, 1873-08-24

until this yoar, but tho Aprlotons havo nearly
Alonfort," which will attract much attention.
| lilo saiary-grab. aftor furnishing food for
aud paragraphs, ID to hnvo its hook. Rfr. " T.
HoblnBon. bottor known aa "Warrington," of
the Massachusetts preHH will soon Issue, through
Lee + Shepard. "Iho salary-0rab: a History
Of tho Passage Of tho Act Increasing tho salarios
YonB and Nays In Both Branches, with Skotch
| of tho Dobntes and Roviow Of tho Apologies
Tor tho BILL; with Special lloforonco as to the
RoaponRibllity Of Qonornl y. +. Dutlor Therefor,
not not HHoglccting. However, sonator Carpenter and
Tho Saturday Reuie,o points out tho con-
trasts botwoon the public character and tho pri-
yato bong Of most authors tllnB: ''Thc livoly
noyelist Ia taolturn. moroso kind Of .persol,
ever ready to start topics OF gravo and deproBa-
ing nature. Tho poet whose songs aro full Of
that delicious melancholy TINT mnkes them so
divinoly aad is 3 rubicund, rosy-gillod gentle
mon, brisk, middlo-aagod, comfortable, particular
and feoble humor. Tho Indy novelist who aails
worry nonr tho wind, and on whom Tho critics arc
severo by principle, Is as quiet aa Qunkoross In
her conversation and as domure as q nun in hor
bearing. Tho sour fominino ossayist. who finds
everything wrong and nothing in its placo, has .
faco llko tho full moon and looks NJ II sho fed
OH cream and butter" It is conjeot,,red that tho
lady who sat Tor tho last otohiug waa Miss
FRANCES Power Gobbe.
Tho great Boydall Shakespeare Ia to be ro-
produced in fac-simile by h1obbio & Barrie, Of
philadelphia, in twenty-five parts, each with
four plates, at 81 each. THIS magnificent edition
waa tho rcHult Of tie labors Of Alderman Doydoll,
Of Lonton, about the beginning Of tho century,
his eucsossful endoavor to procure tho finest
Illustrations Of tho great poet from the greatest
artists OF that generation, and to have them re-
produced in copper in tho most perfect manner.
ne PAID ono guinea for every design submitted,
Of artists which ho honded, Tho price Of tho
original work was 200 guineas for proof improB~
alons and 100 thereafter, aud 1t ia now very
6carco.
James r, Fields, in bis goHsipy lecture on
tho habits OF novol-writers, saya: Dickena
was at ono time go takon possession Of by the
characters OF whom ho was writing that thoy fol-
lowed him everywhere. and would never lot hin,
bo nlone o momont. He told mo that WHOM ho
turea Of bis imagination SO haunted him TINT
they would neither allow him to Bleop nor eat in
peace that Little No1l WIS constantly ut his
o1bow, no matter whore he might happen to 10,
Claiming his attention and demanding his sym
rathy, aa If jealous when he spoke to any one
o!ao. Whom be was writing Martin Ohuzzlewit,' ;
Mrs. Camp kept him III such paroxysms OF
laughter BY whispering to him in tho most inop-
Portuno placos-soHotimoa ovon In uhurch-that
ho was compelled to fight her OF by main forco
.
to have nothing moro to do with her, unloss she
could could behave better aud como only when she WAS
A frlend in London sonda to tho Boston
Courier tho following latest gossip about Eng
liBh authors: "Sinco Anthony Troltopo'a roturn
from tho antipodcB lie has resumed work nfter
hts old briok-laying fashion,-writing go many
pagos q day, always III tho early morning hours,
sometimes beginning ut 6 o'clock. uo las
throo novels on the stocks just at present, ono
Of which will appear In tho Graphic, for which
ho receives st, 600, while tho copyright, which ho
retains, Is worth $1,000 moro. Mr, Farjoon,
whose earlier works were favored with uuatintod
praiso by tho critics.. some of theu! calling
him tho only worthy successor Of Dick
ens, has four stories In hand, MI in-
tended for publication in tho form Of Christmas
| nnnualH. Wilkio Collins American tour Ia Baid
to bo undertaken not 80 much as lycoum ven
t,lre nn preparation for atory of American
life. Shirley Brooks, tho editor OF Punch, las
begun now novel, but, aB ho generally takeB
two or throe years to prepare 4 work for tho
printer, it Is not probable TINT tho author Of
Sooner or Later will bo heard from for some
Lime to come. Capt. Alayno Roid hns emerged
from long obscurity, and announces story Of
adventure that will outstrip The Hcnlloss
Horsoman.' Mrs. Henry Wood and Joseph Hat
ton arc III and idle, but Rhoda Brougllton aud
Edmund Yates'both promiae trosh books ut an
early day. F. 9. Burnanl Ia rather roughly
Quixzod nbont hiB new novel, while Miss Brad
don's last work is getting praised in unexpected
quarters"