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Title A name given to the resource The Author Subject The topic of the resource <em>The Author</em> Description An account of the resource A digitised run of the Society of Authors' monthly periodical, <em>The Author</em>, 1890<span>–</span>1914, made available together for the first time.<br /><br />Currently users can browse issues and <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?search=&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Index&amp;collection=&amp;type=&amp;tags=&amp;exhibit=&amp;date_search_term=&amp;submit_search=Search+For+Items&amp;sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">indices</a> (not available for all volumes). Full text search for all issues, and other additional search functionality, will be added in 2022. 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) 1912-10-01 Volume 23 Issue 1 Pages Page range in volume 1–32 Ngram Date Version of the date in YYYYMMDD format for use by the Ngram plugin 19121001 Ngram Text Version of the text with no HTML formatting for use by the Ngram plugin Che Hutbor. (The Organ of the Incorporated Society of Authors. FOUNDED BY SIR Monthly.) WALTER BESANT. Vou. X XITII.—No. 1. OcToBER 1, 1912. [Prick SIXPENCE. TELEPHONE NUMBER: 374 VICTORIA. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: AUTORIDAD, LONDON. —— sg eg NOTICES, eg Y OR the opinions expressed in papers that are signed or initialled the authors alone are responsible. None of the papers or paragraphs must be taken as expressing the opinion of the Committee unless such is especially stated to be the case. Tue Editor begs to inform members of the Authors’ Society and other readers of The Author that the cases which are quoted in The Author are cases that have come before the notice or to the knowledge of the Secretary of the Society, and that those members of the Society who desire to have the names of the publishers concerned can obtain them on application. ARTICLES AND CONTRIBUTIONS. Tue Editor of The Author begs to remind members of the Society that, although the paper is sent to them free of cost, its production would be a very heavy charge on the resources of the Society if a great many members did not forward to the Secretary the modest 5s. 6d. subscription for the year. Communications for The Author should be addressed to the offices of the Society, 39, Old Queen Street, Storey’s Gate, §.W., and should reach the Editor not later than the 21st of each month. Communications and letters are invited by the Editor on all literary matters treated from Von, XXII. the standpoint of art or business, but on no other subjects whatever. Every effort will be made to return articles which cannot be accepted. ADVERTISEMENTS. ° As there seems to be an impression among readers of The Author that the Committee are personally responsible for the bona fides of the 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 advertisements be inserted, they do not accept, and never have accepted, any liability. Members should apply to the Secretary for advice if special information is desired. <a THE SOCIETY’S FUNDS. oe ROM time to time members of the Society K desire to make donations to its funds in recognition of work that has been done for them. The Committee, acting on the suggestion of one of these members, have decided to place this permanent paragraph in The Author in order that members may be cognisant of those funds to which these con- tributions may be paid. The funds suitable for this purpose are: (1) The Capital Fund. This fund is kept in reserve in case it is necessary for the Society to incur heavy expenditure, either in fighting a question of principle, or in assisting to obtain copyright reform, or in dealing with any other matter closely connected with the work of the Society. (2) The Pension Fund; This fund is slowly increasing, and it is hoped will, in time, cover the needs of all the members of the Society. *2 THE PENSION FUND. 1 before the trustees of the Pension Fund the accounts for the year 1911, as settled bv the accountants, with a full statement of the result of the appeal made on behalf of the fund. After giving the matter full con- sideration, the trustees instructed the secretary to invest the sum of £500 in the purchase of Antofagasta and Bolivian Railway 5% Pre- ferred Ordinary Stock and Central Argentine Railway Ordinary Stock. The amounts pur- chased at the current prices were £237 in the former and £232 in the latter stock. The trustees desire to thank the members of the society for the generous support which they have given to the Pension Fund. The money now invested amounts to £4,454 6s. Later in the year, at a meeting of the Com- mittee of Management, a question concerning the funds of the society was brought up for dis- cussion, and it was suggested that it would be a good thing for the Pension Fund trustees, if they had power, to sell out the Fund’s holding of Consols and to invest in some more satisfactory security. The suggestion was placed before the trustees of the Pension Fund, and a meeting was called, when the chairman of the Committee of Management, the trustees, and Mr. Aylmer Maude, the member of the Committee of Management who had made the suggestion, were present. The figures were very closely considered, and it appeared clear that altera- tions in the investment of the funds could be carried out with advantage to the Fund’s income. It was decided by the trustees, with the approval of the Committee of Management, to sell out the holding of Consols. With the amount realised, were purchased— $2,000 (£400) Consolidated Gas and Elec- tric Company of Baltimore 44% Gold Bonds ; 30 Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway 4°, Extension Shares, (1914) £8 paid ; £250 Edward Lloyd, Ltd., £1 5% Prefer- ence Shares. These amounts are fully set out and added in the nominal value to the Pension Fund investments, below. The trustees have also, in view of the option extended to them as holders of £232 Central Argentine Railway Ordinary Stock, subscribed for 3 Central Argentine Railway £10 Preference Shares, New Issue. The nominal value of the investments held on behalf of the Pension Fund now amounts i January, the secretary of the society laid THE AUTHOR. to £4,454 6s., details of which are fully set out in the following schedule :— Nominal Value. 8. ot. Local oans 2.2.5.3 .-.555,.- 500 0 0 Victoria Government 3% Consoli- dated Inscribed Stock ........ 291 19 11 London and North-Western 3% Debenture Stock -............ 250 0 0 Egyptian Government Irrigation Trust 4% Certificates ........ 200 0 0 Cape of Good Hope 34% Inscribed Stock 2. 5755 200 0 0 Glasgow and South-Western Rail- way 4% Preference Stock .... 228 0 0 New Zealand 34% Stock........ 247 9 6 Irish Land 22% Guaranteed Stock 258 0 0 Corporation of London 24% Stock, 1927—57.............. 4388 2 4 Jamaica 83% Stock, 1919-49 132 18 6 Mauritius 4% 1937 Stock ...... 120 12 1 Dominion of Canada, C.P.R. 34% Land Grant Stock, 1988 ...... 198 3 8 Antofagasta and Bolivian Railway 5%, Preferred Stock .......... 237 0 0 Central Argentine Railway Or- dinary Stock .....:2....:.... 232 0 0 $2,000 Consolidated Gas and Electric Company of Baltimore 44%, Gold Bonds ............ 400 0 0 250 Edward Lloyd, Ltd., £1 5% Preference Shares = .......... 250 0 0 80 Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway 4% Extension Shares 1914 (£8 paid) .............. 240 0 0 8 Central Argentine Railway £10 Preference Shares New Issue... 380 0 0O Total’ 7. £4,454 6 O PENSION FUND. —— Tue list printed below includes all fresh dona- tions and subscriptions (7.e., donations and subscriptions not hitherto acknowledged) received by, or promised to, the fund from April Ist, 1912. It does not include either donations given prior to April 1st, nor does it include sub- scriptions paid in compliance with promises made before it. The full list of annual subscribers to the fund appears in this issue.  LEASE NERDS THE AUTHOR. Subscriptions. 1912. April 6, Bland, J. O. P. April 6, Taylor, Mrs. Basil April 6, Forrester, J. Cliffe June 6, Probert, W. S. June 6, Wheelhouse, Miss M. V. June 6, Acland, Mrs. C. D. : June 6, Spurrell, Herbert (from 1912 to 1915). June 6, Spens, Archibald B. July 18, Liddle, S. : Aug. 7, ‘Joseph, L. Sept. 6, Garvice, Charles (in addi- tion to present sub- scription of £1 1s.) Donations. 1912. April 2, XX. Pen Club April 6, Taylor, Mrs. Basil : April 6, Cameron, Mrs. Charlotte . April 10, Kenny, Mrs. L. M. Stac- poole April 10, Robbins, Alfred F.. April 10, Harris, Emma H. April 11, Ralli, €. Scaramanga April 11, Aitken, Robert. April 16, 7M YE (£1 per month, February, March, April) April 22, Prior, Mrs. Melton May 2, Baden- Powell, Miss Agnes May 25, Koebel, W. H. : May 28, Harland, Mrs. Henry May 28, Wood, Mrs. A. E. : June 4, Hornung, E. W. June 4, Ward, Dudley June 6, Worrall, Lechmere . June 13, Robbins, Miss Alice E. July 5, Hain, iM. ; Aug. 16, Shipley, R. H. —_—__—_+—— —____ PENSION FUND. ooco SCOorfooon noo a wOoro coroonrooooown _ ee bt Or Or Or Or COMUeM Aue % bo or co bel CO OUD Or ecoooo oooco a ooo eoeoococo QOoecoececoocas ComPLete List or ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. A. L. M. ‘ Abbott, The Rev. Edwin, D.D. Adams, Newton . Allen, Rey. Geo. W. Allen, Mrs. Grant . Anderson, Arthur Andrews, Miss C. C. Armstrong, Miss Frances Arnold, Mrs. J. O. Askew, Claud ecocoocrooocrH om —_ 2 OOo Oe OO a eecocoececoo= B. e BC. . Bagnall, Miss L. T. Baldwin, Mrs. Alfred Balme, Mrs. : Barne, Miss M. C. . Barnett, PA, . Barrington, Mrs. Russell Bashford, H H. H. Beale, Mrs. W. Phipson Beeching, Canon . : Begbie, Harold Bell, Lady . Benecke, Miss Ida Benjamin, Lewis . Bennett, Arnold . Berkeley, Mrs. F. R. Bland, J.O. P.. Bland, Mrs. E. Nesbit Bloundelle-Burton, John Bolton, Miss Anna Bond, R. Warwick Bosanquet, E. F. . Boughton, Rutland Bowen, Miss Marjorie Brandon, Miss D. . Breakell, Miss Mary Brend, Charles C. . Brinton, Selwyn Brodhurst, Spencer Broster, Miss D. K. Brown, R. Grant . Budgen, Miss : Bungey, E. Newton Burmester, Miss Frances G. Burne- Murdoch, W. G. Ck. . Caine, William Calderon, George . Cannan, Gilbert Capes, Bernard . Capes, Mrs. (Marian Hawtrey) Carlyle, Rev. A. J. ‘ Carr, Miss M. E. . : Caulfield, Kathleen M. . Channon, Mrs. Francis . Chase, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Chesterton, G. K. : Child, Harold H. Clifford, Lady : Clifton, Mrs. Talbot Clodd, Edward Clough, Miss B. A. Cohen, Mrs. Herbert Collier, Hon. John Colquhoun, A. R. . Cooke, W. B fat Soococorr cocoon ee SS OSS OH OSCH SSS OOS COOH OC OHS COCO mMHENE foal ek bee o SCH ENE AnNooOUmenpao:s _ Oo = Or _ Ot S Or Or Or Or Or Or OL OL! Or a m _ _ ASOAaonrnsdonean i =“ Oo © 10 oo PMR eee orem esocosoosese es Sé oe as oaacos coe eon oboe noc® Cotesworth, Miss Lillias E. (‘‘ Hester White’) . : . Coulton, G. G. Cox, Miss Marion Roalfe Cromartie, Countess of . Crommelin, Miss May Cross, Victoria : Curwen, Miss Maud Dale, Miss Nellie . Darbishire, Otto Darley, R. H. Daveen, Francis Davy, Mrs. E. M. . Dawson, W arrington De Morgan, Wm. . Desborough, The Right Hon. The Lord, P.C. Dixon, "A. F. Dixon, W. Scarth | Dobson, Austin Drake, F. Maurice. ‘ Dummelow, Rev. J. R.. Dunsany, The Lord : Durand, The Right Hon. Sir Henry Mortimer . Durand, Ralph Diiring, Mrs. E. D. C. E. H. BEAK. . . M. C: ZS . Edgington, Miss May Ellis, Miss M. A. Esmond, HOV. |: Kyre-Matcham, Mrs. Fagan, J. B. Felkin, Alfred Laurence : Felkin, The Hon. Mrs. A. L. ‘(Ellen Thornycroft- -Fowler) . Fenn, Frederick Festing, Miss : : Field, The Rev. Claude . Fieldhouse, Arthur FitzGerald, Colin . : FitzGerald, Mrs. EK. A. . Fleming, Mrs. A. D. i Forbes, The Lady Ellen Forrest, G. W. : : Forrester, J. Cliffe Forster, R. H. Fox, A. D. Francis, René : Freshfield, Douglas Fuller, Sir Bamfylde ; Galsworthy, John : ‘ Garnett, Edward . : 4 & wh cCcoonoceH mocoococoocoorooce mooenocooroqoocorcocre He SOM COHONENRFOSCOCOOCHF DH _ he SOHO Orr S OLOTO OH CLOT _ Sr ov Ou Or OU _ mM Oooo So OO ON Ot OCR ee _ it oucoro _ _ He OOCOCOMUrFUNOOR& S oo coooooocenocecoo coocoeooco ececooocoooocoeooooaonace]e ecocoocoocoocanoocoeoo THE AUTHOR. Garvice, Charles Gaunt, Mrs. Mary Gay, Mrs. Florence Geddes, Mrs. George, W. L. : Gidley, Miss E. C.. Giles, Miss Edith J. F. Gilson, Captain Charles . Gilliat, Rev. Edward Glenconner, Lady ; Godfrey, Miss Elizabeth Gonne, Capt. C. : Gosse, Edmund Graham, Capt. Harry Graves, A. P. : Greig, James Gribble, Francis . Grier, Miss Julia M. Grogan, Walter E. Gurney, Mrs. Guthrie, ee H. A. Hep Haggard, Mrs. Hain, H. M.. Halford, F. M. Hamilton, Henry . Hands, Mrs. Morris Hannay, Rev. Canon J. O. (Geo. A. Birmingham) Hargrave, Mrs. Basil (Parry ee Harraden, Miss Beatrice Harrison, Austin . : Harrison, Mrs. Darent . Haultain, Arnold . Hawkes-Cornock, Mrs. . Hawkins, Anthony Hee Heath, Miss KE. . Heath, Miss Helena Heath, Sidney ‘ Hecht, Mrs. Arthur Hedgecock, F. A. . : Heming, Lieut.-Col. D. . Hepburn, Thomas ‘ Hering, H. A. Hichens, Robert Hills, Mrs. Martha Hitchings, F.N.W. . Hollins, Miss Dorothea . Holme, Miss. Holmes, Miss Eleanor Hughes-Gibb, Mrs. : Hutchinson, Rev. H. N. Inkster, C. L. Inman, Rev. H. T. J. A. RB. J.K. J. COHFOCCONOMOOCOCOSCOOHHOONK COSCSCrHFSCOOONH mecormoooooowoorw SooooooorFONnNe n°? i _ = Ooo eH mo OUN & SO Oro © OF Or Or ht owe ao an»nwmnooorcn a ie CUMMHKaAnNoeanrwNoowrandaanodorX aod & ccooooooaocacoocoOoSeSoSoSSOOaASCS SOO ecooocooooocooooanooacooooooeceo  J. L. W. ; Jackson, C. S. Jacomb, A. E. James, Henry James, Miss S. Boucher Jessup, A. E. Jones, Henry Arthur Jones, W. Braunston Keene, Mrs. Kelly, W. P. Kenny, Mrs. L. M. “Stacpoole . Kersey, William H. Kilmarnock, The Lord . Kipling, Rudyard Kitcat, Mrs. Knowles, Miss Margaret Lack, H. Lambert Lambe, J. Laurence Larden, Walter Larken, E. P. Laurence, Lionel . Laws, T.C. . : Lee, Rev. Albert . Letts, Miss W. M.. Lewis, Rev. Arthur Lewis, T. C. Liddle, S. . Lion, Leon M. : Little, Mrs. Archibald Locke, W. J. Logan, The Rev. Robert Longe, Miss Julia . Lueas, E. V. M.M.B... Macdonald, Greville Mackenzie, Miss H. : Macnamara, Miss Margaret Maenaughton-Jones, Dr. H. Macpherson, J. F.. Malcolm, Mrs. lan. “Malet, Lucas”? ... Mann, Mrs. Mary E. Maquarie, Arthur . Marchmont, A. W. Marks, Mrs. Mary Marriott, Charles . Martin, Miss Violet Masefield, John Matheson, Miss Annie McCormick, E. B. Meredith, Mark ; Middlemass, Miss Jean . Miniken, Miss Bertha M. M. Moffatt, Miss B. . Montgomery, Miss K. L. Montrésor, Miss F. F, Morton, Michael THE AUTHOR. tw % Q Palle moO Oe SOESSHSHSOSONNOSOHSCSOOSOOCOH OHH UMC OCOC OC ORHHENOOS MrOOCHOCoocoCcOoOHreHOoCoCSCONS bet bok pe SOM OM kK OSCoANO OC & = = bt el pt ped ARMSOSONSOAMRAKHKNOAUAMNOMAMH OOo oT et _ a) ee or or OS Or Or O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mulliken, Mrs. Narramore, William Nembhard, Miss M. Nicholls, F.C... Niven, Frederick . Northcote, Rev. H. O’Brien, The Rev. G. E. O’ Donnell, Miss Petronella Orezy, The Baroness Osgood, Mrs. Irene Owen, Charles P. : Pakington, Hon. Mary : Parr, Miss O. K. . Parry, Sir C. Hubert, Mus. Doc. Paul, H. M. Pearson, Mrs. Conny : Pendered, Miss Mary L. Pettigrew, W.F. . : Phillips-Wooley, Clive Phillpotts, Eden Phipson, Miss Emma Pickthall, M. W. . Pinero, Sir Arthur Plunkett, G. N., Count . : j Pollock, The Right Hon. Sir Frederick, P.C. : ‘ : Pope, Miss Jessie . Portman, Lionel Prelooker, J. . Prideaux, Miss S. T. Probert, W. S. Pryor, Francis. Purdon, Miss K. L. Rawlings, Burford Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie Reynolds, Mrs. Fred Rhys, Ernest : Richardson, Mrs. Aubrey Riley, Miss i osephine Rittenberg, Max Roberts, D. G. Roberts, Morley Roe, Mrs. Harcourt Romanes, Mrs. Ropes, A. R. Rorison, Miss E. Rossetti, Wm. M. Rumble, Mrs. ; : Rumbold, the Right Honble. Sir Horace, Bart., G.C.B., G.C.M.G. Russell, G. H. , ; Rutter, Frank S. F. F. S.M. . Sabatini, Rafael : . Saies, Mrs. . : : ; : — SCUSSSHSCONSOHSCSOOSCOHMOOCOOCCCONm SSSKSOSCSCOCOSCOSCCOOHMORHEHOHOE coocooccre —_ SCH UNooananua? — _ | WOSSTHAONOCOH Aan uo a he AOoIrtaonn»neHeareOoOnonm bot et ee AnaraKooed ra Or Or S Or Or Or or ooooooo SeSessoesooalraceooscoocococco SeEmooecoscoacscooacoscscoanacococos® o> Salmond, Mrs. M. A. C. . Salter, Miss E. K. ; ; : Salwey, Reginald E. : : : anders, Miss E. K. : : : Scott, G. Forrester Scott, Mrs. C. Seaman, Owen. Sedgwick, Prof. A. Sedgwick, W. : Selincourt, Mrs. ‘Basil de Douglas Sedgwick) Sergeant, Miss “Constancia Seton- Karr, H. W. Shaw, Fred G. : Shaw, Mrs. Bernard Shepherd, George H. Shera, Miss B. M. : Sherwood, Miss A. Curtis Shipley, Miss Mary Simpson, W. J. Sinclair, Miss May Skrine, Mrs. J ohn H. Skrine, Rev. John H. Slaughter, Miss F. Smith, Bertram Smythe, Alfred Snell, Miss Olive Somers, John Somerville, E. (. Speed, Lancelot Sproston, Samuel, Junr. Stacey, Mrs. W. Sy aoe Stanton, Miss H. M. E. Stawell, Mrs. Rudolf Stayton, Frank . Stein, Sir M. Aurel Steveni, W. Barnes - Stewart, J. C. ] oe Stockley, Mrs. Stott, M. D. Sturt, Geo. . Sullivan, Herbert . Summers, J. Sutherland, Her Grace The Duchess of Sutro, Alfred Taylor, Mrs. Basil. Tearle, Christian . Teixeira de Mattos, Alex Thomson, Lieut.