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A . , im in . 500 Consoli April April April April April Haultain 24 22 21 20 20 11 10 , , , , , of in in is 21 .. . ... .. % £1 812 March March March March 6 . 4d . by , in to to Local Loans Victorian Government March . : . . , 3 2 19 18 13 , , 19 . 11 , 24 , 10 , , , , is , of is at as to . £4 , to of , to be there will sufficient funds hand the course the year declare another pension case any portant claim forthcoming 1911 Gibbs March March . in to at . of — of . 4d . , at of additional subscriptions and donations Consols Donations placed had . . . . . . . . . before them the financial position the fund decided invest £250 the purchase Consols The amount purchased the present price £312 13s This brings the invested funds 377 198 The trustees however have been unable recom any further pensions mend the payment the present exhausted their disposal income They desire draw the attention the members the society this fact the hope that . the Pension the secretary . trustees after ) , the the society - U 1 of N February Fund of of . to ( in Ward Mrs Humphry addition her present subscrip for 1912 £10 per annum tion and 1913 5 5 1 £ 0 . . . 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Jacberns Raymond 0 , .J . .R , , , .. ... ... .. . 0 0 Thomas ··· 50 ·· ·· ·· ·· ··· · . . , , , H, , , , . . . . . L F A . . H . N . .. T . . W . . . . D . . . . . . . Hepburn Hering Hichens Robert Hills Mrs Martha Hitchings Holmes Miss Eleanor Inkster Inman Rev .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. . .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. . Miss Helena Hecht Mrs Arthur Heming Lieut Col Heath 0 £ THE AUTHOR 32 �. of at of on . at to of . of 0 , on. to up be , of . 66 to 7 , . , of ; is 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 , . d 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 5 10 1 1 5 , A pro of , Author is The a . of , the examination one the parties concerned will take place during the month The Court cases few County solicitor also reported , In to to , . to at , of , he . 's , . , , of on 's in , A in of . be . be A he in , of to be to , in if to it to . 's of fit to a , in to . in it to , in which had been settled and three matters which had been necessary issue summonses the one October summonses being returnable act for case which the society had undertaken somewhat delayed member matters had been owing the course the plaintiff had thought adopt independently solicitor The the society would be impossible committee decided put continue act the member failed thorough confidence the society and instructed explain the solicitor the position order that might able conclude the negotiations case account would the solicitor explained London pressed when the defendant returned present travelling and nothing could He was done case was mentioned the July issue The Author which the plaintiff claim was based infringement copyright but not breach confidence The solicitor had during the vacation gone into the matter very carefully had obtained He reported full evidence and counsel opinion the committee the result the steps had but the committee decided after careful case that the was not that consideration society could pursue The solicitor also reported that the society had sundry cases during the vacation and advised four cases without three had recovered moneys taking out summonses issuing the necessity of to , a or of in or , on . , it , writs There were certain cases of to subscriptions , , of an issue of the last of . by to 's in reported gressing on 0 , of . The solicitor the society attended and reported the work done during the past three months An important case infringement copyright mentioned last month Author has been settled pay the damages the defendant undertaking demanded the plaintiff and costs case agent also relating the bankruptcy as in to 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 . 0 5 , , 2 , of of found with regret resignations . . . ; will those elected The committee report bringing the total taken 0 . . of a of , to total amount first meeting the committee after the long vacation took place the offices the Monday October 2nd society The first business before the meeting was the The committee election members and associates report that the number elections are pleased 2 10 0 0 10ess 1 Ö 0 0 10 0 i 1 5 0 10 1 5 0 1 0 OOOOH 0 1 10 1 5 1 5 0 10 5 1 . er er The total number annual subscribers there membership fore out over 000 amounts 284 the £231 14s 6d THE NOTES . 1 0 0 1 1 £ . . . . : 0 0 . . 2 2 . of , . or F . . . E . ., C . .B . . . . W Wellington COMMITTEE The names another page resignations 0 5 0 ero . E , A , , , , , . . . .. . . . . of Countess Woods Miss Mary Miss Ida Woodward Wright Fondi Yolland Miss Young Capt Geo Young · ·· · . , Freeman Nottingham and Winchilsea 33 well maintained 67 were elected this meeting bringing the total elections for the year 221 5 . , Willard Mrs Wills The Rev 1 0 . . G . . F . Bernhard . . , Mrs Mark Dillon lon . , Wicks Stanley . Weyman Whishaw . ( Weaver Mrs Baillie Wentworth Patricia Mrs Westrup Miss Margaret 0 . Watt 1 Charles Mrs Humphry Warden Madame Gertrude Ward . The Rev 0 10 Mrs Voysey . Vernede Voynich 0 1 , , A , , , , , . , , , , H R P . . . , . . . . E. E . . . .. J. L . Vachell Vacher Francis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ·· · ·· 0 . S . V , Miss Tyrrell Miss Eleanor 0 0 Turner Twycross • .. .. .. .. .. .. er . Tuckett . Trevor Major Philip Truman Miss Olivia . Toynbee William Trevelyan ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· · · Canon . . . The Rev Thorburn Thorn Ismay Todd Margaret . . · Tearle Christian Teignmouth Shore 0 Stott Sullivan Herbert Summers Her Grace The Duchess Sutherland Sutro Alfred . Mrs • )) Barnes Steveni Stevenson . : . Stein . .. .. . .• , , , , , , , M , , , , , , , M , . , . , , G W , , , , . F. D A . , J G . . F . W . . . F. . M . H M , M . . , M . . . . . . . . . . M : M . , . .D . E . E . . . . . . . . Stanton Miss Stawell Mrs Rudolf Steel Richard . .. .. .. . Junr Samuel . Sproston 0 0 1 THE AUTHOR . dramatic piracy �THE AUTHOR . at . a (2 ) to of . to , of of to . , of , - to of to be ( 1 ) , the society J. . Victor Cook to Mr Horace for donations thank to have in to . of a to , of , It . to , on of at A . of to , members during . - a an , of a of , to to of , . & in be . to , - of on A It , - of . , , in is it , by , to . in in of by by , , in an in common use the music publishing trade sub agreement which after certain alterations was approved the Copyright Sub Committee and Management the Committee This agreement was printed full the May issue The Author that year The present agreement submitted the sub committee with similar object view has been hoped with considered clause clause and mitted a of of . SUB COMMITTEE MEETING the Copyright Sub Committee Friday October 13th was held consider agreement which had been laid before them by firm musical composers will remembered that the spring 1910 Messrs Stainer Bell desiring meet those com posers who were members the society and arrange more equitable form contract than that of , a it . of elections and the defeat The date the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Government 's posted of to at , , . 's and will November COPYRIGHT of a a . of be J. . E . of to to as , to . be : , of . the Copyright Bill was committee to be . to Canadian settled to of . In of , it by , discussed and letter MacGillivray was read received from Mr might relating various important points which put forward when the Bill came before desirable the House Lords The committee approved Mr MacGillivray suggestions and instructed the secretary proceed along the lines indicated The question Canadian copyright was next referred the position had been altered owing the recent COMMITTEE an of of to as , in of would The present position also discussed the and the month of a of 's , . on In of meeting when FUND MEETING the Pension Fund Committee was Friday held the offices the society October 13th was decided after careful con sideration send out circular members the society appealing for fresh support for the fund The form the circular was carefully considered , it . by an , 's in received The following matters were also discussed the July issue The Author article appeared the subject the publication the Roll the Society Authors answer the request contained that article for expressions opinion publishing the advisability roll only some half membership dozen letters had been received The committee decided place the matter before the council their next been PENSION in 's ; his , as 's to to , the capital fund com . be to by Mr and the the . - all to - of committee . to in a of by . A at , The Simpson . In . , in , 's by set aside and the time the result the appli question dealing with cation was not known story cinematograph per the infringement America was fully discussed and the formance secretary was instructed ascertain the exact steps secure the member title his property the any flaw United States his title would immediately upset claim and was essential lawyers should have clear evidence the society The secretary before any action was commenced also reported that during the vacation the chairman had authorised investigation accountant publisher books but although this investigation progress the accountant report had not yet was The consideration the settlement agreement between author and agent owing time occupied other matters before the adjourned mittee had also of W . , of on of A an for . , a of , , in of 's , society German lawyer had been obtained and the opinion was favourable the matter had been pursued with the sanction the chairman Another Chicago case claim for money due article had been settled and the money paid infringement copyright which had been case going the Swiss Courts had for some time been carried considerably further the first instance judgment had been delivered against the member the society but application had been lawyer made the society have the judgment a report round members later date The secretary then reported he had been enquiring possible whether would insure members against loss owing the society non payment magazine from editors and publishers and against the risks action for libel The issues were fully discussed and the matter was adjourned till the next meeting enable the secretary the schemes proposed obtain further details — as . of for the society ' s chances of success . The secretary then reported the cases which were under dispute in different countries . The first was an action taken on behalf of a member against a publisher in Berlin breach contract He reported that the opinion of the council meeting was settled , together with of the Committee of Management ' s action on the Copyright Bill to be laid before that body at their meeting . Formal notice will be sent to the council , together with a copy of the report , in due course . The date of the dinner was provisionally settled , and the secretary was instructed to make the usual arrangements . Notice of the dinner will be sent it forward at the meeting , which the com mittee had decided to take steps to prevent . It is impossible , at present , to say anything more about these cases , as to do so would be likely to prejudice brought , 34 �THE AUTHOR . it . for , to of - of , of to is of of , it - . be to . of is it be , of a of of in to in of a its be . . of 's by ( is in of . for , in , . ., of . to ), to is 's of . ' go to to of in . to , , of is to to of . in . it , 's be as 's to be of of . is . a , to A as 's of of to Author in is and settled so , been negotiation vague idea . to to , of of . the other course very appear have but the nature the property great many appear book titles them Speaking generally copyright think that title Recently more complaints thau this not has . , . of on . of , on , - intervention the society during the course the month they will transferred the society the Two complicated questions solicitors agreements have had construction handed hoped that over the society solicitors and they will be satisfactorily settled Two questions titles One have arisen respecting the property a , a to for in . of . satisfactory for collection three are the course settlement and one has only recently come hand the three mentioned are not settled through the . of be on a to in , , a , at it recovery There were three cases fees due One had been settled and the other dramatists alleged two were being carried One case Management breach confidence the Committee after careful consideration decided they could not support The sub committee confirmed this action returned their owners while the two last cases have only just reached the office Of six claims for money two have had into the solicitors bands to to in . to an of be to on . was settled and the secretary was instructed forward the earliest possible moment The secretary reported the dramatic cases which hand during the vacation the society had taken and members convinced continued activity During the past month nineteen cases have gone through the secretary hands Of these three were accounts One has been satisfactorily negotiation settled one course and this meant that the delinquent bas acknowledged coming terms and the secretary letter and There the office one has only recently come MSS have been six claims for the return four which the MSS have been recovered and is - , so he - to . . negotiations that had been carried and were Finally pending letter the Lord Chamberlain that such chronicle should made order new members may see the work the society is - to of it of in to , ; and the society being except no way responsible question was further considered The Sketch Mr Cecil Raleigh making full report the the author that old of , by of . be a damages ALTHOUGH the chronicle the monthly list the magazine may prove weariness the flesh some our readers yet essential cases If be , these pro whose works would have their own effort and not through the the theatrical manager who held the licence From the letter the American corre spondent appeared that would officially represent managers the American that the English dramatists unprotected would number very small An offer submitted the sub committee from accept agent India they were also unable agent regard South the appointment inquire Africa they instructed the secretary ready accept power whether the agent would of attorney and conduct the various cases the understanding that his legal expenses should any soms he recovered by way first charge In an be of - . , , to in and from the number under special contract Cases to in - he to , of English dramatists consider first the number whose plays are acted America tected agency by , an , by a in of - . in in ' . o 3 , at 20 , of , on of . in but came the conclusion after careful considera tion that the sum asked for looking after the rights dramatists who were members the society was prohibitive The sub committee had to Dramatic Sub -Com mittee after the vacation was held at the offices of Friday the society October clock When the minutes the previous meeting had been read and signed the secretary reported the position England and the the Copyright Bill Copyright Bill Canada The next question before the sub committee agents was the appointment the Colonies and They again took into consideration America proposition put forward American lawyer of the to first meeting . . DRANATIC SUB - COMMITTEE The a London . In a case of piracy of dramatic pieces by illegal duplication of MS. copies , involving the property of three or four members of the society , the Dramatic Committee confirmed the action which had been by the society 's solicitors during taken the vacation . Finally , the sub -committee considered the managerial treaty . The secretary read to the passed committee the clauses which had been already , and put before them a redraft of those clauses which remained discussion Several fresh clauses were put forward and was decided have these printed ready for the consideration special meeting the sub committee when the treaty was settled The line conduct be adopted by the sub committee when the treaty was ready for negotiation was also discussed and hoped able obtain the support the great majority the dramatic authors the society the steps contemplated the sub committee of to the consent of the publishers , to publish it in an early issue of The Author . At the present time nothing further can be said save that it is a con siderable advance on the form of contract issued by many of the largest music publishing houses in 35 �THE AUTHOR . 36 to the office in respect to similarity these matters the secretary has usual have come of title ; but in had to advise the property existed . members concerned that no a conclusion . One case is an infringement of copyright in a foreign country ; one is a question arising on an agent 's agreement , and a settlement will , no doubt , be arranged ; while the last is a question of accounts and money . Here there bas been considerable correspondence , and if a satis factory answer does not come to band shortly the society ' s solicitors to be placed in . of the the hands , J. . Johnston . Antcliffe , Herbert . Batt, Miss Ethel Dumaresq 144 , Queen s Road , W . 136 , Crookesmoor ' Road , Sheffield . Woodleigh , Fleet , R . S .O ., Hampshire . Beale , Mrs . Mary . . Bell , Margaret . . Old Headington Oxford . . . c / o Studio .. . . Newton . . , J. Beresford C D. Breakell , Mary , Miss Broster Bungey, E Chamberlayne . L. D. K , Effie Clarke, Laurence . . Colum , Craven , Arthur Scott Creed , The Hon M . L .C . ' d Anethan ' d Arcy , . Padriac , Baroness W . . , . Farnol , Jeffery . . . , Charles . . Hulbert . . , Stephen . . . . Dunster Lodge , New , Herts . Cranbury Park ,Hants . Barnet . Arthur 91 , Church Hampstead 2, , Row . ward Ho ! N . Devon . (Member Legislative Council, N . S . W . ), N . S. W ., Australia . Park Gates Club Grosvenor Crescent , Gavan Somerden , Groom bridge , Kent. , 20 22 Vesey Street York , N . Y . , Basinghall E . C. Fontenay , Footner Foreman Gould , Gerald . , New Street , . (George Harnett , St . Clair , Miss L poole . V. M . . Stac - King , Clifford 5, Junior United Ser vice Club , S . W . Vicarage , Woolston Southampton . 18 , Southampton Street , W . C. Sunnymount rick , . Mayo , Miss Margaret Mignon Nevada Moore Mrs . Stuart Underhill ) . Moss - Blundell . . -Gloria , ( Evelyn , A . S. Holborn , , Lime Villa , Road , Port Brigh 36 , Romford Road , Stratford , Essex . Ha ha t Reigate Moffat ,Graham , ton . . MacKinder , H . J . , M . P . MacKirdy , Mrs . Archibald . Edgar Walford Place Victoria Avenue Upwey , Dorchester . Mozart MacBride , MacKenzie , . Mayo . Pelham S. W . Hall Martin co , . . Woodbrooke Settle ment, Selby Oak , Birmingham . . James , G . Kingston Keith , Gerald . . Kenny ,Mrs. Louise 15 , , . . E ., R .E . M. L Westport . J . St. George Hopkins , Capt . , , . , Sidney . Heath , House Stroud . Barmu , N .- W . Fron tier Province , India . 71, Eltham Road , Lee , S . E . Grand Hotel d ' Italia , Ruta , nr . Genoa . 272 , West Jackson Street , Hamilton , Canada . 3, Redclyffe, Western Road , Cork . 54 , St . Mary ' s Man sions , Paddington , W 0 A . Birmingham ) Heath Tower Woodchester . Hughes , 15 , Rectory Chambers , Church Street , Chelsea , S. W . 22 , Farndon Road , Oxford . S. W . . E . Burghardt , George , Court Frankfort Place , Upper Rathmines , Dublin . . Hereward House ,West- . . J . Mildred , Downer , The Rev J . S. Duffy Whitehall S.W . Sydney , Ella . Du Bois , . , 2 The . M Hannay , James October Elections . Abraham , C. Enriquez over from former months . Three cases remain The others have either been placed in the bands of the society ' s solicitors or have been brought to matter will have Evans, Frank Gwynne . , Munzil, , Surrey , .. . York City U S A 130 , Elgin Avenue , Maida Vale , W . Greville Lodge , 33 , Greville Road ,Maida Vale , W . · · . Church Road , Moseley , Birming ham . 1672 , Broadway , New 72 , - 50 , Campden Hill, Square , W . Crabwood , Sparsholt , Winchester. �THE AUTHOR . for . 60 . n . . 10 . . . . M . 15 H . X . . . E B . . . . . 18 . n . . .pp . . OF X 4 .) . . . 9 X , , . n . 6d . n . . 53 . , . n . . . 51 . . 87 x x 9 . . n . . pp . . A . 6d . n J . 55 . . 97 . . n . . . 6d . . : . 38 . . By. ., .D . D . . . OF . . . 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M V in ' Douglas Ainslie s “ Mirage ” (Elkin Mathews ) has been a good deal discussed in the Press and elsewhere . “ A Friend Need , " the longest poem it contains , is a treatment in ballad form of a Portuguese legend . poems have been collected from The remaining they have reviews and anthologies , in which previously appeared . Mr. Douglas Ainslie supplies a somewhat polemical introduction to his volume , he preaches the gospel of Æsthetic in which according to Croce . Mr. Ainslie ' s translation of the Italian philosopher 's Estetica was first brought into notice by Mr. Arthur Balfour's remarks Walkley in his in the lecture , and Mr . A . B . Times has recently declared his Romanes �THE AUTHOR . . . E by E , is , of ' . of “ , ", of a a Co The , novel Ltd “ ., 's . in - Everett the comparatively the reign of , by a )., of in in , a . , of & ( of of ” deals with impersonation case one man another both whom were strangely alike and each whom was minus his right hand The idea was adopted by the author from trial which took place France but has been placed far back times ones the Louis XV This period embraces the wars the Austrian sac Dettingen furnishes the cession and the battle part crux the affair Love course plays loring woman who the story the trials until the dénouement unable decide whether she loves the true man the false Meanwhile many persons some character portraits are given whose fame France has become lasting but who English readers the majority romance are among them being that almost unknown the Marshal Belle Isle Monthly The October issue contains short story from the pen Mr Niven note whose volume short stories Above Your . its , to , of , of a , " . .' s T “ of P of . - de , of to appeared Heads Afterglow , of . or , a , , , of of of . do , as “ of of modern of in him middle portion . , F of “ . . its in . . , is . , ”, , . six “ Co . Right Hand of , was issued October Bloundelle Burton new a at in their is . . , , Co & . T . W a of . C . W is Sheffield Mr in Co . " , Ben by 23 the Sir popular series novels The same writer has just completed present busy new long novel and with short story work for the magazines Prof Max Macauliffe has just published six volumes work The Sikh Religion Leng first number is . “ , ' o . , “ . on 's a & ” - by 's . novel with sex problem Harold Thomson novel Tan being brought out November W is . a It is a . , of . , others of , members the oldest race description contain the Nicobar Islands Mr John Long the publisher the book which has fifty four illustrations Mrs Isabel Smith new novel Mated has just been published Messrs Digby Long and Nottingham Mr Potter Briscoe the joint editor new official publication The Public monthly issued under the auspices Official the Local Government Officers Association The of ", . de - of . on of , a , in , of the Andamans earth edition . J. 2 St . . so to up , 36 , in , a . of of , by , " of is by , “ to of . as the day before each lecture will dealt with far time permits Pilgrims the Isles Penance Mrs journey Talbot Clifton the record under taken the authoress and her husband search experience orchids and The authoress Burma that touch the Chinese scribes parts frontier and other portions the extreme south by Siam where Burma breaks into hundred isles Several chapters deal with the negrito aborigines & ( , ; , 2 , W be , , 's , 's lecturer Lane .C ., at addressed the Court Martin St . Questions Martin into which they married , and shows the effect upon their characters of the stirring events of their times . Messrs. Methuen & Co. publish the book , which has illustrations Dan Russell the Fox Somerville and Martin Ross published by Messrs Methuen early last month now third by of of 3 to of . of 6 , ; 3 p .m . , :— at ) of on in ” “ to Mr. R . H . Peddie will deliver his lecture on How use the Reading Room the British by Muscum the lecture room the museum kind permission the trustees the following Saturday afternoons December 1911 January February 1912 1912 and March Specimens 1912 the Catalogues and Indexes and Plans the Reading Room will be exhibited Anne , Duchess of Orleans , and adds a brief de scription of the political conditions of the countries in adherence to Croce ' s views . In America , Professor Springarn is an enthusiastic admirer of the Crocian Ästhetic , which he declares to be the only theory that deals satisfactorily with the art fact as a whole . of 40 is a . of a of of , on . L . . ; 8 on , 17 W ; 13 13 , at . 12 of , 20 in number cards will be the Society Authors of at A certain members of to allotted . A . 14 M , . ; be p .m . 15 . 5 ; of , Bohemia and Henrietta . . C . 8 , on 17 of ”, by . , of , ; of . . in by be A :- on - . 3s , of at . to is to . , . to of , In of , of , & or , , of of . Elizabeth Stuart Queen Orange Princess a in , on is , , , it , in , ; , . as a is , of . to “ France Mary Stuart . in ", by ", “ in ." of its in : “ on a , , . , the last issue The Author Baldwin volume many moods and touching Gurus Sacred Writings and Authors The Sikhs verse written throughout the world great simple and direct way are distinguished various subjects Each military people but little single definite known regarding their short poem the expression religion interpret the title There were no dictionaries of the sacred idea and the reader left books the Sikhs when the author commenced the book according his own inclination Messrs Co are the publishers was necessary therefore for himM ethuen his labours and reside India for many years and work with The following lectures connection with the professional the assistance the few gyanis new chairs instituted the Royal Society interpreters given during the session 1911 the Sikh canonical writings who Literature will English Fiction now survive addition Prof Macauliffe has 1912 Professor Benson submitted every line his work the most search November and March Prof Henry Newbolt ing criticism Poetry December learned Sikhs The Clarendon and May Prof Courtney Press publish the work £3 nett Dramatic Literature January and April Foreign Princes Comparative Five English Consorts Prof Gerothwohl Margaret Ida Woodward tells the life stories Literature February and June The lectures Mary Tudor Queen Tudor Queen Scotland will delivered Hanover Square Mr Alfred �THE AUTHOR . its , a of of , in of . as as a to it , In in . of law in of , of of , of to to .” 's “ a ., & . B is . of . in is a by ”, of . . or of by , “ A .” be . of is ”, ” . , , in by , . , upof . , ”, ” by . & is in to - of a 's , . it of . DRAMATIC , .” October 21 , Theatre on 's York Blake Adams and Miss the , Mr . , . , in “ act of 's - . M . M Hallard Trevelyan are cast . Hilda 3 , at , 's . J at . the Duke revived Mr in . Sunday December the Play Actors will produce the Royal Court Theatre Mr Raymond comedy Needham three The Celibate comedy Mr Barrie four acts was . . , A : On of . by a of be , ” on , by on a , " . the Turin Exhibition 1911 Story Under the Russian and British Flags Experience True will the title crown 8vo “ of , in as “ A “ of - be at eight Grands Prix entitled Messrs Daddy Dodderlong the keeper second hand philo and the ancient gentleman book shop sophy life despite the and cheerful outlook his outlook make interesting reading dreariness , of - ”, a , is to be . It 1 , to - . " , , of . in in is . It of , one three Nelson issued his posthumous works which they are Tolstoy bringing out the chief story left he knew the Caucasus and deals with life shorter Mr Maude now engaged 1852 Tolstoy life called Life Leo Tolstoy spring and issued next Messrs Methuen will about one fifth the length Tolstoy his large two volume Life which ran nearly 200 pages The Oxford University Press has been awarded is “ a ( . of . L A ." “ , “ by be shortly volumes ; - on by . ) 's will Mirth Co early next year Methuen The Tuppenny Box Colin FitzGerald the published by Mr Henry Ikona Camp author odd characters Drane humorous book full yield their scintilla whose drab lives are made quaint style by old told The story mirth of a to of of “ of a , . a . “ A of . by to a . is , . . C . . ", . ”, N . G logical problems raised mixed marriages and Mr Aylmer Maude and his wife translation Maude have recently completed Hadji Murat which posthumous novel Tolstoy Spirit the author Miss Webling Virginia Perfect Her new book and published will Felix Christie of as . , Robert Scott the publisher Stopes author Journal for Japan has been asked Messrs Stanley Paul preface Love Letters the contribute recently published by them and edited Japanese by which second edition Mortlake and months after the first was called for about couple the psycho Dr Stopes writes was published Dr Marie , - . of in Mr delivered C is a ” “ of . in English the history Church volume addresses The Life Hereafter by the Rev Edward Hicks dealing with the ques The addresses are the intermediate state tion they were popular language plain given . a , ] the most , 191 the of to . 