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(The Organ of the Incorporated Society of Authors. Monthly.)<br />
CONDUCTED BY WALTER BESANT.<br />
VOL. XI.—No. 12.]<br />
MAY 1, 1901.<br />
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Memoranda ... ... ... ...<br />
Literary Property-<br />
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2. Copyright in Austria<br />
3. Capadian Copyright<br />
4. "The Literary Year Book"<br />
5. A New Trick ...<br />
6. White v. Constable ... "<br />
Paris Letter. By Darracotto Scott<br />
... 211<br />
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PAGE<br />
American Letter. By J. R. Davidson ..<br />
... 218<br />
Notes and News. By the Editor...<br />
... 220<br />
Civil List Pensions. By W. Morris Colles<br />
222<br />
The Society's Pension Fund<br />
The Authors' Club ...<br />
Correspondence. - 1. Literature. 2. Commercial Morality.<br />
3. Young Fiction Writers. 4. Editors ...<br />
Book and Play Talk... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 226<br />
... 228<br />
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(The Organ of the Incorporated Society of Authors. Monthly.)<br />
CONDUCTED BY WALTER BESANT.<br />
Vol. XI.–No. 12.)<br />
MAY 1, 1901.<br />
[PRICE SIXPENCE.<br />
For the Opinions expressed in papers that are (6.) Not to bind yourself for future work to any publisher.<br />
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responsible. None of the papers or para-<br />
graphs must be taken as expressing the<br />
III. THE ROYALTY SYSTEM.<br />
collective opinions of the Committee unless It is above all things necessary to know what the<br />
they are officially signed by G. Herbert proposed royalty means to both sides. It is now possible<br />
for an author to ascertain approximately and very nearly<br />
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the truth. From time to time the very important figures<br />
connected with royalties are published in The Author.<br />
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M HE Secretary of the Society begs to give notice that all<br />
1 remittances are acknowledged by return of post, and IV. A COMMISSION AGREEMENT.<br />
requests that all members not receiving an answer to The main points are :-<br />
important communications within two days will write to him<br />
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(2) Keep control of the advertisements.<br />
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letter only.<br />
GENERAL.<br />
All other forms of agreement are combinations of the four<br />
Communications and letters are invited by the Editor on above mentioned.<br />
all subjects connected with literature, but on no other sub Such combinations are generally disastrous to the author.<br />
jocts whatever. Articles which cannot be accepted are Never sign any agreement without competent advice from<br />
returned if stamps for the purpose accompany the MSS. 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 />
GENERAL MEMORANDA.<br />
(1.) That both sides shall know what an agreement<br />
means.<br />
ERE are a few standing rules to be observed in an (2.) The inspection of those account books which belong<br />
I agreement. There are four methods of dealing to the author. We are advised that this is a right, in the<br />
with literary property:<br />
nature of a common law right, which cannot be denied or<br />
I. SELLING IT OUTRIGHT.<br />
withheld.<br />
This is in some respects the most satisfactory, if a proper<br />
price can be obtained. Bat the transaction should be<br />
managed by a competent agent, or with the advice of the<br />
WARNINGS TO DRAMATIC AUTHORS.<br />
Secretary of the Society.<br />
II. A PROFIT-SHARING AGREEMENT (a bad form of<br />
1. N EVER sign an agreement without submitting it to<br />
agreement).<br />
the Secretary of the Society of Authors or some<br />
In this case the following rules should be attended to :<br />
competent legal authority.<br />
(1.) Not to sign any agreement in which the cost of pro-<br />
2. It is well to be extremely carefal in negotiating for<br />
duction forms a part without the strictest investigation.<br />
the production of a play with anyone except an established<br />
(2.) Not to give the publisher the power of putting the<br />
manager.<br />
profits into his own pooket by charging for advertisements<br />
3. There are three forms of dramatic contract for PLAYS<br />
in his own organs : or by charging exchange advertise.<br />
IN THREE OR MORE ACTS :-<br />
ments. Therefore keep control of the advertisements.<br />
(a.) SALE OUTRIGHT OF THE PERFORMING RIGHT.<br />
(3.) Not to allow a special charge for “ office expenses,"<br />
This is unsatisfactory. An author who enters<br />
unless the same allowance is made to the author.<br />
into such a contract should stipulate in the con-<br />
(4.) Not to give up American, Colonial, or Continental<br />
tract for production of the piece by a certain date<br />
rights.<br />
and for proper publication of his name on the<br />
(5.) Not to give up serial or translation rights.<br />
play-bills.<br />
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experience of ordinary solicitors. Therefore, do not scruple<br />
to use the Society.<br />
3. Send to the Office copies of past agreements and past<br />
accounts with the loan of the books represented. The<br />
Secretary will always be glad to have any agreements, new<br />
or old, for inspection and note. The information' thus<br />
obtained may prove invaluable.<br />
4. Before signing any agreement whatever, send the pro-<br />
posed document to the Society for examination.<br />
5. Remember always that in belonging to the Society you<br />
are fighting the battles of other writers, even if you are<br />
reaping no benefit to yourself, and that you are advancing<br />
the best interests of literature in promoting the indepen.<br />
dence of the writer.<br />
6. The Committee have now arranged for the reception of<br />
members' agreements and their preservation in a fireproof<br />
safe. The agreements will, of course, be regarded as con-<br />
fidential documents to be read only by the Secretary, who<br />
will keep the key of the safe. The Society now offers :-(1)<br />
To read and advise apon agreements and publishers. (2) To<br />
stamp agreements in readiness for a possible action upon<br />
them. (3) To keep agreements. (4) To enforce payments<br />
due according to agreements.<br />
(6.) SALE OF PERFORMING RIGHT OR OF A LICENCE<br />
TO PERFORM ON THE BASIS OF PERCENTAGES<br />
on gross receipts. Percentages vary between<br />
5 and 15 per cent. An anthor should obtain a<br />
percentage on the sliding scale of gross receipts<br />
in preference to the American system. Should<br />
obtain a sum in advance of percentages. A fixed<br />
date on or before which the play should be<br />
performed.<br />
(c.) SALE OF PERFORMING RIGHT OR OF A LICENCE<br />
TO PERFORM ON THE BASIS OF ROYALTIES (i.e.,<br />
fixed nightly fees). This method should be<br />
always avoided except in cases where the fees<br />
are likely to be small or difficult to collect. The<br />
other safeguards set out under heading (b.) apply<br />
also in this case.<br />
4. PLAYS IN ONE ACT are often sold outright, but it is<br />
better to obtain a small nightly fee if possible, and a sum<br />
paid in advance of such fees in any event. It is extremely<br />
important that the amateur rights of one act plays should<br />
be reserved.<br />
5. Authors should remember that performing rights can<br />
be limited, and are usually limited by town, country, and<br />
time. This is most important.<br />
6. Authors should not assign performing rights, but<br />
should grant a licence to perform. The legal distinction is<br />
of great importance.<br />
7. Authors should remember that performing rights in a<br />
play are distinct from literary copyright. A manager<br />
holding the performing right or licence to perform cannot<br />
print the book of the words.<br />
8. Never forget that American rights may be exceedingly<br />
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 dramatio con.<br />
tracts, those authors desirous of further information are<br />
referred to the Secretary of the Society.<br />
THE READING BRANCH.<br />
CEMBERS will greatly assist the Society in this<br />
branch of their work by informing young writers of<br />
its existence. Their MSS. can be read and treated<br />
as a composition is treated by a coach. The term MSS.<br />
includes not only works of fiction but poetry and dramatic<br />
works, and when it is possible, under special arrangement,<br />
technical and scientific works. The Readers are writers of<br />
competence and experience. The fee is one gainea.<br />
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of charge, the cost of producing it would be a very<br />
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Communications for The Author should be addressed to<br />
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21st of each month.<br />
All persons engaged in literary work of any kind,<br />
whether members of the Society or not, are invited to<br />
communicate to the Editor any points connected with their<br />
work which it would be advisable in the general interest to<br />
publish.<br />
The present location of the Authors' Club is at 3, White-<br />
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information, rules of admission, &c.<br />
HOW TO USE THE SOCIETY.<br />
1. TIVERY member has a right to ask for and to receive<br />
L advice upon his agreements, his choice of a pub.<br />
lisher, or any dispate arising in the condact of his<br />
business or the administration of his property. If the<br />
advice sought is such as can be given best by a solici.<br />
tor, the member has a right to an opinion from the<br />
Society's solicitors. If the case is such that Counsel's<br />
opinion is desirable; the Committee will obtain for him<br />
Counsel's opinion. All this without any cost to the member.<br />
2. Remember that questions connected with copyright<br />
and publisher's agreoments do not generally fall within the<br />
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2 II<br />
M<br />
LITERARY PROPERTY.<br />
It also adopted a resolution calling on the<br />
Government to modify the protection of copyright<br />
I. — GOLDWIN SMITH ON THE COPYRIGHT<br />
at present existing in treaties with France, Italy,<br />
and Great Britain on the lines of the agreement<br />
QUESTION.<br />
with Germany, and to take steps with a view to<br />
HE copyright question, on which Professor<br />
concluding international treaties for the protection<br />
Mavor, who has mastered it, has given you<br />
of copyright with Switzerland, Russia, Roumania,<br />
an article, is, of course, greatly, almost<br />
and the United States. The proposal in regard<br />
fatally, complicated by the prevalence of an<br />
to the United States had particular reference to<br />
illiberal protectionism in the United States. Mr.<br />
* Mr. the protection of musical works.<br />
unk, the eminent New York publisher, some time The House also adopted a resolution requesting<br />
ago, in a letter to The Times on “The United the Government to subscribe to the Berne Conven-<br />
States and Copyright," adverted to the refusal of<br />
tion.<br />
the United States to allow the British applicant The Minister of Justice agreed to the introduc-<br />
for their copyright to print in his own country,<br />
tion of a Bill embodying these resolutions, and<br />
while Great Britain allows the American applicant stated that the United States had declared its<br />
for her copyright to print in his. He ascribed<br />
willingness to conclude a separate treaty which was<br />
this to the influence exercised by the American<br />
particularly important in regard to musical works,<br />
Printers' Union and its allied trades over the<br />
—Reuter.<br />
Government of the United States. He was, no<br />
doubt, right as to the fact. It is true that the<br />
III.—CANADIAN COPYRIGHT.<br />
universal interests of literature, science, and art<br />
The order printed below is the first that has<br />
are sacrificed to those of a local handicraft. But<br />
it would surely be paying a poor compliment to<br />
been issued under the new Canadian Copyright<br />
Act of 1900. The order is exceedingly interest.<br />
the American Government to plead on its behalf,<br />
as an excuse for its failure to do justice, its sub-<br />
ing from many points of view, but chiefly to the<br />
jection to a sinister interest.<br />
readers of The Author, because the Society of<br />
The American printer, under the existing<br />
Authors has made such strenuous endeavours to<br />
support the view of the copyright law which has<br />
arrangement, not only secures his own share of<br />
the printing, but robs the English printer of that<br />
resulted in the passing of this Act. As stated in<br />
the report for last year, this Act practically closes,<br />
which properly belongs to him.<br />
It is a pity, as it seems to me, that matters<br />
in a way satisfactory to all those concerned, a<br />
difficult and troublesome but important question.<br />
should ever have been allowed to rest on such a<br />
footing. This is not free trade; it is connivance “ Department of Agriculture,<br />
on the part of Great Britain at the most mani-<br />
“Ottawa, Ont., March 15, 1901.<br />
festly unjust protection. Great Britain should “Whereas, by an Act passed in the sixty-third<br />
surely have said to the Americans that she was and sixty-fourth year of the reign of Her late<br />
going into the Berne Convention, and they could Majesty, entitled - An Act to amend the Copy.<br />
go into it or not as they thought best, but that right Act, it was provided that if a book as to<br />
they could not expect to share its benefits without which there is a subsisting copyright under the<br />
fulfilling its conditions. Had this been done, Copyright Act has been first lawfully published<br />
there would have been an effort on the part of in any part of Her Majesty's Dominions other<br />
the literary interest in the United States to bring than Canada, and if it is proved to the satisfac.<br />
about a better arrangement, such as Mr. Funk's tion of the Minister of Agriculture that the owner<br />
house, to its honour, desires. At present there of the copyright so subsisting and of the copy-<br />
is none.<br />
right acquired by such publication has lawfully<br />
That an Imperial copyright law as well as an granted a licence to reproduce in Canada from<br />
Imperial marriage law and an Imperial patent law movable or other types, or from stereotype plates,<br />
are the natural accessories of a united Empire or from lithograph stones, or by any process for<br />
seems to me a position which is very difficult to facsimile reproduction an edition or editions of<br />
assail.-GOLDWIN SMITH, D.C.L., in the Univer- such book designed for sale only in Canada, the<br />
sity of Toronto Monthly.<br />
Minister of Agriculture may, notwithstanding<br />
anything in the Copyright Act, by order under<br />
his hand, prohibit the importation, except with<br />
II.—COPYRIGHT IN AUSTRIA.<br />
the written consent of the licensee, into Canada<br />
The Lower House of the Austrian Reichsrath of any copy of such books printed elsewhere ;<br />
to-day (March 29) passed the Literary Convention provided that two such copies may be especially<br />
with Germany.<br />
imported for the bona fide use of any public free<br />
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library or any university or college library or any The following remarks and comments on the<br />
duly incorporated institution or society.<br />
agreements may be useful to authors. There is<br />
“And whereas there is subsisting copyright in no doubt that a great many authors purchase and<br />
the Copyright Act as to the book the title of which read “ The Literary Year Book” with a desire<br />
is • The Lane which had no Turning,' which book to get useful hints as to the management of<br />
was first lawfully published in Great Britain, their property. These, no doubt, in many instances<br />
and whereas it has been proved to my satisfaction they might acquire, but ihey cannot be too careful<br />
that Gilbert Parker, the owner of the copyright how they deal with their agreements, and it is for<br />
• so subsisting and of the copyright acquired by their guidance that the following remarks are<br />
such publication, has lawfully granted to George made:<br />
N. Morang and Co. Limited, a licence to repro Firstly, the author of the article states as<br />
duce in Canada editions of such book designed follows: “ The Copyright Act of 1842 gives the<br />
for sale only in Canada.<br />
author of a published book copyright in it on his<br />
“I do hereby order, subject to the proviso registering it at Stationers' Hall.” This state-<br />
contained in the said Act, that the importation, ment is very misleading, as it is not necessary to<br />
except with the written consent of George N. register at Stationers' Hall in order to obtain<br />
Morang and Co. Limited, into Canada, of the copyright. Copyright is obtained by publication.<br />
said book printed elsewhere, be and the same is It is only necessary to register at Stationers' Hall<br />
hereby prohibited.<br />
prior to taking action for infringement.<br />
“Given under my hand and seal on the day With regard to the royalty agreement he then<br />
and date above written.<br />
states on the question of how far the contract<br />
“ (Signed) SIDNEY FISHER,<br />
for publication should be a personal one or not:<br />
“Minister of Agriculture.” “ It ought to be presumed that a publisher who<br />
conducts a respectable and honourable business<br />
will, when he retires from it, probably do so,<br />
IV.-AGREEMENTS AND “THE LITERARY YEAR however suddenly, respectably and honourably;<br />
Book."<br />
and he ought not to be deprived of the right,<br />
The new issue of “ The Literary Year Book” is which he himself allows the author, of assigning<br />
now before the public, and on the whole the his interest in the work if necessary. Deprived<br />
editor is to be congratulated on the results of his of that right he would be justified in making the<br />
efforts. But from the authors' point of view, hardest bargain possible for a mere life-interest<br />
that is, from the point of view of the owners of in the property."<br />
literary property—the article on agreements must Perhaps lack of space has prevented this<br />
necessarily meet with severe strictures.<br />
matter from being dealt with fully; there are<br />
In the introduction the editor says that in this two or three points, however, which should be dis-<br />
book he takes “the value of the author and the tinctly pointed out: firstly, that the property is<br />
honesty of the man of business with whom he the author's, that therefore he should have the<br />
deals for granted,” but in dealing with the ques. right of dealing with it; secondly, that many of<br />
tion of agreements the honesty of the publisher the best known business houses are limited liability<br />
is not in dispute. The real issue is whether a companies; thirdly, that the question of liquida-<br />
book like “ The Literary Year Book” should deal tion and bankruptcy has been overlooked, and the<br />
with agreements from the standpoint of the possibility that misfortune might fall to the lot<br />
