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New Zealand 32% Stock.<br />
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247 96<br />
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Feb. 8, Bland, Mrs. E. Nesbit. .<br />
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Feb. 8, The XX. Pen Club<br />
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1927-57<br />
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Dominion of Canada C.P.R. 37% Land<br />
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1910.<br />
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. 0 5 0<br />
Shipley, Miss Mary .<br />
. 0 5 0<br />
The total number of annual subscribers there-<br />
Simpson, W. J. .<br />
. 0 5 0<br />
Sinclair, Miss May<br />
fore. out of a membership of about 2,000, amounts<br />
. 1 10 0<br />
Skrine, Mrs. John H. .<br />
to 266; he total number of subscriptions to<br />
Slaughter, Miss F.<br />
£232 6s. 6d.<br />
Smith, Bertram .<br />
. 5 0 0<br />
Smith, Miss M. C.<br />
Smythe, Alfred .<br />
. . . 0<br />
COMMITTEE NOTES.<br />
5 0<br />
Somerville, E. E.<br />
• . 0 5 0<br />
Speed, Lancelot.<br />
. 010 0<br />
Stanton, Miss H. M. E.<br />
. 0 5 0 NHE last meeting of the committee before the<br />
Stawell, Mrs. Rudolf .<br />
. : 0 10 0<br />
vacation was held at the society's offices,<br />
Steel, Richard . .<br />
: 0 5 0<br />
39, Old Queen Street, Storey's Gate, on<br />
Stein, M. A.<br />
: 0 10 0 Monday, July 4. After the minutes had been<br />
Stereni, W. Barnes . . . . 0 5 0 read and signed the committee proceeded with the<br />
Stott, M. D.<br />
.. 1 1 0 election of members and associates. Twenty-two<br />
Stevenson, Mrs. M. E.<br />
. 0 5 0 members and associates were elected, bringing the<br />
Sullivan, Herbert . . . . 1 1 0 total elections for the current year up to 156. One<br />
Summers, Mr. J.<br />
. : 0 5 0 resignation was accepted, bringing the total<br />
Sutherland, Her Grace The Duchess of. 2 2 0 resignations up to sixty-five.<br />
Sutro, Alfred .<br />
. 2 2 0 Cases before the Committee.—The committee<br />
Tearle, Christian .<br />
. 2 2 0 decided, as the cases were generally the most<br />
Teignmouth-Shore, The Rev. Canon . 1 1 0 important matters before them, to consider them<br />
Thorburn, W. M.<br />
O before they proceeded with the general business.<br />
Thorn, Ismay . .<br />
. 0 5 0 The first case related to the infringement of<br />
Thurston, Mrs. .<br />
1 1 0 copyright by street hawkers. The secretary<br />
Todd, Margaret, M.D.<br />
1 1 0 reported to the committee the action that had<br />
Toynbee, William<br />
0 10 0 been taken ; that after some delay warrants had<br />
Trevelyan, G. M..<br />
: 0 10 0 been executed and the delinquents arrested. There<br />
Trevor, Major Philip.<br />
0 5 0<br />
was nothing further to report at present. The next<br />
Truman, Miss Olivia M.<br />
case arose out of the non-satisfaction of a claim<br />
Tuckett, f. F. .<br />
1 1 0 against a bankrupt paper in America. The com-<br />
Torner, G. F. .<br />
. . 0 5 0 mittee authorised the secretary to place the case in<br />
Trycross, Miss M.<br />
. . : 0 5 0 the hands of the society's American solicitors in<br />
Tyrrell, Miss Eleanor<br />
10 0 order to ascertain whether the report that had been<br />
. 0. 5 0 received from the other side was correct, and, if so,<br />
Vachell, H. A. . . . . . 5 0 0 to take what action was possible to obtain satis-<br />
Vacher, Francis . . . . . 1 1 0 faction for the member involved. The next case<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
involved the claim of two members against a any departure from their usual practice not to allow<br />
publisher for accounts and settlement. It was slip advertisements between the pages of the<br />
decided to instruct the solicitors to carry the magazine.<br />
cases through, and to ascertain the responsible The chairman then read a letter he had received<br />
parties and the exact position of the members' from the president of the Publishers' Association<br />
property. The recent death of the publisher con- relating to piracy in Holland, and the secretary<br />
cerned added a fresh complication to the matter. was instructed to see whether it was possible to<br />
Another case which had been before the com- induce a member of the society, whose special case<br />
mittee at their last meeting, referring to a claim was quoted, to allow the society to take it up on<br />
against a limited liability company, was again his behalf. It is desirable, while Holland is out-<br />
brought forward, and the secretary reported the side the Berne Convention, to stop piracy there if<br />
action that had been taken during the past month. it is possible to do so, and the present case<br />
The committee instructed the secretary to inform appeared to the committee to afford a fitting<br />
the solicitors that immediate steps should be taken opportunity for testing the position.<br />
to throw the company into liquidation. In a At the suggestion of the Dramatic Sub-com-<br />
complicated case, relating to a dispute on the con- mittee, Mr. Anstey Guthrie, subject to his<br />
struction of an agreement and on the accounts, the acceptance of the position, was elected to that<br />
committee could not, after a perusal of the papers, sub-committee.<br />
ad vise the member involved to prosecute, but The committee sanctioned the re-decoration of<br />
sug gested he should come to an amicable settle- offices which had become necessary under the lease<br />
ment. A case which the society had been con- which the society beld.<br />
ducting in San Francisco had to be abandoned The question of underselling of authors' rights<br />
owing to complications likely to arise on the title in Sweden was referred to the committee, and the<br />
of the member under the United States Copyright secretary was instructed to send the information<br />
Act. A question of infringement of copyright in he had received to the Publishers' Association and<br />
a story by one of the members was considered, and to authors' agents in order, if possible, to prevent<br />
it was decided to prosecute the offender under the such underselling in future.<br />
criminal law if possible. The last case referred to Three letters received during the past month for<br />
a dispute between an author and an agent. After the consideration of the committee were read by the<br />
considering all the papers carefully the committee secretary.<br />
decided to advise the author that they could not<br />
take the case up on his behalf as it appeared on<br />
the papers before them that he had no legal<br />
DRAMATIC SUB-COMMITTEE.<br />
defence.<br />
The secretary pointed out to the committee The last meeting of the Dramatic Sub-com-<br />
that under the Articles of Association of the mittee before the vacation was held at the offices of<br />
society, it was necessary to have two meetings of the society on Tuesday, June 21. After the<br />
the council every year. It was decided by the reading of the minutes a question with regard to<br />
committee to hold the second meeting in the non-attendance of certain members of the sub-<br />
month of November. Formal notice will be sent committee was considered. It was decided, in<br />
to members of the council in due course.<br />
order to facilitate the attendance of members, to<br />
Thursday, November 24, has been fixed as the fix a day in each month for ordinary meetings,<br />
date of the annual dinner which was cancelled owing calling special meetings when necessary at other<br />
to the death of King Edward. A conversazione will times. The day fixed was the third Friday in<br />
be held after the dinner, which members will be each month.<br />
able to attend. Full information will be sent to The sub-committee decided to ask Mr. Anstey<br />
members and associates by circular.<br />
Guthrie to accept the duties to fill the vacancy<br />
The committee delegated to the chairman their caused by the resignation of Captain Robert<br />
powers to act during the vacation in cases of Marshall.<br />
urgency and importance.<br />
A circular, which it was decided at the last<br />
It was decided to invest the sum of £140 in meeting to issue to dramatists inside the society,<br />
Dominion of Canada 376% registered Stock 1930 to was put into final shape, and will be issued in due<br />
1950, bringing the investments of the capital fund course. It is hoped that all dramatists to whom<br />
up to about £2,100.<br />
the circular is sent will reply to the questions put<br />
The next business considered was a request from to them.<br />
A member of the society to be allowed to advertise The question of copyright in the Transvaal and<br />
in The Author by a slip advertisement, but the the appointment of agents there for the society was<br />
committee regretted they were unable to make next considered. The secretary reported that he<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
had been referred by the Colonial Office to Sir to an irregularity in the author's title (due to a<br />
Richard Solomon, the Agent-General for the transfer of copyright, and affording another<br />
Transvaal. Sir Richard had stated that, without illustration of the danger of such a transfer), while<br />
doubt, the Imperial Copyright Act ran over the the other is against a paper in New Zealand,<br />
Transvaal and Orange River Colony ; that, as far and is bound, in the nature of things, to take<br />
as the local Acts were concerned, the Orange River some time. There have been three disputes on<br />
Colony had no local Copyright Act, and that the accounts. In one of these the secretary is waiting<br />
Transvaal Copyright Act was antiquated and for figures which the publisher has promised, but<br />
unlikely to afford any assistance beyond that omitted to forward ; in the second case the death<br />
already procurable under the Imperial Act for those of the publisher has brought the negotiations for<br />
whose works were infringed.<br />
the time being to a standstill, while the last one is<br />
The question of the infringement of dramatic in the hands of the society's solicitors. The<br />
rights in Calcutta was also discussed, and the secretary has conducted one case on behalf of a<br />
secretary read a letter from the society's solicitors member desiring information relative to perform-<br />
in Calcutta in regard to the position of the ances of his play in Italy under a licence granted<br />
manager of the company who had been responsible to a resident of that country. The information<br />
for most of the infringements. In view of the has been received and the matter closed. Of two<br />
information contained in that letter the sub. cases relating to cancellation of contracts, one is<br />
committee regretted it was impossible to take still in the course of settlement, and the other has<br />
any useful steps at present, but instructed the been satisfactorily terminated by the cancellation<br />
secretary to watch events and, should a suitable of the agreement and the delivery up of the stock<br />
opportunity occur, to bring the matter before them to the author, who has since found a fresh publisher.<br />
again.<br />
The last case was one against a publisher who had<br />
The consideration of a complaint submitted to delayed publication of a book which he had agreed<br />
the Dramatic Sub-committee by a member of the to publish. There is every hope that the book<br />
society who had called into question the action of will shortly be on the market.<br />
another member was postponed owing to the fact There are three cases open from former months.<br />
that the member who had made the complaint had One of these remains in abeyance at the author's<br />
