lucht in die
Finsternis
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HEMSTREET
96 WARREN STREET
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Nov 10-31
POST
Publishers Skittish About Bringing Out Books By Dead
NOV9- 831
Men, But Fancied Disaster Has Happened
Four Times Within Month
Publishers are skittish about bringing
a collection of his short stories. After
out books by dead men. For reasons
some debate the book came forth— The
probably more superstitious than sensi¬
Author! Author!
Night Visitor, and Other Stories.“ It is
tive the public withdraws its buying in¬
a good book, by the way, with more dis¬
terest when a popular author dies; and
play of light wit than Mr. Bennett had
it is considered the hardest kind of hard
Schnitzler Diary
lately been wont to show. But its fu¬
luck by the book-makers if an author
ture is dampened by the ruling inhibi¬
—OLLECTORS of the Viennese author
passes into the Impenetrable while his
tion.
Lastly there comes Arthur
latest (and last) work is on the press.
Schnitzler’s Flight Into Darkness.“
— and playwright, Arthur Schnitzler,
All of which is interesting because
strange metäphysical taleswhich flound¬
should find considerable excltement for
the fancied disaster has happened four
ers more than waist-deep in the Freu¬
times within a month.
some years to come. No writer has left
(dian pool. Schnitzler died a fortnight
#go in Vienna. And there you are.
a more complete record of his literary
In one of the four instances it doesn't
work and his life, Otto P. Schinnerer
greatly matter, because there has never
says in this week’s issue of the Nation.
been a large American public for the
And apparently even greater excitement
man's works; and anyhow this particu¬
lar book has yet to be Englished. I mean
is in store for the distant offspring ofp
Eca de Queirez's“ La Capital,“ for which
present Schnitaler collectors. For fifty
the translator (now arrested in his con¬
years from the time of Schnitzler’'s
fusion) had great hopes.A second,
desth, wlisch occurred a little more
and more disturbing example, 18 O. E.
Rolvaag’s“ His Fathers’ God,' which had
than a couple of weeks ago, Arthur
been boomed richly, and indeed extrav¬
Schnitzler’s diary of the last forty years
agantly, as a probable best seller of our
of his life will be published.
chill early winter. Professor Rolvaag
died the other day, and it is quite safe
Schnitzler did not éonsider it im¬
to assume that the powerfül market
possible that the dlary might some day
demand enjoyed by Giants in the
be considered more importänt than his
Earth’ and Peder Victorious“ will be
works,“ Sehinnerer, who spent several
swiftly diminished for the new book by
the untoward fact. Doubleday had
summers working with Schnitzler, and
in project, when Arnold Bennett died,
who wrote the introduction to the re¬
cently published Viennese Novelettes,“
writes in the Nation.“ How much im¬
portance he attached to the diary is
evident from the fact that he kept it
in a box In a bank.“
Mr. Schinnerer, who deserlbes
Schnitzler as abhorring personal pub¬
licity and utterly lacking in vanlty,
Peither literary or personal,“ says that
he tock great pains to preserve che
Chroniele
records of his life. “1f they are not
Milrimantie Conn
scattéred or destroyed they will form
Noy 9-31
one of the fullest documentations of
a writer's lifenwr have had. There are
Sun
vast quantities of unpublished material
Manhattan Side-Show'' by Kon¬
San Fernando Calif
In his home. Not only is the record
rad Bercovici (Century) is filled
of his literary creation available in
Nov 10-31
with great names but it is medio¬
hundreds of plans, fragments, earller
Manhattan-Stde Shöw by Kon¬
versions and completed unpublished
cre alongside some of the author’s
other work.
rad Bercovici (Century) is filled
works, but there is a tremendous store¬
Sins of America—As Exposed
house of blographical data.“ In addition
with great names but it is medio¬
by the Police Gazette,“ by Edward
to the diary, Mr. Schinnerer lists
cre alongside some of the author's
Van Every (Stokes), is a compan¬
Schnitzler’s autoblography, covering the#
other work.
ion volume to“ Sins of New York.“
first twenty-five years of his life, a
Sins of America—As Exposed
Thomas Beer does the introduc¬
tion.
record and interpretation of his dreams
by the Police Gazette,“ by Edward
New York reviewers are cheer¬
and an enormous collection of corre¬
Van Every (Stokes), is a com¬
ing lustily for Clemence Dane’s
panion volume toSins of New
"Broome Stage.“
Simon & Schuster have just pub¬
York.“ Thomas Beer does the in¬
Simon & Schuster have just
lished Schnitzler’s last novel, Flight
troduction.
brought out Arthur Schnitzler's
Into Darkness.“
New York reviewers are cheer¬
last short novel, Flight Into
Darkness.“
ing lustily for Clemence Dane’s
Robert Ripley’s second “Believe
Broome Stage.“
It or Not'’ book is not as interest¬
Simon & Schuster have just
ing as the first.
brought out Arthur Schnitzler's
last short novel, Flight Into Dark¬
ness.“
Robert Ripley’s second Believe
It Or Not'' book is not as interest¬
ing as the first.
