On this page
-
Text (2)
-
¦ ¦¦ '¦ ¦ ¦ -¦" ¦ ' ' " ¦ :¦; 6 . . ¦;.;...
-
THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
The Literaky Congress In Paris.
¦ livel notabilities y . It cannot of the first be : order said that took h any part lite in rary the
proceedings m ^ ^^ w ^ p p 1 ^ t ^^^ f »^ PP ^ ^ ~~ ~~ — — ¦ — — . — ^ ~— The ¦ ^^— ~^^ pp * ~——^^ illustrious ¦ —^ ~^^~ ~^^» ^— —~^ ^ ^™~ ^^ p ~ ones n—^^^ v ^ ir ^ v ~ ^» r ^» ^^^ *^ may » r ^^^^^ " —^^^ - ^^ ^ be p ^ ^^ v ^^^ \_ counted ; l . l U . < 1 » A UvVl —• on V ^ AJL the VXlv p . fingers K & AAGiL ^ p ^ ppf A'Sk ? \ of JA , V one < Uv > hand JLXivXXvi k —_ to Uv «> wit TV X U % , ^^
Louis Jules Simon ^ Ratiabonne ^ . Jules ^^^^ ^ and Claretie on the , Andre little ^ * finger Theuriet ^^^^^^ ^ ^ M . ,
professor Mickiewicz at , the son College , of the de Polish France , patriot whose , . bust and
now adorns the lecture hall where he held forth solitary in repre Michelet sentativ ' s time e . a ^ delegate Germany of sent the a
Society of German Men , of Letters in Berlin , Carl W . Batzwho did not * complain of his
reception 1 * . Dr ^* "v , . Max " ¦ ¦ JpP ' Nordau ^ k « f 4 spoke « up on behalf of Austria in the Argument intercalated
in the proceedings as to the rdle of the French j novel in science . M . F . Gittens read a paper
on the situation of Flemish men of letters ; Richard Kaufmann did the same for Denmark ;
Luis Bravo followed in the scale of nations on account of Spain ; Carlo del Balzo spoke for
Italy ; and Ladislas Mickiewicz drew a doleful picture of the perils of the literary life in
downtrodden Poland . The last-named gentleman was perhaps the
most picturesque figure of the company . ' His long tawny locksy high cheek-bones — and — rather .
haggard ^ 2 feature v s bespoke * J an enthu ^ , siast for liberty . The picture he drew of the arbitrary
action of the Muscovite taxed the patience and forbearance of the temporary PresidentM .
^¦ ^ ^ p l ^ p ^ . «^ pl _ A ^ ph ^ p . pph ^ ph _ , m Jules anner Claretie and interposed , who rang some his ^ bell ^^ remark in a s nervous
equivalent who ¦ r ^» w ^ ppr spoke ^^ to p ^^ p * - ^^ ^ p ' »^ a strong p * pr- truce ^ . bp * ^ p ^ ^^ mk ¦ ^ l » y to in »^ pb ^ politics p . the ^ v ^^ m ^ p ^ academic v ^ ^ pp ^ / ^^^ ^ p * p Max 1 p » 4 ^ pV ^ p » ^ pp * discussion ^ # ^ p » . bp Kordau » ^ p ^ ^ p . 7 m ^ " * ^^ ^^^ p . ^^ ^ fc ^ ,
on the modern French novel , is a doctor of medicine grafted on to a doctor of lettersor
the ^ reverse . He * tap * a ^ a ^ deal pBPk apl t P M . PP . a ^ p . . Zol ^^ m ^ tf . ^ pk a some hard ^ h ^» blows ^ k ^ n , for his pretended naturalistic discoveries and
d his efence incursions of the on psycholog the domain ical of novel physic as . rep The
resented by Zola and Paul Bourget , , was undertaken by M . de Lapommeraye , a dramatic
j I countrymen critic and lecturer more apparentl , who broke y from a lance comradeshi for his p
t ] ian from conviction , seeing that he avowed himself to be an ardent idealist . M . Jules
sittings Simon presided with much at tact the and opening taste . and Though closing in
1 man his 75 is th still year equal , the to ve the teran fati gue hor of attending and states a
congress The brunt per diem of the , to discussion say nothing on the of banquets technical .
points submitted to the Congress was sustained b a- ' y V Maitre -LT _ P-CUX * JJL des V > Pouillet JL . V Gens / UJ . J 1 VU * , the UiJlV Lefctre lega IV &^ CVi l . adviser C 4 VI V JLOV ^ X . of \ J A , the |^ 11 \>
gentleman ' Soci ^ t ^ . wh 6 kept de the speakers s , ' a from very going acute
too far astray from the point . The publishers were who expressed represented their by M op . Plon inion and about M . Del moote alain d ,
tween special authors legislation and to publishers regulate . the M relations . Plon , who beis a dapper little gentleman of more formal
nianners than are now generally met with , late very speciall pertinentl for y put authors the question and publishers , Why rather
legisthan If the jf or literary any y other gentlemen kind of buyers were re and ally sellers bent on ? '
drawjLng be happy up to a co new -operate code for with their them craft . But , he would reall
he did not see the necessity for anything of the y
The Literaky Congress In Paris.