author or the publisher. The editor remarks, of even the best houses. In this third case the<br />
“Impartiality is our key-note"; if this were author's property and the right of dealing with<br />
possible, it is not expedient when an appeal is it might be sold under an order of the court to<br />
being made to authors, and if it were expedient, the highest bidder, and the position of the author<br />
the doctrine has hardly been carried out in the would be unsatisfactory and his property im-<br />
article referred to. If the line of impartiality perilled.<br />
had been carried out, it would have been neces- In Clause I as put forward for the reader's<br />
sary to draft a clause and elaborate the arguments consideration the publisher undertakes to pro-<br />
pro and con. This would have entailed great duce “at his own risk and expense" and “ with<br />
labour, a larger knowledge, and larger scope. It due diligence," and "to use his best endeavours<br />
follows, therefore, that the agreements should to sell the book.” The remark passed by the<br />
either have been dealt with exhaustively or not writer is as follows: “ Part of the undertaking<br />
at all, and the same remark applies equally to would seem superfluous on the part of the pub-<br />
other articles contained in this book. The space lisher.” In an article published in The Author<br />
given is too small to deal with the question in for July, 1900, this subject was fully dealt with,<br />
a satisfactory manner.<br />
and examples there quoted—examples which have<br />
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come before the Society-show distinctly that in case—that is, through an agent--at a charge of<br />
many instances the publisher does not publish 10 per cent. only. Again, when a publisher is<br />
with due diligence and does not use his best given the right to produce throughout the world,<br />
endeavours to sell the book. Full knowledge it very often pays him better, missing the American<br />
tends to show that an undertaking such as put copyright for the author, to sell stereos to the<br />
forward in Clause 1 is by no means superfluous, United States. This course, however, is by no<br />
in many cases it is absolutely necessary.<br />
means so satisfactory for the author.<br />
With regard to Clause 2, which deals with the With regard to Clause 4 (the clause for pay-<br />
indemnity to the publisher against loss for libellous ment of royalties), one very important point has<br />
and scandalous matter contained in the book, been missed out-namely, that several of the pub-<br />
some clause on this basis is absolutely necessary lishers put net books on the market; and it<br />
and fair to the publisher, but the clause put should be expressly stated in the agreement<br />
down is much too wide and gives too large a whether the book is sold net or subject to the<br />
scope. Again, the comment on this clause runs as usual discounts. If the book is sold net, the<br />
follows : “And the publisher may usually be author's royalty should be raised proportionately.<br />
entrusted with the discretionary power." But if In any case it is of vital importance that the pub-<br />
the publisher is indemnified it is really of little lished price of the book should be inserted in the<br />
importance to him how expensive the cost may be agreement. This point has been touched on by<br />
One instance was brought to the notice of the the writer of the article.<br />
Society in which the publisher under this indem- “Where copies or sheets of the actual book<br />
nity clause was not only anxious to fight a very itself are exported, payment should be by way of<br />
expensive case in America on behalf of the author, royalty on the English published price." This is<br />
but desired to carry it to the higher courts. not the usual custom, nor is the method satis-<br />
There is no doubt that the author should have factory. On colonial editions a sum is generally<br />
some power of limiting expensive costs.<br />
paid on every copy when exported in sheets.<br />
In Clause 3 the publisher is given the right to It is impossible to deal with these two last<br />
publish for the legal term of copyright. The clauses exhaustively. The reader can only be<br />
importance of this clause cannot be over-esti. referred to the Society's books “ The Methods of<br />
mated. It should be pointed out that in the Publishing," “ The Addenda to the Methods,"<br />
other clauses referring to a royalty agreement, “The Forms of Agreement issued by the Pub-<br />
there is no arrangement for remuneration of the lishers' Association, with Comments by the Secre-<br />
author on the sale of serial publication and of his tary of the Society," and to Sir Walter Besant's<br />
minor rights. The answer, no doubt, would be “The Pen and the Book.” The question embraced<br />
that in Clause 3 the publisher has only the right in these two clauses is so large and of such<br />
to publish in book form. This, however, is not importance to the author that a superficial com-<br />
stated, and the point is vital when the propertyment on a superficial and inadequate statement<br />
of the author is being dealt with. Some of the is more likely to throw the author into difficulty<br />
comments by the writer are satisfactory and than to assist him in coming to any satisfactory<br />
sound, especially with regard to the price of the conclusion.<br />
book. The day of publication is also an impor. The account clause follows next. Semi-annual<br />
tant point, as many authors have more than one accounts should be preferred (see the books<br />
contract for book publication, and it is of vital already referred to). Thirteen copies should not<br />
importance that two books should not be issued be reckoned as twelve. If thirteen cupies are<br />
simultaneously. The question of American pub- reckoned as twelve then the royalty should he<br />
lication necessitates that care should be taken proportionately increased. The remarks with<br />
with regard to the date on which a book is pro. regard to the amount allowed for corrections are<br />
duced, but the whole question is dealt with by by no means in accord with the majority of agree-<br />
the writer too superficially, either because he did ments put forward by publishers.<br />
not care to deal with the author's side of the Clause 6 refers to the revision of the book by<br />
case, or through ignorance or want of space. the author, and on this clause no comment is<br />
The remarks with regard to the sale of serial made, as it is stated that no comment is neces-<br />
and rights other than book rights are useful. It sary. But a comment is exceedingly necessary as<br />
should, however, be pointed out that a publisher it is of the greatest importance, especially in the<br />
usually asks 50 per cent. of the returns on the case of technical work, that the author should<br />
sale of these rights, and takes very little trouble retain the right of revision and not permit that<br />
with regard to selling them ; whereas an author the book should be arbitrarily dealt with by the<br />
can place these rights either by himself or through publishers. This point should be made quite<br />
an agent to greater advantage, and in the latter clear. The clause as it stands is not so, as from the<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
There is one publisher certainly who states his<br />
terms in the manner and order set out in the<br />
Year Book, one publisher whose agreements have<br />
often been commented on by the Society. No<br />
author, however, should sign an agreement such<br />
as is put forward in “ The Literary Year Book."<br />
comments on most of the points at fault have<br />
been exhaustively made in the agreements issued<br />
by the Publishers' Association and printed by<br />
the Society in pamphlet form.<br />
latter part of it it would appear that if the author<br />
neglected to revise the book, considering, perhaps,<br />
that it did not need revision, the publisher<br />
might arbitrarily revise it, and deduct what<br />
ever cost there was from the returns to the<br />
author. Again it should be remarked that the<br />
property is the author's, and the author must have<br />
the right of safeguarding it.<br />
The last clause, with regard to the remaindering<br />
of the book, again gives the publisher too large a<br />
power. He alone has the right to remainder the<br />
book when he pleases. The author's reputation<br />
is in no way taken into consideration. From<br />
examples that have been brought to the Society's<br />
notice it is shown to be of importance to prevent<br />
the publisher from remaindering the work until<br />
after it has had a fair chance of sale.<br />
It is not infrequently the case that a publisher<br />
may desire to get the book off his shelves when<br />
it may be selling from the author's point of view<br />
quite satisfactorily. The real point to be remem-<br />
bered is, to allow the author some satisfactory<br />
control.<br />
This is the’end of the comments on the royalty<br />
agreement.<br />
It must not be thought that all suggestions<br />
ught that all suggestions<br />
made are unsatisfactory and inadequate; some of<br />
them are excellent, if lukewarm, but the omissions<br />
are glaring.<br />
If the only fault to find with the proposed<br />
agreements were faults of omission little need<br />
have been said, but from the authors' point of<br />
view the mistakes of commission necessitate<br />
putting forward these corrections for their<br />
guidance and their safeguard.<br />
The next agreement put forward is the share<br />
profit agreement. It is absolutely impossible for<br />
the contributor to “The Literary Year Book” to<br />
deal with such a complicated and dangerous sub.<br />
ject in anything like a reliable manner in two<br />
pages. It will be only necessary to state that, of<br />
the comments made, the one with regard to adver-<br />
tisements is entirely misleading. The author ought<br />
to have a veto on the amount spent in advertising<br />
and the place where the advertisements are pro.<br />
duced, and no advertisements on any account<br />
should be made in the publisher's own magazines<br />
without special leave of the author, and then at<br />
simply the cost of setting up the type and print-<br />
ing. This subject has been fully dealt with in<br />
the books published by the Society. Authors<br />
should strongly guard against adopting this<br />
method of production. The last agreement that<br />
will be dealt with is where the publisher is com-<br />
missioned to publish the book at the author's<br />
own expense. The writer of the article states<br />
“ the terms of such business are usually stated by<br />
the publisher in the following manner and order."<br />
V.-A New TRICK.<br />
I send you herewith a letter which I clipped<br />
out of a late number of the Nation which calls<br />
attention to a new system of deception, apparently,<br />
that is being developed to the injury of authors.<br />
It would appear that certain persons buy from<br />
the authorised publishers printings of sheets of a<br />
book and then add matter of some kind or other.<br />
divide up the bulk into a large number of<br />
volumes, and put these out as “an edition " at<br />
fancy prices-prices probably which no person<br />
would pay, knowing the facts. The result is that<br />
when the author comes to prepare a genuine<br />
edition, intended for book lovers and those who<br />
would ordinarily pay for fine editions of such<br />
works, he finds that the market has already been<br />
supplied in the way suggested in the inclosed<br />
lettter.<br />
A. T. GURLITZ.<br />
PEPys's Diary.<br />
Sir,-A few days ago a book agent, representing a subscrip-<br />
tion house, called upon me and offered a set of Wheatley's<br />
edition of “ Pepys's Diary” in eighteen volumes, at prices<br />
ranging from about 50 dollars in buckram binding to I don't<br />
know how much in "crushed levant.” He unblushingly<br />
asserted that it was the “ only complete" edition, and was<br />
imported from abroad by his firm As a caution to others<br />
who may be called upon in the same way, allow me to state<br />
that the only complete copyright edition of “Pepys's Diary,"<br />
edited by Wheatley, is published by the Macmillan Com-<br />
pany, in nine volumes, at i dollar 50 cents a volume. The<br />
Macmillan Company sold 500 sets of the sheets, printed from<br />
their plates at the Norwood Press, to a subscription house for<br />
“extra illustrating," and this is the so-called " imported ”<br />
edition which is being foisted off on an unsuspecting-or<br />
credulous-public in eighteen volumes at a price anywhere<br />
from 3 dollars a volume ap.-Louis N. Wilson, Librarian,<br />
Clark University, Worcester, Mass, Feb. 18.<br />
VI.—WHITE v. CONSTABLE.<br />
We have received a communication from the<br />
plaintiff in this case. It contains :-<br />
1. The report of the case from the Publishers'<br />
Circular.<br />
2. A letter from the plaintiff addressed to that<br />
paper.<br />
3. A statement of the case by the plaintiff.<br />
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In the last number of The Author attention<br />
was called to the very strange and unintelligible<br />
reports of the trial. The whole case, however,<br />
seems worse-even more unintelligible-than<br />
appeared from these reports.<br />
By the written agreement the book had to be<br />
produced on or before March 20, 1898.<br />
The plaintiff states that by this agreement the<br />
publishers were to receive as follows:-<br />
£ s. d.<br />
“For the edition,” meaning, one<br />
supposes, composition, print-<br />
ing, paper, and binding (query,<br />
corrections as well ?)............ 95 0 0<br />
For advertising ..................... 15 0 0<br />
100 copies free, say, at 3s. 6d. ... 17 10 0<br />
Moulding (68. a sheet of 2 1 sheets) 6<br />
aooo<br />
oooo<br />
Total .........................£133 16 0<br />
They were to pay the author 28. 6d. a copy for<br />
all copies over and above the first 100, and they<br />
were to issue an edition of 1500.<br />
With these figures, suppose 600 copies were to<br />
be sold. How would the author and publisher<br />
respectively stand ?<br />
PUBLISHER. £ $. d.<br />
100 copies free........................ 17 10 0<br />
500 copies at 38. 6d. less royalty?<br />
at 28. 6d. ...<br />
olo o<br />
the edition sells the publisher makes £87 108.,<br />
the author £58 145.<br />
Or, to put it another way, 1030 copies must be<br />
sold before the author realises his advance, and in<br />
the most favourable event possible—a most<br />
unlikely event-he can only realise £58 148., from<br />
which must be deducted any extras that may be<br />
charged.<br />
These figures suppose that the publisher made<br />
no profit on the money advanced. It was stated,<br />
however, in the course of the trial that the<br />
publishers had lost money by the transaction.<br />
This evidence had nothing to do with the point<br />
at issue. It is a pity that this was the case. An<br />
examination into the figures would have been<br />
interesting.<br />
Mr. White's communication opens up a great<br />
many points, all of which might have formed<br />
subjects for cross-examination, but as they<br />
turn upon verbal agreements, which are always<br />
liable to misunderstanding, it is not desirable to<br />
touch upon them here. The first and most im-<br />
portant question is as to the cause of the delay.<br />
There is nothing at all in the evidence to show<br />
that the plaintiff caused the first fortnight's<br />
delay : the evidence as reported tends quite in the<br />
other directionthat the sheets should have been<br />
placed in the binder's hands in time to bring out<br />
the book on the 20th: that the binders were<br />
ready for them : that they only got “some early<br />
copies” on March 31, so that the agreement was<br />
then broken by nearly a fortnight: and that<br />
the subsequent delay, even if it were caused<br />
by the plaintiff, could not remedy the loss of<br />
that fortnight and the breaking of the agree.<br />
ment, if his statement as to the contract is<br />
correct.<br />
The second and most important question is as<br />
to the amount of damage suffered by the plaintiff.<br />
It is easy to be wise after the event, but would it<br />
not have been better to have accepted the amount<br />
paid into court rather than win the case but<br />
lose the costs ?<br />
The plaintiff's letter to the Publishers' Circular<br />
on April 6 fully sets out the inaccuracy of the<br />
report.<br />
The Circular expressed sorrow for its in-<br />
accuracies. The Report was made up, it said,<br />
from three sources. One would like to know from<br />
which of the three the following interesting little<br />
allegations were gathered :<br />
J. That the plaintiff had “sought and found<br />
bad advice from some other London publisher.”<br />
2. That he had given £110“ towards” the cost<br />
of production, whereas he gave £95 for the cost<br />
of production-a very different thing, especially<br />
considering that the book, as the author alleges,<br />
was printed in Holland.<br />
Total...........................<br />
£42 10<br />
AUTHOR.<br />
500 copies at 2s. 6d. ...<br />
Less money advanced ............... 116<br />
Juu wpies du 28. Oll. ...............<br />
02 10<br />
0<br />
6<br />
0<br />
Loss ............... £53 16 0<br />
This is an excellent arrangement for the pub.<br />
lisher, as, without taking any risk if the book<br />
sells only 600 copies, he makes £42 10s., but the<br />
author loses £53 16s.<br />
Suppose the 1500 copies all sold :<br />
PUBLISHER. £ s. d.<br />
100 copies, free ...... ....... 17 10 0<br />
1400 copies at 1s. .................. 70 0 0<br />
ܝܘ ܘ ܘ | ܘ<br />
Total.<br />
£87 100<br />
AUTHOR.<br />
1400 copies at 28. 6d. ............... 175<br />
Less money advanced ...... 116<br />
0<br />
6<br />
0<br />
£58 14 0<br />
Here, again, the publisher's sound position is<br />
established. The author takes all the risk. If<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
For other points we refer the reader to Mr. made the fortune of its predecessor. The first<br />
White's letter in the Publishers' Circular. The issues prognosticate a higher literary level.<br />
editor, after stating that the Report was made up M. Juven is a man wise in his generation. This<br />
from three different sources, says that he “ put in time he can afford to be a little more scrupulous.<br />
the account just as it came” to him. But it<br />
came from three sources; someone, therefore,<br />
M. DESCHAMPS AND OTHERS.<br />
must have pieced it together; and someone must M. Deschamps is winning golden opinions in<br />
be responsible for the “inaccuracies” admitted the United States. His series of lectures on<br />
by the editor.<br />
“Le Théâtre contemporain en France," dealing<br />
In this treatment of the case we have to with the French drama from Dumas fils down<br />
express some sympathy with the defendants. It to the present day (including a survey of the<br />
was clearly not their fault that a case involving works of MM. Paul Hervieu, Maurice Dounay,<br />
literary property should have been treated with so Henri Lavedan, Victorien Sardou, the late Henri<br />
much levity, and reported with so much inaccuracy. de Bornier, Jean Richepin, Edmond Rostand,<br />
&c.) is reported to have been highly appreciated by<br />
the members of the Harvard University. The<br />