1500 . period The Co A & .D . is from protest the book names for the characters against the absurd state affects the libel members the literary and dramatic professions through publishing Barnard Miss Amy Talks with Co volume Cassell Messrs aim The author Children about Themselves has been enable the parent answer the dimly expressed doubtings increasing fusillade his fears and questions that come from the lips frontispiece daughter young son There colour by Elizabeth Earnshaw Sally Sixteen The Story Miss Peggy Webling has been awarded the Royal Magazine arranged prize the competition £50 the Royal and the Novel magazines Pearson ' of s, be , Methuen Messrs volume covers important time plaintiff the action and one the characters the story the present volume many well known writers have allowed Mr Prothero use their “ ", of 's . “ , in is by serial it will be remembered , was , at the time of publication the subject libel action based solely upon the coincidence names between the “ to . 14 – , 13 E – , 12 , - , , at of . to interest on the subject of clubs , tournaments , Badminton Hall , & c . There are many illustra tions to the book , and several well -known players have contributed the Chair Mr Percy White has been appointed English Literature the Egyptian University Cairo during the sessions November June 1911 1912 and 1913 Shipley third and last volume Miss Mary English Church History for Children her work published now the press and will shortly Lion ” under the respective flags. An illustrated Russian Christmas story by M . Prelooker is added at the end of the book . J. F . Spriggs, of 21 , Pater noster Square , E . C ., will very shortly publish the volume at the popular price of is., with the permission of Messrs . Chapman & Hall. “ Motley and Tinsel ,” by John K . Prothero , has just been issued as a book by Stephen Swift . This story , “ A handbook on “ Badminton ” has just been by Messrs . George Bell & Sons . published Its author is Mr. S . M . Massey , who was joint holder of the All England ' s Men ' s Double Championships in 1899 , 1903 , and 1905 . Mr. Massey 's book contains advice to beginners , and also much of “ the pablisher . There will be a number of illustrations , and original coloured cover design representing at a glance the different positions of the “ Bear and the Hall. an J. the title of a little book of readings in prose and verse , selected and arranged by Edith A . Charter . A copy has been accepted by H . M . the Queen . Mr. Elliot Stock is reprint volume , containing a revised and enlarged the biographical sketch by Helena Frank , accompanying Flashlights , " by Jaakoff “ Russian Prelooker , published last spring by Chapman & of of , Secretary the to R .S . L . “ The Feast of Christmas ” is . of their application the order 41 �THE AUTHOR . , . , , . on , is of “ it , . B . , as Ē , , . . of is , M " by et “ et : , , de à ” “ “ l' , ” de ’ le de en - ”, “ ." - la et " topical interest contained Histoire Contemporaine are in of Le la , " de pen Charles Auguste de Le Général Rostolland Correspondance Prince rouge Russie “ , locutions Anstett Emigré ' d “ l' , de ", “ “ L ” de 1812 et “ La Mots , en ." en " “ et - l' , “ , ” Junot en by" un ' ' “ L d , ( ” . ), français La question internationale Challaye Eveil Monde F du Congo ), by( ” ( ' , . A . ), d by a , . La . Herbette Guerre avec . P . 'à ), M by “ by M M ' ” d , , “ France la la ( . L' L en Afrique Occidentale Algésiras Conférence Histoire crise marocaine Tardieut premier secrétaire ambassade honoraire and Les Grands Traités politiques Recueil des principaux diplomatiques depuis textes 1815 jusqu preface nos jours Albin with Oeuvre , at . 's a , in to of in is . it by " Jitsu ), Jiu - de ( . Gabriel Hanotaux Judo Manuel a , " de by - , but the Czar has now authorised trois ans vie militaire the title preface by Général Cuny with Quarante volume a is " , le of Russia - ex in " Japon Comte Witte Finances Russia volume published reply General Kouropatkine work The circulation this book was first forbidden Minister . of “ , , . de of - of of - ' Folie Le Congo M ; - of he . of of to of is to a , , he of no this The Constant Brancas fils Emperenr nourrice 1815 Mérimée Napoléon and Among the books the Bibliothèque “ ” is a of a is It , , by of up — . an of a ' of . M by * O T son moi the extremely curious novel psychological André Beaunier study the deepest interest the story man who gives all for the sake scientific research and carried away the fascination his investi gations and experiments neglects the human side life until the day comes when realises the fact that man whose real inner self has been sacrificed the cause science The book will doubt give rise much discussion There are perhaps hundreds men science who have perdu of ." d the fourth volume Arthur Chuquet ' de La 1801 Arnould Grande Armée Campagne dant Weimar 1814 “ . is ( ” , ) - . of Sophie de La of on be , , Paris “ . - , . qui curious title vie subjects treated are the following Roture noblesse dans armée royale Buzol Madame 1796 Meuse armée de Sambre Roland Egypte Comment Bonaparte quitta Comment Kléber remplaça Bonaparte Un Allemand , , , to . , , a feel the sun Etudes Histoire published series ” . of of . , ” 13 HOMME ma Louisa the volume We have the famous Tilsitt interview described and very many other events Browning until the moment arrived when kings crept out again grapbically describes much Hubert diplomatique PARIS NOTES . Antoine Prussia Two thirds the volume are taken up with events the years 1806 1807 and 1810 Very many episodes are touched and many interesting persons are mentioned The great Napoleon power and influence felt throughout de by . 6 to of of in of . in by , at Princesse années Queen Some of his descriptions de Prusse , Quarante cinq the diary 1815 1770 ", “ L , on in an by . , " November are poems in prose Louise Radziwill “ en . , . , " by , , . at a of to Boucicault Mr Denis Eadie and Mr Graham Brown are the piece Our Little Fancies three act comedy village life Miss Margaret Macnamara will produced the Gaiety Theatre Manchester us. la 's ", , . “ " , 's , “ is and the news the failure the rival aviator help the quarrel satisfactory the solution both parties Miss Marie Tempest Mr Dion “ Isabelle , " by André Gide , is a novel written in the careful style to which the author has accustomed ", - “ . J. . H M . , . " , , ” and Mr Barrie Pound Look were included Miss Agnes Thomas Mr Nigel Playfair Mr Edmund Swenn Miss Lillah McCarthy and Miss Cicely Hamilton The Honeymoon Arnold Bennett was produced October Theatre the Royalty The play deals with aviator whose desire cut short his honeymoon the interests his business resented the lady mainly concerned The discovery the couple hitch the marriage Barker farce Rococo comedy The Twelve performed The cast novel. to so . , , 3 , on at . , . at , in . in of is at his The son , in striking contrast to his mother 's ideal of him , is , in fact , a “ bad lot ," and , withal , a appearance murderer , and the moment when making arrangements for the erection his mother produces the main dramatic the memorial situation the drama Miss Hilda Davies Mr Milton Rosmer and Miss Muriel Pratt were the cast The play was performed also the Royalty Theatre Glasgow The triple bill was revived the Little Theatre Tuesday October when The Senti by George Meredith Mr mentalists Granville arrived at the same conclusion , but, on the other hand , there are scientists who have gone further still, and seen more clearly than Michel Bedée , the sarant to whom M . Beaunier introduces us. “ Le Sortilège ” is Hélène Vacaresco 's latest “ “ The " Little Stone House ," a play in one act , George Calderon , was produced at the Gaiety Theatre , Manchester , on October 9. The scene of the piece is laid in a poor lodging -house in a Russian provincial town , in which resides Praskovya , a mother who is about to arrange for the erection of a little memorial over the grave of her son , who has apparently been murdered some 20 years before , by “ 42 the Professors �THE AUTHOR . , de . ” “ , , of à de . by A ”, by of de “ M - de " , “ . At , " “ , .M is . 's by . . ", et ' “ L , to at . N is ' by M a " L at of M , an .” , at ” “ . ” . “ of an . " du to on ' . son ). “ ( ) . " (F de . ) ). ” (B ). " ( ) ) ). ” ( Ji - ). ( '" ). de ” M . ( ). 20 . ” ( " ( de ' . le ' " ( d ' ** , ). ” de ( d - d TO for 0 6 0 0 0 0 .) J. to , be .E C . . cent Series and cent made TwelveInsertions. All letters respecting Advertisements should addressed BELMONT Paternoster Sgnare London Reduction F . . . . per .. ... ... .. .. 0 00 1 3 . 6 7 15100 0 .. . of 25 of Six . .. .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. for a per of 20 .. . ALLOWANCE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY PER CENT Front Page £4 Other Pages Page Half of Page Quarter Eighth of Page per inch Single Column Advertisements , At give SCALE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS & of de a M by ). " ( a ' de . . of , consented . “ Sorbonne Balzac to ” the de organised at on fête . , literary Plon Quarante trois ans vie militaire Plon Berger Levrault Judo Manuel Jitsu Argentine Fasquelle En art lire Hachette Ville enchantée Emile Paul Jeanne Arc Hanotaux Hachette a on . ' d byet three articles Balzac Gustave Rivet Royaumont and Adolphe Boschot These articles the occasion were the speeches made moi Isabelle Nouvelle Revue Louise Prusse Princesse Antoine Radziwill Plon ontemoing Etudes Histoire Bibliothèque Histoire contemporaine Alcan guerre avec Japon erger Levrault .. ... . .; ” on “ ; ” 's l' ” “ excellent translation are given Amérique publishes the society styled Les Amis this soirée the celebrated Nikto Homme qui perdu Le Sortilège Plon ., 29 , . B on . M du . M . ; ” ' s' . N on d Europe ALYS HALLARD Co it is . . M ; " - “ ; on Revué Life long run ( in on to “ on " - The Valentin " It . go , a In l' “ " extracts from Richard Wagner and . . M . or be a more easy further Jacques Bardoux the Revue hebdomadaire writes La Poussée révolutionnaire dans Angleterre contemporaine Hanotaux La Négociation franco allemande Mme Van Vorst La Poursuite bonheur aux Etats Unis Mme Emile Guillaumin Charles Louis Philippe Lucien Hubert the Situation financière de Allemagne and few should house the Les Frères Karamazov Suder Rémon the Théâtre des Arts seems likely have M . . of to M to Gabriel Hanotaux filling a a of a " Goyau calls the fact that the author does not attempt draw certain conclusions He stops and merely shows what seems inexplicable the Goyau considers that this wonderful story merely pause and that after this halt halt and that attention At the Théâtre Grevin Honneur mann translated Valentin , " ' ' . Arc is . criticisms when Anatole France of s Goyau M read Jeanne d “ to interesting treating the is . . M in an by ' . M d “ of de . M , . for . . 's book Henri Brémond has this volume translation into French and Barrès writes the preface La Jeanne Arc Hanotaux the title Georges Goyau admirable article published extremely La Revue hebdomadaire chosen . to . , . is M " “ La Oliphant Mrs Comédie Française Primerose and Vice are still being given enormously long list The Odéon has new plays produce this season At present Musotte the bill At the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt Le Typhon being played Réjane and the Théâtre Oiseau bleu adaptation by Mr Pickwick Duval and Charvay having Dickens celebrated book great success Athénée . ”, is “ 's - Mestral Combremont This writer has received Academy prizes for original work and has done several remarkable translations Ville Enchantée the title given the Le Goût " • L is ” de J. . by Gillouin , by - is .” a , us an de . of , ' “ L art lire excellent little book something about the art Emile Faguet telling reading Among the recent translations an excellent one of Mrs Humphry Ward Sir George Tressady “ “ ", " ", les , la " et I' de “ . able is “ Grandes Subtropicales , " “ La vierges Canne à sucre et Forêts Les Iguazu Cataractes Richesse agricole and Les Fortunes Terre For any one visiting this country such book invalu “ is L ' “ L Elevage ,” “ Provinces “ ( “ " “ " “ " " * “ “ L La La ' La .) présente , " ," thusiasm ( Richesse Estancias services . She was received with great en , and her magnificent rendering of Chopin proof in the Sorbonne was another that is the world of art there are no frontiers . Th little society hopes in time to be able to buy Balzac ' s house , which has already been converted into a Balzac museum . The “ Amis de Balzac " welcome as members all admirers of the great novelist , and their little society already numbers members from all parts of the world . In the Revue de Paris of October 15 are “ Souvenirs , ” by Ernest Lavisse , an article entitled Hevesy the La Jeunesse Liszt closing chapters Napoléon Les Médecins Sainte Hélène Frederic Masson and La Philosophie by René Henri Bergson her “ Yokoyama and Oshima of the Kano school of Tokio , translated from the Japanese into French by Le Prieur, officier de Marine . - En Argentine ” ( de Buenos - Aires au Gran Chaco ) is another volume by Jules Huret , whose remarkable books on Germany have been so thoroughly appreciated . The Figaro has had the good fortune to secure this author ' s work , and to publish first in serial form these excellent studies . The present volume treats of Buenos Aires — “ La 43 �managed by the Secretary be THE SOCIETY . obtained But the transaction should competent agent with the advice the Society of . , or USE TO . HOW of a THE AUTHOR . 44 of (a - of : to be . ", . , , up or is up to to " a to . of . , or of to . a in to (1 In .) ( 2 .) in ( 3 .) ( 4 .) As( 6 (5 .) .) . to or . to . or to to ! .III . is to to . It to , to It , an . is is of . A . . in . Commission Agreement , , of . of of a of : to . General . of of All other forms agreement are combinations the four above mentioned generally Such combinations are disastrous the author Never sign any agreement without competent advice from the Secretary of the Society Stamp all agreements with the Inland Revenue stamp possible Avoid agreements letter The main points which the Society has always demanded from the outset are That both sides shall know what agreement means The inspection those account books which belong the author We are advised that this right the nature common law right which cannot denied withheld . . . if . by TO , in or copyright . of DRAMATIC AUTHORS . a , be . . of a EVER transfer of an it to or for an in of to a be is for of of . on a a in . . of : or is - price can be proper of : , . it Outright sometimes satisfactory if a is 1 . Selling This It . of in to a . H are few standing rules observed an agreement There are four methods dealing with literary property (a .) be LI ERE THE PRODUCERS BOOKS in OF .3 WARNINGS . TO .2 . W N sign agreement without submitting the Secretary the Society Authors some com petent legal authority extremely careful well negotiating play with any one except the production established manager There are three forms plays dramatic contract three more acts Sale outright the performing right This unsatisfactory An author who enters into such contract should stipulate the contract for production the piece by certain date proper publication and for his name the play bills of £1 . 18 is per . is a ( 2 ). ) ( 3 . so ; of . or Always avoid WARNINGS . to subscription the Society £10 10s for life membership of . . . of to . to 8 . , System The main points are Be careful production obtain fair cost Keep control the advertisements Keep control price the sale the book to This The . to of it on be . 7 stamp agreements days first execution behalf members prevent authors from Some agents endeavour referring matters the Secretary the Society do some publishers Members can make their own deductions and act accordingly . The Royalty perhaps with certain limitations the best form This agreement above all things necessary know what the proposed royalty means both sides now possible for author approximately ascertain the truth From time time very important figures connected with royalties are published The Author an the Secretary . to and explanation Many agents neglect giust done within fourteen Secretary will undertake 9 form : interpretation them the Society of doctor ( 1 ). for 6. No contract should be entered into with a literary agent without the advice of the Secretary of the Society . Meinbers are strongly advised not to accept without careful consideration the contracts with publishers submitted to them by literary agents , and are recommended to submit The annum bad to Prospectus . Agreement give rights Not serial translation any publisher Not bind yourself for future work well bind yourself for the future any one solicitor IY 5. The Committee have arranged for the reception of members ' agreements and their preservation in a fire proof safe . The agreements will , of course , be regarded as only by the Secretary , confidential documents to be read who will keep the key of the safe . The Society now offers : ( 1) To stamp agreements in readiness for a possible action upon them . (2) To keep agreements . (3) To enforce payments due according to agreements . Fuller particu lars of the Society ' s work can be obtained in the rights ( ( ( 2 3 1 ). .) .) 4. Remember always that in belonging to the Society you are fighting the battles of other writers , even if you are reaping no direct benefit to yourse !f , and that you are advancing the best interests of your calling in promoting the independence of the writer , the dramatist , the composer . Profit Sharing this case the following rules should attended sign any agreement Not pro which the cost duction forms part without the strictest investigation give publisher Not the putting the the power profits into his own pocket by charging for advertisements by charging his own organs exchange advertise ments Therefore keep control the advertisements special charge Not allow for office expenses unless the same allowance made the author give Not American Colonial Continental 2. Remember that questions connected with copyright and publishers ' agreements do not fall within the experi . ence of ordinary solicitors . Therefore , do not scruple to use the Society . 3. Before signing any agreement whatever , send the document to the Society for examination . A II . agreement ). has a right to ask for and to receive advice upon his agreements , his choice of a pub . lisher, or any dispute arising in the conduct of his business or the administration of his property . The Secretary of the Society is a solicitor ; but if there is any special reason the Secretary will refer the case to the Solicitors of the Society . Further , the Committee , if they deem it desirable , will obtain counsel ' s opinion without any cost to the member . Moreover , where counsel 's opinion is favourable , and the sanction of the Committee is obtained , action will be taken on bebalf of the aggrieved member , and all costs borne by the Society . VERY member 1. D �THE AUTHOR . carefully be the more carefully STAMPING in The Society undertakes to stamp copies of music on behalf of its members for the fee of 6d . per 100 or part of 100. The members ' stamps are kept in the Society ' s safe . The musical publishers communicate direct with the Secretary , and the voucher is then forwarded to the members , who are thus saved much unnecessary trouble . THE its AND BRANCH . , . . , of . to letter only , or . be by of , to the same charged for give notice The Seoretary the Society begs post that all remittances are acknowledged return All remittances should crossed Union London and Smiths registered Bank Chancery Lane sent . be filed subject play will . of at . a be a to at 6d . 23 . of , also rules with the exception that price per the act REMITTANCES . of in of Original Plays may at . or a , , of in byof . be a D to , typewritten duplicate foolscap paper forwarded the offices the Society together with registration fee two shillings and sixpence will carefully compared qualified assis the Secretary tant One copy will be stamped and returned the author Copies and the other filed the register the Society any time by the scenario thus filed may be obtained the author only typing small charge cover cost is on OCENARIOS . will greatly assist the Society in this branch of its work by informing young writers of existence Their MSS can read and composition treated treated coach The term MSS includes not only works fiction but poetry possible and dramatic works and when under special arrangement technical and scientific works The competence and experience Readers are writers The guinea fee one as a SCENARIOS PLAYS . READING EMBERS M REGISTRATION OF ORIGINAL MUSIC . of all to therefore guard himself the beginning . 11. An author must remember that the dramatic market is exceedingly limited , and that for a novice the first object is to obtain adequate publication . As these warnings must necessarily be incomplete , on account of the wide range of the subject of dramatic con . tracts , those authors desirous of further information are referred to the Secretary of the Society . of by He should of should u it collaboration ITTLE can be added to the warnings given for the assistance of producers of books and dramatic authors . It must , however , be pointed out that , as a rule , the musical publisher demands from the musical composer a transfer of fuller rights and less liberal finan cial terms than those obtained for literary and dramatic property . The musical composer has very often the two rights to deal with - performing right and copyright. He especially should be careful therefore when entering into an agreement , and should take into particular consideration the warnings stated above . T be for drawn and executed before collaboration is commenced . 10. An author should remember that production of a play is highly speculative : that he runs a very great risk of delay and a breakdown in the fulfilment of his contract. MUSICAL COMPOSERS . TO . consideration , 9. Agreements WARNINGS , 8. Never forget that United States rights may be exceed . ingly valuable . They should never be included in English agreements a substantial without the author obtaining authors should seek the advice of the Society before putting plays into the hands of agents . As the law stands at present , an agent who has once had a play in his hands may acquire a perpetual claim to a percentage on the author' s fees from it. As far as the placing of plays is concerned , it may be taken as a general rule that there are only anything very few agents who can do for an author that he cannot , under the guidance of the Society , do equally well or better for himself . The collection of fees is also a matter in which in many cases no intermediary is required . For certain purposes , such as the collection of fees on amateur performances , and in general the trans with different action of frequent petty authorisations individuals , and also for the collection of fees in foreign countries , almost all dramatic authors employ agents ; and in these ways the services of agents are real and valuable . But the Society warns authors against agents who profess to have influence with managers in the placing of plays , or who propose to act as principals by offering to purchase the author ' s rights . In any case, in the present state of should not be employed under any the law , an agent circumstances without an agreement approved of by the Society . . be 7. Authors should remember that performing rights in a play are distinct from literary copyright. A manager holding the performing right or licence to perform cannot print the book of the words . RAMATIC , reserved . 5. Authors should remember that performing rights can be limited , and are usually limited , by town , country , and time . This is most important . 6. Authors should not assign performing rights , but should grant a licence to perform . The legal distinction is of great importance . AND AGENTS . is be AUTHORS by a . 4. Plays in one act are often sold outright , but it is better to obtain a small nightly fee if possible , and a sum paid in advance of such fees in any event . It is extremely important that the amateur rights of one - act plays should DRAMATIC is ( 6.) Sale of performing right or of a licence to perform on the basis of percentages on gross receipts . Percentages vary between 5 and 15 per cent . An author should obtain a percentage on the sliding scale of gross receipts in preference to the American system . Should obtain a sum in advance of percentages . A fixed date on or before which the play should be performed . ( 0. ) Sale of performing right or of a licence to perform on the basis of royalties ( i. e. , fixed nightly fees) . This method should be always the fees are avoided except in cases where likely to be small or difficult to collect . The other safeguards set out under heading (6. ) apply also in this case. 45 �THE AUTHOR . . the contract in a all of you resulted important rather altera ." tions in . to the month , all of to . DINNER of the society will be held Friday , December 8 , at 7 , for 7 . 