should occupy disinterested indepen suggestion that dence the matter with had gain by the disputes any financial advantage of behalf . Mr , entitled to the advice which in society and becoming he could obtain nowhere else . Mr. H . M . Paull asked whether the society might not find it advantageous to charge members a per centage upon the sums obtained by it on their paper Again some editors who were clear about what giving no they wanted were wholly unreasonable undertaking that the work should published and they publication addition time limit publish any story sent up often claimed the right them connection with the competition even though should not gain the prize again without making giving any time limit for publication , the purchase of a number of The Author for 6d . cave a person outside the society all the information about an individual or a particular matter that he required , he might be tempted to content himself with buying The Author instead of joining the no if which months ago article appeared The strong Author Prize Competitions and complaint was raised against the method which these competitions were conducted was clearly shown how indefinite was the statement terms most cases and that the editor must have the case the legal requirements been ignorant Though turned out that most cases the editor wanted the whole copyright yet generally he did not make this clear Indeed the editor who prize gave the best asserted merely that short story would not necessarily have had the publish his own right even for one insertion to that the proposition The chairman replied to a considerable had his sympathy advanced There was always , however . a certain extent . element of danger in giving names when criticising in the manner in which it was necessary to criticise the fact that in The Author , and there was also to COME . sivoid also . . PRIZE COMPETITION A on in which the name of the publisher was given , asking if it would not be advantageous to dot the " i' s " and cross the “ t 's ” in other articles of the same class . The result would be that members would know what editors and publishers to avoid , and editors and publishers would know what to 193 �THE AUTHOR . use of in a An . no . his , “ it , a to . to is , is do of ." , to to to of to to , be a are , to , do in or or to of , he If of to . be , or (2 ) at , , , ( 1 ) , be to . is It to . all , . to be to to . should . to It though who may have sent the MSS withdraw they not care accept the revised rules of the it be It .” “ – on , of 'S NEW YEAR card issued one the great publishing firms New York bore Fewer and For 1912 laudable sentiment might perbaps assumed from Better Books this that the year 1911 was remarkable for the great 1 , In . in , in a . in As matter the United States books 1911 was considerably fact the figure reached the latter year 1910 lower than that 799 new editions appeared 671 new books and output of . - of be or by of a a , of of on STATES NOTES . UNITED -c do , he , of to of , even as . . - of of to to ; in the terms they are against the author have them indefinite but tempting may possible before the competi We hope tion closes for the rules and conditions more definitely stated and opportunity given those clear than no is is . It to , of . of , to is to be , be . all himself the right with that interest under the conditions laid down most extra the terms the last paragraph ordinary provision appears whereby not only does arranging bimself the right the cditor reserve play winning production but also the for the any play submitted whether the winning play Surely this statement cannot possibly not In how much be on , is on an is it it , as making market He reserves though the author retains half arrangements anything could not the copyright interest . arrange show an a is be royalties £100 will not advance what ever subsequent arrangement made but will be £100 clear and distinct practically amounting £100 payment for the half the copyright does not state who be the owner this balf though not an unreasonable deduction make that will belong the proprietor the Era might however some bidden actor manager This point concerned the public statement far undertaking There made clear should this half opyright whatever that the proprietor place the play the will use any endeavour in , that the winner will obtain £100 The natural deduction from this that the , in a , . . prize We see definitely what does want We think enoughi has been said terribly indefinite these points are better these competitions have to of is " “ a as . of - in , of is right they want deadlock clearly put forth should either the exact terms for production that the proprietor should have the first refusal for say one month during which terms should arranged these proposals are displeasing the owner the other any rate let him state half the copyright it . in for . This point the next paragraph states that the winner the prize will retain one half interest the copyright his play copyright under The word regards play covers much more than the new Act under the present Act where the right drama divided into two parts copyright and performing supposing . to . of , Copyright Act the editor with terms but the editor considers the terms unreasonable there then would appear of , , a or . . of , in a in be is it new importance arrange the winner the prize does not want suppose the authors any terms with the editor the MSS sent arrange terms not want in . be - is , as to up in it It under the to himself to as by be it will reserve , . is is where of or the editor condition further states but should the editor produce play he will first any decide such arrange terms with the author We feel quite certain that the editor the Era everything that desired fair reasonable and just when this paragraph was drafted but impossible paragraph more likely conceive frequent disputes than this one Supposing lead , - to : to is of It when the decision will made be announced surely an important knowledge competition piece this kind Competitors might send their MSS and find that year they are held more during for perhaps impossible for them which time would take any action placing them the matter seems the very earliest date for closing the competition June 30th 1912 From this we take that all the plays that are sent will come ment whatever Does the dramatist would be unable to make any play himself play author who sends prize receives no consideration what and gets The ever for the right which the editor acquires of - - is , to be , as , as of We have taken the liberty of omitting some non essential parts the conditions that non essen tial far the deductions desired drawn are concerned though not non essential from the point competing the dramatist who The main points which we desire draw attention are follows first stated that the decision announced the editor shall final and binding upon all parties quite reasonable and fair but there This no state intentional . the exclusive right , or what does this paragraph mean ? If he intends to reserve to himself the exclusive right , then any person who sends in a play may find himself in this difficult position that, if the editor who holds the right for arrang ing a production does not desire to use this right, It The editor will not be responsible for the safety of any manuscripts submitted , so that copies must be kept by the author. Every effort will be madle , however , to return all manuscripts . for the pro The editor reserves the right of arranging duction of any play submitted , whether the winning play or not ; but should he decide to produce any such play , he will first arrange terms with the author . 11 , 194 �THE AUTHOR . is big to of a of , in to no To 's “ “ so is of " . in , . to a of . . . A of . . M a ! in " - J . be “ 's it in a - in in . is so do of . to to “ ", us . G to , is is , , in see . in , ' So s “ a at " is to ." of “, is of of .” . ” ” “ ” “ of - in , be . in of . ” , , be - is “ . an . he . in , by ", in to of , in is .” a a , it if ” “ ** 's , , " it be ), ( ” an 's . of “ , " " 's . of . to In of “ be , to , " by U s, ” on , " “ “ . . of “ A of is ' , ; ); by in is a by to 's ”, ", , , . ; of In “ . is , by , ” , is a “ of . . in in ” an a “ is . to , . of of a It , . is as to is “ a , . It . by - a a and Molly Elliot Seawell The Jugglers which have quickly made their mark With preserve the chronological order out attempting the early fictional output 1912 must dealt with the names occur the mind Riders the Purple Sage Zane Grey deals with the Western Toby Plains and Salt Lake City Credo Kentucky novel Harris The Guardian Bartlett concerned with the lumbermani and the great forests The Heart city and the the other hand the background city Boston Humour varied character the Danny feature Own Story Don Marquis compare they whom Mark Twain Knight Ramsey Benson Denim and band all to a . a , - , on is if, be to of its affairs has satisfactions alike the commerci ally successful and the commercially unsuccessful Certainly wonderfully The Healer has had good reception from the Press still awaits the getting among the Big Six distinction About the same time were published Theodore Dreiser original and very powerful Jennie Gerhardt may story noted Julia Magruder Her Hus as to “ . of on do , a a “ 's , ”, In " - .” 's “ 's “ , , , of " ” a in No “ 's “ 's “ 's . 's L 24 - be of 1911 but too late mentioned the January number Among these The Author The Healer Robert Herrick author whose England work well known Of Mr Herrick New York critic has said that comes nearer being real novelist than any other American lished of 's a , ” ", " on of leading place less them may very likely grievance over their non appearance feel But only legitimate against that grievance the American reading public whose demand for mental sustenance the lists are founded would interesting side side with the consensus public opinion thus revealed consensus critical produced opinion could not unknown occurrence find best seller being roasted literary review the columps Such division represented by this state cash and credit come the change indications the detriment the of “ . S . H , " .” , “ of ”, Prodigal Judge Harold Bell Wright The Winning Barbara Worth and Harrison long lead over the Queed These four had next five which were Gene Stratton Porter Margaret Deland The Harvester The Iron Mary Johnston Long Roll Woman The Molly Make Believe Eleanor Hallowell Abbott Barclay and Florence The Rosary the non fiction class Arnold Bennett How Live Day Hours and Price Collier The West the East were easily first one course not even among the compilers guide these lists pretends that they furnish the necessarily best books the year Authors place whose names and works not get even in . in “ 's ' s " ”, 's in It of of in to . it to for wait a few years more before stating which are the novels that will live among those of last year . At present there is still too much of the glamour of the “ best - seller ” about some of them to allow us to judge dispassionately . In themeantime it may be conceded that if the motto for 1912 is really to be “ Fewer and Better Books, " in fiction we may anticipate a good time coming I wrote at some length in the last issue of these “ Notes ” on the subject of best - sellers . It is, how ever , so prominent a feature in connection with the sale of books in America that perhaps I may be alluding pardoned again The literary papers January devoted some space the collating the monthly lists successful works appears that the four novels most demand the States during the past year were Jeffry Farnol Vaughan Kester The Broad Highway The much , “ to 1911 . 1910 0 from Was the falling -off in numbers compensated for by an improvement in quality ? The critics say “ Yes ” ; at least as far as fiction was concerned . The year 1911 has already been called an annus mirabilis of the American novel . Perhaps it would be better to . production past and authors with the circulations 1911 For instance Queed still going strong are The Broad Highway and Mr Farnol later American again success The Money Moon The helping the sale Rosary which Mrs Barclay other two novels The Following the Star and The Mistress Shenstone The Winning appear Barbara Worth announced dramatic form New York theatre next fall One feature early 1912 however the rise new star say new the United States that All who the American literary periodicals will know Birmingham that this refers Mr who has hope been discovered let his great advan tage British authors certainly bare little com plain when they catch the eye the American public That this can be seen from the fact that both the fiction and the non fiction classes last year the list was beaded by Briton may And addition mentioned that Barrie Peter and Wendy was the best seller among juvenile books December Such record very nearly what the sporting journalist calls the triple crown for Great Britain The early months this year have been prolific fiction but not very notable other respects given first place Novels may therefore our catalogue which must include some works pub , , output of 8,530 new books and 2 ,384 new editions — total , 10 , 914 —was chronicled ) , in the United States there was a very distinct decrease in F unlike a record leave the recently actually present there are public farour 1912 of 1911 there were 10 ,440 new editions — total , 11, 123 . So what was the case in England (where In new ( - total , 13 ,470 . and 783 books that , 195 �THE AUTHOR of , ", of to is . in , be “ . . . A ”, M a . “ W . of . ”, . , M . N of of , . of ? " of “ — - “ in of ”, . . K K ”, by of - on " - , in “ : . " , . J. S in is : .” of - ), (i - — “ of as Crawford “ .” - , . . of F of , in his Kansas speaks the Sixties both the Indian campaigns that State and the Civil War Professor University makes the Paxon Wisconsin entitling his book latter war his subject indeed simply The Civil War by Matthew represented Travel books are Negro Explorer Henson the North Pole Peary and with foreword introduction by Ernest Thompson Seton Booker Washington 's by", at by ; an by a no is ", of in by “ 's " . by ' “ “ - six ; of " “ ; The Arctic Prairies Charles Sheldon The Wilderness the Upper Yukon and the oddly named The Man Who Likes Mexico which Wallace Gillpatrick gives his narrative years wanderings Where Half the World . 's a of in , as , , . H . C , be , " Waking Up might Poe deals guessed doubt with India and the Far East year travelling where the author has put essays The two chief books have been ex ; , in or is " - of by " , of , as of " , of , at “ 's ", President Theodore Roosevelt Realizable Ideals which were the Earl Lectures last year the Pacific Theological Seminary Berkeley California and Reginald Wright Kauff The Way Peace Bondage man author The House Daughters Ishmael the book called England believe I . . of of D of “ of be to it an of of of a J. to W General Funston Kansas who 's of A . I , . A . by 's . By , “ is M “ ”, of ” . War Governor , , , , , to , to same State “ A ", D by . ", of “ “ . in of in well America Moses Coit Tyler author and Cornell University professor comes from the pen Jessie Tyler Austen while the Life and Labors Bishop Hare Apostle the Sioux Howe Ralph Two more volumes the Journals Waldo Emerson have appeared bringing the story way down the year 1841 contrast one may read Mrs Recollections Burton Harrison biography the books Lieutenant General Nelson Miles having written Serving the Republic ncluding recollections the Civil War and Brigadier General Funston Memories Two Wars Cuban and Philippine Experiences Another author from the duced “ ", an “ be of ", : ; . as by Story has appeared fancy with lisher and The Relations the United States and Spain The Spanish American War with two volumes which Rear Admiral Chadwick concludes notable work Two distinguished military men have also pro . “ A . E ”, as England Life The Carl Hovey particularly and States are treated American Japanese by Kawakami who has written Relations according Bookto Banish the Japan War Jingo the preliminary paragraph sent out the pub of ", byof by . D by by , " , " ; “ ; “ on in . C . Merwin Problem its restriction President Batler Columbia University asks his countrymen the Why should we Change our Form question Government The foreign affairs the United of be it , of a ; “ H ; by Peirpont Morgan Immigration subject a ” in . . to , " “ . J. ", Harte Capital and Labour the relations Professors The Jett Lauck deal with Jenks and “ in of 's “ -l of “ ; E “ . :— ; ; ”, - , of Biographical works have not been very numerous late but there have been several produced which make their appeal both sides the Atlantic put Robert Among such may assuredly Ocean by Katharine Louis Stevenson California Osbourne Robert Lee Man and Soldier Page Thomas Nelson and the Life Bret Days States with special reference the United " ” of of , of to of Hour Unofficial authors Social Forces by callel Simons may few History , a A “ “ 's 's It , . ), to , ” , , in . D a At “ Thousand attention American history ; “ 's E “ , “ its . is as Emerson Hough and Five George Randolph Chester by Unconventional Narrative which the author prefers remain anonymous but has suffered made public that she the widow American diplomat Social and political questions have engaged the “ . ' s is 's of ” E ” .” ; of ”, Passed book of recollections is and Society : an of Court of is 's ", . ; in ; " a ( which the author still remains anonymous has already been heard England Betty Moore The writer Journal Carey hitherto better known Mabel the social than the literary world Hers may problem novel being concerned with mother called hood among the pleasure oving rich injustice the risk those mentioned give the names must suffice seven more novels worthy note among those that have recently appeared The Maid the Whispering Hills by Virgie Douglas Roe Tante Annie Sidgwick The Wrong Woman Charles Adjustment Marguerite Stewart The Bryant already very big seller Chain by Carolyn Wells Evidence John Rawn “ He who Another “ Intimacies A ” “ of ” ; “ , . , as be a , . of . “ and Other twelve tales entitled collection Stories while with The Man who could not Love which gives title the book Richard Harding Davis gives us four other short stories entitled “ ", of by ”, “ is M - a . “ Mary Her Weight Gold Mann There Mary was Widow Wilkins Freeman The Butterfly House Meredith Nicholson Hoosier Chronicle Gouverneur Morris has Grave and Gay .” to ), it ofe as “ . so frankly sensational piece Ingram Eleanor involving motors might guessed work Cyrus Townsend Brady has two new books The Courage the and Secret Service Challice famous William Gillette latter novelisation play Another novel derived from the stage Bought and Paid for Arthur Hornblow being George Broadhurst responsible for the version drama George Barr McCutcheon new story . in .” Smiling . Up Comes - He “ Marion Hill , treats of the American Stage (as a classic which has been hailed not flippantly The Chorus Lady but none the amusingly less From the Car Behind “ Sherman 's Charles “ Georgette ,” by L 196 �THE AUTHOR . of in in . An , . - on to of , on . of . ", so , to - . . to to a , ill a , at it to on , of - he a be to , . as to in to is he , an of , an 12 , , 's , of , to . 's , in . . , , , a in a to of 's . of he of , , by , kind of , – , in in in M past four years have been 1911 1908 copyright more marked the progress legislation than any period since copyright legislation began Earlier the twentieth century important steps were taken several Germany passed countries 1901 the two laws . an of of is , it permission HE . ." “ “ of stated Publishers Weekly ' the in to of , at which OF . from .) (R eprinted ) to , 19 in ” — the remainder FOUR of , of . to he at up do to . , THE COPYRIGHT PROGRESS YEARS U . S . 's is . - in , in to of . 17 to by , I of in , , his Life he 7 - , in be to in , . a ' of s so of to “ “ .” " in by , no and much did the son follow the father footsteps giren that was the task the He the Cyclopedia second edition revision much contributed other works similar character but also made name for himself writing for the Nation journalism and the Erening Post among other papers PHILIP WALSH ? As in a in in he ( his 94 at On , ”, as be a to . It a is . - to to of usual must conclude with the melancholy subject the losses literature caused death during the past few months On December Percival Pollard succumbed neuritis the brain hospital Baltimore his forty second year Probably Pollard brilliant work but little known England and his journalistic career was matured Chicago and New York Yet England had something with the making the man for was educated Eastbourne the age fifteen when came America Besides one play many novels came from written collaboration sufficiently wide pen but they were not appear among appeal ever best sellers December John Bigelow breathed his last home New York the advanced age leaving unfinished his Retrospections Active to of “ in .” , I , I , - by , that literature actuated clearer motive than ever before has turned from the vain effort creating beauty and devoted itself the effort ascertaining life What say the romanticists this in , J. B . to on of no " . it, I ; , - of of to in “ as . , I “ living wage the which essential authors very poor well other men and died circumstances On February the death was recorded New York Louis Heilprin Hungarian birth but American by more century young than half residence The Heilprin father who brought him the States was one the editors the American Cyclopedia art which believed myself fighting seemed figbt did losing bate my breath For all his seventy five years Howells avowed himself day , an to . - do I . , . - 's at , 2 to on , . of , of some notable words attention has been called American literature the speech the guest the evening There has been hour our lite rary past have lived Mr Howells said when had the least fear for our literary future literary nor even when the good fight for reality Mr ; it of in the present work Sherry Details the gathering Restaurant New York March celebrate the seventy fifth birthday William Dean Howells have reached England long ago But not know that special laudator temporis acti but declared he - to 22 , - of ” in ” continued write however until within com paratively short time before her death though health compelled her last retire sana Early turium the new year another victim literature died Peterson who from being factory hand rose philosophical writer subjects He was entirely self educated until managed gain the sympathy the late James who enabled him Professor William receive some university training But the kindness James and other patrons could not help him — is is us he , “ . . E , " at . by C . L . . Y . is W of The Education Women China Margaret Burton general secretary the Chicago University The writer Chess Tales and Chess Miscellapies Willard though Fiske who knew the great Paul Morphy does not tell much that new about him “ hitherto in of have been of by of - - no December the person Mrs Margaret writing very Horton Potter Black She began by which she early life The Social Lion being ingenuously first attracted attention daring that her family purchased every copy from circulation Mrs Potter Black remove of is to of its by . , W . F , am I , the heads which in to , , ” be , of . . “ at to by ”, Taussig Economics the Harvard professor explains itself title For the grouping together the last two books justifica which about mention there tion except that neither them falls conveniently discussed of . - a , - . , . , of by is ", is It of , . W by Mr , . be produced under the supervision of son Bigelow was for three years resident Europe namely during his tenure the post United States Minister France 1864 But was essentially American and one versed all the public life phases America while the books which will remembered all made their primary appeal his own fellow countrymen intensely hard working novelist who ultimately attempts succumbed the results her relieve the strain her nerves passed away to the philo course sophical work written Professor John Elof Boodlin Kansas Human Efficiency midway placed Horatio Dresser might philosophy between and economics the author endeavouring get the study industrial con Principles psycbology ditions ria The under any his will Introduction an to Reality : Knowledge and of “ Truth Theory 197 �Copyright , , of , in of , of . a ; is or , in . by no , to of are " are , by - of in , , , its by or ” . , , , -s to is , . , , - in , . in , , all , the . in . 