remaining twenty-two universities and literary<br />
PARIS LETTER.<br />
associations which seconded the Harvard French<br />
Club's invitation will, undoubtedly, prove an<br />
4 bis, rue des Beaux-Arts.<br />
equally grateful audience.<br />
THE present and future relations of Great Meantime, M. Edmond Rostand, who is engaged<br />
| Britain and France have of late occupied on a new play entitled “La Maison des Amants,"<br />
- the attention of more than one writer. for the Comédie Française ; M. Georges de Porte-<br />
One of the most practical articles on this knotty Riche, delicate versifier and successful dramatist ;<br />
subject is that which appeared in the Nouvelle M. Stéphen Liégeard, whose distinguished poetical<br />
Revue, with the signature of M. Louis Jadot. record is reinforced by his upwards of thirty<br />
Its general tenor may be gathered from the years' close friendship with the late Henri de<br />
following extract:<br />
Bornier; and M. Edmond Haraucourt, im.<br />
“ The English and French temperaments are passioned poet and vigorous writer, are among<br />
too different ever to admit of a very lively the candidates whose names are announced as<br />
sympathy between the two nations, but that need preparing to contest the vacant de Bornier<br />
not prevent a discreet and pacific understanding, fauteuil. Leconte de Lisle entertained a warm<br />
in the maintenance of which both parties have an admiration for the last-named candidate's works.<br />
interest. We have, in 1900, imported goods to In his solitary contribution to the “ Anthologie<br />
England amounting to over 1,300,000,000 francs; des poètes français,” we find this flattering<br />
while England, on her side, has exported to us judgment: ..<br />
productions amounting to about 500,000,000 “ Among all the young poets who have revealed<br />
francs. Two nations having such important com themselves during these latter years, Haraucourt<br />
mercial exchanges may sulk, but not fall out is assuredly the most remarkable and the best<br />
with each other; they may the less do so since gifted, both as thinker and writer.'<br />
they constitute two important factors of civilisa. The French Academy ratified this verdict by<br />
tion, which implies in each the existence of an bestowing on M. Haraucourt the “Prix de<br />
amount of intelligence, energy, science, and labour, Poésie.” But that was before M. Rostand's<br />
which imposes esteem.<br />
star had reached its zenith, eclipsing all lesser<br />
“Do not let us be led astray by the aggressive lights. Needless to add that the latter is gene-<br />
tone of our own or the English Press; but let us rally expected to be the successful candidate.<br />
study and seek to comprehend the social, The election will probably take place towards the<br />
economical, and political life of our neighbours, end of May, as the official receptions of the last<br />
in order that we may take of their good qualities newly-fledged pair of immortals (MM. Faguet<br />
that which is assimilable with our temperament, and Berthelot) have been postponed the first to<br />
and avoid the defects this study will have revealed April 18 or 25, the second to May 2 or 9.<br />
to us."<br />
A salutary counsel which, if put into practice,<br />
“LES HABITS VERTS.”<br />
can scarcely fail to be otherwise than beneficial to The French Academy has unanimously bestowed<br />
both parties. À propos of the subject, it is to be the Jouy prize (value 14,000 francs) on M.<br />
hoped that La Contemporaine, the new periodical Adolphe Brisson. This prize is awarded every<br />
launched by M. Juven, founder of Le Rire, will two years to the author of the best work, which<br />
not degenerate into the rabid Anglophobia which has appeared during that period—“soit d'observa.<br />
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tion, soit d'imagination, soit de critique, ayant The “ Euvres de Molière ” (1666), 2 vols., in<br />
pour objet l'étude des mæurs actuelles.” In his duodecimo, Mercier binding, fetched 1860 francs ;<br />
amusing sketch entitled “Les Habits Verts” a second “ (Euvres de Molière ” (1673), 8 vols. in<br />
(viz., the green coats adorned with palms which' 12, ancient binding, was bought for 7720 francs ;<br />
form the ceremonial uniform de rigueur of while a third edition of the same author (1674-<br />
members of the French Academy) M. Brisson 1675), 7 vols. in 12, Frantz-Bauzonnet binding,<br />
asserts the coveted garment to be an equivocal obtained 1950 francs. A fourth edition (1682),<br />
pleasure to fat men. It irresistibly attracts the bearing the La Reynie arms, Frantz-Bauzonnet<br />
eye, and throws up the physical imperfections of binding, fetched 13,200 francs. The original<br />
the wearer. We are informed that the celebrated editions of “ Les Précieuses Ridicules" (1660), in<br />
Ernest Renan was the greatest martyr to the 12, Mercier binding; of “ Sganarelle" (1660), in<br />
green coat who has yet existed. After having 12, Cuzin binding; of “Le Tartuffe" (1669), in<br />
disbursed the necessary 750 francs for his 12, Cuzin binding; of “L'Amour Médecin ”<br />
Academical costume, he confidingly imagined the (1666), in 12, Mercier binding; of “Le Bour-<br />
matter was finished. But he reckoned without geois Gentilhomme" (1671), in 12, Frantz-Bau-<br />
his bost. Immediately after his nomination he zonnet binding; of “Psyché” (1671), in 12,<br />
commenced to expand immoderately. Each time Cuzin binding; and of the “ Recueil des Ballets<br />
he was forced to don the regulation garb:<br />
et Fêtes de la Cour,” by the same author, were<br />
“Il constatait avec désespoir que ce damné respectively sold for 5100 francs, 3000 francs,<br />
vêtement semblait s'être rétréci. “Il forçait, il 1220 francs, 1000 francs, 1060 francs, 2525<br />
forçait!... Il arrivait bien à s'introduire francs, and 2405 francs; “ Les Sentiments de<br />
dans la carapace, mais il ne pouvait plus remuer l'Académie Française sur le Cid” (1638), in 8,<br />
les bras. On eut dit une tortue dressée en bearing the Cardinal de Richelieu's arms, Le<br />
équilibre sur ses pattes de derrière."<br />
Gascon binding, fetched 9420 francs; while the<br />
Several times be sent for his tailor and avowed<br />
“ Euvres de Louise Labé” (1555), ancient<br />
his suffering. The tailor finally hinted that the<br />
binding, obtained 5000 francs. The “ Euvres<br />
best remedy was to order a new coat. But the<br />
pat. But the Complètes ” of Rabelais (1556), in 16, were<br />
author of “La Vie de Jésus ” turned a deaf ear<br />
bought for 3000 francs ; and the original<br />
to the suggestion. He had no mind to disburse editions of La Fontaine's “ Contes et Nouvelles<br />
a second 750 francs. Instead of doing so, he put<br />
en Vers,” in 12, in red morocco binding and<br />
on his most affable air, and with the episcopal<br />
gilded, and “ Fables Choisies" (1668) respectively<br />
unction with which all his speeches and gestures<br />
fetched 800 and 1060 francs. The original<br />
were impregnated :<br />
edition of the “Esther” of Racine (1689), bear-<br />
"Look you, friend,” said he, “ you are a skil-<br />
ing Mme. de Maintenon's arms, ancient binding,<br />
ful man. You know all the secrets of your art.<br />
was bought for 7500 francs; while the “ (Euvres<br />
Do you not think that an adroit repairing might<br />
de Racine" (1697), 2 vols., Frantz-Bauzonnet<br />
restore to this garment its lost elegance? I am<br />
binding, fetched only 1050 francs.<br />
like Béranger; I love my old coat. It would be<br />
A BOLD-FACED Piracy.<br />
painful to me to separate myself from it.”<br />
M. Henry Fouquier, the well-known dramatic<br />
The tailor was touched by the appeal. He did<br />
critic of the Figaro, recently appeared before the<br />
his utmost. The coat was transformed into a<br />
Sixth Chamber of the Civil Tribunal of the Seine,<br />
comfortable garment. “And,” adds M. Brisson,<br />
suing for damages from M. Cios (advertising<br />
“ the great philosopher had the happiness of<br />
agent) on account of a bold-faced act of literary<br />
dying without having renewed his Academical<br />
piracy perpetrated by the latter gentleman to the<br />
costume !”<br />
detriment of M. Henry Fouquier and of the<br />
THE DE VILLENEUVE SALE.<br />
Société des Gens de Lettres. M. Cios had<br />
The following prices offered at the De Ville obtained from Mme. Sarah Bernhardt the mono-<br />
neuve sale (Hôtel Drouot for choice editions of poly of the sale of the “ Aiglon” programme.<br />
the respective works below cited will rejoice all Being desirous to avoid paying for the analysis of<br />
loyal bibliophiles and, likewise, the fortunate the play usually contained in such booklet-<br />
possessors of rare volumes. It will be remembered programmes, he hit upon the expedient of copying<br />
that the late M. Guyot de Villeneuve was for verbatim the critique on the “ Aiglon " which<br />
many years president of the Society of French appeared in the Figaro above the signature of<br />
Bibliophiles. The sum total realised by the sale the dramatic critic of that paper. M. Fouquier<br />
of his magnificent library—now irretrievably duly explained to the Tribunal that, being a<br />
dispersed-amounted to 399,947 francs (almost member of the Société des Gens de Lettres, he<br />
£16,000).<br />
was unable to authorise any person to reproduce<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
the article in question. Had Mme. Bernhardt Samuel L. Clemens as an expert witness, called<br />
herself requested him to abandon the royalty due by Mr. Kipling's attorney to testify to the value,<br />
to him therefrom, he could only have refunded as an author's asset, of an author's distinctive<br />
her the money after it had been regularly trade-mark. Mr. Clemens' trade-mark is “Mark<br />
collected by the society. He therefore demanded Twain ”; Mr. Kipling's trade-mark in the United<br />
from M. Cios 3000 francs damages, since that States is the elephant-headed Ganesha, the god of<br />
gentleman had not only reproduced the Figaro auspicious beginnings, and, although the analogy<br />
article without authorisation, but had obtained seems fanciful to the layman, Mr. Clemens was per-<br />
important profits by his dishonest proceeding. mitted by the commissioner to expound upon the<br />
M. Fouquier won the case. The defendant not right of an author to exclusive ownership in any<br />
appearing, judgment by default was pronounced pen-name and device whicb he chooses to adopt.<br />
against him.<br />
The informal character of the semi-judicial pro-<br />
IN MEMORIAM.<br />
ceedings allowed Mr. Clemens to smoke several<br />
The death of M. Philippe Gille, journalist, cigars while addressing the tribunal ; he appeared<br />
dramatist, and literary critic of the Figaro, has to enjoy himself, and he asserted vigorously that<br />
been widely regretted. “ He read everything Mr. Kipling should defend to the last ditch his<br />
conscientiously; he analysed admirably; he property in Ganesha, as would the humorist<br />
quoted judiciously; and he judged impartially, himself defend his own property in the noin de<br />
never forgetting the respect due to successful plume “ Mark Twain.”<br />
talent, nor the encouragement necessary to the Mr. Clemens will soon have the opportunity so<br />
young and diffident writer.” A worthy record to do. A Western house has printed a volume<br />
that any critic might be proud to merit!<br />
advertised, on the title page, as “ by Mark Twain,<br />
For several months previous to his death he and others." The author has brought suit. Of<br />
had been laid aside by a terrible malady course the words “and others" were added in<br />
hemiplegia, complicated by the rupture of the diamond type.<br />
thyroid artery; and when, at last, the end came<br />
to this conscientious worker and loyal comrade it<br />
PROPOSED LAW AGAINST SMALL TYPE.<br />
was welcome. His body was interred in the<br />
A member of the New York State Legislature,<br />
family mausoleum at Montmartre, being accom- by the way, wishes to protect the eyes of the<br />
panied thither by a lengthy cavalcade including American public against any type smaller than<br />
all that Paris contains of most brilliant and<br />
eight-point. The suggested law is interesting,<br />
illustrious in the triple realm of literature, art,<br />
for, so far as I know, it is the first proposition of<br />
and the drama.<br />
DARRACOTTE Scott.<br />
its kind. The statute takes the form of an<br />
amendment to the Health Law, and its more im-<br />
portant paragraphs provide that books, news-<br />
papers, or serial literature shall not be published<br />
in type smaller than eight-point, of which the<br />
AMERICAN LETTER.<br />
lower-case alphabet measures less than fourteen<br />
ems; that the lines of type shall be separated by<br />
New York City, April 12, 1901. at least two-point leads; and that this shall not<br />
M R. RUDYARD KIPLING'S suit for apply to print contained in foot notices or indexes,<br />
I damages by infringement against the or to books or other printed matter intended for<br />
e house of Putnam has been given this reference use only. It is specified that any<br />
week a place upon the calendar of the United person violating the regulation shall be guilty of<br />
States Circuit Court, and before these words are a misdemeanour, punishable by fine of not less<br />
in type the evidence will have been heard by than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand<br />
judge and jury. The same distinguished author dollars.<br />
has instituted an action against the Fennos, who I t is needless to describe how the indignant<br />
published, as it is alleged, several of the Kipling publishers united their forces in order to secure<br />
stories without any right thereto, and who added the defeat of this Bill by an adverse vote of the<br />
insult to injury, according to the plaintiff's claim, Assembly. From our State legislatures we are<br />
by imprinting a duplicate of the famous elephant's accustomed to expect anything in the way of wild<br />
head designed by Mr. John Lockwood Kipling law making, but this “eight-point law” exhibits<br />
for the authorised “Outward Bound” edition a desire to interfere in the making of books to<br />
which was issued by the Scribners. A pre- which there would be no limit if an entering<br />
liminary hearing in this latter cause is now wedge were driven. On the same ground,<br />
slowly proceeding before the commissioner. It pictures poorly reproduced might be interdicted,<br />
was enlivened recently by the introduction of Mr. or flimsy bindings, or even uncut edges, because<br />
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the nerves of the public might be unhealthfully be worth, Mr. Carnegie is quite competent to<br />
strained thereby. No wonder that the publishers startle us with a scheme of this description.<br />
were alarmed.<br />
THE GLARE OF THE FOOTLIGHTS.<br />
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MAGAZINES AND The “book-play” craze has received several<br />
LITERATURE.<br />
body blows during the present theatrical season,<br />
Every English writer who keeps a commercial in the shape of half a dozen preposterous dramati.<br />
eye on remunerative American magazine editors sations of popular novels. The Critic magazine<br />
will be more or less enlightened by the obiter tells an amusing illustration of this dramatic<br />
dicta of Mr. Walter H. Page, perhaps the most fashion. It seems that one of our theatre<br />
purposeful and progressive among the younger managers, who had been unlucky in his attempts<br />
editors of our periodicals. Last week Mr. Page to secure the stage rights of record-breaking<br />
delivered an after-dinner speech about the novels, determined to start from the beginning.<br />
American Magazine. A newspaper report made He brushed up his United States history, selected<br />
him say: “ The good editor ought to be able to a set of characters and episodes which appealed<br />
see just how far each phase of development in life most strongly to his theatrical instinct, and then<br />
has advanced, and then to point out how it can go a approached a successful novelist with a propo.<br />
little further. Men are divided everywhere into sition to write a story about them. The manager<br />
two classes. They live in two houses the house was to have the dramatic rights, the author to<br />
of do' and the house of .don't.' It is for the have all the novel would make. Upon these<br />
former that the American magazines must be<br />
terms the book has been written, and it appears<br />
written.” And again : “The editor should have upon the spring list of a prominent publisher.<br />
a well-trained sense of literary values, but he<br />
Even in the absence of such an antecedent agree.<br />
should not think that a magazine ought to have ment our novelists nowadays compose, consciously<br />
anything to do with literature. The making of<br />
or unconsciously, with the glare of the footlights<br />
magazines is not literature: it is journalism. distracting the artistic vision. The output of<br />
Those editors who are trying to get out monthly current fiction is inevitably affected.<br />
literature are making dull magazines. It is not<br />
Unfortunately, however, the selection of books<br />
the magazine that ought to produce literature, but for stage purposes is, based, apparently, upon the<br />
the book.” Certainly this sort of editorial policy circulation and not upon genuine dramatic pos-<br />
seems to be prevalent with us, and the wise con. sibilities, and the acting versions in some later<br />
tributor will govern himself and his manuscripts cases have been as bad as could be, made usually<br />
accordingly. The literary magazine “article” is<br />
by mechanical and unsympathetic workmen. In<br />
not in vogue, and even in periodical fiction the<br />
the meantime our real playwrights are dejected<br />
note is that of activity and achievement and and our critics bewail. Thus, for example, Mr.<br />
modernity. Does one whisper “ Kipling"? It Norman Hapgood in the Bookman : “ When an<br />
would be unsafe to ascribe the condition to any American author of world-wide fame returned<br />
single cause, however pointed the example.<br />
recently to New York, after several years abroad,<br />
his cominent on the stage in this city was that it<br />
MR. CARNEGIE AND THE THEATRE.<br />
seemed to be run to meet the taste of donkeys.<br />
Mr. Andrew Carnegie has escaped miraculously There has been no month within some time to<br />
the desire to found a magazine, and in the multi. justify this verdict more neatly than the one just<br />
tude of his educational charities his deliverance past."<br />
from such an enterprise is nothing short of provi.<br />
A CHECK TO PIRATES.<br />
dential. But it is suggested that the great Certain piratical dealers in dramatic literature<br />
philanthropist has been attacked by the bacillus have been checkmated by an opinion of the<br />
of an “Independent Theatre.” In the public Attorney-General of the United States regarding<br />
Press he has invited responses to the question: the importation of Rostand's “ L'Aiglon” in book<br />
“ What is truth on the stage?”-a problem which, form. M. Rostand's agent in this country<br />
apparently does not present the slightest difficulty secured American copyright for the French pub-<br />
to a small army of sages who have answered it to lisher, M. Fasquelle, and the Brentanos bought<br />
