Both the space and seriousness devoted by the newspapers to liter ary criticism in the last few years have shown a marked tendency to release. There are two ways for newspaper to treat books: as news and as literature. When a book has an obvious news value of its own itis sure of notice in the press whatever its merits or demerit this must always be, But there is a growing inclination on the part of the press to treat books as import= ant_on their own account, This is no onbt a natural economic process, for the number of books published implies enormous. book reading public and the business of a newspaper generally held to be to give the Public what it wants, Te is also much to the good. Taste is raised by sound criticism and the wide publicity. given by the popular as well as by the more sedate news-to first rate criticism of good books ie one of the most encouraging signs. 1 the present outlook for literature,—From The Saturday Review, The publication or "Vagabonds" by Knut Hamsun, which Coward. MeCann announced previously for the spring, has been put off until the fall. The translation by Eugene Gay-Tifte is not yet complete, and it was thought best, therefore, to defer publication rather than bring Jont so imortant'a book in May or Jone, ogee
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