omitted to send in his statement of his case. The request. The second, in America, is in course of<br />
secretary was instructed to write for the statement settlement, while in the last the society's accountants<br />
so that it should be received in time for the next are in communication with the publisher.<br />
meeting.<br />
Cases.<br />
Elections.<br />
Since the publication of the July issue of The<br />
Author thirty cases have come into the hands of Adams, Evelyn .<br />
the secretary. Three were claims for the return Arlen, Charles R. . Chichester House,<br />
of MSS., and of these two were successful ; but<br />
Chancery Lane,<br />
one had to be abandoned as the periodical<br />
W.C.<br />
bad ceased publication and given up its offices. Binns, Henry Bryan.<br />
Nine claims for accounts were brought to the society. Burt, Major A.. . . 3rd Dragoon Guards,<br />
With the exception of one case, all of these were<br />
Aldershot.<br />
settled. The accounts were rendered, and forwarded Curlewis, Mrs. . . . Avenel, Mosman, Syd-<br />
to the authors. In the remaining case the accounts<br />
ney, Australia.<br />
have been promised, and will probably be to hand Fox, Miss Marion . . 118, Eaton Square,<br />
by the time this record is published. Of nine<br />
S.W.<br />
claims for money only two have been settled. Gordon-Smith, R. . . Arthurs' Club, St.<br />
Three have had to be transferred to the solicitors,<br />
James' Street, S.W.<br />
and will no doubt be satisfied when the delinquents Hearne, Miss Isabel . . Omeath, co. Louth,<br />
appreciate that action will be taken against<br />
Ireland.<br />
them. In one case some delay has occurred owing King, Alfred R. , . Willowdale Farm,<br />
to the difficulty of fixing the responsibility for the<br />
Stanton - Harcourt.<br />
debt, while in the remaining two, one is for a Koebel, Wm. Henry. . Authors' Club, 2,<br />
very insignificant sum due on account rendered,<br />
Whitehall Court,<br />
and the other has only just come into the office.<br />
S.W.<br />
There were two claims for infringement of copy. Leighton, Robert . . 10, Abbey Road,<br />
right, but one of these had to be abandoned owing<br />
N.W.<br />
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Street, Chelten-<br />
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REPRINTS.<br />
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74 x 5. 215 pp. Murray. 18. n.<br />
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THE SPHINX. By OSCAR WILDE. With Bibliographical<br />
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Note by ROBERT Ross. 64 xă. 46 pp. John Lane.<br />
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150 pp. Greening. 18. n.<br />
PHYSIOLOGY, THE SERVANT OF MEDICINE (CHLOROFORM<br />
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THEOLOGY.<br />
the Hitchcock Lectures for 1909-delivered at the THE ELEMENTS OF NEGRO RELIGION. By W. J.<br />
University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. By EDMONSTON-SCOTT. Edmonston-Scott & Co., 15, Forth<br />
AUGUSTUS D. WALLER, M.D., L.L.D. (Director of the Street, Edinburgh. 68, n.<br />
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and Medical Practice. By BERNARD HOLLANDER, M.D. 57 pp. Leighton Buzzard : The Faith Press. 18. n.<br />
74 x 5. 295 pp, Pitman. 68, n.<br />
THE OLD TESTAMENT STORY. Told to the Young. By<br />
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TOPOGRAPHY.<br />
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Described by the REV. TELFORD VARLEY, D.Sc.<br />
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9 x 63. 201 pp. Black. 73. 6d. n.<br />
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WINDSOR CASTLE. Described by E. THOMAS. 56 pp.<br />
£3 138, 6d.<br />
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NAVAL.<br />
91 x 64. 63 pp. Blackie. 28. n.<br />
FIGHTING SHIPS. Edited by F. T. JANE. 74 x 121.<br />
TRAVEL<br />
525 pp. Sampson Low. 218. n.<br />
QUEER THINGS ABOUT EGYPT, By DOUGLAS SLADEN.<br />
PAMPHLETS.<br />
94 x 67. 428 pp. Hurst & Blackett. 218. n.<br />
TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION. An Illustrated Monthly of<br />
THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT FROM ITS EVOLUTIONARY - Travel, Exploration, Adventure, and Sport. Edited<br />
ASPECT. By J. E. TAYLOR. Sonnenschein. 18. n.<br />
by EUSTACE REYNOLDS-BALL, F.R.G.S. Vol. 3,<br />
January-June, 1910. 8} x 61. 440 pp. Witherby.<br />
PHILOSOPHY.<br />
THE HIGH ROAD OF THE ALPS. A Motoring Guide to<br />
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F.R.G.S. 89 x 54. XV. + 381 pp. With 102 Illustra-<br />
tions. Kegan Paul & Co. 108, 60, n.<br />
POETRY.<br />
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SABLE AND PURPLE, WITH OTHER POEMS. By WILLIAM<br />
61 X 41. 381 pp. (Library of Notable Books.) Nelson,<br />
WATSON. 7* * 5. 48 pp. Nash. 28. 60, n.<br />
18, n.<br />
THE CHAINED TITAN: A POEM OF YESTERDAY AND<br />
TO-DAY. By W. G. HOLT. 74 x 54. 104 pp. Bell.<br />
43. 6d. n.<br />
THE WANDERER, AND OTHER POEMB. By H. B. BINNS.<br />
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BOOKS PUBLISHED IN AMERICA BY Miss May Crommelin's last novel, “ Lovers on<br />
MEMBERS.<br />
the Green," of which Messrs. Hutchinson & Co.<br />
are the publishers, is now in a second edition.<br />
Long illness and a family bereavement have<br />
BIOGRAPHY.<br />
prevented Miss Crommelin from doing very much<br />
EDWARD MARJORIBANKS, LORD TWEEDMOUTH. By literary work during the last two years : but she<br />
The Countess of Aberdeen. 158 pp. New York : Dutton.<br />
is now engaged on another novel, the scene of<br />
$2 n.<br />
ROBERT BLATCHFORD : THE SKETCH OF A PERSONALITY:<br />
which is laid in the Loire valley.<br />
AN ESTIMATE OF SOME ACHIEVEMENTS. By A. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons are the publishers of a<br />
O'NEIL LYONS. 189 pp. New York : John Lane & Co. work by the Rev. Percy Dearmer, entitled “ Body<br />
75 cents, n.<br />
FICTION.<br />
and Soul,” representing an inquiry into the effects<br />
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THURSTON. 390 pp. New York : Kennerley. $1.50.<br />
BURIED ALIVE. By ARNOLD BENNETT. 272 pp. New ment to the present day.<br />
York : Brentanos. $1.<br />
The unction of the sick, shrines, and pilgrim-<br />
A MOTLEY. By JOHN GALSWORTHY. 274 pp. New ages, amongst other things, are fully discussed,<br />
York: Scribner, $1.20 n.<br />
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HOLBORN HILL. By Christian Tearle. 325 pp. New from the early Saints to Pastor Blumharat and<br />
York : Clode. $1.20.<br />
Father John of Cronstadt, and with tables of the<br />
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faith cures by "mental science” and by hypnotism<br />
AN ISLAND STORY: A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND.<br />
at Nancy.<br />
By H. E. MARSHALL : with Pictures by A. S. FORREST.<br />
We have received Vol. 9 of “ A Saunter through<br />
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Kent with Pen and Pencil,” by Charles Igglesden,<br />
SCOTLAND'S STORY: A CHILD'S HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. which is published from the office of the Kentish<br />
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Express, Ashford. In the present volume,<br />
J. HASSALL, and J. SHAW COMPTON. New York :<br />
Stokes. $2,75 n.<br />
Mr. Igglesden passes through Sissinghurst,<br />
LITERARY.<br />
Goodnestone-next-Wingham, Chartham, Loose,<br />
FULL FATHOM FIVE; A SEA ANTHOLOGY IN PROSE Coxheath, Bridge, and Patrixbourne. There are<br />
AND VERSE. By HELEN and LEWIS MELVILLE. 268 pp. many sketches of old houses and historic spots,<br />
New York : Macmillan. $1.50 n.<br />
and much that is interesting in regard to the<br />
ESSAYS MODERN AND ELIZABETHAN. By Professor E.<br />
DOWDEN. 380 pp. New York : Dutton. $2. n.<br />
We local traditions and legends of the places<br />
THE PASSIONS OF THE FRENCH ROMANTICS. By FRANCIS described.<br />
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James Hinton, F. Nietzsche, and Edward<br />
BERNARD SHAW AS' ARTIST-PHILOSOPHER.' By RENÉL Carpenter are the Three Modern Seers of whom<br />
M. DEACON. New York : John Lane Co.<br />
Mrs. Havelock Ellis treats in her book of that<br />
MEDICAL<br />
title published recently by Messrs. Stanley Paul<br />
THE LAWS OF HEREDITY. By G. ARCHDALE REID. New & Co.<br />
York : Macmillan. $5.50.<br />
Mrs. Ellis has chosen these three men as repre-<br />
sentatives of the various sides of the moral and<br />
POLITICAL.<br />
spiritual outlook of the age.<br />
STATESMAN'S YEAR BOOK. Edited by J. SCOTT KELTIE :<br />
Messrs. Edmonston-Scott & Co., of Forth<br />
with the assistance of J. P. A. KENWICK. Forty-seventh<br />
annual publication : revised after official returns. New<br />
Street, Edinburgh, are the publishers of a work<br />
York : Macmillan. $3 n.<br />
by Mr. W. J. Edmonston-Scott, called “The<br />
Elements of Negro Religion.” The author's aim<br />
TOPOGRAPHY.<br />
has been to give a lucid account of the history of<br />
OXFORD. By F. D. How. Boston : Estes. $1.25.<br />
religious belief among the negroes, and to allow<br />
the negro, as far as possible, to tell his own tale<br />
in his own words.<br />
Mr. Richard Steel has just published a second<br />
LITERARY, DRAMATIC, AND MUSICAL and revised edition of his book, “Imitation :<br />
NOTES.<br />
The Mimetic Function in Human Nature and in<br />
Nature.” The writer approaches the subject from<br />
many sides, starting with imitation in infant and<br />
M R S. M. H. Spielmann's new book is a child life, continuing in education, in later<br />
1 romantic fantasy, illustrated by Mr. C. youthful life, and early maturity. Other chapters<br />
Wilhelm. It will be published in the deal with imitation in ethics, religion, and politics,<br />
autumn by Messrs. Duckworth & Co.<br />
in language, poetry, and the fine arts, in<br />
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economics, in heredity and inorganic matter, while the New are worked out in the novel, which<br />
in an appendix the writer refers to imitation in the contains also some descriptions of life in the bush<br />
reasoning process. Messrs. Young & Sons in and Southern Alps of New Zealand. Messrs.<br />
Liverpool, and Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Sands & Co. are to publish the book on the 15th<br />
in London, publish the book, the published price of this month.<br />
of which is 3s. 6d. nett.<br />
Mr. T. Werner Laurie has published “The<br />
Mr. Maurice Hewlett's new novel, “Rest Old Testament Story: Told to the Young,"<br />
Harrow," was issued in September by Messrs. by Miss Gladys Davidson, whose “Stories from<br />
Macmillan & Co., the publishers of “ Open the Operas" were published by the same firm.<br />
Country," the leading characters of which re- The present work is written on broad lines, the<br />
appear in the new story.<br />
stories being treated in accordance with modern<br />
The same publishers have now the publishing views, yet strictly moderate in tone. It contains<br />
of Mr Stephen Reynolds' two books,“A Poor a complete outline of the Old Testament story,<br />
Man's House” and - The Holy Mountain.”<br />
special care having been taken to preserve the<br />
The raison d'être of “The Enemy of Woman," Oriental atmosphere, reverence, and beauty of the<br />
Miss Winifred Graham's new novel, is to portray narratives. The book is fully illustrated in double<br />
what disastrous consequences are engendered by a tone from pictures by old masters.<br />
mad desire for women's suffrage, and the bad Messrs. Archibald Constable & Co. are publish-<br />