30 , at the on Criterion Restaurant , Piccadilly Circus . The by Dr. S . Squire Sprigge, chair will be taken Chairman of the Committee of Management . Formal notice , with the usual particulars as to the price of tickets , etc ., will be sent to society during members and associates the of ANNUAL The annual dinner the office from a foreign correspondent , thanking the secretary for the advice and assistance he hail given to his agent in the settlement of his agree ment. Although he states in his letter the agent complained of the “ troublesome pedantries " involved , the author continues : “ But I cannot help feeling that in a matter of this kind it is worth taking some trouble to get the best possible advice upon a contract ; not only for one ' s own sake , but also for that of authors in general . I am sure that if more people were willing losing publisher run the risk principle we should eventually receive for matter submitting better terms this case the wise action In GENERAL NOTES . a 46 in of is to up , ; to , to to ), It . of in of to of . in in 's , if It , , its of its on " a . to , a is to to at : a , to , be of on to on of on :. .. . .. .. of , of a of or to on ~ . in . . in of facts tabulated few statements beneficial effect would have a to . to of to , a . in : “ of , an It ." It ' . of of ex - an a , Agents Literary and entitled suggested that the Dramatic has been question would form interesting subject for further correspondence and we hope that those say members the society who have anything the matter write their views will not hesitate Curiously enough letter has recently come by agreement undertake deliver Messrs before the end of the 30th June accounts made up September day No accounts received till the spite three letters from the author and October communication from the secretary the society the following dates day the Cheque for the same received November A . of : LITERARY AND DRAMATIC The Author we the correspondence column the Com publish member letter from the mittee criticising the article that appeared In , ; to up it , ; accounts must be turned out the same interesting with the consent would print Management the Committee list somewhat the following lines authors time last number by of to . to a “ , of , pay within six months afterwards has been fre quently pointed out these columns that this last arrangement might leave the author nearly eighteen months before he receives any remuneration Moreover comes constantly the notice tbe secretary that spite spite this clause and undertaking the accounts are publisher the delayed the accounts are not delayed payment great deal and this necessitates the cheque trouble the author and the society regrettable business incident that seems house working office business principles cannot keep the terms contract since all , , at in , , (a of in of as in . ACCOUNTS gradually and the number Some publishers surely increasing undertake make their accounts every six months and deliver and pay within three months after that time others under take make their accounts annually and deliver and pay within three months others again most extraordinary arrangement undertake deliver and make up their accounts annually and of in in - , . , of must Authors THEIR AND publishers agreements clause every member familiar the Society account of to . by - . to of in in of this list which THE be of , as , in . to ; , on . to , included annual subscribers only AGENTS the . PUBLISHERS , is of is of . of , on is course the ' to of . , , . In of society they are not are in on , a (' of to many prominent members the names Members should bear mind however that when the fund was first started and various occasions since prominent members many liberal cases made the society have donations the fund These donations have The Author received though been chronicled the referred to but absence pedantries . “ the instructions then received the Editor The wishes fresh subscribers have been acceded and their names inserted the list accordance with their instructions The total sum annual subscriptions about £231 One third these the trustees are enabled set aside for the payment pensions the other two thirds must be the the rules laid down invested according scheme former years the publication this list surprise some members have expressed the In with the rule laid down by the ommittee we publish another page The Author full list annual subscribers the Pension Fund This list with the necessary additions and deletions arising from the advent fresh subscribers and the loss for various reasons was issued last the same old subscribers vear The names have been printed according accordance important alterations these troublesome agent ” We suppose FUND ). PENSION this form �THE AUTHOR is , a , , of of of , in of . . , all a of is 's . ; a to . In is . , . . . selected of is or by , a of . to a a as in is , to when , in ) is ( of or . all of of ] sic of [ of for , has , : register throughout INCOURAGE for the LEARNING taken from their meetings and Minute Books the the of It , of , in . is is a it . . written the same hand and the Society by of is of “ ” .up It of ) of of ( . on , . of , in a - , of on an is . . Committee The MS written both sides the page appendix and concludes with selected letters twenty one number which the last mistake numbered twelve After preliminary note the back the title page this MS evidently compiled with extreme acquainted care by some one who was intimately with the history the society and drew freely from the other volumes tells the story The Learning Society for the Encouragement from of its to winding must have been long after the dissolution the but by whom there no evidence show The labours however this unknown any hand render most substantial assistance gathering and putting into shape one desirous initiation of of to , of is to not , written society in the evidence contained the whole collection the society records The Memorandum written the back the title this volume presents the local history the society and deserves quoted length The Society was first constituted and acted of of as . at to be on . 's ; . at , , May 1736 Mr Cock great room Covent Garden where they continued their general meetings till April 1737 and afterwards body 14 , MENT , , . . title Memoirs 's so , It , . , in - blank neatly are on its so a ) of , to as of , it , , . of 266 , its it ( to , of . . an to of :. 246 exceedingly ; . of , is It , to , as follows The original declaration Memoirs the Society . . 6184 6185 whom 6185 description This volume deserves particular form small quarto 266 pages which . of . of as a at , , . in in in a ; . a in to are and , of is “ , be in 1 , is in on August London 1735 Its life was short and that alone evidence that did not accomplishing succeed the purpose which founders had view Its records which have survived condition remarkable completeness show also that failure was from the outset foregone conclusion though why that was evidently entirely the observation escaped impossible not regret their officials blindness for had they perceived the difference between what circumstances rendered possible and what they made impossible they might have procedure modified their methods have continued the great advantage authors their most unselfish labours As was the society conducted always with the highest motives came few years honourable end was wrecked by publication The records the society ultimately bequeathed the British Museum exist nine volumes Additional MSS Nos 6184 6192 whose contents MS . to for ", de of " of of an of of . “ of ( Sir a to . of of as as a to “ , own sake attention and not devoid regarded features which may still instructive meeting The society was originated gentlemen interested letters which took place only letters not apparent On the other hand the evidence the other volumes itself inevitably more admirably epitomised less confused Additional In to of of of to is it ) ", its for MS 6189 and additional MS 6192 might present good many problems even skilled accountant Additional MS 6190 by no means complete collection the letters addressed the society but contains selected additional are such – - . of , , of it is ; remuneration the author which had become apparent almost soon the invention printing led rapid multiplication books interesting Whilst know that hundred and fifty years before Walter Besant then Mr Besant laid the foundations The Society Authors and long even before the institution the French Société des Gens Lettres association had been formed with almost precisely similar objects the history The Society Learning the Encouragement also deserving somewhat complicated task Nor the record par though altogether complete sufficient ticular the society does not appear have kept ledger from the outset and the accounts contained its ; in , , of if , date taken into consideration will seem highly improbable previously that they had offered examples organisations the same kind Out side England France and Italy any such society may with confidence be asserted not have existed and thus English men letters may having claim the honour been the first attempt discover some remedy for the miserable “ to It of . its ” of “ for would seem to be little possibility of doubt that The Society the Encourage Learniny ment was the earliest associa tion which had for aim secure for authors the profits their works was certainly the earliest English society that had this object view and the condition France and Italy at the same a HERE 47 6186 . Register of the Society . 6187 -6188 . Minute Books . ( Two rolames ) . 6189. The Ledger of the Society . 6190 . A folio volume of letters . 6191 . A collection of the Statutes etc 6192 The Treasurer accounts Naturally there repetition good deal the contents these volumes and the disentangle ment from them the history the society and still more the signification of that history in THE FIRST SOCIETY FOR THE PROTEC TION OF THE RIGHTS OF AUTHORS . . �THE AUTHOR , to 1 ." is of its , , is a in , to 's of of . to " be a “ of of of . of , of ; , in . ; of , 27 on . of . in chair , " - of , . , , . ) to . . a of be to - . . ( of be to a " : do be . by at do or as of of ; be of by . be .” of be , for of . of . to or , or , , , in in , of printed by be That every Author whose work the Assistance the Society make over his Property the same and his interests the whole impression the Treasurer give such farther trust for the Society shall Article 11 if on all a of - by is . , . be of the ten blank Attention will next claimed the folio addi printed tional MS 6184 Thiscontains collection statutes and other printed matter originally . the Assistance the Society and that they settle the Prices which such books shall sold he consent the general meeting was required production exceeded £200 the cost “ of . at the preliminary meeting The remainder the volume after signatures , . . . in it appears that only signed were actually do who Robison particular attention are the following statutes Managers Article The Committee ex amine and judge whether the copies proposed proper printed the Assistance the Society printing and whether they will answer the charges they Such works shall direct shall Printed and Published the Expense the in those Thomas was carried unanimously These statates incor porate the original resolutions the founders and particulars also regulate number Four general meetings were held every year This number Twenty four was afterwards reduced one managers were elected which eight quoruin Deserving retired annually Five form T ; -e of is of of of a - society the Sir of Harcourt Hartford ight eighty The number the signatures but from mention this preliminary meeting the records twenty two with The Plan for the Management the Society above mentioned containing twenty seven statutes to , headed by or signatures follow Stanhope 1736 “ .” . , 1 1753 . . . Ten columns of or no is August Manager shall receive this Design from What has been thus far recorded represents the preliminary labours the founders the society its history will now claim attention May The first general meeting was held 9 a , be to , . Subscriber Advantage ments “ ." If is That any Profit The date , it of 31 , be an to is before the date hereof year each the Plan Sketch for the management the society read before the first general meeting The other contents the volume are less the members reprints annual lists interest statutes the somewhat modified forms which were subsequently given them and similar docu - - . be ' be at subscribed adding of of in to - of to , , . , , . least the thousand guineas were forthcoming general meeting was held and trustees Finally after some other provisions appointed agreed it mentioning intention balance the capital The next document “ of - of to , . do . a , , . , " 1 to “ 2 “ 3 a Thousand Guineas Midsummer Day next ensuing “ in a to , by , of as by a , as Praise and Emulation We whose names are undersigned do agree Society and Form contribute the Sum Ten Guineas Each for the Purposes above men tioned pay the further sum We also agree Two Guineas Annually for the support the tended Society but that any Member may cease be Such and be discharged from the Annual Pay ment upon giving Six Months Notice That this Agreement shall void unless columns 's :- of , in to ; of of “ Republic institute Letters for the Promoting Arts and Sciences the necessary profit means well the Nobler Motives present , ." . a of ; of assist Authors the Publication and them the entire Profits their own To Works . , in a is To of To “ secure Learning of to of to is “ , it of . “ Acknowledgment mentioned The first document the volume bears date January single leaf whose con 1735 and tents are the founder resolutions mentioned above subscriptions with footnote referring and . of all ." , From single sheets , but here gathered together in chrono logical order . The collection is asserted to be perfect , and to contain all the printed documents put forth by the society . The volume has a MS . title : of all the Statutes or Rules and “ A Collection other Printed Papers relating to the Management of the Society for the Encourgement of Learning January from the first plan 1735 its January dissolution 1749 may here mentioned that this the only place all the records the society where the actual dates initiation and dissolution are , the house was taken in Saint Martin ' s Lape which time the meetings both the Society and Committee were held there till Christmas 1747 After this brief record the various domiciles the society best turn next additional MS 6184 The original declaration largish volume the greater This contained part whose pages are blank The MS begins supply the Want Regular and Public till . 1 at Mr. Bolney ' s great room : there to Michaelmas following , when they took their house in Saint Martin 's Lane. But the Committee soon after their election met first at the Meuse Coffee House in Lancaster Court , till about Michaelmas 1736 , Bow and after that an apartment was hired in Street , Covent Garden , where they continued to meet It 48 �THE AUTHOR . 14 in on so he to of at , . 3 on on , . 5 , on 4 . of , of . by 31 , ; of of . of ) , ( a , , . of , in ( . all of - . to ) : be of . , , of ; to for . . “ ", of of .) by ( of to . of a by at . in of 6d , . in as “ to . . to . " as is ; of others were under this date none had been refused a å ( . at . a in of of This report also contains the first mention subsequently difficulties which increased and harassed the society during the whole period its difficulty obtaining existence There was quorum the meetings At later date this , no to of , of to modifications the statutes and the reduction the general meetings one annual one The other difficulty for which cure was unpaid subscriptions ever discovered was that April 1737 the society voted the publi cation their first book Sir Thomas Roe State Papers For the production this book they . of , , , of “ 's , voted £300 Other books were subsequently accepted and money for their publication voted and the February annual meeting 1739 the report of at , , , 2 , accepted of of on its of a is of . Some these had been Up consideration of , to ) , . of few first general meeting fixed the committee He advertise books often and such public papers the committee shall direct Several books had been offered the society also .” by( . in be of , its a weeks after the bookseller must higher than that led to to ; in no , a as to or of difficulties agreement with the bookseller the pound commission The price not sell the books .) - of to them 2s . a - no to in , on a sell him 7 , ( of a to ), to to as print books and secure the whole the profits for the authors they had idea how they were going sell these books Some ingenuous notion such could these days enjoyed only the utterly inexperienced that books when once printed sell themselves seems hare been the persuasion them all The history the society the history the embarking design inevitable consequences without any right apprehension real nature For The articles allow . it of an of In in ( to its to themselves way well known London booksellers that the society An them for one year and special articles had been drawn up regu lating the terms agreement between the society authors printers and booksellers agreement with authors include The terms printed the following provisions No book would the society which the author had taken subscriptions The committee were determine the form the book and its price The author present one copy was the library the society That the society held the copyright was already provided the statutes agreement The articles with the printers stipulate for the use the best Antwerp ink and paper and work of bigh quality had been appointed booksellers agreement had been made with date to . of an by ), . . to perceive that what they were doing really amounted starting London one more publishing house which must necessarily come into competition with predecessors publishing house that was and purely philanthropic conduct business lines nor did they see that whilst they were proposing such Messrs Nourse . on to at in a its of ; to , be tion from men who were have return for their money At the same time these liberal minded gentlemen appear have been absolutely blind two facts which certainly would not escape the any one these more commercial observation days the first place they completely failed presented the committee which are recorded several particulars attention Andrew Millar John Gray and John , . , by did ; to , . of , its to of , cost was in of production had been defrayed any case invited contribute anything the support the society nor the society during existence publish any work one its own members Its aims were wholly disinterested and the subsidy which members proposed offer the cause literature was very liberal scale The pound sterling was greater 1735 relatively much value than present has and entrance fee ten guineas followed annual subscription two life membership for ten guineas was sanctioned at represented very generous contribu later date No author November February this meeting to , , hand the authors whatsoever might remain the At report deserving On to to to of . to of , , , a , of a in of and after 1737 . its by for , of ” , of to of “ society fundamental constitution not authore society noblemen and gentlemen interested letters who were providing funds that should securing authors the profits be applied their works Put briefly the intention of these patrons print works letters was merit sell them but August were held 1736 and the same year The next was to on .” , of . be no one its principal aims was secure authors the entire profits their works was the committee met weekly for the details The general meeting had accept the invited the Duke Richmond presidentship society the did May generally presided and afterwards person He was subsequently succeeded the Duke Leeds who was president the date the dissolution the society General meetings 1736 of , - is it or or “ , no to , be of sary that the statutes any society should settle very important not here mentioned but observe that the statutes incorporated the original manager shall resolution That subscriber advantage from this design receive any profit The full significance this provision must account overlooked The society though need May arrangement by be it , A of .” , as of for reimbursing the Charges other Security the Printing and Publishing thereof judged shall proper by the Committee number minor details which was neces 49 �THE AUTHOR . to as of , to , , to his . to in of ; . at its of . . , , to on , . of . , , of , to . , to be a is ; so , ' it of s . is , : ; it ., 33 of , , . , is it of of , of , ." : not to , all of First 15 these : etc The proposals were ” in they would the booksellers is proposals carefully discussed distinctly gentlemanly made forecast the by to be as byto 's ( ” , . as be in 6d . 2s . ' is to , any one who now impressed the forthcoming show how the booksellers the pound had per cent and more probably no become explanation was found except that tradesmen . probable results Meanwhile reads the report cannot fail explanation fact that to ) ( attempt the report and and not all businesslike in . cash an these sell to a of . ; “ to 15 of their own where only and only for Each , of . per cent com the booksellers more than mission and afterwards that the sale the Society books be open general and the trade per cent given equal allowance and finally that the society should have warehouse allow to ; ) in commissions were liable 1740 1911 proportions assume unanticipated and also the fact that whereas the original commission had in to to a proposed no , of in 's . , Messrs Millar Nourse and Gray per cent who by the enormous allowance vending not more for their books have brought the affairs the Society low and defeated hitherto the generous intention its institution for the removal this evil now three booksellers 33 , in he of ' to complicated show , to is to ." he on . a to is to , will , of at to of , ) ; do it at . , of “ ; .” to is but the following passage that does not mince matters The Society being since last Michaelmas happily disengaged from the former contract with their tinctly at , , in . to , , of " “ , of , 's to and these those Messrs Strahan Valiant Baker and Brindley were those most adran tageous the society An agreement was also ultimately made with them but not with them alone For though the society had been successful with Dr Stuart book was finding the general conditions sales and the results accruing from them the highest degree unsatisfactory and special report containing much that there many respecting considerations the difficulties hampering the sale which the society found their publications and various suggestions for combating these difficulties This report dis ; in at ' 's , of be it ( 's , of to so . , no “ the entire profits his work The society doubt plead The book has cost him Every copy that nothing now sells represents much clear gain and what succeeds selling represents actually the whole profit seeing that the previous sales merely covered the production cost This view the situation simply one more however instance the society incapacity perceive that bookselling the difficulty find the purchaser design here At the same time the society light They did not propose comes clearly pay the author royalty his sales nor hand over him the profits resulting from successful produce his book transaction but simply might he Yet the society was this very date discovering that books are not always easily sold Their agree ment with their booksellers had lapsed and the committec reports labours search new agents They had given notice the trade that any booksellers might offer sealed proposals the terms which they were willing contract with the society Several proposals had been offered “ . 's . a of , as a kind remainder the same time releasing the right impression say that giviog the author back his copyright This plainly leaving the author himself secure amounted him , 's , of : him .” of be , author return dispose pleased so in of of is ) . ) is , , , , 19 of to treasurer deliver the remaining copies and impression release the right which was done accordingly Whatsoever may have been thought 1740 the present date this action the society will certainly considered unsatisfactory Here was strictly scientific book which had the case presently seen sold well and quickly will that all the society publications did not this but after having recovered their expenses the dispose society makes no further effort the rest the edition but simply returos the themselves 's . . , 2 26 an ', De the repaid the copyright and the remainder . - of .” , . of of ( . on , (p in “ printing and publishing Dr Stuart book Motu Musculari the committee directed having after , , of . , A to , 1 . , . . D I. of ." , , . 1 , “ . , 20 .” in " . . , 26 “ 17 M et structura motu musculari Stuart Published May 1738 500 copies quarto History Sir William Smith the British Plantations America Part Pablished November 1738 000 copies quarto Original Thomas Carte Collection Letters and Papers concerning the Affairs England from 1641 1660 Published Novem ber 1738 000 copies octavo The agreement with the booksellers was renewed The whole number members who had paid their subscriptions was 106 The report the annual meeting the following year February 1740 one the most interesting The sale of Dr Stuart book May ublished completely 1738 had been presented the only successful and instance instance fully recorded how the society dealt profits such cases with the author The committee report On October 1739 the Society having been reimbursed the expenses they had been Dissertatio auctore Alexandro (possibly one for which he could get no offers from being put any cost and the trade ) without of de the “ by published as if mentions committee society : an the , 50 �THE AUTHOR . it of be of ] sic to . , it . . . on it be ] [ , to to . . . to . it on , to , of it to a of at , , at on to ; , of If . on a of 's , of . . on 20 . a to .” . of of . 23 did , If . , on , of , of . of , , , of to , , 2 , it . . in . in to of of in , as of in so 's , a to 2 , of . 16 . . to of “ 's “ to of up by A . to in an of , of . to a , 3 , a of to . . of of to , of - of have been drawn the subscriptions committee and another arrears Neither however was ever presented February At the annual meeting 1746 quorum sufficient members form were not present The meeting was adjourned but again quorum the number was insufficient form On April memorial the present state , - ; to it no ment was announced 17 “ A , à , as a of : , 2 on , ” fit , ." of of as , of 's of booksellers employed , - , - of - . as by , or , 's an , as , 's nished since there have been Isaac Newton Quadrature Curves Ex very well recom plained the society came mended and order was given the printers quarto general statement for 350 copies the accounts the society from its first establish ” ." to as to of a , on no , at , of . of in “ Having taken into consideration the sale the greatly dimi books the committee find Society At the annual meeting February 1745 there were not present sufficient members form quorum The meeting was postponed until February On that occasion the publication books offered the society was discussed , be at , to as on at of of to the society warehouse for what they The warehouse was course proving expense good deal and occasion responsi additional care and labour well bility the society records plainly show but what was the result the new tactics may be read the report the committce presented the February annual meeting 1743 failure On February 1744 was announced that the society funds were nearly exhausted and that this consequence expenses incurred wasnot much consequence the publication books subscriptions amounting an arrear £454 138 May did not this year the general meeting take place . is as as 's “ be : to be is . . . of apply wanted source by us or , as , .” of as as , to , It “ it of whole executive part our scheme into the hands giving them the sole our natural adversaries power vending our books they think reserving the sale for themselves instead Accordingly the expiration the contracts agreements with any particular the society made private individuals booksellers but left the trade , , , a . . . of in to . . . by ] The committee add further proposed that the sale our gentlemen open books well book sellers the price fixed the title page which would unquestionably defeat all combina tions the booksellers against the Society For capital error put the has hitherto been not make use the intervention the book sellers they could not sell their books the society did make use the booksellers the latter discouraging the sale the works and by demanding exorbitant commissions what they fatally crippled the society sold Meanwhile the subscriptions arrears which had been always difficult collect were constantly increasing and the whole enterprise was drifting towards inevitable by . . . of to [ for consideration This proposal was that soon the contracts expired the sale Society the books should many substantial dealers home laid open willing and abroad should serve booksellers However that method has been since found absolutely impracticable Accordingly the society reverted their previous policy employing agents They gave com per cent mission sales home and per cent sales abroad carrying out the The absolute impossibility society design was however now evident and publishing house that was the hopelessness philanthropic do business lines the society In it in to is , of our affairs into their own hands most promote have shown very little willingness the sale our books from which natural plain conclude that most of the trade are opposition the prosperity this institution and will continue combination against unless the Society moving one two steps further sic than was done last year effectually defeat the design some such expedient here proposed them whom that affair was first committed were them yet they selves wholly strangers the nature of by the were sensible that the terms insisted booksellers were extravagant But when that contract was expired occurred the Society trying come resolution vend their books any their own house without the assistance of . , . to , of , of three for vending was expected have great advantage towards increasing the yet after signing the contract with the and getting almost the whole executive . of , . . part to for of a . . . instead been sale Society in , . 15 . . . 's on a in of to to in of “ of - , . 2 , on meeting February 1741 Matters had not been improving and the com mittee state The regulations the last annual meeting the 1740 for reducing the profits per cent for vend booksellers from 354 ing has produced the desired effect saving considerable sums authors The opening vending also room the Society house the trade has put our affairs better footing six booksellers But though the appointing opinion that in their service , were [ therefore was entirely necessary for the interest the Society that some reputable booksellers should con provided tracted with could effected upon easier terms than those which has been done formerly For though the gentlemen Sir . be , at of , to 15 been 121 per cent . (28. 