-Col. J. Thorn, Ismay : Thurston, E. Temple Todd, Margaret, M.D. Toynbee, Paget . Toynbee, William Travers, Miss Rosalind . Trench, Herbert Trevelyan, G. M. . (Anna Kee OOCCOCOM cocoeooocroscooomoronesceooowoosce —_ COCCOFRMSOSCONOCONNOFOF ” _ MONO OS ON GOLOT OT S OY CLOT OUT bt et et Or OT OT SOTO — bo Oe! Ole OS Or Or O OFS OL OTH © Or Or ie SKonrononan a eoouco cococoooooo cara THE AUTHOR. % _ moO Oe Trevor, Major Philip. . : Truman, Miss Olivia M.. ‘ ‘ Tuckett, F. F. Turner, G. F. : Turner, Reginald . Tuttiett, Miss M. G. Twycross, Miss M. Tyrrell, Miss Eleanor Underdown, Miss E. VS. : Vachell, H. A Vacher, Francis Vernéde, R. E. Von Holst, Gustav Voynich, Mrs. E. L. : Waldestein, Sir Charles . Walkley, S. ‘ ; Ward, Mrs. Humphry : ; <1 Ward, Rev. F. W. Orde Warden, Madame Gertrude Watt, A. P.. : Weaver, Mrs. Baillie : Wentworth, Patricia _ Dillon) Weyman, Stanley J. Wheelhouse, Mrs. . Whishaw, Mrs. Bernhard Whiteing, Richard Wicks, Mark Willard, Mrs. : Williams, W. Wynne Wills, The Rev. Freeman Wilton, Margaret W. . Winchilsea and Nottingham, Countess of : Woods, Miss Mary A. Worsley, Miss Alice Wright, E. Fondi . Yolland, Miss E. . Young, Capt. Geo. F., CB. Young, Ernest. ‘ Young, W. Wellington . COOCOHMHY OF OOoOm ~ OM HO OUR OS Or OTS Ott et or CH OCOUCH ROOM _ SO mH Or Or G F. onc Cereooocoocu —_ Oo The eoecococor or Or SL OL OTTO a COMMITTEE NOTES. HE last meeting of the committee before the vacation took “place on Monday, July Ist, at the society’s offices. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and signed, twenty-four members ‘and associates were elected, bringing the elections for the current year up to 204. ‘The committee accepted, with regret, four resignations. The solicitors then reported upon the cases they  THE AUTHOR. 7 had in hand, first dealing with matters that had been before the committee at their last meeting. These, the solicitors were able to state, were going forward in most cases satisfactorily. In the matter of fresh business, action was sanctioned for recovery of damages for wrongful dismissal of a member from the staff of a daily paper, and the solicitors were instructed to proceed. There were several small county court cases which had been placed in the solicitors’ hands during the month. In three of these, money had been recovered and forwarded to the authors. The others were pro- ceeding, and if no payment was made, summonses would be issued. The secretary then mentioned certain cases which had come before him during the month. One in America it was decided to place in the hands of the society’s American lawyers, failing payment by the American publisher. One was a complaint against a paper in Burma, and this the secretary was instructed to submit, when he had the necessary particulars, to the society’s solicitors in that country. In a third case, relating to the payment of the costs for settlement, by the society’s solicitors, of an agreemevt between an author and a publisher, the committee decided, after full con- sideration, that the bill must be settled by the member. Lastly, the secretary placed before the committee an offer received by a member from a publisher, and the committee instructed him to ask the member for permission to publish the suggested contract in the pages of Zhe Author, without mention of the member’s name. Owing to the passing of the new Copyright Act, the committee had under discussion the question of the collection of fees by the society for its members, on contracts, literary, dramatic and musical, the collection of fees under the compulsory licence clauses of the Act, as they affect mechanical reproduction of a composer’s works, being specially mentioned. It was decided to refer the matter to the Council, and notice was sent to the Council in due course, which body met early in July. The question of the election of members to the Council was considered, and four members were duly elected, subject to their consent. It was decided to increase the salary of one of ‘the clerks and also to pay the insurance premiums of all the clerks in the office. The chairman received from the committee ‘power to act in any matters of immediate import- ance that might come before the society during the vacation. It was decided also to purchase any files that might be required for the filing of the society’s correspondence which had grown so enormously recently. The committee expressed their thanks to Mrs. Wentworth-James for further society’s funds, donations to the aes Composers’ SuB-COMMITTEE. TuE last meeting before the vacation of the Composers’ Sub-Committee was held on Thursday, July 11th, at eleven o’clock, at the offices of the society. The minutes of the former meeting were con- firmed and signed. The secretary read a letter which he had received from a patent agent whom he had con- sulted on the matter of gramophone stamps and trade marks. In it the agent pointed out that he considered it useless to try and register the gramophone stamps under the Trade Marks Act. He suggested that the Composers’ Sub-Committee should rely on artistic copyright and that it would be as well for the society to keep a register of as many stamps as they could obtain from their members, and others, for the purpose of reference in order to prevent infringement. The committee instructed the secretary accordingly. Mr. Elkin, one of the directors of The Mechani- cai Copyright. Licences Co., Ltd., then attended the meeting in order to discuss with the Composers’ Sub- Committee some of the objections that had been raised to the form of contract for the collection of gramophone fees in the-hope that the sub- committee might, finally, be able to approve the agreement as put forward by Mr. Elkin’s company. The agreement was dealt with clause by clause, and after all the points had been fully discussed between the sub-committee and Mr. Elkin, he undertook to refer the matter to his directors, and then to refer the matter back to the sub-committee for further consideration. The sub-committee consider that the issues involved are of the greatest importance and, therefore, were pleased to welcome Mr, Elkin, as representing the Mechanical Copyright Licences Co., Ltd. ae CounciL MEETING. Tue second meeting of the Council for the present year was held at the rooms of the Society of Arts, 18, John Street, Adelphi, W.C., on Friday, July 19th, at 5 o’clock. The Chairman put before the meeting the agenda which were contained in the circular convening the meeting, and ran as follows :— “Under the new Copyright Act certain com- | pulsory licence sections come into force under which fixed royalties are payable to authors and composers. The Committee of Manage- ment propose to meet the new conditions by extending the activities of the society so as to | 8 THE AUTHOR. include not only the collection of fees under these sections for the members involved, but the collection for all members of moneys under any contracts, literary, dramatic or musical, which they may have entered into. This collection will be made subject to the payment of a certain commission to the society on the sums collected. The meeting is called to discuss this extension of the society’s activities.” The Chairman explained briefly to the meet- ing what the society proposed to do. It was not proposed to act as agents for the placing of work in the ordinary sense, but merely to collect fees on a commission. He said that he had received a letter from one of the members of the Council stating that he considered the action which the society proposed was ultra vires. The matter was discussed by the mem- bers present, and it was decided to take counsel’s opinion. If counsel’s opinion on the technical point was in favour of the society, then it was unanimously agreed to organise a branch of the society to carry out the fresh activities proposed. Subsequently, counsel’s opinion was obtained, and from this it was clear that the society had full power to take up the matter. ether eoeipen$ care Cases, Forty-oNE cases have passed through the :ecretary’s hands, making roughly an average of fourteen cases a month, since the last issue of The Author, in July. The number is rather higher than usual, as during the Vacation the tendency is for the number of cases to decrease. Not a few of the claims have been for money due from magazines and periodicals. There are, unfortunately, far too many of these concerns which, lacking sound financial sup- port, soon get into arrears in the payment of their contributors. Knowing that they can always rely upon getting copy from fresh contributors, the managers of these publica- tions leave the author’s account till the very last moment, paying the printers’ bill first because of the control that an unpaid printer has over them. The unfortunate author, not being in the same strong position, and without knowledge, is kept waiting and sometimes is not paid until he has actually issued, through the society, a summons for what is due to him. There have been fourteen claims altogether, either against publisher, editor, or theatrical manager, for money due. In four of these the secretary’s application has been sufficient to bring the amounts owing. Four have been placed in the hands of the society’s solicitors (who have recovered in one case and are proceeding by legal process in the remaining three), and in the other six the secretary is still pursuing the delinquents, most of whom have promised payment. The secretary has handled nine claims for the return of MSS. wrongfully detained. In four of these the MSS. have been restored to their owners in response to the secretary’s applications. In one case the editor reported he could not trace the MSS. and as the author had no evidence of its arrival, the matter had to be dropped. Another case is against an actor touring in South Africa from whom, at the time of going to press, no answer has been received. In a third case the editor has promised to make a search, but has yet to report with what result, while in the fourth unsettled case, one of the MSS. has been returned, the agent—resident in America— having disclaimed all knowledge of the rest of the MSS. sent. The last case is being handled by the society’s solicitors and relates to the detention of a play by a member of the theatrical profession. Some difficulty is being experienced in getting into touch with the party at fault, but it is hoped that a satis- factory conclusion may yet be reached. In seven claims for accounts, the secretary has been successful in five. The remaining two have only come into the office recently, but there is no reason to anticipate that there will be any difficulty in obtaining the state- ments. Two requests have been made, on behalf of members, for fuller particulars of certain items in accounts rendered by publishers. In both eases the desired information has been fur- nished and the members have expressed them- selves satisfied. Two claims have arisen respecting appro- priation of title. These cases are not always easy to deal with, as priority in the use of a title does not always give the first user ex- clusive possession. Everything depends upon whether the duplication of title is likely to mislead the public into purchasing the second author’s book, or witnessing the second author’s play in mistake for the book or play of the first author. No hard-and-fast rule can be laid down in these matters. Each case must be governed by its particular circumstances. However, in the two cases under this head, the society has been successful on behalf of its members. The first, which was against a cinematograph company, was placed in the  THE AUTHOR. 9 hands of the society’s solicitors, who persuaded the company to withdraw the film from circu- lation. The secretary was similarly successful in the second case. This case was against a theatrical manager who agreed to alter the title of his piece, when his attention was drawn to the fact that it was likely to conflict with the title given by the member concerned to a play which was still well before the public. Of two claims for infringement of copyright, one was settled by the offending newspaper compensating the author. The other, which is against an American pirate, has only just come into the office. Two cases arose in which the authors sought cancellations of their agreements with their publishers. In one the agreement has been eancelled. In the other, the secretary is waiting to hear from the publisher as to the terms on which he will deliver the balance of the stock to the author and cancel the contract. There were two claims for breach of agree- ment. One, against an actor, referred to the suppression of an author’s name from the play- bills and programmes of his play. Here, suitable compensation has been offered to, and accepted by, the author, and a draft apology for insertion in the papers has been drawn up. When this is signed by the actor the matter will be at an end. In the other case, a well- known firm of publishers broke their agree- ment by selling copies of a cheap edition of an author’s work in territory not covered by the licence granted them by the author. The firm have proved rather difficult to deal with in the matter, and the secretary has been forced, in consequence, to bring it to the notice of one of their directors who has promised, on his return from abroad, to communicate with the secretary. The last case referred to the division of gramophone fees between a composer and an author—both members of the society—under the Copyright Act, 1911. A division accept- able to both parties has been arranged. One case remains open from former months. The author has given the delinquent an exten- sion of credit, but proceedings will be taken if the amount is not, as has been promised, paid shortly. Souicrrors’ CasgEs. Nineteen cases have been placed in the hands of the society’s solicitors. The majority of them refer to the collection of money. Of these, numbering twelve, six have already been successful, the money having been obtained and forwarded to the authors. In two of the cases remaining, summonses have been issued but have not yet been returnable, in another an offer has been made for settlement, and in another the time for payment has been post- poned with the consent of the author. There have been two cases of infringement of copy- right—one in Sweden and the other in England. The former is in the course of a favourable settlement, as the penalties have practically been assessed, and it is only a question of how far the author is willing to accept the proffered terms. The other has only recently come into the office. In a case of piracy in Burma, considerable difficulty has arisen owing to legal technicalities, but it is hoped that the difficul- ties will be cleared away and the author enabled to establish his title. A question relating to the cancellation of an agreement and the rendering of accounts is being negotiated and is nearing a settlement. One case for the return of a MS. in the United States is still open, as it has only just been placed in the hands of the society’s lawyers in the United States. A question of account is being investi- gated, but as the defendant is away for his holiday it is difficult to get sufficient informa- tion. There is a serious allegation of over- charge of the cost of production on the account. It is possible, however, some explanation may be forthcoming. The last case refers to the purchase by a magazine of a story purporting to be the work of a well-known author who, in fact, had not written the story in question. It is hoped to bring the culprit to book. It is a most serious question of misrepresentation and must run very close to forgery. Of the cases in the solicitors’ hands before the last meeting a full report appears under the Committee Notes, but many of these which were then unsettled, have been satisfactorily terminated within the past three months. fag July Elections. Alford, Miss Daisy Oke Wayside, : Minehead, : Somerset. Baker, Arthur E., Tauntonand YewTree F.R.Hist.8., Secretary House, Winsford. and Librarian. Berkley, J., Major, R.F.A. Rooksbury Mill, Andover. 