Announcements

75 ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. The Shaw Society: Founded 26 July 1941 by F. E. Loewenstein "to promote a wider and clearer understanding of Bernard Shaw's life and work, the Society publishes the Shavian and Shavian Tracts. Subscription rates in the United Kingdom are £1.50 per year, in the U. S. $4.00 for individuals and $5.00 for institutions. Subscriptions and inquiries may be addressed to Eric F. J. Ford, Secretary, The Shaw Society, High Orchard, 125 Markyate Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2LB, England. 2. International Conference of Conrad Scholars: To be held at the University of California, San Diego, from Aug 29 to Sept 1, the Conference will present papers, seminars, a special exhibition, and other events. Inquiries concerning participation and attendance should be addressed to Prof. Adam Gilion, English and Comparative Literature, SUNY, New Paltz, N. Y. (12561). 3. International Conference on Conrad: This conference will be held at Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury from 15 to 19 July 1974. The program will include seminars, papers by contemporary novelists, an exhibition of Conradiana mounted by the National Book League, and other events. For details and registration forms. Please write Miss M. Rishworth, "Olinda," Beacon Hill Road, Hindhead, Surrey, England. 4. E. M. Forster Seminar: A seminar on the early fiction of E. M. Forster is being proposed for the 1974 MLA meeting in NeW York. Only Howards End and A Passage to India will be excluded from consideration. David Neal Miller, Merrill College, University of California, Santa Cruz, California (95064). 5. A Spate of Gissing: Pierre Coustillas (Lille) reminds us that work on Gissing continues apace, mainly in England. Among books about to be published: The Born in Exile : George Gissing, by Gillian Tindall George Gissing und die Kurzgeschichte. by Ulrick Annen The Nether World (Everyman's Library, in both hard and paper covers) The Nether World, Harvester Press Among books forthcoming in the future : Thyrza, introd by Jacob Korg (Harvester) Sleeping Fires, prefatory note by Pierre Coustillas (Harvester) Gissing: A Study in Literary Leanings, by Oswald David, introd by Pierre Coustillas (C. C. Köhler) Gissing on Fiction, by Jacob Korg (Enitharmon Press) Gissing's Diary, ed by Pierre Coustillas (Harvester) ...