80 to , of , of ; , as , , , on as as , , in a of be to are . . in it be to to , ; " in “ so . to a is . Australian . on See General Note its in in In . a . its , , in in , right Union and the Pan American Union the same basis that more comprehen sive world union almost sure come about The nited States Canada and Australia will then out the cold the only great nations other words the nations which should have progress are not yet responsive the leadership other nations nearly of led in be while Portugal family only second the International Copyright nion will some years before amendments can secured the present American code which join the general will permit the United States family nations though will included the The International Copy Pan American brauch that to , the Berlin convention in - its a , in be of . to its , be a of its a , , . in of to * rence together , , - a in sive code All three Scandinavian countries adopted amendatory acts within the four years 1911 passed new domestic code and Russia the first result which was first international treaty with France and the final relation through outcome which will probably adherence the Berlin convention Holland began the discussion law which rescinding passed will probably 1912 panufacturing clause and making possible adhe mately bind importance , and It - im of , copyright also British The International Copyright Union with Great Britain and Holland the Berlin convention and the probable adhe rence Russia will presently include all the great European nations besides such powers Japan Liberia and this side the Atlantic Haiti while the Pan American Union brought together the Buenos Aires conference all Latin American countries save Bolivia well the United States and its Buenos Aires convention will ulti proposed accession of of in in scope of the Continental introduces restrictions law Nevertheless distinctively these codes are betterments that comparison the restrictive features seem small code on , an . an in . , an broadening British of - In to . or . of , , , , , in in , portance China took its first step toward national copyright while 1911 Turkey adopted new and comprehen The hitherto foreign , , in . , it in , , a Within January indeed international copy right treaty between the Cnited States and Hungary has been signed Brazil has passed international copyright measure and progress has been made towards relations with Mexico the protection mechanical music reproduction coprright years were also fruitful These the Orient advance other countries notably Japan amendatory act 1910 passed codes , - , in , so , , , in . its memorable under discussion the period only less than its predecessors now Canadian Oriental and South American countries that say the non English folk have been more liberal than we their advance For while all these four codes except the British embody manufacturing restrictions Holland and other countries are freeing their authors and foreign authors also from such infringement of rights intellectual property be . - of In . , of - , , by copyright code thus making the fifth year passed to in in , a a on in a , of copyright throughout South future basis for Finally America 1911 the new British code comprehensiveness was passed second only the American code and superseding all previous provisions laws except few specified minor acts Within the year 1912 Canada will possibly have proposed and to - in , , by . of on , all South in its in * . a In . compre 1909 thorouglily previous legislation and the whole far reaching improvement 1910 the Pan American Union adopted the closely patterning Buenos Aires convention that Berlin which though far has been ratified only the United States will probably form the American code hepsive superseding new nations bound together America Bolivia new copyright law Argentina legislation and 1910 also passed comprehensive neighbor Paraguay example was followed 1911 The United States added substantially help international relations the new pro code until now twenty five powers treaty countries claimed five which reciprocal relation with respect also mechanical having practically followed the American music precedent the code 1909 This means includes all copyright legislation for several other countries laws of more less importance have been passed but surely this remarkable record for the short space four years Throughout this legislation the trend has been distinctively though forward the legislation English peaking countries there have been retro gressive steps despite the general advance formu lated the respective American British Australian adopted 1909 ' its in , , 1908 the Berlin convention put inter tance national relationships throughout the International Copyright Union new and more liberal basis discarding except those all formalities the country origin and adopting life and fifty years as the international standard term 1909 the long campaign the United States resulted the 1911 joined the family by that document L present copyright remarkable publishing existing law while Austria 1907 amended copyright law Australia 1905 asserted copy right independence from the mother country and passed complete code which was not disallowed by the Crown and which has fact become the model for recent British and coming Canadian legislation But 1908 1909 1910 and 1911 were leading event each marked first impor t' of its which are the foundation system and 1907 of THE AUTHOR . 198 �THE AUTHOR . which for is . on , is .) , . of to or in (' be an . of , — to in , a to , 20 , I a , at a . , 10 . a of for I by , it I , it , , , I for I in to to let I " I , as in I .” A I on . . to , , to to had not beard wrote felt sure that was oversight that they had not me know about response the story had sent October their request That was sorry bother them but had many applications for stories and being under my publishers contract two long books left me little time for stories knew that they would understand my difficulty . ; of be on to on be to , to On December polite letter saying that to no - is of by of of , be as , is October story as . he of : , as , of in your returning interest application answer sent The Bystander manu script the same time asking for speedy decision had several orders for stories and Messrs Mills my short Boon were publishing book stories this spring On an , in . , G . S . , of to but the substance the book the result some study and incon explanation siderable knowledge and the methods may easily understood are such the layman indeed some concrete examples delicate legal difficulties such the one Limitations Term Copyright are highly commended But the author seems have lost some conciseness his desire clear certain points law distinctly difficult book write for be too diffuse tends only confuse the lay mind whereas evidently OURTESY SIR The following may readers apropos the long delay accepting manuscripts so . of in , a is of 's , , , in many others EDITORIAL THE & order the dis some sort provisions the Act This procedure was hardly wise for the new Copyright Act 1911 there definite order laid down the sequence the sections and Mr Robertson spite book its wider scope really narrows itself down the Act 1911 He may have gained some points has undoubtedly lost mnent orderly a rearranged of in , to . of , CORRESPONDENCE . or , on to , ” , , on ; is . the dates the Copyright Act 1911 comes into operation pass comment beyond the there little which imperial and Act itself indeed the chapters international copyright are not satisfactory exhaustive when the importance and the width the subject with which they deal are considered The author has according his own state .) “ on stated on is this book as in ; of to ; is of in as , of it , law the writer had said " a work ” instead of " a book ” he might have been nearer the mark , but even then other matters would have to be considered , as , instance the consideration paid The work not satisfactory The treatise French Copyright Law ppendix interesting but again insufficient any material use and the Forms ppendix are inadequate and misleading C a Copyright Treatise on French Law , by Maurice Thery ) , published by Messrs . Waterlow & Sons , The first these two books the more ambitious does not pretend deal merely with the new law copyright 1911 but with the general law but still the author mentions the preface that the , the Copyright Act , 1911 , ” by Henry Hurrell (with . Mr. Oldfield 's and Mr. MacGillivray 's books on the Copyright Law have been pro duced and passed in review two other books have been placed on the market . " The Law of Copyright ," by G . S. Robertson , published by the Oxford University Press , and “ Copyright Law and D A CINCE of LAW . be THE COPYRIGHT to be too concise tends to inaccuracy . The Appen dices contain ( 1) the Fine Arts Copyright Act , 1862 ; the Canada Copyright Act , 1875 ; the Musical Copyright Acts , 1902 and 1906 , and the Copyright Act , 1911 ; (2 ) the Berlin Convention , 1908 ; the Berne Convention , 1886 ; and the Additional Act of Paris and Interpretative Declara tion , 1896 , collated with the Berlin Convention , 1908 ; Countries which have ratified the Berlin Convention , 1908 ; ( 3 ) The United States Copyright Act , 1909 ; Rules and Regulations for the Registra tion of Claims to Copyright in the United States ; Proclamation by the President of the United States . It seems hardly necessary to publish the Berlin Convention , 1908 , in the original French and in translated form , and then to publish the translated form again collated with the Berne Convention . Mr. Hurrell ' s book fails owing to the fact that it attempts too much in too little space . Many state ments are made authoritatively in a few words which need much ampler treatment : to take one instance : persons “ When an author agrees to give certain the sole power of printing and publishing a book for If all time, that is parting with the copyright . " to the business of reason to congratulate of the past four years , that before the present (A The friends of authors (A ' rights and of a firm basis publishing have abundant themselves on this progress and they may live in hopes generation has passed away , Anierica and the other English - speaking countries will be ready to achieve the final step toward world union . More than sixty years ago a Philadelpbian publisher , Philip H . Nicklin , prophesied in his little book on copyright " a world -wide republic of letters , " and this American dream will yet be fulfilled by help of America . for 199 �of if , . , , if for , , it '; a to on for , to . is to of of in do in to ? do . no , is is of it of by of is is , ' ? to of to . it on to of it , no , of to of . , If to . It in ; or , . be A do by in , . an be it if , it . A ? a on ! LIST . be A BLACK of in to a : and pubhishers , to , –, it possible publish Would not The magazines from time time black list etc . , Yours .] - , . on a be of , [ by This matter has been considered frequently the Committee but there are very strong reasons against the publication such list Moreover application information can always obtained the Secretary Ed . , his services elsewhere SIR Author to . . offer ! to asked his , , if to by ; do be to soon It ! as is It a be a . . ' in or or “ , , . do his” in , , to of a to crude taste and should immortal discovered scoop not Would for the publisher worth while risk something such chance NOVELIST what ' - ; , , . . is of of I he will ; , to weeded out before the rest are sent the They are the books that are unconven tional unsensational and artistic the books that uneducated would not please the great mass readers say that book may not This not work art and yet please the larger public Such thing may happen occasionally we know But the chances are all against the artistic work and favour mediocrity not however agree with Tamel that indulges either publisher sorter own prejudices taste the matter Both are ani mated solely business principles The publisher engages the reader pick out for him novels that will sell well and presumably the reader neglects this and merely consults own taste judges , , on be , of . is it a is , a to , will man woman letters aid them their trade humbug they might become public benefactors finding out new talent They might moreover better for themselves than they are doing now judiciously advertised prize novel can always pay even made does not positively cater for to ." 's of very high character that our work regretfully returned because not likely prove popular financial success The initiated are therefore perfectly aware what kind books is us ing but ' , to is “ , 's of or , a of We know exactly what that means We know that publisher the first duty reader discover not genius works art but the best seller We are familiar with the publisher letter inform quality who are time for those writers honoured with this mission maintain their dignity and the dignity the office they are invited only fulfil they should accept conditior that they may choose what they think best from all the may take more time but novels sent detracting from would certainly add instead their reputations the publishers could get a , the judges . to were sent " suitable . on , , he — a , an to his All . of “ considered of as . to , in . COMPETITIONS be NOVEL was glad to see “ Tamel ' s ” letter about prize competitions and wish it could meet the eye of the dear , deluded , ordinary public . I wrote å briefer one on the same lines to a daily paper some time ago , but it did not appear . Mr. Andrew Melrose gave the case away last year system when he explained interviewer most businesslike and reasonable system from his point view the competing novels said were read first by his readers and only those they I a of of ‘ on go it in ' are is , ' . “ ', of ' in , of to no comment ! Yours Truly , “ MAUD ANNESLEY ." “ It . . “ A B ” . I make The italics are mine . course does not know the difference between best novel and best seller believes and will continue believe that the two are identical and that these competitions are the encourage genins they ment But the chosen judges literary ideals ought are faithful rebel and protest choosing the them insist novel they think best out the whole number sent and this not only the interests literature but their own interests for the sake their own reputations Surely they must often blush see sponsors themselves advertised the common place fiction that the result these prize com petitions true they excuse themselves declaring that most the work they receive poor quality and this true enough doubt But why does not occur them that they not Why they allow receive the best work sent only such themselves have foisted upon them novels the publishers readers think will sell of Yours Faithfully , “ The Editor , - “ December 11th , 1911 . you MADAM , - I note that have very little time to write stories . 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1890–1914 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The-Author-Issues Publication Date The date of an event (in YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD format) 1912-04-01 Volume 22 Issue 7 Pages Page range in volume 173–200 Ngram Date Version of the date in YYYYMMDD format for use by the Ngram plugin 19120401 Ngram Text Version of the text with no HTML formatting for use by the Ngram plugin The Author. (The Organ of the Incorporated Society of Authors. Monthly.) VOL. XXII.—No. 7. APRIL 1, 1912. (PRICE SIXPENOE. CONTENTS. PAGE 173 173 173 174 175 179 181 184 186 187 185 189 PAGE 190 190 190 190 190 190 191 : . 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JUST READY-One of the most INTIMATE & INTERESTING Books of Tropical (and Topical) Verse ever published. By the author of "THE SEDUCTIVE COAST," Etc. A CALABASH OF KOLA NUTS By J. M. STUART-YOUNG. Demy 8vo, 126 pp., with an additional Glossary, 2s. 6d. net. When, just abont two years ago, Mr. Stuart-Young published “The Seductive Coast," rhymes dealing with life in Western Africa, there were not lacking critics to lift their hands in shocked amaze at what they termed the “exceptional daring" of the author's outlook on the moral and social conditions of life in Nigeria. The Birmingham Gazette gave the lead to a juster interpretation :-* Rarely do we meet with work which so unmistakably conveys the impression of spontaneity and sincerity, combined with an admirable technique... Mr. Stuart-Young is a man who feels strongly, who expresses what he feels, and who is skilled in verbal expression. As sheer art-work his pages are admirable. There is a virility which commends his work where simpler sentiment would fail," and so on. The Daily Telegraph recognised that here "was no lover of sensationalism. Whether telling of white men and women, of their loves and their tragedies, or of the stranger folk among whom his lot is cast on the Niger Bank. the author always shows himself possessed of the best qualities of the story-teller." The Oxford Times found in the book "a subtle witchery which haunts the mind," while Reynolds acknowledged that here at last was someone who “appreciates the tragedy and pathos of native Africa." This new book is strangely appealing-it will be read by thousands of exiles, - and appreciated by thousands of their relatives in the Old Country. - LONDON : LYNWOOD & Co., Paternoster Row, Publishers.  ## p. 173 (#617) ############################################ The Author. (The Organ of the Incorporated Society of Authors. Monthly.) FOUNDED BY SIR WALTER BESANT. VOL. XXII.—No. 7. APRIL 1, 1912. [PRICE SIXPENCE. nae TELEPHONE NUMBER : ADVERTISEMENTS. 374 VICTORIA. As there seems to be an impression among readers of The Author that the Committee are TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS : personally responsible for the bona fides of the AUTORIDAD, LONDON. advertisers, the Committee desire it to be stated that this is not, and could not possibly be, the case. Although care is exercised that no undesirable NOTICES. advertisements be inserted, they do not accept, and never have accepted, any liability. Members should apply to the Secretary for advice DoR the opinions expressed in papers that are if special information is desired. signed or initialled the authors alone are responsible. None of the papers or para- graphs must be taken as expressing the opinion THE SOCIETY'S FUNDS. of the Committee unless such is especially stated to be the case. DROM time to time members of the Society desire to make donations to its funds in THE Editor begs to inform members of the recognition of work that has been done for Authors' Society and other readers of The Author them. The Committee, acting on the suggestion that the cases which are quoted in The Author are of one of these members, have decided to place cases that have come before the notice or to the this permanent paragraph in The Author in order knowledge of the Secretary of the Society, and that that members may be cognisant of those funds to those members of the Society who desire to have which these contributions may be paid. the names of the publishers concerned can obtain The funds suitable for this purpose are: (1) The them on application. Capital Fund. This fund is kept in reserve in case it is necessary for the Society to incur heavy ARTICLES AND CONTRIBUTIONS. expenditure, either in fighting a question of prin- ciple, or in assisting to obtain copyright reform, THE Editor of The Author begs to remind or in dealing with any other matter closely members of the Society that, although the paper connected with the work of the Society. is sent to them free of cost, its production would (2) The Pension Fund. This fund is slowly be a very heavy charge on the resources of the increasing, and it is hoped will, in time, cover the Society if a great many members did not forward needs of all the members of the Society. to the Secretary the modest 58. 6d. subscription for the year. Communications for The Author should be LIST OF MEMBERS. addressed to the Offices of the Society, 39, Old Queen Street, Storey's Gate, S.W., and should reach the Editor not later than the 21st of each M HE List of Members of the Society of Authors, month. 1 published October, 1907, can now be obtained Communications and letters are invited by the at the offices of the Society at the price of Editor on all literary matters treated from the 6d., post free 71d. It includes elections to July, standpoint of art or business, but on no other 1907, and will be sold to members and associates subjects whatever. Every effort will be made to of the Society only. retorn articles which cannot be accepted. A dozen blank pages have been added at the VOL. XXII.  ## p. 174 (#618) ############################################ 174 THE AUTHOR. end of tbe list for the convenience of those who PENSION FUND. desire to add future elections as they are chronicled from month to month in these pages. The list printed below includes all fresh dona- tions and subscriptions (i.e., donations and subscriptions not hitherto acknowledged) received THE PENSION FUND. by, or promised to, the fund from January 1, 1912. It does not include either donations given TN January the secretary of the society laid prior to January 1, nor does it include sub- before the trustees of the Pension Fund the scriptions paid in compliance with promises made accounts for the year 1911, as settled by the before it. accountants, with a full statement of the result of The full list of apnual subscribers to the fund the appeal recently made on behalf of the Fund. appeared in the November issue of The Author. After giving the matter full consideration the The secretary would like to state that he has trustees instructed the secretary to invest the sum received three bankers' orders in answer to the of £500 in the purchase of Antofagasta and recent appeal, unsigned, without any covering letter. Bolivian Railway 5 Preferred Ordinary Stock He would be glad, therefore, if those members who and Central Argentine Railway Ordinary Stock. The amounts purchased at the present prices are may have sent in these orders, recognising them from their description, would write to the secretary £237 in the former and £232 in the latter stock. on the matter. The trustees desire to thank the members of the Bankers' Order for 10s. drawn on the London, society for the generous support which they have County and Westminster Bank, Maidstone. given to the Pension Fund, and have much pleasure Bankers' Order for 10s. drawn on the National in informing the Pension Fund Committee that Provincial Bank of England, Baker Street, W. there is a further sum available for the payment of Bankers' Order for 5s. drawn on the London, another pension in case any application should be made. County and Westminster Bank, Kensington, W. The money now invested amounts to £4,846 198. 4d., and is fully set out in the list Subscriptions. below : 1912. £ $. d. Consols 21°c .£1,312 13 4 Jan. 1, Worsley, Miss Alice . .' 0 5 0 Local Loans......... 500 ( 0 Jan. 2, Sturt, George . . . . ( 5 0 Victorian Government 3° ' Consoli- Jan. 2, Wicks, Mark (in addition t dated Inscribed Stock.......... 291 19 11 present subscription). ( 5 London and North-Western 39% Jan. 3, Northcote, The Rev. H.. Debenture Stock .......... 230 0 (). Jan. 3, Worsley, Miss Alice . . Egyptian Government Irrigation Jan. 3, Phipson, Miss E. (in addition Trust 4% Certificates ..... 200 0 0 to present subscription) . () 5 0 Cape of Good Hope 31°. Inscribed Jan. 3, Hedgcock, F. A. . Stock ....................... 200 0 0 Jan. :), Matcham, Mrs. Eyre Glasgow and South-Western Railway Jan. 8, Stayton, Frank . : 0 5 0 10%. Preference Stock . 228 0 0 Jan. 8, Canziani, Miss Estella . . 0 5 0 New Zealand 31° Stock .. 247 9 6 Jan. 10, Ropes, A. R.. . 1 1 Irish Land Act 21% Guaranteed Jan. 12, Francis, René . 0 10 0 Stock ........ 2.38 0 0 Jan. 15, Pollock, Miss Edith (in addi- Corporation of London 21. Stock, tion to present subscription) 05 0 1927-57 .......... 438 24 Jan. 27, Hutchinson, the Rev. H. N. . 1 1 0 Jamaica 31° Stock, 1919-19 ...... 132 18 6 Feb. 7, L. M. F., per month during Mauritius 1°! 1937 Stock . 120 121 1912 : : Try . 1 0 0 Dominion of Canada C.P.R. 3!?! Feb. 7, Letts, Miss W.M.. . 0 5 0 Land Grant Stock, 1938............. 198 3 8 Feb. 8, Cooke, W. Bourne . . . 1 1 0 Antofagasta and Bolivian Railway Feb. 8, Annesler, Miss Maude . . . ( 10 6 5% Preferred Stock ............... 237 () () Feb. 9, O'Donnell, Miss Petronella : 0) 5 0 Central Argentine Railway Ordinary March 6, Curwen, Miss Maud . : 0 Stock .. 232 ( 0) March 6, Anderson, Arthur . . 1 1 0 — March 15, George, W. L. (in addition Total ....................£4,846 19 4 to present subscription). ( 10 O ༌ ༤་ ...... ་ེ ་ ༌ ༤་ ལ་ ༌ ...... ....  ## p. 175 (#619) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 175 erro ........................... er or Donations. 1912. Jan. 2, Risque, W. H. . Jan. 2, Dart, Miss Edith. Jan. 3, “K." Jan. 3, Church, Sir Arthur. Jan. 3, Durrant, W. Scott . Jan. 3, Tighe, Henry . Jan. 3, Grant, Lady Sybil . Jan. 4, Smith, Bertram Jan. 4, Buckrose, J. E. Jan. 4, Lathbury, Miss Eva Jan. 5, Wilson, Dr. Albert . Jan. 5, Craven, A. Scott . Jan. 6, Blundell, Miss Alice Jan. 6, Garbutt, W. H. Jan. 6, Serjeant, Miss Constance Jan. 9, Chamberlayne, Miss Effie Jan. 9, Hamel, Frank Jan. 10, Allen, W. Bird . Jan. 10, Crellin, H. X. . Jan. 10, Smith, Herbert W. • Jan. 12, Randall, F. J. Jan. 13, P. H. and M. K.. Jan. 15, Clark, Henry W... Jan. 17, Rankin, Mrs. F. M. Jan. 18, Paternoster, Sidney Jan. 20, M'Ewan, Miss Madge. Jan. 2:2, Kave-Smith. Miss Sheila . Jan. 22, Mackenzie, Miss J. . Jan. 22, Reiss, Miss Erna . . .Jan. 22, Grisewood, R. Norman . . Jan. 23, Machen, Arthur. .Jan. 24, Williamson, C. N. and Mrs.( Jan. 26, Way, Miss Beatrice Jan, 30, Saies, Mrs. Florence H.. : Jan. 30, Weyman, Stanley (in addition to subscription). Jan. 30, S. F. G. . . Feb. 3, Douglas, James A. . Feb. 6, Parker, Mrs. Nella . Feb. 6, Allen, Mrs. James 1. Feb. 10, Whibley, C. . . Feb. 12, Loraine, Lady . Feb. 12, Ainslie, Miss K. . Feb. 12, King, A. R.. . Feb. 13, Ayre, Miss G. B. . Feb. 14, Gibson, Miss L. S. Feb. 15, Henley, Mrs. E. W. . Feb. 15, Westall, W. Percival . . Feb. 17, Raplmel, Mrs. . Feb. 19, Cabourn, John . . Feb. 19, Gibbs, F. L. A. . . Feb. 21, Hinkson, H. A., and Mrs. . Feb. 24, Hamilton, Cosmo Feb. 27, Plowman, Miss Mary . . Feb. 28, Aspinall, A. E. . . March 2, Montisole, Max. . £ s. d. £ s. d. March 9, Pickering, Mrs. Frank . 0 10 0 0 10 0 March 15, Trevanwyn, John . . 1 1 0 0 10 6 March 16, O'Higgins, H. J. . . 1 1 0 10 0 March 18, Wallis-Healy, F. C. . . () 3 0 1 1 0 March 18, Schwarz, Prof. Ernest . 0 5 0 5 0 March 19, Wallace, Sir Donald Mac- ( 10 0 kenzie, K.C.V.O. . . 5 5 0 0 March 21, Wharton, Leonard . () 5 20 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 COMMITTEE NOTES. 0 10 0 0 10 0 M HE March meeting of the committee was held 0 5 0 at the offices of the society on the 4th. The 0 5 0 committee have much pleasure in reporting 1 1 0 32 elections, which brings the total of elections 1 1 0 for the current year up to 100. This number is 0 5 o considerably in excess of the number for the corre- 2 2 O sponding period of 1911. The issue of the first 1 0 applications for subscriptions in arrears brought as 2 2 0 usual a number of resignations, but though the 0 5 0 number was considerable, it was hardly above the 0 5 0 average of former years, and in percentage was 1 1 0 lower, owing to the increase in numbers of the ( 5 ( society. () 10 0 The solicitors made a report on the legal cases 0 5 0 handled during the month. In one case, where the committee had sanctioned the issue of a writ for the 0 5 0) return of a MS., the publisher had handed over the 1 1 0 MS., and the matter had been settled. In another 5 j ( case, involving a long dispute on accounts delivered 0 5 0 by a publisher, a settlement had been arranged and ( 8 6 a form of agreement dealing with the issues had been drafted and was only awaiting execution. 1 1 0 A question arising out of the infringement of an 1 1 0 author's dramatic rights had been settled. The 1 0 0 defendant had abandoned the production and with- 0 10 0 drawn the piece. A claim of a member, considered 1 1 0 at the previous meeting, for a quantum meruit 0 10 6 for work done against a newspaper had been satisfied. 5 0 0 The stipulated amount had been paid. Payment 5 () had also been made under a judgment obtained by the () society in another newspaper case. There was also a claiin by a member against a publisher for accounts 0 5 () which had not been rendered for some time, and for 1 1 0 payment of the sum due under those accounts. As 0 5 0 the publisher had neglected to answer the secretary's 0 5 0) letters, the matter had been transferred to the ( j ( solicitors, whose negotiations with the firm had 0 10 0 produced a promise of speedy settlement. The 1 1 0 Solicitors bad been forced to issue a writ in another 1 1 0 matter of accounts referred to them, as the defen- 26 dant had refused to produce a proper statement. In ( 10 ( a case in which the society had threatened a pub- () 10 ( lisher with the appointment of an arbitrator, under . . . . . · . . . . . .  ## p. 176 (#620) ############################################ 176 THB AUTHOR. II. a clause in the publisher's agreement, the publisher The secretary reported that Lady Loraine, Mr. bad submitted a proposal which the committee Thomas F. Dunhill and Mr. Raymond Needham decided to advise the author to accept. The had joined the society as life members, and that solicitors were instructed to write to the member Mr. Gordon Craig had made a donation of £1 18. to that effect. to the Capital Account. The secretary then placed before the committee correspondence which had passed between himself and a member, following a decision of the com- mittee made at their previous meeting. The DRAMATIC SUB-COMMITTEE. committee, while approving the secretary's letters, decided that no further action could be taken. The I. verification of accounts between one of the members On Thursday, March 7, the Dramatic Sub- and a publisher extending over a series of years was Committee met a sub-committee of the Dramatists' next considered, and the committee advised the Club and discussed with the latter the proposed member to ask the publisher, in the first instance, alterations in the Managerial Treaty. The two for further details, and next to allow an accountant committees went through the treaty clause by to be appointed to investigate the books. If the clause, and came to agreement, with very few publisher's answer was not satisfactory, the matter alterations and reservations. The points reserved was to be referred again to the committee. were then referred back in order to be discussed at After the cases had been considered, the committee the next meeting of the Dramatic Sub-Committee, discussed the question of Canadian copyright. A and it is hoped that a final settlement will be come letter was read from Sir Gilbert Parker to the to at that meeting. chairman expressing among other things his regret that he had been obliged to return to England, but stating that he hoped to put forward the views of The ordinary monthly meeting of the Dramatic the society when he visited Canada again in the Sub-Committee was held on Friday, March 15, summer. A letter from the Premier of Canada was at 3 o'clock. After the ruinutes of the former also read, as well as one from a Canadian correspon- meeting had been read and signed, the alterations dent of the society, the last making a statement as and amendments to the Managerial Treaty sug- to the action in respect of copyright legislation gested at the joint meeting of the sub-committee which was being taken in the Dominion. and the Dramatists' Club Sub-Committee, were The secretary reported what had been done, at considered, and the treaty was finally settled. The the suggestion of the Composers' Sub-Committee, secretary was instructed to write to the secretary and with the sanction of the chairman of the Com- of the Dramatists' Club Sub-Committee, with a full mittee of Management, respecting an organisation statement of what had taken place and with the which had originally called itself the Society of complete copy. British Authors, Composers and Music Publishers. The next question before the sub-committee was A full statement of the position appeared in the the date of the Annual Conference of Dramatists. March issue of The Author. The sub-committee decided that it would be best The committee undertook to watch carefully the to defer the selection of the date until the mandate rights of composers in regard to the question that which they had received at the last Conference to had been raised, namely, the collection of gramo deal with the Managerial Treaty had been carried phone fees. through, and the sub-committee were in a position A Music Publishing Agreement which had been to report to the Conference on this and other laid before the Committee of Management by the matters. Copyright Sub-Committee was referred back to the A small point touching the registration of sub-committee for re-consideration of one or two scenarios was also considered, and the sub-com- points which had been raised in committee. mittee decided that one copy of a scenario would A proposal in regard to the conduct of the suffice for purposes of registration, although the business of authors by literary agents was men- society would always be willing to stampa tioned, but the committee decided that it would be duplicate copy if the member so desired. inexpedient to take action in the matter at the The sub-committee then discussed a suggestion present time unless a specific charge could be made of one of the members, that a schedule of prices The committee authorised the affixing of the should lie at the society's office for reference. As society's seal to certain transfers dealing with the soon as the schedule is settled, notice will be sent purchase of stock on account of the Capital Fund of to dramatists who are members, in order that they the society, which purchase had been authorised at may have the advantage, when settling agreements, their previous meeting. of being able to consult the schedule and receive  ## p. 177 (#621) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 177 advice from the secretary. Such advice and infor- 2. Not to employ any agents or agencies without careful mation is already at the disposal of any member dienasol of any member enquiry into their financial position and stability. enquir who desires it, but the sub-committee considered it 3. Not to enter into any contract for sheet publication which contains any conditions whatsoever with regard to desirable to have a schedule authoritatively fixed. their rights of mechanical reproduction. The Society of British Composers, in hearty accord with the action of the sub-committee, COMPOSERS' SUB-COMMITTEE. allowed their names to be joined in the manifesto. A further question arose as to the probable rules and regulations of the Board of Trade for the The first meeting of the Composers' Sub-Com- collection of fees for the reproduction by mechanical mittee of the Society of Authors was held on instruments, and it was decided to obtain all the Saturday, February 24. As The Author had information available on this point, for the sub- already gone to Press before the meeting was held committee agreed that it must depend upon the it was too late to chronicle it in the March issue. form of these rules and how far they might secure Sir Charles Villiers Stanford was unanimously the composer's rights what advice should be given elected chairman of the sub-committee, and after to composers about appointing agents to collect his election the committee proceeded to consider their fees. certain circulars which had been issued by The sub-committee considered an invitation from music publishing firms referring to the formation the publishers to attend a meeting at Bechstein Hall of the British Society of Authors, Composers, and called for the Tuesday following. They decided, Music Publishers. After a careful study of the however, in view of the line the publishers had objects and rules of the proposed society (to which chosen to adopt in dealing with the composers' reference was made in the last issue of The Author), property, that it would be inadvisable to attend. the committee decided, subject to the approval of Mr. Arthur Somervell was elected a member of the Committee of Management, to issue a manifesto the sub-committee under the power of co-option on the situation, and after careful consideration of a given by the Committee of Management, and it was draft which had been prepared by the chairman, the decided to ask Mr. Sidney Jones to join. The manifesto assumed the following form :- resignation of one of the members already elected COMPOSERS AND GRAMOPHONE Rights. was laid before the sub-committee, and it was decided to ask the member to reconsider his Vanifesto from Composers' Sub-Committee. decision. The Incorporated Society of Authors and the Society of British Composers desire to direct the attention of all the composers in the United Kingdom to their powers and rights in regard to the mechanical reproduction of their works, as defined by the Copyright Act of 1911, which A SECOND meeting was held at the offices of the declares that the composer has the sole right to authorise or prohibit the making of any mechanical reproduction of Society of Authors on March 9. After the his compositions. No matter what assignment of mechanical reading of the minutes of the previous meeting rights the composer may have made before the passing of the question of gramophone fees was discussed. the Act, the Act annuls such an assignment, and confers The position of the society, which originally called T solely upon the composer all royalties derived from such mechanical rights. In order to make the latter part of this itself the British Society of Authors, Composers statement quite clear, section 19, sub-section 7 (c) of the and Music Publishers, and the action that had been Act should be quoted in full : “ Notwithstanding any taken in regard to this society were reported. assignment made before the passing of this Act of the The secretary also reported that he had been in copyright in a musical work, any rights conferred by this Act, in respect of the making, or authorising the making, communication with the secretary of the Mechanical of contrivances by means of which the work may be Copyright Licenses Company, which was working mechanically performed, shall belong to the author or his with the German and French societies, and he read legal personal representatives and not to the assignee, and a letter from the secretary of the company pointing the royalties aforesaid shall be payable to, and for the benefit of, the author of the work or his legal personal out the advantages of the company and its methods representatives." of business. After a lengthy discussion the sub- From this it is obvious that the music publisher has no committee came to the conclusion that they were locus standi whatever in the matter, and he has no more bound to defer action until they were acquainted right to decide upon a division of the composer's royalties than upon a division of any other of his private property. with the rules to be issued under the Act of 1911 It is certain that agencies for the collection of composers' by the Board of Trade dealing with the collection royalties, for a reasonable consideration, will come into of gramophone fees, and that they could not advise existence. It is, therefore, strongly impressed upon all composers until these rules were before them. The composers : 1. Not to part with the property which is exclusively question was accordingly adjourned. .theirs by Act of Parliament. The next matter before the sub-committee was II.  ## p. 178 (#622) ############################################ 178 THE AUTHOR. the question of performing rights. Since the accounts were rendered and forwarded to the passing of the new ('opyright Act this point has author. The second case had to be placed in the been one of increasing importance, owing to the hands of the society's solicitors, and the third has widened term of copyright and other matters dealing only just come into the office. with this special right under the new Act. Again, I'here have been as many as nine claims for there was a very lengthy discussion, and the secre- money in the hands of the secretary, and it is tary and others reported how these rights were dealt satisfactory to report that in three of the cases the with in other countries and in England. It was money has been paid and forwarded to the author decided, if possible, to discuss the matter with concerned. In two of the remaining cases it was members of the Music Publishers' Association at impossible to obtain satisfaction, as the company a subsequent meeting which the secretary was against which the claims were made is bankrupt. instructed to call. The sub-committee decided to As is usual in cases of bankruptcy, there is no ask a special chairman to preside at the meeting, money for the unfortunate author, whether he is a rather than that there should be any feeling of bias contributor to a paper or a claimant for royalties.. such as might arise were a musical composer in the assets being all swept away by the claim of the the chair. debenture holders. Of the four remaining cases, Several names were mentioned, and the secretary one had to be placed in the solicitors' hands and was instructed to arrange the details. bas since been settled ; one has only recently come A letter from a music publisher, together with into the office ; one is in the course of negotiation, his contract with a member of the society, was laid and it is hoped will be brought to a satisfactory before the committee for their consideration, and conclusion, and the last one, as the claim is in a the secretary was instructed to make a note in foreign country, will necessarily be prolonged. The Author on the matter. There were three claims for the return of MSS.. These have all been settled. It has been frequently pointed out that it is sometimes difficult to sub- PENSION FUND COMMITTEE. stantiate a legal claim in cases where MSS, bave been forwarded to publishers, editors, and others, THE Pension Fund Committee of the society met but, as a general rule, they are very anxious to on Thursday, February 15, and after the minutes make what efforts they can to search for and return of the previous meeting had been signed, they the MSS. received from the secretary the report of the The last claim deals with the settlement of a trustees setting out the position of the fund. contract on behalf of one of the members who The secretary reported that £300 had been invested lives in a distant colony ; negotiations are being by the trustees (the investments appear in another carried through satisfactorily. column) and that a sum of £40 was at the disposal Of the cases left over from former monthis there. of the committee for pensions. are only two still outstanding in the hands of the After consideration, the committee decided to secretary. The others have either been placed with increase Miss Crommelin's pension by £20 per the solicitors or have been settled. Of the two in the annum, and Dr. J. Beattie Crozier's by £20 per hands of the secretary one refers to the settlement annum. of accounts, and the other refers to a case of infringement of copyright in one of the colonies. Cases. The latter has been a long time open, as letters necessarily take a long time going backwards and DURING the past month there have been fifteen forwards, but so far it must be stated with recret. cases placed in the hands of the secretary. in the hands of the secretary:. The The that no answer has been obtained. the number from month to month varies but little in spite of the large increase in membership. On the whole, perhaps, it is a good sign. It tends to show that either the authors, dramatists and composers, March Elections. or the publishers, editors and dramatic producers, are more careful in their contracts. It does not Anderson, Arthur . . +Belsize Lane, necessarily show that the contracts made are better Hampstead, N.W. contracts, though there is considerable evidence Arnold, Hugh . . . 