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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th March 1888, Edition 1 of 1, Page 290

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    • St. Dunstan's House, E.C. March 15, 1888.
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      9 C 7 i ' ' ' , -zM < a 290 The Publishers' Circular March 15 , i & g $

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      Ijteraky Intelligence 290—301 The Yang-T...

      IJTERAKY INTELLIGENCE 290—301 THE YANG-TSB-KIANa 292

      CHAMBERS'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA 292 , 293 NOTES AND NEWS 293 , 594 CONTINENTAL NOTES 294 , 295

      SALE JOTTINGS 295 , 296 CORRESPONDENCE 296 OBITUARY 296 , 297

      TRADE CHANGES 297 ANNOUNCEMENTS 297—299 REVIEWS , & c 299—301

      INDEX TO BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN BETWEEN MARCH 1 AND 15 .. 302—304

      BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN FROM MARCH 1 TO 15 304—308

      AMERICAN NEW BOOKS 309 NEW BOOKS AND BOOKS LATELY

      PUBLISHED ¦ . 310—322 MISCELLANEOUS 322—330

      BUSINES 3 CARDS 327 , 328 , 330 ASSISTANTS WANTED 329

      WANT SITUATIONS 329 j BOOKS FOR SALE 330 !

      BOOKS WANTED TO PURCHASE 330—335

      St. Dunstan's House, E.C. March 15, 1888.

      St . Dunstan ' s House , E . C . March 15 , 1888 .

      Ri^He Spring Publishing Season Has Begun...

      ri ^ HE spring publishing season has begun -L fairly well . In so far as the production

      of books is concerned its promises are ample , and indeed there are already a considerable

      number of really good books in circulation for the season ; while the list of announcements

      which appeared in our last number speaks of many more to come . Even as it is , some leading

      publishers are issuing books at the rate of one a day on an average . Of course this includes

      all classes of books—school books , new editions , and so forth .

      No novels showing exceptional talent have as yet demanded the notice of the season ' s

      readers , but there are several in preparation which should attract more than an ordinary

      share of attention . Books of travel are more numerous than usual at corresponding seasons ,

      and , their general excellence and interest being above the average , there is some demand for

      them at the libraries . General literature of ' other classes does not show anything of special

      note as yet ; but of course the publication of : the more important books will be held over i

      until the autumn , when the long studious nights begin . The spring season has opened

      busily , and let us hope it will improve still further as the days grow longer . l O i

      May We Venture To Offer A Few Words Of P...

      May we venture to offer a few words of practical counsel to the Incorporated Society

      of Authors ? There i » nothing like novelty in these days , especially in connection with

      associations which perforce are restricted in the matter of advancement as well as in their

      radius of activity . Our last number contained a few remarks on the question of the

      unauthorised appropriation of novels by stagewriters , the relations of authors and adaptors

      having recently come to the front again . The Era , as the organ of ' the profession , ' has

      I taken up the cudgels on behalf of the adaptors . fl I Ti ^_ i ¦ i * 1 ¦ i - — ii ¦ - i i _^^^ .

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      It fails to see how the difficulty can be set at rest , unless the novelist is willing to expend

      . £ 30 or . £ 40 in securing a stage representation j of his work . i

      Now , most of our unknown as well as known authors would not care to risk this j

      amount in what they might think a sort of : experimental insurance . Even in the produc- j

      tion of their books they liave a not unnatural repugnance Ml ^ . B' against ^ 1 . 1 ¦* ' risk , ' which from time

      immemorial they have innocently thought was a proud privilege of publishers with which it

      would be imprudent on the author ' s part to interfere . Here then is an opportunity for

      the Incorporated Society of Authors to do something good for the members . Why not

      organise a small company of players to give performances such as would secure the

      dramatic copyright of novels ? If properly managed the establishment in which these

      performances took place might become one of the most lively houses of entertainment in

      London or elsewhere . We would not recommend that the authors themselves should take

      leading parts , for our acquaintance with stage [ matters is indeed meagre and inconsiderable .

      But there may be something practical in our notion , and we offer it unhesitatingly as a

      novelty to the parties interested . Mr . Hollingshead , perhaps , might think over the

      matter . Rights have to be protected and in the present state of the law this seems to be

      one way out of the difficulty .

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      The Stationers' Compan y ' s School . — The Charity Commissioners have given notice

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 15, 1888, page 290, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15031888/page/4/