their own satisfaction, if not to that of Mr. the book rights for the United States. But it<br />
Carnegie. One of the New York papers was uncertain whether the latter house could<br />
announces that Mr. Carnegie has in mind the prevent the wholesale and unauthorised importa-<br />
endowment of an “International” theatre, to tion of French copies. The Attorney-General<br />
unite in its dramatic bonds Great Britain and holds that the French book “ L'Aiglon," printed<br />
these States, and that Sir Henry Irving is to abroad, is prohibited importation, because it was<br />
direct its operation. Whatever this gossip may copyrighted under the laws of the United States.<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
T<br />
The opinion should have all the effect of a judicial with his chapter on “Agreements," it is the more<br />
ruling, and is a notable interpretation of the pleasant to express unqualified assent to three<br />
International Act. I<br />
to John RUSSELL DAVIDSON.<br />
I<br />
propositions which he there advances. He says :<br />
(1) " Literature is not adequately represented<br />
- in this country.” It is not, in fact, represented<br />
at all. Nor can it be until something in the<br />
NOTES AND NEWS.<br />
nature of an Academy is created. The Bar is<br />
represented; medicine is represented ; surgery,<br />
HE question of sale or return seems so<br />
architecture, art, actuary work, are all represented ;<br />
simple as not to require any argument to<br />
Literature is not. What, then, is the work and<br />
recommend it. Booksellers are always<br />
what the position of the Royal Society of Litera-<br />
complaining of poverty; they cannot possibly,<br />
ture? It may be anything that its members<br />
which is quite evident, subscribe to many new<br />
claim except the one thing for which it was<br />
books; most new books, therefore, do not get<br />
founded-the representation of Literature.<br />
published at all, because publication means pro-<br />
(2) What about the Society of Authors ? It<br />
duction with exhibition and an offer of the book<br />
represents, as Mr. Morrah points out, “nothing<br />
but the material side of Literature.” Its one<br />
to the public. Yet there is a common complaint<br />
that books sent out on sale or return come back<br />
object is the maintenance and defence of literary<br />
unsold and soiled. It is apparently obvious that property in the interests of the author, its creator<br />
they have had their chance. But have they ?<br />
and owner. A humble function, perhaps, but<br />
Do booksellers freely offer and push books which<br />
recognised by a good many writers as useful and<br />
are not their own? In many cases they certainly<br />
productive of results which benefit other writers,<br />
do not. Books sent on sale or return are, it is<br />
including those who at present hold aloof from it,<br />
said, put up on shelves and left there. This<br />
and even misrepresent it and deride it while they<br />
seems a very short-sighted policy. Surely it is<br />
profit by it.<br />
better to make a selection and to say, “ Send me<br />
(3) Membership of the Society conveys, Mr.<br />
these books on sale or return and I will do my<br />
Morrah very rightly states, no more distinction<br />
best with them,” rather than to put on a<br />
than may be boasted by anyone who writes a<br />
shelf books so sent and to go on pushing books,<br />
book, however bad. In other words, there is no<br />
perhaps of far inferior attractions, “subscribed.”<br />
distinction in membership of the Society. Nor<br />
It seems, however, that the method of sale or<br />
bave any of its leaders ever pretended that there is.<br />
return has been recently adopted by certain pub-<br />
The Publishers' Circular has been apparently<br />
lishers, and that, in one case at least, the results<br />
having a little playful gambol. How playful it is<br />
bave proved eminently satisfactory. The change<br />
may be inferred from the concluding paragraph :<br />
may very possibly lead to such a revolution in D<br />
"All we deplored was that the · Literary Year<br />
bookselling methods as we are all anxiously await.<br />
Book 'should say that the Authors' Society did not<br />
ing and desiring. Meantime, which is better, to<br />
represent Literature, and that it is no distinction<br />
“ subscribe" for so many copies of a book on the<br />
to belong to it: if that is not lamentable, we are<br />
assurance of an interested traveller; to take all<br />
sorry.” It is not lamentable at all; but so long as<br />
the risk in the hope of selling them; or to select<br />
the Circular is sorry and penitent all is well.<br />
books at no risk whatever, and to offer them with<br />
the certainty of no loss, whatever happens ? In<br />
the first case the bookseller has already suffered<br />
Mr. P. J. Hartog writes as follows:-<br />
himself to be bound and fettered by the pub-<br />
There is published in this month's number of The Author<br />
lisher as to the price of his books; he can no<br />
an article on the Nobel Foundation to wbich my signature is<br />
appended, and which appears, therefore, as if it had been<br />
longer deal with his own property as he chooses ;<br />
specially contributed to your journal. I feel sure that it<br />
why, then, should he continue to take upon his is only through inadvertence that the origin of the article<br />
own long-suffering shoulders the greater share of has not been explained. I should be obliged if you<br />
the risk? In the other case he frankly becomes<br />
woald kindly state in your next issue that the article in<br />
little better than a commission agent, incurring<br />
question is extracted from a summary of the regulations for<br />
15 the Nobel Foundation drawn up by me, and recently issued<br />
no risk, and only exercising a certain selection-<br />
and that as wide a selection as his shelves will<br />
allow--of the new books which are published.<br />
No further explanation seems necessary. The<br />
paper is an official paper sent to the Society of<br />
Authors presumably by the Board of Education,<br />
In the Publishers' Circular of April 6 there is and signed with the name of P. J. Hartog, and<br />
a letter from Mr. Herbert Morrah with which we reproduced in accordance with the right tacitly<br />
entirely agree. And as we do not agree entirely conceded to the Press of publishing official<br />
a of<br />
e Board of Ed<br />
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documents. If this Society is not concerned<br />
with the Nobel Foundation, it is difficult to under-<br />
stand what body, or what people, are so con.<br />
cerned. The paper as published in these columns<br />
gave only so many of the regulations as concern<br />
literature and its makers. One does not know<br />
who is responsible for the distribution of copies,<br />
but it seems evident that Mr. Hartog is not. It<br />
is not generally considered necessary to point out<br />
that official papers having the signature of official<br />
persons are not sent out by those persons. But,<br />
since Mr. Hartog wishes it to be so stated, let it<br />
be understood that he did not send the document<br />
to the Society, which will, however, continue to<br />
publish extracts from Blue Books, reports of<br />
commissions, and other public documents with<br />
or without the official signatures which accom-<br />
pany them. If, however, the “summary." is a<br />
private document, the fact should have been<br />
stated and confidence would have been respected.<br />
the “ name.” This author is said to make about £2000 a<br />
year, partly by the aid of such spiritual assistance.<br />
This method has been adopted in America within our<br />
own knowledge. We know of a young writer, industrious,<br />
ingenious, and anknown, who came into relations with one<br />
of the most successful writers of sensational fiction, who<br />
loved drink, and hated work. For some time the young<br />
writer wrote under the more famous name, received a third<br />
of the generoas proceeds, while the remaining two-thirds<br />
were devoted to the more famous man's whisky.<br />
It would be curious and interesting to learn<br />
how far the practice of wearing borrowed plumes<br />
prevails. Some years ago a story was brought to<br />
me, the names being given, in which a certain<br />
writer, not unknown to the public, had actually<br />
taken over and published in his own name a MŠ.<br />
committed to his charge. More than one novel<br />
has been written with such a fraud as the motif.<br />
Some ten years ago a man, assuming the name of a<br />
well-known publisher, advertised for MSS. to be<br />
sent to him at an office near Chancery-lane. As<br />
soon as the thing became suspected he vanished<br />
it with all his MSS. Were there none among them<br />
of literary and commercial value? It is, of<br />
course, most difficult to prove such cases; but if<br />
the readers of The Author can furnish informa-<br />
tion on the subject they would be doing good<br />
service by sending their experiences to this paper<br />
for publication.<br />
From time to time a protest is sent to this<br />
paper by authors who complain of their critics.<br />
It would be well were they to consider what good<br />
purpose would be served by inserting their com-<br />
plaints, either in their own interests or in the<br />
general interest. A statement which is false, i.e.,<br />
not an opinion, but a statement of alleged fact,<br />
may be advantageously corrected, but not an<br />
opinion. Thus, a critic says that an author has<br />
been publishing feeble rubbish. That is an<br />
opinion. What good does an author do hinıself<br />
by writing to protest? He advances his own<br />
opinion as to his own work-certainly a favour-<br />
able opinion-against a critic's opinion, which, in<br />
the eyes of the world, is judicial. The only<br />
answer to an adverse judgment is either an appeal<br />
to a recognised Court of Criticism—which does<br />
not exist–or, which is the method adopted by<br />
wise authors, a silent appeal to the public.<br />
History is full of mistaken judgments. Not the<br />
Qaarterly only, but Byron himself, failed to see<br />
the powers of Keats. Let the example of Keats<br />
console and stimulate the author under discipline.<br />
Perhaps the critic may be right: he certainly is<br />
not always wrong. All the more reason for con-<br />
solation and an appeal to the judgment of Time.<br />
The following is from the Chronicle, Brookline,<br />
Mass. It is pleasant to find that this important<br />
literary organ approves of the action of the Boston<br />
Library. The readers for the library have<br />
certainly, as the Brookline Chronicle asserts,<br />
“done their work with a greater display of skill<br />
and good judgment than one would expect them<br />
to show." The only consolation for the novelist<br />
is that he is excluded in what he has hitherto<br />
regarded as good company. He will now probably<br />
proceed to study his art by new and hitherto<br />
despised methods.<br />
CENSORS OF Novels.<br />
Amoog the books which have been "tabooed” by the<br />
examining committee of the Boston Public Library, and have<br />
been refused admission to the archives of the library, are the<br />
following. Many of them, it will be noticed, are well-known<br />
books :<br />
“David Harum," George Ade’s “Fables in Slang,”<br />
Winston Churchill's “The Celebrity," Paul Bourget's<br />
“ Domestic Dramas," Sir Walter Besant's “The Change-<br />
ling,” Lilian Bell's “ The Instinct of Step-Fatherhood,”.<br />
William Le Queux's “Scribes and Pharisees," Captain<br />
Charles King's “A Wounded Name," Mary E. Wilkins's<br />
" The People of Our Neighbourhood,” Catcliffe Hyne's<br />
“ The Adventares of Captain Kettle,” Mrs. Barton<br />
Harrison's " Good Americans,” Paul Leicester Ford's “The<br />
Tattle-Tales of Capid,” Harold Frederic's " Gloria Mundi,”<br />
Amelia E. Barr's “ Trinity Bells,” S. R. Crockett's “ Ione<br />
March,” Egerton Castle's “ Young April,” Mary Hartwell<br />
Catherwood's “Spanish Peggy,” W. Pett Ridge's “ A Son of<br />
the State," Jesse Lynch Williams's “ Adventures of a<br />
Freshman," Gertrude Atherton's “The Californians,"<br />
The Daily Chronicle quotes the following<br />
notice on “Literary Ghosts”:<br />
Not long ago a story was going round as to the<br />
method adopted by a certain successfal author. He adver-<br />
tised for amateurs to send on their stories to a given<br />
address, whence he filcbed their plots. That is the story.<br />
Bat the correspondent has a personal experience. He was<br />
approached by an aathor of repute with the proposal that<br />
he should write stories and send them for the man with the<br />
name to “touch up." Then they were to be published under<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
“Senator North,” and “ A Daughter of the Vine,” R. W.<br />
Chambers's “In the Quarter,” “ Outsiders,” and “ The Con<br />
spirator, ” Molly E. Seawell's" The Loves of Lady Arabella,”<br />
Henry James's “The Two Magics,” Robert Barr's “Tekla,"<br />
„<br />
Maarten Maartens' “ Her Memory," Julia Magruder's<br />
“Struan,” Jules Verne's “ An Antarctic Mystery,” Emile<br />
Zola's “ Stories for Ninon,” Robert Barr's " Jeannie Baxter,<br />
Journalist,” E. W. Hornung's “The Amateur Cracksman,"<br />
Robert Herrick's “ Love's Dilemma," Amelia E. Barr's<br />
“ Was it Right to Forgive ?” E. W. Hornung's “ Dead Men<br />
Tell No Tales," Shan F. Bullock's “The Barrys," Joseph<br />
Hatton's " When Rogues Fall Out” and “ The White King<br />
of Manoa," Edward S. Van Zile's “With Sword and<br />
Crucifix.” Stanley Waterloo's “The Seekers,” Edith<br />
Wharton's “ The Touchstone,” Arlo Bates’s “Love in a<br />
Cloud,” Lilian Bell's “ The Expatriates," and John Kendrick<br />
Banga' “ The Idiot at Home.”<br />
A book may be rejected at the public library for any one<br />
of the following reasons, or for many others :-<br />
It is immoral. It is below the author's usual standard.<br />
The library has enough of that author anyway. It is poorly<br />
written. It does not tend to promote caltare. It is too<br />
sensational. It is a plagiarism. It would tend to create<br />
anarchy. The money could be better spent for another<br />
book, &c.<br />
Most of the exclusions seem just. . . . At any rate, it is<br />
certain that the readers whose daty it is to examine and<br />
report upon new books do their work conscientiously, and,<br />
fortunately, with a greater display of skill and good judg.<br />
ment than one would expect them to show. In fact, we<br />
ought to be grateful for the good sense underlying most of<br />
these decisions.<br />
The Society of Women Journalists has arranged<br />
to hold afternoon receptions on the last Tuesday<br />
in each month at Essex Hall, Essex-street,<br />
Strand, with a view to promoting social inter-<br />
course between members and their friends. The<br />
first, held in March, was attended by more than<br />
two hundred guests. Several popular artists con-<br />
tributed to the success of the occasion—among<br />
them Madame Amy Sherwin, Miss Madeleine<br />
O'Connor, Miss Helen Mar, Mr. Reginald<br />
Kenneth, and Mr. George Giddens.<br />
WALTER BESANT.<br />
loose expression “ such persons as have just claims<br />
on the Royal beneficence” led to the bestowal<br />
of these grants upon a large number of service<br />
pensioners or their surviving relatives at the<br />
expense of literature, science, and art. I dealt<br />
with the whole question in “ Literature and the<br />
Pension List,” an investigation conducted and<br />
published for the Incorporated Society of Authors<br />
in 1889. This was followed up by a memorial<br />
presented by the Society to the late Mr. W. H.<br />
Smith praying for further legislation for the<br />
following purposes.<br />
(a) The restriction of the grant of pensions<br />
on the Civil List within ascertained limits.<br />
(6) The allocation of pensions amounting to not<br />
less than £800 in each year to those who by their<br />
useful discoveries in Science, or attainments in<br />
Literature and the Arts, have merited the gracious<br />
consideration of their Sovereign and the gratitude<br />
of their country, or their widows or children.<br />
(c) The increase of the Royal Bounty Fund<br />
and the Civil List Pension Fund so that Her<br />
Majesty may be enabled to reneve distress and<br />
reward merit in a manner worthy of the dignity<br />
of the Crown.<br />
Mr. Smith, who declined to receive a deputa-<br />
tion, gave no encouragement whatever to the<br />
prayer of the memorial, and defended the practice<br />
of the Treasury on the ground of the existence of<br />
certain undisclosed “regulations,"* which, inter<br />
alia, excluded novelists, unless “historical<br />
novelists,” from the benefit of the Fund. He<br />
further complained that “to make such changes<br />
as the memorial suggests would necessitate a new<br />
Act of Parliament”; and defended the grant of<br />
pensions on the Civil List for services performed<br />
in the Army, Navy, Diplomatic, Civil, and Colonial<br />
Services on the ground that these are “services<br />
to the Sovereign," and that the First Lord enjoys<br />
" that discretion which must in such cases finally<br />
rest with some one responsible Minister.” .<br />
The present opportunity of redressing all these<br />
grievances is, therefore, of the highest import-<br />
ance. Genuine regulations should be framed to<br />
restrict the grant of pensions, not upon an artificial<br />
theory, but in accordance with the findings of the<br />
Committee of 1837. It may, too, be asked<br />
whether a scale struck sixty-four years ago is<br />
adequate to the needs of to-day. It cannot be<br />
questioned that if the necessity were shown to exist<br />
-an easy matter—the country would support<br />
such a use of public money. It is the unanimous<br />
testimony of every First Lord of the Treasury<br />
that he is every year obliged to refuse many<br />
deserving applicants, and The Author has called<br />
CIVIL LIST PENSIONS.<br />
M HE demise of the Crown and the resulting<br />
T revision of the Civil List Act, in accord-<br />
ance with the report of the Select Com.<br />
• mittee appointed to consider the whole question,<br />
affords an important opportunity for the reform<br />
of the system under which Civil List Pensions<br />
are granted. The main purpose of these pensions<br />
as defined by the resolution of the House of<br />
Commons of 1834, and by i Vict. c. 2, s. 6, was<br />
the reward of those who “ by their useful dis.<br />
coveries in Science and attainments in Literature<br />
and the Arts have merited the gracious considera-<br />
tion of their Sovereign and the gratitude of their<br />
country." But the insertion in the Act of the<br />
* In the House, in answer to Mr. Bryce, he acknowledged<br />
that there were no such regulations.--W. B.<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
223<br />
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attention to many such refusals. The practice of<br />
the Treasury has immensely improved since the<br />
Society exposed the mismanagement of the Fund,<br />
but every year grants are made to classes of<br />
persons not contemplated by Her late Majesty's<br />
Civil List Act. The further continuance of such<br />
no of such<br />
a state of things can and must now be rendered<br />
impossible.<br />