54, Parliament Street, S.W. Flint Cottage, Mt. Ephraim Lane, Streatham, S.W. Bolster, Reginald, c/o Messrs. Grindlay & Co. Burgess, George (‘ Hmil Meene”’) 10 38th (K.G.0.) Cen- tral India Horse. 53, Telford Avenue, Streatham Hill, S.W. Daylesford. Newport, Isle of Wight. Sidgard. Cooke, Major 8. A. . : Dodwell, Samuel (Bernard Phelps) Eldridge, Robey Frank Fisher, Miss M. L. (Jlollina Joy). Fulton, Grenville. Authors’ Club, 2 Whitehall Court, S.W. Clarence ‘Terrace, Leamington Spa. Portslade, Sussex. Adamson Road, S. Hampstead. St. Bride Foundation, Bride Lane, E.C. The Cottage, Bushey Heath, Herts. Hain, a, M., PhD. 2 F.R.S.L. Hall, Leonard . ; : Jessop, George H. . a4 Peddie, R. A. . ‘ : Perrin, Mrs. Ida : ; Philip, Alex. J. : . 8, Darnley ‘Terrace, Overcliffe, Graves- end. Shelley, Bertha ‘ Lyceum Club, 128, Piceadilly. Shipley, R. H. . : Charleville, | Cranes- water Park, South- sea. Slater, Catherine P. . Edinburgh. Stewart, Miss Edith Anne. Clarewood, Limps- field, Surrey. ———_+—_ > +—___—_ BOOKS PUBLISHED BY MEMBERS. SS on eee 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. AGRICULTURE. A Free Farmer tn A Free Starz. A Study of Rural Life and Industry and Agricultural Politics in an Agricultural Country. By ‘“ Home Countizs” (J. W. Robertson Scott). 84 x 5% 335 pp. Heinemann. 6s. n. ARCH AZOLOGY. Tur Form or THE AtrHapet. By. W.M. FLINDERS Perris (British School of Archeology in Egypt Studies Series, Vol. IIL). 124 x 10. 20 pp. Nine Plates. Macmillan and Quaritch. 5s. n. ARCHITECTURE. Tur CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. Being a fourth edition of ‘“ English Cathedrals Illustrated.” By Francis Bonn. 8 X 5}. 493 pp. Batsford. 78, 6d. nD, THE AUTHOR. ART. VISVAKARMA EXAMPLES OF IxpriaAN ARCHITECTURE, ScuterurE, Parytrnc, Hanpicrarr. Chosen by Awnanpa K. CoomaraswaMy. PartI. 11 x 9. 79 pp. The Author, 39, Brookfield, West-hill, N., and Luzac 2s. 6d. Art and SwapesHt. By A. K. Coomaraswamy. _ Madras: Ganesh & Co. Rs. 1. Inp1ran Drawrnes. Second Series. Chiefly Rajput. With 27 collotype plates and 16 text illustrations. By A. K. Coomaraswamy. Probsthain. 25s. n. Hercutes BraBazon Brapvazon. 1821-1906. His Art and Life. By C, Lewis Hinp. 114 x 9. 103 pp. Allen. 21s. n. BIOGRAPHY. Tue Fourrn GuneraTIoN Reminiscences. By JANET Ross. 8? x 53. 400 pp. Constable, 12s. 6d. n. Intimate Memorrs or Naproreon III. PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF THE MAN AND THE EMPEROR. By the late Baron D’Amnis. Edited and translated by A. R. Atrrxson. With illustrations from the collection of A. M. Broadley. 9 x 6. Twovols. Stanley Paul. 248. n. A Yxrar anp A Day. By Outver Carist1an MALvery (Mrs. Archibald Mackirdy). 8} x 5}. 333 pp. Hutchinson. 6s. Grorce Borrow. The Man and his Books. By E. Tuomas. 9 xX 53. 333 pp. Chapman and Hall. 10s. 6d. n. Tue CumBERLAND Lerrers. Being the Correspondence of Richard Dennison Cumberland and George Cumber- land between the years 1771 and 1784. Edited by CLEMENTINA Back, and now printed for the first time. 9} x 6. 352 pp. Martin Secker. 16s. n. CarprinaL Dre RicneuiEev. By Eveanor C. PRIc#. 9 x 54. 306 pp. Methuen. 10s. 6d. n. Som Otp Love Storres. By T.P. O'Connor. 6} X 4}. 376 pp. Nelson’s Shilling Library. BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG. Tur Farrtes AND THE Curistmas Camp. By Liitan Gask. ImIustrated by Witty Pocgany. 8% x 63. 261 pp. Harrap. 5s. n. DRAMA. MaAKESHIFTS AND REALITIES. 8} x 53. 39 pp. PRESERVING Mr. PANMURE. By Artuur W. PINRO. mann. Is. 6d. n. By GerrrrupE Rosiys. Werner Laurie. 6d. A Comic Play in Four Acts. 64 x 5. 296 pp. Heine- THe Hoty Gram. A Romantic Mystery Play. By Haxiuyt Earrron. 7 x 43. 67 pp. The Faith Press. 2s. 6d, EDUCATIONAL. Tue GIANT AND THE CATERPILLAR. And other Addresses to Young People. By Joun A. Haminron. 7} X 43. 256 pp. H. R. Allenson. FICTION. Tos Mummy. By Riccarpo Srernens. 7} x 5. 428 pp. Nash. 6s. Tur Rep BupeEer or Stortus. Edited by CHARLES Garvice. 8} X 61. 312 pp. Hodder and Stoughton, ls. n. Gay Lawness. By Heran Maruers (Cheap Edition). 8} x 5}. 153 pp. Stanley Paul. 6d. TALES OF THE OPEN Hazarv. By HaLLiwE Lb SUTCLIFFE. 7% x 5. 312 pp. Mills and Boon. 6s. :  THE AUTHOR. L1 From THE ANGLE or SEVENTEEN. By EpEN PHILLrorTtTs, 74 x 5. 235 pp. Murray. 3s. 6d. n. Beira. By E. C. Boorn. 7? x 5. 364 pp. Arnold. 6s. . Mornine Star. By H. Riper Haceaarp. pp. Cassell. 1s. n. My Lapy oF THE Bass. 415 pp. Gay and Hancock. 1s. n. To-pay. By Percy Ware. 72 x 5. Constable. 6s. THe Narrow Escape or Lapy Harpwetr. By F. Frangrort Moorr. 7} X 5. 335 pp. Constable. 6s. Tue Hovss or Fortune. By Max Pemprerton. 7? X 43. 248 pp. Eveleigh Nash. 2s. n. Love at Pappineton. By W. Prtr Riper. 271 pp. Nelson. 2s. n. THe Oakum Pickers. By L. §&. 375 pp. Methuen. 6s. Setming or Sermincrorp. By Berrrram Mrrrorp. 74 x 5. 320 pp. Ward, Lock. 6s. JupitH Ler. Some Pages from her Life. By Ricwarp Mars. 7? x 5. 317 pp. Methuen. 6s. Force Maseure. By Patrick RtsHDEN. 409 pp. Mills and Boon. 6s. THe Vicars Secret. By C. 255 pp. Murray and Evenden. Tue Hippex Hicuway. By Firorence Bone. 8 189 pp. (The “Leisure Hour” Monthly L Religious Tract Society. 6d. THe Love Race. By Kente Howarp. Hodder and Stovghton’s Penny Stories. Aw Encuisnwan. The Romance of a Shop. L. PENDERED. 72 x 5. 342 pp. Revised. 6s. Tue ScyoLtar’s Daucurer. 255 pp. Tue Tracrpy of THE Korosko. 252 pp. Desorsr or Ton’s. By Mrs. HENRY DETA PASTURE. 314 pp. Hodder and Stoughton. 74. n. each. Tae Diamonn Smr. By Max PEMBERTON. 348 pp. (Cheap Edition). Cassell. 1s. n. Bricut SHame. By KuiaHiey SNOWDEN. 276 pp. Stanley Paul. 6s. RosE oF THE GARDEN. By KatTHaRINE TYNAN. 312 pp. Constable. 6s. THe \Virta Mystery. By Hersert FLOWERDEW. 73 X 5. 319 pp. Stanley Paul. 6s. SasLtE anpD Mortiey. By STEPHEN ANDREW. 316 pp. Greening. 6s. ‘THe Waster. By Mrs. Henry Tirrert. 319 pp. John Long. 6s. ‘THos—E OrHer Days. By E. Puairriirs OPPENHEIM. 7% X 5. 320 pp. Ward, Lock. 6s. ‘THe Turnstite. By A. E. W. Mason. Hodder and Stoughton. 6s. ‘Tne DarksomME Marps or Bagurers. By WILLIAM H. Kersey. 74 x 5. 309 pp. Stephen Swift & Co. 6s. ‘THe Marriace or Kerrie. By C. J. Curcrirre HynNe. 7% x 5. 312 pp. Heinemann. 6s. Tue Turee Anarcuists. By Maup Stepney Rawson. 7% X 5. 320 pp. Stanley Paul. 6s. Waitt Roseteaves. A Story of the Yorkist Court. By Emmy Rocunes. 73 x 5. 345 pp. Drane. 63. ‘THe Rep Hanp or Utstar. By G. A. BrrMincHaM. 7? <x 5. 310 pp. Smith, Elder. 6s. A WitpEerness Woornc. By W. VicrorCoox. 7} x 5. 312 pp. Methuen. 6s. ‘The Secret Marriace. By A. WiLson 73 x 5. 302 pp. Ward, Lock. 6s. 74 x 5. 308 By 8S. H. Burcwert. 7} x 5. 319 pp. 7k & 5. Grsson. 72 x 5. 72 X 5. E. JEFFERY. 25. ne Th X 5. wo Xe ibrary 4x By Mary New Fuition rab ok ta Ol Re ~J rs 1 4 By Beatrice HarRapEn. By A. Conan DoYLe. 72 x 5. 12 X 6. 7k x 5. 7k Xx 5. 72 X 5. 72x 5. 344 pp. BARRETT. MiraBet’s Isnanp. Ward, Lock. 6s. 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The anthology contains a foreword by the Bishop of St. Asaph, an introduction embodying the views of expert critics on the various periods and branches of Welsh poetry with which it deals, and bio- graphical and critical notes upon the poets treated of. J. Giberne Sieveking’s new books include a biographical work and a novel. The former is a Memoir of Sir Horace Mann, and deals with the later life of Charles Edward at Florence, where Mann was George II.’s Envoy. The title of the novel is “The Great Postponement.” M. Alexander Teixeira de Mattos has acquired the right of translation for the United Kingdom and America of all the entomological and other works of J. H. Fabre, the French naturalist, that have not been published in this country. Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton will publish this autumn a volume of travel sketches by Mrs. H. R. Curlewis (Miss Ethel Turner), entitled ‘Ports and Happy Havens,” the various sketches being of Colombo, the Red Sea, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Holland and Belgium. Messrs. Ward, Lock & Co. at the same time are bringing out a new edition, with an entirely new set of illustrations of the same author’s ‘‘ Seven Little Australians.’ This book is now in its sixteenth edition, and like the rest of Miss Turner’s books, has been translated into Dutch, Swedish, Danish and other foreign languages. The same firm will also issue a new edition of “ That Girl” which they have bought from Mr. Fisher Unwin, who published it for the author in 1908. Edith C. Kenyon’s new novel “ The Wooing of Mifanwy: A Welsh Love Story,” appears - this autumn by Messrs. Holden and Harding- ham. The atmosphere and environment is in the heart of rural Wales, where Miss Kenyon lived in her early womanhood. “Intimate Memoirs of Napoleon III.” is the title of a new work translated from the French of Baron d’Ambes by A. R. Allinson. This book is the private diary of a life-long and intimate friend of Louis Napoleon, whose identity is here thinly veiled under a somewhat obvious pseudonym. The Baron follows his hero from boyhood through the years of exile and adventure, as a conspirator in Italy, asa refugée in London, as President of the Republic of 48, finally as Emperor down to the disasters of 1870, the fatal day at Sedan and the death at Chislehurst. “Great is Discipline’? by O. C. Ironside is a novel which deals with a factory founded by a “ self-made ” man’s thrift almost wrecked by Trade Unionism, and re-established by  THE AUTHOR. 15 science. The published price of the book is 6s. Copies may be obtained at 4s. 6d. net. from Mr. E. Dracup of 21, Millbrook Road, Bedford. Part III. of ‘“‘ Princess Alfrida’s Charity ” by the Rev. Henry Lansdell was published in July. The present, and concluding portion, contains biographical notes of Sir John Morden during his living at Wricklemarsh, his pur- chase of Church property, his treasurership of Bromley College; his mastership of his own College, with its first inhabitants; provision for the government of Morden College ; and how the administration of the Charity devolved into the hands of the first trustees. Messrs. Burnside, Limited, Booksellers, Blackheath publish the book. A cheap edition of Annabel Gray’s novel ““The Mystic Number Seven” is announced by Messrs. W. Stewart & Co., 19, Newcastle Street, Farringdon Street, E.C. The novel, which was originally published some eight or nine years ago, is sensational in character. It will be published now at 6d. net. and will be followed by a complete edition of Miss Gray’s works at cheap prices. “Rome, The Cradle of Western Civilisation, as Illustrated by Existing Monuments,”’ is a book by Mr. H. T. Inman, published by Messrs. Edward Stanford. The author’s aim has been to enable English visitors to see the monuments of ancient and medieval Rome as a whole and from a point of view of personal interest to themselves. Some dozen or so plans, and an index enhance the usefulness of the volume. Her Majesty the Empress of Japan has been graciously pleased to accept a copy of * Four- teen Years of Diplomatic Life in Japan,” by the Baroness Albert d’Anethan, published by Messrs. Stanley Paul & Co. ‘“* Edelweiss,’ by Rita, is the latest addition to these publishers’ “clear type” sixpenny novels. Messrs. Stanley Paul announce, also, that their Majesties, Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra have graciously promised to accept a copy of Mrs. Charlotte Cameron’s latest story, entitled “A Durbar Bride,” the only novel dealing with the historic event written from an eye-witness’ point of view. Mrs. Charlotte Cameron represented the ‘‘ Lady’s Pictorial” at the Durbar, and fully availed herself of the many opportunities afforded her for gathering interesting material for her new book. Mr. J. J. Haldane Burgess is preparing for publication a third edition of his volume of poems in the Shetlandic, entitled “ Rasmie’s Biiddie.”” A foreword in verse will occupy the opening pages of the new edition. Messrs. Methuen & Co. announce the publication of a volume of poems by L. F. Wynne Ffoulkes, under the title of “Poems of Life and Form.” Variety of theme and mode of expression is the keynote of the poems which are dedicated to H.R.H. The Princess Frederica of Hanover. Miss Florence Bone’s autumn books are: “The Furrow on the Hill,” published by the Religious Tract Society, and “ Curiosity Kate,’ which is to be published in England by Messrs. Partridge, and in America by Messrs. Little, Brown & Co., of Boston. Messrs. Smith Elder & Co. will shortly bring out a book entitled ‘ Two Troubadours ” by Esme Stuart. Though the lively twins, ‘““Two Troubadours”’ chiefly fill up the canvas, many characters well-known to the public in ‘‘ Harum Scarum ” reappear. Mr. Norman Porritt, M.R.C.S. will publish during October with Mr. Evan Macleod, “The Ear; its hygiene and care,’ founded on thirty years of practice and the experience gained in the special eye and ear department, the author established at the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, to which Institution he is now consulting surgeon. Without trespassing on the domains of the medical man, the book aims to be a practical guide for that large section of the lay public which suffers from deafness and other ear ailments. Messrs. John Long have just published a novel entitled ‘‘The Gate Openers” by K. L. Montgomery, author of “ The Cardinal’s Pawn.” The novel is based upon a dramatic chapter of English history, the Rebekah Riots in South Wales in 1843, and is the story of the crusade against