Finsternis
box 6/3
36 enen
HEMSTREET
96 WARREN STREET
Jerrnat
NEW YORK CITT
Providence K
Nov 10-31
POST
Publishers Skittish About Bringing Out Books By Dead
NOV9- 831
Men, But Fancied Disaster Has Happened
Four Times Within Month
Publishers are skittish about bringing
a collection of his short stories. After
out books by dead men. For reasons
some debate the book came forth— The
probably more superstitious than sensi¬
Author! Author!
Night Visitor, and Other Stories.“ It is
tive the public withdraws its buying in¬
a good book, by the way, with more dis¬
terest when a popular author dies; and
play of light wit than Mr. Bennett had
it is considered the hardest kind of hard
Schnitzler Diary
lately been wont to show. But its fu¬
luck by the book-makers if an author
ture is dampened by the ruling inhibi¬
—OLLECTORS of the Viennese author
passes into the Impenetrable while his
tion.
Lastly there comes Arthur
latest (and last) work is on the press.
Schnitzler’s Flight Into Darkness.“
— and playwright, Arthur Schnitzler,
All of which is interesting because
strange metäphysical taleswhich flound¬
should find considerable excltement for
the fancied disaster has happened four
ers more than waist-deep in the Freu¬
times within a month.
some years to come. No writer has left
(dian pool. Schnitzler died a fortnight
#go in Vienna. And there you are.
a more complete record of his literary
In one of the four instances it doesn't
work and his life, Otto P. Schinnerer
greatly matter, because there has never
says in this week’s issue of the Nation.
been a large American public for the
And apparently even greater excitement
man's works; and anyhow this particu¬
lar book has yet to be Englished. I mean
is in store for the distant offspring ofp
Eca de Queirez's“ La Capital,“ for which
present Schnitaler collectors. For fifty
the translator (now arrested in his con¬
years from the time of Schnitzler’'s
fusion) had great hopes.A second,
desth, wlisch occurred a little more
and more disturbing example, 18 O. E.
Rolvaag’s“ His Fathers’ God,' which had
than a couple of weeks ago, Arthur
been boomed richly, and indeed extrav¬
Schnitzler’s diary of the last forty years
agantly, as a probable best seller of our
of his life will be published.
chill early winter. Professor Rolvaag
died the other day, and it is quite safe
Schnitzler did not éonsider it im¬
to assume that the powerfül market
possible that the dlary might some day
demand enjoyed by Giants in the
be considered more importänt than his
Earth’ and Peder Victorious“ will be
works,“ Sehinnerer, who spent several
swiftly diminished for the new book by
the untoward fact. Doubleday had
summers working with Schnitzler, and
in project, when Arnold Bennett died,
who wrote the introduction to the re¬
cently published Viennese Novelettes,“
writes in the Nation.“ How much im¬
portance he attached to the diary is
evident from the fact that he kept it
in a box In a bank.“
Mr. Schinnerer, who deserlbes
Schnitzler as abhorring personal pub¬
licity and utterly lacking in vanlty,
Peither literary or personal,“ says that
he tock great pains to preserve che
Chroniele
records of his life. “1f they are not
Milrimantie Conn
scattéred or destroyed they will form
Noy 9-31
one of the fullest documentations of
a writer's lifenwr have had. There are
Sun
vast quantities of unpublished material
Manhattan Side-Show'' by Kon¬
San Fernando Calif
In his home. Not only is the record
rad Bercovici (Century) is filled
of his literary creation available in
Nov 10-31
with great names but it is medio¬
hundreds of plans, fragments, earller
Manhattan-Stde Shöw by Kon¬
versions and completed unpublished
cre alongside some of the author’s
other work.
rad Bercovici (Century) is filled
works, but there is a tremendous store¬
Sins of America—As Exposed
house of blographical data.“ In addition
with great names but it is medio¬
by the Police Gazette,“ by Edward
to the diary, Mr. Schinnerer lists
cre alongside some of the author's
Van Every (Stokes), is a compan¬
Schnitzler’s autoblography, covering the#
other work.
ion volume to“ Sins of New York.“
first twenty-five years of his life, a
Sins of America—As Exposed
Thomas Beer does the introduc¬
tion.
record and interpretation of his dreams
by the Police Gazette,“ by Edward
New York reviewers are cheer¬
and an enormous collection of corre¬
Van Every (Stokes), is a com¬
ing lustily for Clemence Dane’s
panion volume toSins of New
"Broome Stage.“
Simon & Schuster have just pub¬
York.“ Thomas Beer does the in¬
Simon & Schuster have just
lished Schnitzler’s last novel, Flight
troduction.
brought out Arthur Schnitzler's
Into Darkness.“
New York reviewers are cheer¬
last short novel, Flight Into
Darkness.“
ing lustily for Clemence Dane’s
Robert Ripley’s second “Believe
Broome Stage.“
It or Not'’ book is not as interest¬
Simon & Schuster have just
ing as the first.
brought out Arthur Schnitzler's
last short novel, Flight Into Dark¬
ness.“
Robert Ripley’s second Believe
It Or Not'' book is not as interest¬
ing as the first.