63, Bedford Gardens, that this is the case in spite of the attention the committee have drawn from time to time to the Bainbrigge, Miss Marion S. strange contracts which some publishers issue. Beardsley, Elystan M. Three of the cases referred to the rendering of Bellairs, Ralph Hamon Balliol College, Ox- accounts. One was satisfactorily settled, the ford.  ## p. 179 (#623) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 179 BOOKS PUBLISHED BY MEMBERS. las Birkhead, Alice . . 20, Kingdom Road, W. Hampstead, N.W. Chater, Arthur G. . . 41, Porchester Square, W. Common, Thomas . . 8, Whitehouse Ter- race, Corstorphine, Midlothian. Curwen, Maud . . . Workington, Camber- land. Denham, Arnold . . Perth Public Library, Perth, West Australia. German, Edward . . 5, Hall Road, N.W. Gregson, Mrs. Ada . . 5, Lawton Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Holland, Bryan T. . . Alfrick, Worcester. Ivimey, John . . . 1, Arundel Mansions, Fulham. Kingsland, Mrs. “Mabel The Haven, Devizes, King." Wilts. Lascelles, Mrs. K. “Pellen Ladies Athæneum Hawker." Club. Macnamara, Francis . . Ennistymon House, Co. Clare. McHugh, Martin J. . Caherush House Miltown - Malbay, Co. Clare, Ireland: Marshall, Archibald . . Playden Cottage, Play- den, Sussex. Mildred, Sister Mary, O.S.B. The Knoll, Sandling, Maidstone. Pickering. Mrs. Frank Springhill. Douglas. “ A. D. Pickering." Lanarkshire. WHILE every effort is made by the compilers to keep this list as accurate and exhaustive as possible, they have some difficulty in attaining this object owing to the fact that many of the books mentioned are not sent to the office by the members. In consequence, it is necessary to rely largely upon lists of books which appear in literary and other papers. It is hoped, however, that members will co-operate in the compiling of this list and, by sending particulars of their works, help to make it substantially accurate. BIOGRAPHY. NAPOLEON : Our Last Great Man. By ELYSTAN M. BEARDSLEY. (Revised Re-issue.) 71 x 41 184 pp. Digby Long. 38. 6d. n. THE COMEDY OF CATHERINE THE GREAT. By FRANCIS GRIBBLE. 9 x 51. 336 pp. Eveleigh Nash. 158. n. THE REAL CAPTAIN CLEVELAND. By ALLAN FEA. 9 x 51. 256 pp. Martin Secker. 88. 6d. n. BOOKS OF REFERENCE. THE PUBLIC Schools YEAR BOOK, 1912. Edited by H. F. W. DEANE and W. A. Evans. 71 5. 709 pp. The Year Book Press. 38. 6d. n. BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG. AN ENGLISH CHURCH HISTORY FOR CHILDREN, VOL. III., A.D. 1500---1911. By MARY E. SHIPLEY. 73 x 5. 286 pp. Methuen. 28. 6d. n. DRAMA. CHAUCER REDIVIVUS : A Playlet for the Open Air or Hall. By W. S. DURRANT. 78 X 44. 32 pp. Allen. 6d. n. THE SECRET WOMAN. A Play in Five Acts. By EDEN PHILLPOTTS. 64 X 5. 90 pp. Duckworth. 28. THE NEXT RELIGION. By ISRAEL ZANGWILL. A Play in Three Acts. 81 x 51. 104 pp. Heinemann. 28. 6d. n. SHAKESPEARE'S END AND OTHER IRISH PLAYS. By CONAL O'RIORDAN (Norreys Connell). 73 x 5. 167 pp. Swift. 38. 60, n. THE BROWNIES AND OTHER SHORT PLAYS. By ELLA ERSKINE. 87 X 51. 36 pp. Truslove & Hanson 2s. 6d. n. FICTION. LITTLE BROTHER. By GILBERT CANNAN. 77 x 5. 301 pp. Heinemann. 68. THE BODY OF HIS DESIRE: A Romance of the Soul. By MRS. CAMPBELL PRAED, 8 x õ. 344 pp. Cassell. 6s. THE VICTORIES OF OLIVIA AND OTHER STORIES. By EVELYN SHARP. 73 x 5 328 pp. Macmillan. 6s. TWINKLE. By ARTHUR H. HOLMES. 7 * 5. 313 pp. Duckworth. 68. THE GUESTS OF HERCULES. By C. N. and A. M. WILLIAMSON, 78 x 5. 461 pp. Methuen. 68. THE MATADOR OF THE Five TOWAS, AND OTHER STORIES. By ARNOLD BENNETT. 73 x 51. 325 pp. Methuen. 68. THE RED MAN'S SECRET. By F. FRANKFORT Moore, 78 X 5. 336 pp. Hutchinson. 6s. THE RIVER OF UNREST. By BERTRAM MITFORD. 7 x 5. 304 pp. Ward Lock. 68. GRIM JUSTICE: Toe Study of a Conscience. By Rita. 78 x 5. 430 pp. Eveleigh Nash. 68. THE UNHOLY ESTATE. By DJUGLAS SLADEN. 78 X 43. 435 pp. Stanley Paul. 6s. THE TRAGIC PRINCE. By R. K. WEEKES and A. R. WEEKES. 73 x 5. 350 pp. Melrose. 68. MEMORY CORNER. By TOM GALLON. 78 x 5. 352 pp. John Long. 6s. Millwall E. Richings, Emily Agnes. 42, Campden House Court, Kensington, W. Savill, Agnes F., M.D. . 66, Harley Street, W. Shortt, Miss L. M. . Manor House, Martinstown, Dorchester. Somervell, Arthur . . 1, Albert, Place, Kensington, W. Steegmann, Mary Gertrude 2, Carlisle Mansions, Westminster S.W. Troly-Curten, Marthe . 13, Eden Place, S. Kensington, S.W. Walker, Mary, “Anna Wood norton, May- Lynn.” field, Sussex. Wyman, Bernard . . Winnington Hall, Northwich. Wynn Williams, W. Lloyd * John Trevanwyn."  ## p. 180 (#624) ############################################ 180 THE AUTHOR. FOR THE QUEEN. By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM. 78 x 5. 320 pp. Ward Lock. 68. THE RUBY HEART OF KISHGAR. By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT. 71 x 5. 296 pp. Hodder & Stoughton. POMANDER WALK. By LOUIS N. PARKER. 78 X 5. 267 pp. Lane. 68. LADY MOLLY OF SCOTLAND YARD. By the BARONESS ORCZY. 74 x 5. 344 pp. Cassell. 18. A MAN FROM THE NORTH. Reprint. By ARNOLD BENNETT. 73 x 5. 264 pp. Methuen. 68. THE CHILD OF THE DAWN. By A. C. BENSON. 87 x 51. 314 pp. Smith, Elder & Co. 78. 6d. n. COMMONERS' RIGHTS. By CONSTANCE SMEDLEY (MRS. MAXWELL ARMFIELD). 74 x 5. 416 pp. Chatto & Windus. 68. THE HOUSE ON THE MALL. By EDGAR JEPSON. 78 X 4. 314 pp. Hutchinson. 68. VIOLET FORSTER'S LOVER. By RICHARD MARSH. 73 x 5. 342 pp. Cassell. 68. A LADDER OF SWORDS. By SIR GILBERT PARKER. 252 pp. 61 x 41. Everett. 7d. n. A CHORD ONCE STRUCK. By JOHN SOMERS. Murray and Evenden. 6s. THE HOUSE OF ROBERSHAYE. By EMMA BROOKE. 74 X 5. 370 pp. Smith, Elder & Co. 68. THE FOREST ON THE HILL. By EDEN PHILLPOTTS. 74 x 5, 370 pp. Murray. 68. MANALIVE. By G. K. CHESTERTON 71 X 5. 383 pp. Nelson. 28. n. JOSEPH IN JEOPARDY. By FRANK DANBY. 73 x 5. 391 pp. Methuen. 68. PAUL'S PARAGON. By W. E. NORRIS. 78 x 5. 375 pp. Constable. 68. THE QUEST OF GLORY. By MARJORIE BOWEN. 78 x 5 311 pp. Methuen. 68. THE MALABAR MAGICIAN. By F. E. PENNY. 73 X 41. 344 pp. Chatto & Windus. 68. THE MAN WHO STROKED Cats, and Other Stories. By MORLEY ROBERTS. 75 X 5. 286 pp. Nash. 68. THE TRIANGLE. By MARIE CONNOR LEIGHTON. 71 x 5. 315 pp. Ward, Lock. 6x. LOVE IN A SNARE. By CHARLES GARVICE. 73 x 5. 363 pp. Hodder & Stoughton. 68. THE PATH OF VIRTUE. A Romance of the Musical Comedy Stage. By GERTRUDE WARDEN. 78 X õ. 311 pp. White. 68. THE OLD WIVES' TALE. By ARNOLD BENNETT. A New Edition, with a Preface. 73 X 5. 612 pp. Hodder & Stoughton. 68. ELEANOR. By MRS. HUMPHRY WARD. 64 x 47. 475 pp. Cheap Edition. Nelson, 7d. 11. AUSTIN'S CAREER. BY VIOLET TWEEDALE. 78 x 5. 352 pp. John Long. 6x. BRAZENHEAD THE GREAT. By MAURICE HEWLETT. :7} x 5. 333 pp. Smith Elder. 38. 6d. MARK TILLOTSON. By J. BAKER. Popular Edition. 73 X 5. 536 pp. Chapman & Hall. 28. n. LITERARY. THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN. A Guide to Social Aspi- rants. By HARRY GRAHAM. 78 X 5. 300 pp. Arnold. 6s. THE BOOK OF SIMPLE DELIGHTS. By WALTER RAY. MOND. Illustrated by H. COLE. 74 x 5. 288 pp. Dent. 38. 6d. n. ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE : THE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE : COMMEMORATIVE ADDRESS ON SIR ALFRED COMYN LYALL. By G. W. PROTHERO. And on EDWARD HENRY PEMBER. By W. J. COURTHORPE. 8} x 51. 54 pp. Frowde. 18. n. MEDICAL NEW LIGHT ON CONSUMPTION. By A. LOVELL. 74 x 4. 140 pp. J. W. Williams. MISCELLANEOUS. ABSOLUTE Rot. By HENRY J. SWALLOW. 122 pp. Jarrold. 18. 63, n. NATURAL HISTORY. THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. By T. A. COWARD. 61 x 41. 137 pp. Cambridge University Press. 18. n. BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. By G. M. MATHEWS. Witherby & Co., 326, High Holborn, W.C. ORIENTAL. A MANUAL OF THE KASHMIRI LANGUAGE, comprising Grammar, Phrase-Book, and Vocabularies. By G. A. GRIERSON, C.I.E. Two Volumes. 63 X 41. 160 + 211 pp. Oxford: Clarendon Press, London : Frowde. 128. n. POETRY. The Hill OF VISION. By J. STEPHENS. 7 5. 131 pp. Dublin : Maunsel. 38. 6d. n. THE LAMP OF ENGLAND, AND OTHER VERSES, By R. R. G. 81 x 54 125 pp. Foyle's Printing Works, 172, Askew Road, W. 38. 6d. A CALABASH OF Kola Nuts. West African Rhymes. By O. DAZI AKO (J. M. STUART-Young). 7 X 41. 126 pp. Lynwood. 28. 6d. n. POLITICAL. ASPECTS OF HOME RULE. Selected from the speeches of The Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour, M.P. 74 x 5. 256 pp. Routledge. 28. 6d. n. THINGS THAT MATTER. Papers upon subjects which are, or ought to be, under discussion. By L. G. CHIOZZA MONEY, M.P. 9 x 54. 299 pp. Methuen. 58. n. HISTORY. THE EARLY COURT OF QUEEN VICTORIA. By CLARE JERROLD. 9 X 54. 392 pp. Eveleigh Nash. 158. n. REPRINTS. THE WHITE WALLET. Filled by PAMELA GLENCOXXER. 8 X 54. 415 pp. Fisher Unwin. 58. n. MISCELLANEOUS PROSE. By CHARLES and MARY LAMB. Edited by E. V. Lucas. 68 x 41. 570 pp. Methuen. 58. IN PRAISE OF OXFORD. An Anthology in Prose and Verse. By T. SECCOMBE and H. SPENCER SCOTT. Vol. II. Life and Manners. 9 X 5. pp. 333-794. Constable. 68. POEMS. By WILLIAM SHARP. Selected and arranged by MRS. WILLIAM SHARP. 73 x 51. 323 pp. Heinemann. 5x, n. SCIENCE EARTHWORMS AND THEIR ALLIES. By F, E, BEDDARD. 64 x 44. 150 pp. Cambridge University Press. ls. 1. BOTANY, OR THE MODERN STUDY OF PLANTS. By MARIE STOPES, Ph.D. 61 x 41. 94 pp. Jack. 6d. n. EVOLUTION IN THE PAST. By H. R. KNIPE, 104 x 71. 242 pp. Herbert & Daniel. 128. 6d. n. JUVENILE. A CHILD OF SURPRISES. By MABEL ESCOMBE, S.P.C.K. 18. n. LAW. THE COPYRIGHT Act, 1911. Annotated. With Appendix containing the Revised Convention of Berne. By E. J. MACGILLIVRAY, LL.B. 9 x 54. 201 pp. Stevens & Sons. 58. n.  ## p. 181 (#625) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 181 SOCIOLOGY. CHANGE IN THE VILLAGE. By GEORGE BOURNE. 74 x 5. 309 pp. Duckworth. 58. D. THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY UPON SOCIAL AND POLITICAL IDEAS. By A. J. CARLYLE, D.LITT. 71. X 5. 129 pp. Mowbray. 28. n. IN THE HAND OF THE POTTER : A Study of Christianity in Action. By HAROLD BEGBIE. (Popular Edition.) 71 x 41. 191 pp. Hodder & Stoughton. 18. n. SPORT. THE MYSTERY OF GOLF. By ARNOLD HAULTAIN. Second Edition. Revised and Enlarged. 78 x 54 249 pp. New York : The Macmillan Co. 2s. 60, n. THE HUNTING YEAR. By W. S. Dixon. 7 * 57. 212 pp. Ham-Smith. 68. n. MISCELLANEOUS. THE PROBLEM OF RACE REGENERATION. By H. HAVELOCK ELLIS. 67 pp. New York: Moffat, Yard. 50 cents n. THE METHODS OF RACE REGENERATION. By C. W. SALEEBY, 64 pp. New York : Moffat, Yard. 50 cents n. MUSIC. MUSIC AND NATIONALISM. By CECIL FORSYTH. 359 pp. New York : Macmillan. $2 n. POEMS. EMBLEMS OF LOVE DESIGNED IN SEVERAL DISCOURSES, By LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE. 213 pp. New York : John Lane Co. $1.50 n. TRAVEL. THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE. With four maps. By the Hon. MAURICE BARING. 366 pp. New York: Doran. $3.50 n. LITERARY, DRAMATIC, AND MUSICAL NOTES. THEOLOGY. The VISITATION OF THE SICK : Some Practical Reflections for the Use of the Clergy and others engaged in Parochial Visitation. By the Rev. THEODORE JOHNSON (Introduc- tion by the BISHOP OF CHICHESTER). 63 X 44. 134 pp. Allen. 18. 60, n. SHORT LENTEN READINGS. By E. G. ROMANES. 54 X 39. 44 pp. Churchman's Penny Library, Mowbray. CHRISTIANITY AND THE SOCIAL ORDER. By R. J. CAMP- BELL. New and Cheaper Edition. 78 X 5. 283 pp. Chapman & Hall. 28. n. THOUGHTS ON ULTIMATE PROBLEMS. By F. W. FRANK- LAND. Fifth and Revised Edition. 7 X 41. 133 pp. Nutt. 18. 6d. n. TRAVEL. THE BRITISH WEST INDIES : Their History, Resources, and Progress. By A. E. ASPINALL. 84 x 59. 435 pp. Sir Isaac Pitman. 18. 6d. n. OLD TOURAINE. The Life and History of the Chateaux of the Loire. By T. A. Cook, F.S.A. Sixth Edition. (With new Preface.) Two vols. 78 X 5. 287 + 279 pp. Rivington. 168. n. FINLAND : The Land of a Thousand Lakes. By. E. YOUNG. 9 x 51. 313 pp. Chapman & Hall. 78. 6d. n. A WINTER HOLIDAY IN PORTUGAL. Ey CAPTAIN B. GRANVILLE BAKER. 9 X 51. 324 pp. Stanley Paul. 128. 6d. n. BOOKS PUBLISHED IN AMERICA BY MEMBERS. M R. WILLIAM HEINEMANN announces, uniform with “ The War God," by Mr. Israel Zangwill, produced at His Majesty's Theatre, the same author's prohibited play, “The Next Religion”; also the first volume of “ The Selected Writings of William Sharp,” edited by his wife Mrs Sham a series to be completed in fiya volumes, uniform with “The Works of Fiona Macleod," the pseudonyni under which the late William Sharp was so well known. Mr. John Galsworthy has published with the same house his first book of poetry, entitled “Wild Oats : Moods, Songs, and Doggerels." Uniform with this volume will be “ The Lure of the Sea,” by J. E. Patterson, the novelist, and author of the auto- biography “My Vagabondage," published in the autumn of last year. Mr. Hamilton Hartz has set to music the verses by Riccardo Stephens, “Sleep and Death," which lately appeared in the Westminster Gazette. Mr. Eveleigh Nash will publish Riccardo Stephen's forthcoming novel “ The Mummy," and his one-act tragedy, “The Right to Kill,” is to be played by the Oncomers at the Little Theatre, in June. “ The British West Indies : their History, Resources, and Progress," by Algernon E. Aspinall, was published last month by Messrs. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. The author gives a connected narrative dealing with the history, resources, and the recent rapid progress of the West Indian colonies, of interest to the general reader as well as to the intending tourist, settler, and capitalist. Chapters are also devoted to such live questions as BIOGRAPHY. AN IMPERIAL VICTIM : MARIE LOUISE, ARCHDUCHESS OF AUSTRIA, EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH, DUCHESS OF KARMA. With 34 illustrations, including two photo- gravure frontispieces. In two volumes. By MRS. EDITH E. CUTHELL. 393 pp. New York : Brentanos. $6 n. FICTION. PARADISE FARM. By KATHARINE TYNAX. 272 pp. New York : Duffield. $1.20 n. THE TOLL BAR. By MRS. J. E. BUCKROSE. 363 pp. New York : Putnam. $1.35 n. THE LIGHT THAT LURES. By PERCY J. BREBNER. 319 pp. New York : H. K. Fly Co. $1.50. THE GREAT GAY ROAD. By Tom GALLON. POLLYHOOLY. By EDGAR JEPSON. 344 pp. Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill. $1.25 1. THE HOUSE OF ROBERSHAYE. By EMMA BROOKE. New York : Duffield.  ## p. 182 (#626) ############################################ 182 THE AUTHOR. als those of trade with Canada and Federation. A the romanticist, he must not "chuckle in anticipa- map and twenty-fire full-page plate illustrations tion of results," and the issue must seem to be as are added. murh a surprise to him when it arrives as it was to Among the spring books to come from Messrs. the reader. Smith Elder & Co. is “ Arabic Spam : Sidelights on Messrs. John Ouseley, Limited, have issued a her History and Art," by Mrs. Bernhard Whishaw, second edition of “The Bothers of Married Life," This book is the fruit of some nine years' residence by S. H. Sadler. and study in Spain. Mrs. Whishaw is now at w.rk We have received the English Catalogue of Books on the forthcoming edition of the “Guide to Spain” for 1911. This publication is now in its 75th year for Herr Baedeker, to appear in 1913. of issue. It gives, under author and title, the size, The scene of Tom Gallon's new novel, entitled price, month of publication, and publisher of books “Memory Corner,” is to be found in Old Hamp- issued in the United Kingdom during 1911. In stead. Into a little house in Memory Corner the absence of a complete list of titles of published comes a boy with a marvellous tenor voice, exploited works, it remains the best reference book for the by an unscrupulous foreigner. The rise of the young guidance of authors who, in selecting titles for their singer, his triumphs, and the quaint tragedy of his publications, are anxious to avoid using a title love story form the theme of the book. already taken. By consulting the English A new novel by Violet Tweedale, entitled Catalogue, they may often avoid unintentional “ Austin's Career,” is published by Mr. John Llong. appropriation, and the rather disagreeable conse- It deals with the life of a young Guardsman, who quences which sometimes result. Messrs. Sampson early in his career gets into an entaliglement with a Low & Co., are the publishers. young peeress, and the story describes the Bohemian “What Lay Bepeath,” by “Coo-ee,” is an lite led by the pair in Paris. Australian mining story, in which the bush life is Messrs Kegan Paul & Co. announce the public presented to the reader, as well as pictures of the cation of a little anthology entitled "The Friendly Commonwealth and its people. Messrs. John Dog,” by J. Parsons, who contributes also a short Ouseley are the publishers. original introduction. The poems included are The annual meeting of the R..ya! Literary Fund arranged chronologically, complete poems only being was held last month, Sir Alfred Bateman presiding. included. Poems from Alfred Cochrane, Rudyard In moving the adoption of the report, Sir Alfred Kipling, Sir A. T. Quiller-Cou h, George R. Sims, stated that so far from decreasing, the claims ou William Watson, among others, are included. the fund were rather on the increase. The receipts Messrs. Stanley Paul & Co. have added to their of authors, even from novels, were very poor. He “Clear Type ” sixpenny series “The Apple of instanced the case of the author whose agreement Eden,” by E, Temple Thurston. The same pub- appeared in the last issue, and added that, from a lisliers announce the publication of a second edi ion financial point of view, literature was a very miser- of Miss Arabella Kenealy's new novel - The Woman able profession, until the suprrior rauks were Hunter." reached. During the year £2,125 had been voted Mr. Arthur Dillon’s forthcoming volume deals in grants to 38 applicants, while the total with early incidents in the mythical story of the sum distributed in grants since the foundation House of Tantalus. The pri sint revival of inte of the fund in 1790 amounted to £162,882. rest in the Greek drama should make the subject The chairman mentioned that Mr. Owen appeal to the public, since a knowledge of their Seaman would preside at the Annual Dinner on earlier history is assumed in so many of the May 16. tragedies of classical times. Captain Granville Baker's new book of travel, The New York Metropolitan Magazine will “A Winter Holiday in Portugal," is published shortly publish a series of articles on “ Antique by Messrs. Stanley Paul & Co. In this volume Furniture," from the pen of Mr. Armiger Barclay. is described with pen, pencil and brush the scenic Se ections of Mr. and Mrs. Armiger Barclay's book, charm of Portugal, its claims as a winter resort, “Letiers from Fleet Street,” will shorıly appear in and its manifold attractions. Comædisa, the leading literary and theatrical daily Mr. Eveleigh Nash will shortly publish “ The of Paris. Radium Terrors," a novel by Albert Dorringt n. Professor A. C. Benson lertured before the Royal The American rights have been purchased by Society of Literature last month on “Realism in Doubleday Page, of Garden City, New York. English Fiction.” In the course of bis lecture, “The Radium Terrors ” appeared serially in the Professor Benson remarked that Realism was not Pall Mall Magazine, and with Frank A. Munsey, so much a new ideal, but a new method of viewing New York. and expressing life. The realist must allow things Messrs. Hutchinson & Co. published in March a to appear before their significance appeared ; unlike new novel, “Stoneladies," by E. M. Channon (Mrs.  ## p. 183 (#627) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 183 Francis Channon). It tells of two young girls who Volpé, Mr. Leonard Calvert, Mr. 0. B. Clarences go to live in a lonely part of Derbyshire with a and Miss Christine Silver. cousin who, owing to a disappointment in early Although the dramatic movement of the past youth, leads the life of a miser, and will allow no twenty years has produced, both in England and man to cross her doorstep. America, many valuable books of criticism, there Mr. Arthur Lovell has published, through Messrs. does not as yet exist in the Eoglish language any Simpkin, Marshall & Co., a book entitled “ New recognised handbook of practical craftsmanship. Light on Consumption.” The book contains a “Play-making,” by William Archer, is an attempt historical résumé, and deals with the problem of to fill this gap. While fully admitting that no rules consumption, the attempts at reform, and State or prescriptions cau supply the place of talent, the sanatoria. author believes that inexperienced talent can be “ Absolute Rot" is the title of a collection of greatly assisted by a study of the principles of articles by the Rer. H. J. Swallow, reprinted from dramatic effect, or, in other words, of what to do a Church magazine. The articles deal with“ Peace," and what to avoid in the endeavour to interest and “ Temperance," “ Disestablishment,” “ Science,” move an audience assembled in a theatre. This is “ Poetry,” among other subjects. Messi's. Jarrolds not, then, a book of criticism, but of discussion are the publishers. and practical suggestion. The plays mentioned in An article by Renée M. Deacon, entitled “Woman it are not criticised for their own sake, but for the and Love," appeared in the Lady's Pictorial for sake of the light they throw upon questions of March 16. method and expediency. The author has no belief Robert H. Sherard has just finished a new book in the “untheatrical theatre," and assumes of reminiscences, which will be published in the throughout that the playright addresses himself to spring under the title “ Adventures of a Journalist.” an audience of reasonable intelligence, indeed, but by He is at present engaged on a novel which he is no means to a narrow clique. It is hoped that all writing on commission. students of the drama, and more especially those “Birds of Australia," by G. M. Mathews, is a who desire to take part in the marked revival of work which Messrs. Witherby & Co. are issuing in dramatic literature on both sides of the Atlantic, quarterly parts. Volume I. has already appeared, will find profit in a handbook, the lack of which forming parts from October, 1910, to October, 1911, has hitherto been felt and regretted. Messrs. or five numbers in all. Chapman and Hall are the publishers. “The Perfect Widow," a three-act comedy by DRAMA. Gilbert Cannan, was produced at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, on March 18. The Widow The first production of “The Next Religion," (Lady Marrable) has been persuaded by a publisher by Israel Zangwill, will be given by the New Players to prepare the biography of her late husband, a at two private performances (matinées) on Thursday man of some public importance and many private and Friday, April 18 and 19, at the Pavilion Theatre, failings. So engrossed does she become in the Piccadilly Circus. Particulars can be obtained work that she persuades herself that her husband from the Hon. Secretary, 19, Overstrand Mansions, possessed all the virtues which she ascribes to him Battersea Park, S.W. in the record of his career. John Tilford, who The condensed version of “The Geisha” was contemplates marriage with the widow, disapproves produced at the Palace Theatre on February 26. of the idea of the biography, recognising that it Mr. W. H. Risque is the author of this version. leaves the widow with neither time nor eyes for The composer, Mr. Sidney Jones, conducted the himself. Unable, however, to dissuade her from orchestra on the occasion. the undertaking, he goes abroad. During his A compressed version of “The Adventure of absence he has made the acquaintance of a “grass Lady Ursula ” was also played in February. The widow," whose presence in London on his return performance of Mr. Anthony Hope's comedy took kindles the widow's jealousy, with results entirely place at the Hippodrome, Manchester. Two scenes satisfactory to Tilford. The cast included Mr. were taken, and the cast included Miss Evelyn Charles Sugden, Viss Darraglı, and Mrs. Charles Millard and Mr. Herbert Waring. Sugden. The dramatic version of “Kipps " was produced The next production at Wyndham's Theatre, due at the Vaudeville Theatre on March 6. The play early this month, is “ The Kangaroo," by H. A. opens in the emporium familiar to the readers of Vachell. the book, and traces, as did the book, the progress “Milestones,” by Arnold Bennett and Edward of Kipps following his sudden acquisition of wealth. Knoblaugh, now running at the Royalty Theatre, Mr. Wells and Mr. Rudolf Besier are responsible has been issued in book form by Messrs. Methuen for the play, which includes in its cast Mr. Frederick & Co.  ## p. 184 (#628) ############################################ 184 THE AUTHOR. PARIS NOTES. is to be congratulated, not only on the fact that he has been awarded the Goncourt Academy prize, but because he has begun his career with a wider D EMMES aimées, Femmes aimantes,” by vision than so many of our present-jay novelists. | Charles Foley, is the title of a volume con- “L'Inquiète Paternité," by Jean Schlumberger, taining a series of historical studies of is another novel on the favourite theme of the twenty-two famous women. Each study gives us ménage à trois, so dear to many writers, but in a picture of the epoch, of the surroundings in this book the chief interest centres in the question which the woman whose history we are reading of paternal instinct. The father believes that he moved. M. Foley has chosen for his subjects: sees in his son all his own faults. A little later, he Queen Bathilde (of the seventh century); Valentine makes the discovery that a friend of his is the father of Milan; Marie Stuart ; Diana of Châteaumorand; of this son. The curious phase of the case is that, Marion de l'Orme ; Christine of Sweden ; La Grande in the years to come, this man feels deep paternal Mademoiselle ; Rose Launay; Marie Joséphe of affection for his wife's son, an affection which he Saxony ; Madame de Pompadour ; Princess Amelia ; would probably never have felt for a child of his Germaine Necker; Princesse de Lamballe ; Mes- own. The young man has inherited the lovable dames, Louis XV.'s daughters ; Comtesse de Balbi ; qualities of his own father. The problem which the Mademoiselle Lange; Pauline Bonaparte ; Madame author evidently lays before us is whether the tie of Adélaïde ; Marceline Desbordes, and Mérimée's kinship must necessarily ensure affection ? celebrated Inconnue. “Le Buisson ardent,” by Romain Rolland, is Charles Foley has published thirty-three volumes certainly the most powerful of the series of volumes (novels and short stories) and six plays. His intensely by this author relating the history of Jean dramatic little tragedy, “ Heard at the Telephone,” Christophe. Weary of life among his fellow has been translated into various languages and given creatures, exasperated by their hostility, and having in many countries. M. Foley is also one of the lost faith in many things, he goes away to a quiet greatest authorities on all matters relating to the mountain village, and there, like Moses before the history of the Vendée, at the time of the French burning bush, the bush which burns without Revolution, as he has made a special study of this being consumed, he comes to himself once more. period and of this part of France. His short “ La Chasse à Courre,” by the Duchess d'Uzès stories, sometimes inspired by touching or dramatic (née Mortemart), is a little volume that will be read episodes brought to his notice whilst studying the with interest by all lovers of hunting. It contains a archives of that epoch, are masterpieces of literature. portrait of the author, in her hunting attire, for it The present volume, “ Femmes aimées, Femmes will be remembered that she is master of the hounds. aimantes,"contains sketches, in which the author has She also gives a portrait of Du Fouilloux, the great endeavoured, with a few strokes of the pen, to give authority on all matters connected with the chase us a lifelike portrait of women who, for one reason since the sixteenth century, some twenty-four photo- or another, have been famous in their time. gravures of hunting scenes taken in the Rambouillet “M. des Lourdines,” by Alphonse de Chateau- Forest, and the music for sixteen of the fanfares for briant, is not only a great literary success for the hunting horns best known in France. author ; it is also a refreshing book for the public. Before the publication of this little volume, the Weary of the eternal theme of the faithless husband Duchess d'Uzès, who is President of the Lyceum or wife, it is indeed a pleasure to meet with a Club of France, gave a lecture there on the novelist capable of realising that there are other chase, which had such success, enlivened as it interests in life and other situations just as worthy was by the fanfares, blown by her gamekeepers, of consideration as the intrigues and jealousies of that she was obliged to repeat it several times, as the hundreds of individuals who marry in haste the rooms were too small for the audience. Since to repent at leisure. then the Duchess has given another causerie on Ram- M.de Chateaubriant also finds it possible for human bouillet and its History. At the invitation of the affections to be as intense elsewhere as in Paris. That, Lyceum Club of London, she is to give the lecture too, is refreshing. There is a breath of fresh air on the chase at the London Lyceum Club in May, through the book, an odour of forest trees, the taking over her own huntsmen to sound the fanfares. murmur of babbling brooks, and yet, in spite of all “Histoire de Prusse, Vol. I., Des Origines à la this, it is the human interest that is predominant. mort du Grand Electeur, 1688," par M. Albert The story is one of the ever-recurring tragedies of Waddington. The author dwells on the various family life, it is the modern version of the prodigal influences which have contributed to the formation son, and in this particular case we have the beart- of Prussia. He speaks of the geographical situation broken mother and the heroic father to give an of the country, of its State religion, and of the policy added pathos to the episode. M. de Chateaubriant of the Hohenzollerns. We have an account of the  ## p. 185 (#629) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 185 Thirty Years' War, and the volume closes with the death of the Grand Electeur. * La Séparation des Eglises et de l'Etat,” by Julien de Narfon, is a book which should be read by all persons who are interested in the religious evolution in France. As the question of Church and State is one of intense interest at present in England, the perusal of this book cannot fail to prove instructive. The author is an extremely broad-minded man, endowed with the courage of his opinions. With perfect impartiality he evokes past history, relates the events of recent date, analyses the immediate consequences, and endeavours to point out to us the probable consequences in the future. “L'Orientation religieuse de la France actuelle” is the title of a book by M. Paul Sabatier, in which the author gives us very clearly his view of the present situation. " Jacques Tissier, marsouin," by M. Pierre Rey, is a very simple story, but full of deep feeling. It is just the history of a brave young colonial soldier, his hardships and struggles and his simple belief in his duty to his country. " Autour de Sainte-Hélène," by M. Frédéric Mas- son, is the title of the latest volume which this well- known writer devotes to the last days of Napoleon. The story of these last days is infinitely sad and tragic, and the author, very naturally, cannot resist reproaching England with the treacherous hospi- tality of the Bellerophon. The whole volume is most interesting, but, with regard to the harsh judgment of England's action, we can only say that M. Masson would find English authors who agree with him in certain of his criticisms, among others Elizabeth Barrett Browning, in one of the finest of her poems, entitled “ Crowned and Buried.” “La Musique,” by Théophile Gantier, is a study of the works of Weber, Berlioz, and Wagner. This volume has been published as a memento of the writer's centenary and contains hitherto unpub- lished matter. “La Politique de l'équilibre-1907–1911,” is the title of a volume published by M. Gabriel Hanotaux. It is an account of the various impor- tant events which have taken place affecting the international situation during the last four years. M. Hanotaux shows that France ought not to be influenced by any foreign Power in its diplomatic arrangements and policy. M. Hanotaux touches on the entente cordiale, Turkish affairs, and on the questions concerning Bosnia and Morocco. “ La Duchesse d’Aiguillon, une grande dame de la cour de Louis XIV.," is the subject of an extremely interesting book by MM. Paul d'Estrée and A. Callet. “Le Roman anglais contemporain,” by M. Firmin Roz, introduces to the French public George Meredith, Thomas Hardy, Mrs. Humphry Ward, and other English writers. It is always interesting to note the impressions of the foreign critic. We are somewhat surprised to find certain names omitted which should certainly be included in a volume dealing with contemporary English novels. La Revue hebdomadaire publishes in one of its recent numbers a most charming and witty article by M. Fernand Laudet, entitled “ Contes Gascons.”' These stories form a literature entirely apart and are full of shrewd observation and a keen sense of humour. M. Laudet gives us several specimens and finishes with a short sketch which is, in reality, a skit on many of the questions of the day. In other numbers of the same review Jules Lemaitre continues his studies of Chateaubriand, and Louis Barthou gives an article containing some extremely interesting letters from Lamartine, Alphonse Daudet, and other literary celebrities. George Brandès, the well-known critic, has been spending some months in Paris, and, at the request of his friends, he consented to give a lecture on Hans Andersen. M. Paul Leyssac, of the Vaude- ville Theatre, recited several of the fairy tales in the most admirable manner. We are told that George Brandès and this talented young actor are to repeat the lecture and recitations in London this season. If so, we would strongly recommend all those who have an opportunity to be present. Lectures are certainly the order of the day in Paris this season. Nearly everyone appears to be lecturing on every possible (and impossible) subject. Among the most interesting and varied of these lectures, outside the Sorbonne and College of France, are those organised by the Société des Conférences, the review entitled Foi et Vie, and also the lectures organised by Mme. Brisson, the daughter of Sarcey, for the University of Les Annales. Quite recently M. E. Boutroux gave one of the most remarkable lectures on “Pascal et le temps présent,” which will probably be published in a'r early number of Foi et Vie. At the Comédie Française, “Le Ménage de Molière,” a five-act play by Maurice Donnay, in verse, is extremely interesting and curious. The staging is excellent, and the fête in the Versailles Park gives the public an opportunity of realising something of the magnificence of Court life in those days. At the Odéon, “ Esther,” a four-act play, also in verse, by MM. Andre Dumas and Sébastien-Charles Leconte, shows that there is a tendency to search for dramatic effects in the history of the past. There is certainly nothing in common between the Esther we know of Racine and this modern concep- tion of her. At the Renaissance the three-act play by MM. Alfred Capus and Pierre Veber, “En garde,” was  ## p. 186 (#630) ############################################ 186 THE AUTHOR. received with applause. The plays of Alfred Capas “The Midsnmmer Night's Dream" was exquisitely are sure to end happily, so that if things appear to staged, M. Simas, of the Opéra, being responsible be going wrong for a time, there is never any need for the scenery and its harmonious colouring, to despair, as we are sure that a reconciliation will M. Vidal for the musical adaptations, and Mme. take place. Jane Hugard, also of the Opéra, for the dances of At the Comédie Royale, “ Jean III. ou the fairies. “As You Like It” was quite as great l'irrésistible vocation du fils Mondoucet," a three- a success, and these matinées are to be continued act play by Sacha Guitry, is the delight of the until the end of the month of May. M. Camille de public. The son of an ironmonger, who, in spite Sainte Croix is a dramatist and a poet who has of the prejudices of his bourgeois father, insists on thrown himself heart and soul into this revival of going on the stage, and, later on, initiates his fond the Shakespeare theatre, with the result that it is parents into the habits and customs of theatrical probable that these plays have never been given life, is extremely amusing. with such artistic perfection, such attention to " Les Visiteurs nocturnes,” by Tristan Bernard, is detail, and such absolute ensemble. It is very pro- as full of humour as the well-known short stories by bable that when the French season is over the this writer. The nocturnal visitors in this case are Compagnie Française du Théâtre Shakespeare will thieves, who take the precaution to drug the lady go on tour. whose house they are about to rob. In the morn- ALYS HALLARD. ing, when the maid finds the victim and is about to call for the police, all that the victim asks is “Femmes aimées, femmes aimantes" (Tallandier). " M. des Lourdines” (Bernard Grasset). that the nocturnal visitors shall be found at any “Le Buisson ardent" (Ollendorff). cost, as, suffering as she does from insomnia, she is “La Chasse à Courre" (La Poétique). only anxious to find out how she can obtain more “Histoire de Prusse" (Plon). of their drug. “ La Séparation des Eglises et de l'Etat" (Plon). " Jacques Tissier, marsouin" (Plon). At the Gymnase, “ L'Assaut," by M. Henry * Autour de Sainte-Hélène" (Ollendorff). Bernstein, has had tbe success which this author's ** La Musique" (Fasquelle). pieces usually win. M. Bernstein has always * La Politique de l'équilibre-1907-1911" (Plon). · something to say when he writes. It is the story of a man whose past has not been blameless, but who succeeds in making for himself a position in the UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT. world. Just as he has arrived, a supposed friend whispers abroad the story of his delinquency in the INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. past. The confidence of the girl he is to marry is DROCLAMATIONS have been issued by the his salvation, and the play ends satisfactorily for P President, under the United States Act the public. by which copyright protection is granted At the Athénée, “ Le ('aur dispose," by Francis in the United States to works of authors who are de Croisset, is a play which seems likely to have a citizens or subjects of the countries named : long run. It is the story of a poor man who is July 1, 1891-Belgium, France, Great Britain ambitious, and who sets out in life as an arrivist, and her possessions, and Switzerland. (Stat. L., firmly believing himself to be one. He is prepared vol. 27, pp. 981, 982.) to take advantage of all possible occasions for April 15, 1892-Germany. (Stat. L., vol. 27, climbing the ladder of fortune, but he reckons pp. 1021, 1022.) without his host, and his host in this case is his October 31, 1892—Italy. (Stat. L., vol. 27, own heart. He falls in love with the daughter of p. 1043.) the house, in which he is the paid secretary. The May 8, 1893— Denmark. (Stat. L., vol. 28, characters in this play are all well drawn, and each p. 1219.) one is a distinct psychological study. The author July 20, 1893— Portugal. (Stat. L., vol. 28, is to be congratulated on having written a play p. 1222.) in which there is nothing unpleasant and wbich, July 10, 1895—Spain. (Stat. L., vol. 29, nevertheless, is never dull. p. 871.) At the Athénée, M. Camille de Sainte Croix is February 27, 1896–Mexico. (Stat. L., vol. 29, continuing, every Thursday, his series of Shake- p. 877.) speare plays, admirably staged. He seems to have May 25, 1896-Chile. (Stat. L., vol. 29, found the secret of putting life into the plays p. 880.) of Shakespeare, and perhaps it is that he is October 19, 1899—Costa Rica. (Stat. L., rol. giving them with an ensemble such as one rarely 31, pp. 1955, 1956.) sees. The actors are all young and enthusiastic, November 20, 1899-Netherlands and posses- and there is not a slow moment in any scene. sions. (Stat. L., vol. 3), p. 1961.)  ## p. 187 (#631) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 187 November 17, 1903—Cuba. (Stat. L., vol. 33, it is an assignment by the composer of all his rights pt. 2, p. 2324.) in a song, the consideration for such assignment January 13, 1904—China. (Treaty of October 8, being, as stated, the payment of two guineas, and 1903, Article XI.) (Stat. L., vol. 33, pt. 2, a royalty per copy on every copy of the song sold. pp. 2208, 2213.) According to the custom in vogue, the composer July 1, 1905—Norway. (Stat. L., vol. 34, signs, this document and if he does not take the pt. 3, pp. 3111-3112.) trouble to retain a copy, he never gets a copy signed May 11, 1906–Japan. (Treaty of November 10, by the publisher, which he ought to receive in all 1905.) (Stat. L., vol. 34, pt. 3, pp. 2890-2891.) transactions of this kind. It is some time since the September 20, 1907-Austria. (But not in- pages of The Author have commented on these extra- cluding Hungary.) (Stat. L., vol. 35, pt. 2, ordinary documents, but the time has come when p. 2255.) attention should be drawn to them once again. April 9, 1908-Convention between the United The composer should never transfer the copyright States and or her powers on literary and artistic to the publisher when he, the composer, maintains copyrights, signed at the City of Mexico, January 27, a continuing interest in the sales. This point has 1902. (This treaty is effective from July 1, 1908, been brought forward over and over again, and in as between the United States and the following the book-publishing world we are glad to think that countries : Guatemala, Salvador, Costa Rica, Hon- the publishers are, save in exceptional cases, content duras, and Nicaragua.) (Stat. L., vol. 35, pt. 2, with a licence to publish in book form. The pp. 1934-1946.) music publishers should be content with a licence Angust 11, 1908–Japan. (Treaty of May 19, to publish in song form. 1908, for prott ction in China.) (Stat. L., vol. 35, So strong do the committee feel about this pt. 2, pp. 2044-2046.) assignment of the copyright, or even about an August 11, 1908-Japan. (Treaty of May 19, unlimited grant of the licence to publish during 1908, for protection in Korea.) (Stat. L., vol. 35, the whole term of copyright, that in the Annual pt. 2, pp. 2041-2043.) Report which was laid before the General Meeting April 9, 1910—Austria, Belgium, Chile, Costa on March 21, they have dealt very fully with the Rica, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Great matter. We do not desire to repeat these warnings, Britain and her possessions, Italy, Mexico, the so recently made, but suggest that if any member Netherlands and possessions, Norway, Portugal, has read the report carelessly, or failed to read it at Spain, and Switzerland. all, he should now go and study it with extra June 29, 1910--Luxemburg. consideration. May 26, 1911–Sweden. But it is not sufficient for the music publisher to ask for the copyright ; he also asks for the per- PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION UNDER forming right, and through his successful, or SECTION 1 (e). unsuccessful, methods of business he has, as far as England is concerned, almost destroyed its ralue to December 8, 1910–Germany. the composer, save in the case of comic opera and June 14, 1911—Belgium, Luxemburg, and those pieces which are performed in theatres. As Norway. it is wrong for the author to transfer his copyright, so it is wrong for the composer to transfer his performing right. It is worse at the present time A MUSIC PUBLISHER'S AGREEMENT. than it has ever been, owing to the added rights that the composer will acquire under the Act of 46 TN consideration of the sum of Two Pounds 28. paid to 1911 when it comes into force. me this day, I hereby agree to assign to the The agreement, however, goes further and asks whole of my rights and interest, present, future that the royalties which accrue to the composer on and contingent in the words and music of my song entitled 'it being understood that I receive a royalty of Ban gramophone records and similar mechanical repro- per copy on all sold of the same in Great Britain, he same in Great Britain. ductions should be shared between composer and Ireland, and the Colonies (13 copies to count as 12), publisher. also five per cent. on the marked price of all copies sold in It is fortunate that the agreement was made the United States ; 200 copies in both countries to be free before the Act was passed. for under a clause in for novelty purposes." * Any royalties obtained on the sale of gramophone the Act, in spite of the document which has been records, or similar mechanical reproductions, in all signed, the rights to the gramophone royalties are countries to be equally divided between composer and the composer's property, for se, tion 19, sub- publisher." section 7 (C) contains the following proviso :- We have called the above a music publisher's “ Notwithstanding any assignment made before agreement, but it is not really an agreement at all; the passing of the Copyright Act, any rights  ## p. 188 (#632) ############################################ 188 THE AUTHOR. conferred by the Act in respect of making, or authorising the making of contrivances by means of which the work may be mechanically performed belong to the author, or his legal representatives, and not to the assignee.” At the beginning it was stated that this was not really an agreement, and perhaps it would be