W. MORRIS COLLES.<br />
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The following note is from the report of the<br />
Committee of the House of Commons on the Civil<br />
List:-<br />
Your committee recommend that the new Civil List should<br />
be fixed according to the following estimate :<br />
First Class.—Their Majesties' Privy Purse......... £110,000<br />
Second Class.-Salaries of His Majesty's House-<br />
hold and Retired Allowances.......................<br />
125,800<br />
Third Class.-Expenses of His Majesty's House-<br />
hold ..............<br />
............ 193,000<br />
Fourth Class.-Works .........<br />
20,000<br />
Fifth Class.-Royal Boanty, Alms, and Special<br />
Services...............<br />
13,200<br />
Sixth Class.—Unappropriated .........<br />
8,000<br />
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In the foregoing no reference has been made to the<br />
pensions granted ander sections 5 and 6 of the last Civil<br />
List Act, commonly called “ Civil List Pensions.” With<br />
regard to these no baggestion bas been made for any altera.<br />
tion, and the committee accordingly recommend the con-<br />
tinuance of the present system, except that the variable<br />
amounts payable under this head (Appendix, Part III.)<br />
should no longer form a nominal class of the Civil List,<br />
but should be separately entered in the Consolidated Fand<br />
Accounts.<br />
:<br />
:<br />
Jones, Henry Arthur........<br />
Keltie, J. Scott .............<br />
Kipling, Rudyard .........<br />
Loftie, Rev. W. J. ..........<br />
Macfarlane, H. .............<br />
Marshall, Capt. R. ................<br />
Meredith, George ....................<br />
Miles, Eastace ...............<br />
Moncrieff, R. Hope...........<br />
Montresor, Miss F...........<br />
Morrah, Herbert ........<br />
Norris, W. E. .............<br />
Oliphant, Kingston<br />
Parker, Gilbert .......<br />
Phillpotts, Eden<br />
Pollock, Sir Frederick<br />
Roe, Mrs. Harcourt<br />
Rossetti, W. M. ...<br />
S. B. ..........<br />
Sanderson, Sir J. B. .........<br />
Skeat, The Rev. Prof. ...........<br />
Spielmann, M. H. .........<br />
Stanton, Miss H. M. E. .............................<br />
Toplis, Miss G. ......<br />
Tweedie, Mrs. Aleo...<br />
Watt, A. P...<br />
Weyman, Stanley ...<br />
Wheelwright, Miss E. E.<br />
Williams, Mrs. E. L. ..<br />
Young, Ernest .............<br />
SUBSCRIPTIONS.<br />
Aidë, Hamilton (for a period of five years)......<br />
Alexander, A. .....<br />
Avery, Harold<br />
Beckett, A. W. à ..<br />
Bebant, Sir Walter.<br />
Bond, R. Warwick ..<br />
Bonney, Rev. Prof. T. G. ..........<br />
Brodbarst, Spencer....................................<br />
Clodd, Edward .<br />
Cresswell, Rev. H. ....................................<br />
Crockett, S. R. ........................................<br />
Dobson, Austin (annual amount anstated-for<br />
1901) ..........<br />
Ellis, Miss M. A.<br />
Esmond, H. V. ............<br />
Gilbert, W. S......<br />
Goldemith, W. H. ...........<br />
Gribble, F.<br />
Guthrie, Anstey<br />
Gwynn, S. .......<br />
Harraden, Miss Beatrice<br />
Hawkins, A. Hope ....................................<br />
Home, Francis..........................................<br />
Jerome, Jerome K......<br />
Kelly, C. A.<br />
Lely, J. M. ........<br />
Macdonald, Mrs.....<br />
Marchmont, A. W.<br />
Pemberton, Max.<br />
Pendered, Miss Mary L. ..........<br />
Pinero, A. W......<br />
Roberts, Morley ...............................<br />
Rose, Edward ..................................<br />
Rumble, Mrs. ......................<br />
Sinclair, Miss ..........................................<br />
Stanley, Mrs. .....<br />
Ward, Mrs. Humphry ..............<br />
Watt, A. P.....<br />
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PENSION FUND.<br />
The following is the list of donations<br />
and subscriptions at present promised or<br />
received :-<br />
DONATIONS.<br />
A. S.<br />
............. £100 0 0<br />
Alcott, E.<br />
Anonymous ........<br />
100 0 0<br />
Arnim, The Countess von<br />
5 5 0<br />
Baldwin, Mrs. A.<br />
I 0<br />
Barrie, J. M. ....<br />
Benecke, Miss Ida ........................ ............<br />
Besant, Sir Walter......<br />
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Boevey, Miss Crawley ..<br />
2 2 0<br />
Chambers, Miss Beatrice ............<br />
0 3 6<br />
Clifford, Mrs W. K.<br />
5 5 0<br />
Cordeaux, Miss ...<br />
5 0 0<br />
Craigie, Mrs. ......<br />
100 0 0<br />
Doyle, A. Conan .....<br />
100 0 0<br />
Esler, Mrs. Rentoul (for three years)<br />
Esmond, H. V.<br />
Fowler, Miss E. T...........................<br />
10 10 0<br />
Freshfield, D. W................................<br />
100 0 0<br />
Gibbs, Miss ..........................<br />
0 0<br />
Harraden, Miss Beatrice<br />
10<br />
Hawkins, A. Hope .....<br />
200 0 0<br />
Hutchinson, Rev. H. ............<br />
2 0 0<br />
Jacberns, Raymond ..........<br />
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224<br />
THE AUTHOR.<br />
THE AUTHORS' CLUB.<br />
CORRESPONDENCE.<br />
N Monday, April 15, the Authors' Club<br />
1.-“ LITERATURE.”<br />
entertained Dr. J. A. H. Murray at dinner. V OUR friendly criticisms on the remarks<br />
Professor W. W. Skeat, of Cambridge,<br />
made in Literature of March 16 on<br />
took the chair. Fewer members of the club than<br />
“ Critical Standards," à propos of Mr.<br />
usual sat down at the table, owing to the unfor- Churton Collins's recent book, are likely, I think,<br />
tunate fact that the first performance of “ Corio. to convey a wrong impression of what the writer<br />
lanus” at the Lyceum Theatre had been fixed for in Literature actually said.<br />
the same evening. Those members who were You say: "• It is human,' the writer says,<br />
present, however, greeted Dr. Murray most to speak up for a friend : to be angry if your<br />
enthusiastically, and a very pleasant evening wares are condemned: to wish to stand well<br />
was spent. In response to his health the guest with persons with whom one does business.'<br />
made a long and interesting speech explaining Undoubtedly it is human. But Mr. Collins's con-<br />
some of the difficulties and some of the tention is that a book sent out for review demands<br />
labours connected with the editing of a large impartiality, although partiality is human."<br />
dictionary. He stated that he had collected These are not our words ; but it is a fair<br />
over five tons of material, and that he had over summary of three sentences in the note in<br />
five million quotations bearing on words in the Literature. It conveys, however, a wrong<br />
English language and in English literature. impression when the sentence which follows is<br />
Such a statement made it apparent at once that omitted. The writer continued :<br />
the labour involved in editing the work was What is human, however, we need scarcely add, is not<br />
almost beyond the powers of one man. He men necessarily rigbt; and it is necessary to face the question<br />
tioned at the same time some of the more - Does this obviously human attitude of reviewers towards<br />
humorous sides of the work, and pointed out<br />
books exist to any large extent, and does it produce such<br />
that on many occasions when he had asked some terrible consequences, and cause such a failure of justice,<br />
as Mr. Churton Collins imagines in his wrath ?<br />
specialist with regard to the definition of technical<br />
words, in a short time letters had been addressed<br />
I think this puts a different colour upon the<br />
to him from other gentlemen asking him to rem<br />
remarks which The Author quoted, and I venture,<br />
forward the details which he himself required.<br />
reanired therefore, to ask you to allow me to call your<br />
Therefore, to<br />
What had taken place was quite clear the readers' attention to them.<br />
specialist, although he was constantly using the<br />
THE EDITOR OF “LITERATURE."<br />
word, had no idea of its origin, and had applied<br />
to someone else, who, in his turn, had applied to<br />
Dr. Murray.<br />
II.-ON COMMERCIAL MORALITY.<br />
The evening ended by Mr. E. W. Brabrook, Mercury was the god of thieves and of<br />
C.B., proposing the health of the chairman.<br />
merchants. Oh, you libellous Ancients ! to place<br />
these two classes of men under the same<br />
tutelage!<br />
The general meeting of the Authors' Club was<br />
If a pickpocket abstracts my purse, my shoe-<br />
held on Monday, April 15, at five o'clock. Dr.<br />
: maker or my butcher are greatly shocked, yet the<br />
Conan Doyle, as chairman, had the satisfaction one will charge for a pair of boots and the other<br />
of putting before the members a balance-<br />
for a leg of mutton which were never delivered,<br />
sheet showing how the club had prospered<br />
and neither will scruple to accept payment for<br />
during the past year. Sir Walter Besant and<br />
the same if he happens to escape detection. A<br />
Lord Monkswell resigned in rotation from the<br />
practice which your highly respectable publisher<br />
directorate, but still kept their names on the<br />
shudders at. Nevertheless, he will charge<br />
general committee, and promised their strong<br />
an unsuspecting author, who was fool enough<br />
support in the future. Mr. E. W. Brabrook,<br />
to accept a half-profit agreement, 428. for<br />
C.B., and Mr. Morley Roberts were elected to fill<br />
binding 100 of his volumes, till it is found<br />
the vacant positions. The club has had a steady<br />
out that the real cost was 298. per 100<br />
increase of members during the past vear, and<br />
volumes. He charges the unlucky half-profit<br />
now embraces among its members many of the<br />
book heavily for exchange advertisements which<br />
best known writers of the day.<br />
cost him next to nothing, and he produces<br />
as vouchers receipts for full value, because the<br />
conspiring publishers place these author-defraud.<br />
ing instruments into each other's hands. But,<br />
Heaven forbid ! they are not pickpockets, nor yet<br />
<br />
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225<br />
defrauding tradesmen-not they. Or say an its expenses. The following letter from Messrs.<br />
author of a school-book has, after years of toil Skeffington and Son, who were doing their<br />
and thought, worked out a new system of teach utmost for us, at once showed me that it was<br />
ing, say, reading or arithmetic, or any other useless to proceed further in the matter : “I am<br />
subject, forthwith your honest publisher employs clearly of opinion that the co-operation of the<br />
his hack-writer to filch the idea and evade the Princess Christian in your book is as necessary as<br />
copyright, for “there is no copyright in ideas”; ever, if not more so. But in truth it (i.e., the<br />
in other words, where there is no policeman it is Queen's death) will be a sad blow to all works of<br />
permissible to steal. And what of those paste fiction, and indeed to most books for some time<br />
and scissors using piratical backs; are they to come.” I feel confident that Mr. Skeffington<br />
much better than the light-fingered gentry? did what he could, and for my sake alone he<br />
Well might Napoleon say, “Le commerce c'est would have produced the book if it had been<br />
un brigandage bien organisé.” Against some of possible to do so with any chance of success. I<br />
these ills there is no remedy, but the publishers wish particularly to thank the following ladies<br />
could be brought to book. Let authors form and gentlemen for their great consideration and<br />
themselves into an “ Authors' Publishing Union,” help, and for their enthusiastic reception of my<br />
and publish their own books, and then it will no proposal: M. M. Macpherson, Esq., Paris; Allen<br />
longer be said, “Now, Barabbas was a publisher.” Oscar, Esq.; L. A. Harker, Esq.; Miss E. G.<br />
A MUCH-DEFRAUDED AUTHOR.<br />
Wheelwright, Rev. C. Dudley-Camplin, Miss J. M.<br />
Waterhouse, B. W. Wentworth, Esq.; Miss M.<br />
Baines, Miss B. C. Hardy, Miss J. Montgomery.<br />
Campbell, M. Penrose, Esq.; Frank Hopwood,<br />
III.-YOUNG FICTION WRITERS AND THE WAR<br />
Esq.; G. Rennie Powell, Esq.; Mrs. Isabella<br />
FUND.<br />
Taylor, H. R. Wintle, Esq., F.R.G.S.; Miss<br />
My proposal, made in The Author for May of Gibbs, Miss L. G. Moberley, W. H. Robinson,<br />
last year, resulted in such a large number of Esq., F.R.A.S. In Miss W. M. Willis-Swan I<br />
encouraging letters from authors of all standing found a most able and considerate fellow editor,<br />
that, in spite of the many difficulties in our way, and one who did not spare time or labour to<br />
we felt that we ought to proceed with the idea. bring the proposed volume to a satisfactory issue.<br />
Consequently, it is with the greatest reluctance If we have failed it has not been for the want of<br />
that I am compelled to write this letter acknow hard work and kindly interest. It would seem<br />
ledging our defeat. At the outset we knew fully that the times and fate have alone been against<br />
what to expect, and we received the following us.<br />
Jas. BAGNALL-STUBBS.<br />
letter from our editor :-“I am afraid you will April 5, 1901.<br />
find considerable difficulty in floating the volume<br />
which you propose. The young writers must<br />
IV.-EDITORS.<br />
make their own names first separately before they Is it not an unusual thing for an editor to<br />
can do anything in association. I would not accept a poem, and then to repudiate that accept-<br />
willingly throw cold water on your admirable ance without any presumable reason ?<br />
project, but I am afraid that the attempt The editor of the Free Lance wrote to me on a<br />
would only result in disappointinent.” Never. post card, on receipt of a poem : “ All right!<br />
theless, Sir Walter quite recently consented When I can find a comfortable corner.” (I hold<br />
to write a preface to the book, provided that this post card). Does not this amount to<br />
the publisher's agreement was a satisfactory accepting it, or am I drawing over much on my<br />
one.<br />
imagination so to interpret it?<br />
At first we had a good chance of obtaining the Later on the poem was lost in the Free Lance<br />
interest of a prominent member of the Royal office, and I sent another copy, which was returned<br />
Family, and up to the death of Her Majesty to me with thanks.<br />
Queen Victoria (to whom we hoped to have dedi. Again, the editor of the Pictorial Magazine<br />
cated the volume) things were looking very is always expressing himself as most eager to<br />
cheerful. Clearly we, like many others, have oblige his readers in any way he can. This is as<br />
suffered greatly by the great national bereave it should be, but when I sent an addressed reply<br />
ment.<br />
post card asking for the name of the author of a<br />
It is practically impossible to make a volume certain ghost story that had appeared in the<br />
of short stories a success, and though the many P.M. he took no notice of my request. I<br />
publishers to whom I mentioned the matter were wished to locate the name of a certain decoy in<br />
most kind and considerate, they were unanimous Lincolnshire, mentioned in the said story? Was<br />
in their opinion that the book could not recoup this a presumptuous request ?<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
I make no commeuts, but would like to know<br />
what you and your readers think of this?<br />
I even went so far as to apologise to the editor<br />
of the Free Lance for my audacity in asking for<br />
the insertion of an accepted poem.<br />
Karsfield, Torquay. F. B. DOVETON.<br />
[It seems that the editor of the Free Lance<br />
might very fairly reply that he has not yet been<br />
able to find a “comfortable corner.” The accept-<br />
ance of the poem was clearly conditional. But as<br />
regards the other point, if the story was anony.<br />
mous the editor was surely bound to respect that<br />
fact. Mr. Doveton's better course would have<br />
been to ask the editor to forward his question to<br />
the anonymous writer. There could have been<br />
no objection to such a question. It is evident<br />
that if an editor is to be called upon to reveal the<br />
names of his anonymous writers there is no<br />
possibility of preserving an incognito which is<br />
often most desirable.- ED.]<br />
BOOK AND PLAY TALK.<br />
Dr. Richard Garnett has written a series of<br />
essays on Peacock, Beckford, Matthew Arnold,<br />
Shelley, Lord Beaconsfield, and other writers.<br />
The volume will be published by Mr. Heinemann<br />
under the title “ The Essays of an Ex-Librarian.”<br />
The prevailing idea that Mr. George Smith was<br />
to be credited with the inception of the Pall Mall<br />
Gazette, of which he was the original proprietor,<br />
has been corrected in some of the obituary<br />
notices of the late publisher. It was to Mr.<br />
Frederick Greenwood that the Pall Mall owed<br />
its form as a new spirit in journalism.<br />
We are glad to learn that the health of Mr.<br />
George Meredith is improved.<br />
Mr. Morley's Life of Gladstone is expected<br />
to be ready in October. Another forthcoming<br />
volume of political interest is the autobiography<br />
of Mr. Henry Broadhurst, M.P., one of Mr.<br />
Gladstone's Under-Secretaries of State, which<br />
is being prepared for publication by Messrs.<br />
Hutchinson. Mr. Broadhurst was at one time<br />
an operative mason, and tramped a thousand<br />
miles in winter in search of work.<br />
Mr. Charles Battell Loomis tells in the Atlantic<br />
Monthly for March “how to write a novel for the<br />
masses.” “You must admit,” he says in the<br />
course of his article, “ that the vast majority of<br />
the reading public is made up of dull, unthink-<br />
ing people, so why should writers spend so much<br />
time substantiating facts, studying costumes and<br />
scenery and other details that do not affect the<br />
real interest of the story, which is and must be<br />
the romantic portion of it?".<br />
The following are among the novels announced<br />
for early publication :-“ Jack Raymond," by<br />
Mrs. Voynich; “ The Second Dandy Chater," by<br />
Mr. Tom Gallon; “ The Sea hath its Pearls," by<br />
Miss Nellie Blissett; “ Voysey,” by Mr. Richard<br />
0. Prowse; "A Daughter of the Veldt," by Mr.<br />
Basil Marnan; “The Extermination of Love," by<br />
E. Gerard; and “Lady Haife," by Mr. Neil<br />
Wynn Williams.<br />
Mr. W. J. Stillman's autobiography is being<br />
published by Mr. Grant Richards, who also<br />
announces a history of Rome, designed for<br />
advanced students of the subject, by Mr. Eustace<br />
H. Miles.<br />
In a recent issue, Literature disposes of the<br />
many accounts that have been published of the<br />
way the “ Recessional” reached the Times, by<br />
printing the following letter which enclosed the<br />
WISS CHRISTABEL COLERIDGE is to<br />
write the biography of the late Miss Char.<br />
lotte Yonge. It is requested that letters<br />
or papers relating to Miss Yonge's life and works<br />
should be forwarded to Miss Coleridge, at Cheyne,<br />
Torquay, whence they will be duly returned to the<br />
owners.<br />
Mr. Marion Crawford is writing a Life of the<br />
Pope.<br />
Mr. W. S. Lilly's new work on the Renaissance<br />
will be published shortly by Mr. Fisher Unwin.<br />
He studies the subject as exhibited in the careers<br />
