| Show An A American Edition or of Only Two TAVO Rare Copies Our 0 ur London Literary Liten Letter Special Correspondence I O ONDON DON Jun Jan LONDON L mother was Wae the oldest Idell ot of the poet Byron Is Isnow now 11 publishing a book II I 1 trill All probably bo ho worth Its weight In itt at least when the tIme rich book boole collector collectors begin to 10 discover Its value from rout their viewpoint It II Is to do some thorough wishing 11 of Byron family lin ha linen en ell em for tor the nelt of or that thaI much tried lady Icily lal the poets wife There were so ninny many false statements In circulation about time the Byron Dyron family affairs that af nf after atter ter long JonK deliberation the time poets poet grand Brand grandson Brandson son SOli decided to get the tue truth anti the lies properly assorted ortell once and for Cor all alt time b by means menns of letters and other doc doe documentary evidence which line has been Kept In the family safe flare hitherto It can be Ie Dialed on In the best author authority authorIty ity It that there ther I is some caine live lively ly hy I In lii the tue book Hut But the Enl Earl of or Is l a ll scholarly lie no e most m t punctilious of Cu 66 has hus been at ut great pains to see that the contents of this book do not become be me public property He lie II even oven went go so 81 tar far as Us a to send n Q copy of the manuscript over to the United States and hall had It put In type there and Is Ii having two copies of It publish published ed NI tl on the tame day ilay as mis the book Is la lato Isto isto to appear here so II that the copyright may ilia ibe be completely complete The Time type from which the book boole set lIet In lit Inthe Inthe the time United Called States State will he be distributed at once after fter the time two copies are printed In fact I believe tho the deed Is being done this week The fhe reason re on for all nil this expense In the publication of only two 0 copies caples of a I book Is to enable the noble Earl rl to prosecute any Rny venturesome editor or publisher In the United States who may h he lucky enough to get hold l of or ofa a 1 copy of ot the English l edition and un unlucky unlucky Unlucky lucky enough t tt to i reprint some sante of It The earl carl has hns one came of or time the greatest l law firms In London JAndon nil all ready to pounce upon an anyone one who thus offends An All to the English edition edillon only copies are being printed on beautiful thick paper anti with choice bindings anti these the e mire nrc to be lie distributed among such personal friends ns as are consid considered ered by h the time earl to have havo a 1 legitimate Interest In lit the Byron Bron family affairs These volumes which probably cost the author about 15 16 each ench will bo b Christinas presents worth having tot fot I Insl aside le from the literary Interest It Is safe to 10 say I that teach eich volume would bring a n tidy sum lIum Immediately and ami of course the value will viii Increase steadily The fact Cael that tho the volumes are printed omi that they the probably cannot be held heh literally to ti t have Ime ha e been published nt Rt nil all nilIs nilIs allis Is likely to be he fortunate for Cor the time ills dill distinguished author for Cor I J understand the time book hoel contains material that might produce n a rich crop of libel suits RUIt It ItIs ItIs Is 18 slid said that the tho book hook makes a vigor Igor vigorous ous effort to clear the time name of ot time the authors grandmother at nl the time of his imPs grandfather which comm can do no harm ns os the poets reputation was about as 1111 much damaged us UK It could be already so o far tar n ns as morals go goTho Time Thc distinguished countess who Is U known to the reading public simply Imply ns as the author of Elizabeth lIzabeth I find and her ler nan mien Harden iarien line has been In London fur for Corn forn n a few weeks week Jut just at the time when whenever ever everyone tIrOlle one Is IA I talking about Princess Irl Fortnight lett might time the authors lat hat latin in et book bool Of course the lIu literary set pet among tho tIme elect have undo mimetic much of her I 1 learn that on aim her imer r turn to tim G this title week she Rhe be he beKins gills Kins work on n a new novel which like ha lies hns nothing to do with th tim of oC the authors previous hooks books I t can camu announce that for fr r the first Hist time lime the time thet timet t has hns concerned to II serial tion Eden new novel which Is III Isto isto to ho he called Tite Whirlwind has hua been him of lute late anti I Is 18 now nOlI ito nearly nearl finished Front From what I happen to know of tho plot I t cnn can say I that the story II lor promises to be even n a 1 aI I morn profound tragedy than Its 1111 pre NO predecessor The Secret Woman It deals of at course with the authors be beloved beloved beloved loved Dartmoor As 8 soon Man ns as u he Ime In On tho time work h lip Is In going to start post haste tom foi the time continent to get rested and inn any nn publisher who sas IS hook book to him f tot fir r n a month or two will do 10 mb It at nt his hili own on peril Maurice Hewlett Helett who lm line now non no re recovered recovered covered from train his imle recent al although though he ime looks rather 1111 c on toward lown rd the completion letlon tion of ot it a novel 1001 which lie he Jell to be about tIme the 7 t 1 r lj I h ht hI I t t f i finest work he has hns e ever er Cr done Of course every author Is In bound hound to think that of nf his latest work although I doubt It If Mr Ir Hewlett felt that vv WilY y about aboul tho the Tool Fool HUt But Dulin In the time emmett case ot of title new lIew novel thore who have havo had the time of n Il glimpse of or It II share the tho au aim authors authors thors feeling about aboul It H It Is 18 to be a n distinct departure In lii one omme way say WIl from front anything the time author of or Tho Time Forest Lovers Loera has hams ever done lono before The Time are ure laid In the times of less than th seventy years ago a o It Is expected that the book will III be ho ready for or publication by b time the middle of ot next year car Anyone who tins imas h 8 the time good luck lucle to 10 see sec Mr library Is bound to bo be envious for evermore It Is a large double room In which the time book cases cn e begin some six feet up from remit the time Moor extend clear up to the tho high ceiling on three sides RideR of or the time room loom There be ho several thousand volumes there nil cull II fragrant of old leather anti not nol one of which looks new or unused hAYDEN CHUnCH |