the turnpike system. We have received from Mr. B. T. Batsford, prospectus of a work by Mr. Aymer Vallance, to be published shortly, for which subscribers’ names are invited. The work constitutes an account of Oxford collegiate architecture lavishly illustrated. Mr. Vallance’s- book differs from those of previous writers who have devoted a large share of their attention to the history of the various colleges as institu- tions, whereas, the present work deals with them as monuments of beautiful architecture and storehouses of admirable craftmanship. Separate descriptions are given of the University Church, of the schools and the Bodleian, and then of each college in turn, but one of the special features of the book is the introduction, an analytical essay, in which 16 THE AUTHOR. the development of the college plan is traced and the most characteristic details of college architecture compared and summarised. The volume includes reproduction from water- colour and other drawings by the following artists and draughtsmen: J. Hoefnagel, M. Burghers, J. Malchair, E. Dayes, J. C. Nattes, J. Nash, H. O'Neill and G. Hollis. The book will appear in the autumn at £4 4s, net., but up to October 8th orders will be accepted at the rate of £3 13s. 6d. net., and a list of subscribers’ names will be published in the work. “The River Rhymer,” a volume of verses, treating of the Thames, its places, people and life, from the source to the sea, by Mr. J. Ashby Sterry, will be published this month by Mr. W. J. Ham-Smith. Mrs. Fred Reynolds will shortly issue a new novel under the title of ‘“ Letters to a Prison.” The letters are written by a young wife, separated from her husband, and give the pageant of the year from a mountain village in Wales. A local love story is inter- woven in the plot which itself touches the deep things of life. The September number of ‘‘ The Librarian ” contains the first part of an article on a subject of great interest to librarians, namely, ‘‘ Biblio- graphy.” This is a subject not very much studied in this country, compared with America and Germany and one or two other countries where bibliography is regarded as of great national importance. Miss Margaret Reed’s article appears, as well as Mr. T. Edwin Cooper’s article on “‘ Library Architecture.” Messrs. Stanley Paul & Co. announce for immediate issue a new novel by Miss Arabella Kenealy entitled ‘The Irresistible Mrs. Ferrers.” The irresistible Mrs. Ferrers is a fashionable beauty, whose ambition is to be known to history as the most beautiful and brilliant woman of her day who charmed all men and succumbed to none, and the story tells how she directs her life to this end. There are some original views in the book on the woman question. “The Three Anarchists” is the title of a new novel by Maud Stepney Rawson. The story is- written round the unsatisfied soul- starved young wife of an elderly, weak, cruel and penurious man, and the other principal character is a human stepson at inevitable enmity with so opposite a father. Both crave for the fulness of life, the woman intensely desirous of founding a real home and making real happiness; and the young man responding to her love and care with more ? than mere affection. Messrs. Stanley Paul & Co, are the publishers. T e same publishers announce for immediate publication “The Thread of Proof,” a new story by Mr. Headon Hill. The principal theme of this volume is the abnormal astuteness of the conductor of a railway restaurant-car, whose power of observation and deduction enables him to solve the many absorbing ““ mysteries’ that come under his ken. Mr. Herbert Jenkins is publishing, either this month or in November, Mr. W. L. George’s new book “Woman and To-morrow.” It deals with the principles and aims of Feminism in the arts, the home, the labour market, ete., with its reactions on woman’s political position and sex-relations. A French translation of Mr. George’s novel ‘A Bed of Roses” has been arranged for. Mr. C. E. Gouldsbury, author of “ Dulale, the Forest Guard,” a story of Indian life, has written his reminiscences of ‘‘ Life in the Indian Police’ which Messrs. Chapman and Hall are publishing. It will be illustrated by the author’s own photographs. Mr. Goulds- bury was eighteen years old when he joined the constabulary service, and for thirty years he hunted native criminals and suppressed murderous dacoits. In the intervals of duty he enjoyed big game shooting in the jungle, and there are tales in the volume, of both work and sport. Miss Annesley Kenealy’s forthcoming novel is to be published by Messrs. Stanley Paul & Co. Miss Kenealy has recently placed a serial with Munsey and the National Press Agency and short stories with the Strand Magazine, ete. We have received a_ little book by W. E. Imeson relating to “ Illustrated Music- Titles and Their Delineators.” The book contains some interesting information which should be useful to collectors. There is also a dictionary of delineators at the end of the work, and nine illustrations. ‘The Giant and The Caterpillar ’ and other addresses to young people, by the Rev. John A. Hamilton, has just been published by Messrs. H. R. Allenson, Ltd. There are 62 addresses in all in this volume which should prove very helpful to Sunday school workers and others engaged in the training of the young. Early in September Miss M. P. Willcocks published, with Messrs. Mills and Boon, a study of Devon village life, called ‘‘ The Wind among the Barley,” after the title of an old country dance. Cranfordian in style, it is yet uncranfordian in matter, since the E E : |  THE AUTHOR. i7 actors of the Amazons. Mrs. Alec Tweedie, whose travel books are so well-known, has just written a personal one, entitled “‘ Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman’s Life,”’ which has just been published by Mr. Lane in England and the United States. It is hardly an autobiography, but rather chapters from the author’s life, with sketches of other well-known men and women. Mr. Bertram Mitford’s new book will be published shortly by Messrs. Ward, Lock & Co. This is Mr. Mitford’s fortieth novel, and of this total, all but nine are entirely or mainly concerned with South Africa. It is entitled ** Seaford’s Snake,’’ and is not one of the nine exceptions. Messrs. Stanley Paul & Co. announce for immediate issue ‘‘In Jesuit Land: The Jesuit Missions in Paraguay ” by W. H. Koebel. The story of the Jesuit missions in Paraguay forms one of the most fascinating chapters in the complex history of the River Plate Pro- vinces. Mr. Koebel has traced the work of the missions from their inception in the early days of Spanish South American colonisation and discovery down to the final expulsion of the Jesuits by Bucareli in the middle of the eighteenth century. The same publishers have added to their “Clear Type” Sixpenny Novel Series “ Justice of the King,” by Hamilton Drummond, and ‘Priscilla of the Good Intent,” by Halliwell Sutcliffe. Messrs. Macmillan & Co. published on September 25th a new book by The Right Hon. James Bryce, entitled ‘“‘ South America Observations and Reflections.”” The volume is the product of a journey made by the author through this region, and records his impres- sions regarding scenery, social and economic phenomena, the people, and the prospects for the development of industry and commerce in Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Chili, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. Mr. Bryce has also something to say about the relics of pre- historic civilisation, the native Indian popula- tion, and the conditions of political life in the republics. Mr. Maurice Hewlett’s new novel, “ Mrs. Lancelot: a Comedy of Assumptions,” published by Messrs. Macmillan & Co. on September 17th, is concerned with love and politics, and high life in the days when the great Reform Bill was the burning question of the moment. Three men and one woman occupy the stage almost exclusively. They are Mrs. Lancelot and her husband, her story are not exclusively would-be lover, who was no less a personage than the Prime Minister himself, the famous Duke of Devizes, and Gervase Poore, a young and enthusiastic poet, who finally cuts the knot of a complex love entanglement. A re-issue, in a new and attractive binding, at 1s. net. of Mr. Clive Holland’s novels, ‘‘ My Japanese Wife,’’ ‘‘ Marcelle of the Latin Quarter” and “ An Egyptian Coquette,”’ will be published by Messrs. Lynwood & Co., Ltd. immediately. Of ““ My Japanese Wife” over 417,000 copies have already been sold, and the demand continues. It has also been translated into several foreign languages. Messrs. Methuen & Co. are to publish, on the 17th of this month, the late Mrs. Paget Toynbee’s edition of the ‘‘ Letters of Madame au Deffand to Horace Walpole.” This edition has been completed and seen through the press by Dr. Paget Toynbee. Since the publication of the Marquis de Sainte Auldires’ editions of these letters in 1859 and 1877, Mrs. Toynbee had discovered a large number of letters, many of which have never hitherto been published. The whole of the newly discovered letters were transcribed by Mrs. Toynbee from the original manuscripts, and all the previously printed letters, or portions of letters were carefully collated by her with the originals. The text of the original has been reproduced as faithfully as possible. The work is produced in French, as it was judged not only that French letters with English notes, ete. would be an incongruity, but also that the work of a writer regarded in her own country as a second Sévigné should appeal to a large circle of readers in France. Mr. Edward Arnold will issue shortly ‘The Campaigns of a War Artist,’ being the work of the late Mr. Melton Prior, the well- known artist of the Illustrated London News. Madame Albanesi is engaged on a serial for the weekly edition of The Times. The story, which will commence running as a serial early in 1913 will appear later in book form with Messrs. Methuen & Co. somewhere about June or July. Madame Albanesi has only just recently brought out a new novel, through Messrs. Methuen, entitled ‘‘ Olivia Mary,” which is the first new novel she has published since 1910, when ‘“‘ The Glad Heart ” appeared. A number of the same author’s books are being brought out at sevenpence, notably, ““ I know a Maiden ” and “‘ Love and Louisa ”’ with Messrs. Everett, ‘‘ A Question of Quality ” with Messrs. Hurst and Blackett, and next year, ‘“‘Susannah and One Other” and 18 THE AUTHOR. “Capricious Caroline ’’ with Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton, while a sixpenny edition of “The Glad Heart ” is also on sale. The book and serial rights for Great Britain and the Colonies of Mr. Carlton Dawe’s new novel ‘The Crackswoman’” have been acquired by Messrs. Ward, Lock & Co. ~ The poems of Adam Lindsay Gordon the poet of Greater Britain and the best of all sporting poets have only to be known to meet with instant appreciation. Mr. Douglas Sladen has undertaken the editing, and in an edition published by Messrs. Constable & Co. has arranged them according to subject prefixing a memoir giving all the latest facts that have come to light about this Scottish aristocrat, who became policeman, horse-breaker, squatter, member of Parliament, livery stable keeper, trainer, and the most famous steeplechase rider and poet Australia has known. Mr. Sladen’s edition costs but half-a-crown, though it is delightfully printed and delightfully illus- trated. Three of the illustrations are sketches drawn by Gordon of himself on horseback, and 34 pages of the poems are new. His Majesty the King has graciously accepted a copy of “* When the War is O’er,”’ by the late Major I’. M. Peacock. The book is published by Messrs. Longmans & Co. Mrs. Archibald Little has been commissioned by Messrs. Hutchinson & Co. to write the text on the customs of China for their standard work on the “‘ Customs of the World,” Part I. of which will be published this autumn. Mrs. Little is leaving in the Dunnottar Castle for a five months’ cruise to the Far East, and, there- fore, will not be available to speak at any meetings before next spring. Madame Sarah Grand’s new book, ‘* Adnani’s Orchard,” is to be published on the 15th of this month. It is a romance dealing with the social aspect of the land question. “The Silence Broken” is the title of a collection of short stories by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds, published by Messrs. Mills and Boon. A new novel by the same writer has just appeared through Messrs. Hodder and Stough- ton, entitled “A Makeshift Marriage.” The story appeared serially in the Daily News last month. Mrs. Baillie Reynolds has also written a new serial for the Lady’s World, which will commence next month, under the title of “A Doubtful Character,” and a serial for Messrs. Mowbray, entitled ‘‘ The Secret Stair.” She is now engaged upon anewnovel for Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton. Nearly all Mrs. Baillie Reynolds’ novels have been purchased for publication in Sweden, In addition to various short magazine stories, she wrote a complete novelette, entitled ‘“‘ The Swashbuckler,” for Messrs. Cassell’s new magazine of fiction. This story was also published in America, where most of Mrs. Baillie Reynolds’ writings appear. DRAMATIC. ** Rebecca of Sunnyhook Farm” by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson was produced at the Globe Theatre on Sep- tember 2nd. It is a simple picture of humble life in America, telling the story of a little girl from the day she comes to live with her aunts till her departure with the “ fairy prince”’ of her fancy. Included in the caste are Edith Taliaferro, Marie L. Day and Mr. Archie Boyd. Mr. Louis N. Parker’s play ‘“‘ Drake ’’ was produced at His Majesty’s Theatre on Sep- tember 8rd. The play shows Drake at the outset of his career; on his return from his journey round the world; and at the time of the Armada. Various scenes from these three periods of the life of Drake are represented. Mr. Lynn Harding as Drake, and Miss Neilson- Terry as Queen Elizabeth are in the cast, which also includes Mr. Herbert Waring. On September 4th Mr. Graham Moffat’s new play, ‘“‘ The Scrape of the Pen” was pro- duced at the Comedy Theatre. Briefly, the story is this. A scapegrace son, prior to leaving home for Africa, has persuaded a girl to sign a marriage contract before witnesses, and has also left behind him another girl who subsequently bears him a child and dies. The first girl, hearing nothing of him for some years, and believing him to be dead, marries a farmer and adopts the motherless child. The scapegrace returns suddenly and claims his ‘‘ wife,” but finding he is responsible for a daughter, tears up the marriage contract and devotes himself to the child. Mr. and Mrs. Graham Moffat, Mr. Alfred Brydone and Mr. Norman McKeown are in the cast. Mr. H. V. Esmond’s new comedy “‘ A Young Man’s Fancy,” produced at the Criterion on September 7th, deals with a somewhat erratic youth, for whose heart are two competitors, one a rich and romantic American girl, and the other the scheming daughter of the proprietress of a Regent Street flower shop. The plot turns upon the endeavours of the young man’s aunt to separate her nephew from the flower-shop girl—endeavours soon rendered rather unnecessary by the marriage of the girl to another party. Miss Lottie  THE AUTHOR. 