effects on home life of unbalancing feminine minds. ing a new historical novel by Marie Hay. Its<br />
Messrs. Mills & Boon are the publishers.<br />
title is “ The Winter Queen,” and treats of the<br />
Messrs. Hurst & Blackett have published Miss unhappy history of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of<br />
Mary C. Rowsell's work on Ninon de L'Enclos Bohemia, Electress Palatine.<br />
and Her Century. Besides telling Ninon's story, “Sahib-log" is the title of a novel by Eva Mary<br />
Miss Rowsell provides the reader with a portrait Bell, published by Messrs. S. Duckworth & Co.<br />
gallery of the famous men and women of the It deals with the lives of a few of the ruling races<br />
times of Louis XIII., and the Grand Monarque. in India, and especially with those who have<br />
Miss C. C. Dyson's “Life of Marie Amélie” relations with the fighting races of that Empire.<br />
has just been published by John Long, Ltd. The officers of the Indian army and the native<br />
Marie Amélie was the last Queen of the French, officers and sepoys with their wives are among<br />
reigning from 1782 to 1866, and this rolume those of whom the writer treats.<br />
contains some account of the principal personages Mr. W. J. Wintle has resigned his position as<br />
at the Courts of Naples and France in her time, general manager of the Sunday School Union and<br />
and of the careers of her sons and daughters. has joined the staff of John Ouseley, Ltd., as<br />
It contains a photogravure portrait, and other managing director, succeeding Mr. John Ouseley.<br />
rare portraits and illustrations.<br />
Mr. E. Elliot Stock recently joined the same firm<br />
" 'T'he Devourers," by A. Vivanti Chartres, as manager of the technical department.<br />
published by Mr. William Heinemann, is in its “Peggy D. 0.," the new children's story by<br />
third edition. Messrs. Putnams & Sons are the Helen H. Watson (Mrs. Herbert A. Watson), at<br />
publishers in New York.<br />
present running as a serial in Little Folks, will be<br />
Messrs. Chatto & Windus published early in published in book form by Messrs. Cassell during<br />
September a new novel by Mrs. F. E. Penny, the coming autumn. Mrs. Watson is at present<br />
called “Sacrifice." The story is of the Meriah engaged on a sequel for older girls of this story,<br />
sacrifices of the Khonds, a hill tribe in the and arrangements for its publication are in course<br />
district of Ganjam, which is in the northern part of completion.<br />
of the Presidency of Madras. The ancient A pamphlet dealing with the scientific cause of<br />
custom of some primitive peoples of sacrificing the present rising and rebellion of womanhood<br />
young men and women to the Earth goddess, in against constitutional government, viewed in the<br />
order to bring good fortune and abundant light of Theosophy, has been published by Messrs.<br />
harvests to the tribe was observed among the Swan, Sonnenschien & Co. The pamphlet, written<br />
Khonds up to recent times. The Government of by J. E. Taylor, bears the title “The Suffrage<br />
India has put down the practice as far as it is able; Movement from its Evolutionary Aspect.”<br />
but occasional cases occur and have to be dealt Mr. Sydney Y. Ford has been appointed<br />
with by the watchful civil authorities.<br />
managing editor of the South African Insurance<br />
“ The Heart of the Bush ” is an idyllic story and Commercial Record—a monthly which is pub-<br />
of New Zealand bush life, by Edith Searle lished in the new parliamentary capital of South<br />
Grossmann. The heroine, educated in England, Africa.<br />
returns to her native land, and her perplexities His Majesty the King of the Hellenes has been<br />
between the attractions of the Old World and pleased to confer the Order and Insignia of the<br />
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Redeemer on the following gentlemen : Professor and of her courtiers, her enemies, and her lover,<br />
Samuel Henry Butcher, M.P. for the University Prince Louis of Taranto. Messrs. Mills & Boon<br />
of Cambridge, and President of the British Academy; are the publishers.<br />
the Hon. Canon Lyttelton, Headmaster of Eton Messrs. Briggs & Co., of Toronto, have forwarded<br />
College ; Mr. Walter Leaf, Vice-President of the to us a tastefully-produced volume entitled “The<br />
London Chamber of Cominerce ; and Mr. William Union Jack and Flags of the Empire." Mr. Barlow<br />
Angus Knight, of Malvern, Emeritus Professor of Cumberland, President of the Ontario Historical<br />
Philosophy in the University of St. Andrew's. Society, is the author of the work, and in it he<br />
This is the outcome of his Majesty's desire to explains the meanings of national ensigns, tracing<br />
draw the University of Athens into closer relations the development of the Jacks of England, Scotland,<br />
with the Universities of Great Britain. Mr. and Ireland, their union in the British Isles and<br />
Butcher is recognised as the most distinguished expansion in the dominions beyond the seas.<br />
of Greek scholars and teachers in England, and a There are nine coloured plates of flags and sixty-<br />
university representative of note ; Mr. Lyttelton nine engravings.<br />
is honoured as a scholar, and the head of England's The September number of Travel and Exploration<br />
most famous public school. The Order is given covers a fairly wide field, ranging from Morocco<br />
to Mr. Leaf as one of the founders of the London in the extreme west to the Burmo-Chinese frontier.<br />
Chamber of Commerce, from his eminence as a Colonel Beresford describes his tour through little-<br />
Greek scholar and his writings on Homer; and to known tracts in the Caucasus ; Mr. H. G. A.<br />
Mr. Knight from his numerous contributions to Leveson contributes a paper describing survey<br />
philosophy and literature, and his varied univer- work on the Burmo-Chinese frontier, while Mr.<br />
sity services.<br />
Eustace Reynolds-Ball (who edits the magazine)<br />
Miss Peggy Webling, whose book, “ The Story describes an amusing adventure with an Algerian<br />
of Virginia Perfect,” is now in its third edition, panther.<br />
has published another entitled “The Spirit of In the October number of the Westminster Review<br />
Mirth.” Both books are published by Messre. an article appears from the pen of Alfred Smythe,<br />
Methuen & Co. “The Spirit of Mirth” is a F.R.G.S., entitled “ Ancient Coinage from a Non-<br />
London story, and all the characters in it are, Commercial Standpoint.”<br />
more or less, sketched from life.<br />
“ Cross and Dagger," by W. Scott Durrant,<br />
Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond is now preparing for the published by Messrs. Methuen & Co. last month,<br />
press a large number of interesting letters written is the story of the amazing crusade of tens of<br />
between 1789 and 1800 by Sophia, Countess thousands of children in 1212 for the recovery of the<br />
Bentinck (whose husband was a son of the first Holy Places. It tells the adventures of two cousins,<br />
Earl of Portland), to her granddaughter, Sophia who are boys of fifteen and fourteen when the<br />
Hawkins-Whitshed (née Bentinck), and her grand- story opens. Mr. Arthur H. Buckland has illus-<br />
son by marriage, Admiral Sir James Hawking- trated the book.<br />
Whitshed. These letters were only recently “The Chained Titan," a poem of yesterday and<br />
discovered amongst family papers, and their great to-day, was published in September by Messrs.<br />
interest lies in their comments upon current events George Bell & Sons. It is the work of Mr. W. G.<br />
in Europe, and their frequent allusions to many Hole, and deals with some of the social problems<br />
public characters in Austria, Germany, Holland of the present day.<br />
and France. A journal by Admiral Sir James Raymond Jacberns' new books for juveniles<br />
Hawkins-Whitshed of a cruise by himself and his this season are“ A Schoolgirl's Battlefield," “ Three<br />
brother-in-law, William Bentinck, in 1799, has also Amateur Scouts,” and “Poor Uncle Harry.” They<br />
come to light, and may be included in the are all published by Messrs. W. & R. Chambers,<br />
volumes, together with some hitherto inaccessible the first one at 58. and the others at 3s. 6d. The<br />
letters from Lord Rodney found at the same time. same writer's new novel, “ An Everyday Romance,"<br />
Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond would gratefully welcome will be published shortly by Messrs. Wells, Gardner,<br />
the loan of any private letters of that period Darton & Co. at 58.<br />
relative to the family, and suggestions as to suitable A new historical biography by Mrs. Edith E.<br />
illustrations. Her address is Barming House, Cuthell, F.R.Hist. S., author of “ Wilhelmina<br />
near Maidstone.<br />
Margravine of Baireuth,” will be published early<br />
“ Jehanne of the Golden Lips,” a first novel by in the year by Messrs. Stanley Paul & Co., that<br />
Frances G. Knowles-Foster, is a love story of of Marie Louise, Empress of the French, the first<br />
Queen Jehanne of Naples, in which history and wife of Napoleon I.<br />
romance are blended so as to give a human picture Amy McLaren's new novel, “Bawbee Jock,”<br />
of Jehanne-her heroism, her waywardness, her will be published at the close of this month by<br />
genius for dominion in her relations with everyone, Mr. John Murray. The scene is laid in the High-<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
lands of Scotland, and the story bears on the “Nobody's Daughter,” by George Paston, was<br />
clan-sentiment of patriotism and love of country produced at Wyndham's Theatre on September 3.<br />
which is so deeply rooted in the Celtic nature, It is the story of a manufacturer in the Midlands,<br />
Miss Jean Middlemass' novel, “At the Altar who discovers that his wife's supposed ward is, in<br />
Steps," having run as a serial by the National fact, her daughter born before marriage, the father<br />
Press Syndicate, will be published shortly by Messrs. being the manufacturer's friend and a visitor at<br />
Digby, Long & Co.<br />
the time of the discovery. The cast includes Miss<br />
Stella M. Düring's latest novel, “ The End of Rosalie Toller, Mr. Sydney Valentine, Mr. Marsh<br />
the Rainbow," published in England by Messrs. Allen, and Miss Lilian Braithwaite.<br />
Chapman & Hall, has been brought out in “The Eternal Question," Mr. Hall Caine's<br />
America by the J. B. Lippincott Co. of Phila- new play founded on his novel, “ The Eternal<br />
delphia. Two of her earlier novels, “Malicious City," was produced at the Garrick Theatre on<br />
Fortune ” and “Disinherited,” have also been August 27. The cast included Mr. Gay<br />
added to “ The Daily Mail Sixpenny Series.” Standing, Miss Tittell-Brune, and Mr. Halliwell<br />
Miss A. E. Keeton will lecture at the Women's Hobbes.<br />
Institute, 92, Victoria Street, S.W., on Wednesday, Mr. Stephen Grace has dramatised a short story<br />
October 5, at 4 p.m. The subject of her lecture which appeared in his volume of “Yarns." The<br />
will be “On Making a Musical Palate.”<br />
sketch will be produced by Mr. Henry Bagge, who<br />
Mr. George Hansby Russell's new novel, “Grit,” takes the part of Lient.-Commander Anson. The<br />
which Mr. John Murray publishes, is a story of action takes place on board a torpedo boat<br />
the wilds of south-east Africa. The reader is destroyer during an attack upon a hostile<br />
taken into the wild, untamed region lying between squadron, and is carried out with the utmost<br />
the great Limpopo river and the river of Inhambane, realism.<br />
where the savage tribes recognise no laws but their Mr. W. J. Locke's new play, “The Man from<br />