of five representative men ---- Michael Angelo,<br />
Erasmus, Reuchlin, Luther, Sir Thomas More.<br />
Mr. George Gissing's new novel. - The Char.<br />
latan," will be published shortly by Messrs. Chap-<br />
man and Hall, as well as his book of travel, which<br />
will be called “ By the Ionian Sea.”<br />
Mr. W. J. Ford has written a history of the<br />
Cambridge University Cricket Club. It will be<br />
published immediately by Messrs. Blackwood.<br />
Mr. Hall Caine's new book will probably be<br />
published in August.<br />
A new novel by Mr. David Christie Murray<br />
will be published this month by Messrs. Chatto<br />
and Windus.<br />
The title of Mr. Douglas Sladen's new novel is<br />
“My Son Richard : Ă Romance of the River<br />
between Maidenhead and Marlow."<br />
Dear -<br />
Enclosed pleased find my sentiments on things--which I<br />
hope are yours. We've been blowing up the Trumpets of<br />
the New Moon a little too much for White Men, and it's<br />
about time we sobered down.<br />
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227<br />
If you would like it, it's at your service-on the old won golden opinions. Since this appeared Mr.<br />
conditions that I can use it if I want it later in book form. Prichard has by himself published an important<br />
The sooner it's in print the better. I don't want any proof.<br />
book of travel entitled “Where Black Rules<br />
Couldn't you run it to-night so as to end the week piously?<br />
If it's not your line, please drop me a wire.<br />
White"; and he is now in Patagonia, leading an<br />
Ever yours sincerely,<br />
R. K. expedition of great geographical and scientific<br />
The poem was published the next morning.<br />
importance.<br />
Literature adds that “Mr. Kipling was asked to On May 7 there will appear simultaneously in<br />
name his own price, but absolutely declined all England and America the “ Further Memoirs of<br />
payment.”<br />
Marie Bashkirtseff," the publication of which<br />
Messrs. Mitchell and Co., of 18, New Bridge.<br />
has been looked forward to with much eagerness.<br />
street, E.C., and of Arundel, have just published,<br />
The volume will be illustrated and will contain a<br />
under the title of“ Vexed Questions ” (price 6d.),<br />
diary, a very daring correspondence with Guy de<br />
a collection of twenty-two articles contributed by<br />
Maupassant, and an introduction by Mr. G. H.<br />
Perris. Mr. Grant Richards is the English<br />
Rachel Challice to the West Sussex Gazette on<br />
such topics as “Spinster Sisters,” “ Bachelor<br />
publisher.<br />
Brothers,” “Husbands' Hobbies,” “ Wives' “On Peter's Island,” by Arthur R. Ropes and<br />
Work,” “Bloodsuckers,” and other social sub. Mary E. Ropes, has just been published by John<br />
jects. Racbel Challice is the translator of “The Murray in London and Charles Scribner's Sons<br />
Grandee” and “The Fourth Estate.” by Señor A. in New York. The book deals with the fortunes<br />
Palácio Valdés, and the essay by the same author of a petroleum refinery, and with the story of a<br />
on “ The Decadence of Modern Literature” in young Pole and his sister, about the beginning of<br />
“ The Library of Famous Literature.”<br />
the reign of Alexander III. Nihilist secret socie-<br />
“ Spick and Span,” a book for children, bas<br />
ties play a part in the tale, as they did in Russia<br />
at the period in which the story is laid.<br />
gone into a third edition. Readers wil take<br />
notice that the book is published by, and can be<br />
Two new romances, by the Rev. C. Dudley<br />
obtained of, the writer. "His address is Llwny-y.<br />
Lampen, will be published during the present<br />
brain, Whitland, S. Wales. He has in the press<br />
year. The first, which is entitled “O'Callaghan,<br />
another story called “ Tom Genuflex,” price 48.<br />
the Slave Trader," deals with West Africa and<br />
the former traffic in human flesh. The second,<br />
Mr. Basil Tozer's new book on “Free Lance entitled “The Servants of the Rod." is a story of<br />
Journalism ” appeared on Thursday, April 4. It adventure, the scenes being laid amid the wilds<br />
will be found especially helpful to the young of New Guinea.<br />
journalist, for whom it is intended.<br />
The William Black Memorial at Duart Point,<br />
Mr. John Bloundelle-Burton's new novel-a Mull, has now been completed, and the Commis-<br />
story of to-day-entitled “A Vanished Rival”<br />
sioners of Northern Lighthouses have given<br />
will be published at once by Cassell and Co. notice that on and after the night of Monday,<br />
Limited. The scene is laid in the mountains of May 13, there will be shown from the “ William<br />
Haute Savoie, near Evian-les-Bains, the cha-<br />
Black Memorial Tower" a group-flashing light,<br />
racters being English.<br />
showing three flashes in quick succession every<br />
“ The Mystery of the Moat House," by Derek fifteen seconds. The memorial has been erected<br />
Vane, which was very popular as a serial, is to on a point six cables south of Duart Castle.<br />
be published by the Cosmopolitan Publishing London has been chosen as the place of meet.<br />
Company in their new sixpenny series.<br />
ing for the Congress of Academical Societies in<br />
Mr. Poultney Bigelow has just returned from 1904.<br />
America, where he has been lecturing at various General Sir H. E. Colvile is correcting the<br />
Universities on British Colonial Administra proofs of his book entitled “The Work of the<br />
tions and the Colonial History of different Ninth Division." This addition to the literature<br />
Colonising Powers. His forthcoming book of the Boer War will be published shortly by Mr.<br />
entitled “The Children of the Nations," will be Arnold.<br />
published early in this month by McClure.<br />
Mr. Aylmer Maude has completed a work of<br />
The announcement by Messrs. Archibald Con- an expository character entitled “ Tolstoy and His<br />
stable and Co. of a new book by K. and Hesketh Problems."<br />
Prichard suggests again to us the pleasing and Among the forthcoming novels on Mr. Heine-<br />
uncommon relationsbip existing between these mann's list are “ The Right of Way," by Mr.<br />
two writers-namely, that mother and son colla- Gilbert Parker, M.P.; "Boylett's Land” by<br />
borate. Their first book, " A Modern Mercenary,” Mrs. Henry Dudeney ; “ Four-leaved Clover," by<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
Maxwell Gray; and “The Luck of the Vails,” edition, with explanatory notes by the author on<br />
by Mr. E. F. Benson.<br />
the margins.<br />
A new work by George Egerton, entitled “ Rosa “ The Lover's Replies to An English woman's<br />
Amorsa : the Love Letters of a Woman,” will be Love Letters” is an anonymous work which will<br />
published shortly by Mr. Grant Ricbards. The be published on May 9 by Messrs. Sampson Low.<br />
publisher explains that the arrangements for<br />
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has acquired the English-<br />
the publication of this book were concluded long<br />
speakiny rights of Echegaray's “Mariana,” and<br />
before “ An English woman's Love Letters " was<br />
will produce this season a new translation by Mr.<br />
heard of.<br />
James Monteith Graham.<br />
Mrs. Harrison. (Lucas Malet) will preside at Sir Henry Irving has made a statement à<br />
the Women Writers' Dinner, which is fixed to propos of the Carnegie scheme for the endowment<br />
take place at the Criterion on Monday, June 17. of a national theatre. “I believe,” he says.<br />
In connection with the death of Bishop Stubbs, “that an endowed theatre would be a tremendous<br />
“ Bookworm” in the Academy expresses a pre. benefit to the public, not only from the point of<br />
ference for the following version of the well. view of amusement, but as a factor in education.<br />
known epigram on Froude and Kingsley. But It would, of course, be devoted to the perform-<br />
as for the authorship of the jeu d'esprit, he adds, ance of true drama, the line of demarcation being<br />
“ Dr. Stubbs is about the last person to whom I firmly drawn between the proper work of the<br />
should have ascribed it”:-<br />
stage and the miscellaneous productions now so<br />
Froude informs the Scottish youth<br />
often seen in theatres.”<br />
Parsons have small regard for truth;<br />
The Reverend Canon Kingsley cries<br />
Mr. Egerton Castle's new play, “The Secret<br />
That History is a pack of lies.<br />
Orchard,” will be introduced to London audiences<br />
What canse for judgments so malign?<br />
by Mr. and Mrs. Kendal on May 13, at the Grand<br />
A brief reflection solves the mystery :<br />
Theatre, Fulham.<br />
Froude believes Kingsley a divine,<br />
And Kingsley goes to Fronde for history.<br />
A new musical comedy, it is announced, is<br />
Mr. Stanley Lane-Poole has recast and added<br />
being written by Mr. Mostyn Pigott and Mr.<br />
to his two-volume book on Sir Harry Parkes for<br />
George Giddens, and composed by Mr. G.<br />
a condensed edition which will be published by<br />
Wolseley-Cox.<br />
Messrs. Methuen this month under the title<br />
Mr. Frank Curzon will produce “ Becky<br />
1“ Sir Harry Parkes in China."<br />
Sharp" at the Prince of Wales's Theatre in<br />
The committee of the Irish Literary Society,<br />
September, with Miss Marie Tempest in the title<br />
róle.<br />
London, announce that the prizes (presented by<br />
Mr. William Gibson) for the best essays upon<br />
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is to give matinées of<br />
the “Sieges of Derry and Limerick ” have been<br />
“ Pelleas and Mélisande” this month; the first<br />
awarded as follows:- First prize of fifty guineas. performance will take place on May 11.<br />
to Mr. Henry Mangan, of Dublin ; second prize<br />
of twenty guineas, to Mr. Hugh Law, co.<br />
Donegal. The competition is not confined to<br />
Irishmen, nor to members of the society. This<br />
year the society (through the generosity of Sir<br />
Thomas Lipton) is offering for competition two<br />
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Reduction of 20 per cent. made for a Series of Sir and of 25 per cent. for<br />
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“BLACK AND WHITE."<br />
The Editor of Blark and White is always glad to consider<br />
articles, drawings, and photographs of topical and general<br />
interest. Paragraphs and articles on any interesting<br />
subject of the week are particularly invited, and all photo-<br />
graphs, whether taken by amateurs or professional photo.<br />
graphers, are promptly considered, and paid for, if accepted,<br />
without delay.<br />
"<br />
The Editor spares no pains to return manuscripts and<br />
photographs in case he is unable to make use of them, but<br />
in no case can he be held responsible for their safety.<br />
Photographs are frequently lost through the carelessness<br />
of the senders, who fail to write their address on the back,<br />
and the Editor has a large number of photographs which<br />
he is unable to return for this reason. All photographs<br />
should have their description, and the name and address of<br />
the sender, on the back, faintly written in pencil.<br />
The Editor is pleased to receive drawings of any events<br />
of public interest, or of general subjects; and is glad at<br />
any time to receive suggestions from artists or photo-<br />
graphers.<br />
All payments are made promptly on acceptance.<br />
“BOOKMAN.”<br />
All communications intended for the Editor must be<br />
addressed to the Editor of The Bookman, 17, Paternoster<br />
Row, London, E.C.<br />
No unused communications will be returned, whether<br />
stamps are enclosed for that purpose or not, and to this<br />
rule we can make no exception.<br />
• BRITANNIA.”<br />
The Editor will be glad to receive original tales for con-<br />
sideration, with proposals of terms. Preference will be<br />
given to type-written copy on account of superior legibility,<br />
but clearly-written MSS. are also suitable. Short stories,<br />
of a few pages in length, to appear in a single issue are<br />
preferred.<br />
“ CAPTAIN.”<br />
The Editor does not hold himself responsible for any<br />
MSS., photographs, or drawings submitted to him, but<br />
when stamps are enclosed he will endeavour to return<br />
those contributions of which he cannot make use.<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
“CHURCH OF IRELAND."<br />
The Editor cannot promise to insert in the following<br />
Friday's issue any letter received after Tuesday.<br />
Rejected MSS. can only be returned when accompanied<br />
by a stamped and addressed envelope.<br />
Correspondents are requested to write as legibly as<br />
possible, and on one side of the paper only, and not to<br />
write on Post Cards.<br />
All letters and MSS. intended for publication should be<br />
addressed to the Editor at the Office of the Church of<br />
Ireland Gazette.<br />
Anonymous letters will not be refused publication, if<br />
they are otherwise fit for insertion ; but no anonymous<br />
letter can be inserted unless accompanied by the name and<br />
address of the writer, as an evidence of good faith.<br />
The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the<br />
facts or opinions of his correspondents.<br />
“ CORNHILL MAGAZINE."<br />
Communications to the Editor should be addressed to the<br />
care of Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place,<br />
S.W.<br />
All contributions are attentively considered, and un-<br />
accepted MSS. are returned when accompanied by the<br />
necessary stamps for postage ; but the Editor cannot hold<br />
himself responsible for any accidental loss. MSS. cannot<br />
be delivered on personal application, nor can they be<br />
forwarded through the post when only initials are given.<br />
Every contribution should be type-written, on one side of<br />
each leaf only, and should bear the name and address of<br />
the sender.<br />
“ COUNTRY LIFE."<br />
“ CASSELL'S MAGAZINE."<br />
Illustrated contributions for the “ Something New".<br />
pages are invited by the Editor, who will be glad to pay for<br />
original paragraphs or photographs which are accepted.<br />
Out-of-the-way and curious natural phenomena and freaks<br />
of nature, as well as portraits and views likely to be of<br />
topical interest two or three months after they are submitted,<br />
are sure of prompt and careful consideration.<br />
Correspondents are requested, when applying to the<br />
Editor for the names and addresses of the persons from<br />
whom further particulars respecting articles may be<br />
obtained, to forward a stamped and addressed envelope<br />
for reply.<br />
All contributions for the Editor's consideration must be<br />
type-written, and submitted at the sender's risk. The<br />
Editor accepts no responsibility for unsuiiable papers and<br />
stories, but will use his best endeavour to return such as<br />
are accompanied by stamped and addressed wrappers.<br />
“CATHOLIC TIMES."<br />
All communications which do not belong to the Business<br />
Department of the Catholic Times and are intended for<br />
insertion should be addressed to the Editor. They should<br />
be plainly written, if possible in ink, and invariably on one<br />
side of the paper. Special care should be taken that names<br />
of places, countries, proper names, and uncommon words<br />
have every letter perfectly legible. Figures must also be<br />
clear and distinct. Ivattention to these directions will<br />
often compel either rejection or considerable abridgment<br />
of contributions. The writers of unsolicited articles sent<br />
for insertion must state clearly if payment is expected for<br />
them. All communications intended for insertion must be<br />
authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not<br />
necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good<br />
faith. No notice will be taken of anonymous letters.<br />
Rejected communications will not be returned.<br />
Correspondents are reminded that the earlier their com-<br />
munications reach this office the better the chance of their<br />
publication, and all communications intended for insertion<br />
in the current issue should reach us not later than Tuesday ;<br />
the Editor reserves Wednesday for special correspondents<br />
and telegraphic news.<br />
“ CHAMBERS’ JOURNAL."<br />
1st. All communications should be addressed - To the<br />
Editor, 339, High Street, Edinburgh."<br />
2nd. For its return in case of ineligibility, postage-stamps<br />
should accompany every manuscript.<br />
3rd. To secure their safe return if ineligible, all manu-<br />
scripts, whether accompanied by a letter of advice or<br />
otherwise, should have the writer's name and address<br />
written upon them in full.<br />
4th. Poetical contributions should invariably be accom-<br />
panied by a stamped and directed envelope.<br />
" CHURCHMAN."<br />
All literary communications should be addressed to " The<br />
Editors, 2, Exeter Street, Strand, W.C."<br />
All MSS, should bear name and address of writer and<br />
be accompanied by stamps for return. The Editors will<br />
endeavour to return all such MSS. : but can accept no<br />
responsibility for uninvited contributions.<br />
The Editors accept no responsibility for opinions expressed<br />
in correspondence or signed articles.<br />
“ CHURCHWOMAN."<br />
All literary communications should be addressed to<br />
“ The Editors, 2, Exeter Street, Strand, W.C.”<br />
All MSS. should bear name and address of writer and be<br />
accompanied by stamps for return. The Editors will<br />
endeavour to return all such MSS. ; but can accept no<br />
responsibility for uninvited contributions.<br />
The Editor will be glad to receive for consideration<br />
photographs, instantaneous or other wise, besides literary<br />
contributions, in the shape of articles and descriptions, as .<br />
well as short stories, sporting or otherwise, not exceeding<br />
2,000 words. Contributors are specially requested to place<br />
their names and addresses on their MSS, and on the backs<br />
of photographs. The Editor will not be responsible for the<br />
return of artistic or literary contributions which he may<br />
not be able to use, and the receipt of a proof must not be<br />
taken as evidence that an article is accepted. Publication<br />
in Country Life alone will be recognised as acceptance.<br />
Where stamps are enclosed, the Editor will do his best to<br />
return those contributions which he does not require.<br />
With regard to photographs, the price required for repro-<br />
duction, together with all descriptive particulars, must be<br />
plainly stated, otherwise, when jayment is requested, it<br />
must be understood that the usnal rates of the paper will<br />
be paid. If it is desired that the photograph should be<br />
returned, a sufficiently stamped and directed envelope must<br />
be enclosed for the purpose.<br />
"COUNTRY SPORT."<br />
The Editor cannot undertake the return of any rejected<br />
manuscript, unless same is accompanied by stamped<br />
addressed envelope.<br />
The Editor will be glad to receive for consideration any<br />
interesting, original paragraphs, sporting anecdotes, or<br />
other suitable matter for insertion under this heading.<br />
A postal order for 78. will be remitted immediately after<br />
publication of any accepted manuscript.<br />
“CRAMPTON'S MAGAZINE."<br />
Communications to the Editor should be addressed to 5,<br />
Henrietta Street, London, W.C.<br />