6d . in 20s . ), " the society per cent now found itself compelled offer How the various proposals were ultimately put into practice and with what results may seen from the report the committee the annual 51 �THE AUTHOR . , , to us of 12 , to or be a of is it of to its its by it . is do a , of . . , , 12 of a ) ( . of ( ), of , a , in or , ' of s , ", ' . 2 Tuum . ) ( si , do , who made me placeo em is a of so on all of ( 1 of of To 's Quod placeo ." 's , etc . 24 of In ( . )) £2 , . J. H . of . , to - of . ( of ) £3 , . . , . of of ; . ” , “ these Mrs Hughes . ; ” ) of Sir ; ” ; ” bydu One , of by by , be . , as , , a , of . by . . ) of a , “ of of be a of of at A . . , , – ", of on £6 . , , “ of in 35 24 . 3 on , £5 , to 8 and 2 XXV . . , ” Vol . is . , * " Nos to It . Book Prices Current London Elliot Stock the record different dates the sale Encyclopædia two copies Britannica 1875 1903 volumes with the supplementary volumes volumes sold for one occasion and for another seen all , Book in of third numbers and of , 5 April second Prices Current for 1911 contain records the sales from December 1910 impossible say too often that 1911 " 1 THE “ of , ) £7 , as . as . etc 5 , of . in . , it - , " , is ( . of of . * . CURRENT . of a £4 , , ., , , . BOOK PRICES by of of in , a for of A . 15 for . it prices miscellaneous collection more interesting than miscellaneous collections generally are was sold Sotheby Among other curiosities March etc contained four Horn Books one them matrix making gingerbread Horn Books cut reverse At this sale Tasso The Falconieri Manuscript letters and poems dated 1556 1593 fetched only £49 Mr Dawson gave 200 louis for Rome The record the sale the first portion the library Sotheby Mr Charles Butler April 569 not yet completed reaching only far The Mirrour for Magistrates but presents course wonderful array rare English and Continental books The mere description them forms warning may very seasonable note feast ( to no on , , of in HENRY CRESSWELL Hughes John Barham On February was sold the 9th and following days Sotheby 086 the very remarkable collection printed books and other works illustrated George Cruikshank formed by Captain Douglas Many might expected fetched high these in in to In , is . conveys speak for themselves pages seven of or , is it of , at . for the expenses incurred these cases the authors nothing received and the booksellers alone benefited There however occasion commenting waste space what happened The history the society and the lessons which . reimburse the society producing them the third part are appended manuscript the autograph transcript including poem it its , adequate remuneration would have received remuneration all not clear that the authors received very much substantial benefit from the society Several the books failed To .” . in If, no . is “ ", ; 's Sir “ of ” Monastica and Notitia Britannica The society thus certainly produced several books substantial value Whether these works might not have seen the light without assistance another question that case the authors no author Isaac Newton Bishop Tanner Notitia ; ; ” Curves Ciel Prof Gronovius of Sir “ : , . “ A ” Signor ), (o on - . of to ; “ . to of “ ' of s Animalibus of Histoire Revelation " “ , of de 1660 Cicero Letters History Virginia English , “ “ “ ” 1641 William Keith Translation Pluche Campbell Necessity Aelian Quadrature Maximus Tyrius Dr Stuart De Original Letters of , from Translation “ 's . P Rolli “ ” Motu Musculari English History Davies Carte 's ; . Dr the society were ; Papers State by 's Thomas Roe with notes by . ling Hospital The works published 1910 December etc the library Mr Hilton Sale offered rich collection beles lettres amongst which were the first second two copies third Shakespeare and fourth folios On January Sotheby books number 1911 were sold relating printed Canada and the United States Specialists will recognise among them many particular interest volumes the sale the library the Rev Dent January Hodgson copy 422 was included Gray with his autograph and manuscript notes Stow Survey the Cities London and Westminster February miscellaneous collection and Hodgson was offered the first edition the three parts The Ingoldsby Legends thick paper nly dozen copies the first part were printed inscriptions with autograph from the sale 480 . to , of , 31 , in the society when the balance £20 12s remained was presented the Found 1749 The , no , of a ; until the dissolution office January that finally mentioned Sotheby a 's to - of , " . , . the members get Several attempts were afterwards made together meeting the society but without effect and the officers and committee continued Prices Current " can be appreciated at pages full value only those who peruse impossible that any short notice should which pick space compel justice Limitations out few only the plums which contains and painful consciousness that what that with passed over must often exactly what readers this that taste would particularly wish have “ Book “ , its of to “ ( 3 ) ; ; ( 2 ) of in : ( 1 ) , the Society " was sent to all the members . It set forth the difficulties beneath which the society was succumbing those already fully described that dealings with the society had encountered the booksellers the small sale the society publications and what has principally con tributed reduce the affairs the Society their present state the great deficiency the annual payments response from This appeal however met with In 52 �THE AUTHOR . SCOUTS ' HISTORY OF ENGLAND . * is . I. to do in of . in , in , do . a It . , a is . - . , , in : , he . in to as in it to to , it . If a an , , , is ? , — is of ", , 't “ do if to if be in be , ” ' “ , I of on — , ; . to , as to to it in a is of a is “ it , of not wish examine detail the your last number Authors Agents Many the points are well taken and many the warnings will dealing with some most useful agents even they hardly necessary relation others employ But when you sum up Don agent you but watch him venture that the first part think the advice too broadly stated and the second too well shall we say unceremoniously good watchdog As the first the society can warn advise and guard cannot the positive work for capable and author which my zealous agent can tried would opinion soon find itself exposed the same charges favouring one author against another which agents are now exposed good practice An agent literary exchange possesses acts know ledge what wares are wanted what places and what prices which few authors possess This valuable knowledge well worth paying for He an to , is . . 's is It . SIR article It of , , to in . ” , , DRAMATIC AND . LITERARY - AGENTS of . is , is 's a to . ”, is to to “ ' he is . its , of of of . of as , of ; to of , ; AUTHORS he a be to a ; It ' in a . at , , . , is a , . is be a is CORRESPONDENCE Garden course every man ought vigilance reasonable over his own interests and affairs even though were dealing angel with But the attitude mind indicated your hardly promising basis Watch him particularly confidential for business relation to ; or . in - side of . , on of an to , of . he of — a of is * ” watch not think considered The position he do But I a man should sense . a in . - No doubt of to he his a ” a do , an In as and , no be there are men who , as ." , , ." as “ is “ a of a would employ solicitor whom great deal watching need agent very similar and demands confidence watching well There are doubt solicitors literary agents who and there may very well not deserve this confidence both professions . Press solicitor an at Fletcher and Clarendon the other second do , . L . . C by by the the . to . , be , Published R . . net England ", of . 6d , 78 . . Oxford it to , , is in is it * " The History Kipling Rudyard to all ”, ." , 's to , at nature This sound rate the present time and for the past centuries though impossible may say how soon contro the near future verted any the considerations a of . to of 's of be to , it “ , historically As exercise an a , " . is my Father There are four legs Chair Priest and People and Lords and Crown some the account “ , , to , to , ", , “ : begins are by , to of , . . , to English comes nearest the hearts may perhaps men although considered England have little do with the history My Father Chair which The other one to knows whom trust and whom not trust knowledge very valuable business Neither shy ness nor sentiment prevents him from asking and obtaining the proper market price one both often prevent author when acting for himself These of Rudyard Kipling and the illustrations Ford Some the poems are just right for the boy who desires have sound stirring examples before him Some perhaps are little above his grow up head but still he will live them Of the many scattered throughout the book we should like recommend two The last The Glory the of H . poems it for of , R . L . .byan C . to ", of of of of point useless from child view than useless This history written puts forward high and patriotic for children ideals and will surely tend interest stimulate why we and arouse the better feelings This heading the article have taken the liberty The Boy Scouts History of England for what most striking that movement the high moral ideals which are put before the boys the code up which they are bound true scouts live This dry historical details They not criticism may all wrong though Mr Fletcher name guarantee that they are all right indeed difficult matter write something for children history which will interest while the shape gives instructs that think while ceases bore but this appears have been carried through successfully by the author aided course by the view worse - it is in . 1 " point a to the fact that The Author not August and September published has give been impossible earlier review England The History Fletcher and Rudyard Kipling which reached the office July the beginning We have read the book with perusal considerable interest and have enjoyed There are many different views taken about the writing history but surely the soundest view partisan that that the historian should adopts should give some life the views that and should revivify the dead bodies the past The merely opinions and historian who balancer dry facts methods and chronicler from our he This work should be very popular , not perhaps as a class book , but as a prize book or a gift book ; and in saying this we are paying the something book the greater compliment , considerably more than dry text book so much I BOY at THE 53 author who has �THE AUTHOR . = is or a in ? is a in “ of at , ? circumstances when you look the broad facts against your five columns place two brief Let generalities Most the eminent authors who are members the society employ literary of , to in him the agent years salary in , , 't if ' , so - - -- . --- its a . for to an a of is as , to " 't an “ as : is “ ” , The usual practice such case for charge commission upon one two What wrong there here Where does this differ essence from commission upon any prepaid royalties your What becomes ment of of trade union official , against occupations . One of us is a member of the society , and for ten years past it has been our own policy to encourage authors to join it : Mrs . Thurston , of whom you print a touching memorial notice , is an instance . Nor do we in the slightest degree object to reasonable criticism of the customs of literary agency , written with the facts clearly in view . It is perfectly well known to many , perhaps most , of the members of your society , that there are agents and agents . The fact worth stating but random attack Preferably don based upon such texts use agent and employ agent you Don but quite another thing Again we do watch him cannot object the office the Authors Society being used literary agency for members return fees But we have every reason object being allowed occupied the officials type the narrowest legal and honest ? SIR , — We have just had the privilege of reading literary the extraordinary five -column attack on agents in your last issue . It is unlikely that you will give us five columns in which to reply to your hardly refuse to detailed points ; but you can publish this brief protest . For we imagine that it is very far from the intention of the eminent authors composing the Council and Committees of the Authors ' Society that their names should be used to cover campaigns , designed in the spirit of . II. We do not , however , wish now to go into these details . Let us say a word about the contract between author and agent . Why not be perfectly honest , and admit that authors , like agents , are not angels ? But agents have to deal with many authors who are in or on the verge of financial straits . Without money - lending , the agent may , and often does , help these struggling men and women in a crisis . It would be mean to deny this ; the statement can easily be proved . The reputable agent is , however , necessarily in a somewhat more substantial position than such an author , and to forbid him to collect moneys would , to that extent , involve withdrawing from the most helpless class of authors any benefits which literary agency can give Again , you say that “ the agent must not them . agency be allowed in any circumstances to claim young fees on introductions merely .” ( wise judge ! “ In any circumstances ! ” A young man , perhaps a provincial or a recluse , desirous of obtain ing a paid post as leader writer , or a regular connection as specialist contributor , is recommended to apply to a certain agent , who, by reason of wide connections , may be able to make such an arrange to . . COMMITTEE ” OF ( 1 ) Ex -MEMBER which ten copies are sold in this country for every one sold there . The writer may have been thinking of a certain narrow kind of popular fiction ; but if so , why didn ' t he say so ? . I will sign myself — for and experience , knowledge written these two sentences : “ No market is better for the author than the American market . ” “ If a book touches the American market ( and all good literature should be universal) , for one copy sold in England , four would be sold in America . " So untrue is this that we could name out of hand a dozen books , placed , not for editions in sheets , but for copyright production in the United States , of ' the dignity , of authors . I do not think that any committee of the Society has ever taken up a hostile position towards agents as such . I should regret it if any committee ever did . On the other hand , there have been many cases where the Society and agents have acted together in the interests of members , and it is within my knowledge that in several instances agents have advised authors to join the Society . There is, in fact , plenty of room for co -operation between the society and an honest and capable agent , and , in my opinion , no reason why such co -operation should not exist . To show your readers that I do not write altogether without , which has , in my judgment, on the whole , and in the persons of its honourable members , done much for the commercial interests , and something for under cover of a public and , apparently , impartial association , honoured by such names as those of Mr. Thomas Hardy , Mr. Bryce, Mr. Birrell , and Lord Curzon , to launch against a small group of reputable private traders charges which , when no names are given , are grossly unfair , and , if names were given , would bring you within the scope of the libel law . If sweeping generalities are to be indulged in at all , they should be based upon a width of experience , which the writer of the article evidently does not possess . No one with any considerable knowledge literary of Anglo - American traffic could have us employed an agent for nearly twenty years with most satisfactory results , I think that the article in your columns is one -sided , and , while containing (as I have said ) much that is of value , might unduly p rej dice a young author against a profession in 54 �THB AUTHOR . his as to , troubling from of ? to us of , all a or or as an , to be , to . as . in , : or of a in , , : if or , the second should or is only with agent has . ” . do that literary it Yours faithfully ALLEN HARKER . . it ; to a of , , ; 't have much and sound L credited with watch the of rid to 's , an it . an In of that , , as of do , work to own be an might particularly want and second those whose the publisher does want would want knew class , , in is . in if , an in his “ , , it ' to . is is it a to , is , to or “ 't . " author doesn work he of to it , “ on . ”, so , , if . no judgment compelled employ Now author certainly with the an agent and he does hope of obtaining by this means better terms from the publishers than he could get for himself Should he find this not the case surely the remedy his own hands either seek more capable agent person transact his literary business The article concludes with the somewhat cryptic remark employ agent but you Don watch even if it be is ; . be , as so a by IV . an an is - - , October number The Author article Authors Agents Literary and Dramatic put mildly which seems rather one sided From the young and inexperienced author would gather that the literary agent unnecessary evil superimposed upon unfortunate authors against their will and better sufficient interest by to is , in it of might And well remind the discontented quite honest but that even solicitor may rather stupid are there agents who meaning quite grasp the essential well their clients yet fail quality author work and find the right channel for The wise author gets such possible an agent soon article that appeared the Fortnightly Review some five years ago Mr Curtis Brown futility sums up this vexed question the use the literary agent few terse sentences Much that has been written about the literary agent has been futile because the writers have not understood that authors can be divided into two classes First those whose work the publisher it STACPOOLE . VERE In SIR the there appeared Now is . of to . to - in . , DE . ? , a is H . to is, to is , ; , to an . , , , so do I an to an . Yours faithfully to from agents of speak and especially the my business have proved now absolutely indispensable that themselves me reading your article send this protest employ agent To advise author not from my experience bad advice advise him agent watch from my experience superfluous advice very wideawake person The modern author him It ? of . from which amount excellent advice can guard him There are generally far more willing and experienced persons advise the young writer profit than there are young writers willing their advice The young writer above all things print and any advice anxious see himself Cassandra like utterance which suggests the delay regarded that happy consummation timid pessimistic occasionally Would not well the pages The Author was suggested that publishers even and literary agents have their living get launching And that unknown the other his time writer the one risks his capital and his postage stamps in and , ", Literary . experience agents who I vital importance of “ I say no this a to odium In ' s a to held in is of up should number importance vital . , men be , writing manner to of right that to It . Author seems me not gentlemen whose work of of on ” The with surprise the article the October number read in I , “ have — SIR Literary Agents is ; . , III ? an in of it be . is , ' — in - , a as a is , . of .] cease his integrity The business manager that requires continual watching hardly worth the consideration averagely sensible people We make inquiries and take considerable thought before confiding our affairs solicitor why should taken for granted that we are less careful the choice agent We know most from sad experience that there exist dishonest publishers and unsatisfactory and somewhat shady agents but the literary profession itself entirely com posed persons the highest probity pity condemn whole class because one indivi dual experience may have been unfortunate every profession the novice makes mistakes to . C ' in [ - . the author still never suspicions CoSGROVE literary Authors Society not used return for fees and does not undertake the placing MSS and plays the Agents main duty Ed The agency he has entrusted with its marketing . man whom But , if , say, after a year 's intercourse , he has found his agent quite straightforward and honest in dealings and sensible and fair minded his advice is , , . . F H . . G OF agents . (2 ) Few of them attempt to treat their agents as you propose . Faithfully yours , THE LITERARY AGENCY LONDON PERRIS 55 �THE AUTHOR . ' METHODS . on on an were also contents . of its it I , of in us or , all , I of of - a at , an 's , American in . It . in it if it , to a , - . I to a , to to be damaged an . , a if a of to on a of I , a SIR my letters this morning One patterns from London shop and legend patterns was printed each little set they not returned were the effect that charge made for them uninjured there would be publisher Another letter was from who had had whom see my new novel and asked sent my clean and dainty newly typed MS saying that the MS printed form was merely hand but that the publisher declined was any way responsible should for opened packet SIR , — The Sorrows of a Freelance as set forth in last month Author along with some notes the article and The Colonial Markets Proposed Canadian Copyright Law have reminded picked out English magazine rail me way bookstall not long ago from among four five American monthlies which have already our and made good their footing among Colonies The cover design the English magazine was the work American artist and do not doubt that the electros from which was printed were made America The bulk of MSS. was TIMES. SIGNS OF THE . PUBLISHERS by 56 and authors his say that The last time was New York American editor told me that one our most lordly magazine proprietors had been bemoaning there the falling sending West End shop printed approval and enclosing coat responsible form the effect that decline know the law don loss for its damage shrewd suspicion that case but such what was and doubt still do not buy one our most popular fiction monthlies whose circulation had fallen under half million over from understand million copies month May not be that our public have had enough to lost while an in a , is to : a I , - , of , — it no of I I . a by to ladled out them the purveyors magazines And that our sorrowing freelances have had enough the unfair methods trading with them still vogue most English magazine offices undoubtedly ousting The American publisher My own American us our Colonial markets many my books publishers sell Canada my English publishers can dispose alone the pap popular in in of in of . as as quite sympathise can with the Canadians in I . is to in ' is . , of the rest the British Empire England included publishers fault that scarcely our English But our Colonial cousins prefer the more gaudy dress shipped which light literature them from America it . at to it is It . to so ! to their aggrieved attempt combat the American Typographical Union which our society might perhaps commend the notice President Taft of in , ; , , a ." “ A in “ so is of " ? . , - : of art . of “ 's , in is .] Ed -- London . Agency of H . W . .C N . . in tunity The remark this letter about the American interesting when compared with the publisher opinion put forward the letter from the Literary [ yet at I . I in these books did well America con received less than the publisher agent American And this publisher was annoyed because left him the earliest oppor the Canadian and English editions came from New York sheets American business policy has aggression and why should we now become one neglect the noble self defence Yours faithfully ROBERT AITKEN , , an I to of , of all , of . . 10 , a on a I a , — signed DEAR SIR Once upon time agreement publisher for three books with among other who paid me sum account things the American rights which was expenses had been per cent after receive paid Two sequently one those combinations restraint bursting busy trade Canadian acquaintance mine published book this year Canada the United States and England but both in RIGHTS . AMERICAN he of as to of : authors to . so to it be , to ! or a So to . a in of , course we must remember that the products the accepted our brain are not our property sense We can only command them for short time and cannot bequeath them our children My type different from chair table any one she likes writer can leave her machine types cannot but the book left belong any publisher who likes issue help spoil the market 4d and for future in Of is ? in of ? “ . of , Yours truly MERE WRITER A of in , in I if to - and the sales though ” " be to co pay for mates off it a a my ! in should have here , reflection the craft it . Food brothers 't I ve a . I' or lost that coat I damaged for a or , I to , on to of thinking new a I am . typing alone “ me for of of I . only need cash hard to cost . superfluous over £5 in MS is Comment my for artists . get ! care or under happen �ADVERTISEMENTS . . COTTERILL . ESO . , of Hindhead , Surrey, writes you " I have just completes the revision of my novel . . . which typed , and I should like to thank you for the admirable way the you manuscript to was sent work was done. Considering that the my handwriting, without having beencorrected or evenread, and that I am told, is not always particularly legible, it is obvious that it required perception as well as care, something more than simple , mechanical accuracy, to produce such a result - & result which in conjunction with your moderate charges, seems to me to be the best upon recently been directed of answers to the criticisms which have the work of typists in the columns of The Author. " HUBERT WALES Literary Agents , SIKES and SIKES , W. . , . W .C , . . , ., , , , ; 1, , . d . , ; 20 , . . , , , . C . W . . . “ beI , 's . , , Yew , ) . , , , of in 'S - 199 Strand , Rudin . . c .o , advise , . 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1890–1914 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The-Author-Issues Publication Date The date of an event (in YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD format) 1911-11-01 Volume 22 Issue 2 Pages Page range in volume 29–56 Ngram Date Version of the date in YYYYMMDD format for use by the Ngram plugin 19111101 Ngram Text Version of the text with no HTML formatting for use by the Ngram plugin The Author. (The Organ of the Incorporated Society of Authors. Monthly.) VOL. XXII.-No. 2. NOVEMBER 1, 1911. (PRICE SIXPENCE. List of Memberina Notices The Society's Funds List of Members. The Pension Fund .. Pension Fund-Complete List of Annual Subscribers Committee Notes ... Books published by Members ... Literary, Dramatic and Musical Notes Paris Notes ... ... ... ... How to Use the Society ... Warnings to the Producers of Books .. Warnings to Dramatic Authors... CONTENTS. PAGE Registration of Scenarios and Original Plays 45 Dramatic Authors and Agents ... Warnings to Musical Composers Stamping Music The Reading Branch Remittances. ... ... ... * * General Notes The First Snciety for the Protection of the Rights of authors... Book Prices Current The Boy Scouts' History of England ... Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... . .. MRS. BARCLAY'S NEW NOVEL. THE FOLLOWING OF THE STAR. 6s. BY FLORENCE L. BARCLAY. With Coloured Frontispiece by F. H. Townsend. OVER HALF-A-MILLION COPIES OF Mrs. Barclay's Previous Books HAVE BEEN SOLD. THE ROSARY. 6s. THE MISTRESS OF SHENSTONE. 6s. THE WHEELS OF TIME. 1s. net. G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 24, BEDFORD STREET, STRAND, W.C.  ## p. 28 (#428) ############################################# ADVERTISEMENTS. The Society of Authors (Incorporated). Telegraphic Address : "AUTORIDAD, LONDON.” Telephone No. : 374 Victoria. . PRESIDENT. THOMAS HARDY, 2. M COUNCIL SIB ROBERT ANDERSON, K.C.B. THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD CURZON SIB Wu.REYNELL ANSON, Bart.,D.C.L. OF KEDLESTON, P.C. THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD AUSTIN DOBSON. AVEBURY, P.C. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. J. M. BABRIE. DOUGLAS FRESHFIELD, SIR ALFRED BATEMAN, K.C.M.G. EDMUND GOSSE, LL.D. ROBERT BATEMAN, SYDNEY GRUNDY. T. E, BEDDARD, F.R.S. H. RIDER HAGGABD, MRB. BELLOC-LOWNDES. MRS. HARRISON (“LUCAS MALET''). THE RIGHT Hon. AUGUSTINE BIB. ANTHONY HOPE HAWKINS. BELL, P.C. E. W. HORNUNG. MRS. E. NESBIT BLAND. MAURICE HEWLETT. THE REV. PROF. BONNEY, F.R.8. W. W. JACOBS. THE RIGHT HON. JAMES BRYCE, P.C. HENRY JAMES. THE RIGHT Hon. THE LORD BURGH. JEROME K. JEROME. CLERE, P.C. HENRY ARTHUR JONES. HALL CAINE. J. SCOTT KELTIE, LL.D. J. W. COMYNS CARR, RUDYARD KIPLING. EGERTON CASTLE, F.S.A. SIR EDWIN RAY LANKESTER, F.R.8, EDWARD CLODD. LADY LUGARD (MISS FLORA L. W. MOBRIS COLLES. SHaw). THE HON. JOHN COLLIER. MRS. MAXWELL (M. E. BRADDON). SIR W. MARTIN CONWAY. AYLMER MAUDE. JUSTIN MCCARTHY, THE REV. C. H, MIDDLETON-WAKE. SIR HENRY NORMAN, M.P. SIR GILBERT PARKER, M.P. SIR ARTHUR PINERO. THE RIGHT HON. SIB HORACE PLUNKETT, K.P. ARTHUR RACKHAM. OWEN SEAMAN, G. BERNARD SHAW, G. R, SIMS. S. SQUIRE SPRIGGE, M.D. FRANCIS STORR. SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD, Mus. Doc. MRS. HUMPHRY WARD, SIDNEY WEBB. H. G. WELLS. PERCY WHITE. FIELD-MARSHAL THE RIGHT Hox. THE VISCOUNT WOLSELEY, K.P., P.C., &c. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Chairman-S, SQUIRE SPRIGGE, M.D. SIR ALFRED BATEMAN, K.C.M.G. ' MAURICE HEWLETT. G. BERNARD SHAW. MRS. BELLOC-LOWNDES. W. W. JACOBS. FRANCIS STOBB, MRS. E. NESBIT BLAND, AYLMER MAUDE. SIDNEY WEBB. J. W. COMYNS CARR. ARTHUR RACKHAN. RUDOLPH BEBIER, H. GRANVILLE BARKER, C. HADDON CHAMBERS. ANSTEY GUTHRIE, DRAMATIC SUB-COMMITTEE. Chairman-R. C. CARTON. Miss CICELY HAMILTON. CECIL RALEIGH, CAPT. BASIL HOOD. G. BERNARD SHAW. JEROME K, JEROME. MISS E. M. SYMONDS. JUSTIN HUNTLY MCCARTHY, PENSION FUND COMMITTEE. Chairman-S. SQUIRE SPRIGGE, M.D. MORLEY ROBERTS. MRS. ALEC TWEEDIE. M. H. SPIELMANN. MRS. HUMPHRY WARD. 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R. 5 0 Hawkins, Anthony Hope . 10 0 0 Dunsany, The Lord . 5 0 Heath, Miss E. . 0 5 o . · · . . · · . . · · · · . · · · . . . . . · · · · . · · · . · . · · . · · · . · · · Ororo rererererno . · . . . . . . . .  ## p. 32 (#436) ############################################# 32 THE AUTHOR. £ S. d. . · · . · · · · . · · · · . . · · · · 0 Petti · · · · . . · · · . · · · . · · . . · · · . . . · · . . · · . . · · · · · . . · . · . · · . . · · · 2 2 0 . . · . . · · · . GE Green Boeroer . · · . . . · . . . . · · · · . . · · . · . . · . eter er . . Heath, Miss Helena . Hecht, Mrs. Arthur . Heming, Lieut.-Col. D. Hepburn, Thomas Hering, H. A. . . Hichens, Robert . . Hills, Mrs. Martha Hitchings, F. N. W. . Holmes, Miss Eleanor . Inkster, C. L. . Inman, Rev. H. T. J. A. R. : : J. K. J. . J. L. W. . Jacberns, Raymond Jackson, C. S. Jacomb, A. E. . James, Henry . Jessup, A. E. Jones, W. Braunston Jopp, Miss E. A. . . Keene, Mrs. . . Kelly, W. P. Kersey, William H. Kilmarnock, The Lord. Kipling, Rudyard Kitcat, Mrs. . Lack, H. Lambert Lambe, J. Laurence Laws, T. C.. Lewis, T. C. Lion, Leon M. Logan, The Rev. Robert Longe, Miss Julia. M. M. B. . . . Mackenzie, Miss H. Macnaughton-Jones, Dr. H. . Macpherson, J. F. . . Malcolm, Mrs. Ian. “Malet, Lucas”. Mann, Mrs. Mary E.. Maquarie, Arthur. . Marchmont, A. W. Marks, Mrs. Mary . Marriott, Charles . . Matheson, Miss Annie. Middlemass, Miss Jean. Miniken, Miss Bertha M. M. Moffatt, Miss B. , . Montgomery, Miss K. L. Morrah, H. A. . . Mulliken, Mrs. .. Nembhard, Miss M. Nicholls, F. C. .. Niven, Frederick . O'Brien, The Rev. G. E. Owen, Charles . . £ 8. d. . 0 5 0 P. : : . . . . 0 2 50 Paget, Mrs. Gerald . . 1 0 0 O Parr, Miss 0. K. . . . 0 5 0 10 6 Pearson, Mrs. Conny. . 2 20 . 0 10 6 Pendered, Miss Mary L. . 0 10 Pettigrew, W. F. . . . 0 5 0 0 Phillips-Wooley, Clive . . 1 1 . 0 5 0 Phillpotts, Eden . . . . . 0 5 5 0 Phipson, Miss Emma . . 0 5 : 0 5 0 Pickthall, M. W.. . . 0 10 6 . 0 5 0 Pinero, Sir Arthur . 5 0 Plunkett, G. N., Count . 05 . 5 0 0 Pope, Miss Jessie . 0 5 0 O Portman, Lionel . . • 1 0 0 Prelooker, J. . 0 5 0 Prideaux, Miss S. T. . . 0 10 . 0 5 0 Pryor, Francis . O Rawlings, Burford · 1 1 0 Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie . 05 · 0 5 0 Reynolds, Mrs. Fred.. . 0 5 0 . 0 5 0 Rhys, Ernest . 0 5 0 0 Richardson, Mrs. Aubrey . . . 0 10 6 · 0 10 0 Riley, Miss Josephine .. . . . 0 7 6 : 0 5 0 Roberts, Morley . . . . . 0 10 · 0 10 0 Roe, Mrs. Harcourt . . 5 0 0 Rorison, Miss E.. 05 . 1 1 0 Rossetti, Wm. M.. . . 0 . 0 10 0 Rumble, Mrs. 1 1 0 Rumbold, the Right Honble. Sir Horace, 0 5 0 Bart., G.C.B., G.C.M.G. .. . 1 1 0 1 1 0 S. F. F. . . . . . O S. M. , . 5 0 Sabatini, Rafael 0 5 0 Saies, Mrs. . 6 Salmond, Mrs. M. A. C. Salwey, Reginald E. 0 Sanders, Miss E. K. 10 0 Scott, G. Forrester . 0 5 0 0 Scott, Mrs. C. . : 0 0 Seaman, Owen . : 1 0 10 6 Sedgwick, W. . 1 1 0 6 Seton-Karr, H. W. : 0 5 0 0 5 0 Shaw, Mrs. Bernard . . 3 3 5 0 Shepherd, George H. .. · 0 10 0 Shera, Miss B. M. : 0 5 . 0 5 0 Sherwood, Miss A. Curtis 0 5 0 Shipley, Miss Mary . . : 0 5 0 1 0 0 Simpson, W. J. . 0 5 0 Sinclair, Miss May 2 2 0 5 0 Skrine, Mrs. John H. . ( 10 0 . 0 10 6 Slaughter, Miss F. . . 0 5 0 . 0 5 0 Smith, Bertram . : 5 0 0 : 0 5 0 Smith, Miss M. C. . 0 10 0 · 0 5 0 Smythe, Alfred . . . . . 0 5 0 . 0 5 0 Somers, John . . . . 0 5 0 . 0 10 0 Somerville, E. E. : 0 5 0 . 0 5 0 Speed, Lancelot . . 0 10 0 . · . . . · · · . · · . · . · . · · · . · . er oor oor er er er er . · . . . · · . o noso er erwer er en · . . · . . · . . . · . . · · . . . . . . . · . • . . . - · • . . . . · · .. . . . . . . · · .. . 0 0 . . . . · . . . · · . . · . .. Serverer Boaner er en or o co em . · · · · . . · . . · . · · . . .....si .. . · · . . · · . · . . . . V · .  ## p. 33 (#437) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 33 COMMITTEE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 0 · . ܟܨ ܨ ܝܝܘܕ ܝܙess · . . · . . · . . 0 0 · . . · . . · . . ܝܕ ܕܨ ܕܕܨ · . . · . . er OOOOH · . . · . £ . d. Sproston, Samuel, Junr. . 1 1 0 Stanton, Miss H. M. E. . . 0 5 0 Stawell, Mrs. Rudolf . : 0 Steel, Richard . . . 0 Stein, M. A. . . . 0 10 0 Steveni, W. Barnes . 0 5 0 Stevenson, Mrs. M. E.. 0 5 0 Stott, M. D. . . . 1 1 0 Sullivan, Herbert . 1 1 0 Summers, J. 0 5 0 Sutherland, Her Grace The Duchess of. 2 2 0 Sutro, Alfred .. 2 0 Tearle, Christian . O Teignmouth-Shore, The Rev. Canon . 1 1 0 Thorburn, W. M. 0 Thorn, Ismay : Todd, Margaret, M.D. Toynbee, William 10 Trevelyan, G. M.. Trevor, Major Philip Truman, Miss Olivia 0 10 0 Tuckett, F. F. . . 1 1 0 Turner, G. F. . Ö Twycross, Miss M. 0 Tyrrell, Miss Eleanor 0 10 0 V.S. 0 Vachell, H. 0 0 Vacher, Francis . 1 i 0 Vernede, R. E. . . 0 5 0 Voynich, Mrs. E. L. . . 1 1 0 Voysey, The Rev. Charles . 10 0 Ward, Mrs. Humphry. · 10 0 0 Warden, Madame Gertrude . . 0 5 0 Watt, A. P.. .. . 1 1 0 Weaver, Mrs. Baillie 0 10 0 Wentworth, Patricia (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) lon) 1 1 0 Westrup, Miss Margaret . • 0 5 0 Weyman, Stanley J. . 0 O Whishaw, Mrs. Bernhard . . . 0 5 0 Wicks, Mark : 0 5 0 Willard, Mrs. . 0 10 6 Wills, The Rev. Freeman Winchilsea and Nottingham, Countess of . . . . . . • 1 0 0 Woods, Miss Mary A. . 5 0 Woodward, Miss Ida . Wright, E. Fondi . . . . . 5 0. Yolland, Miss E. . . Young, Capt. Geo. F., C.B. . Young, W. Wellington . . . 0 5 0 The total number of annual subscribers, there- fore, out of a membership of over 2,000, amounts to 284 ; the total amount of subscriptions to £231 14s. 6d. . · . . · . · . THE first meeting of the committee after the long vacation took place at the offices of the society on Monday, October 2nd. The first business before the meeting was the election of members and associates. The committee are pleased to report that the number of elections is well maintained ; 67 were elected at this meeting, bringing the total elections for the year up to 221. The names of those elected will be found on another page. The committee report, with regret, 7 resignations, bringing the total resignations to 66. The solicitor of the society attended and reported the work done during the past three months. An important case of infringement of copyright, mentioned in last month's Author, has been settled, the defendant undertaking to pay the damages demanded by the plaintiff and costs. A case relating to the bankruptcy of an agent, also reported in the last issue of The Author, is pro- gressing, as the examination of one of the parties concerned will take place during the month. The solicitor also reported a few County Court cases which had been settled, and three matters in which it had been necessary to issue summonses, the summonses being returnable in October. In one case in which the society had undertaken to act for a member, matters had been somewhat delayed owing to the course the plaintiff had thought fit to adopt independently of the society's solicitor. The committee decided it would be impossible to continue to act if the member failed to put thorough confidence in the society, and instructed the solicitor to explain the position in order that he might be able to conclude the negotiations. A case of account would, the solicitor explained, be pressed when the defendant returned to London. He was at present travelling and nothing could be done. A case was mentioned in the July issue of The Author, in which the plaintiff's claim was based, not on infringement of copyright, but on breach of confidence. The solicitor had, during the vacation, gone into the matter very carefully, had obtained full evidence and counsel's opinion. He reported to the committee the result of the steps he had taken, but the committee decided, after careful consideration, that it was not a case that the society could pursue. The solicitor also reported that the society had advised on sundry cases during the vacation, and had recovered moneys in three or four cases without the necessity of taking out summonses or issuing writs. There were certain cases of dramatic piracy · . . · . . . · · · · · 0 · · er er or ero · ·  ## p. 34 (#438) ############################################# 34 THE AUTHOR. brought forward at the meeting, which the com- council meeting was settled, together with a report mittee had decided to take steps to prevent. It is of the Committee of Management's action on the impossible, at present, to say anything more about Copyright Bill to be laid before that body at their these cases, as to do so would be likely to prejudice meeting. Formal notice will be sent to the council, the society's chances of success. together with a copy of the report, in due course. The secretary then reported the cases which were The date of the dinner was provisionally settled, under dispute in different countries. and the secretary was instructed to make the usual The first was an action taken on behalf of a arrangements. Notice of the dinner will be sent member against a publisher in Berlin for breach of round to all members at a later date. contract. He reported that the opinion of the The secretary then reported he had been enquiring society's German lawyer had been obtained, and as whether it would be possible to insure members of the opinion was favourable the matter had been the society—(1) against loss owing to non-payment pursued with the sanction of the chairman. Another from magazine editors and publishers, and (2) case, in Chicago, a claim for money due for an against the risks of action for libel. The issues article, had been settled and the money paid. A were fully discussed, and the matter was adjourned case of infringement of copyright, which had been till the next meeting, to enable the secretary to going on for some time in the Swiss Courts, had obtain further details of the schemes proposed. been carried considerably further. In the first The consideration of the settlement of the instance judgment had been delivered against the agreement between author and agent, owing to the member of the society, but application had been time occupied by other matters before the com- made by the society's lawyer to have the judgment mittee, had also to be adjourned. set aside, and at the time the result of the appli- The committee have to thank Mr. Horace J. cation was not known. A question dealing with Simpson and Mr. W. Victor Cook for donations to the infringement of a story by cinematograph per- the capital fund of the society. formance in America was fully discussed, and the secretary was instructed to ascertain the exact steps to secure the member's title to his property in the United States, as any flaw in his title would PENSION FUND COMMITTEE. immediately upset his claim ; and it was essential the society's lawyers should have clear evidence A MEETING of the Pension Fund Committee was before any action was commenced. The secretary held at the offices of the society on Friday, also reported that during the vacation the chairman October 13th. It was decided, after careful con- sideration, to send out a circular to members of the had authorised investigation by an accountant of a publisher's books, but although this investigation society, appealing for fresh support for the fund. was in progress, the accountant's report had not yet The form of the circular was carefully considered been received. and settled, and will be posted to members during The following matters were also discussed :- the month of November. In the July issue of The Author an article appeared on the subject of the publication of the Roll of the Society of Authors. In answer to the COPYRIGHT SUB-COMMITTEE. request, contained in that article, for expressions of opinion as to the advisability of publishing a roll A MEETING of the Copyright Sub-Committee of membership, only some half a dozen letters was held on Friday, October 13th, to consider an had been received. The committee decided to agreement which had been laid before them by a place the matter before the council at their next firm of musical composers. meeting, when it would be discussed. It will be remembered that in the spring of 1910 The present position of the Copyright Bill was Messrs. Stainer & Bell, desiring to meet those com- also discussed by the committee, and a letter posers who were members of the society, and to received from Mr. E. J. MacGillivray was read, arrange a more equitable form of contract than that relating to various important points which it might in common use in the music publishing trade, sub- be desirable to put forward when the Bill came before mitted an agreement which, after certain alterations, the House of Lords. The committee approved was approved by the Copyright Sub-Committee and Mr. MacGillivray's suggestions, and instructed the by the Committee of Management. This agreement secretary to proceed along the lines indicated. was printed in full in the May issue of The Author The question of Canadian copyright was next of that year. referred to, as the position had been altered owing The present agreement, submitted to the sub- to the recent Canadian elections and the defeat of committee with a similar object in view, has been Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Government. The date of the considered clause by clause, and it is hoped, with  ## p. 35 (#439) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 35 the consent of the publishers, to publish it in an In a case of piracy of dramatic pieces by illegal early issue of The Author. At the present time duplication of MS. copies, involving the property nothing further can be said save that it is a con- of three or four members of the society, the Dramatic siderable advance on the form of contract issued by Committee confirmed the action which had been many of the largest music publishing houses in taken by the society's solicitors during the London. vacation. Finally, the sub-committee considered the DRANATIC SUB-COMMITTEE. managerial treaty. The secretary read to the committee the clauses which had been passed The first meeting of the Dramatic Sub-Com- already, and put before them a redraft of those mittee after the vacation was held at the offices of clauses which remained for discussion. Several the society on Friday, October 20, at 3 o'clock. fresh clauses were put forward, and it was decided When the minutes of the previous meeting had to have these printed, ready for the consideration been read and signed, the secretary reported the of a special meeting of the sub-committee when the position of the Copyright Bill in England and the treaty was to be settled. The line of conduct to be Copyright Bill in Canada. adopted by the sub-committee when the treaty was The next question before the sub-committee ready for negotiation was also discussed, and it is was the appointment of agents in the Colonies and hoped to be able to obtain the support of the in America. They again took into consideration a great majority of the dramatic authors of the proposition put forward by an American lawyer, society to the steps contemplated by the sub- but came to the conclusion, after careful considera- committee. tion, that the sum he asked for looking after the rights of dramatists who were members of the society was prohibitive. The sub-committee had Cases. to consider, first, the number of English dramatists ALTHOUGH the chronicle of the monthly list of whose plays are acted in America, and from these cases in the magazine may prove a weariness of the number whose works would have to be pro- the flesh to some of our readers, yet it is essential tected by their own effort, and not through the that such a chronicle should be made in order that agency of the theatrical manager who held the new members may see the work of the society and licence. From the letter of the American corre- old members be convinced of its continued activity. spondent it appeared that he would officially During the past month nineteen cases have gone represent the American managers, so that the through the secretary's hands. Of these three number of English dramatists unprotected would were for accounts. One has been satisfactorily be very small. settled, one is in course of negotiation (and by An offer submitted to the sub-committee from this is meant that the delinquent bas acknowledged an agent in India they were also unable to accept. the secretary's letter and is coming to terms), and In regard to the appointment of an agent in South one has only recently come to the office. There Africa they instructed the secretary to inquire have been six claims for the return of MSS., in whether the agent would be ready to accept a power four of which the MSS. have been recovered and of attorney, and to conduct the various cases on returned to their owners, while the two last cases the understanding that his legal expenses should be have only just reached the office. Of six claims for a first charge on any soms he recovered by way of money two have had to go into the solicitors' bands damages; the author and the society being, except for collection, three are in the course of satisfactory under special contract, in no way responsible. settlement, and one has only recently come to hand. The Sketch question was further considered, If the three mentioned are not settled through the Mr. Cecil Raleigh making a full report of the intervention of the society during the course of the negotiations that had been carried on and were month they will be transferred to the society's pending. Finally, a letter to the Lord Chamberlain solicitors. Two complicated questions as to the was settled, and the secretary was instructed to construction of agreements have had to be handed forward it at the earliest possible moment. over to the society's solicitors, and it is hoped that The secretary reported the dramatic cases which they will be satisfactorily settled. Two questions the society had taken in hand during the vacation have arisen respecting the property in titles. One There were three cases for recovery of fees due to has been settled and the other is in course of dramatists. One had been settled, and the other negotiation. Author's appear to have but a very two were being carried on. One case of alleged vague idea as to the nature of the property in breach of confidence the Committee of Management, book titles. A great many of them appear to after careful consideration, decided they could not think that a title is copyright. Speaking generally, support. The sub-committee confirmed this action, this is not so. Recently more complaints thau  ## p. 36 (#440) ############################################# 36 THE AUTHOR. W usual have come to the office in respect to similarity Evans, Frank Gwynne The Tower House, of title ; but in these matters the secretary has Woodchester, had to advise the members concerned that no Stroud. property existed. Enriquez, C. M. . . Barmu, N.-W. Fron- Three cases remain over from former months. tier Province, India. The others have either been placed in the bands Farnol, Jeffery. . . 71, Eltham Road, of the society's solicitors or have been brought to Lee, S.E. a conclusion. One case is an infringement of Fontenay, Charles . . Grand Hotel d'Italia, copyright in a foreign country ; one is a question Ruta, nr. Genoa. arising on an agent's agreement, and a settlement Footner, Hulbert . . 272, West Jackson will, no doubt, be arranged ; while the last is a Street, Hamilton, question of accounts and money. Here there bas Canada. been considerable correspondence, and if a satis- Foreman, Stephen . . 3, Redclyffe, Western factory answer does not come to band shortly the Road, Cork. matter will have to be placed in the hands of the Gould, Gerald . . . 54, St. Mary's Man- society's solicitors. sions, Paddington, Hannay, James 0. (George Westport, co. Mayo. October Elections. A. Birmingham) Abraham, J. Johnston . 144, Queen's Road, W. Harnett, St. Clair . . 15, Pelham Place, Antcliffe, Herbert . . 136, Crookesmoor S.W. Road, Sheffield. Heath, Sidney . . . 5, Victoria Avenue, Batt, Miss Ethel Dumaresq Woodleigh, Fleet, Upwey, Dorchester. R.S.O., Hampshire. Heath, J. St. George . Woodbrooke Settle- Beale, Mrs. Mary . . 2, Whitehall Court, ment, Selby Oak, S.W. Birmingham. Bell, Margaret C. . . Old Headington, Hopkins, Capt. L. E., R.E. Junior United Ser- Oxford. vice Club, S.W. Beresford, J. D. Hughes, Miss M. L. V. Woolston Vicarage, Breakell, Mary L. . . c/o Studio, 15, Rectory Southampton. Chambers, Church James, G. Kingston Street, Chelsea, S.W. Keith, Gerald . . . 18, Southampton Broster, Miss D. K. . . 22, Farndon Road, Street, Holborn, Oxford. W.C. Bungey, E. Newton . . Dunster Lodge, New Kenny,Mrs. Louise M. Stac- Sunnymount, Lime- Barnet, Herts. poole rick, Chamberlayne, Effie . Cranbury Park, Hants. King, Clifford . Mozart Villa, Port Clarke, Laurence . . 91, Church Row, Hall Road, Brigh- Hampstead. ton. Colum, Padriac . . 2, Frankfort Place, MacBride, MacKenzie . 36, Romford Road, Upper Rathmines, Stratford, Essex. Dublin. MacKinder, H. J., M.P. Craven, Arthur Scott . Hereward House, West- MacKirdy, Mrs. Archibald. Ha ha t - Munzil, ward Ho!N. Devon. Reigate, Surrey. Creed, The Hon. J. Mildred, (Member Legislative Martin, Edgar Walford . 72, Church Road, M.L.C. Council, N.S.W.), Moseley, Birming- Sydney, N.S.W., ham. Australia. Mayo, Miss Margaret . 1672, Broadway, New d'Anethan, Baroness. . Park Gates Club, York City, U.S.A. Grosvenor Crescent Moffat, Graham . . 130, Elgin Avenue, S.W. Maida Vale, W. d'Arcy, Ella. Mignon-Gloria, Nevada, Greville Lodge, 33, Downer, The Rev. Arthur Somerden, Groom- Greville Road, Maida J. S. bridge, Kent. Vale, W. Du Bois, W. E. Burghardt 20, Vesey Street, New Moore Mrs. Stuart (Evelyn 50, Campden Hill, York, N.Y. Underhill) . · Square, W. Duffy, George Gavan 22, Basinghall Street, Moss-Blundell, A. S. · Crabwood, Sparsholt, E.C. Winchester.  ## p. 37 (#441) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 37 Murdoch, Gladys H. Buckhurst, Woking- THE ELEMENTS OF British FORESTRY. A Handbook for bam. Forest Apprentices and Students of Forestry. 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By HILAIRE BELLOC. 63 X 4. 311 pp. 338 pp. Hodder & Stoughton. 68. Methuen. 58. LOVE, THE INTRUDER. By HELEN H. WATSON. 84 X 6. THE HUMOUR OF THE UNDERMAN AND OTHER ESSAYS. 191 pp. (Cheap Reprint.) “ Leisure Hour" Library. By FRANCIS GRIERSON. 7 X 41. 204 pp. Swift. 6d. 38. 6d. n. MATED. By ISABEL SMITH. Digby, Long & Co. 68. MISCELLANEOUS. THE COURTIER STOOPS. By J. H. YOXALL 7 X 5. THE FEAST OF CHRISTMAS. By EDITH A. CHARTER. 366 pp. Smith, Elder. 68. 71 pp. Elliot Stock. 28.  ## p. 39 (#443) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 39 BYWAYS OF GHOST-LAND. By E. O'DONNELL. 9 x 51. THE STORY OF COVENTRY. By MARY DORMER-HARRIS. 246 pp. Rider. 38, 6d. n. Illustrated by A. CHANLER. 63 X 41. 356 pp. THE SIKH RELIGION : Its GURUS, SACRED WRITINGS, (Mediæval Towns.) Dent. 48. 60, n. AND AUTHORS. By MAX ARTHUR MACAULIFFE. In Six Volumes. Oxford : Clarendon Press, London : TRAVEL. Henry Frowde. 31. 38. n. A WANDERER IN PARIS. By E. V. LUCAS. 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Compiled by HELEN AND LEWIS MELVILLE. 74 X 51. 179 pp. Harrap. 28. 6d. n. SCIENCE. A TEXT Book OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. LITERARY, DRAMATIC, AND MUSICAL With Laboratory Exercises. By CHARLES S. MYERS, NOTES. University Lecturer in Experimental Psychology, Cambridge, &c. Second edition. Two Volumes. 89 x 51. 204 pp. Constable. 6s. n. BREEDING AND THE MENDELIAN DISCOVERY. By A. D. M TR. Douglas Ainslie's “Mirage” (Elkin DARBISHIRE. 84 x 54. 282 pp. Cassell. 7s. 6d. n. V Mathews) has been a good deal discussed SOCIOLOGY. in the Press and elsewhere. “A Friend THE PROBLEM OF RACE-REGENERATION. By HAVELOCK in Need," the longest poem it contains, is a ELLIS. 64 X 41. 70 pp. Cassell. 60. n. treatment in ballad form of a Portuguese legend. THE METHODS OF RACE-REGENERATION. By C. W. The remaining poems have been collected from SALEEBY. 69 x 4. 63 pp. Cassell. 6d. n. CHANGES OF A CENTURY. By J. C. WRIGHT, 9 x 59. reviews and anthologies, in which they have 268 pp. Elliot Stock, 68. n. previously appeared. Mr. Douglas Ainslie supplies SPORT. a somewhat polemical introduction to his volume, BY MOUNTAIN, LAKE, AND PLAIN. Being Sketches of in which he preaches the gospel of Æsthetic Sport in Eastern Persia. By MAJOR R. L. KENNION. according to Croce. Mr. Ainslie's translation 81 x 54. 283 pp. Blackwood. 108. 64. n. of the Italian philosopher's Estetica was first TOPOGRAPHY. brought into notice by Mr. Arthur Balfour's ROYAL PALACES OF SCOTLAND. By HELEN DOUGLASremarks in his Romanes lecture, and Mr. A. B. IRVINE. 9 x 6. 333 pp. Constable. 