own. There are many thrilling incidents in the the Sea,” was produced at the Queen's Theatre<br />
story, which essays to prove that strict attention last month. In the cast are Miss Nina Bouci-<br />
to duty, implicit obedience and pluck go far cault, Miss Beryl Faber, Mr. Robert Loraine, and.<br />
towards the making up of the “grit” of the Mr. Arthur Lewis Vane Tempest.<br />
world pioneers and empire builders.<br />
“The High Road of the Alps” is the title<br />
of a Motoring Guide to One Hundred Mountain<br />
Passes by Mr. Charles L. Freeston. Published<br />
by Messrs. Kegan, Paul l& Co., it contains 102<br />
illustrations, for the most part from photographs<br />
“ DE PROFUNDIS.”<br />
by the author, together with several sketch maps<br />
indicating the relationship of the various groups<br />
of passes to each other, a specially prepared map CONSPIRACY TO INFRINGE COPYRIGHT.<br />
of Alping territory generally, and a specially<br />
designed cover. It is issued at 10s. 6d., net.<br />
T the Central Criminal Court, in July, six:<br />
men were charged with offences relating to<br />
DRAMATIC.<br />
the sale of pirated copies of the late Mr.<br />
Oscar Wilde's book “ De Profundis.”<br />
The Walter Scott Publishing Co. bave published All the defendants pleaded guilty, with the<br />
a new work by Mr. Deane Ballynn entitled “The exception of Arthur Puddifoot, against whom no<br />
Price of Freedom.” It is a tale of to-day, which evidence was offered, and he was accordingly<br />
the author has cast in a new literary form. This discharged.<br />
form is described in an introduction to the volume It appeared from counsel's statement that the<br />
-an introduction which takes the form of a dis- defendants were concerned in a criminal conspiracy<br />
cussion between a dramatist, an old actor, an to infringe the copyright and to defraud the copy-<br />
actor-manager, and a publisher. Mr. Ballynn's right owner of the profits derived from a legitimate<br />
view is that the dramatist should write his play sale of the work.<br />
as a continuous narrative, and publish it before It is necessary to give the names to show the<br />
production, and this he has done in the work part that each defendant took in connection with<br />
under notice. A playright production of the play the conspiracy. The accused were :-John Wesley<br />
“ The Price of Freedom" was given at Hill Puddifoot, Arthur Puddifoot, Philip Fleming<br />
Theatre, Dundee, on Saturday, August 27, the Bokenham, Abraham Kinsett, Albert Bowden, and<br />
principal parts being taken by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kelly.<br />
Karpe.<br />
It was stated that the book. “De Profundis,".<br />
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which was originally published by Messrs. Methuen With regard to Kelly, who was found selling<br />
in February, 1905, ran through a large number of copies in the street and pleaded guilty to being in<br />
editions, and the profits bad been sufficient to possession of pirated copies, it was stated that he<br />
enable Mr. Ross, the copyright owner and was prosecuted in order that street-sellers might<br />
administrator of the estate of the deceased author, know the risk they ran in selling books which bore<br />
to pay the latter's debts in full and to provide a no printer's or publisher's name upon them,<br />
considerable sum for the benefit of his children. especially when they were sold to them under<br />
In April last Mr. Ross discovered that pirated such conditions. The Court was asked to deal<br />
copies of the book were being sold in large numbers with him leniently, and he was released upon his<br />
in the streets at the price of id. Inquiries recognisances.<br />
were made and observation kept, with the result The Authors' Society is to be congratulated upon<br />
that sufficient evidence was obtained to enable the its successful exposure of this fraud, which ought<br />
Authors' Society to institute a prosecution against to put a check upon the organised sale by street-<br />
those who were principally concerned in the sellers of pirated works. The method of procedure<br />
conspiracy.<br />
in respect of pirated music is simpler, owing to the<br />
The printing of the pirated copies—which was Act of 1906; but it is important that hawkers<br />
traced to J. W. Puddifoot, who had been convicted should realise that a conspiracy to sell pirated copies<br />
in 1906 for a similar offence in connection with of any “book” is a criminal offence. No doubt<br />
pirated music was done upon the premises of special efforts are required to obtain evidence of<br />
what was called the “Milton Press, Ltd.," a com- conspiracy, and it is well that the Authors' Society<br />
pany merely in name, of which J. W. Puddifoot has not grudged the trouble and expense of making<br />
and his son Arthur were directors. Bundles of inquiries and setting a watch upon premises and<br />
these copies when printed, to the number of many upon the movements of street-sellers, in order to<br />
thousands, were sent in vans and stored in a room trace the method of distribution and bring to<br />
in Whitechapel, which was rented by Kinsett at justice the principal offenders.<br />
28. 6d. a week. At the time of the arrest some<br />
5,000 copies were found upon the premises.<br />
HAROLD HARDY.<br />
The method of distribution was systematic.<br />
Small parcels were taken from the store, as<br />
required from time to time, and left at a neigh-<br />
bouring coffee-house, of which Bowden was pro-<br />
EDITORIAL NOTICES.<br />
prietor, and the pirated copies were purchased at<br />
6d. a quire by hawkers visiting the house, and<br />
were sold in the streets at a considerable profit. “ All stories, articles, poems, photographs, drawings, &c.<br />
Bokepham, who had failed in the printing<br />
m who had failed in the printing submitted to the editor for consideration must bear the<br />
names and addresses of the senders and be accompanied<br />
business, was said to be the man who was most<br />
by stamped and addressed envelopes, otherwise they<br />
actively concerned in the conspiracy, though be cannot be considered or returned. MSS. must be folded-<br />
kept himself to some extent in the background. not rolled—and should be typewritten.<br />
He stood in the position of publisher. He had<br />
the nosition of publisher He had “The length of short stories submitted should be from<br />
1,000 to 4,000 words.<br />
taken a manuscript copy of the book to J. W.<br />
" It must be understood that while care is taken of<br />
Puddifoot and asked for a quotation for printing contributions submitted, they are sent at the author's<br />
20,000 copies, the quotation being £16. He had risk, and the editor is not responsible for their safe<br />
been previously convicted of offences in connection custody or return, nor does he invite contributions.<br />
with the sale of pirated copies of music, and was<br />
“The acceptance of articles, stories, illustrations, &c., is<br />
no guarantee that contributions will be published within<br />
sentenced on this occasion to six months' imprison- any given time, or at all."<br />
ment.<br />
J. W. Puddifoot, the printer, who had also been ITTE should like to draw attention to the<br />
previously convicted, was sentenced to one month's W Notices to Contributors that appear in<br />
imprisonment.<br />
many magazines, and print above one<br />
Kinsett, who acted with Bokepham in the taken at random. It is often put forward by<br />
distribution of the pirated copies, was sentenced editors that when they accept stories without any<br />
to two months in the second division.<br />
notice whatever as to the terms and price, the<br />
On behalf of Bowden, it was urged that he author is bound by the notice that appears in<br />
merely allowed copies to be distributed among the the magazine. It is very doubtful how far a<br />
hawkers who frequented his coffee-house, in order notice printed at the beginning of a magazine<br />
to obtain their custom; and that he made no could legally bind the author who has sent in his<br />
direct gain out of any transaction connected with contribution, unless the editor could show that the<br />
the sale of the pirated work. He was fined £20. notice had come to the author's attention.<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
If editors were more businesslike, a dispute of<br />
this kind could never have arisen, for the editorial<br />
letter of acceptance would have run somewhat<br />
as follows :-“We accept your article on the<br />
understanding that we pay you for the world<br />
copyright.” Most editors, however, know that<br />
no author would accept a contract on these<br />
conditions. We must emphasise the fact that if<br />
editors were more accurate and more careful in<br />
making contracts, half the disputes—nay, more<br />
than half the disputes-would never arise, and<br />
there would be very little reason for publishing<br />
in The Author papers dealing with the “Editorial<br />
Attitude," which have appeared in the last few<br />
numbers,<br />
MAGAZINE CONTENTS.<br />
BLACKWOOD's.<br />
King James and the English Puritans : An Unpublished<br />
Document.<br />
BOOKMAN.<br />
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. By Thomas Seccombe.<br />
Balzac. By Professor Saintsbury.<br />
In the notice which we print the editor would seem<br />
to have reserved to himself the right, after accepting<br />
a story for publication, to refuse to publish it. It<br />
is possible that by law he could not be compelled<br />
to publish, but, no doubt, if he refused to publish<br />
he would subject himself, in addition to a claim<br />
for payment, to an action for damages for non-<br />
publication. The absurdity of this clause in the<br />
notice would make the statement still more certain<br />
that an author would not be bound by such a<br />
notice unless his attention was specially drawn to<br />
it. Otherwise the editor might make arbitrary<br />
regulations by which he should not only have<br />
absolute control as to alterations of articles and<br />
stories, but should have also a right to the copyright.<br />
In fact, disputes on this point have from time to<br />
time arisen, not in consequence of the printing of a<br />
notice, but from an editor's demand after acceptance<br />
of a story without any terms being expressed.<br />
The following case will explain this point :-<br />
A member sent up a contribution to a paper,<br />
which was accepted and published. The natural<br />
deduction, when an author sends up a contribution<br />
to a magazine, is that he is offering to the editor<br />
the first serial use of that contribution for the<br />
magazine, but in this instance there was no<br />
expression on either side as to what rights actually<br />
passed. If the notice to contributors is to bind<br />
contributors, it should bind equally the editor of the<br />
magazine. Does the editor in this notice say that,<br />
when he accepts an article, he desires to purchase<br />
the world's copyright? Yet this is the position<br />
he often adopts when asked for payment by the<br />
contributor. Would any editor care to put such a<br />
claim to the world's copyright in his paper ?<br />
Surely not. No author sending up a contribution<br />
to a magazine would be willing to sell the whole<br />
copyright for the mere payment of a magazine<br />
contribution.<br />
But a worse feature comes to light when we<br />
see that a cheque issued in payment purport to be<br />
a receipt for the conveyance of the copyright.<br />
When signed by the author such receipt would not,<br />
of course, upset the contract which already existed,<br />
though it might be evidence—if signed without<br />