Every MS. should bear the name and address of the<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
sender, and should be accompanied by a stamped envelope<br />
for return in cese of rejection.<br />
The Editor cannot hold himself responsible for the loss of<br />
MSS.<br />
“ DAILY GRAPHIC."<br />
The proprietors cannot hold themselves responsible for<br />
loss or damage to MSS., sketches, or other contributions<br />
arising from any cause whatever. A sufficiently stamped<br />
and directed envelope must accompany contributions when<br />
their return is desired.<br />
“ EXAMINER.”<br />
Editorial Offices, 56, Ludgate Hill, E.C., where all com<br />
munications for the Editor should be addressed. Letters<br />
intended for publication must be authenticated in every<br />
case by the name and address of the writer, and be written<br />
on one side of the paper only. Unsolicited MSS. cannot<br />
be returned unless accompanied by stamped addressed<br />
envelope.<br />
Correspondents are reminded that we cannot insert any<br />
letters that are not authenticated by the name and address.<br />
"GLOBE."<br />
All communications intended for publication should be<br />
sent to " The Editor," and be accompanied by the writer's<br />
name and address, not necessarily for insertion, but as a<br />
guarantee of good faith.<br />
The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for any<br />
rejected MS. nor to return any contribution unaccompanied<br />
by a stamped and directed envelope.<br />
"GRAPHIC."<br />
The Graphic does not publish regularly a notice of<br />
the terms on which they deal with contributors, but<br />
occasionally inserts a paragraph as follows : "Every care<br />
will be taken of all sketches received, and those not used<br />
will be forwarded to any address furnished by sender; but<br />
the proprietors cannot hold themselves responsible for loss<br />
of or damage to MSS., sketches, or other contributions,<br />
arising from any cause whatever. A sufficiently stamped<br />
and directed envelope must, when possible, accompany<br />
contributions where their return is desired."<br />
HARMSWORTH BROS.' PUBLICATIONS.<br />
In regard to short stories, they must be sent direct to<br />
the Editors of the respective journals chosen by the<br />
contributor. The following are the lengths most suitable :<br />
Answers, 2,100 words ; Home, Sweet Home, 5,000 words ;<br />
Home Chut, 1,000 to 3,000 words ; Forget-Me-Not, some<br />
1,800, and others 7,000; Harm sucurth Magazine, 1,500 to<br />
4,000 words.<br />
“HARMSWORTH MAGAZINE."<br />
Cash for Ideas.--The Editor is always glad to receive<br />
ideas for articles and pictures. All readers are invited to<br />
contribute to this magazine.<br />
Pictures and photographs are essential to all articles, and<br />
must be bright and interesting.<br />
All stories, articles, and photographs submitted to the<br />
Editor for consideration must bear the names and addresses<br />
of the senders, be typewritten and accompanied by stamped<br />
and addressed envelopes, otherwise they cannot be considered<br />
or returned. MSS. must be folded, and not rolled.<br />
It must be understocd that while every care is taken of<br />
MSS., they are sent at the author's risk, and the Editor is<br />
not responsible for their safe custody or return.<br />
Communications should be addressed to the Editor,<br />
Harmsworth Magazine. Carmelite House. London. E.C.<br />
- FINANCE."<br />
The Editors will not be responsible for MSS. sent to<br />
them, but will make every endeavour to return rejected<br />
communications when accompanied by a stamped addressed<br />
envelope.<br />
" FREE LANCE."<br />
The Editor will be glad to consider MSS. of any description<br />
that may fairly be regarded as suitable for publication in<br />
this journal.<br />
The Free Lance stands on an exceedingly broad platform,<br />
and is always open to publish paragraphs and articles of a<br />
general, descriptive, or critical nature, provided they be<br />
topical, interesting to both men and women, always in<br />
good taste, and not too remote or too academic in style.<br />
Articles must not exceed from 1,500 to 2,000 words in<br />
length, and should be light and bright in treatment, full of<br />
"points," free of verbiage, and rendered readable by new<br />
ideas and new points of view. Subjects may be treated<br />
seriously or humorously, frankly, blandly, or caustically,<br />
or merely from the informative aspect.<br />
Contributions referring to dead personages, party politics,<br />
theological questions, Continental matters, and events of<br />
years gone by are not required.<br />
Accepted MSS. will be paid for during the week of<br />
publication.<br />
Every endeavour will be made to return unused con-<br />
tributions, provided a stamped envelope be enclosed, but<br />
the Editor cannot hold himself responsible for the return of<br />
any MSS. submitted.<br />
MSS. sent without stamped envelopes will be destroyed.<br />
MSS. should be typewritten (whenever possible) on one<br />
side of the paper, and should have the author's name and<br />
address on the back of each sheet, and should be addressed.<br />
“ Editor, Free Lance, 15, Essex Street, Strand, W.C.”<br />
" JEWISH WORLD."<br />
The Editor of The Jewish World will not in any case be<br />
responsible for the return of rejected contributions. He<br />
will, however, always be prepared to consider MSS. and<br />
sketches that have a distinctly Jewish interest, and where<br />
stamps are enclosed, and name and address of sender<br />
legibly written on the manuscript, every effort will be<br />
made to return rejected contributions promptly. MSS.<br />
must be clearly written on one side of the paper only.<br />
“GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE."<br />
All MSS. should be addressed, prepaid, to Sylvanus<br />
Urban, care of Messrs. Chatto & Windus, 111, St. Martin's<br />
Lane, W.C. Every MS. should bear the writer's name and<br />
address, and be accompanied by postage stamps for its<br />
return if not accepted, but the Editor cannot hold himself<br />
responsible for any accidental loss.<br />
"KING.”<br />
All manuscripts, photographs, drawings, and other<br />
contributions must be plainly marked with the name and<br />
address of each sender, for quick identification in case of<br />
return. Each photograph must have the title thereof<br />
plainly written on the back, and, where possible, a few<br />
words of description.<br />
All available matter will be paid for on acceptance.<br />
The receipt of a proof, however, will not be a guarantee of<br />
acceptance.<br />
All unavailable matter will be promptly returned pro-<br />
viding stamps are enclosed with contributions, but the<br />
Editor will not hold himself liable for accidental loss.<br />
All communications must be addressed to the Editor.<br />
“GENTLEWOMAN."<br />
No notices with regard to the MSS, of contributors are<br />
printed, but any that are sent in have immediate<br />
consideration, and are returned if unsuitable.<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
stamped and addressed envelope should accompany the<br />
MS. if the writer wishes it to be returned in case of non-<br />
acceptance. The editor can in no case hold himself<br />
responsible for accidental loss. All communications should<br />
be addressed to the Editor of Longman'& Magazine.<br />
“LA DIES' FIELD."<br />
The Editor will be glad to receive photographs and to<br />
consider special articles on any subject of interest to cultured<br />
women.<br />
The Editor cannot hold herself responsible for rejected<br />
contributions, though, if stamps are enclosed, together with<br />
the full name and address of the writer, every effort will<br />
be made to return them. Contributors desiring remunera.<br />
tion must mention the price asked for photos. or MSS. at<br />
the time of sending.<br />
The receipt of a proof must not be taken as evidence<br />
that an article is accepted. Publication in The Ladies'<br />
Field will alone be recognised as acceptance.<br />
All correspondence concerning letterpress or illustrations<br />
published in The Ladies' Field should be addressed to the<br />
Editor.<br />
" MACMILLAN'S MAGAZINE.”<br />
Every MS. should bear the name and address of the<br />
writer, and be accompanied by sufficient postage stamps for<br />
its return if necessary. Every endeavour will be made to<br />
send back unaccepted articles, but the Editor cannot<br />
guarantee their safe return. Under no conditions will he<br />
be responsible for the return of contributions in verse.<br />
There is no rule in this magazine entitling a contributor<br />
to the publication of his signature. This and all kindred<br />
matters rest solely in the Editor's discretion.<br />
“LADIES' GAZETTE.”<br />
All literary communications should be addressed to the<br />
Editor.<br />
Contributions are invited upon any subjects of interest<br />
to women. Articles may be illustrated with non-copyright<br />
photographs. The remuneration required should be stated<br />
on the MSS. All MSS. should be typewritten, and must<br />
have a stamped, addressed envelope enclosed for return.<br />
The Editor does not hold herself responsible for loss of<br />
MSS.<br />
“LADY'S MAGAZINE."<br />
The Editor is always glad to receive ideas for bright<br />
articles, especially those that will illustrate well by<br />
photography. While not holding himself responsible for<br />
MSS. and drawings sent on approval, the Editor will at all<br />
times be ready to consider such contributions, and, where<br />
stamps are inclosed, every effort will be made to secure their<br />
safe return in case of rejection. All MSS. should be<br />
typewritten, or in very clear handwriting.<br />
Communications should be addressed to the Editor, The<br />
Lady's Magazine, Pearson's, Henrietta Street, London,<br />
W.C.<br />
“LADY'S WORLD."<br />
The Editor will not be responsible for the safe return of<br />
any MSS. In all cases they must bear the name and<br />
address of the sender, and be accompanied by stamped<br />
and addressed envelopes. Consideration will be specially<br />
given to articles and stories which are typewritten<br />
All drawings sent to the office for consideration must<br />
also bear the names and addresses of the senders, and be<br />
accompanied by stamps for return, but the Editor cannot<br />
be responsible for the safety of same.<br />
All communications to be addressed The Editor, The<br />
Lady's World.<br />
"M. A. P."<br />
The Editor will always be happy to consider MSS. sent<br />
in by any competent contributor--whether a professed<br />
journalist or not-provided they be typewritten, on one<br />
side of the paper only, and endorsed on each slip with the<br />
name and address of the sender. Contributions must be<br />
formally declared in a brief covering letter to be original,<br />
and should deal with personal matters directly within the<br />
knowledge of the writer. Paragraphs relating to celebrities<br />
of the past, or to notable men and women of Continental<br />
or trans-Atlantic reputation only, are quite unavailable.<br />
New, true, and original anecdotes relating to men and<br />
women of the day will be considered with especial care. -<br />
Every endeavour will be made to return unsuitable con-<br />
tributions, if a stamped addressed envelope be enclosed,<br />
but the Editor cannot hold himself responsible for MSS.<br />
submitted on approval. When no stamped envelope is<br />
submitted on androval When nos<br />
enclosed, the Editor will assume that authors do not desire<br />
the return of their MSS., which will consequently be<br />
destroyed, if found, upon reading, to be unsuitable for<br />
M. A. P. As regards short stories, these must be either<br />
1,500 or 2,200 words in length, and, in keeping with the<br />
atmosphere of the pages among which they are intended to<br />
appear, must have a pleasant tone and a pleasant ending.<br />
Personal interviews are granted to contributors by written<br />
appointment, on Tuesdays only, from 12 to 1, and from 2.30<br />
to 6 p.m.<br />
"MCCLURE'S MAGAZINE.”<br />
There are no fixed terms for dealing with manuscripts<br />
sent in voluntarily, as each contribution which is accepted<br />
is dealt with on its own merits and valued accordingly.<br />
With the exception of short stories, which are obtained<br />
mainly from America, very little contributed matter is<br />
found available, nearly all of the special articles being<br />
written by members of the editorial staff. No notice<br />
concerning the method of dealing with the matter of<br />
contributions is printed.<br />
"METHODIST TIMES.”<br />
“ LEISURE HOUR."<br />
All manuscripts should be sent to the Editor, The Leisure<br />
Hour, 56, Paternoster Row, and must have the name and<br />
address of the sender clearly written thereon, and in any<br />
accompanying letter the title of the MS. must be given.<br />
No notice can be taken of anonymous communications.<br />
Writers are recommended to keep copies of their MSS<br />
A stamped addressed envelope should accompany each<br />
communication. Payment for accepted manuscripts is<br />
made on publication.<br />
All communications intended for publication should be<br />
addressed to the Office, and not to the Editor's prirate<br />
address. No letters can be returned, whether accompanied<br />
by stamps or not Correspondents will, therefore, please<br />
discontinue asking for the MSS. of letters which have not<br />
appeared. No notice will be taken of anonymous com-<br />
munications. Contributions written on both sides of the<br />
paper cannot be printed.<br />
“LONGMAN'S MAGAZINE.”<br />
The Editor requests that his correspondents will be good<br />
enough to write to him informing him of the subject of any<br />
article they wish to offer, before sending the MS. À<br />
“MORNING POST."<br />
All letters intended for insertion in the Morning Post<br />
should be written on one side of the paper, and must be<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
authenticated by the name and address of the writer ;<br />
either for publication, if desired, or as a confidential<br />
communication to the Editor.<br />
We cannot undertake to return the MSS. of such articles<br />
as we may find it impossible to insert.<br />
found more satisfactory, both to the author and to the<br />
management, for this arrangement to obtain. When an<br />
article is considered suitable, a formal offer is sent the<br />
author, and if this is accepted, payment is made at once,<br />
although the article may not appear for some months<br />
afterwards. The only exception to this rule is in the case<br />
of payment for ideas for articles.<br />
"PILOT.”<br />
Contributors are requested, in all cases, to write name<br />
and address on the MSS.; and, if they are sent for<br />
consideration, a fully addressed and stamped envelope<br />
should be forwarded at the same time.<br />
If these conditions are complied with, the Editor will<br />
do his best to return unused articles. Only appearance in<br />
The Pilot constitutes acceptance. Contributions stand a<br />
better chance of receiving full consideration if they are<br />
typewritten.<br />
“ MOTOR-CAR JOURNAL.”<br />
All communications intended for insertion in this Journal<br />
or relating to Editorial matters should be addressed to the<br />
Editorial Department, Motor-Car Journal, 39 and 40, Shoe<br />
Lane, London, E.C., and must be written on one side of the<br />
paper only. Letters must in all cases be accompanied by<br />
the name and address of the writer, as no notice will be<br />
taken of anonymous communications.<br />
The Editors cannot undertake to return MSS. or draw.<br />
ings, although every effort will be made to do so in the<br />
case of rejected communications. Where such are regarded<br />
as of value, correspondents are requested to retain copies.<br />
The Editors and Publishers beg also to state that they<br />
will accept no responsibility for unsolicited contribu-<br />
tions, even if used, unless payment for same is directly<br />
specified in forwarding, and the terms arranged before<br />
publication.<br />
To insure insertion communications and contributions<br />
must be in the Editors' hands by Tuesday forenoon of the<br />
week in which the same are intended to appear. Disap-<br />
pointment may be caused by non-compliance with this<br />
rule, and to avoid this, earlier receipt, if possible, is<br />
necessary.<br />
"ONLOOKER.”<br />
Contributions.—The Editor will at all times be pleased<br />
to consider short stories, articles, verses, paragraphs, etc.,<br />
and will do his best to return them promptly if unsuitable.<br />
All MSS. must be accompanied by a stamped and addressed<br />
envelope, and should be typewritten. Such communica-<br />
tions should bear a note stating the rate of remuneration<br />
expected, and payment will be made after insertion only.<br />
It should, however, be understood that the Editor cannot<br />
kundertake any responsibility for unsolicited contributions.<br />
All editorial letters and copy should be addressed to the<br />
Editor, and not to anyone by name,<br />
“ PRESBYTERIAN."<br />
The Editor is pleased at all times to consider MSS.<br />
submitted to him, but they must be sent at the writers'<br />
own risk. Every care will be taken, however, to return<br />
unsuitable contributions when stamps are enclosed.<br />
"PALL MALL GAZETTE.”<br />
The Editor of the Pall Mall Gazette does not in any<br />
case hold himself responsible for the return of rejected<br />
contributions. He is, however, always glad to consider<br />
MSS. and sketches; and, where stamps are enclosed and<br />
the name and address are written on the manuscript,<br />
every effort will be made to return rejected contributions<br />
promptly. To ensure this it is absolutely necessary that<br />
the name and address of the contributor should be written<br />
on the manuscript itself. The sending of a proof is no<br />
guarantee of the acceptance of the article.<br />
“PUNCH."<br />
Punch publishes no notice of the terms on which MSS.<br />
is dealt with—with the exception of an intimation on the<br />
cover that they should be accompanied by stamped<br />
directed wrappers.<br />
“QUEEN."<br />
The Editor cannot hold himself responsible for the safety<br />
of MSS. He will, however, endeavour to return articles<br />
and sketches when accompanied by a stamped addressed<br />
wrapper or envelope. All contributions should be type-<br />
written.<br />
“QUIVER."<br />
Ladies or gentlemen who propose offering MSS. for<br />
insertion, if approved, in The Quirer, are requested to<br />
forward in the first place, or accompanying a MS., a short<br />
abstract of the story or paper to be submitted. This<br />
precaution will save much valuable time to all concerned.<br />
The abstract should not, as a rule, exceed 250 words in<br />
length.<br />
The Editor would be obliged if, in future, all MSS.<br />
submitted to him for approval be typewritten.<br />
No responsibility will be taken for loss or miscarriage<br />
of MSS.<br />
“REGIMENT."<br />
The Editor is always glad to consider short interesting<br />
stories and articles, with a view to publication. MSS.<br />
should, if they are not typewritten, be written very<br />
distinctly. Drawings of an interesting or comic nature<br />
are also considered.<br />
Whilst doing his best to return unaccepted contributions<br />