as well to elucidate this point further. The composer assigns all his rights to the pub- lisher for a small consideration and a continuing royalty. What does the publisher undertake to do ? Absolutely nothing. He does not undertake to produce the work by a certain date ; he does not undertake to keep the work on the market, and he does not undertake to advertise the work. No doubt an implied contract to publish is carried in the assignment, otherwise the consideration would be of no avail. But it is quite clear that the implied contract could easily be met by what would really amount to a bogus publication. Now, in order that a composer may be treated fairly, even the most exacting of publishers would, without hesitation, assent to a few small plain clauses : (1) that he would put the work on the market in the usual form on or before a certain date ; (2) that he would push the work through the ordinary trade channels and advertise it; and (3) that if the work went off the market he would cancel the agreement and return the licence to publish (for it is understood that the composer would only grant a licence to publish) to the composer. The composer laid the document before the secretary of the Society of Authors. The secretary remonstrated, and, in addition, pointed out some of the difficulties which would arise from the signing of such a document, namely, that if the publisher made any other arrangement with regard to the song he would be at liberty to do so under his agreement, and there was no undertaking by the publisher to pay the composer anything on such fresh arrangement. This warning alarmed the composer, and he wrote to the publisher enquiring what his views on the matter were. To this letter he received the following reply :- DEAR SIR,—The questions you raise regarding the Agreement for “..."are quite unnecessary. You assign to us the copyright of the song, and under our agreement we are not at liberty to make any other arrangement of it without consulting you. On the other hand, if you only assign us the right to publish the song for voice and piano, you would be able to make any other arrangement you thought fit, and this we could not agree to. In conclusion, we may mention that our agreement is never questioned. We are, Yours faithfully, Étc., etc. It is with the view of placing this reply before those composers who are members of the Society of Authors that the whole subject of music publishers' agreements has been re-opened. The only excuse for this letter must be the ignorance of the publisher as to his legal position. It is impossible to think that a publisher of the standing of the firm who put forward the agree- ment and wrote the letter under consideration would wilfully have deceived the composer. Suffice it to say that the statement made by the publisher is absolutely incorrect. The firm states in our agreement we are not at liberty to make any other arrangement of the song, without consulting you." Not only is there nothing expressly stating this in the agreement, but there is nothing that would impliedly convey this statement under the terms of the contract. The conveyance of the copyright and the performing rights allow the publisher to make any other arrangement he thinks fit, and he is in no way bound to pay the author any royalty or any further consideration on the re-arrangement. He is only bound by the agreement to pay the composer a royalty on all copies of the song sold. With regard to the dictatorial and absurd statement contained in the last sentence in the letter, it is only necessary to suggest that the sooner the composers compel alteration the better. The composer should be warned never to sign an agreement of this kind, never to transfer his copyright, never to transfer his performing right, and, above all, to retain absolute control over his gramophone rights. MAGAZINE CONTENTS. BLACKWOODS. Musings Without Method : George Borrow. BOOKMAN. Lady Thackeray Ritchie. By Lewis Melville. CONTEMPORARY. Celtic Nature Poetry. By A. P. Graves. ENGLISH REVIEW. Among My Books. By Frederic Harrison. The Theatre of the Future. By V. Ivanof. A New Study of English Poetry : Poetry and Rhythm. By Henry Newbolt. A Critical Calendar. By Walter Sickert. A Word on the Hammerstein Opera. By Henry Hardinge. The Censorship Scandal. By S. 0. SCALE FOR DUVERTISENENTS. (ALLOWANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY 90 PER CENT.) 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Moreover, where counsel's opinion is favourable, and the sanction of the Committee is obtained, action will be taken on behalf of the aggrieved member, and all costs borne by the Society. 2. Remember that questions connected with copyright and publishers' agreements do not fall within the experi- ence of ordinary solicitors. Therefore, do not scruple to use the Society. 3. Before signing any agreement whatever, send the document to the Society for examination. 4. Remember always that in belonging to the Society you are fighting the battles of other writers, even if you are reaping no direct benefit to yourse!f, and that you are advancing the best interests of your calling in promoting the independence of the writer, the dramatist, the composer. 5. The Committee have arranged for the reception of members' agreements and their preservation in a fire- proof safe. The agreements will, of course, be regarded as confidential documents to be read only by the Secretary, who will keep the key of the safe. The Society now offers : (1) To stamp agreements in readiness for a possible action npon them. (2) To keep agreements. (3) To enforce payments due according to agreements. Fuller particu- lars of the Society's york can be obtained in the Prospectus. 6. No contract should be entered into with a literary agent without the advice of the Secretary of the Society. Members are strongly advised not to accept without careful consideration the contracts with publishers submitted to them by literary agents, and are recommended to submit them for interpretation and explanation to the Secretary of the Society. 7. Many agents neglect to stamp agreements. This miast be done within fourteen days of first execution. The secretary will undertake it on behalf of members. 8. Some agents endeavour to prevent authors from referring matters to the Secretary of the Society; so do some publishers. Members can make their own deductions and act accordingly. 9. The subscription to the Society is £1 18. per annum, or £10 108. for life membership. obtained. But the transaction should be managed by a competent agent, or with the advice of the Secretary of the Society. II. A Profit-Sharing Agreement (a bad form of agreement). 'In this case the following rules should be attended to: (1.) Not to sign any agreement in which the cost of pro- duction forms a part without the strictest investigation, (2.) Not to give the publisher the power of putting the profits into his own pocket by charging for advertisements in his own organs, or by charging exchange advertise. ments. Therefore keep control of the advertisements. (3.) Not to allow a special charge for "office expenses," unless the same allowance is made to the author. (4.) Not to give up American, Colonial, or Continental rights. (5.) Not to give up serial or translation rights. (6.) Not to bind yourself for future work to any publisher. As well bind yourself for the future to any one solicitor or doctor! III. The Royalty System. This is perhaps, with certain limitations, the best form of agreement. It is above all things necessary to know what the proposed royalty means to both sides. It is now possible for an author to ascertain approximately the truth. From time to time very important figures connected with royalties are published in The Author. IY. A Commission Agreement. The main points are : (1.) Be careful to obtain a fair cost of production, (2.) Keep control of the advertisements. (3.) Keep control of the sale price of the book. General. All other forms of agreement are combinations of the four above mentioned. Such combinations are generally disastrous to the author, Never sign any agreement without competent advice from the Secretary of the Society. Stamp all agreements with the Inland Revenue stam Avoid agreements by letter if possible. The main points which the Society has always demanded from the outset are :- (1.) That both sides shall know what an agreement means. (2.) The inspection of those account books which belong to the author. We are advised that this is a right, in the nature of a common law right, which cannot be denied or withheld. (3.) Always avoid a transfer of copyright. WARNINGS TO DRAMATIC AUTHORS. WARNINGS TO THE PRODUCERS OF BOOKS. N EVER sign an agreement without submitting it to the IV Secretary of the Society of Authors or some com- petent legal authority. 2. It is well to be extremely careful in negotiating for the production of a play with any one except an established manager, 3. There are three forms of dramatic contract for plays in three or more acts :- (a.) Sale outright of the performing right. This is unsatisfactory. An author who enters into such a contract should stipulate in the contract for production of the piece by a certain date and for proper publication of his name on the play-bills. (TERE are a few standing rules to be observed in an I agreement. There are four methods of dealing with literary property :-- 1. Selling it Outright. This is sometimes satisfactory, if a proper prive can be  ## p. 190 (#634) ############################################ 190 THE AUTHOR. DRAMATIC AUTHORS AND AGENTS. (6.) Sale of performing right or of a licence to perform on the basis of percentages on gross receipts. Percentages vary between 5 and 15 per cent. An author should obtain a percentage on the sliding scale of gross receipts in preference to the American system. Should obtain a sum in advance of percentages. A fixed date on or before which the play should be performed. (0.) Sale of performing right or of a licence to perform on the basis of royalties (i.e., fixed nightly fees). This methou should be always avoided except in cases where the fees are likely to be small or difficult to collect. The other safeguards set out under heading (6.) apply also in this case. 4. Plays in one act are often sold outright, but it is better to obtain a small nightly fee if possible, and a sum paid in advance of such fees in any event. It is extremely important that the amateur rights of one-act plays should be reserved. 5. Authors should remember that performing rights can be limited, and are usually limited, by town, country, and time. This is most important. 6. Authors should not assign performing rights, but should grant a licence to perform. The legal distinction is of great importance. 7. Authors should remember that performing rights in a play are distinct from literary copyright. A manager holding the performing right or licence to perform cannot print the book of the words. 8. Never forget that United States rights inay be exceed. ingly valuable. They should never be included in English agreements without the author obtaining a substantial consideration. 9. Agreements for collaboration should be carefully drawn and executed before collaboration is commenced. 10. An author should remember that production of a play is highly speculative : that he runs a very great risk of delay and a breakdown in the fulfilment of his contract. He shoul, therefore guard himself all the more carefully in the beginning. 11. An author inust remember that the dramatic market is exceedingly limited, and that for a novice the first object is to obtain adequate publication. As these warnings must necessarily be incomplete, on account of the wide range of the subject of dramatic con. tracts, those authors desirous of further information are referred to the Secretary of the Society. RAMATIC authors should seek the advice of the Society before putting plays into the hands of agents. As the law stands at present, an agent who has once had a play in his hands may acquire a perpetual claim to a percentage on the author's fees from it. As far as the placing of plays is concerned, it may be taken as a general rule that there are only very few agents who can do anything for an author that he cannot, under the guidance of the Society, do equally well or better for himself. The collection of fees is also a matter in which in many cases no intermediary is required. For certain purposes, such as the collection of fees on amateur performances, and in general the trans- action of frequent petty authorisations with different individuals, and also for the collection of fees in foreign countries, almost all dramatic authors employ agents; and in these ways the services of agents are real and valuable. But the Society warns authors against agents who profes to have influence with managers in the placing of plays, or who propose to act as principals by offering to purchase the author's rights. In any case, in the present state of the law, an agent should not be employed under any circumstances without an agreement approved of by the Society, WARNINGS TO MUSICAL COMPOSERS. T ITTLE can be added to the warnings given for the assistance of producers of books and dramatic authors. It must, however, be pointed out that, as a rule, the musical publisher demands from the musical composer a transfer of fuller rights and less liberal finan- cial terms than those obtained for literary and dramatic property. The musical composer has very often the two rights to deal with-performing right and copyright. He should be especially careful therefore when entering into an agreement, and should take into particular consideration the warnings stated above. STAMPING MUSIC. The Society undertakes to stamp copies of music on behalf of its members for the fee of 6d. per 100 or part of 100. The members' stamps are kept in the Society's safe. The musical publishers communicate direct with the Secretary, and the voucher is then forwarded to the members, who are thus saved much unnecessary trouble. THE READING BRANCH. REGISTRATION OF SCENARIOS AND ORIGINAL PLAYS. CEMBERS will greatly assist the Society in this branch of its work by informing young writers of its existence. Their MSS. can be read and treated as a composition is treated by a coach. The term MSS, includes not only works of fiction, but poetry and dramatic works, and when it is possible, under special arrangement, technical and scientific works. The Readers are writers of competence and experience. The fee is one guinea. REMITTANCES. OCENARIOS, typewritten in duplicate on foolscap paper o forwarded to the offices of the Society, together with a registration fee of two shillings and sixpence, will be carefully compared by the Secretary or a qualified assis- tant. One copy will be stamped and returned to the author and the other filed in the register of the Society. Copies of the scenario Thus filed may be obtained at any time by the author only at a small charge to cover cost of typing. Original Plays may also be filed subject to the same rules, with the exception that a play will be charged for at the price of 2s.6d. per act. The Secretary of the Society begs to give notice that all remittances are acknowledged by return of post. All remittances should be crossed Union of London and Smiths Bank, Chancery Lane, or be sent by registered letter only.  ## p. 191 (#635) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 191 GENERAL NOTES. the author. In these cases it is hardly fair that the author should be bound to pay an agent's fee AGENTS AS PRINCIPALS. or that the agent should claim his fee if such commission does not arise through the agent's A MEMBER of the society has drawn our attention introduction, but cases have occurred where an to the fact that there are still some agents who author undertaking to place all his literary work in in addition to their agency work not infrequently the agent's hands during a fixed period has received act as principals. He draws attention to the a claim for commission from an agent on articles danger of such a position and urges us to warn that were supplied to a paper and other literary authors. The columns of The Author have already work, where the work was specially ordered, and on different occasions drawn attention to the matter, such order was not obtained through the agent's and some remarks on the point will be found in introduction. It will be as well, therefore, if the the article on authors' agents in the October author should specifically except this work from number. There is the danger from the bonâ fide the agreement with the agent, stating that on agent and the danger from the fraudulent agent. commission work obtained outside the agent's. The fraudulent agent would get an offer from an introduction he should not be bound to pay the editor, publisher, or manager and then, going to agent's fee. This brings us to the second point the author, would pretend to him that he had some which has reference to the note to clause 1 on the difficulty in placing his work. He would suggest reservation by the author of special markets. Our that he should buy the rights, whatever they are, correspondent thinks that it should be made quite that the author is willing to sell for a sum down. clear that where an author lives by writing for If the author, as not infrequently happens, daily papers and by journalism, as well as by desires to have money and has faith in the agent, writing books and magazine articles, that he should he will possibly accept the offer, and the agent will except the journalistic market and that the agent then proceed to sell to the editor, the publisher, or should not be entitled to claim commission on this the manager at the enhanced price which he work. This, no doubt, was the idea of those who already knows he can obtain. But if an agent drafted the agreement when they advised the desires to be perfectly bona fide and desires some- author to reserve certain markets, but, perhaps, it times to act as principal and sometimes as agent, will be of advantage to members if the point is the danger is still very great, because it is only a put a little more clearly before them. natural law that when he is offering work to pub- lishers, editors, or managers he would desire to sell that which belonged to himself on which he might AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT. be able to get the return of capital already ex- In an article taken from the United States. pended with a profit, rather than to sell the Publishers' Weekly, and printed on another page.. author's work, on which he would obtain merely his the author states as follows : agency fees. The position is untenable, and there- “ Australia in 1905 asserted copyright indepen- fore, as our correspondent remarks, authors should dence from the mother country and passed a com- be warned never to deal in any way with an agent plete code which was not disallowed by the Crown, who is known to act as principal. This advice we and wbich has in fact become the model for recent are very glad to confirm. British and coming Canadian legislation." This statement is a little misleading. Australia in 1905 passed a copyright law which was binding THE LITERARY AGENCY AGREEMENT. on Australia only, and did not make Australia A CORRESPONDENT who has published many independent of Imperial legislation, Imperial copy- right still running in the Australian Colonies. books and has, therefore, read with interest the It is a mistake also to state that this Act has become literary agency agreement published in last month's Author, kindly sent us a communication bearing the model for recent British and coming Canadian on two points in the contract, which, perhaps, legislation, as the British ('opyright Law, which is require a little further elucidation. (The reader is coming into force in 1912, has really had nothing referred to page 163 of last month's Author.) In to do with and is not based on the Australian Act. clause 1 of the agreement the author appoints his As far as ('anada is concerned, it is impossible at as sole agent during a given period for the the present moment to say what the coming sale of all the literary work that he desires to legislation will be. bring to market during the continuancy of the agreement. GRAMOPHONE FEES. Now, there are many cases, as our correspondent In the last issue of The Author an article points out, in which work is commissioned from appeared referring to the claim which had been put  ## p. 192 (#636) ############################################ 192 THE AUTHOR. forward by certain publishers to the gramophone history of the society, and the income for the year fees of composers. from subscriptions was actually the largest that had ! . We are glad to see from the following extract accrued. The loss of members for the past year from an agreement of an American publisher that from all causes amounted to 167, resignations although a similar compulsory licence exists in amounting to 87. He had ascertained by inquiry America, to that which will come into force under and comparison with the figures of other similar the new Copyright Law, the same demand is not bodies that this was a normal proportion, having made by the American publisher. regard to the nature of the society and the COL- “ Said . . . composer hereby reserves to himself the ditions of membership, but in order to ascertain exclusive right and licence to reproduce or cause to be whether there might be any removable cause for reproduced said composition on mechanical musical the resignations, he had written personally to the instruments and agrees that whenever he may make use of last 150 members who had resigned. In reply he such licence he and his sub-licensees will at all times attach had received only one letter that put forward any. to every copy of such mechanical reproduction of said composition the notice of copyright required or which may thing in the nature of a complaint. In practically be required by any copyright statute under which said all other cases the reason had been the desired composition is or may be protected.” economy of the guinea subscription, and several Musical publishers in England have, no doubt, had joined for a definite purpose, such as the for so long a time been taking the composers' rights receipt of advice upon a single subject and had that they have got into the habit of considering then retired. Ten of these, upon having it pointed these rights their own, as a matter of course. It is out to them that upon the principle of insurance the time, however, that composers should assert their society could not reasonably be expected thus to authority, and publishers understand their position. give a full measure of assistance in consideration of a single premium, had voluntarily rejoined. Dr. Sprigge next referred to the very heavy work done by the Copyright Committee during the introduction THE ANNUAL MEETING. and passage of the Copyright