6s. n. Walkley in the Times has recently declared his  ## p. 40 (#444) ############################################# 40 THE AUTHOR. adherence to Croce's views. In America, Professor Anne, Duchess of Orleans, and adds a brief de- Springarn is an enthusiastic admirer of the Crocian scription of the political conditions of the countries Ästhetic, which he declares to be the only theory into which they married, and shows the effect that deals satisfactorily with the art fact as a upon their characters of the stirring events of their whole. times. Messrs. Methuen & Co. publish the book, Mr. R. H. Peddie will deliver his lecture on which has six illustrations. “ How to use the Reading Room of the British “Dan Russell, the Fox,” by E. E. Somerville Muscum” in the lecture room of the museum (by and Martin Ross, published by Messrs. Methuen kind permission of the trustees) on the following & Co. early last month, is now in its third Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m. :—December 2, 1911; edition. January 6, 1912 ; February 3, 1912, and March 2, Mr. Potter Briscoe, of Nottingham, is the joint 1912. Specimens of the Catalogues and Indexes editor of a new official publication, “ The Public and Plans of the Reading Room will be exhibited. Official," a monthly issued under the auspices of Questions addressed to the lecturer at 36, St. the Local Government Officers' Association. The Martin's Court, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., up to first number was issued in October. the day before each lecture, will be dealt with so Mr. J. Bloundelle-Burton's new novel, “The far as time permits. Right Hand” (Everett & Co., Ltd.), deals with a “Pilgrims to the Isles of Penance," by Mrs. case of impersonation of one man by another, Talbot Clifton, is the record of a journey, under- both of whom were strangely alike, and each of taken by the authoress and her husband, in search of whom was minus his right hand. The idea was orchids, and of experience. The authoress de- adopted by the author from a trial which took scribes parts of Burma that touch the Chinese place in far back times in France, but has been placed frontier, and other portions in the extreme south, by him in the comparatively modern ones of the by Siam, where Burma breaks into a hundred isles. middle portion of the reign of Louis XV. This Several chapters deal with the negrito aborigines period embraces the wars of the “ Austrian sac- of the Andamans, members of the oldest race on cession," and the battle of Dettingen furnishes the earth, and others contain a description of the crux of the affair. Love, of course, plays its part Nicobar Islands. Mr. John Long is the publisher in the story, as do the trials of a loring woman who, of the book, which has fifty-four illustrations. until the dénouement, is unable to decide whether Mrs. Isabel Smith's new novel “Mated” has she loves the true man or the false. Meanwhile, just been published by Messrs. Digby, Long & Co. some character portraits are given of many persons It is a novel with a sex problem. whose fame in France has become lasting, but who, W. Harold Thomson's novel, “ Tan o' the Ben," to the majority of English readers of romance, are is being brought out on November 23 by Sir almost unknown, among them being that of the W. C. Leng & Co., Sheffield, in their popular Marshal de Belle-Isle. series of W. T. novels. The same writer has just The October issue of “T. P.'s Monthly" contains completed a new long novel, and is at present busy a short story from the pen of Mr. F. Niven, a note with short story work for the magazines. of whose volume of short stories, “ Above Your Prof. Max Macauliffe has just published, in six Heads," appeared in the last issue of The Author. volumes, a work on “The Sikh Religion : its “ Afterglow," by Mr. Alfred Baldwin, is a volume Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors." The Sikhs of verse written in many moods, and touching in a are distinguished throughout the world as a great simple and direct way on various subjects. Each military people, but little is known regarding their short poem is the expression of a single definite religion. There were no dictionaries of the sacred idea, and the reader is left to interpret the title of books of the Sikhs when the author commenced the book according to his own inclination. Messrs. his labours, and it was necessary, therefore, for himM ethuen & Co. are the publishers. to reside in India for many years, and work with The following lectures in connection with the the assistance of the few gyanis, or professional new chairs instituted by the Royal Society of interpreters of the Sikh canonical writings, who Literature will be given during the session 1911- now survive. In addition, Prof. Macauliffe has 1912 :-Professor A.C. Benson on English Fiction, submitted every line of his work to the most search- November 8 and March 13; Prof. Henry Newbolt ing criticism of learned Sikhs. The Clarendon on Poetry, December 13 and May 8; Prof. W. L. Press publish the work at £3 3s, nett. Courtney on Dramatic Literature, January 17 and “Five English Consorts of Foreign Princes,” by April 17 ; Prof. M. A. Gerothwohl on Comparative Ida Woodward, tells the life stories of Margaret Literature, February 14 and June 12. The lectures Tudor, Queen of Scotland ; Mary Tudor, Queen of will be delivered at 20, Hanover Square, at France ; Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia ; 5.15 p.m. A certain number of cards will be Mary Stuart, Princess of Orange, and Henrietta allotted to members of the Society of Authors in  ## p. 41 (#445) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 41 the order of their application to the Secretary, volume, containing a revised and enlarged reprint R.S.L. of the biographical sketch by Helena Frank, “ The Feast of Christmas” is the title of a little accompanying “Russian Flashlights," by Jaakoff book of readings in prose and verse, selected and Prelooker, published last spring by Chapman & arranged by Edith A. Charter. A copy has been Hall. There will be a number of illustrations, and accepted by H.M. the Queen. Mr. Elliot Stock is an original coloured cover design representing at a the pablisher. glance the different positions of the “ Bear and the A handbook on “ Badminton” has just been Lion” under the respective flags. An illustrated published by Messrs. George Bell & Sons. Its Russian Christmas story by M. Prelooker is added at author is Mr. S. M. Massey, who was joint holder the end of the book. J. F. Spriggs, of 21, Pater- of the All England's Men's Double Championships noster Square, E.C., will very shortly publish the in 1899, 1903, and 1905. Mr. Massey's book volume at the popular price of is., with the contains advice to beginners, and also much of permission of Messrs. Chapman & Hall. interest on the subject of clubs, tournaments, “Motley and Tinsel,” by John K. Prothero, has just Badminton Hall, &c. There are many illustra been issued as a book by Stephen Swift. This story, tions to the book, and several well-known players it will be remembered, was, at the time of its serial have contributed publication, the subject of a libel action, based Mr. Percy White has been appointed to the Chair solely upon the coincidence of names between the of English Literature at the Egyptian University, plaintiff in the action and one of the characters in Cairo, during the sessions November to June, the story. In the present volume, many well- 1911-12, 1912–13, and 1913–14. known writers have allowed Mr. Prothero to use their Miss Mary E. Shipley's third and last volume of names for the characters in the book as a protest her work, “English Church History for Children," against the absurd state of the law of libel as it affects is now in the press, and will shortly be published members of the literary and dramatic professions. by Messrs. Methuen & Co. The period the Miss Amy B. Barnard is publishing, through volume covers is from A.D. 1500 to 191], a most Messrs. Cassell & Co., a volume of “ Talks with important time in the history of the English Children about Themselves.” The author's aim Church. has been to enable the parent to answer the “The Life Hereafter” is a volume of addresses increasing fusillade of dimly expressed doubtings, by the Rev. Edward Hicks dealing with the ques- fears, and questions that come from the lips of his tion of the intermediate state. The addresses are young son or daughter. There is a frontispiece in given in plain, popular language as they were colour by Elizabeth Earnshaw. delivered. Mr. Robert Scott is the publisher. “The Story of Sally Sixteen,” by Miss Peggy Dr. Marie C. Stopes, author of “A Journal for Webling, has been awarded the Royal Magazine Japan," has been asked by Messrs. Stanley Paul to prize of £50, in the competition arranged by contribute a preface to the “Love Letters of a Pearson's, the Royal, and the Novel magazines. Japanese,” recently published by them and edited Miss Webling is the author of “ A Spirit of Mirth” by G. N. Mortlake, and a second edition of which and “ Virginia Perfect.” Her new book, entitled was called for about a couple of months after the first “ Felix Christie,” will be published by Messrs. was published. Dr. Stopes writes on the psycho- Methuen & Co. early next year. logical problems raised by “mixed marriages." “The Tuppenny Box,” by Colin FitzGerald, the Mr. Aylmer Maude and his wife (L. and A. author of “ Ikona Camp,” published by Mr. Henry Maude) have recently completed a translation of J. Drane, is a humorous book full of odd characters Tolstoy's posthumous novel, “Hadji-Murat,” which whose drab lives are made to yield up their scintilla will shortly be issued by Nelson, in one of three of mirth. The story is told in quaint style by old volumes of his posthumous works which they are Daddy Dodderlong, the keeper of a second-hand bringing out. It is the chief story left by Tolstoy, book shop; and the ancient gentleman's philo- and deals with life in the Caucasus, as he knew it sophy and cheerful outlook on life, despite the in 1852. Mr. Maude is now engaged on a shorter dreariness of his outlook, make interesting reading. life of Tolstoy, to be called “A Life of Leo Tolstoy," and issued next spring by Messrs. DRAMATIC. Methuen. It will be about one-fifth the length of On Sunday, December 3, the Play Actors will his large two-volume “Life of Tolstoy," which ran produce, at the Royal Court Theatre, Mr. Raymond to nearly 1,200 pages. Needham's three-act comedy “ The Celibate.” The Oxford University Press has been awarded Mr. J. M. Barrie's comedy in four acts was eight Grands Prix at the Turin Exhibition, 1911. revived at the Duke of York's Theatre on October 21, “ Under the Russian and British Flags : A Story Mr. C. M. Hallard, Mr. Blake Adams, and Miss of True Experience,” will be the title of a crown 8vo. Hilda Trevelyan are in the cast.  ## p. 42 (#446) ############################################# 42 THE AUTHOR. “ The Little Stone House," a play in one act, arrived at the same conclusion, but, on the other by George Calderon, was produced at the Gaiety hand, there are scientists who have gone further Theatre, Manchester, on October 9. The scene still, and seen more clearly than Michel Bedée, the of the piece is laid in a poor lodging-house in a sarant to whom M. Beaunier introduces us. Russian provincial town, in which resides Praskovya, “Le Sortilège ” is Hélène Vacaresco's latest a mother who is about to arrange for the erection of novel. a little memorial over the grave of her son, who has “Isabelle," by André Gide, is a novel written in apparently been murdered some 20 years before, the careful style to which the author has accustomed The son, in striking contrast to his mother's ideal us. Some of his descriptions are poems in prose. of him, is, in fact, a “ bad lot," and, withal, a “ Louise de Prusse, Princesse Antoine murderer, and his appearance at the moment when Radziwill ” (Quarante-cinq années de ma vie, his mother is making arrangements for the erection 1770-1815), is the diary of Queen Louisa of of the memorial produces the main dramatic Prussia. Two-thirds of the volume are taken up situation in the drama. Miss Hilda Davies, Mr. with events of the years 1806, 1807, and 1810. Milton Rosmer, and Miss Muriel Pratt were in the Very many episodes are touched on, and many cast. The play was performed also at the Royalty interesting persons are mentioned. The great Theatre, Glasgow. power and influence of Napoleon is felt throughout The triple bill was revived at the Little Theatre much of the volume. We have the famous Tilsitt on Tuesday, October 3, when “The Senti- interview described, and very many other events, mentalists,” by George Meredith, Mr. H. Granville until the moment arrived when, as Ē. B. Browning Barker's farce, " Rococo," and Mr. J. M. Barrie's so grapbically describes it, “kings crept out again comedy, “The Twelve Pound Look," were to feel the sun." performed. The cast included Miss Agnes “Etudes d'Histoire" is the fourth volume of this Thomas, Mr. Nigel Playfair, Mr. Edmund Swenn, series published by M, Arthur Chuquet. The Miss Lillah McCarthy, and Miss Cicely Hamilton. subjects treated are the following : “Roture et “The Honeymoon," by Arnold Bennett, was noblesse dans l'armée royale," “ Buzol et Madame produced at the Royalty Theatre on October 6. Roland," “L'armée de Sambre-et-Meuse en 1796." The play deals with an aviator whose desire to cut "Comment Bonaparte quitta l'Egypte,” “ Comment short his honeymoon in the interests of his business Kléber remplaça Bonaparte,” “Un Allemand à is resented by the lady mainly concerned. The Paris en 1801, “ Constant de Brancas, le fils de discovery of a hitch in the marriage of the couple, Sophie Arnould,” “La nourrice de l'Emperenr," and the news of the failure of the rival aviator, “La Folie de Junot,” “ Mots et locutions de la help to the solution of the quarrel satisfactory to Grande Armée en 1812," “L’Emigré Anstett pen- both parties. Miss Marie Tempest, Mr. Dion dant la Campagne de Russie,” “Charles-Auguste de Boucicault, Mr. Denis Eadie, and Mr. Graham Weimar en 1814," “ Le Général Rostolland en Brown are in the piece. 1815," “ Mérimée et la Correspondance de "Our Little Fancies,” a three-act comedy of Napoléon,” and “Le Prince rouge." - village life, by Miss Margaret Macnamara, will be Among the books of topical interest contained in produced at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, on the Bibliothèque d'Histoire Contemporaine are November 13. “Le Congo français ” (La question internationale du Congo), by F. Challaye, “ L'Eveil d'un Monde" (L'Oeuvre de la France en Afrique Occidentale), by L. Hubert, “ La Conférence d'Algésiras” (Histoire PARIS NOTES. diplomatique de la crise marocaine), by M. A. Tardieut, premier secrétaire d'ambassade honoraire, and “Les Grands Traités politiques” (Recueil des * T 'HOMME qui a perdu son moi” is the principaux textes diplomatiques depuis 1815 O curious title of an extremely curious novel jusqu'à nos jours), by M. P. Albin, with a preface by M. André Beaunier. It is a psychological by M. Herbette. study of the deepest interest—the story of a man "La Guerre avec le Japon," by Comte Witte, who gives up all for the sake of scientific research; ex-Minister of Finances in Russia, is a volume and, carried away by the fascination of his investi- published in reply to General Kouropatkine's work. gations and experiments, neglects the human side The circulation of this book was at first forbidden of life until the day comes when he realises the fact in Russia, but the Czar has now authorised it. that he is a man whose real inner self has been “Quarante-trois ans de vie militaire " is the title sacrificed to the cause of science. The book will, of a volume by Général Cuny, with a preface by no doubt, give rise to much discussion. There are, M. Gabriel Hanotaux. perhaps, hundreds of men of science who have “Judo (Manuel de Jiu-Jitsu)," by the Professors  ## p. 43 (#447) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 43 Yokoyama and Oshima of the Kano school of her services. She was received with great en- Tokio, translated from the Japanese into French thusiasm, and her magnificent rendering of Chopin by Le Prieur, officier de Marine. in the Sorbonne was another proof that is - En Argentine” (de Buenos-Aires au Gran the world of art there are no frontiers. Th Chaco) is another volume by Jules Huret, whose little society hopes in time to be able to buy remarkable books on Germany have been so Balzac's house, which has already been converted thoroughly appreciated. The Figaro has had the into a Balzac museum. The “ Amis de Balzac" good fortune to secure this author's work, and to welcome as members all admirers of the great publish first in serial form these excellent studies. novelist, and their little society already numbers The present volume treats of Buenos Aires—“La members from all parts of the world. Richesse présente," “ L'Elevage,” “ Grandes In the Revue de Paris of October 15 are Estancias," “ Provinces Subtropicales," “ La “ Souvenirs,” by Ernest Lavisse, an article entitled Canne à sucre et les Forêts vierges," "Les “La Jeunesse de Liszt,” by A. de Hevesy, the Cataractes de I'Iguazu," “ Richesse agricole," closing chapters of “Les Médecins de Napoléon à and “ Les Fortunes et la Terre.” For any one Sainte-Hélène," by Frederic Masson, and of “La visiting this country, such a book is invalu- Philosophie de M. Henri Bergson,” by René able. Gillouin. “L'art de lire” is an excellent little book by At the Comédie Française, “ Primerose" and Emile Faguet, telling us something about the art “ Le Goût du Vice" are still being given. of reading. The Odéon has an enormously long list of new Among the recent translations is an excellent one plays to produce this season. At present“ Musotte” of Mrs. Humphry Ward's “ Sir George Tressady,” is on the bill. by J. de Mestral-Combremont. This writer has At the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt “Le Typhon” received Academy prizes for original work, and has is being played, and at the Théâtre Réjane done several remarkable translations. “ L'Oiseau bleu.” “ La Ville Enchantée" is the title given to “Mr. Pickwick," an adaptation by M. M. Duval Mrs. Oliphant's book. M. Henri Brémond has and Charvay of Dickens's celebrated book, is having chosen this volume for translation into French, great success at L'Athénée. and M. Barrès writes the preface. At the Théâtre Grevin “ L'Honneur," by Suder- “ La Jeanne d'Arc de M. Hanotaux " is the title mann, translated by N. Valentin et M. Rémon, is of an admirable article by M. Georges Goyau filling the house, and at the Théâtre des Arts published in La Revue hebdomadaire. It is extremely “Les Frères Karamazov " seems likely to have a interesting to read M. Goyau's criticisms when long run. treating the “ Jeanne d'Arc" of Anatole France ALYS HALLARD. and that of M. Gabriel Hanotaux. M. Goyau calls attention to the fact that the author does not • L'Homme qui a perdu son moi “ (Plon). attempt to draw certain conclusions. He stops " Le Sortilège" (Plon). and merely shows what seems inexplicable in the Isabelle” (Nouvelle Revue). wonderful story. M. Goyau considers that this is “ Louise de Prusse, Princesse Antoine Radziwill ** merely a halt or a pause, and that after this halt it (Plon). “ Etudes d'Histoire" (Fontemoing). should be more easy to go on further. “ Bibliothèque d'Histoire contemporaine" (Alcan). In the Revue hebdomadaire M. Jacques Bardoux * La guerre avec le Japon” (Berger Levrault). writes on “ La Poussée révolutionnaire dans "Quarante-trois ans de vie militaire" (Plon). l'Angleterre contemporaine"; M. Hanotaux on " Judo (Manuel de Ji-Jitsu)” (Berger Levrault). “ En Argentine" (Fasquelle). “ La Négociation franco-allemande ”.; Mme. B. "L'art de lire” (Hachette). Van Vorst on “La Poursuite du bonheur aux “ La Ville enchantée” (Emile Paul). Etats-Unis" ; Mme. Emile Guillaumin on “ Charles "La Jeanne d'Arc de M. Hanotaux'" (Hachette). Louis Philippe”; M. Lucien Hubert on the " Situation financière de l'Allemagne”; and a few SCALE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. extracts from N. Valentin's excellent translation of Richard Wagner's “Life” are given. (ALLOWANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY 20 PER CENT.) The Revué d'Europe et d'Amérique publishes Front Page ...£4 0 0 Other Pages ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 0 three articles on Balzac by Gustave Rivet, M. de Half of a Page ... Royaumont, and Adolphe Boschot. These articles ... ... 0 15 0 ... 0 7 6 were the speeches made on the occasion of a Single Column Advertisements .. ... per inch 0 6 0 literary fête organised at the Sorbonne by Reduction of 20 per cent. made for a Series of Six and of 25 per cent. for Twelve Insertions. the society styled “Les Amis de Balzac.” At this soirée the celebrated Nikto consented to give All letters respecting Advertisements should be addressed to J. F. BELMONT & Co., 29, Paternoster Sgnare, London, E.C. ... ... 1 10 0 Quarter of a Page Eighth of a Page  ## p. 44 (#448) ############################################# 44 THE AUTHOR. HOW TO USE THE SOCIETY. 1. D VERY member has a right to ask for and to receive advice upon his agreements, his choice of a pub. lisher, or any dispute arising in the conduct of his business or the administration of his property. The Secretary of the Society is a solicitor; but if there is any special reason the Secretary will refer the case to the Solicitors of the Society. Further, the Committee, if they deem it desirable, will obtain counsel's opinion without any cost to the member. Moreover, where counsel's opinion is favourable, and the sanction of the Committee is obtained, action will be taken on bebalf of the aggrieved member, and all costs borne by the Society. 2. Remember that questions connected with copyright and publishers' agreements do not fall within the experi. ence of ordinary solicitors. Therefore, do not scruple to use the Society. 3. Before signing any agreement whatever, send the document to the Society for examination. 4. Remember always that in belonging to the Society you are fighting the battles of other writers, even if you are reaping no direct benefit to yourse!f, and that you are advancing the best interests of your calling in promoting the independence of the writer, the dramatist, the composer. 5. The Committee have arranged for the reception of members' agreements and their preservation in a fire- proof safe. The agreements will, of course, be regarded as confidential documents to be read only by the Secretary, who will keep the key of the safe. The Society now offers : (1) To stamp agreements in readiness for a possible action upon them. (2) To keep agreements. (3) To enforce payments due according to agreements. Fuller particu- lars of the Society's work can be obtained in the Prospectus. 6. No contract should be entered into with a literary agent without the advice of the Secretary of the Society. Meinbers are strongly advised not to accept without careful consideration the contracts with publishers submitted to them by literary agents, and are recommended to submit them for interpretation and explanation to the Secretary of the Society. 7. Many agents neglect to stamp agreements. This giust be done within fourteen days of first execution. The Secretary will undertake it on behalf of members. 8. Some agents endeavour to prevent authors from referring matters to the Secretary of the Society; so do some publishers. Members can make their own deductions and act accordingly. 9. The subscription to the Society is £1 18. per annum, or £10 10s. for life membership. obtained. But the transaction should be managed by a competent agent, or with the advice of the Secretary of the Society. II. A Profit-Sharing Agreement (a bad form of agreement). In this case the following rules should be attended to: (1.) Not to sign any agreement in which the cost of pro- duction forms a part without the strictest investigation. (2.) Not to give the publisher the power of putting the profits into his own pocket by charging for advertisements in his own organs, or by charging exchange advertise. ments. Therefore keep control of the advertisements. (3.) Not to allow a special charge for "office expenses," unless the same allowance is made to the author. (4.) Not to give up American, Colonial, or Continental rights. (5.) Not to give up serial or translation rights. (6.) Not to bind yourself for future work to any publisher. As well bind yourself for the future to any one solicitor or doctor! III. The Royalty System. This is perhaps, with certain limitations, the best form of agreement. It is above all things necessary to know what the proposed royalty means to both sides. It is now possible for an author to ascertain approximately the truth. From time to time very important figures connected with royalties are published in The Author. IY. A Commission Agreement. The main points are :- (1.) Be careful to obtain a fair cost of production, (2.) Keep control of the advertisements. (3.) Keep control of the sale price of the book, General. All other forms of agreement are combinations of the four above mentioned. Such combinations are generally disastrous to the author. Never sign any agreement without competent advice from the Secretary of the Society. Stamp all agreements with the Inland Revenue stamp. Avoid agreements by letter if possible. The main points which the Society has always demanded from the outset are : (1.) That both sides shall know what an agreement means. (2.) The inspection of those account books which belong to the author. We are advised that this is a right, in the nature of a common law right, which cannot be denied or withheld. (3.) Always avoid a transfer of copyright. WARNINGS TO DRAMATIC AUTHORS. WARNINGS TO THE PRODUCERS OF BOOKS. N EVER sign an agreement without submitting it to the W Secretary of the Society of Authors or some com- petent legal authority. 2. It is well to be extremely careful in negotiating for the production of a play with any one except an established manager. 3. There are three forms of dramatic contract for plays in three or more acts :- (a.) Sale outright of the performing right. This is unsatisfactory. An author who enters into such a contract should stipulate in the contract for production of the piece by a certain date and for proper publication of his name on the play-bills. LI ERE are a few standing rules to be observed in an H agreement. There are four methods of dealing with literary property : 1. Selling it Outright. This is sometimes satisfactory, if a proper price can be  ## p. 45 (#449) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 45 DRAMATIC AUTHORS AND AGENTS. (6.) Sale of performing right or of a licence to perform on the basis of percentages on gross receipts. Percentages vary between 5 and 15 per cent. An author should obtain a percentage on the sliding scale of gross receipts in preference to the American system. Should obtain a sum in advance of percentages. A fixed date on or before which the play should be performed. (0.) Sale of performing right or of a licence to perform on the basis of royalties (i.e., fixed nightly fees). This method should be always avoided except in cases where the fees are likely to be small or difficult to collect. The other safeguards set out under heading (6.) apply also in this case. 4. Plays in one act are often sold outright, but it is better to obtain a small nightly fee if possible, and a sum paid in advance of such fees in any event. It is extremely important that the amateur rights of one-act plays should be reserved. 5. Authors should remember that performing rights can be limited, and are usually limited, by town, country, and time. This is most important. 6. Authors should not assign performing rights, but should grant a licence to perform. The legal distinction is of great importance. 7. Authors should remember that performing rights in a play are distinct from literary copyright. A manager holding the performing right or licence to perform cannot print the book of the words. 8. Never forget that United States rights may be exceed. ingly valuable. They should never be included in English agreements without the author obtaining a substantial consideration, 9. Agreements for collaboration should be carefully drawn and executed before collaboration is commenced. 10. An author should remember that production of a play is highly speculative : that he runs a very great risk of delay and a breakdown in the fulfilment of his contract. He should therefore guard himself all the more carefully in the beginning. 11. An author must remember that the dramatic market is exceedingly limited, and that for a novice the first object is to obtain adequate publication. As these warnings must necessarily be incomplete, on account of the wide range of the subject of dramatic con. tracts, those authors desirous of further information are referred to the Secretary of the Society. RAMATIC authors should seek the advice of the Society before putting plays into the hands of agents. As the law stands at present, an agent who has once had a play in his hands may acquire a perpetual claim to a percentage on the author's fees from it. As far as the placing of plays is concerned, it may be taken as a general rule that there are only very few agents who can do anything for an author that he cannot, under the guidance of the Society, do equally well or better for himself. The collection of fees is also a matter in which in many cases no intermediary is required. For certain purposes, such as the collection of fees on amateur performances, and in general the trans- action of frequent petty authorisations with different individuals, and also for the collection of fees in foreign countries, almost all dramatic authors employ agents; and in these ways the services of agents are real and valuable. But the Society warns authors against agents who profess to have influence with managers in the placing of plays, or who propose to act as principals by offering to purchase the author's rights. In any case, in the present state of the law, an agent should not be employed under any circumstances without an agreement approved of by the Society. WARNINGS TO MUSICAL COMPOSERS. T ITTLE can be added to the warnings given for the u assistance of producers of books and dramatic authors. It must, however, be pointed out that, as a rule, the musical publisher demands from the musical composer a transfer of fuller rights and less liberal finan- cial terms than those obtained for literary and dramatic property. The musical composer has very often the two rights to deal with-performing right and copyright. He should be especially careful therefore when entering into an agreement, and should take into particular consideration the warnings stated above. STAMPING MUSIC. The Society undertakes to stamp copies of music on behalf of its members for the fee of 6d. per 100 or part of 100. The members' stamps are kept in the Society's safe. The musical publishers communicate direct with the Secretary, and the voucher is then forwarded to the members, who are thus saved much unnecessary trouble. THE READING BRANCH. REGISTRATION OF SCENARIOS AND ORIGINAL PLAYS. M EMBERS will greatly assist the Society in this branch of its work by informing young writers of its existence. Their MSS. can be read and treated as a composition is treated by a coach. The term MSS. includes not only works of fiction, but poetry and dramatic works, and when it is possible, under special arrangement, technical and scientific works. The Readers are writers of competence and experience. The fee is one guinea. REMITTANCES. OCENARIOS, typewritten in duplicate on foolscap paper D forwarded to the offices of the Society, together with a registration fee of two shillings and sixpence, will be carefully compared by the Secretary or a qualified assis- tant. One copy will be stamped and returned to the author and the other filed in the register of the Society. Copies of the scenario thus filed may be obtained at any time by the author only at a small charge to cover cost of typing. Original Plays may also be filed subject to the same rules, with the exception that a play will be charged for at the price of 23. 