19 Venne, Mr. Charles Maude and Mr. C. M. Lowne are in the cast. Mr. Granville Barker’s play, ‘‘ The Voysey Inheritance” was revived at the Kingsway Theatre last month. Mr. Barker’s production of “* The Winter’s Tale ” at the Savoy Theatre took place on September 21st. The decoration of the play was by Mr. Norman Wilkinson, the old music under the direction of Nellie Chapman and the morris and country dances taught by Mary Neal and Clive Carey. In the play were Mr. Henry Ainley, Mr. Leon Quartermaine, Miss Lillah McCarthy, Miss Esmé Beringer and Miss Enid Rose. Mr. Forbes Dawson’s drama, “‘ The Triumph of the Blind ” was produced on September 16th at the West London Theatre, and has now gone on a long provincial tour. Mr. Dawson’s sketch, ‘“ The Woman Makes the Home ’”’ will be produced at a London Music Hall this month, after which it will go on a tour of the combined Syndicate Halls. Negotiations are pending also over a three-act comedy by Mr. Forbes Dawson. “ The Girl in the Taxi’? by Frederick Fenn and Arthur Wimperis was produced at the Lyric Theatre on September 5th with music by Jean Gilbert. Oo PARIS NOTES. —— ++ HE sudden death of Massenet was a great aa shock and cast a gloom over Paris, so universal a favourite was he. Rarely has any man been endowed with such charm. He was not only a melodist as a composer, but also in his daily life. Strangely enough his Memoirs were almost ready for publication. Only two or three months ago he read us a few chapters of them, and little did we think then that he would not see the publication of the volume. He had dated them 1848—1912. It was in 1848 that he made his début in the musical world, for it was then that his hands were first put on the piano. He delighted in telling the story of the acceptance of his first compositions, His volume, ‘‘ Mes Souvenirs,” is charming, full as it is of interesting reminis- cences, and told in the bright, witty way peculiar tohim. Massenet was a great worker, rising at four or five in the morning. Of late years he had gone out very little into society. He died at his home in the Rue de Vaugirard, and his funeral, at his request, was as simple as possible. Many novelists travel to distant countries in search of new material and what they term “local colour” for their forthcoming book. René Boylesve finds his material very near home, and his novels gain from the fact that the “ local colour” is genuine. As a result his pictures stand the test of time. ‘Le Bel Avenir”? was a wonderfully delicate, psycho- logical study. In that novel we were able to watch the effect of education and surroundings on three young Frenchmen. In a more recent book M. Boylesve gave us an account of ‘‘ La Jeune Fille bien élevée,’”’ and in his latest novel the girl about whom he had told us is ‘‘ Made- leine, jeune femme.’ In his preface, the author explains to us that, in the first of these two books, he merely wished to show the way in which a girl brought up in a French pro- vincial town was educated. He declines, as a novelist, to go into the question of the best way of educating girls. In his latest novel he merely shows us the result of Madeleine’s education. He maintains that the novelist simply holds out to us a magic mirror, in which life, too vast to be seen by most eyes, is reflected and as it were condensed. In conclusion, M. Boylesve very truly observes that most of the misunderstandings which lead to disorder every day are due to a lack of psychology. The story of Madeleine’s married life is told by herself, and starts from the moment she gets into the train on her honeymoon journey. We will not spoil the story by giving a résumé of it, as all those who know this author’s work will prefer to read the book itself. Another story which treats of a woman’s married life has recently appeared, under the title of ‘‘ Lettres d’une Divorcée.”” The author of this novel is Leona Faber. It is cleverly written in a clear, natural style, so natural indeed that it seems more like a diary contain- ing a story from real life than a work of imagina- tion, There is not a word too much in it, a rare quality in a woman’s novel, and yet in these few words the writer has made her characters very living. There is a dearth just now of really strong novels. Perhaps it is because everyone appears to be either reading or writing memoirs. M. Elie Halévy has now published the first volume of a work entitled “ Histoire du peuple anglais au dix-neuvieme siécle.’’ England, in 1815, is the subject of the first volume. The author treats in turn the political institutions, the social economy and the religion and culture of the English nation. ““La Colline Inspirée”’ is the title of the forthcoming novel by Maurice Barres. It will 20 be published first as a serial in the Revue hebdomadaire. “Les Ravageurs”’ is the latest work by M. J. Fabre, the celebrated entomologist. In this volume we have an account of the various insects to be dreaded by the agriculturist, and not only does M. Fabre tell the ravages which may be made by the insects, but he shows how it is possible to fight against them. The volume will be welcomed by all who have read the preceding ones. : “* Etude raisonnée de ]’Aéroplane et descrip- tion critique des modéles actuels” is a work which will render great service to the science of aviation. It is written by M. Jules Bordeaux, a brother of M. Henry Bordeaux, the well- known novelist. The theatres are all opening their doors once more and announcing their programme for the Autumn season. “* Bagatelles,’ by Paul Hervieu, is the new play at the Comédie Frangaise. At the Odeon, M. Antoine announces a whole list of new writers, and the Athénée is rehearsing a play which it is hoped will have the same success as “Le Coeur dispose ”’ of last season. Atys HALLARD. “‘Mes Souvenirs” (Pierre Lafitte). ‘Madeleine, jeune femme” (Calmann Levy). “Lettres d’une Divorcce”’ (Ollendorff). “Les Ravageurs” (Delagrave). “Etude raisonnée de l Aeroplane” (Gauthier Villars). —_—_— + _—___. NEW LITERARY CONVENTION BETWEEN FRANCE AND RUSSIA. a ae the courtesy of the Foreign Office— which we desire to acknowledge in the fullest way—we were indebted for very early information that a copyright convention had been signed between France and Russia. The politeness shown us was accompanied by an intimation that, as the treaty was still un- published in either country at the date when the communication was made, the intelligence must be regarded as confidential. Having however, recently received an intimation that the convention has now been made officially public we are at liberty, first of all, to express our pleasure in being able to say that a first step has been taken towards drawing Russia THE AUTHOR. into the general concert of the Western Literary Conventions. We are still, it is true, very far from the much-to-be-desired consummation of finding Russia among the signatories of the Berne Convention ; but where the difficulties are so many, to have seen a beginning made is no small matter. It would be to ourselves a source of the highest satisfaction if steps could be taken that would lead to some agreement between Great Britain and Russia such as that which now exists between Russia and France. According to the terms of the new convention the authors belonging to either country will enjoy for their literary or artistic works, published in either country, or in any other country, or not yet published, the rights accorded, or to be accorded, in either country. The same rights are accorded to authors who are neither Frenchmen nor Russians, if they publish in either of the contracting countries. The expression “ literary or artistic works ” is in the new convention interpreted in the wide sense now generally used in copyright enactments. The literary author of either country enjoys in the other country an exclusive right of translation for ten years, dating from January 1 of the year of the publication of the original, on the condition that this right of translation is mentioned as reserved. The right lapses if the author does not make use of it within five years from the date of the publi- cation of the original. Authors of drama and of musical drama, published or not, have protection for the original during the whole duration of the copy- right of the original, and for translation during the period of their right of translation. In the case of musical works a statement, on every copy, of the reservation of rights is necessary. Photographs must bear the name of the publisher, and the date of publication, Literary and artistic works cannot be repro- duced for the cinematograph without the consent of the author. The new convention is to remain in force for five years. SCALE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. ee {ALLOWANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY 20 PER CENT.) Front Page sue os sae ee oe Other Pages, “4 5 ; Half of a Page .., 110 9 Quarter of a Page 015 6 Eighth of a Page ie asa or, ww 0 7 9 Single Column Advertisements aay perinch 0 6 g Reduction of 20 per cent. made for a Series of Six and of 25 per cent, for Twelve Insertions, All letters respecting Advertisements should be addressed to J. F, Betyont & Co., 29, Paternoster Square, London, E.C.  THE AUTHOR. 21 HOW TO USE THE SOCIETY. a 1. VERY member has a right toask for and to receive advice upon his agreements, his choice of a pub- lisher, or any dispute arising in the conduct of his business or the administration of his property. The 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 deem it desirable, will obtain counsel’s opinion without 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 all costs borne by the Society. 2. Remember that questions connected with copyright and publishers’ agreements do not fall within the experi- ence of ordinarysolicitors, 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 yourself, 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 upon them. (2) To keep agreements. (3) To enforce payments due according to agreements. Fuller particu- lars of the Society’s work 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 must 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 1s. er annum, or £10 10s. for life membership. . TO WARNINGS TO THE PRODUCERS OF BOOKS. ERE are a few standing rules to be observed in an agreement, There -are four methods of dealing with literary property :— I. Selling it Outright. This is sometimes satisfactory, if a proper price can be 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: C1.) 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 Zhe 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 te the author, Never sign any agreement without competent advice from the Secretary of the Society. Stamp all agreements with the Inland Revenue stamp. Avoid agreements by letter if possible. The main points which the Society has always demanded from the outset are :— C1.) That both sides shall know what an agreement means. (2.) The inspection of those account books which belong tothe author. We are advised that this is a right, in the nature of a common law right, which cannot be denied or withheid. (3.) Always avoid a transfer of copyright. —_—___§_+— WARNINGS TO DRAMATIC AUTHORS. + EVER sign an agreement without submitting it to the N 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, 99 THE AUTHOR. (b.) 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 inadvance of percentages. A fixed date on or before which the play should be performed. : (c.) Sale of performing right or of a licence to perform on the basis of royalties (7.c., fixed nightly fees). This method 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 (8.) 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 may 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 should therefore guard himself all the more carefully in the beginning. 11. An author must 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. ——__+—_—>—_—_ —______ REGISTRATION OF SCENARIOS AND ORIGINAL PLAYS. —-—> By in aed typewritten in duplicate on foolscap paper 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 theauthor 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. DRAMATIC AUTHORS AND AGENTS. Oe 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 profess 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. ag 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. Se STAMPING MUSIC. ae 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. a a THE READING BRANCH. ———— + EMBERS will greatly assist the Svuciety 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 expericnce. The fee is one guinea, o> REMITTANCES. OEE 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,  aU. THE AUTHOR. 23 GENERAL NOTES. The Editor of “The Author” would be indebted to those Members who haye no further use for the July number, containing a supplement of the Board of Trade Regula- tions, if they would forward the same to the Office, as the issue is sold out. ELECTIONS TO THE COUNCIL. Miss Marie Coreu, The Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour and Prof. Gilbert Murray have joined the Council of the Society of Authors. An AMENDED AGREEMENT. In the July number of The Author, under the heading of “A Dangerous Clause,” attention was directed to an agreement between publisher and author, in which Messrs. George Allen & Co., Ltd., figured as publishers. The author concerned informs us that Messrs. Allen & Co. have deleted the objectionable clause, to his gratification. EpirortaL MretTuops. A WELL-KNOWN writer, who is a member of the society, has forwarded to us the following letter which has been addressed to him. Tur GooLe ure To DarE—? Monthly Magazine. Head Office : 37, Kinesway, GOOLE, August 19th, 1912. Dear Mr. G.,—Having heard of your great talents in writing and having read many of your loving stories, we should be very thankful to you if you could let us have a nice story, no matter how short it is, for our magazine. Our publication is quite a new one, it is why we want as much as possible the help of great and_well-known writers to launch it, and afterwards support it. We must admit beforehand that we will not’ be able to ive you any remuneration for your kind service, as we ardly possess enough capital to get the magazine to print, but we and all our friends feel certain that our publication will be a success, but it would be a greater success still if we are able to print stories written by great authors. We ask you to send us an article as a sort of help to us. Hoping you will favour us with a few stories which will appear as one of the “clous”’ of the issue, We are, dear Mr. G., Yours very respectfully, The Manager Secretary, G. C. De BAERDEMAECKER. p-p. E. W. TOowNEND G. C. de B. All correspondence should be sent :— Tue GooLe up To DaTE—? c/o G, C. DE BAERDEMAECKER, 37, Kingsway, Goole, Yorkshire. The letter hardly calls for any comment, but it affords one more illustration of the view, which still prevails in some quarters, that authors differ from most other people in that it is not necessary for them to be paid for their work. That the editor has hardly enough capital to get the magazine printed does not seem a sound reason for asking the author to provide it in the form of gratuitous contribu- tions. It is fairly certain that the printer has not been asked to print the magazine without payment; why, then, should the author be expected to fill its pages on these terms ? CoLONIAL PUBLICATION. On another page of this issue we publish, with the kind permission of The Publishers’ Circular, an article on the Australian book trade. The question of Colonial publication is a matter of increasing importance, and notes have from time to time appeared in The Author dealing