New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-30
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SAp yRON TIE MADDING CR0wD-Mo"IS'' Wa"
.... PRoMsE-ENGLIsH NOTES
Nrw- BRIGHTON, Oct. 49, When tne hls'
ehspters Of Mr. Thomas Hsrdys story. Far FROM .ne
Madding Crowd" appeared In Ens.ano' !" H. -
b,erary weekly complscenty ascrioed It's aunorsnp
uoor.s rl,ot 1t was a high testimony to the clever
ness of the work, but testimony not showing mueh
r,t,cal In literary touch FOR tue ssoiy
as utterly unlike anything Mrs. Lewes has ever WITH
ten Like the rest of Mr. Hardy's novels 1t has an ap-
.olute individuality OF movement FRESH bold ana YET
careful manner OF its own 1t is quaint drawing VI
,be character and experiences Of woman, wui' in-
consistent unreasonable, warm-hearted and lovely
and scattered here and there are tiny NSne''es
of English rustic scenes done win s"cn
adroit simplicity that they give wonderful AT oi
truthfuuess even TO the somewhat meodramatic stua
tous which Mr.. Hardy does not seem able 10 resist
Tbe story has come slowly that probably o
great many readers will be happy TO know that hot
Co have received the last nstallment from Mr. Harry
and will brius out the book early IN November Iney
will publish the American edition OF Mr. Mills postum
NOUS ESSAYS on Religion at the same time Among the
coming notable books from the OF the Macmiians
are "reminiscences and Diary Of William Charles Mac
ready :" History Of the Drama by Prof A W. Ward
Of Owens College. England; and "Catholic Reform"
a book written by Pere Hyacnth, translated py us
wife, and carrying preface by Dean Stanley.
Prof John Morley's essays Compromise have just
been printed In book form in London. Ihey are a
gospel OF Infexbility. protest ful OF Vieor asap
everything emphatic, obstinate devotioh 10 oo
op,nion IL to be noted that il is OF religious Opinions
that Mr. Morley chiefly speaks. He Hereby attachs
clereynen who not believing what they preach seh
their Intellectual brthr1ght for mess OF pottage,
"making o brazen compromise with what they ho'u
aespcabe lest they should have TO win their preao
hoporaby" Mr. Morley is in fact, so nolerant OF any
eoncealment OF religious opinion by anybody tha' nc
appears TO forget that kindness and gentle courtesy
have sometimes TO be remembered He considers now
far IL s the atheists duty openly to express his opinions
and decides that he is bound TO make only one eA
eepton to general rule and that Is in the case OF MS
paren for whose scruples he must give tia respect
The ARenerm shows great interest in Julian Haw-
thorne as the of that name but does not think
Idoiatry so good Bressapt and II oounseis care
full work and selfresrant Probably no young novel
reader of this generation knows anything about
emilia wyndham," but there is many matron VINO
will remember popular novel In her schooi days
II had large In its time as had nearly all the
other stories OF its author Mrs. Marsh This lady, VINO
died the other day, was wealthy English woman anu
The wife OF junior partner OF Fauneroy the forger
Miss Frances Power Cobbe is another literary English
woman as interchangeable as was Mrs Marsh but her
work is Of q serious sort. Sac Is now puonshing
q series OF essays THE Hopes OF the Human Race
Hereafter aud Here"-a book with preface having,
II is said, special reference to MI MuPs forthcoming
work.
Victor Hugo has been writing again in his own curl
onslv unlimited VEIN. He has prepared d few pages
called Mes Flls" which to form preface to the
works of his two soDs This is the characteristic man
ner in which he speaks Charles Hugos translation or
Shakespeare;
To introduce Shakespeare into France, what vast
dnty He accepted IL ; he knew that his life would
De thenceforth bound by the promise made in the
name OF France TO the great manor England ne
knew that that great man was one OF the
great men human and that to serve that glory
was TO serve civilization itself he knew THAI such an
undertaking was impereus, that II would be exactiua
aud lofty and that commenced could he neither
Interrupted abandoned he knew that IL would take
twelve wears to do liz he knew his youth would be
spent he knew that TO accomplish such labor
he would hay TO cOster himself he consented and as
he exed himself for his father, 80 he imprisoned him
self for Shake peare He renewed the fearful nightly
combat OF jacob he fought with the Arcbange and MS
nuscle did not give way, N NJ H.