demur of the terms of the contract. An editor,<br />
on his attention being drawn to the matter after<br />
publication, states : “That the author never<br />
suggested anything about serial rights,'” and he<br />
continues as follows :-“In making the offer, as is<br />
customary, we included the copyright of it,” but<br />
there does not appear to be on the letters of<br />
acceptance any mention of the word “copyright,"<br />
or any indication of the desire to purchase the<br />
copyright, nor is there any indication in the notice<br />
to contributors that where articles are accepted<br />
it is the intention of the editor to include the<br />
copyright.<br />
Book MONTHLY.<br />
Topics of the Time : King Edward's Memoirs.<br />
A New Encyclopædia : Library Censorship.<br />
A Word on the Right Christening of Novel Heroines.<br />
By W. L. George.<br />
CONTEMPORARY.<br />
The Lady of the Salon. By Mrs. Geo. Haven Putnam.<br />
Some Irish Poetry. By Geraldine Hodgson, Litt.D.<br />
Children in English Poetry.<br />
CORNHILL.<br />
The Centenary of Mrs. Gaskell. By Sarah A, Tooley.<br />
Concerning Guide Books, By Claude S. Benson,<br />
A Polar Laureate : Sir Francis Doyle.<br />
Communicated by Sir Clements Markham, K.C.B.<br />
ENGLISH REVIEW,<br />
The Women of Shakespeare. By Frank Harris.<br />
The Handling of Words : Maurice Hewlett. By Vernon<br />
Lee.<br />
FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW.<br />
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. By K. L. Montgomery.<br />
The Poetry of Yone Noguchis. By Arthur Ransome.<br />
NATIONAL REVIEW.<br />
The Libraries and their Critics. By an Old Subscriber.<br />
English Pictures in German Galleries. By W. Roberts.<br />
NINETEENTH CENTURY.<br />
The Centenary of Mrs. Gaskell. By Lewis Melville.<br />
The Genius of Gibbon. 1, Gibbon the Man. By the<br />
Rev. A. H. T. Clarke.<br />
Folk-Lore in Word-Lore. By the Rev. Dr. Smythe-<br />
Palmer.<br />
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HOW TO USE THE SOCIETY.<br />
1. H VERY member has a right to ask for and to receive<br />
advice upon his agreements, his choice of a pub-<br />
lisher, or any dispute arising in the conduct of his<br />
business or the administration of his property. The<br />
Secretary of the Society is a solicitor; but if there is any<br />
special reason the Secretary will refer the case to the<br />
Solicitors of the Society. Further, the Committee, if they<br />
deem it desirable, will obtain counsel's opinion without<br />
any cost to the member. Moreover, where counsel's<br />
opinion is favourable, and the sanction of the Committee<br />
is obtained, action will be taken on behalf of the aggrieved<br />
member, and all costs borne by the Society.<br />
2. Remember that questions connected with copyright<br />
and publishers' agreements do not fall within the experi.<br />
ence of ordinary solicitors. Therefore, do not scruple to use<br />
the Society.<br />
3. Before signing any agreement whatever, send<br />
the document to the Society for examination.<br />
4. Remember always that in belonging to the Society<br />
you are fighting the battles of other writers, even if you<br />
are reaping no direct benefit to yourself, and that you are<br />
advancing the best interests of your calling in promoting<br />
the independence of the writer, the dramatist, the composer.<br />
6. The Committee have arranged for the reception of<br />
members' agreements and their preservation in a fire-<br />
proof safe. The agreements will, of course, be regarded as<br />
confidential documents to be read only by the Secretary,<br />
who will keep the key of the safe. The Society now offers :<br />
(1) To stamp agreements in readiness for a possible action<br />
upon them. (2) To keep agreements. (3) To enforce<br />
payments due according to agreements. Fuller particu-<br />
lars of the Society's work can be obtained in the<br />
Prospectus.<br />
6. No contract should be entered into with a literary<br />
agent without the advice of the Secretary of the Society.<br />
Members are strongly advised not to accept without careful<br />
consideration the contracts with publishers submitted to<br />
them by literary agents, and are recommended to submit<br />
them for interpretation and explanation to the Secretary<br />
of the Society.<br />
7. Many agents neglect to stamp agreements. This<br />
must be done within fourteen days of first execution. The<br />
Secretary will undertake it on behalf of members.<br />
8. Some agents endeavour to prevent authors from<br />
referring matters to the Secretary of the Society; so<br />
do some publishers. Members can make their own<br />
deductions and act accordingly.<br />
9. The subscription to the Society is £1 18. per<br />
annum, ar £10 10s. for life membership.<br />
obtained. But the transaction should be managed by a<br />
competent agent, or with the advice of the Secretary of<br />
the Society.<br />
II. A Profit-Sharing Agreement (a bad form of<br />
agreement).<br />
In this case the following rules should be attended to:<br />
(1.) Not to sign any agreement in which the cost of pro-<br />
duction forms a part without the strictest investigation.<br />
(2.) Not to give the publisher the power of putting the<br />
profits into his own pocket by charging for advertisements<br />
in his own organs, or by charging exchange advertise-<br />
ments. Therefore keep control of the advertisements<br />
(3.) Not to allow a special charge for “office expenses,"<br />
unless the same allowance is made to the author.<br />
(4.) Not to give up American, Colonial, or Continental<br />
rights.<br />
(5.) Not to give up serial or translation rights.<br />
(6.) Not to bind yourself for future work to any publisher.<br />
As well bind yourself for the future to any one solicitor or<br />
doctor 1<br />
III. The Royalty System.<br />
This is perhaps, with certain limitations, the best form<br />
of agreement. It is above all things necessary to know<br />
what the proposed rovalty means to both sides. It is now<br />
possible for an author to ascertain approximately the<br />
truth. From time to time very important figures connected<br />
with royalties are published in The Author.<br />
IY. A Commission Agreement.<br />
The main points are :<br />
(1.) Be careful to obtain a fair cost of production,<br />
(2.) Keep control of the advertisements.<br />
(3.) Keep control of the sale price of the book.<br />
General.<br />
All other forms of agreement are combinations of the four<br />
above mentioned.<br />
Such combinations are generally disastrous to the author,<br />
Never sign any agreement without competent advice from<br />
the Secretary of the Society.<br />
Stamp all agreements with the Inland Revenue stamp.<br />
Avoid agreements by letter if possible.<br />
The main points which the Society has always demanded<br />
from the outset are :-<br />
(1.) That both sides shall know what an agreement<br />
beans.<br />
(2.) The inspection of those account books which belong<br />
to the author." We are advised that this is a right, in the<br />
nature of a common law right, which cannot be denied or<br />
withheld.<br />
(3.) Always avoid a transfer of copyright.<br />
WARNINGS TO DRAMATIC AUTHORS.<br />
WARNINGS TO THE PRODUCERS<br />
OF BOOKS.<br />
TEVER sign an agreement without submitting it to the<br />
Secretary of the Society of Authors or some com-<br />
petent legal authority.<br />
2. It is well to be extremely careful in negotiating for<br />
the production of a play with any one except an established<br />
manager.<br />
3. There are three forms of dramatic contract for plays<br />
in three or more acts :-<br />
(a.) Sale outright of the performing right. This<br />
is unsatisfactory. An author who enters into<br />
such a contract should stipulate in the contract<br />
for production of the piece by a certain date<br />
and for proper publication of his name on the<br />
play-bills.<br />
ITERE are a few standing rules to be observed in an<br />
u agreement. There are four methods of dealing<br />
with literary property :-<br />
I. Selling it Outright.<br />
This is sometimes satisfactory, if a proper price can be<br />
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DRAMATIC AUTHORS AND AGENTS.<br />
(6.) Sale of performing right or of a licence to<br />
perform on the basis of percentages on<br />
gross receipts. Percentages vary between 5<br />
and 15 per cent. An author should obtain a<br />
percentage on the sliding scale of gross receipts<br />
in preference to the American system. Should<br />
obtain a sum in advance of percentages. A fixed<br />
date on or before which the play should be<br />
performed.<br />
Sale of performing right or of a licence to<br />
perform on the basis of royalties (i.e., fixed<br />
nightly fees). This method should be always<br />
avoided except in cases where the fees are<br />
likely to be small or difficult to collect. The<br />
other safeguards set out under heading (6.) apply<br />
also in this case.<br />
4. Plays in one act are often sold outright, but it is<br />
better to obtain a small nightly fee if possible, and a sum<br />
paid in advance of such fees in any event. It is extremely<br />
important that the amateur rights of one-act plays should<br />
be reserved.<br />
5. Authors should remember that performing rights can<br />
be limited, and are usually limited, by town, country, and<br />
time. This is most important.<br />
6. Authors should not assign performing rights, but<br />
should grant a licence to perform. The legal distinction<br />
is of great importance.<br />
7. Authors should remember that performing rights in a<br />
play are distinct from literary copyright. A manager<br />
holding the performing right or licence to perform cannot<br />
print the book of the words.<br />
8. Never forget that United States rights may be exceed.<br />
ingly valuable. They should never be included in English<br />
agreements without the author obtaining a substantial<br />
consideration.<br />
9. Agreements for collaboration should be carefully<br />
drawn and executed before collaboration is commenced.<br />
10. An author should remember that production of a play<br />
is highly speculative : that he runs a very great risk of<br />
delay and a breakdown in the fulfilment of his contract.<br />
He should therefore guard himself all the more carefully in<br />
the beginning.<br />
11. An author must remember that the dramatic market<br />
is exceedingly limited, and that for a novice the first object<br />
is to obtain adequate publication.<br />
As these warnings must necessarily be incomplete, on<br />
account of the wide range of the subject of dramatic con-<br />
tracts, those authors desirous of further information<br />
are referred to the Secretary of the Society.<br />
D RAMATIC authors should seek the advice of the<br />
Society before putting plays into the hands of<br />
agents. As the law stands at present, an agent<br />
who has once had a play in his hands may acquire a<br />
perpetual claim to a percentage on the author's fees<br />
from it. As far as the placing of plays is concerned,<br />
it may be taken as a general rule that there are only<br />
very few agents who can do anything for an author<br />
that he cannot, under the guidance of the Society, do<br />
equally well or better for himself. The collection of fees<br />
is also a matter in which in many cases no intermediary is<br />
required. For certain purposes, such as the collection of<br />
fees on amateur performances, and in general the trans.<br />
action of frequent petty authorisations with different<br />
individuals, and also for the collection of fees in foreign<br />
countries, almost all dramatic authors employ agents; and<br />
