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    • St. Dunstan's House, E.C. April 16, 1888.
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      398 The Publishers' Circular April 16 , 1888

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      Literary Intelligence 398—409 Dictionary...

      LITERARY INTELLIGENCE 398—409 DICTIONARY OP NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY 399 NOTES AND NEWS 39 Sf 400

      CONTINENTAL NOTES 400 , 401 OBITUARY , 401 , 402

      TRADE CHANGES 402 THE NEW AMERICAN COPYRIGHT BILL 402—405 COPYRIGHT IN JAPAN 405-407

      REVIEWS , & c 407—409 INDEX TO BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GR ^ AT

      BRITAIN BETWEEN APRIL 2 AND 16 409—411

      BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN FROM APRIL 2 TO 16 411—415

      NEW BOOKS AND BOOKS LATELY PUBLISHED 7 415—423

      iflSCELLANEOUS 424—432 BUSINESS CARDS 426 , 430 , 431

      ASSISTANT WANTED 432 WANT SITUATIONS 432

      BOOKS FOR SALE , 432

      BOOKS WANTED TO PURCHASE 433—439

      St. Dunstan's House, E.C. April 16, 1888.

      St . Dunstan's House , E . C . April 16 , 1888 .

      Rphe Terms Of That Portentous Document, ...

      rpHE terms of that portentous document , the -L Chace Bill , have at length reached this

      country , and it must be said have created only a slight nutter of excitement among the parties

      who are substantially interested . Those who are behind the scenes in the United States

      have very grave doubts whether the bill will ultimately be passed after all . Only a few

      persons in this country can have cause to regret its failure , for it confers no benefit

      whatever upon the majority of English authors , while to those who are engaged in the

      practical work of book production in this country it is absolutely antagonistic .

      In the present number we give the chief portion of the text of the bill , and have

      appended some comments upon it by London publishers . Whether Mr . Chace's proposals

      will meet serious legislative opposition or not we cannot say ; but in the meantime we might

      suggest that under the auspices of the Copyright Association in London a representative

      meeting should be held to consider the present condition of affairs . The meeting should be

      thoroughly representative of all classes of workers who are connected with the art or

      craft of book production . We cannot think that any very serious crisis has arisen , but it

      would be well to give more publicity to the threatened attack on British authorship ,

      commerce , and industry .

      A Somewhat Notable Gathering Took Place ...

      A somewhat notable gathering took place on Saturday night last . This was the

      assembling at the Mansion House of a large number of the members of the Savage

      Club , asked thither to make merry and be entertained at a banquet by the Lord Mayor .

      Among the names of those who thus attended were many distinguished on the stage and' in

      kindred pursuits , with a fair sprinkling of journalists and one or two science workers .

      The company , as a whole , bore full testimony in its character to the eulogium of the Lord

      ft Mayor that they were ' good fellows . ' From

      A Somewhat Notable Gathering Took Place ...

      the list of names we have seen we can imagine nothing more pleasurable than an evening

      spent in Such genial society . The reputation long possessed by the Savage Club has been

      the warmth and hospitality of its members , their heartiness of disposition and entertaining

      humour ; and throughout the proceedings on Saturday night the Lord Mayor seems to

      have had this fact very clearly in-view . We question , however , whether Mr . G . A . Henty ,

      who returned thanks for the club , is quite correct in saying that it represents more than

      any other body the rank and file of the great army of workers in the professions of art ,

      literature , music , science , and the drama . Judging by the names of those who attended

      the banquet—a list that we suppose may be considered fairly typical—this would certainly

      not seem to be the case . In the matter of actors , dramatic critics , musical composers ,

      and others connected in their several callings with the stage , Mr . Henty's statement may

      perhaps pass without question , but when we come to the great realm of literature and art

      as unrestricted by any border lines of dramatic work , we at once see how erroneous his

      disputation is . Notable men and hard-working of all classes are , no doubt , to be found in the

      Savage Club , but that they constitute in any one branch , save that of the drama , a decided

      majority over other kindred societies we very much doubt .

      On the other hand , too much can hardly be said for the way in which the Savage Club

      has banded its members together , the spirit of hearty good fellowship that distinguishes its

      actions , or the genial encouragement the institution affords to the promotion of good work .

      There is a robustness about the society , a vigour of association that tends to personal

      effort . Though chiefly remarkable for its conviviality of disposition , it is not a society of

      drones . Each - member feels that the right to play in such congenial company is only to be

      purchased by a corresponding amount of good work . * No song , no supper' is almost the

      motto taken up by the club , and the lazy are

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 16, 1888, page 398, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16041888/page/4/