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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.
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Adams, Newton .
Allen, Rey. Geo. W.
Allen, Mrs. Grant .
Anderson, Arthur
Andrews, Miss C. C.
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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
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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
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Desborough, The Right Hon. The
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Dobson, Austin
Drake, F. Maurice. ‘
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Laws, T.C. . :
Lee, Rev. Albert .
Letts, Miss W. M..
Lewis, Rev. Arthur
Lewis, T. C.
Liddle, S. .
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Locke, W. J.
Logan, The Rev. Robert
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Mackenzie, Miss H. :
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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,
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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.
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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.
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6s. n.
ARCH AZOLOGY.
Tur Form or THE AtrHapet. By. W.M. FLINDERS
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Macmillan and Quaritch. 5s. n.
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Tur CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. Being a
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By Francis Bonn. 8 X 5}. 493 pp. Batsford.
78, 6d. nD,
THE AUTHOR.
ART.
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The Author, 39, Brookfield, West-hill, N., and Luzac
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a
= ELSH Poetry, Old and New in
English Verse,” by Mr. A. P. Graves,
: issued by Messrs. Longmans & Co.,
is the first attempt to present in English
verse, as nearly as possible in the metres of
the originals, a selection of Welsh poetry,
old and new, fairly typical of the lyrical
literature of the Principality. 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
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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
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“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
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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.
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PARIS NOTES.
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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
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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).
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NEW LITERARY CONVENTION BETWEEN
FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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WARNINGS TO DRAMATIC AUTHORS.
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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,
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(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.
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ORIGINAL PLAYS.
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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.
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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.
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WARNINGS TO MUSICAL COMPOSERS.
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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.
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STAMPING MUSIC.
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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.
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THE READING BRANCH.
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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,
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REMITTANCES.
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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,
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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
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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.
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AUSTRALIAN BOOK TRADE NOTES.
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(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
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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.
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A MINOR NOVELIST.
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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
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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.
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PUBLISHERS’ ROYALTY AGREEMENTS.
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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.”
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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THE PALACKY AND SOKOL COMMEMORA-
TION AT PRAGUE.
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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
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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.
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“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
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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
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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
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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.
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LITERATURE AND LIFE.*
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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.,
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