in these ways the services of agents are real and valuable.<br />
But the Society warns authors against agents who profess<br />
to have influence with managers in the placing of plays, or<br />
who propose to act as principals by offering to purchase<br />
the author's rights. In any case, in the present state of<br />
the law, an agent should not be employed under any<br />
circumstances without an agreement approved of by the<br />
Society.<br />
WARNINGS TO MUSICAL COMPOSERS.<br />
T ITTLE can be added to the warnings given for the<br />
L assistance of producers of books and dramatic<br />
authors. It must, however, be pointed out that, as<br />
a rule, the musical publisher demands from the musical<br />
composer a transfer of fuller rights and less liberal finan.<br />
cial terms than those obtained for literary and dramatic<br />
property. The musical composer has very often the two<br />
rights to deal with-performing right and copyright. He<br />
should be especially careful therefore when entering into<br />
an agreement, and should take into particular consideration<br />
the warnings stated above.<br />
STAMPING MUSIC.<br />
The Society undertakes to stamp copies of music on<br />
behalf of its members for the fee of 6d. per 100 or part<br />
of 100. The members' stamps are kept in the Society's<br />
safe. The musical publishers communicate direct with the<br />
Secretary, and the voucher is then forwarded to the<br />
members, who are thus saved much unnecessary trouble.<br />
THE READING BRANCH.<br />
REGISTRATION OF SCENARIOS AND<br />
ORIGINAL PLAYS.<br />
M EMBERS will greatly assist the Society in this<br />
branch of its work by informing young writers<br />
of its existence. Their MSS. can be read and<br />
treated as a composition is treated by a coach. The term<br />
MSS. includes not only works of fiction, but poetry<br />
and dramatic works, and when it is possi ole, under<br />
special arrangement, technical and scientific works. The<br />
Readers are writers of competence and experience. The<br />
fee is one guinea.<br />
REMITTANCES.<br />
QCENARIOS, typewritten in duplicate on foolscap paper<br />
D forwarded to the offices of the Society, together with<br />
a registration fee of two shillings and sixpence, will<br />
be carefully compared by the Secretary or a qualified assis-<br />
tant. One copy will be stamped and returned to the author<br />
and the other filed in the register of the Society. Copies<br />
of the scenario thus filed may be obtained at any time by<br />
the author only at a small charge to cover cost of typing.<br />
Original Plays may also be filed subject to the same<br />
rules, with the exception that a play will be charged for<br />
at the price of 28. 68. per act.<br />
The Secretary of the Society begs to give notice<br />
that all remittances are acknowledged by return of post.<br />
All remittances should be crossed Union of London and<br />
Smiths Bank, Chancery Lane, or be sent by registered<br />
letter only.<br />
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GENERAL NOTES.<br />
strong support which, with the untiring energy of<br />
its founder, Sir Walter Besant, carried the society<br />
forward in difficult days on its fortunate career.<br />
All members, therefore, owe to Mr. W. Holman<br />
Hunt, O.M., a deep debt of gratitude.<br />
OUR PRESIDENT.<br />
We know that our members will learn with<br />
gratification that His Majesty has added the<br />
name of Thomas Hardy, our President, to the<br />
very select roll of the Order of Merit. To<br />
no writer of English could the distinction have<br />
come more appropriately, for in Thomas Hardy we<br />
have the finest expression of the literary man now<br />
remaining with us. While he maintained his<br />
his<br />
original rôle of novelist his work was a model alike<br />
for its breadth of conception and acate and delicate<br />
treatment. His descriptions of woodland and<br />
heath are veritable translations into words of the<br />
English countryside. His power of dealing with<br />
the gravest passions that shake the human soul make<br />
of him a great tragedian, and this power is all the<br />
more wonderful when we see it displayed alongside<br />
of his shrewd insight into rustic simplicity and<br />
broad appreciation of rustic wit. At a time when<br />
only our late President, George Meredith (himself,<br />
by the way, a member of the Order of Merit), dis-<br />
pated with him the supreme place as an English<br />
novelist, Mr. Hardy decided that his work as a<br />
novelist was over, and embarked upon his magnifi-<br />
cent epic exploit, “The Dynasts." It is no part of<br />
our business to attempt to praise the merits of this<br />
great work. We only allude to it in proof of the<br />
high and serious intent which has always charac-<br />
ich has always charac.<br />
terised our President's work and as furnishing a<br />
further reason why the King should have him in<br />
honour.<br />
THE NEW COPYRIGHT BILL.<br />
We publish as a supplement to this month's<br />
Author the memorandum on the Imperial Con.<br />
ference and the Copyright Bill.<br />
It is difficult to say what will be the result of<br />
the whole matter, as it is not only essential to<br />
wait till the Act is passed, but it is also essential to<br />
know what view the colonies will take on these<br />
important issues.<br />
It is useless to disguise the fact that there is<br />
some danger, if the colonies do not come into line<br />
with the mother country, that the English treaty<br />
with the United States may be upset and inter-<br />
national relations prejudiced.<br />
In regard to the Bill itself, we shall be pleased<br />
to receive criticism upon it for the benefit of the<br />
committees of the society that are interested in the<br />
subject, and, if necessary, for publication, but those<br />
who criticise the Bill must remember that the great<br />
point before the draftsman was to bring the statute<br />
law into uniformity with the Berlin Convention.<br />
The Bill, although not perfect, is not unsatis-<br />
factory when this point is taken into consideration.<br />
Conorio<br />
Copyright property is protected for a longer period<br />
than at present, and the definitions of it are con-<br />
siderably widened to the great benefit of the holders.<br />
THE PEnsion Fund.<br />
M. W. HOLMAN HUNT, O.M.<br />
In accordanoe with the wish of several members<br />
We hare, with deep regret, to record the death of the society, the Committee of Management have<br />
of W. Holman Hunt, 0.M., which occurred decided to publish, once every year, a full list of<br />
on September 7.<br />
the annual subscribers to the Pension Fund,<br />
His work in his own particular department of together with the amount subscribed.<br />
art is too well known to our readers to need Members will find the full statement on page 3.<br />
capitulation here.<br />
We would remind members that the regular lists<br />
His association with the Society of Authors of donors and subscribers printed monthly in<br />
dates practically from its commencement, as he The Author comprise only the fresh subscriptions<br />
joined its ranks in 1885. He was therefore among and fresh donations to the fund. We mention this<br />
the first, as well as among the most distinguished, now, as at the beginning of the year it happens,<br />
of those who have given the work of the society not infrequently, that the regular annual sub-<br />
their support. Although, latterly, increasing years scribers complain of the omission of their names<br />
prevented him from taking any active part in the in The Author.<br />
society's affairs, he was not without interest in its<br />
work, and, indeed, consulted the secretary from<br />
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL LAW.<br />
time to time on points connected with the law of<br />
copyright.<br />
We have much pleasure in commending the<br />
The early support of such men as Holman third edition of a work on “ Dramatic and<br />
Hant was necessary to aid the society in surmount- Musical Law," by A. A. Strong, published from<br />
ing the obstacles placed in its path, and it was this the Era office. The writer states in his preface<br />
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that an endeavour has been made to explain in For book and serial rights it ought to be<br />
as simple a manner as possible such parts of the possible to get at least £15 in Sweden, and more<br />
law as relate to subjects with wbich the profession when the work is sold for the three Scandinavian<br />
is concerned, and that legal terms have as far as countries. We trust that authors will make a<br />
possible been avoided.<br />
careful note of this for their future guidance.<br />
Although the book bears principally on the<br />
contracts of actors and artists, yet there are some<br />
useful chapters for the consideration of dramatists THE INFLUENCE OF REVIEWS.<br />
and composers carried out along the lines laid upon<br />
himself by the author.<br />
We are glad to note that, in spite of the para-<br />
BY A WOMAN NOVELIST.<br />
graphs which have recently appeared in the Referee,<br />
PART I.<br />
Mr. Strong states that the society has done<br />
excellent service in many ways to dramatic authors.<br />
DRACTICALLY everyone is agreed that<br />
We can find no reference, however, to either of T reviews do influence to some extent the<br />
the cases Scholz v. Amasis and Colles v. Maugham,<br />
fortunes of a book, and the question there-<br />
in both of which the judge laid down very clearly fore becomes one of the degree in which they do<br />
some of the precepts of the laws which bind so. This is a problem of never-failing interest to<br />
dramatic authors and govern contracts with agents. all brothers and sisters of the pen, and it is perhaps<br />
It is possible, however, that the author, desirous of the one which they are the most fond of discussing<br />
doing away as far as possible with the mere formal among themselves. The most widely different<br />
parts of case law, intentionally omitted many of the views are held on it, and that, too, by the same<br />
cases he might have quoted.<br />
individuals at different periods of their literary<br />
careers ; there is indeed room for difference of<br />
opinion, for the nature of the problem is such<br />
TRANSLATION RIGHTS IN SWEDEN.<br />
that it can never be finally settled.<br />
“ How far do reviews influence the fortunes of a<br />
We should like to draw the attention of mem- book ?"<br />
bers to the prices paid for translation into the Writers are perhaps too fond of looking at the<br />
Swedish language.<br />
question from their own point of view as writers,<br />
A gentleman who has had great success in and it may therefore be useful if we consider it<br />
marketing these rights is constantly met by the from the point of view of the Press which publishes<br />
contention set up by publishers and editors of reviews of books.<br />
papers in Sweden that they can get the translation If we do this we shall at once perceive that<br />
rights of the best authors in England for the not every journal looks at literature from the same<br />
absurdly low figure of £5. Either, therefore, those angle.<br />
who are acting as agents for the author or the First, there are the papers which have a sincere<br />
authors themselves are underselling their market. respect for literature and are anxious to draw the<br />
Sometimes an author is foolish enough to hand attention of their readers only to the best work<br />
over the power to market his rights of translation of all kinds that comes out, ignoring the bad.<br />
to the publisher. If this is the case, it is quite These papers are rather fond of “discovering"<br />