Act, and to the number and variety of the questions which during that period were continually arising for consideration THE Annual General Meeting of the society owing to changes affecting the interests of authors was held on Thursday, March 21, in the being introduced unexpectedly into the Bill and rooms of the Society of Arts, 18, John to the necessity for safeguarding authors' interests Street, Adelphi, at 4.45 p.m., some thirty to forty from infringement. The contentious work of the members being presenta somewhat smaller attend society during the year he described as heavy and ance than usual, being, no doubt, due to three causes, successful. Of the cases which had passed through the improbability that any controversial topic would the secretary's hands alone two-thirds had been arise for discussion, the fact that the place of meet- successfully carried through, and the total dealt ing was less centrally situated than that to which with might easily have been doubled by reckoning the society has been accustomed, and the inclemency disputes which had not been seriously maintained of the weather. The chairman of the Committee after the society's intervention. Forty-two cases of Management, Dr. S. Squire Sprigge, presided, had been transferred from the hands of the secretary, and opened the business of the meeting by asking himself a solicitor, into the hands of the solicitors to the members present to consider in the first place the society, and of these a large proportion had ended the second and third items of the agenda, leaving successfully, the sum recovered for one member, in the discussion of the report to follow. Accordingly a matter where performing rights were concerned, Mr. Owen Seaman was declared duly elected as a amounting to £500. The Pension Fund invest- member of the Pension Fund Committee in placement in 1911 had amounted to £250. A special of Mr. Morley Roberts, resigned, Mr. Seaman appeal during the same year had been handsomely having been duly proposed by the committee, and responded to and had brought in £500 more for no other candidate having been nominated. investment in 1912. He concluded by inviting ques- Secondly, with regard to the appointment of tions and discussion upon any points in the report to scrutineers to count the votes under the society's which members might desire to call attention. constitution, no names having been proposed, the Mr. G. F. Wilson rose to ask whether in the chairman informed the meeting that the committee interests of authors the names of the parties might would appoint in due course. In commenting upon not be published in the summaries of cases taken up the report which was already in the hands of by the society, which appear in The Author. He members, Dr. Sprigge referred to the satisfactory suggested that this would give more reality to the conditions shown. The number of elections during reports in question, and referred to the article, * A the past year had only once been exceeded in the Remarkable Agreement," in The Author of March  ## p. 193 (#637) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 193 A PRIZE COMPETITION. in which the name of the publisher was given, asking if it would not be advantageous to dot the "i's " and cross the “t's ” in other articles of the same class. The result would be that members would know what editors and publishers to avoid, and editors and publishers would know what to si void also. The chairman replied that the proposition advanced had his sympathy to a considerable extent. There was always, however. a certain element of danger in giving names when criticising in the manner in which it was necessary to criticise in The Author, and there was also the fact that if the purchase of a number of The Author for 6d. cave a person outside the society all the information about an individual or a particular matter that he required, he might be tempted to content himself with buying The Author instead of joining the society and becoming entitled to the advice which he could obtain nowhere else. Mr. H.M. Paull asked whether the society might not find it advantageous to charge members a per- centage upon the sums obtained by it on their behalf. The chairman said that the subject was not new to him, but it had always been considered desirable that the society in recovering money for its members should occupy a position of disinterested indepen- dence in the matter, with no suggestion that it had any financial advantage to gain by the disputes in which it engaged. Mr. G. F. Wilson inquired whether the reissue of “The Cost of Production ” was likely to take place before long. The chairman said that this was a matter as to which he would prefer to consult the committee before replying definitely. He was not sorry to have the fact that the book was out of print brought to his attention. He had himself taken part in preparing the first edition of it, and he feared some of the figures had ceased to apply to modern conditions. There was, however, the fact that it was difficult to obtain accurate statistics for such a work, and that at the same time it was uncertain whether members would buy it when written. A vote of thanks to the chairman was proposed by Mr. Anthony Hope Hawkins, and, having been seconded by Mr. H. M. Paull, was carried unanimously; Dr. Sprigge, in thanking those present for their expression of approval, said that he associated with their vote of thanks to himself, their secretary, Mr. G. H. Thring, whose continuous labours on behalf of the society he knew were appreciated by it. COME months ago an article appeared in The Author on Prize Competitions, and a strong complaint was raised against the method in which these competitions were conducted. It was clearly shown how indefinite was the statement of terms in most cases, and that the editor must have been ignorant of the legal requirements of the case. Though it turned out that in most cases the editor wanted the whole copyright, yet generally he did not make this clear. Indeed, the editor, who asserted merely that he gave a prize for the best short story, would not necessarily have had the right to publish it even for one insertion in his own paper.. Again, some editors, who were clear about what they wanted, were wholly unreasonable in giving no undertaking that the work should be published and no time limit for publication. In addition, they often claimed the right to publish any story sent up to them in connection with the competition, even though it should not gain the prize, again without giving any time limit for publication or making any price. This should not be the case; . A clear statement of the legal position is essential if the result is to be satisfactory, and there should be no sins of omission. The editor should throw his cards on the table ; then, if the contract is good, or if the contract is bad, the author knows the best or the worst, and if he sends up his MS. he has no right to complain subsequently. The following may be cited as an example of an error of omission. proprietor desires to purchase the copyright of a MS. for £200 and states this bare fact. The ordinary author would think that there was an implied contract to publish, but really there is nothing of the kind. It would have been much better, therefore, for the proprietor to state that the successful MS. will be published by him on or before a certain date. This preamble brings us to the Prize Competition published in the Era for the benefit of dramatic authors, the terms of which, so far as material for our purpose, are as follows :- The decision announced by the editor shall be final an binding upon all parties. Plays may be sent in at any time until the date for closing the competition, which will be duly announced, but which will not be before June 30th, 1912, at the earliest. The winner of the £100 prize will retain one-half interest in the copyright of his play. If the winning play be, in the opinion of the editor of the Era, of sufficient merit, it will be produced under the auspices of the Era, and will be known as “ the Era Play," the author's name appearing or not, as he or she wishes, on the programme of every performance.  ## p. 194 (#638) ############################################ 194 THE AUTHOR. The editor will not be responsible for the safety of any intentional. Does the editor reserve to himself manuscripts submitted, so that copies must be kept by the author. Every effort will be madle, however, to return all the exclusive right, or what does this paragraph manuscripts. mean? If he intends to reserve to himself the The editor reserves the right of arranging for the pro- exclusive right, then any person who sends in a duction of any play submitted, whether the winning play play may find himself in this difficult position or not; but should he decide to produce any such play, he that, if the editor who holds the right for arrang- will first arrange terms with the author. ing a production does not desire to use this right, We have taken the liberty of omitting some non the dramatist would be unable to make any use of essential parts of the conditions, that is, non-essen- his play himself. An author who sends in a play tial as far as the deductions desired to be drawn are and gets no prize receives no consideration what- concerned, though not non-essential from the point ever for the right which the editor acquires. The of the dramatist who is competing. The main condition further states, “but should the editor points to which we desire to draw attention are as decide to produce any such play, he will first follows :- arrange terms with the author." It is first stated that the decision announced by the We feel quite certain that the editor of the Era editor shall be final and binding upon all parties. desired to do everything that is fair, reasonable This is quite reasonable and fair, but there is no state- and just when this paragraph was drafted, but it is ment whatever as to when the decision will be made, impossible to conceive a paragraph more likely to or where it will be announced, surely an important lead to frequent disputes than this one. Supposing piece of knowledge in a competition of this kind. the winner of the prize does not want to arrange Competitors might send in their MSS. and find that terms with the editor, or suppose the authors of any they are held up for perhaps a year or more, during of the MSS, sent in do not want to arrange terms which time it would be impossible for them to take with the editor, or supposing they want to arrange any action in the matter of placing them. terms, but the editor considers the terms are It seems the very earliest date for closing the unreasonable, there then would appear to be a competition is June 30th, 1912. From this we deadlock. take it that all the plays that are sent in will come It should be clearly put forth, (1) either the exact under the new Copyright Act. This point is of terms for production, or (2) that the proprietor importance, for the next paragraph states that the should have the first refusal for, say one month, winner of the prize will retain one-half interest in the during which terms should be arranged. If these copyright of his play. The word “copyright" under proposals are displeasing to the owner of the other the new Act as regards a play covers much more than half of the copyright, at any rate let him state under the present Act, where the right in a drama definitely what he does want. is divided into two parts, copyright and performing We think enoughi has been said to show how right. We see that the winner will obtain a £100 terribly indefinite all these points are. It is much prize. The natural deduction from this is that the better in these competitions to have the terms £100 will not be an advance on royalties on what clear, even though they are against the author, ever subsequent arrangement is made, but will be than to have them indefinite but tempting. £100 clear and distinct, practically amounting to We hope it may be possible before the competi- £100 payment for the half of the copyright. It tion closes for the rules and conditions to be more does not state who is to be the owner of this balf, definitely stated, and an opportunity given to those though it is not an unreasonable deduction to make who may have sent in the MSS. to withdraw should that it will belong to the proprietor of the Era. It they not care to accept the revised rules. might, however, be some bidden actor-manager as far as the public statement is concerned. This point should be made clear. There is no undertaking whatever that the proprietor of this half-copyright UNITED STATES NOTES. will use any endeavour to place the play on the market. He reserves to himself the right of making all arrangements ; though the author retains a half NEW YEAR'S card issued by one of the great interest in the copyright, he could not do anything publishing firms of New York bore on it the with that interest under the conditions laid down. laudable sentiment, “ For 1912– Fewer and In the last paragraph of the terms a most extra- Better Books.” It might perbaps be assumed from ordinary provision appears, whereby not only does this that the year 1911 was remarkable for the great the cditor reserve to bimself the right of arranging output of books in the United States. As a matter for the production of the winning play, but also of of fact, the figure reached in 1911 was considerably any play submitted, whether the winning play or lower than that in 1910. In the latter year not. Surely this statement cannot possibly be 11,671 new books and 1,799 new editions appeared  ## p. 195 (#639) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 195 -total, 13,470. In 1911 there were 10,440 new books and 783 new editions—total, 11,123. So that, unlike what was the case in England (where a record output of 8,530 new books and 2,384 new editions—total, 10,914—was chronicled), in the United States there was a very distinct decrease in production from 1910 to 1911. Was the falling-off in numbers compensated for by an improvement in quality ? The critics say“Yes”; at least as far as fiction was concerned. The year 1911 has already been called an annus mirabilis of the American novel. Perhaps it would be better to wait a few years more before stating which are the novels that will live among those of last year. At present there is still too much of the glamour of the “ best-seller ” about some of them to allow us to judge dispassionately. In the meantime it may be conceded that if the motto for 1912 is really to be “ Fewer and Better Books," in fiction we may anticipate a good time coming I wrote at some length in the last issue of these “Notes” on the subject of best-sellers. It is, how- ever, so prominent a feature in connection with the sale of books in America that perhaps I may be pardoned for alluding to it again. The literary papers devoted some space in January to the collating of the monthly lists of successful works. It appears that the four novels most in demand in the States during the past year were Jeffry Farnol's " The Broad Highway,” Vaughan Kester's “ The Prodigal Judge,” Harold Bell Wright's “The Winning of Barbara Worth," and H. S. Harrison's “Queed.” These four had a long lead over the next five, which were Gene Stratton Porter's "The Harvester,” Margaret Deland's “ The Iron Woman," Mary Johnston's “The Long Roll,” Eleanor Hallowell Abbott's “ Molly Make-Believe," and Florence L. Barclay's “The Rosary.” In the non-fiction class Arnold Bennett's “ How to Live on 24 Hours a Day” and Price Collier's “ The West in the East " were easily first. No one, of course, not even among the compilers of these lists, pretends that they furnish a guide to the necessarily best books of the year. Authors whose names and works do not get even a place, much less a leading place, on them, may very likely feel a grievance over their non-appearance. But that grievance is only legitimate against the American reading public, on whose demand for mental sustenance the lists are founded. It would be interesting if, side by side with the consensus of public opinion thus revealed, a consensus of critical opinion could be produced. It is not an unknown occurrence to find a best-seller being “roasted” in the columps of a literary review. Such a division of cash and credit as is represented by this state of affairs has its satisfactions, alike to the commerci. ally successful and to the commercially unsuccessful. To leave the recently past and come to the actually present, there are no indications of a change of public farour in 1912 to the detriment of the authors with the big circulations in 1911. For instance, “Queed” is still going strong, so are“ The Broad Highway” and Mr. Farnol's later American success, “The Money Moon.” So again is “ The Rosary,” which is helping the sale of Mrs. Barclay's other two novels, “ The Following of the Star" and “The Mistress of Shenstone." “ The Winning of Barbara Worth" is announced to appear in dramatic form at a New York theatre next fall. One feature of early 1912, however, is the rise of a new star - new in the United States, that is to say. All who see the American literary periodicals will know that this refers to Mr. G. A. Birmingham, who has been “discovered," let us hope to his great advan- tage. British authors certainly bare little to com- plain of when they do catch the eye of the American public. That this is so can be seen from the fact that both in the fiction and in the non-fiction classes last year the list was beaded by a Briton. And in addition it may be mentioned that J. M. Barrie's “ Peter and Wendy" was the best-seller among juvenile books in December! Such a record is very nearly what the sporting journalist calls “the triple crown” for Great Britain. The early months of this year have been prolific in fiction, but not very notable in other respects. Novels may, therefore, be given first place in our catalogue-which must include some works pub- lished in 1911, but too late to be mentioned in the January number of The Author. Among these is “The Healer," by Robert Herrick, an author whose work is well known in England. Of Mr. Herrick a New York critic has said that he “comes nearer being a real novelist than any other American.” Certainly “The Healer” has had a wonderfully good reception from the Press, if it still awaits the distinction of getting among the Big Six. About the same time were published Theodore Dreiser's “Jennie Gerhardt” (an original and very powerful story, it may be noted), Julia Magruder's ** Her Hus- band," and Molly Elliot Seawell's "The Jugglers," all of which have quickly made their mark. With- out attempting to preserve the chronological order, the early fictional output of 1912 must be dealt with as the names occur to the mind. In “ Riders of the Purple Sage,” Zane Grey deals with the Western Plains and Salt Lake City. “Toby," by Credo Harris, is a Kentucky novel. “ The Guardian," by F. 0. Bartlett, is concerned with the lumbermani and the great forests. In “The Heart of U's,” on the other hand, the background is a city; and the city Boston. Humour, varied in character, is the feature of “ Danny's Own Story," by Don Marquis (whom they compare to Mark Twain); of “A Knight in Denim,” by Ramsey Benson ; and of  ## p. 196 (#640) ############################################ 196 THE AUTHOR. Charles Sherman's “He Comes Up Smiling.” Grave and Gay.” Another book of recollections is “Georgette,” by Marion Hill, treats of the American entitled “Intimacies of Court and Society: an Stage (as a classic ofe which it has been hailed), not Unconventional Narrative of Unofficial Days," of so flippantly as “The Chorus Lady,” but none the which the author prefers to remain anonymous, but less amusingly. “From the Car Behind," by has suffered it to be made public that she is the Eleanor M. Ingram, is a frankly sensational piece of widow of an American diplomat. work--involving motors, as might be guessed. Social and political questions have engaged the Cyrus Townsend Brady has two new books, “ The attention of a few authors. “ Social Forces in Challice of Courage” and “ Secret Service”; the American History,” by A. M. Simons, may be callel latter a novelisation of William Gillette's famous a history of the United States with special reference play. Another novel derived from the stage is to the relations of Capital and Labour. Professors “ Bought and Paid for," Arthur Hornblow being J. W. Jenks and W. Jett Lauck deal with “The responsible for the version of George Broadhurst's Immigration Problem,” and particularly with the drama. George Barr McCutcheon's new story is subject of its restriction. President N. M. Batler, “ Her Weight in Gold”; Mary E. Mann's “There of Columbia University, asks of his countrymen the was a Widow"; Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's “ The question “Why should we Change our Form of Butterfly House”; Meredith Nicholson's “A Government?" The foreign affairs of the United Hoosier Chronicle.” Gouverneur Morris has a States are treated of in “ American-Japanese collection of twelve tales, entitled “It, and Other Relations,” by K. K. Kawakami—who has written Stories,” while with “The Man who could not Love” “ A Bookto Banish the Japan War Jingo,” according (which gives its title to the book), Richard Harding to the preliminary paragraph sent out by the pub- Davis gives us four other short stories. lisher ; and in “ The Relations of the United States “He who Passed,” of which the author still and Spain : The Spanish-American War," with remains anonymous, has already been heard of in two volumes on which Rear-Admiral Chadwick England. The writer of “ Betty Moore's Journal” concludes a notable work. is Mabel D. Carey, hitherto better known in the Two distinguished military men have also pro- social than in the literary world. Hers may be duced books—Lieutenant-General Nelson Miles called a problem novel, being concerned with mother having written “Serving the Republic" (including hood among the pleasure-loving rich. recollections of the Civil War), and Brigadier-General At the risk of injustice to those mentioned, it Funston “Memories of Two Wars : Cuban and must suffice to give the names of seven more novels Philippine Experiences.” Another author from the as worthy of note among those that have recently same State as General Funston is S. J. Crawford, appeared :—“ The Maid of the Whispering Hills," War Governor of Kansas, who in his “ Kansas in by Virgie E. Roe ; “Tante," by Annie Douglas the Sixties " speaks of both the Indian campaigns Sidgwick ; “ The Wrong Woman," by Charles D. in that State and of the Civil War. Professor F. Stewart; “ The Adjustment," by Marguerite L. Paxon, of Wisconsin University, makes the Bryant-already a very big seller ; “A Chain of latter war his subject-indeed entitling his book Evidence,” by Carolyn Wells ; “ John Rawn," by simply “ The Civil War.” Emerson Hough; and “ Five Thousand an Hour," Travel books are represented by Matthew by George Randolph Chester. Henson's “ A Negro Explorer at the North Pole," Biographical works have not been very numerous with a foreword by Peary and an introduction by of late, but there have been several produced which Booker Washington ; by Ernest Thompson Seton's make their appeal on both sides of the Atlantic “ The Arctic Prairies"; by Charles Sheldon's “The Ocean. Among such may assuredly be put “ Robert Wilderness of the Upper Yukon"; and by the Louis Stevenson in California," by Katharine D. oddly-named “ The Man Who Likes Mexico," in Osbourne; “Robert E. Lee : Man and Soldier," by which Wallace Gillpatrick gives his narrative of Thomas Nelson Page ; and the “Life of Bret six years' wanderings. “Where Half the World is Harte," by H. C. Merwin. “ The Life Story of Waking Up," by C. H. Poe, deals, as might no J. Peirpont Morgan,” by Carl Hovey, has appeared doubt be guessed, with India and the Far East, in England as well as in America, I fancy. A where the author has put in a year's travelling. biography of Moses Coit Tyler, author and Cornell The two chief books of essays have been ex- University professor, comes from the pen of Jessie President Theodore Roosevelt's “Realizable Ideals," Tyler Austen, while the “Life and Labors of Bishop which were the Earl Lectures last year at the Pacific Hare, Apostle to the Sioux,” is by M. A. D. Howe. Theological Seminary, Berkeley, California ; and Two more volumes of the “ Journals of Ralph - The Way of Peace," by Reginald Wright Kauff- Waldo Emerson” have appeared, bringing the story man, author of “ The House of Bondage "-or down to the year 1841. By way of contrast one “ Daughters of Ishmael," as the book is called in may read Mrs. Burton Harrison's “ Recollections England, I believe.  ## p. 197 (#641) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 197 “ Truth and Reality : an Introduction to the will be produced under the supervision of his son. Theory of Knowledge," is, of course, a philo- Mr. Bigelow was for three years resident in Europe, sophical work. It is written by Professor John namely, during his tenure of the post of United Elof Boodlin, of Kansas. - Human Efficiency,” States Minister to France in 1864-7. But he was by Horatio W. Dresser, might be placed midway essentially an American, and one versed in all the between philosophy and economics, the author phases of public life in America, while the books endeavouring to get at the study of industrial con- by which he will be remembered all made their ditions ria psycbology. “The Principles of primary appeal to his own fellow-countrymen. An Economics,” by F. W. Taussig, the Harvard intensely hard-working novelist, who ultimately professor, explains itself by its title. succumbed to the results of her attempts to For the grouping together of the last two books relieve the strain on her nerves, passed away on which I am about to mention there is no justifica- December 22, in the person of Mrs. Margaret tion, except that neither of them falls conveniently Horton Potter-Black. She began writing very under any of the heads which have been hitherto early in life ; “ The Social Lion," by which she discussed. " The Education of Women in China” first attracted attention, being so ingenuously is by Margaret E. Burton, general secretary of the daring that her family purchased every copy to Y.W.C.L. at Chicago University. The writer of remove it from circulation. Mrs. Potter-Black “Chess Tales and Chess Miscellapies” is Willard continued to write, however, until within a com- Fiske, who knew the great Paul Morphy—though paratively short time before her death, though ill- he does not tell us much that is new about him in health compelled her at last to retire to a sana- the present work. turium. Early in the new year another victim to Details of the gathering at Sherry's Restaurant, literature died, J. B. Peterson, who from being it New York, on March 2, to celebrate the seventy-fifth factory-hand rose to be a writer on philosophical birthday of William Dean Howells, have reached subjects. He was entirely self-educated until he England long ago. But I do not know that special managed to gain the sympathy of the late attention has been called to some notable words on Professor William James, who enabled him to American literature in the speech of the guest of receive some university training. But the kindness the evening. “There has been no hour of our lite- of James and other patrons could not help him to rary past, as I have lived it," Mr. Howells said, the “living wage,” which is essential to authors as “when I had the least fear for our literary future; well as to other men, and he died in very poor nor even when the good fight for reality in literary circumstances. On February 12 the death was art, which I believed myself fighting, seemed to be a recorded, in New York, of Louis Heilprin, an losing figbt, did I bate my breath.” For all his Hungarian by birth, but an American by more seventy-five years Mr. Howells avowed himself no than half a century's residence. The young laudator temporis acti, but declared that literature Heilprin's father, who brought him to the States, to-day is actuated by a clearer motive than ever was one of the editors of the American Cyclopedia, before. It has turned from “the vain effort of and so much did the son follow in the father's creating beauty" and devoted itself to “ the effort footsteps that he was giren the task of the of ascertaining life.” What say the romanticists revision of the Cyclopedia's second edition. He to this ? contributed much to other works of a similar As usual, I must conclude with the melancholy character, but also made a name for himself in subject of the losses to literature caused by death journalism, writing for the Nation, and the during the past few months. On December 17 Erening Post, among other papers. Percival Pollard succumbed to neuritis of the brain PHILIP WALSH. in a hospital in Baltimore, in his forty-second year. Probably Pollard's brilliant work is but little known in England, and his journalistic career was matured THE COPYRIGHT PROGRESS OF FOUR in Chicago and New York. Yet England had something to do with the making of the man, for YEARS. he was educated at Eastbourne up to the age of fifteen, when he came to America. Besides one play (Reprinted from the U.S. Publishers' Weekly, by kind (written in collaboration) many novels came from permission.) his pen, but they were not of sufficiently wide M HE past four years, 1908–1911, have been appeal ever to appear among “best sellers." more marked in the progress of copyright On December 19, John Bigelow breathed his last legislation than any period since copyright at his home in New York, at the advanced age of legislation began. Earlier in the twentieth 94, leaving unfinished his “ Retrospections of an century important steps were taken in several Active Life”—the remainder of which, it is stated, countries. Germany passed in 1901 the two laws  ## p. 198 (#642) ############################################ 198 THE AUTHOR. which are the foundation of its present copyright system, and in 1907 its remarkable publishing law, while Austria in 1907 amended its existing copyright law. *Australia in 1905 asserted copy- right independence from the mother country and passed a complete code which was not disallowed by the Crown and which has in fact become the model for recent British and coming Canadian legislation. But 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911 were each marked by a leading event of first impor- tance. In 1908, the Berlin convention put inter- national relationships throughout the International Copyright Union on a new and more liberal basis, discarding all formalities except those in the country of origin and adopting life and fifty years as the international standard term. In 1909, the long campaign in the United States resulted in the new American code of 1909, thorouglily compre- hepsive, superseding all previous legislation, and on the whole a far-reaching improvement. In 1910, the Pan American Union adopted the Buenos Aires convention, closely patterning that of Berlin, which, though so far it has been ratified only by the United States, will probably form the future basis for copyright throughout South America. Finally, in 1911, the new British code was passed, second only in comprehensiveness to the American code, and superseding all previous laws except a few specified minor acts or provisions. Within the year 1912 Canada will possibly have passed its copyright code, now under discussion, thus making the fifth year of the period only less memorable than its predecessors. Within January, indeed, an international copy. right treaty between the Cnited States and Hungary has been signed, Brazil has passed an international copyright measure, and progress has been made towards relations with Mexico in the protection of mechanical music reproduction. These years were also fruitful in coprright advance in other countries, notably in the Orient Japan in 1910 passed an amendatory act of im- portance, broadening the scope of copyright, and China took its first step toward national copyright, while in 1911 Turkey adopted a new and comprehen- sive code. All three Scandinavian countries adopted amendatory acts within the four years, and Russia in 1911 passed a new domestic code, the first result of which was its first international relation through a treaty with France, and the final outcome of which will probably be its adherence to the Berlin convention. Holland began the discussion of a law which will probably be passed in 1912, rescinding its panufacturing clause and making possible adhe- rence to the Berlin convention, while Portugal in 1911 joined the family of nations bound together by that document. In South America, Bolivia in 1909 adopted a new copyright law, Argentina in 1910 also passed comprehensive legislation, and its example was followed by its neighbor, Paraguay, in 1911. The United States added substantially to its international relations, by help of the new code, until now twenty-five powers are "pro- claimed ” or treaty countries, five of which are also in reciprocal relation with respect to mechanical music, having practically followed the American precedent in the code of 1909. This by no means includes all copyright legislation, for in several other countries laws of more or less importance have been passed ; but surely this is a remarkable record for the short space of four years. Throughout this legislation, the trend has been distinctively forward, though in the legislation of English-speaking countries there have been retro- gressive steps despite the general advance formu- lated in the respective American, British, Australian and proposed Canadian codes. Continental, Oriental and South American countries, that is to say the non-English folk, have been more liberal than we in their advance. For while all these four codes, except the British, embody manufacturing restrictions, Holland and other countries are freeing their authors, and foreign authors also, from such infringement of rights in intellectual property. The British code also introduces restrictions hitherto foreign to British law. Nevertheless, all these codes are 80 distinctively betterments that the restrictive features seem small in comparison. The International Copyright Union, with the proposed accession of Great Britain and Holland to the Berlin convention, and the probable adhe- rence of Russia, will presently include all the great European nations, besides such powers as Japan, Liberia, and on this side of the Atlantic, Haiti; while the Pan American Union brought together in the Buenos Aires conference all Latin American countries, save Bolivia, as well as the United States, and its Buenos Aires convention will ulti- mately bind together a family only second in importance to that of the International Copyright L'nion. It will be some years before amendments can be secured to the present American code which will permit the United States to join the general family of nations, though it will be included in the Pan American brauch. The International Copy. right Union and the Pan American Union are so nearly on the same basis that a more comprehen- sive world union is almost sure to come about. The t'nited States, Canada and Australia will then be the only great nations “out in the cold"; in other words, the nations which should have led progress are not yet responsive to the leadership of other nations. * See General Note on Australian Copyright.  ## p. 199 (#643) ############################################ THE AUTHOR. 199 The friends of authors' rights and of a firm basis to be too concise tends to inaccuracy. The Appen- for the business of publishing have abundant dices contain (1) the Fine Arts Copyright Act, reason to congratulate themselves on this progress 1862 ; the Canada Copyright Act, 1875 ; the of the past four years, and they may live in hopes Musical Copyright Acts, 1902 and 1906, and the that before the present generation has passed away, Copyright Act, 1911; (2) the Berlin Convention, Anierica and the other English-speaking countries 1908 ; the Berne Convention, 1886 ; and the will be ready to achieve the final step toward world Additional Act of Paris and Interpretative Declara- union. More than sixty years ago a Philadelpbian tion, 1896, collated with the Berlin Convention, publisher, Philip H. Nicklin, prophesied in his 1908; Countries which have ratified the Berlin little book on copyright " a world-wide republic of Convention, 1908 ; (3) The United States Copyright letters," and this American dream will yet be Act, 1909 ; Rules and Regulations for the Registra- fulfilled by help of America. tion of Claims to Copyright in the United States ; Proclamation by the President of the United States. It seems hardly necessary to publish the Berlin Convention, 1908, in the original French and in THE COPYRIGHT LAW. translated form, and then to publish the translated form again collated with the Berne Convention. Mr. Hurrell's book fails owing to the fact that it CINCE Mr. Oldfield's and Mr. MacGillivray's attempts too much in too little space. Many state- D books on the Copyright Law have been pro- ments are made authoritatively in a few words which duced and passed in review two other books need much ampler treatment: to take one instance : have been placed on the market. " The Law of “When an author agrees to give certain persons Copyright," by G. S. Robertson, published by the the sole power of printing and publishing a book for Oxford University Press, and “ Copyright Law and all time, that is parting with the copyright." If the Copyright Act, 1911,” by Henry Hurrell (with a the writer had said "a work” instead of " a book” Treatise on French Copyright Law, by Maurice he might have been nearer the mark, but even then Thery), published by Messrs. Waterlow & Sons, other matters would have to be considered, as, for The first of these two books is the more ambitious; instance, the consideration paid. The work is not it does not pretend to deal merely with the new law satisfactory. The treatise on French Copyright Law of 1911, but with the general law of copyright; but (Appendix A.) is interesting, but again insufficient still, as the author mentions in the preface that “ the to be of any material use, and the Forms law in this book is stated as on the dates on which (Appendix C.) are inadequate and misleading. the Copyright Act, 1911, comes into operation,” there is little on which to pass comment beyond the Act itself ; indeed, the chapters on imperial and international copyright are not satisfactory or exhaustive, when the importance and the width CORRESPONDENCE. of the subject with which they deal are considered. The author has, according to his own state- THE EDITORIAL ('OURTESY. mnent, rearranged in some sort of order the dis- orderly provisions of the Act. This procedure SIR,—The following may be of interest to your was hardly wise, for in the new Copyright Act, readers apropos of the long delay in returning or 1911, there is a definite order laid down in the accepting manuscripts. sequence of the sections, and Mr. G. S. Robertson's On October 20, in answer to an application book, in spite of its wider scope, really narrows for a story, I sent to The Bystander a manu- itself down to the Act of 1911. He may have script, at the same time asking for a speedy decision, gained some points : he has undoubtedly lost as I had several orders for stories, and Messrs. Mills many others, but the substance of the book is & Boon were publishing a book of my short evidently the result of some study and no incon- stories this spring. siderable knowledge, and the methods of explanation On December 10, as I had not beard, I wrote are such as may be easily understood by the layman; a polite letter saying that " I felt sure that it was by indeed, some concrete examples of delicate legal an oversight that they had not let me know about difficulties, such as the one on Limitations on Term the story I had sent in October in response to their of Copyright, are highly to be commended. request. That I was sorry to bother them, but I But the author seems to have lost some conciseness had many applications for stories, and being under in his desire to be clear on certain points. A law contract to my publishers for two long books, it left book is distinctly difficult to write, for to be too me so little time for stories, I knew that they would diffuse tends only to confuse the lay mind, whereas understand my difficulty.”  ## p. 200 (#644) ############################################ 200 THE AUTHOR. On December 12 I received the following letter, and the MS. :- “TALLIS HOUSE, “WHITEFRIARS, “ December 11th, 1911. “ DEAR MADAM,-I note that you have very little time to write stories. We, for our part, have very little time to read them, and are not under any special obligation to do so. In view of the tone of your letter, I therefore return herewith the story entitled “The Mediator,' in the hope that you will be successful in placing it elsewhere. “ Yours Faithfully, “The Editor, “ A.B.” “ The italics are mine. I make no comment ! “Yours Truly, “ MAUD ANNESLEY." NOVEL COMPETITIONS. I was glad to see “ Tamel's” letter about prize competitions and wish it could meet the eye of the dear, deluded, ordinary public. I wrote å briefer one on the same lines to a daily paper some time ago, but it did not appear. Mr. Andrew Melrose gave the case away last year when he explained his system to an interviewer, a most businesslike and reasonable system—from his point of view. All the competing novels, he said, were read first by his readers, and only those they considered “suitable" were sent on to the judges. We know exactly what that means. We know that the first duty of a publisher's reader is to discover, not genius, or works of art, but the “best seller." We are familiar with the publisher's letter inform ing us that our work is of a very high character, but is regretfully returned because it is not likely to prove a popular, financial success. The initiated are, therefore, perfectly aware what kind of books will be weeded out before the rest are sent on to the judges. They are the books that are unconven- tional, unsensational, and artistic; the books that would not please the great mass of uneducated readers. This is not to say that a book may not be a work of art and yet please the larger public. Such a thing may happen, occasionally, we know. But the chances are all against the artistic work and in favour of mediocrity. I do not, however, agree with “Tamel” that either publisher or sorter' indulges his own prejudices or taste in the matter. Both are ani- mated solely by business principles. The publisher engages the reader to pick out for him novels that will sell well; and, presumably, if the reader neglects to do this and merely consults his own taste, he will soon be asked to offer his services elsewhere! Nor do I think it will help matters if writers of talent decline to compete, for the fact will certainly not be advertised. My opinion is that the guardians of our 'self respect' in this concern are the so-called “judges,' and it rests with them whether or not publishers shall go on ‘spoofing the innocent public with their fiction of best novel' competitions. That innocent public, of course, does not know the difference between a best novel' and a best seller'; it believes, and will continue to believe, that the two are identical, and that these competitions are for the encourage- ment of genins. But the chosen judges, if they are faithful to literary ideals, ought to rebel and protest. It is for them to insist on choosing the novel they think best out of the whole number sent in, and this not only in the interests of literature but in their own interests, for the sake of their own reputations. Surely they must often blush to see themselves advertised as sponsors of the common- place fiction that is the result of these prize com- petitions ! It is true they excuse themselves by declaring that most of the work they receive is of poor quality, and this is true enough, no doubt. But why does it not occur to them that they do not receive the best work sent in? Why do they allow themselves to have foisted upon them only such novels as the publishers' readers think will sell ? It is time for those writers of quality who are honoured with this mission to maintain their dignity and the dignity of the office they are invited to fulfil; they should accept it only on conditior. that they may choose what they think best from all the novels sent in. It may take more time, but it would certainly add to, instead of detracting from, their reputations. If the publishers could get no man or woman of letters to aid them in their trade humbug, they might become public benefactors by finding out new talent. They might, moreover, do better for themselves than they are doing now. A judiciously advertised prize novel can always be made to pay, even if it does not positively cater for crude taste ; and should an immortal be discovered, what a 'scoop' for the publisher ! Would it not be worth while to risk something on such a chance ? A NOVELIST. A BLACK LIST. SIR,–Would it not be possible to publish in The Author, from time to time, a black list of magazines and pubhishers : Yours, etc. [This matter has been considered frequently by the Committee, but there are very strong reasons against the publication of such a list. Moreover, information can always be obtained on application to the Secretary.-Ed.]  ## p. 200 (#645) ############################################ ADVERTISEMENTS. vii TYPEWRITING. Literary & Dramatic Typewriting. HUBERT WALES, ESQ., of Hindhead, Surrey, writes :- "I have just completed the rovision of my novel ... which you typed, and I should like to thank you for the admirable way the work was done. 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