New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-19
lFOREIGN LITERARY NOTES.

hNUl4iSH IUDIIPLAlIDNo AMI AOAhCAS0'
NR. BLACKS "PRrNCEss or THULE - MIR. T.
HuGIEs'e MEMOIRS OF A BROTHER - MR.
JOHN MONKEYS ROUSSEAU "-soME NEW Nov
b. EIs-wRII-NNowN AUTHORS TO LECTURE IN
AMERICA.
SFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rR,BUSEl
LONDON, April 5-0f Mr.. William Blacks
new story. in MdemiAaa'S Magazine, A Princess OF
Thule" five chapters have already appeared the fourth
aud firth being IN the April number. The Princess bears
the romantic name seila and though she is Princess
Of only small island peoped by three hundred sous,
Is likely 20 reign for the next twelvemOnth the
hearts OF Macm many thousands OF readers She is
drawn with loving yet free hand, sketched partly from
nfe hear and altogether promises 20 possess as many
charms her predecessor Bell in The Adventures OF
Phaeton," yet of avarety wholly novel IL wonjd not
be possible, suppose fer Mr.. Black to write three
pages without touch % ooloI does IL matter TO him
whether he has 70 put Oh paper scene from All inland
Rngsh county all sweetness and light or scene on
the rugged Scotch coast all gloom and ocean fury or
wildness Mr. Rusin excepted. there If perhaps
NO living English writer who has shown deeper 1eehs
for natural beauty whose genius for describing it, or
rather pOrtraying it, surpasses Mr.. Blacks. His early
and great success may tempt him e. wHte 100 mueh
otherwise lac has secure future.
The first edition OF Mr. Haywards second series Of
essays which noticed before its publication, Is ex-
Aaused and second believe, In the press This is
the period OF essayrepubIcatiOn. When Mr. Haywards
fret series appeared fifteen years since AZ was,
from the commercial point OF view, failure anda great
part OF the edition sold off, sold that 49, to the
trade largely reduced price Yet the essays were
not less admirable than the present series they only
had the IN luck TO fan upon favorable their
reprintng There is a fashion about books as about
ether thugs these days OF circulating libraries Mr.
Haywards social position has possibly something to do
with the rapid success OF his book. The circulating
libraries must buy in proportion 70 the demand of their
subscribers, and Mr.. Hayward's books one OF those
which must Dc seen in their tue tables of
good society When wanted 10 buy copy the other
day. my bookseller reported them out OF prUt and not
10 be had.
Nj. Hughes's Memoirs OF a Brother has bad an
equal due TO the great popularity OF
its author a least much 10 its subject The Sat
day Rece5 went out of its way lately TO at MI
Hughes as a man who had written one book Tom Brown
at Rugby and written himself ont The fact is that
MI Hughes's books and other writings have had uni
form success aud that in public life have grown
steadily than he has. He Il too much interested in
social problems and in the practical solution of them
to devote himself exclusively to literature; bat of his
ability To make authorship successful and exclusive
occupation his last book 10y itself proof enough lis
brother. George Hughes man unknown outside
hls own circle OF friends and acquaintance until tl-
memoir OF Lin written. He had tine traits and ms
Life deserved writing neither nor less perhaps.
than many hundreds who die without biographer and
forgotten file will be rcmemboredibecause bls biee-
raphy written that nobody help reading it. and
literary tctit OF ~ j. OF u very A"o
tlNrd edtio OF 1t Is already published
Air. John MOrlcy's Rousseau" D two volumes, pub
Hshed by Mossys Chapman Hall, Is another OF those
studies OF eighteenth century literature and lives for
which its author is we'll known. have before written
his volume Of Mscellanes, including papers Con
dorce Vauvcnargues, and other French writer's aud Of
his elaborate monograph voltairo showiug
intimate acquaintance with that period aud the tera
ture " ii than any other English writer except Carlyle
given proof Of Rousseau il complete study
than any the Others and what the book on Voarc
did pretend 10 be, biography also and the only
deserving tho name IN English.
Among new novels Lord LYttOns Kcnelm Chilliugly
claims Of course, most attention. II reviewed al
length the first moment Of its appearance, aud has
been read by many people as could get hold OF it, As
often happens with eagerly expected book, the
first supply very snail and the circulating libraries
were in great straits for copies How people Jared at
Nudes don't know. l long since gave up trying to
get books from Nudes. though 10 is much the
largest circulating library OF books IN Lon
don. But 1t is where they have, had,
n habit OF thinking book is a book. aud book
good another and giving you, rule, the book you
did not want My present librarians do business on q
much fmallef ecae but give you the book you do want
and give il generally once Nude dare say, ordered
800 copies Kenclm Chlngly Sawshorn HUT ordered
and G. the truth being that the BOOK was put on
The market before the edition was worked of u - pub
hshed in the orthodox and tnehonored form OF vols
but 40 tue unusual price OF 81 s. 6l instead
OF q lis ca MCssgs. BackwOOd began this innovation
with Middemarch which they fret published eight
parts at 5s each When al were out, tho complete book
Sold Tor euineas Gl0 and then after awhile came
an edition thin paper, at laf that sum. MI. Samuel
Tnsley has for past been trying tue expert
ment Of bringing out novels Ia cheap form and at
reasonable price, but know not with what success The
libraries have, NJ present. control OF the market ana
their managers probably prefer novels at price high
enough 10 prevent people from purchasing them, aud 10
ubge the world 70 resort TO their counters to borrow
But Mr. Rusin not far wrong wheu be described IL
AS "flthy' practice.
And Mr. Anthony Trollopo has . new novel under way
in Tie F0rtaiJhdJ entitled Lady Anna" It's opening
chapters unprcmsing, being hlied with disa
greeabe people and incidents that night as VOL DO left
unrelated ApiOpOs Of this or OF nothing 80 particular
the nOvests portrait Or let us hope, carcatur3,
pears tins weeks Vanity Fair, No. GO OF Men Of the
Day That very clever paper-cever only Ia its
tOons but n literary work and distinguished by much
curious knowledge ami perfect freedom in commuul-
eating it TO the word-once laid down the principle that
portraits werc rule, hltteTed, and announced its
determination TO in It's kencsses from too great
good nature IT has kept It's promise almost too faith
fully. Yet is TO said that seldom
Of personal malice be detected either 10 IT. carca
turCs OF in its articles. And That dear friends Is
thug very good to say OF paper in whatever country
1T happens to published. and cannot be said Of all,
even 10 this decOrOus land.
Mr.. Brownng's poem Is, says The Atten@uDl. in
type consists Of $500 lines, and is a version OF great
tragedy which before the law courts Of a depart
meut IN the north Of France last year which may
the trial OF the Jesuit priest accused Of unduo
Intimacy with lady Of high rank, o. since that
hardly tragic In its ending, may something quite
different.
Mr.. John Elderldn who has spent some time in
london 10 arrange lectures for the Literary
Bureau. goes home next week. has concluded au
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