possible that the publisher, who ought only to be and holding up to public admiration young and<br />
the agent for the production of the work in book unknown writers.<br />
form, will sell them for anything he thinks they Second, there are the papers which look upon<br />
will fetch, having little interest in keeping up the books as so much news material. They are not<br />
author's prices, and merely hoping to add a few interested in the vast majority of new publications,<br />
pounds without much trouble to the amount he the works of writers who are either unknown or<br />
has already received out of the book. If this was unsuccessful. But the new novel of the popular<br />
also the view that the bona fide literary agent took, author whose fame is established is a matter of<br />
the matter is more serious ; but we hardly think general interest and it must be reviewed ; that is<br />
that the agent is equally to blame, for an agent to say, the public must be told the plot, on the<br />
lives by the fees he obtains, and it is, therefore, to day of publication, just as the last new book of<br />
be presumed that it is to his advantage to keep gossipy reminiscences, or serious works—such,<br />
the market price as high as possible. But whether for instance, as Lord Cronner's monograph on<br />
the fault arises through the laxity of the agent or Egypt-are reviewed, so to speak, all hot from<br />
the publisher, the author should forbear to sign the press.<br />
any contract where these rights are practically The surest sign to a writer that he has “arrived”<br />
thrown away.<br />
are simultaneous notices in papers of this sort ;<br />
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and the surest sign that his day is over is when pathetic and wide-minded reviewing has created<br />
he no longer gets such notices.<br />
the supply, with the result that the work is now<br />
Third, there are the papers which are interested done largely by people of the sort who thirty or<br />
in other things, and only print from time to time forty years ago would have shrunk from the<br />
a few notices of books in a perfunctory sort of notion of "writing for the Press.”<br />
way.<br />
Reviewers are nowadays both better educated<br />
I might add several more classes, but I have and better paid than they were a generation ago.<br />
said enough to show that no book is likely to Editors have had to go pretty far afield in their<br />
receive the same treatment all round when it is search for people who possess all the varied<br />
regarded from so many points of view. Yet qualifications necessary, and though you will<br />
some young authors seem to expect universal sometimes hear the people thus discovered stig-<br />
eulogy-indeed, it is quite comic to hear them matised as “gifted amateurs," I am sure that<br />
wondering why the Literary Tomahawk, for the whole body of writers of books are to be<br />
instance, should have dismissed the masterpiece congratulated on the change. Call them amateurs<br />
in a few contemptuous lines, when the Daily if you like—it is certain that they write much<br />
Something Else had such an appreciative notice. better than the old-fashioned professional.<br />
There is little doubt that publishers, who Nevertheless, reviewers are by no means<br />
certainly ought to know, are on the whole inclined infallible. It is a most curious and also intruc-<br />
to think that a universal chorus of praise from tive occupation for a young author to consult the<br />
the Press on the day of publication is the best file of any well-known literary journal of ten or<br />
reception for a book.<br />
fifteen years ago, and just glance through the<br />
Next to the simultaneous burst of praise, I reviews to see what was then being praised. I have<br />
understand that publishers like a book to have, lately been doing this, and I have been really<br />
say, five or six good long reviews at the moment astonished to see how little has survived of much<br />
of publication, followed by a continual dropping that was then praised, and, as it seems to us now,<br />
fire of reviews lasting for two or three months. extravagantly praised ; also, what is more<br />
Here I may say in parenthesis that my remarks important, that sometimes really good work was<br />
should be understood to be applying on the whole inadequately noticed and even “slated.”<br />
to novels. In the case of other books, such as George Gissing is perhaps the most startling<br />
biographies, travels, and the like, there are no example of blindness on the part of the critics. He<br />
such extremes of success and failure as you see in is now acknowledged to have been one of the<br />
the fiction market ; it is also clear that their sales masters of later Victorian literature. The lack of<br />
are affected to a considerable extent by reviews, appreciation with which he was treated by his<br />
which are, on the whole, adequate and constant. contemporary critics seems to me to indicate very<br />
This brings us to the question, “ Who are the clearly the truth of the theory that modern<br />
critics? Who are those strange, shy, yet powerful criticism is divided into two hostile camps-one<br />
birds, the reviewers ?”<br />
composed of critics who only regard as seriously<br />
If we are to believe their enemies, who are worthy of consideration the advanced realistic<br />
chiefly unsuccessful authors, they resemble some school ; while the other consists of people who<br />
times that quaint Australian bird called the laugh- would bar to the writer of fiction the whole of<br />
ing jackass, and at other times the cruel and the sordid, the terrible, and I think we may add,<br />
carnivorous eagles and vultures. The truth is the passionate side of life. Gissing, like life itself,<br />
that reviewing has become a highly specialised held the balance even, or rather, like life itself, he<br />
branch of literary work, and although it has not found that the scale turned very heavily, for most<br />
yet with us attained to the dignity of a creative of the men and women who compose the world, on<br />
art, which it undoubtedly holds in France at this the darker side. But though he could deal, as he<br />
moment, yet it has made great progress, even showed in “ The Nether World” and “ The<br />
within my own recollection. I do not wish to be Unclassed,” with even the darkest of modern<br />
led into a long historical digression, but it is plain social problems, he was too true an artist to<br />
that the mid-Victorian method of reviewing, delight in the unrelieved darkness and horror to<br />
which I may briefly describe as alternate slabs of which a small group of modern novelists now<br />
praise and blame administered in a very con- exclusively turn their attention.<br />
descending tone and in very bad, hackneyed Would Gissing and his work be treated now as<br />
English, has gone out as completely as have horse- he was treated during his comparatively short,<br />
hair sofas and waxen fruit. Indeed, it practically labour-filled life? Probably not. Unfortunately<br />
survives only in stray corners of the London and for him, he wrote his best books—“ New Grub<br />
provincial Press.<br />
Street," “ In the Year of Jubilee," and so on-at<br />
The demand for more intelligent, more sym- a time when the battle was raging fiercely round<br />
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the so-called "sex" novel, and so busy were the His lordship accordinglydismissed the action, but<br />
critics of that day in either extolling or damning without costs, on account of the representation on<br />
the works of certain writers who are now, we may the book that it was printed and published by the<br />
venture to say, completely forgotten, that they had Daily Chronicle.<br />
no time to spare for the work of the author of In the course of the case it was stated that it is<br />
“ Demos."<br />
not unusual to put the name of the customer on<br />
the book as the printer and publisher, at the<br />
customer's request. His lordship expressed the<br />
LICENCE TO PRINT AND PUBLISH. opinion that if it is a common practice, the sooner<br />
it becomes uncommon the better.<br />
In cases of this kind, when the copyright owner<br />
Booth v. EDWARD LLOYD, LTD.<br />
is led to believe that his copyright has been<br />
M H E plaintiff in this case, Mr. Josiah Booth, infringed, it is advisable that he should com-<br />
was the composer of a musical composition municate at once with his licensee.<br />
entitled “ Commonwealth,” and the owner<br />
HAROLD HARDY.<br />
of the copyright. In October, 1907, he gave a<br />
licence to Messrs. Reid Bros., music publishers,<br />
which was as follows:<br />
“Received from Messrs. Reid Bros., Ltd., the THE SPIRIT OF ROMANCE.*<br />
sum of £4 4s. for permission to print, publish,<br />
and sell separately and in book form my musical<br />
M HE Spirit of Romance” may be recom-<br />
setting of Elliott's words • When wilt thou save<br />
mended to a very wide circle of readers.<br />
the people,' and known as “Commonwealth.'<br />
Mr. Pound has found the wit to write,<br />
This permission is not withdrawable and is for<br />
on a most interesting subject, a book that will be<br />
the term of the copyright.”<br />
The composition was published by Reid Bros.<br />
perused with pleasure by the general reader, will<br />
prove an excellent introduction to romance studies<br />
in a book of sacred songs ; but, in January last,<br />
Sliby those who are first entering upon them, and<br />
the plaintiff discovered that the composition was<br />
will recommend itself to those who have long<br />
being circulated in a book of election songs,<br />
occupied themselves with those studies, on account<br />
which contained a statement on the front page<br />
of the very suggestive nature of many of the.<br />
that it was printed and published by the Daily<br />
author's remarks.<br />
Chronicle.<br />
Mr. Pound explains in his first chapter what he<br />
The plaintiff, therefore, instructed his solicitor,<br />
means by “ Romance," the languages derived from<br />
and in the correspondence which followed he was<br />
Latin, and the literature of those languages.<br />
informed by the defendants' solicitor that the book<br />
Roumanian is ignored, but even so the subject is<br />
had in fact been printed and published and sold<br />
immense, and could not be fully dealt with in an<br />
to the defendants by Reid Bros.<br />
The action was brought against the printers<br />
encyclopædia, to say nothing of a work of modest<br />
dimensions. That Mr. Pound at once admits.<br />
and publishers of the Daily Chronicle for an<br />
He also disclaims, and for definite reasons, all<br />
injunction and damages for infringement of<br />
copyright.<br />
philological questions; and we think his posi-<br />
tion—that there is such a thing as the study<br />
It appeared from the evidence that in December<br />
last the defendants gave Reid Bros. an order for<br />
of literature for the sake of the literature-both<br />
sound and worthy of very serious consideration.<br />
100,000 copies of the book of election songs, and<br />
It is the opposite of knowing all about books and<br />
that Reid Bros. had the copies printed and sold<br />
their authors without knowing anything about the<br />
them to the defendants, at whose request the<br />
words "printed and published by the Daily<br />
books themselves, of which humour we have at<br />
Chronicle” were inserted on the front page.<br />
present a great deal too much. Mr. Pound deals<br />
also with poetry only. That is a less justifiable<br />
Mr. Justice Neville, in giving judgment for the<br />
limitation ; but one, in the present case, very<br />