with the subject. One point seems quite clear—that English works do not get a fair circulation on the Colonial markets. One main reason for this is the fact that the American publisher is much more energetic and pushing than the English publisher. He has already practically secured the Canadian market for himself, is gradually securing the New Zealand and Australian markets, and, no doubt, will extend his activities further into the South African market if he is allowed to do so. The English author may benefit by this, if he cares to give his Colonial rights to be marketed under his American contract. Indeed, we know of one author who has done this and has found the result eminently satisfactory, securing to himself a larger Colonial circulation than he had obtained previously through his English publisher. But our patriotism revolts from such action. By another way, however, it is possible that the Colonial market may, at no distant date, open up a wider field for the English author, namely, by Colonial publishers endowed with energy and foresight, making contracts direct with the English authors. This is hinted at in the article which we publish, Robertsons, apparently, issuing one new American novel every week. Why should they not issue one new English novel every week? The English author, if he deals direct with a Colonial publisher, can obtain a larger royalty than if he deals through an English publisher, or even through an American pub- lisher, for the extra middleman is bound to take 24 THE AUTHOR. a share of the profits. This method of obtaining increased circulation and increased returns has been proved by certain authors who have dealt direct with Colonial publishers. There is this further argument, that if a Colonial publisher knows that he has the sole right for the Colony he can put much more push into the sale of the book than he would when his stock may meet with competition in the same market from other booksellers and publishers. In the first instance, we should like to see the English publisher obtaining the larger markets to which the English author is entitled. Failing this, we should like to see the Colonial publishers making direct contracts. Lastly, failing the two former methods, it may he necessary to advise English authors to place their Colonial rights with the American pub- lisher, but patriotism forbids the reeommenda- tion of the last till the two former methods have been tried and found wanting. CopyYRIGHT. As all members of the society ought to know, the new Copyright Bill came into force on July Ist. We have warned members from time to time of the great danger of transferring the copyright to a publisher or to an exploiter of copy- right property. We desire once again to affirm this statement, that in no circumstances should a dramatist, composer, or a writer of books get rid of his copyright, however tempting the offer may be that is made to him. Under the present Act copyright has a much wider significance than it had under the Act of 1842, and, therefore, what was wrong under the Act of 1842 becomes now an heinous crime. AUTHORS’ INSURANCE. WE have received from Vienna the Fortieth Annual Pension List (for 1911) of the Viennese Journalists’ and Authors’ Society (Concordia), and also the Fourteenth Annual Report for the same year of the Viennese Old Age and Sick Fund of the Viennese Journalists, erected in honour of the Jubilee of thie Emperor of Austria. The former document opens with the sentiment, “ Physical existence without financial solidity and security is not happiness but torment”; a sentiment with which too many authors will be ready to agree. The forty years’ history of the former society has been a record of long struggles with difficulties, happily, however, a successful struggle which en::bles the directors to declare the present state of the society satisfactory. The number of members at the end of last year was 339. As all make a voluntary insurance all are in some sort beneficiaries; but we must confess that the extremely complicated nature of the provisions for voluntary insurance and for pensions of different sorts render it difficult to understand what pensions are distributed, The report of the younger society is in this respect by far more lucid. Its members are 221, of whom 29 receive old-age pensions amounting altogether to about £70. We congratulate both societies on their flourishing condition. OO AUSTRALIAN BOOK TRADE NOTES. —_— + (Reprinted by the kind permission of the “ Publishers’ Circular.’’) MELBOURNE, July Ist, 1912. T all times large buyers of books, the A Australian people are likely to excel themselves in this respect in the future, splendid general rains having fallen over this grateful continent during the weeks of June that must represent a cash value of goodness knows how many million pounds sterling. We have also the blessing of a low rate of postage for books throughout the Common- wealth, which should help greatly to spread the printed page; book postage within Australia is now 2d. per Ib. for imported books, and 1d. per Ib. for those printed and bound here. Many of the representatives of English and American publishers were in Melbourne during the past month, gathering in their “ journey ” orders, among them being Messrs. E. R. Bartholomew, Roger Macdonald, John Wyatt, J. Kettlewell, J. Ogle, A. Macgregor, William Steele, A. Gould, and John Morgan. Record orders are reported from Sydney, and doubtless the Melbourne ones will prove equally generous. The trade is now largely engaged in thinking and planning for Christmas, in taking stock, and in holding sales of surplus stock. As to bargains in books, the whole of the Australian book trade is really like a huge bargain counter, in that we sell many books at much less than their published price in England and America. Novels and travel books especially are thus cheapened here, the newest novel, at a dollar and a half in America or six shillings in Eng- land, being sold by us at three shillings and sixpence in cloth. Luckily the 25 per cent. discount does not obtain in this country. All net books are sold at an advance on published price, the 7d. net cloth selling for  # THE AUTHOR. 25 9d., the 1s. net for 1s. 3d., and sometimes for 1s. 6d., and the 2s. net for 2s. 6d. Fifteenpence has become a very popular price, with the growth of the great Is. net series, such as Everyman’s, Collins’ Pocket Classics, World Library, Home University, and so on. The Australian country-town bookseller is generally not a big factor in the distribution of literature, most of which is done from the big cities ; he is often not so much a bookseller as a seller of books and other things. Our people are so thinly spread over a vast territory that it is difficult to market one’s wares even in one’s own district ; but time will remedy this with the continual extension of railways and settlements, and the country bookseller will, as his town and district develop, become a substantial unit, and a tradesman of knowledge and pride, as in the old country. Owing to the lack of means of free communi- cation between the settlements and the outside world, an institution known as the Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library has evolved. This is a combining of the residents of a settlement or township to form a centre and provide a building for general recreation and _ self- improvement purposes. These institutes, of which there are some hundreds in Victoria alone, receive substantial Government grants of money, which are mostly spent with the big city bookseller. About 90 per cent. of the purchases are of modern fiction, and very discriminating these “‘ back blocks ”’ people are—only the best sellers being found on their lists—and they get 15 per cent. discount off the ordinary selling prices. It may be a debatable question whether public money should be spent in the purchase of light reading, but it remains that the Mechanics’ Institute is a factor to bear in mind when buying novels from the publisher. The American novel, about which the English publisher shows, or ought to show, some concern, is still a strong feature in the Australian bookseller’s stock. The public are not so much attracted by an author’s name as by the quality of the novel, although the fine cover designs and attractive jackets must help to draw attention to them. The American publishers do not bind up in a special cover for this market, like the Eng- lish Colonial library, and most of them prefer to let one distributing firm, like Robertson’s, deal with an important book for Australia and New Zealand. In this way Robertson’s issue at least one new American novel every week now. Melville and Mullen also handle occasional “sole agency ” novels for two or three English publishers. Cole’s Book Arcade, who have so far steered clear of sole rights to any extent, have pub- lished one or two books themselves lately, being possessed of a fine plant and premises for this purpose. One particularly, of much interest to early colonists, being ‘“‘ The Gold Rushes of the Fifties,’ by W. E. Adcock, narratives of the gold finds of the “ roaring fifties ’ that gave Victoria her great impetus in the race for wealth and population. Publishing in Australia will presently become a trade of importance when matters of tariff, copyright, and labour conditions are more definite than at present. Meanwhile we ‘have the N.S.W. Bookstall Co., Ltd., issuing a successful shilling series of humorous books and “ shockers ’’—some sixty odd titles—and Gordon and Gotch announcing the printing of sixpenny novels here. This subject of publishing in Australia will be dealt with further in a future letter. S. J. E. ++ A MINOR NOVELIST. — ja WE have read with great interest the article in the September National Review, signed by ‘“* A Minor Novelist.” It is difficult to criticise the results of ‘“‘ A Minor Novelist’s”’ experience, as he has not given the names of the works he has published or the names of the publishers with whom he hasmade his agreements. In other words, he has given no idea as to the quality of his work or the quality of the publishers. No doubt it was impossible for him to do so. It seems clear, how- ever, that in many cases he has undersold the book market and has undersold, accordingly, the market of his fellow-workers. This may have arisen either from ignorance or from necessity. In any case the matter is very serious, as it is owing to these lapses that the minor novelist finds himself in the present position. If all authors of fiction undertook not to accept less than a certain amount, either the minor novelist would not exist, at any rate in the position stated in the article, or he would be able to get a living wage. We entirely disagree with the statement that it is a counsel of perfection for popular novelists to tell young authors that they should never part with the copyright. This amounts to 26 saying that no publisher will ever alter his agree- ments. The daily experience at the office of the Society of Authors is absolutely the con- trary. Nowadays, very few authors writing on any subject sell their copyright, and even if a book is commissioned by the publisher and the writer is a specialist he takes care not to betray himself and his comrades. If they do so they do so through ignorance of their rights and powers ; and publishers, who naturally demand from an author not merely all they are entitled to but all they think they can get, will readily alter an agreement and concede an author the copyright when they find out that the author also knows something about his business. : We give to “ A Minor Novelist ” our sincerest sympathy, if his reason for selling both his serial rights and book rights below the market value was to him a matter of necessity, and we think, as he himself suggests, that it would be much better for him to drive a taxi-cab than to keep on underselling the literary market. Another fact he puts forward that shows a lack of power to drive a satisfactory bargain for one or both of the above reasons, is his acknowledgment that when he sells a serial he is generally required to confer upon the pur- chaser the right to make any alteration he pleases in the plot, incidents, or characters. This is a serious confession for any author to make who has any respect for his own work or his art. Many authors are willing to make alterations themselves to meet the objections of an editor or his staff, but to give an arbitrary power to another person to make such cor- rections seems to point to the fact that the author of the article is not really a minor novelist, but a scribbler of stories, to suit the taste of any chance comer. Since this note was penned we have read in the Globe a very sensible letter dealing with the points raised, and signed “ Another Minor Novelist.” It appears that he has written eight books and that they have brought him in an average of £200 per book, and best of all that he has never parted with his copyright. oe PUBLISHERS’ ROYALTY AGREEMENTS. a Tue Autuor Grants. i the June number of The Author we published the first part of an article entitled “ The Author Grants.” In that .article those clauses were dealt with in which the publisher asked the author to transfer his | work in book form in | between author and publisher) at the price of in | the English language.” THE AUTHOR. copyright. What was stated in that article must be repeated here, No AUTHOR SHOULD TRANSFER THE COPYRIGHT TO A PUBLISHER WHILE HE PRESERVES A CONTINUING INTEREST IN HIS WoRK. But in this article it might be added, NO AUTHOR SHOULD GRANT TO A PUB- LISHER THE EXCLUSIVE LICENCE TO PUBLISH HIS WORK DURING THE TERM OF COPYRIGHT WITHOUT LIMITATION, for this may lead to evils almost as serious as those which result when the author transfers his copyright. In the article referred to it was suggested that the first clause in all agreements should be “ What the Author grants ” and should run as follows :-— “‘ The author grants the publisher a licence to publish his format (or in format agreed The other limitations which this clause should contain are :—(1) limitation as to country (generally Great Britain, Ireland, the Colonies and the Dependencies thereof) ; (2) limitation as to edition (an edition 1,000, 2,000 or 8,000 copies); (8) limitation as to time for a period of 3, 5 or 7 years. Here, as in the former article, we set out from the publishers’ own agreements the clauses which they have asked the author to sign, in order that the author may easily recog- nise them, and may as easily gather from the following comments some of the disadvan- tages under which he will labour if he affixes his signature to them. They are as follows :— A. The publisher shall during the legal term of copyright have the exclusive right of producing and publishing the work in England and the colonies and the United States of America. The publisher shall have the entire control of the publication and sale and terms of sale of the book, and the author shall not during the continuance of this agreement (without the consent of the publisher) publish any abridgment translation or dramatised version of the work. During the continuance of this agreement the copy- right of the work shall be vested in the author who may be —S as the proprietor thereof accordingly. . The author hereby agrees to assign to the said & Co. their successors and assigns, and the said & Co. hereby agree to purchase the sole right of publication of the above work in the British Empire and elsewhere. The said & Co. shall be at liberty to dispose of copies at special terms to America, and the author shall be entitled to receive per cent. of the price at which copies are sold in sheets to America. C. That the copyright of the said new novel shall remain the property of the author and that at the expiration of five years from the date on which the publisher first publish the said new novel or at the expiration of any subsequent period of five years thereafter this agreement may be terminated by either party on giving three months notice of intention to do so. That the publishers shall issue or cause to be issued a  rt hake bree = ae is7 ay THE AUTHOR. 