not kind been . During a - ~ sing - - «~ le the law last -suit fifteen between years auth there ors ¦ and had "
— — — — ¦—^^^ F ^^ V ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^ —^¦• T ^ P ^ " ^^^ ¦ » ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ " ^ pr ^^ ^ B ^^ v ^ P" ^^ ^^ ^^ P' ^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ p ^ ^^ m " ^ p ^^ publishers were were not not , so so which rar far wrong winn proved er . This J that his statement ahaA their -. a . mfiTtk relations was -was
confirmed I called by upon his confr M . & Plon re , M to . Delalain ascertain wbpt pr . what >
the opinion of the — ~ — trade — was ~— * rr ^ ^ P- about - ^ ^^ - ^^ ^^ ^ p this ^ ^^ Br ^ P ^ m ^^ m ^^ meet V V pi ^ P ^^ ^^ p ^ - ing k ^^^ , and — ¦ its proceedings ¦ " ™ ¦ ^^ " - ' ^^ ^ " — PX ^^ B . The ^^^^ ^ P ^ F ^ PP » ^>^ P' Pickwickian PPVPP ^ ^>^ P > ^ W ^^ P ^ PPP > ^ . ¦ p . / . ^ p * ^ PPPPPPt PPpB ] Pjr ^ P ^^ PK ^ PPl ^ p ^ Pfe ^ Pl 4 A ^ K ^^ ^ ^ n ^^ ^
features of the . head of the . . old house in the Rue Garanciere relaxed into a smile . c YesI
have my opinion about itj but I keep it , in pettowas his guarded reply . 'The resolu . PPPB - ¦
tion M passed , ^ . ' ^ in favour ^ ^^ PPPPK ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^^ ^ of ^^^ ^^ ^^ assimilating ^^^^ ^¦ P ^ pj ^^^ h ^^ ^^^^^ . pppi the ^^ b ^ pppr pppp * ri ^ pp ^ v ^ p g ^^ P hts ^ ^^ PJP ^ of authors = ~~ ~ ~~ v to ~ r their r translations ~ r v iv « b vv to PP those PPPtPJP ^ p ^ P of F the F ^—^ ¦ — ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ¦ ' ^^ ^^^^ ^^—^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^ p ^^^^^^^ ™™ ^^ ^^ ^ pr ^^^^^ pp ^ ppa ^ pi ^ ppr ^ pr ^* ^^ ^^ p ^ p ^ p' ^^ p ^ ^ Pj ^^ ppf ^ pr ^ ppj ^ P ^ pJ ^ P ^ p
originals is nothing new ; it has been passed several times before . Stillthese Congresses
do good by drawing attention , to needed reformsand preparing the way for the requisite
legal , changes . There has been a great improvement in the international literary
relations Before in consequence that time of ( 1886 the ) Berne the Italians Convention used .
to pilfer our authors unmercifully . ' All their new m - ¦ » spapers J : ^^ W ~ ^^ contained ^^ ^ " ^ ** **¦ «<> w - ¦ .. »^ ^^ ^»^ « a ^ w serial « kpr ^^ ^ p > k « W * story » - * ^ ^^ ^ W translated ^^ m li ^ Mpfc ^ H ^ i ^^ -W ^^ ^ p ^ ^ p * Bi
from the French in the roughest style possible ., This gave our writers a bad reportand was
very detrimental to the interests , of Italian writerswho could not find a market . This is
the case , with America . There is an increasing desire to arrive at a copyright arrangement in
tjie interest of American writers . Even the publishers are—inclined rto favour the
movement , which is opposed principally by the printerswho fancy ¦— — they would suffer from a
convention a . , . But this f js ?*** ¦ a narro — w , subordinate ^ ^^ — view which ought not to be allowed much
weight . The head of the foreign department at M .
Calmann Levy's confirmed these views . M . Wouters citedas an instance of the injury
publication done p V « VAAVtV to VAVAA literature of V ^ A . an IVftJi , incomp AAlv , as V > U & well L / JkUUU lete as edition VV ^^ to VAV / authors AA of X ^ JpV ' ^ Madame TJkUJV , the « -lAV /
lated de Rduausat from ' the s Memoirs portion , of very the imperfectl Memoirs y which
transhad but he appeare was not d in so the sanguine Revue as des M De . Plon ux Mondes about a ;
speedy improvement being likely . The Literary Congress terminated with a
incident banquet . , which A Boulang was marred ist present by an unfortunate could not
refrain from giving utterance to a profession of faith . This natural b k ly led to im a protest A and A PB . ^ ^^ ^_ _ ^ _ ^ . ^ . flph ^ pi _ .
a encoun scuffle te , r which had mi it ght not have beent ended -- for the in a hostile timel , y
astute intervention diplomatist of M . , Jules gracefull Simon y , contrived who , like an to
quell the rising storm .
¦ ¦¦ '¦ ¦ ¦ -¦" ¦ ' ' " ¦ :¦; 6 . . ¦;.;...
¦ ¦¦ '¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ " ¦ ' ' " ¦ : ¦; 6 . . ¦; . ; ^ ^ \ ^^^ pW ^^ juiy 15 , T 889 The Publishers' Circular' & $ § I " ¦ ¦ —— — ¦ — - " 4 . . ;
The Incorporated Society Of
THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF
AUTHORS . The annual dinner of the above Society at
the Criterion Restaurant on the 3 rd inst . brought together a large number of well-known
represen Earl tatives of Pembroke of art , science and Montgomery and literature presided . The .
Amongst the company were Sir Frederick f % llockSir John StainerMr . Austin Dobson
Mr . Walter , JBesant , Mr . , Thomas Hardy , Mr . ,
Kider . Haggaird , Mr . Holman JbLunt , Ur . i * ar-
-
-
Citation
-
Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), July 15, 1889, page 829, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15071889/page/11/
-