defendants, said that the question was whether<br />
pardonable, for we get a poet's thoughts about<br />
Messrs. Reid Bros. bad committed a breach of their<br />
licence by printing and selling the copies to the<br />
poets. Having thus cleared his ground, the author<br />
defendants, and he came to the conclusion that<br />
presents us with ten chapters, isolated sketches,<br />
they had not. The licence was in general terms.<br />
so to say, gathered from the immense perspective<br />
If the author intended to limit his licensee to<br />
opened by his subject--ranging from the Latin<br />
post-classical authors to the imitations of classical<br />
printing and publishing the work in his own<br />
name he should take care to insert words expressly " The Spirit of Romance," London, J. M. Dent &<br />
limiting the licensee to that personal right.<br />
Sons,<br />
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poetry written by the men of the Renaissance. Crawford's library fetched £6022s. It was of a<br />
Between the extreme limits, Provence, Italy, miscellaneous character, including well-known<br />
France, Spain, and Portugal all claim attention expensive books of reference, but nothing very<br />
in turn, and about every one of them Mr. Pound remarkable. A great part of Mr. Brough's library<br />
has interesting things to say and suggestive was sold in lots at small prices. An unusual lot<br />
thoughts to offer. The same authors appear that was Mrs. Inchbald's original autograph MS. of<br />
will be found in Sismondi’s “Literature of “Animal Magnetism.” Sotheby sold (April 25)<br />
Southern Europe.” They are the authors that for £8,650 a collection of MSS. (Correspondence,<br />
must appear if the work of the best is to be taken etc.), relating to the American Colonies during the<br />
into consideration ; but the things that Mr. Pound last quarter of the 17th century, including, inter<br />
remarks are full of originality, and many of his alia, the original draft of the grant made by<br />
observations deserving of profound consideration. Charles II. of the province of Pennsylvania to<br />
We were particularly struck by one that he makes William Penn, dated March 4,1681. Hodgson & Co.<br />
when writing of Quevedo :-<br />
sold (April 21) a first edition of “The Vicar of<br />
“Is there no one who reads the poetry of this Wakefield ” (2 vols., Salisbury, 1776-8), for £67.<br />
period for love's sake, and not for scholarship, who Among curious items may be mentioned two pro-<br />
will make us an anthology ; no one whose mind is hibitions of horse-racing put forth by Oliver<br />
undefiled by the pseudo-classicism of eighteenth- Cromwell (Feb. 24, 1645, and April 8, 1658), sold<br />
century opinion who will separate the Spanish by Sotheby for £5 and £13 respectively. Taken<br />
poetry of this time from the Spanish translations as a whole the most interesting of the sales was “a<br />
and imitations of every foreign writer from Anacreon further portion" of the library of Mr. J. W. Ford,<br />
to Tasso, and deliver their collection to those of us of Winchmore Hill (Sotheby, May 26 and three<br />
who love true poetry, and have not leisure for days following).<br />
original research?”.<br />
That sentiment is evidence of how really Mr.<br />
Pound has made himself acquainted with Romance<br />
CORRESPONDENCE.<br />
literature for the literature's own sake, and at the<br />
same time a most pertinent statement of a real<br />
need. Many of the Romance writers are neglected,<br />
THE FATE OF REVIEW COPIES.<br />
and the substantial merit of their original work SIR,—What ought we to do with review copies ?<br />
overlooked in consequence of the enormous amount We cannot keep them all, for lack of storage room.<br />
of derivative verse that most of them have produced. Ought we to destroy them? I do destroy some in<br />
No less pertinent is a quotation from Ercole Cuccioli, order to avoid responsibility for increasing the<br />
“Everyone recognises the period, but what is lacking circulation of a bad book, either by denouncing it<br />
is a careful study of the works themselves.” There or by leaving it to lie about. But the others-<br />
was never a date when that was more true of every what should we do with them? I have a con-<br />
literary period than it is at the present day. Mr. science against destroying a good book.<br />
Pound's book is, however, full of observations of<br />
Mr. Swallow says that the editor of a newspaper<br />
this sort, and we strongly recommend a "study of receives a review copy gratis from the publisher.<br />
the work itself.”<br />
Is that quite true ? Or is the value of a review as<br />
advertisement at least equal to the price of the<br />
book ? In that case the copy is well paid for. If<br />
BOOK PRICES CURRENT.<br />
that is not the case, why are copies sent out ?<br />
Editors' rooms and reviewers' studies are<br />
flooded with books which they do not want and<br />
Vol. XXIV., Part IV.<br />
of which they will take no notice. Why not leave<br />
them to purchase those they do want?<br />
M HOUGH “Book-Prices Current" (of which<br />
Yours faithfully,<br />
we have received from Mr Elliot Stock the<br />
A REVIEWER.<br />
fourth part of Vol. XXIV.) is always<br />
interesting, the number of actually remarkable lots<br />
necessarily varies, and the part before us contains<br />
CO-OPERATIVE PUBLICATION.<br />
fewer than usual. The sales recorded are those SIR,-Mr. Swallow's letter in the last number of<br />
between the dates April 13 and June 11, 1910, inclu- The Author brings to the front again the question<br />
sively. The attention of authors is likely to be more of authors' co-operative publication. On looking<br />
particularly attracted by the sale (Sotheby, May 9) through the list of our Council and our Committee<br />
of the library of Mr. F. Marion Crawford, and that of Management I come across not a few names of<br />
of Mr. Lionel Brough (Sotheby, April 21). Mr. those who, on its own merits, believe in co-operative<br />
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movement ; and whose presence in our society number it would be stated that, say, only a fifth of<br />
certainly might be advanced as proof of their more an edition were being published, while in the case<br />
than merely perfunctory interest in browbeaten of a large number it would have to be stated that,<br />
authors. One would imagine, therefore, that these say, twenty editions were being brought out, and<br />
gentlemen would advance only too eagerly such a both would be misleading staternents, for each<br />
movement. A basis of operations is provided might be a complete edition.<br />
ready to hand in the society itself, working from This matter has been dealt with previously in<br />
which, well conducted, a publication department The Author ; in November, 1905, p. 34, under<br />
should not only provide extra profits to all, but “Committee Notes," it is stated that the advisability<br />
should materially aid the various funds of the of fixing the unit of an edition was under discussion,<br />
society. Nor would it mean any necessary and that it was decided to write to the Chairman<br />
“ patronage” from authors who can command of the Publishers' Association to obtain the opinion<br />
substantial sums from publishers in the ordinary of that body upon the subject. In the following<br />
way; for apart from the subsequent division of number, p. 96, appeared a letter from me, entitled<br />
profits they would still have agreements arranged “Unit of an Edition," and in that of March, 1906,<br />
on detailed business lines. They would not lose, p. 188, one from Mr. J. M. Lely with the word<br />
whereas younger and more harried authors would « The " added to the title. (The latter letter was<br />
gain enormously.<br />
entered in the index, wbile mine, for some reason,<br />
One would not like to minimise in any way the was not.) Mr. Lely refers to fixing a number and<br />
use of the society ; but, as things now are, how stating that, say, only a half or quarter of an edition<br />
many authors have found that to get Mr. Thring's were being produced, and lays great stress on the<br />
kindly and admirable advice as to a fair agreement importance of having the date of publication on the<br />
is one thing, but to get the slightest alteration in title-page.<br />
a publisher's dictatorial proffer is wholly another ? In my letter I suggested that it should be agreed<br />
And how many authors, having difficulty with to by publishers that the word “issue" should<br />
their publisher, shrink from turning to the society mean all those copies of a work published simul-<br />
for aid, as this means they will be " black-balled " taneously. The work, on appearing, should bear<br />
in future ?<br />
its date, and it could be stated that it be the first,<br />
The whole position is obvious. The society second' or any other issue thereof, and any word<br />
must needs fail in much of its professed intention, expressing more than “first” would show that it<br />
unless it is proposed to step forward and consider was a re-issue of a work in precisely the words in<br />
the prime question of publication. And why which it originally appeared. The alteration in<br />
should this not be done on co-operative lines ? the form of a work (type or arrangement) scarcely<br />
I venture to assert that this is not a windy needs to be notified to the public in the book itself;<br />
proposal, but a matter meriting the serious the important thing is to notify any change of<br />
attention of the management.<br />
matter. I suggested, further, that the word<br />
Yours faithfully,<br />
"edition” should be reserved for every issue of a<br />
work which had undergone any revision or altera-<br />
tion ; so that, if it were stated that a book was<br />
the second, third, fourth or other edition of a work,<br />
EDITION AND ISSUE.<br />
one would know at once that it had undergone<br />
alteration once, twice, thrice or oftener. The date<br />
SIR, - In the February number of The Author, should appear on every edition ; and, if it were<br />
p. 142, under the heading “Publishers' Methods," desired-though it is not necessary-it could be<br />
occur the following words : “ We have often urged stated : Second Edition, Fourth Issue, or whatever<br />
that the Publishers' Association should agree to a number of each were correct. (It really does not<br />
unit for an edition.” In the April number, p. 195, matter to the public how many copies constitute an<br />
under the heading “The Unit of an Edition,” there edition or issue of any work.) I think that the<br />
is a letter from the Publishers' Association stating use of these two words in the sense suggested would<br />
that it does not appear to its Council “to be prac- overcome all existing difficulties and, with the date,<br />
ticable to fix any definite number of copies which give the public information very much desired.<br />
shall be regarded universally as the unit for an A committee of the Publishers' Association<br />
edition," and setting forth the extreme difficulty of reported on this matter in July, 1898, but it seems<br />
so doing. The suggestion revived in the note pre- very little known and nothing appears to have<br />
ceding the letter : that a number should be agreed come of it. Its suggestions certainly do not appear<br />
upon and that it should be stated that a complete, to quite meet the case and to be somewhat contra-<br />
a half or a quarter of an edition was being issued, is dictory and unnecessarily complicated.<br />
also quite impracticable; in the case of a small<br />
HUBERT HAEs.<br />
D. F.<br />
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