27 special edition of the said new novel for sale in the Colonies and Dependencies of Great Britain (with the exception of Canada) and they shall pay to the author on all copies of the said new novel sold in such special edition a royalty of 4d. a copy. That the United States rights, the Canadian rights, the rights of translation, dramatisation and the right to publish the said new novel in English on the Continent of Europe are reserved by the author. D. The author hereby agrees to assign to the publishers their successors and assigns and the publishers hereby agree to purchase the sole right of publication in volume form during the legal term of copyright of an original work entitled “ ” of which he is the author. Tf the above book ahall be included in the publisher’s Colonial Library, or any colonial edition arranged for by the publisher, the royalty shall be 3¢. per copy on all copies sold. The publisher shall have the right to arrange for publication of the said work in the United States of America and shall credit the author with per cent. of all profits accruing from such an arrangement. All profits arising from minor rights such as translations, continental editions, &c., to be divided equally between the author and the publisher. Let us now take, for particular comment, the clauses printed above, in their order, stating, as we have already stated, that to grant to a publisher an exclusive licence to publish a work during the term of copyright without limita- tion, may lead to evils almost as serious as those which result from the transfer of copy- right. The evils resulting from the transfer of copyright have been set out in many numbers of The Author and in the reports. As far as literary and dramatic works are concerned the result attending this constant repetition has been, on the whole, successful. No dramatists transfer their copyright, and very few authors, except in the cases where the work has been commissioned. The musical composer, however, is not free of the shackles of the music pub- lisher who endeavours to bind him in every possible way, with the scantiest return. A. The publisher shall during the legal term of copyright have the exclusive right of producing and publishing the work in England the Colonies and the United States of America. The publisher shall have the entire control of the publication and sale and terms of sale of the book, and the author shall not during the continuance of this agree- ment (without the consent of the publisher) publish any abridgment translation or dramatised version of the work. During the continuance of this agreement the copyright of the work shall be vested in the author, who may be registered as the proprietor thereof accordingly. _ This article deals with the conveyance of the licence to publish, that is, the appointment of the publisher as agent to do certain things, as distinct from the conveyance of copyright, 7.e., the transfer of property, which allows the publisher to act as principal. This is a step in the right direction, but an author must beware, for the grant of a licence to publish unconditioned by limitations of time, place, price, edition, etc., may prove as dangerous almost as the transfer of the copy- right. If a publisher is granted a licence to publish, he can only publish the work that an author submits to him; he cannot make even those alterations which, often so galling to an author who conveys the copyright, do not, however, damage his literary reputation. The clause then, as it stands, isolated from the rest of the agreement, is a dangerous clause, as it does not limit the publisher either in shape, price, time or edition,—it does not even limit the publisher to book form, though apparently it does not include all the countries of the Berne Convention. There is, however, one serious defect in the clause. “The author shall not during the continuance of this agreement (without the consent of the publisher) publish any abridgment, translation, or dramatised version.” What do these words mean? What would they mean if read to an_ unsophisticated author? They would read rather as a vagary of the publisher, and the author would think that the words, like the words in a lease, would mean that such consent would not be unreason- ably withheld. The author would indeed have some right to think so, when he reads another clause, not printed here, from the same agreement, which carefully apportions the division of profits on serial and other minor rights. There is something, no doubt, to be said in case of some books, scientific books, diction- aries, and others of a like kind, in favour of restricting the author from publishing an abridgment while the book of his original grant is selling, and the publisher might well desire to have a word in the matter. But this agree- ment cannot apply to translation rights, still less to the sale of a dramatic version. What then actually happens? The author, with some difficulty, arranges with a foreign author and publisher to translate and publish his book. He writes to the publisher and asks for his consent. The publisher replies that he eannot give his consent unless he receives 50 per cent. of the profits, there is nothing to prevent his asking 75 per cent. even. The author is bound to acquiesce or lose his market. An agent, it is true, takes 10 per cent. for finding a market, but here a publisher will ask 50 per cent. for doing nothing. The case is worse, however, when it comes to the sale of a dramatic version. It is important for an author who has dramatised his work to have control of the publication of 28 THE the words of his drama, and this could not interfere with the publication of his book, although the publisher might say that it would. This right to publish a dramatic version must not be confused with the right to perform, i.e., dramatic rights which are included in some publishers’ agreements. : An author may take infinite time, trouble and labour in converting his book into a drama, and in getting it accepted by a manager, and then be met by the same demand. This, too, when he expected merely a polite letter of sanction. An author cannot be urged too strongly not to sign any agreement in which these words are included. To Clause 2 an objection must be raised on the ground of bad draughstmanship. If the author has clearly never conveyed the copyright to the publisher the copyright is vested in him, and he is clearly entitled to be registered as proprietor. There is no need, therefore, to insert the clause, and anything that may raise an extra chance of a legal argument should be avoided. B. The author hereby agrees to assign to the said & Co. their successors and assigns, and the said & Co. hereby agree to purchase the sole right of publication of the above work in the British Empire and elsewhere. The said & Co. shall be at liberty to dispose of copies at special terms to America, and the author shall be entitled to receive per cent. of the price at which copies are sold in sheets to America. It should be stated once for all that the agreement with a publisher should be personal to that publisher, even where the author is only conveying a licence to publish. It is a mistake, therefore, to allow the words “ their successors and assigns,’’ to come into a publication agreement. Many authors would be quite willing to allow certain publishers to have a licence to publish, but if anything happened to the firm they might strongly object to the agreement being sold in the open market to any chance purchaser. If, however, the author does grant a licence to the “ publishers, their successors and assigns,” he should see that his grant is strictly limited and that he is guarded against his work falling into the hands of another person antagonistic to his interests. There is one further point in the clause which should be mentioned, and that is, the wording. The author should not “ assign the right of publication,” but should merely ““ grant a licence to publish the work in book form.” These slight alterations mean a good deal from the legal point of view. AUTHOR. This clause is unlimited as to country and is not limited as to book form. It is wider than the one quoted just before and is dangerous. Clause 2 is not an unreasonable clause, as it gives the publisher liberty to deal with the American market, when the author has not acquired the American copyright. In fact, save in exceptional cases, this liberty is best left to the publisher. All the author has to see is that he gets a fair royalty. C. That the copyright of the said new novel shall remain the property of the author and that at the expira- tion of five years from the day on which the publisher first publish the said new novel or at the expiration of any subsequent period of five years thereafter this agreement may be terminated by either party on giving three months notice of intention to do so. That the publisher shall issue or cause to be issued a special edition of the said new novel for sale in the Colonies and Dependencies of Great Britain (with the exception of Canada) and they shall pay to the author on all copies of the said new novel sold in such special edition a royalty of 44. a copy. That the United States rights, the Canadian rights, the rights of translation, dramatisation and the right to publish the said new novel in English on the Continent of Europe are reserved to the author. A licence to publish limited as to time. This form of grant has a great many advan- tages and is certainly to be recommended to the writers of technical works, who must have power, from time to time, to reconsider their position and bring their works up to date. Three years is, in most cases, a good limit, and the publisher is not likely to suffer. If the author desires he can—should no alterations be necessary—allow the publisher to continue, or if alterations are necessary, give him the option of publishing the new edition. There is one point, however, against which the author must guard himself in dealing with time limitations, and that is, the possibility of the publisher over-printing towards the end of | the contract, so that when the time limit has expired there is a large stock on hand. It has been decided in the Courts that the publisher would have a right to continue dealing with this stock after the time limit has expired. Clause 2 is satisfactory, for the publisher actually undertakes to do certain things. In many agreements where the publisher obtains these rights he does not undertake, and cannot, therefore, be compelled to do anything with them at all. : This difficulty has already been emphasised frequently in those articles dealing with the conveyance of copyright. Clause 3 is essential where an unlimited licence to publish has been transferred to the publisher, but the words “ and all other rights  ss & \ + 4 4 og | THE AUTHOR. 29 not included by this agreement,” should be added. It is always much better, however, and much clearer for the author to limit the publisher by granting him a licence to produce the work in book form at the price of only in Great Britain and Ireland, the Colonies and Dependencies thereof. Then such a clause as Clause 3 is surplusage and should not be inserted. When the publisher has been limited in a proper way it is always dangerous to insert a further clause reserving certain rights to the author unless the clause is very general, as some rights may be omitted inadvertently, and questions may arise as to whether they belong to author or publisher. The best plan, therefore, is carefully to limit the publisher as to the exact rights the author intends to convey and to insert no further clause as to what rights the author retains. D. The author hereby agrees to assign to the publishers their successors and assigns and the publishers hereby agree to purchase the sole right of publication in volume form during the legal term of copyright of an original work entitled “ ” of which he is the author. If the above shall be included in the publisher’s Colonial Library, or any colonial edition arranged for by the publisher the royalty shall be 3d. per copy on all copies sold. The publishes shall have the right to arrange for publica- tion of the said work in the United States of America and shall credit the author with per cent. of all profits accruing from such an arrangement. All profits arising from minor rights such as translations continental editions, ete., to be divided equally between the author and the publisher. On the subject of “their successors and assigns,” and “ sole right of publication,” we have already spoken. The sole right of publication in this clause is limited to volume form. So far this is satisfactory, but the limitation is not sufficient. There is no limit as to country. There is no limit as to price, there is no limit as to time, and there is no limit as to edition. In the next clause there is no undertaking on the part of the publisher to perform this part of his licence, but if he thinks it will suit him to market the book in the Colonies he undertakes to pay the author a fixed number of pence per copy. This might be satisfactory if he had bound himself to Colonial production. The question of the amount to be paid would of course be a matter of bargaining, and we hope to deal with Colonial sales and prices at greater length in another article. Sale on half profits to America when royalty is paid on British and Colonial sales should only be permitted when the publisher under- takes to charge only the cost of printing and paper against the profits on the American edition. This the best firms undertake to do, but examples have come to hand when a proportionate amount of the cost of composition has been charged against the profits. Why such a course is unfair and unjustifiable wiil be explained in a subsequent article. It is sufficient here to emphasise the fact that where profits are being shared on the American sales and there is a royalty agreement on the English sales, only the cost of printing and paper should be charged against the American edition. Under no circumstances should the latter part of the clause stand, but if through the publisher’s agency under an agreement signed by the author any of the minor rights are sold, then the author should pay the publisher the usual agency charge of 10 per cent. ———__4¢ 9 THE PALACKY AND SOKOL COMMEMORA- TION AT PRAGUE. —+- <> By James Baker, F.R.G.S. HE unveiling of the national memorial to the memory of the famous historian, Francis Palacky, was linked by the Bohemians with their national festival of the Jubilee of the foundation of the Sokol move- ment, a movement for the physical and moral development of the Slav people, that has grown under splendid organisation to gigantic proportions. British writers and journalists were honoured on this occasion, by the City of Prague sending invitations to five members of the British International Association of Journalists, as guests