when stamps are enclosed, the Editor will not be responsible<br />
for their loss or damage in transit, although he will use his<br />
utmost endeavours to avoid such.<br />
"PALL MALL MAGAZINE."<br />
All MSS. submitted to the Editor for consideration must<br />
bear the names and addresses of the Authors, be type-<br />
written, and accompanied by stamps, otherwise they will<br />
not be read or returned. It must be understood that they<br />
are sent at the Author's risk, and the Editor is not<br />
responsible for their safe custody or return. All drawings<br />
submitted must also bear the names and addresses of<br />
the persons forwarding them, and must be accompanied<br />
by stamps to defray the cost of return. MSS. and drawings<br />
should be addressed to the Editor, Pall Mall Vagazine.<br />
" ROYAL MAGAZINE."<br />
The Editor will always be ready to consider contributions,<br />
whether literary or pictorial, and, where stamps are<br />
enclosed, will make every endeavour to ensure their safe<br />
return in the event of their proving unsuitable, although<br />
he cannot hold himself responsible for any MSS. or drawings<br />
or photographs sent on approval,<br />
“PEARSON'S WEEKLY."<br />
The rate of payment for Pearson's Weekly varies in<br />
accordance with the merit of the article. It has been<br />
<br />
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requested to send stamped and addressed envelopes for<br />
the return of their MSS. in case of non-acceptance.<br />
“SANDOW'S MAGAZINE.”<br />
The Editor will at all times be glad to consider articles,<br />
stories, and sketches addressed to him at Crown and Sceptre<br />
Court, but in order to avoid waste of time, contributors<br />
would do well to submit suggestions for his approval before<br />
sending in their work. Literary MSS. should be type-<br />
written. In no case can the editor be responsible for the<br />
safety of unsolicited sketches and literary matter, but<br />
where stamps are enclosed he will do his best to secure<br />
their return if unsuitable.<br />
“ SUNDAY STRAND."<br />
MSS. and drawings must be submitted at the owner's<br />
risk, and the Editor will not guarantee their safety, though<br />
when stamps are enclosed he will endeavour to return them.<br />
MSS. should be typewritten.<br />
“SCIENCE GOSSIP."<br />
Notice.-Contributors are requested to strictly observe<br />
the following rules. All contributions must be clearly<br />
written on one side of the paper only. Words intended<br />
to be printed in itulics should be marked under with a<br />
single line. Generic names must be given in full, excepting<br />
where used immediately before. Capitals may only be<br />
used for generic, and not specific names. Scientific names<br />
and names of places to be written in round hand,<br />
The Editor is not responsible for unused MSS., neither<br />
can he undertake to return them unless accompanied with<br />
stamps for return postage.<br />
- SPARE MOMENTS."<br />
We offer a prize of Ten Shillings every week for the most<br />
laugbable story.<br />
The name and address of the sender should accompany<br />
the Competition. If original, a declaration to that effect<br />
must be inclosed ; if cut from another paper, the name and<br />
date of the paper from which it was taken must be forwarded.<br />
The Editor will be the sole judge of the contributions,<br />
and his decision will be final. We reserve the right of<br />
dividing the 108., should we think proper, and of publishing<br />
any of the stories sent in.<br />
Any number of stories may be sent in by the same com-<br />
petitor, but in all cases the words - Fanny Story Competition"<br />
must be written on the envelope. Stories will not, under<br />
any circumstances, be returned.<br />
Successful competitors are not debarred from again<br />
contributing,<br />
We do not require stories that have appeared in other<br />
papeis the previous week, nor do we want stories that have<br />
been already published in Spare Woments.<br />
Competitions should reach the offices of Spare Woments,<br />
12-14, Fetter Lane, London, E.C., not later than Friday<br />
of each week. Any arriving later will be placed in the<br />
following competition.<br />
"THE SPHERE."<br />
Photographe. — The Editor will be pleased to receive<br />
photographs of important current events, of interesting<br />
houses, and of notable persons. These should be invariably<br />
accompanied by full descriptive matter, with name and<br />
address of the sender written upon the reverse of the<br />
photograph. It must be distinctly understood that no one<br />
living in a country under the Berne Copyright Convention<br />
will be treated with who is not the owner of the copyright<br />
of the photograph submitted, or who has not the permission.<br />
in writing of the owner of the copyright to submit the<br />
photograph to the Editor of The Sphere for reproduction.<br />
All photographs used will be liberally paid for. Any<br />
photograph will be returned after reproduction if<br />
desired."<br />
Januscripts. – The Editor must decline to consider<br />
manuscripts of any kind unless he has been previously<br />
approached as to their possible utility. This particularly<br />
applies to short stories, of which the Editor has sufficient<br />
in hand.<br />
“THE TATLER.”<br />
Literary matter.—The Editor will always be pleased to<br />
consider MSS. sent in by any contributor - whether<br />
professed journalist or not-provided they are of a nature<br />
suitable for The Tatler. Intending contributors are par-<br />
ticularly recommended to read carefully the columns of<br />
The Tatler before contributing. What the Editor requires<br />
are short, bright, personal paragraphs about living celeb.<br />
rities directly within the knowledge of the writer. New,<br />
true, and original anecdotes relating to men and women of<br />
the day are especially acceptable. Paragraphs compiled<br />
from biographical works are not invited. As regards short<br />
stories, these must be from 2,000 to 3,000 words in length<br />
and in keeping with the atmosphere of the pages of the<br />
paper in which they are intended to appear. All para-<br />
graphs and stories should be addressed to the society Editor.<br />
Where a stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed every<br />
effort will be made to return promptly unsuitable MSS.<br />
and photographs.<br />
“ TEMPLE BAR.”<br />
MSS. should be addressed, post-paid, to the Editor of<br />
Temple Bar. Each MS. should bear the name and address<br />
of the writer (not necessarily for publication), and be<br />
accompanied by postage stamps for its return in case of<br />
non-acceptance. Every care will be taken, but neither the<br />
Editor, nor the publisher, can be responsible for accidental<br />
loss. MSS. should be written in a clear hand on one side<br />
of the paper only, and the leaves should be fastened<br />
together, and paged.<br />
Correspondence- Allarticles sent are carefully considered,<br />
but it is impossible to advise beforehand what subjects.<br />
are likely to meet with acceptance.<br />
"SPEAKER."<br />
The Editor cannot hold himself responsible for the loss<br />
or miscarriage of unsolicited manuscripts submitted to him,<br />
though he will make every effort to return such safely, if a<br />
stamped and addressed envelope is sent with them.<br />
“SPECTATOR.”<br />
A notice is printed that " The Editor cannot return MSS.<br />
under any circumstances."<br />
“ SUNDAY AT HOME.”<br />
The Sunday at llome professes only to return rejected<br />
MSS. which are accompanied by stamps.<br />
"SUNDAY CHRONICLE.”<br />
The Editor is always pleased to consider articles on<br />
topical subjects and short stories. Contributors are<br />
" VANITY FAIR."<br />
The only terms that the Editor of Vanity Fair has with<br />
regard to contributors of uninvited manuscripts are, that<br />
if stamps are enclosed and the address is written on the<br />
manuscript, he makes every effort to return it, and he does.<br />
not hold himself liable for accidental loss. Manuscripts<br />
<br />
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THE AUTHOR.<br />
are sometimes kept for some time under consideration,<br />
especially when they are stories which are not of topical<br />
interest ; and it must be understood that such delay does<br />
not imply acceptance.<br />
Contributors are specially requested to put their names and<br />
addresses on their manuscripts. Address : Tudor Street,<br />
Whitefriars, E.C. Telegraphic address, “ Lobby,” London.<br />
“VEGETARIAN.”<br />
The Editor of The Vegetarian cannot hold himself<br />
responsible in any case for the return of MSS. or<br />
Sketches. He will, however, always be glad to consider<br />
any contributions which may be submitted to him ; and<br />
when postage stamps are enclosed every effort will be<br />
made to return rejected contributions promptly. Con<br />
tributors are requested to put their names and addresses<br />
on their manuscripts. Address: 33, Paternoster Row,<br />
London, E.C.<br />
" WINDSOR MAGAZINE.”<br />
All MSS. (which should be type-written) and drawings<br />
submitted must bear the names and addresses of the senders,<br />
and be accompanied by stamps ; otherwise they will not<br />
be considered. The Editor does not hold himself responsible<br />
for the safety of any contributions forwarded for his<br />
inspection. All communications must be addressed to the<br />
Editor, Windsor Vagazine.<br />
“WOMAN.”<br />
Authors are invited to contribute long complete stories.<br />
They should be 4,500 words in length.<br />
Enclose stamped addressed envelope in case of rejection.<br />
“ WESTMINSTER BUDGET."<br />
The Editor of The Westminster Budget cannot old<br />
herself responsible in any care for the return of MSS. or<br />
sketches. She will, however, always be glad to consider<br />
any contributions, literary or pictorial, which may be<br />
submitted to her ; and when postage stamps are enclosed<br />
every effort will be made to return rejected contributions<br />
promptly. All illustrations appearing in The Westminster<br />
Budget are copyright. Applications for permission to<br />
reproduce, or for purchase of blocks, to be addressed to the<br />
Editor.<br />
“WESTMINSTER GAZETTE.”<br />
The Editor of The Westminster Gazette cannot hold<br />
himself responsible in any case for the return of MS. or<br />
Sketches. He will, however, always be glad to consider<br />
any contributions, literary or pictorial, which may be sub-<br />
mitte ito him ; and when postage-stamps are enclosed every<br />
effort will be made to return rejected contributions promptly.<br />
The following Papers and Magazines do not print any<br />
notice with regard to contributions :-<br />
British Weekly.<br />
Short Stories.<br />
Church Bells.<br />
Sketchy Bits.<br />
Church Weekly.<br />
Sunday Stories.<br />
Lloyd's.<br />
Sunday Times.<br />
Modern Society.<br />
Contemporary Review,<br />
Observer.<br />
English Illustrated.<br />
People.<br />
Fortnightly Review,<br />
Referee.<br />
Review of Reviews.<br />
Reynolds.<br />
Scribner's Magazine.<br />
Scraps.<br />
United Service Magazine.<br />
Select Stories.<br />
Wide World Magazine.<br />
Shooting Times.<br />
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THE MANAGEMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS.<br />
action against an editor a case of contributory neglige ce<br />
where the author failed to keep a copy of his own composi.<br />
tion, and that though the Society would be willing to assist<br />
those who are unable to recover their MSS. when the case<br />
is clear and the editor has been guilty of wilful neglect, yet<br />
in the ordinary course of business, touching the circulation<br />
of MSS., it should be remembered that a great deal depen'ls<br />
upon the machinery being carefully oiled-in other words,<br />
upon the courtesy and tact of the authors themselves in the<br />
matter.<br />
No excuse is put forward for repeating these statements<br />
or for reproducing Counsel's opinion, as it appears many of<br />
the more recent members have no knowledge of the facts,<br />
and many have forgotten them.<br />
LIOR various reasons it is necessary to say a few words<br />
i about the position of editors with regard to MSS. and<br />
about the action of authors generally in the matter.<br />
There are two fundamental principles, and if author's<br />
adhered to them the complaint of the detention of MSS.<br />
would not be so frequently heard. Firstly, MSS., when<br />
sent to magazines, should be typewritten, and secondly, an<br />
author should invariably keep a copy of his MS.<br />
Next, authors should be careful about the magazines they<br />
send their MSS. to—in the first instance, that the magazines<br />
are periodicals of substance and reputation ; secondly, that<br />
the MSS. are suitable to the particular magazines to which<br />
they are sent. In forwarding MSS. stamps and a directed<br />
envelope should be enclosed, and the author's name and<br />
address should be written on the MSS. In some magazines<br />
editors invite MSS, to be sent to them, but the author must<br />
remember that when demanding the return of a MS, he<br />
must be able to show that it has reached the office, and not<br />
only has reached the office, but has come into the hands of<br />
a responsible party. In other magazines the editor makes<br />
no request for MSS., and therefore his position with regard<br />
to the possession of MSS, is slightly different from that of<br />
the editor mentioned above. In the first case, if the MS.<br />
has reached his hands, he will be bound to take rather<br />
more care of it than in the latter case, but in neither case<br />
may the editor be wilfully neglectful of the property in his<br />
charge. If, however, the MS. has not been acknowledged<br />
and letters have been left unanswered, it is exceedingly<br />
difficult for the author to show that the MS. has reached<br />
the office, that it has come into the hands of a responsible<br />
party, and that it has been lost through the wilful neglect<br />
of the editor. It is a simple matter, if the author has a<br />
copy of his MS., to write to the editor and state that he<br />
withdraws the offer of the MS, unless he hears definitely<br />
before a certain date, and that he will try to place it<br />
elsewhere.<br />
The Secretary of the Society has found as a general rule.<br />
on his intervening, that editors are courteous, obliging, and<br />
businessiike, and will do their best to assist authors in the<br />
recovery of their MSS., but authors at the same time must<br />
remember that editors are overwhelmed with MSS. of all<br />
sorts and kinds, and after all, they are but human.<br />
It is quite certain that some of the so-called rudeness<br />
and unbusinesslike conduct of editors is due to corresponding<br />
characteristics in the authors who put forward their MSS.<br />
It is exceedingly difficult for the Society to act in cases of<br />
this kind where the editor has been roundly abused by an<br />
author without any apparent cause or reason. It has,<br />
however, frequently occurred that the Society has been<br />
able to obtain a satisfactory answer from an editor and a<br />
satisfactory explanation when the author has been unable<br />
to do so. In many cases this is due to the position which<br />
the Society now holds, and in other cases it is due to the<br />
fact of the author's unbusinesslike correspondence.<br />
Finally, it should be made clear to all authors that it is<br />
very doubtful, now that it is so easy to obtain typewritten<br />
copies of MSS., whether it might not be considered in an<br />
Counsel's Opinion.<br />
EDITOR AND AUTHOR.<br />
1. I am of opinion that if a manuscript be sent to the<br />
editor of a magazine without any previous request or agree-<br />
ment, the editor is not responsible for its loss while in his<br />
possession unless the loss be due to some gross negligence<br />
on his part. So long, however, as the manuscript remains<br />
in his possession the editor is bound to return it on demand,<br />
and the publication in his magazine of a notice that he will<br />
not return manuscripts does not, in my opinion, alter his<br />
liability in this respect towards an author who was not<br />
cognizant of such notice when he sent in the manuscript.<br />
The editor's responsibility for the manuscript while in<br />
his possession is, in my opinion, that of a gratuitous or<br />
voluntary bailee, who is answerable for loss through his<br />
gross negligence, but not for any ordinary neglect. (See I<br />
Smith's Leading Cases, 10th edition, pp. 189 et seq.) If the<br />
manuscript has been lost, the onus lies upon the author to<br />
show that the loss was caused by the editor's gross negligence,<br />
for which alone the editor is answerable. (See Story on<br />
Bailments, 9th edition, s. 410, and the cases referred to in<br />
the notes there.)<br />
If the manuscript was in the editor's possession when its<br />
return was demanded, the editor is liable, in my opinion, to<br />
an action of detenue if he refuse to return it. Evidence<br />
that the editor received the manuscript would raise a pre-<br />
sumption that it was still in his possession when the demand<br />
was made. But the editor could rebut that presumption by<br />
proving that the manuscript was lost prior to the demand,<br />
The editor would not escape liability by proving that he<br />
had improperly destroyed or wrongfully parted with the<br />
manuscript (see Jones r. Dowle, 9 M. & W. 19), or had lost<br />
it through his gross negligence (see Reeve r. Palmer, 5 C.B.,<br />
N.S. 81). But it would be a good defence for the editor to<br />
show that before its return was demanded the manuscript<br />
was lost without default on his part (see 5 C.B., N.S.<br />
pp. 85-89), or in some minner which could not be ascer.<br />
tained. In the latter cise the editor would not be liable<br />
unless the author could adle athrmative eridence of gross<br />
<br />
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'regligence (see Powell r. Graves, 2 Times L. R. 663; Howard<br />
r. Harries, C. & E. 253).<br />
2. I am of opinion that if in the particular case referred<br />
to the author sent bis manuscript to the editor in ignorance<br />
of the existence of any such note 4 that which is in the<br />
magazine, then the editor could not successfully rely upon<br />
the notice as a defence to any action brought against him.<br />
In this case the notice would, in my opinion, be immaterial,<br />
but, of course, the editor might have a complete defence on<br />
other grounds, such as those I have already referred to in<br />
my answer to the first question. If the author saw or<br />
knew of the notice before he sent his manuscript, I think<br />
he would be held to have sent it on the terms of such<br />
notice : (see Parker v. South Eastern Railway Company,<br />
2 C. P. D. 416 ; Richards *. Rowntrte (1894) A. C. 217).<br />
The exact part of the magazine in which the notice is<br />
inserted is immaterial, except in so far as it ienders it<br />
more or less likely that the author in fact saw or did not<br />
see the notice, assuming that he ever saw the magazine.<br />
3. 1 am of opinion that the burden of proving that the<br />
author was cognizant of the notice would lie upon the<br />
editor.<br />
T. WILLES CHITTY,<br />
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