6d. per act. The Seoretary of the Society begs to give notice that all remittances are acknowledged by return of post. All remittances should be crossed Union of London and Smiths Bank, Chancery Lane, or be sent by registered letter only.  ## p. 46 (#450) ############################################# 46 THE AUTHOR. GENERAL NOTES. the office from a foreign correspondent, thanking the secretary for the advice and assistance he hail ANNUAL DINNER. given to his agent in the settlement of his agree- The annual dinner of the society will be held ment. Although he states in his letter the agent on Friday, December 8, at 7, for 7.30, at the complained of the “ troublesome pedantries" involved, the author continues : Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly Circus. The chair will be taken by Dr. S. Squire Sprigge, “But I cannot help feeling that in a matter of this kind it is worth taking some trouble to get the best possible Chairman of the Committee of Management. advice upon a contract ; not only for one's own sake, but Formal notice, with the usual particulars as to also for that of authors in general. I am sure that if more the price of tickets, etc., will be sent to all people were willing to run the risk of losing a publisher members and associates of the society during for a matter of principle we should all eventually receive better terms. In this case, the wise action in submitting the month. the contract to you resulted in rather important altera- tions." We suppose these important alterations are the PENSION FUND). “ troublesome pedantries” referred to by the In accordance with the rule laid down by the agent. ('ommittee, we publish on another page in The Author a full list of annual subscribers to the Pension Fund. This list, with the necessary PUBLISHERS AND THEIR ACCOUNTS. additions and deletions arising from the advent of THE account clause in publishers' agreements fresh subscribers, and the loss, for various reasons, must be familiar to every member of the Society of of old subscribers, is the same as was issued last Authors. vear. The names have been printed according to Some publishers, and the number is gradually the instructions then received by the Editor. but surely increasing, undertake to make up their The wishes of fresh subscribers have been acceded accounts every six months and to deliver and pay to and their names inserted in the list in accordance within three months after that time ; others under- with their instructions. The total sum in annual take to make up their accounts annually and to subscriptions is about £231. One-third of these deliver and pay within three months ; others, again the trustees are enabled to set aside for the (a most extraordinary arrangement), undertake to payment of pensions; the other two-thirds must be make up their accounts annually and to deliver and invested according to the rules laid down in the pay within six months afterwards. It has been fre- scheme. quently pointed out in these columns that this last In former years, on the publication of this list, arrangement might leave the author nearly eighteen some members have expressed surprise at the months before he receives any remuneration. absence of the names of many prominent members Moreover, it comes constantly to the notice of tbe of the society. Members should bear in mind, secretary that in spite of this clause and in spite of however, that when the fund was first started, and the publisher's undertaking the accounts are on various occasions since, prominent members of delayed ; if the accounts are not delayed, payment the society have in many cases made liberal of the cheque is, and this necessitates a great deal donations to the fund. These donations have of trouble to the author and to the society. It been chronicled in The Author as received, though seems a “regrettable incident" that a business they are not, of course, included in this list, which house, working its office on business principles, is of annual subscribers only. cannot keep to the terms of its contract, since all authors' accounts must be turned out at the same time. It would be interesting, with the consent of the Committee of Management, to print a list AGENTS : LITERARY AND DRAMATIC. somewhat on the following lines : In the correspondence column of The Author we publish a letter from an ex-member of the Com Messrs. ~ by agreement undertake to deliver mittee, criticising the article that appeared in the accounts made up to the 30th June on or before the end of September. No accounts received till the day of last number entitled “Agents : Literary and October, in spite of three letters from the author and a Dramatic." It has been suggested that the communication from the secretary of the society on the question would form an interesting subject for following dates :........ Cheque for the same received on further correspondence, and we hope that those the day of members of the society who have anything to say November. will not hesitate to write their views of the matter. A few statements of facts tabulated in this form Curiously enough, a letter has recently come to would have a beneficial effect.  ## p. 47 (#451) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 47 THE FIRST SOCIETY FOR THE PROTEC 6186. Register of the Society. TION OF THE RIGHTS OF AUTHORS. 6187-6188. Minute Books. (Two rolames). 6189. The Ledger of the Society. 6190. A folio volume of letters. HERE would seem to be little possibility of 6191. A collection of all the Statutes, etc. doubt that “ The Society for the Encourage 6192. The Treasurer's accounts. ment of Learniny ” was the earliest associa Naturally there is a good deal of repetition in tion which had for its aim to secure for authors the the contents of these volumes, and the disentangle- profits of their works. It was certainly the earliest ment from them of the history of the society, and English society that had this object in view ; and still more of the signification of that history, is a if the condition of France, and Italy, at the same somewhat complicated task. Nor is the record, date, is taken into consideration it will seem highly though sufficient, altogether complete. In par- improbable that they had previously offered ticular the society does not appear to have kept a examples of organisations of the same kind. Out- ledger from the outset ; and the accounts contained side England, France, and Italy any such society in additional MS. 6189 and additional MS. 6192 may with confidence be asserted not to have are such as might present a good many problems existed ; and thus English men of letters may even to a skilled accountant. Additional MS. 6190 claim the honour of having been the first to is by no means a complete collection of the letters attempt to discover some remedy for the miserable addressed to the society, but contains selected remuneration of the author which had become letters only, and by whom or when selected is apparent almost as soon as the invention of not apparent. On the other hand, the evidence of printing led to a rapid multiplication of books. all the other volumes (of itself inevitably more or Whilst it is interesting to know that a hundred less confused) is admirably epitomised in Additional and fifty years before Sir Walter Besant (then Mr. MS. 6185. Besant) laid the foundations of “ The Society of This volume deserves particular description. Authors," and long even before the institution of In form it is a small quarto of 266 pages, of which the French “ Société des Gens de Lettres," an 246–266 are blank. It is written throughout, association had been formed with almost precisely exceedingly neatly, in the same hand, and has for similar objects, the history of “ The Society for title : the Encouragement of Learning" is also deserving Memoirs of the Society for the INCOURAGE- for its own sake of attention, and not devoid of MENT [sic] of LEARNING taken from the features which may still be regarded as instructive. register of their meetings and Minute Books of the The society was originated at a meeting of Committee. gentlemen interested in letters, which took place The MS. is written on both sides of the page, in London on August 1, 1735. Its life was and concludes with an appendix of selected letters short, and that alone is evidence that it did not twenty-one in number, of which the last is by succeed in accomplishing the purpose which its mistake numbered twelve. founders had in view. Its records (which have After a preliminary note, on the back of the title survived in a condition of remarkable completeness) page, this MS. (evidently compiled with extreme show also that failure was from the outset a care by some one who was intimately acquainted foregone conclusion, though why that was so with the history of the society and drew freely evidently escaped entirely the observation of its from the other volumes) tells the story of “The officials. It is impossible not to regret their Society for the Encouragement of Learning” from blindness ; for, had they perceived the difference its initiation to its winding up. It must have been between what circumstances rendered possible and written not long after the dissolution of the what they made impossible, they might have so society ; but by whom there is no evidence to modified their methods of procedure as to have show. The labours, however, of this unknown continued, to the great advantage of authors, their hand render most substantial assistance to any most unselfish labours. As it was, the society, one desirous of gathering and putting into shape conducted always with the highest motives, came the evidence contained in the whole collection of in a few years to an honourable end. It was the society's records. wrecked by publication. The Memorandum written on the back of the The records of the society, ultimately bequeathed title of this volume presents the local history of the to the British Museum, exist in nine volumes, society, and deserves to be quoted at length. Additional MSS. Nos. 6184-6192, whose contents “ The Society was first constituted and acted as are as follows:- a body on May 14, 1736, at Mr. Cock's great room 6184. The original declaration. in Covent Garden, where they continued their 6185. Memoirs of the Society. general meetings till April, 1737 ; and afterwards  ## p. 48 (#452) ############################################# 48 THE AUTHOR. at Mr. Bolney's great room : there to Michaelmas single sheets, but here gathered together in chrono- following, when they took their house in Saint logical order. The collection is asserted to be Martin's Lane. But the Committee soon after perfect, and to contain all the printed documents their election met first at the Meuse Coffee House put forth by the society. The volume has a MS. in Lancaster Court, till about Michaelmas 1736, title: and after that an apartment was hired in Bow “A Collection of all the Statutes or Rules and Street, Covent Garden, where they continued to meet other Printed Papers relating to the Management till the house was taken in Saint Martin's Lape of the Society for the Encourgement of Learning From which time all the meetings both of the from the first plan of it January 1, 1735, to its Society and Committee were held there till dissolution January 31, 1749." Christmas, 1747." It may be here mentioned that this is the only After this brief record of the various domiciles place in all the records of the society where the of the society it is best to turn next to additional actual dates of its initiation and dissolution are MS. 6184, “ The original declaration." mentioned. This is contained in a largish volume, the greater The first document in the volume bears date part of whose pages are blank. The MS. begins :- January 1, 1735, and is a single leaf, whose con- “To supply the Want of a Regular and Public tents are the founder's resolutions mentioned above, Acknowledgment of Learning; with a footnote referring to subscriptions, and “ To assist Authors in the Publication, and to mentioning an intention of adding each year's secure to them the entire Profits of their own balance to the capital. Works ; The next document is a “Sketch of the Plan" “To institute a Republic of Letters, for the for the management of the society to be read before Promoting of Arts and Sciences, by the necessary the first general meeting. means of profit, as well as by the Nobler Motives of The other contents of the volume are of less Praise and Emulation. interest; annual lists of members, reprints of the "1. We, whose names are undersigned, do agree statutes in the somewhat modified forms which to Form a Society, and to contribute the Sum of were subsequently given them, and similar docu- Ten Guineas Each, for the Purposes above men- ments. tioned. What has been thus far recorded represents the “2. We do also agree to pay the further sum of preliminary labours of the founders of the society ; Two Guineas Annually, for the support of the in- its history will now claim attention. tended Society, but that any Member may cease to The first general meeting was held on May 27, be Such, and be discharged from the Annual Pay- 1736, with Sir Thomas Robison in the chair. ment, upon giving Six Months' Notice. “ The Plan for the Management of the Society" “ 3. That this Agreement shall be void unless above-mentioned, containing twenty-seven statutes, a Thousand Guineas at least be subscribed before was carried unanimously. These statates incor- Midsummer Day next ensuing the date hereof." porate the original resolutions of the founders, and If the thousand guineas were forthcoming a also regulate a number of particulars. Four general general meeting was to be held and trustees meetings were to be held every year. (This number appointed. Finally, after some other provisions, was afterwards reduced to one.) Twenty-four it is agreed “managers" were to be elected, of which eight “That no Subscriber or Manager shall receive retired annually. Five form a quoruin. Deserving any Profit or Advantage from this Design.” of particular attention are the following statutes :- The date is August 1, 1753. “ Article 9. The Committee of Managers do ex- Ten columns of signatures follow, headed by amine and judge whether the copies proposed be Stanhope. proper to be printed by the Assistance of the Society; Harcourt. and whether they will answer the charges of printing. Hartford. ... Such works as they shall direct shall be The number of the signatures is eighty-eight; Printed and Published at the Expense or by the but from a mention of this preliminary meeting in Assistance of the Society, and that they do settle the records of the society it appears that only the Prices for which such books shall be sold.” twenty-two of those who signed were actually T he consent of the general meeting was required present at the preliminary meeting. if the cost of production exceeded £200. The remainder of the volume after the ten “ Article 11. That every Author whose work columns of signatures is blank. shall be printed by the Assistance of the Society, Attention will be next claimed by the folio addi- do make over his Property in the same, and his tional MS. 6184. Thiscontains a collection of printed interests in the whole impression, to the Treasurer, statutes and other printed matter, originally all on in trust for the Society, or give such farther or  ## p. 49 (#453) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 49 other Security for reimbursing the Charges of the (May 14, 1736) the committee met weekly for the Printing and Publishing thereof, as shall be judged arrangement of details. The general meeting had proper by the Committee.” invited the Duke of Richmond to accept the A number of minor details, which it was neces- presidentship of the society; he did so on sary that the statutes of any society should settle, May 31, and afterwards generally presided in need not be here mentioned, but it is very important person. He was subsequently succeeded by the to observe that the statutes incorporated the original Duke of Leeds, who was president at the date of resolution, “ That no subscriber or manager shall the dissolution of the society. General meetings receive any profit or advantage from this design.” were held on August 5, 1736, and on November 4 The full significance of this provision must on of the same year. The next was on February 3, no account be overlooked. The society, though 1737. one of its principal aims was to secure for authors At this meeting the committee presented a “the entire profits of their works,” was, by its report, in which are recorded several particulars fundamental constitution, not a society of authore, deserving of attention. but a society of noblemen and gentlemen, interested Messrs. Andrew Millar, John Gray, and John in letters, who were providing funds that should Nourse (all well-known London booksellers of that be applied to securing authors the profits of their date) had been appointed booksellers to the society. works. Put briefly the intention of these patrons An agreement had been made with them for one of letters was to print works of merit, to sell them, year ; and special articles had been drawn up regu- and to hand the authors whatsoever might remain lating the terms of agreement between the society, after the cost of production had been defrayed. authors, printers, and booksellers. No author was, in any case, invited to contribute The terms of agreement with authors include anything to the support of the society ; nor did the the following provisions : No book would be printed society, during its existence, publish any work by by the society for which the author had taken one of its own members. Its aims were wholly subscriptions. The committee were to determine disinterested ; and the subsidy which its members the form of the book and its price. The author proposed to offer the cause of literature was on a was to present one copy to the library of the very liberal scale. The pound sterling was in society. (That the society held the copyright was 1735 relatively of much greater value than it at already provided by the statutes.) present has, and an entrance fee of ten guineas, to The articles of agreement with the printers be followed by an annual subscription of two (life stipulate for the use of “ the best Antwerp ink," membership for ten guineas was sanctioned at a and paper and work of bigh quality. later date), represented a very generous contribu- The articles of agreement with the bookseller tion from men who were to have no return for their allow him 2s. 6d, in the pound commission. The money. At the same time these liberal-minded bookseller must not sell the books at a price gentlemen appear to have been absolutely blind to higher than that fixed by the committee. He two facts which certainly would not escape the is also to advertise books “ as often and in such observation of any one in these more commercial public papers as the committee shall direct." days. In the first place, they completely failed to Several books had been offered to the society. perceive that what they were doing really amounted Some of these had been refused; others were under to starting in London one more publishing house consideration. Up to this date none had been (which must necessarily come into competition with accepted. its predecessors), and a publishing house that was This report also contains the first mention of to conduct business on purely philanthropic lines; difficulties which subsequently increased and nor did they see that whilst they were proposing harassed the society during the whole period of its to themselves to print books and to sell them in existence. There was a difficulty in obtaining a such a way as to secure the whole of the profits for quorum at the meetings. (At å later date this the authors, they had no idea how they were going led to modifications of the statutes, and to the to sell these books. Some ingenuous notion (such reduction of the general meetings to one annual as could be in these days enjoyed only by the one.) The other difficulty, for which no cure was utterly inexperienced) that books, when once ever discovered, was that of unpaid subscriptions. printed, sell themselves, seems to hare been the On April 7, 1737, the society voted the publi- persuasion of them all. cation of their first book, Sir Thomas Roe's “ State The history of the society is the history of the Papers.” For the production of this book they inevitable consequences of embarking on a design voted £300. without any right apprehension of its real nature, Other books were subsequently accepted and or of its difficulties. money for their publication voted, and at the For a few weeks after the first general meeting annual meeting of February 2, 1739, the report of  ## p. 50 (#454) ############################################# 50 THE AUTHOR. the committee mentions as published by the (possibly one for which he could get no offers from society :- the trade) without his being put to any cost, and, “ Dissertatio de structura et motu musculari, after having repaid themselves, to return him auctore Alexandro Stuart, M.D." Published the copyright and the remainder to dispose of as he May 26, 1738. 500 copies, quarto. pleased. Sir William Smith." History of the British Yet the society was at this very date discovering Plantations in America.” Part I. Pablished that books are not always easily sold. Their agree- November 20, 1738. 1,000 copies, quarto. ment with their booksellers had lapsed; and the Thomas Carte. “A Collection of Original committec reports its labours in search of new Letters and Papers concerning the Affairs of agents. They had given notice to the trade that England from 1641 to 1660.” Published Novem- any booksellers might offer sealed proposals of the ber 17, 1738. 1,000 copies, octavo. terms on which they were willing to contract with The agreement with the booksellers was renewed. the society. Several proposals had been offered, The whole number of members who had paid their and of these, those of Messrs. Strahan, Valiant, subscriptions was 106. Baker and Brindley, were those most adran- The report of the annual meeting of the tageous to the society. An agreement was also following year (February 2, 1740) is one of the ultimately made with them, but not with them most interesting. The sale of Dr. Stuart's book alone. (published on May 26, 1738) had been completely For, though the society had been successful with successful, and an instance is presented, the only Dr. Stuart's book, it was finding the general instance fully recorded, of how the society dealt conditions of sales and the results accruing from in such cases with the author's profits. them in the highest degree unsatisfactory; and so The committee report :- much so that there is a special report, containing “ On October 19, 1739, the Society having been many considerations respecting the difficulties reimbursed the expenses they had been at in which the society found to be hampering the sale printing and publishing Dr. Stuart's book 'De of their publications, and various suggestions for Motu Musculari,' the committee directed the combating these difficulties. This report is dis- treasurer to deliver him the remaining copies, and tinctly complicated ; but the following passage release the right of impression, which was done will show that it does not mince matters :- accordingly.” “The Society being since last Michaelmas happily Whatsoever may have been thought in 1740, at disengaged from the former contract with their the present date this action of the society will three booksellers, Messrs. Millar, Nourse and Gray, certainly be considered unsatisfactory. Here was who by the enormous allowance of 33 per cent., the case of a strictly scientific book which had if not more, for vending their books have sold well and quickly (it will be presently seen brought the affairs of the Society low, and that all the society's publications did not do this); defeated hitherto the generous intention of its but, after having recovered their expenses, the institution : for the removal of this evil it is now society makes no further effort to dispose of the proposed etc." rest of the edition, but simply returos it to the The proposals were these : First of all, not to author, as a kind of “remainder," at the same time allow the booksellers more than 15 per cent. com- releasing the right of impression, that is to say mission ; and afterwards that “the sale of the giviog the author back his copyright. This plainly Society's books be open to the trade in general, and amounted to leaving the author himself to secure an equal allowance of 15 per cent. given ” ; and “the entire profits of his work." The society finally, that the society should have a warehouse of might, no doubt, plead, “ The book has cost him their own, where they would sell to the booksellers nothing. Every copy that he now sells represents only, and only for cash. so much clear gain ; and what he succeeds in Each of these proposals is carefully discussed in selling represents actually 'the whole profit, the report, and an attempt (distinctly gentlemanly seeing that the previous sales merely covered the and not at all businesslike) made to forecast the cost of production.” This view of the situation, probable results. Meanwhile, any one who now however, is simply one more instance of the reads the report cannot fail to be impressed by the society's incapacity to perceive that in bookselling fact that no explanation is forthcoming to show the difficulty is to find the purchaser. how the booksellers' 2s. 6d. in the pound had At the same time the society's design here become “ 33 per cent. and more” (probably no comes clearly to light. They did not propose to explanation was to be found, except that tradesmen's pay the author a royalty on his sales, nor to hand commissions were as liable in 1740 as in 1911 to over to him the profits resulting from a successful assume unanticipated proportions); and also by transaction, but simply to produce his book the fact that whereas the original commission had  ## p. 51 (#455) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 51 been 121 per cent. (28. 