of the City during the festivities, that lasted four days. The writers so honoured were all men who had written upon Bohemia, when on a former occasion as members of this Association they had visited the country ; and a right cordial welcome they received at the impressive ceremonies held in the Pantheon, and at the unveiling of the remarkable monu- ment by Sucharda. Francis Palacky is a writer who has done so much for his country as a historian, that it is strange his dramatic, forceful work is not more utilised in England by writers upon Central European life and polities, up to the year 1526 ; when, alas, his history closes. The scenes enacted in Prague, both in the Pantheon and before the monument to the memory of the patriot and historian, were full 30 of intense significance. The whole of the Slav peoples were represented, and the addresses given by his Excellency, the President of the Bohemian Academy, and Professor Dr. Joseph Pekats were worthy and interesting culegies of Palacky’s work, and its outcome. What a tremendous influence the work has had, was evidenced by the demonstration at the unveil- ine of the monument, a gigantic and notable work of art. The Viceroy and Church dignitaries, Princes, nobles, and people listened to an oration from Dr. Kramai, the well-known Slav Parliamentarian. The writer of this article also spoke a word on the debt English writers owed to his work. Not only at this historical and literary festival were the British visitors honoured, but also at the imposing Sokol demonstrations, and at the banquets and concerts coincident with the festivals. On the great Letna Plain they witnessed from the Tribunes the astounding gymnastic and drill display simultaneously of 11,000 men and 6,000 women, organised by the Sokols or Faleons, who number now far over 100,000 members, and they were present at the march past of over 20,000 of these splendidly drilled men before the old Town Hall of Prague and the Lord Mayor and Council. The links between England and Bohemia in bygone days have been many, and of world-wide influence, far more than the general reader can glean; for even Green and Bright and other historians omit to mention that Richard II. marriel Anne of Bohemia, an event of great importance to the world’s history. The British International Journalists who were invited learnt much during their stay. They included Mr. D. A. Louis, the scientifie writer of the Times, Mr. Walter Jerrold of the Telegraph, Mr. R. J. Kelly of the Freeman, and Mr. Rainbow of the Eastern Chronicle ; and the writer who has watched for over thirty years the wondrous developments in Bohemia that are now of such weight in Central European politics. Palacky’s famous saying: “If the Empire of Austria did not exist, we should be compelled to create it,” has to-day a wondrous significance. ee “TO PLEASE ONESELF.” By W. Haroip THomson. HE other day I beard a novelist—you would know his name quite well if I were to set it down here—bemoaning the fact that in the ten years during which he had been making THE AUTHOR. a really good income from writing he had not done anything for the sheer joy of pleasing himself. “T was making just enough to live on,” he said, “and getting pretty sick of things. I was writing essays of the style that are cal’ed graceful, and stories which editors usually dub ‘ pretty, but too slight,’ and I was getting them accepted here and there, and now and then. But J wanted to get on, I wanted to become known, and I wanted to make money. So I followed the advice of an old hand who had found that there was better fun than starving on art. He told me to stop dreaming; he told me to forget any hopes I had of being recognised asa stylist; he told me to stop framing phrases that had a tendency to make people think, and finally he told me to stop doing what I wanted, and to do instead what editors said their readers wanted. So I went in for that sort of thing.” He shrugged his shoulders at that point and ended : “ Well, I’ve done what I set out to do— I’ve made a name and I’ve made money. But I’ve made the name by stuff I’m ashamed of, and I know that I won the money hard because I starved the artistic side of me until it died.” I believe—and am sorry to believe—that the case of that writer is quite a common one. Or at least it is common as regards the starving of the artistic nature. Few writers, perhaps, gain a popularity or financial reward such as his, but a pitiful army in their efforts to do so learn the bitterness of crushing that desire which, in the first place, made them stretch out their hands for the pens—the desire to write of the sweetest things they know in the sweetest words at their command. To write something just to please oneself ! That is the craving I am sure that comes often and with an increasing pleading to every author dependent upon his work for a livelihood. There are those who du please themselyes—who give of their very best and reach just to that point where they please what might be called the literary gallery ; there are others—a small and to be envied band——who write to please themselves and at last gain a public of which they may be proud and a return with which they may be pleased. But the average writers, the middle-class in the penman’s world, the men and women who, if they can write what is in popular demand, must do so in sackcloth and with tears, as a rule, cannot afford to permit themselves the joy of doing what they term to be their best. Their best would perhaps some day meet with its reward, but they recognise that before that glad day has had time to dawn, their eyes would have been closed. It is the canker in the breast of the average pro- fessional author—the stifling of his inclination to sit down and express the best that is in him  THE AUTHOR. without regard to popular taste. Perhaps “ the best that is in him” is not quite the right phrase. I do not mean that he may have some noble philo- sophy which he feels called to expound, nor indeed that he may have anything particularly serious to say at all. It would be more correct to say that he longs to set down with all the artistry in him his own thoughts upon the sweet or sad things which he sees or hears—anything which appeals to and moves the higher emotions. The insistent editorial demand for action in every paragraph, quite irrespective of the language in which that action is described, is what makes cynics of the more ambitious penmen. During their period of apprenticeship and when writing was so far a hobby merely, they had written what they wanted and had no doubt seen their essays, their graceful stretches, their short stories that were free from blood and detectives and ‘ther popular ingredients, in print from time to time. But at last, perhaps not for a lone time—because authors are creatures in whom hope dies hard— they were forced to recognise that where money- making by the pen is concerned it is the matter and not the manner that counts. It was forced upon them that writers much inferior to themselves in education having not the slightest pretension to culture; men and women whose outlook and whose language were both mawkish—were those who were making the big incomes, True, they were not admired by the book-reading public save in a few well-known instances, and could never hope to gain the praise of critics or fully educated people, but still they were doing something enviable, they were making good incomes wherewith to maintain themselves and those dependent on them. And the young writer seeing them, and perhaps being helped to his bitter decision by sheer need, reluctantly sets out to crush what is artistic in him; with much travail of soul he represses the inclination to set down anything which might be dubbed over-subtle and clever for the understanding of the mass ; he, in fact, far more than the actor, has to recognise the necessity of playing to the gallery. If he be a story-writer he will be told quite plainly and quite truthfully that what is wanted is a story—not fine writing ; psychological insight, deft portrayal of character counts but little if at all. There ‘are, of course, openings for imaginative articles written with cleverness and with style ; for Sketches where the writing is what tells, but the author who has a living to make gets to know very soon that the writing of such articles or sketches is ‘a huge gamble. The market is so very small—the pay’ so very poor. Practically nobody wants his 31 literary cleverness—thousands want what editors and writers themselves pleasantly term ‘ muck.” I am not forgetting the exceptions who win through from the first with material of which they may well be proud—but the exceptions are, after all, of little moment to the rank and file. And so when the average author—travelled, per- haps, well read, cultured, possessing what is pathetically called a “soul ’’—sitg at night in his quiet study longing to express on paper and in language such as would please some kindred Spirit the thoughts that come to him, he knows the dread voice which whispers—* Forget.” “ Forget in your working hours at least your appreciation of the beautiful - forget the fascination of building a gracious picture with words; forget that there is in you the power to move minds and hearts like your own with finely-wrought sentences embodying high thoughts. “* Remember instead that if you are out for pay in this game of writing, you must either wait for long years before your work ‘ gets there,’ or you must learn to tickle the palates of your masters in the gallery. In one way it is, of course, just as clever to do that as to please the elect, but it is a cleverness which will bring you no joy—unless indeed the money is the only reward asked. And in that case the gallery is your proper audience, and you have no reason to talk either of your achievements or of what might have been,” PSUS REEy See cams BOOK-PRICES CURRENT.* —1—>— + dee parts of the periodical lying before us are the first three numbers of the twenty-sixth volume containing records of the sales from October 5, 1911, to April 15, 1912. That the publication always maintains its high interest need not be said, but naturally other sales are thrown into the shade by the first section of the sale of the Huth Library (begun on November 15, 1911). Itis only from the pages of “ Book-Prices Current ” itself that it will be possible for any one to form any correct impression of the multitude of books cf extraordinary rarity and interest that were on this occasion offered for sale. The Shakes- periana were sold en bloc, but there remained a wealth of manuscripts, block-books, incuna- bula and rarities the mere titles of which (apart from the interesting bibliographics! particulars) form marvellous reading. To do the sale any * “Book-Prices ‘ Current.” Vol. XXVI. London: Elliot Stock. 32 THE AUTHOR. justice in a short notice is impossible ; its record is matter for slow and pondered perusal. A copy of “ The Mazarin Bible ” (No. 1300— the bibliographical notes deserve particular attention) sold for £5,800. To the student of English literature will be hardly less inte- resting No. 1124, a collection of 384 broadside ballads in black letter, chiefly belonging to the period of the Restoration, in excellent preserva- tion, which sold for £400, and seems to us to have been cheap at that price. A further instalment of the Amherst Library was sold on December 12, presenting among other rarities the second edition of Caxton’s “‘ Book of Good Manners,”’ prohably the only copy in existence. Authors should look at the prices fetched by modern autograph MSS. at the sale of the library of J. S. Burra, of Ashford, Kent, together with other properties (December 18—15, 1911). Sir Walter Besant’s “ Herr Paulus was sold for £2; Gissing’s ‘‘ Eve’s Ransom,” £11; Edna Lyall’s ‘‘ Donovan,” £50. Other autographs by modern writers are men- tioned. At the sale of the remaining portion of the library of Dr. Joseph Frank Payne several first and early editions of Milton’s works were sold; among them a first edition of “Paradise Lost’ for £40. How many fold does the price given for this single copy exceed the sum paid John Milton for the whole copy- right of a work out of which the publishers and booksellers of England have been ever since making profits? Particulars very interesting to authors will be found recorded in the sale (April 15, etc., 1912) of the library of Louisa Lady Ashburton. <A considerable number of works by Carlyle, or relating to Carlyle, were sold, with autographs of his in them. The vastly enhanced value of the volumes in con- sequence of the autographs contained in them is deserving of remark. The numbers are 5007 to 5024, and should be studied by any one who desires to form a just estimate of what auto- graphs in a book mean. ——_—_—\e—o— 2 —___—_ LITERATURE AND LIFE.* —_-—~o + — Tat Mr. Watt has a public is sufficiently demonstrated by the number of works which he has published, and we entertain no doubt that his new book, ‘“‘ Literature and Life,” will be highly esteemed by those for whom it is * “Titerature and Life.” The Rev. Lauchlan Maclean Watt. London: A, & C. Black, 1912, A volume of “The Guild Library.” intended. Every prolific author knows to whom he is addressing himself, and how he may best hold their attention. For that reason we are unwilling to lay stress upon certain features of the book which do not exactly commend themselves to our judgment, the somewhat lyric tone of a good deal of the prose, and the values assigned to some of the authors whose works are recommended. We hasten to add that the latter feature is one respecting which it is, after all, almost im- possible that two minds should think abso- lutely in agreement. Practically ‘“* Literature and Life *’ is one of the many books recom- mending other people what they should read. Of such works there seems to be no end; and seeing how many people, comparatively speak- ing, never read anything that they ought to read, all these books are books that will do good if thev produce any effect at all. In the present case the author goes a point farther and dwells not only upon what should be read but how it should be read, and this also is commendable. Authors are likely to find the chapters on “Style and Thought,” ‘*‘ Vocabulary,” and ‘“‘ The Writer and his Age,”’ the most suggestive, and we could imagine this part of the book proving valuable to writers who have not yet succeeded in saying things as they wish to say — The book is furnished with an excellent index. CORRESPONDENCE. ne CopyRIGHT BILL. Str, — Your readers will have been much interested by the supplement to the July issue of The Author. It is evident that the Board of Trade is anxious enough to accord fair play to authors, such as they have never had before ; and it will be their own fault if they do not take advantage of it. The paragraph that insists on stamps of royalty being affixed to the different copies of the book is of particular interest. It is a pity that the words “if not otherwise arranged” are not left out, as they leave a loophole to dishonest publishers, who are sure to take advantage of it if allowed to do so. The iniquitous rule of counting thirteen for twelve will now, I fancy, be abolished for ever. This is the author’s opportunity to get quit of their unjust trammels, and if they don’t join hands one and all, they will be greatly to blame for being robbed of their property with their eyes open. Iam, &c., JUSTITIA. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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