6d. in 20s.),"the society in their service, were [sic] therefore of opinion that it now found itself compelled to offer 15 per cent. was entirely necessary for the interest of the Society How the various proposals were ultimately put [that] some reputable booksellers should be con- into practice, and with what results, may be seen tracted with ... provided it could be effected from the report of the committee at the annual upon easier terms than those on which it has been meeting on February 2, 1741. done formerly. For though the gentlemen, to Matters had not been improving, and the com- whom that affair was first committed, were them- mittee state “ The regulations of the last annual selves wholly strangers to the nature of it, yet they meeting in 1740 for reducing the profits of the were sensible that the terms insisted on by the booksellers from 354 to 15 per cent. for vend. booksellers were extravagant. . . . But when that ing has produced the desired effect, in saving contract was expired, it occurred to the Society to considerable sums to authors ... The opening come to a resolution of trying to vend their books also of a room in the Society's house for vending to at their own house without the assistance of any the trade has put our affairs on a better footing. booksellers. However, that method has been since ... But though the appointing of six booksellers, found absolutely impracticable.” instead of three, for vending was expected to have Accordingly the society reverted to their previous been of great advantage towards increasing the policy of employing agents. They gave a com- sale . . . yet, after signing the contract with the mission of 20 per cent. on sales at home, and Society, and getting almost the whole executive 23 per cent. on sales abroad. part of our affairs into their own hands, most of The absolute impossibility of carrying out the them have shown very little willingness to promote society's design was, however, now evident; and the sale of our books ... from which it is natural the hopelessness of a publishing house that was to to conclude that most of the trade are in a plain do business on philanthropic lines. If the society opposition to the prosperity of this ... institution, did not make use of the intervention of the book- and will ... continue in combination against us, sellers they could not sell their books. If the unless the Society moving one or two steps further society did make use of the booksellers, the latter, [sic] than was done last year, effectually defeat the by discouraging the sale of the works, and by design by some such expedient as is here proposed demanding exorbitant commissions on what they for consideration.” sold, fatally crippled the society. Meanwhile, the This proposal was that, as soon as the contracts arrears of subscriptions, which had been always expired, the sale of the “ Society's books should be difficult to collect, were constantly increasing, and laid open to as many substantial dealers, at home the whole enterprise was drifting towards inevitable and abroad, as should be willing to serve." failure. The committee add : On February 2, 1744, it was announced that the “ It is further proposed that the sale of our society's funds were nearly exhausted, and that this books be open to gentlemen as well as to book- was not so much in consequence of expenses incurred sellers ... at the price fixed on the title-page, by the publication of books, as in consequence of which would unquestionably defeat all combina- an arrear in subscriptions amounting to £454 138. tions of the booksellers against the Society. For In this year the general meeting in May did not it has hitherto been a capital error to put the take place. whole executive part of our scheme into the hands At the annual meeting of February 2, 1745, there of our natural adversaries, by giving them the sole were not present sufficient members to form a power of vending our books as they think fit, quorum. The meeting was postponed until instead of reserving the sale for themselves." February 16. On that occasion the publication Accordingly, on the expiration of the contracts of books offered to the society was discussed. the society made no agreements with any particular Sir Isaac Newton's “Quadrature of Curves Ex- booksellers, but left the trade, or private individuals, plained ” came to the society“ very well recom- to apply at the society's warehouse for what they mended,” and an order was given to the printers wanted. The warehouse was, of course, proving à for 350 copies in quarto. A general statement of source of expense, and an occasion of a good deal the accounts of the society from its first establish- of additional care and labour, as well as responsi- ment was announced to have been drawn up by the bility, as the society's records plainly show; but committee, and another of arrears of subscriptions. what was the result of the new tactics may be read Neither, however, was ever presented. in the report of the committce presented to the At the annual meeting of February 3, 1746, annual meeting on February 2, 1743 : sufficient members to form a quorum were not “Having taken into consideration the sale of the present. The meeting was adjourned, but again Society's books, the committee find it greatly dimi- the number was insufficient to form a quorum. nished since there have been no booksellers employed On April 17 “A memorial of the present state of  ## p. 52 (#456) ############################################# 52 THE AUTHOR. the Society" was sent to all the members. It set “Book Prices Current" can be appreciated at its forth the difficulties beneath which the society was full value only by those who peruse its pages, to succumbing : (1) those, already fully described, that which it is impossible that any short notice should the society had encountered in its dealings with do justice. Limitations of space compel us to pick the booksellers ; (2) the small sale of the society's out a few only of the plums which it contains, and publications ; and (3) “what has principally con- that with a painful consciousness that what is tributed to reduce the affairs of the Society to passed over must be often exactly what readers of their present state," the great deficiency of the this or that taste would particularly wish to have annual payments. mentioned. The sale (1910. December 12, etc. This appeal, however, met with no response from Sotheby. £3,480) of the library of Mr. Hilton, of the members. Sale, offered a rich collection of beles-lettres, amongst Several attempts were afterwards made to get which were the first, second (two copies), third together a meeting of the society, but without and fourth folios of Shakespeare. On January 12, effect; and the officers and committee continued 1911, were sold (Sotheby) a number of books in office until the dissolution of the society on relating to, or printed in, Canada and the United January 31, 1749, when the balance of £20 12s. States. Specialists will recognise among them many that finally remained was presented to the Found- volumes of particular interest. In the sale of the ling Hospital. library of the Rev. J. H. Dent (January 24, etc. The works published by the society were : “Sir Hodgson. £2,422)) was included Gray's copy, Thomas Roe's State Papers ” ; “ Maximus Tyrius," with his autograph and manuscript notes, of Stow's with notes by Dr. Davies ; Dr. A. Stuart, “De “Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster." Motu Musculari” ; Carte's “ Original Letters of In a miscellaneous collection (February 1 and 2. English History, from 1641 to 1660”; Signor Hodgson) was offered the first edition of the three P. Rolli's “ Translation of Cicero's Letters ” ; Sir parts of “ The Ingoldsby Legends," all on thick William Keith, “ History of Virginia ” ; English paper (only a dozen copies of the first part were so Translation of Pluche's “ Histoire du Ciel ”; Prof. printed), with autograph inscriptions from the Campbell,“ Necessity of Revelation by Gronovius”; author. One of these is “ Aelian de Animalibus"; Sir Isaac Newton's “Quadrature of Curves” ; Bishop Tanner, “Notitia To Mrs. Hughes, who made me do 'em, Quod placeo (si placeo) Tuum. Monastica ” and “ Notitia Britannica.” The society thus certainly produced several To the third part are appended seven pages of books of substantial value. Whether these works manuscript, in the autograph of John Hughes, might not have seen the light without its assistance including a transcript of a poem by Barham. On is another question. If, in that case, the authors the 9th and following days of February was sold by would have received no adequate remuneration, or Sotheby for £4,086 the very remarkable collection no remuneration at all, it is not clear that the of printed books and other works illustrated by authors received very much substantial benefit George Cruikshank, formed by Captain Douglas. from the society. Several of the books failed to Many of these, as might be expected, fetched high reimburse the society for the expenses incurred in prices. A miscellaneous collection, more interesting producing them. In these cases the authors than miscellaneous collections generally are, was sold received nothing, and the booksellers alone March 15, etc., by Sotheby. Among other curiosities benefited. There is, however, no occasion to it contained four Horn Books, one of them a matrix waste space in commenting on what happened. cut in reverse for making gingerbread Horn Books. The history of the society and the lessons which it At this sale Tasso (The Falconieri Manuscript) letters conveys speak for themselves. and poems, dated 1556-1593, fetched only £49. Mr. HENRY CRESSWELL. Dawson gave 200 louis for it in Rome. The record of the sale of the first portion of the library of Mr. Charles Butler (April 5, etc. Sotheby. £7,569) is not yet completed, reaching only as far as “ The BOOK PRICES CURRENT.* Mirrour for Magistrates," but presents, of course, a wonderful array of rare English and Continental THE second and third numbers of “Book books. The mere description of them forms a 1 Prices Current" for 1911 contain records feast. A very seasonable note of warning may be of the sales from December 8, 1910, to seen in the record at different dates of the sale of April 5, 1911. It is impossible to say too often that two copies of “ Encyclopædia Britannica," 1875– 1903, 24 volumes, with the supplementary volumes, * "Book Prices Current,” Vol. XXV. Nos. 2 and 3. in all 35 volumes, sold for £6 on one occasion, and London, Elliot Stock. for £5 on another.  ## p. 53 (#457) ############################################# THE AUTHOR. 53 THE BOY SCOUTS' HISTORY OF This work should be very popular, not perhaps ENGLAND.* so much as a class book, but as a prize book or a gift book ; and in saying this we are paying the book the greater compliment, for it is something 1. to the fact that The Author is not considerably more than a dry text-book. published in August and September, it has been impossible to give an earlier review of " The History of England," by. C. R. L. Fletcher and Rudyard Kipling, which reached the office at the beginning of July. We have read the book with CORRESPONDENCE. considerable interest, and have enjoyed its perusal. There are many different views taken about the writing of history, but surely the soundest view is AUTHORS' AGENTS-LITERARY AND DRAMATIC. that the historian should be a partisan, that he should give some life to the views that he adopts I. and should revivify the dead bodies of the past. The SIR,—I do not wish to examine in detail the historian who is merely a balancer of opinions and article on “ Authors' Agents” in your last number. methods and a chronicler of dry facts is, from our Many of the points are well taken, and many of the point of view, useless ; from a child's point of view warnings will be most useful in dealing with some he is worse than useless. This history is written agents, even if they be hardly necessary in relation for children. It puts forward high and patriotic to others. But when you sum up, “Don't employ ideals and will surely tend to interest, stimulate, an agent ; but if you do, watch him," I venture to and arouse the better feelings. This is why we think that the first part of the advice is too have taken the liberty of heading the article “ The broadly stated, and the second too—well, shall we Boy Scouts' History of England,” for what is most say unceremoniously ? striking in that movement is the high moral ideals As to the first, the society is a good watchdog. which are put before the boys in the code up to It can warn, advise, and guard. It cannot do the which they are bound, as true scouts, to live. This positive work for an author which a capable and is not a criticism of dry historical details. They zealous agent can. If it tried to, it would, in my may be all wrong; though Mr. Fletcher's name is opinion, soon find itself exposed to the same charges a guarantee that they are all right. It is indeed a of favouring one author as against another to which difficult matter to write something for children in agents are now exposed. An agent in good practice the shape of history which will interest while it acts as a literary exchange : he possesses a know- instructs, that “ gives to think” while it ceases to ledge of what wares are wanted, in what places, and bore ; but this appears to have been carried through at what prices, which few authors possess. This is successfully by the author, aided, of course, by the valuable knowledge-well worth paying for. He poems of Rudyard Kipling, and the illustrations knows whom to trust and whom not to trust- of H. Ford. Some of the poems are just right for knowledge very valuable in business. Neither shy- the boy who desires to have sound, stirring examples ness nor sentiment prevents him from asking and before him. Some, perhaps, are a little above his obtaining the proper market-price; one or both often head, but still, he will live to grow up to them. Of the prevent an author, when acting for himself. These many scattered throughout the book we should like are some of the considerations on the other side of to recommend two. The last, " The Glory of the the account. Garden," comes nearest to the hearts of all English As to the second, of course every man ought to men, although, perhaps, it may be considered to exercise a reasonable vigilance over his own have little to do with the history of England. interests and affairs—even though he were dealing The other one is “My Father's Chair,” which with an angel. But the attitude of mind indicated begins : by your “ Watch him” is hardly a promising basis “ There are four legs to my Father's Chair, for a business relation of a particularly confidential Priest and People, and Lords and Crown." nature. No doubt a man should * watch” his This is sound, historically, at any rate, at the solicitor-in a sense. But I do not think he present time, and for the past centuries, though would employ a solicitor whom he considered to it is impossible to say how soon it may be contro- need a great deal of “ watching." The position of an agent is very similar, and demands confidence as verted in the near future. well as “watching." There are, no doubt, solicitors, and there may very well be literary agents, who do * " The History of England," by C. R. L. Fletcher and Rudyard Kipling. Published by the Clarendon Press not deserve this confidence. In both professions Oxford. 78.6d, net. there are men who do, and as an author who has  ## p. 54 (#458) ############################################# 54 THE AUTHOR. II. employed an agent for nearly twenty years with most under cover of a public and, apparently, impartial satisfactory results, I think that the article in your association, honoured by such names as those of columns is one-sided, and, while containing (as I Mr. Thomas Hardy, Mr. Bryce, Mr. Birrell, and have said) much that is of value, might unduly Lord Curzon, to launch against a small group of p rej dice a young author against a profession reputable private traders charges which, when no which has, in my judgment, on the whole, and in names are given, are grossly unfair, and, if names the persons of its honourable members, done much were given, would bring you within the scope of for the commercial interests, and something for the libel law. the dignity, of authors. If sweeping generalities are to be indulged in at I do not think that any committee of the Society all, they should be based upon a width of experience, has ever taken up a hostile position towards agents which the writer of the article evidently does not as such. I should regret it if any committee ever possess. No one with any considerable knowledge did. On the other hand, there have been many of Anglo-American literary traffic could have cases where the Society and agents have acted written these two sentences : “ No market is better together in the interests of members, and it is for the author than the American market.” “If within my knowledge that in several instances a book touches the American market (and all good agents have advised authors to join the Society. literature should be universal), for one copy sold in There is, in fact, plenty of room for co-operation England, four would be sold in America." So between the society and an honest and capable untrue is this that we could name out of hand a agent, and, in my opinion, no reason why such dozen books, placed, not for editions in sheets, but co-operation should not exist. To show your for copyright production in the United States, of readers that I do not write altogether without which ten copies are sold in this country for every knowledge and experience, I will sign myself— one sold there. The writer may have been thinking Ex-MEMBER OF COMMITTEE. of a certain narrow kind of popular fiction ; but if so, why didn't he say so ? We do not, however, wish now to go into these details. Let us say a word about the contract between author and agent. Why not be perfectly honest, and admit that authors, like agents, are SIR,— We have just had the privilege of reading not angels ? But agents have to deal with many the extraordinary five-column attack on literary authors who are in or on the verge of financial agents in your last issue. It is unlikely that you straits. Without money-lending, the agent may, will give us five columns in which to reply to your and often does, help these struggling men and detailed points ; but you can hardly refuse to women in a crisis. It would be mean to deny this; publish this brief protest. For we imagine that it the statement can easily be proved. The reputable is very far from the intention of the eminent agent is, however, necessarily in a somewhat more authors composing the Council and Committees of substantial position than such an author, and to the Authors' Society that their names should be forbid him to collect moneys would, to that extent, used to cover campaigns, designed in the spirit of involve withdrawing from the most helpless class of the narrowest type of trade union official, against authors any benefits which literary agency can give legal and honest occupations. One of us is a them. Again, you say that “the agent must not member of the society, and for ten years past it be allowed in any circumstances to claim agency has been our own policy to encourage authors to fees on introductions merely.” ( wise young join it: Mrs. Thurston, of whom you print a judge ! “In any circumstances !” A young man, touching memorial notice, is an instance. Nor do perhaps a provincial or a recluse, desirous of obtain- we in the slightest degree object to reasonable ing a paid post as leader writer, or a regular criticism of the customs of literary agency, written connection as specialist contributor, is recommended with the facts clearly in view. It is perfectly well to apply to a certain agent, who, by reason of wide known to many, perhaps most, of the members of connections, may be able to make such an arrange- your society, that there are agents and agents. ment for him. The usual practice in such a case is for The fact is worth stating: but a random attack, the agent to charge a commission upon one or two based upon such texts as “Preferably don't use an years' salary. What wrong is there here? Where- agent” and “ Don't employ an agent---but, if you in does this differ in essence from commission upon do, watch him," is quite another thing. Again, we prepaid royalties? What becomes of your “in any cannot object to the office of the Authors' Society circumstances” when you look at the broad facts ? being used as a literary agency for its members in Let us, against your five columns, place two brief return for fees. But we have every reason to generalities. (1) Most of the eminent authors object to the officials so occupied being allowed, who are members of the society employ literary -- --- - =  ## p. 55 (#459) ############################################# THB AUTHOR. 55 agents. (2) Few of them attempt to treat their man whom he has entrusted with its marketing. agents as you propose. But, if, say, after a year's intercourse, he has found Faithfully yours, his agent quite straightforward and honest in his THE LITERARY AGENCY OF LONDON, dealings, and sensible and fair-minded in his advice, G. H. PERRIS, is the author still never to cease from troubling C. F. CoSGROVE. suspicions as to his integrity ? The business manager that requires continual [The Authors' Society is not used as a literary watching is hardly worth the consideration of agency in return for fees, and does not undertake averagely sensible people. We make inquiries and the placing of MSS. and plays—the Agents' main take considerable thought before confiding our duty.-Ed.] affairs to a solicitor, why should it be taken for granted that we are less careful in the choice of an agent? We all know, most of us from sad III. experience, that there exist dishonest publishers and unsatisfactory and somewhat shady agents ; SIR,—I have read with surprise the article on but is the literary profession itself entirely com- “ Literary Agents” in the October number of posed of persons of the highest probity? It is a The Author. pity to condemn a whole class because one indivi- It seems to me not right that a number of dual's experience may have been unfortunate. gentlemen, whose work is of vital importance to In every profession the novice makes mistakes writing men, should be held up to odium in this from which no amount of excellent advice can manner. guard him. There are generally far more willing I say “ of vital importance," and I speak from and experienced persons to advise the young writer experience. Literary agents, and especially the than there are young writers willing to profit by agents who now do my business, have proved their advice. The young writer is above all things themselves to me so absolutely indispensable that, anxious to see himself in print, and any advice or reading your article, I send this protest. Cassandra-like utterance which suggests the delay To advise an author not to employ an agent is, of that happy consummation is regarded as timid or from my experience, bad advice; to advise him to pessimistic. Would it not be well if occasionally watch an agent is, from my experience, superfluous in the pages of The Author it was suggested that advice. even publishers and literary agents have their The modern author is a very wideawake person. living to get ? And that in launching an unknown Yours faithfully, writer the one risks his capital; the other, his time H. DE VERE STACPOOLE. and his postage stamps. And it might be well to remind the discontented that even as a solicitor may be quite honest but rather stupid, so are there agents who, meaning quite IV. well by their clients, yet fail to grasp the essential quality of an author's work and to find the right SIR,-In the October number of The Author channel for it. The wise author gets rid of such there appeared an article on “ Authors' Agents, an agent as soon as possible. Literary and Dramatic,” which, to put it mildly, In an article that appeared in the Fortnightly seems rather one-sided. From it the young and Review some five years ago, Mr. Curtis Brown inexperienced author would gather that the literary sums up this vexed question of the use or futility agent is an unnecessary evil superimposed upon of the literary agent in a few terse sentences :- unfortunate authors against their will and better “Much that has been written about the literary judgment. Now, no author is compelled to employ agent has been futile, because the writers have not an agent, and if he does so it is certainly with the understood that authors can be divided into two hope of obtaining by this means better terms from classes : First, those whose work the publisher the publishers than he could get for himself. Should doesn't particularly want; and second, those whose he find this is not the case, surely the remedy is in work the publisher does want, or would want if his own hands, either to seek a more capable agent, he knew of it; and that it is only with the second or to transact his literary business in person. The class that a sound literary agent has, or should article concludes with the somewhat cryptic remark, have, much to do.”. “Don't employ an agent, but if you do, watch Yours faithfully, him." L. ALLEN HARKER. Now even an author might be credited with sufficient interest in his own work to watch the  ## p. 56 (#460) ############################################# 56 THE AUTHOR. PUBLISHERS' METHODS. SIGNS OF THE TIMES. MSS. SIR,—The Sorrows of a Freelance as set forth in SIR, I opened my letters this morning. One last month's Author, along with some notes on was a packet of patterns from a London shop, and The Colonial Markets and an article on the on each little set of patterns was printed a legend Proposed Canadian Copyright Law, have reminded to the effect that if they were not returned me of an English magazine I picked out at a rail- uninjured there would be a charge made for them. way bookstall not long ago, from among four or Another letter was from a publisher who had five American monthlies, all of which have already asked to see my new novel, and to whom I had made good their footing among us and in our sent my clean and dainty newly-typed MS. It Colonies. The cover-design of the English was merely a printed form, saying that the MS. magazine was the work of an American artist, and I was to hand, but that the publisher declined to do not doubt that the electros from which it was be responsible for it in any way if it should printed were made in America. The bulk of its happen to get damaged or lost while under his contents also were by American authors and care ! artists. Comment is superfluous. I need only say that The last time I was in New York an American my MS. cost over £5 in hard cash to me for editor told me that one of our most lordly magazine typing alone. proprietors had been bemoaning there the falling I am thinking of sending to a West End shop off in the sales of what was—and, no doubt, still is, for a new coat on approval, and enclosing a printed though I do not buy it-one of our most popular form to the effect that I decline to be responsible fiction monthlies : whose circulation had fallen, I for its damage or loss. I don't know the law in understand, from over a million to under half a such a case, but I've a shrewd suspicion that if I million copies a month. damaged or lost that coat I should have to pay for May it not be that our public have had enough it. Food for reflection here, my co-mates and of the “pap" ladled out to them by the purveyors brothers in the craft ! of “popular” magazines ? And that our sorrowing Yours truly, freelances have had enough of the unfair methods A MERE WRITER. of trading with them still in vogue in most English magazine offices ? Of course, we must remember that the products The American publisher is undoubtedly ousting of our brain are not our property in the accepted us in our Colonial markets. My own American sense. We can only command them for a short publishers sell as many of my books in Canada time and cannot bequeath them to our children. alone as my English publishers can dispose of in So different from a chair or table! My type- the rest of the British Empire, England included. writer can leave her machine to any one she likes, But it is scarcely our English publishers' fault that but the book it types cannot be left so. It is to our Colonial cousins prefer the more gaudy dress in belong to any publisher who likes to issue it at which light literature is shipped to them from 4d. and so help to spoil the market for future America. authors ! I can quite sympathise with the Canadians in their aggrieved attempt to combat the American Typographical Union : which our society might perhaps commend to the notice of President Taft as one of those “combinations in restraint of AMERICAN RIGHTS. trade" he is so busy “bursting." A Canadian acquaintance of mine published a book this year, in DEAR SIR,—Once upon a time I signed an Canada, the United States, and England ; but both agreement for three books with a publisher, the Canadian and English editions came from New who paid me a sum on account of, among other York, in sheets. American business policy has things, the American rights, of which I was to now become one of aggression : and why should we receive 10 per cent. after all expenses had been neglect “the noble art of self-defence ? Yours faithfully, Two of these books did well in America, con- ROBERT AITKEN. sequently I received less than the publisher's American agent. And yet this publisher was [The remark in this letter about the American annoyed because I left him at the earliest oppor publisher is interesting when compared with the tunity. opinion put forward in the letter from the Literary H. W.C.N. 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