The New York herald., 1879-11-16
LITER AZURE.
The Unpublished Letters of
Charles Dickens.
aBOZ" AMONG HIS FAMlLIARS
Pointed and Funny Epistles in
"Prose and Worse"
HIS TWO AMERICAN VISITS.
Disappointed in His Ideal
s OF a Republic.
THE LION THAT BIT ITS FEEDER
Camrd Experiences Among and Warmer Appreciation
M Of His American Friends
Pointed and Funny Epistles in
l Prose and Worse"
HIS TWO AMERICAN VISITS.
Disappointed in His Ideal
s~ Of a Republic.
THE LION THAT BIT ITS FEEDER
Canial Experiences Among and Warmer Appreciation
Of His American Friends

Of His American Friends
Like new work from the hand Of the deceased
novelist comes this collection Of the Letters Of
Charles Dickens edited by his daughter, Miss
Mamie Dickens and his sister-in-law. Miss Hogsrth.
The two volumes which compose this correspond
ence will be published in the of q few days
by Charles Scribner's Sons. simultaneously with
their appearance in London. Tho intention Of
the editors is to make this collection OF q supple
mcnt to the Life of Charles Dickens" by John
Forster. which they pronounce perfect and exhaus-
tive as biography, and "only incomplete regards
correspondence" There is. generally speaking.
way in the world that one get to the
heart of man than through his private letters.
Dickens wrote very freely to his correspondents.
and in his letters shows himself to be with
warm attachments, and ono who, while engaged in
the busy life Of editor and author. gave alton
ton to the smallest details Of domestic life, was
as much interested in the papering and painting OF
Gsds Hill place, as he was in the contents of y num-
Der Of Household Words The letters cover period
OF thirty years. It would be impossible, within
ordinary reviewing limit. go through the entire
correspondence selecting everything Of point
and interest to be found there for Dickens
had very pithy way Of putting common
tulugHs anu IN his letters the desire to be
'smart' is as conspicuous as in his books. He
not merely brilliant but vain OF his brilliancy and
was as frequently posturcr in his correspondence
as outside it, No doubt he felt what implied by
being regarded the funny man. of his period
and had distinct foreknowledge of posthumous
celebrity for things he had written to anybody,
hence he was more or less under glass all his
life.
THE PIcKwIcK COMMISSION.
nno oP k1,of
Inn. Wednesday evening. 1885," and is written to
his wife. then Miss Hogarth. It begins. "My dearest
Kate.' and tells of an offer from Chapman Hall of
fourteen pounds month" write and edit
new publication they contemplate. entirely by my
self, to be published monthly and each number to
contain four wood cuts" 'The work will be no
Joke. ho writes. "but the emolument is too tempt
ing to resist" He began "Pickwick" and entered
upon married life at about this time
AND FRIENDSHIP.
From letter to Macready we learn that farce
written for Covent Garden Theatre then under that
sctor's management. was unsuccessful. but the au-
thor says that his ardor is only Increased, not
dampened. by the result OF this experiment" It
was long after this that Macready retired from
tho management OF tho theatre In answer to tho
announcement Of that fact Dickens wrote to
Macready
With the same pervcrse and unaccountable feeling
which causes y heartbroken man ut dear friends
funeral to something irresistibly comical in q
red noscd or one-eyed undertaken. 1 received your
communication with ghostly facetiousness; though
on q moments reflection find better cause for con-
collation. in the hope that. relieved from your most
trying and painful duties. you will have leisure
to return to pursuits more congenial to your mind
and to move more easily and pleasantly among your
friends.
FIRST AMERICAN VISIT.
In January of the year 1912 Dickens. accompanied
by his wife, made his first visit to America. They
had very unpleasant voyage. from which Mrs.
Dickens suffered severely. Dickens welcome in
America is best described in q letter to his friend
Xitton;-
can give you no conception of my welcome here
There never was king or emperor upon the earth
chcered and followed by crowds, and entertained
in public at splendid balls and dinners, and
waited ON by public bodies and dcputa
tions of all " kinds. % have have mad d. one 'fr,a from
the n. !, Far wsssma journey Of 1000 miles II go
me home; II go to the theatre. the whole house.
crowded to the door. rises as one man. and the tim
Ders ring again. You cannot imagine what 1t il.
have five great public dinners hand vt this
ment. and invitations from every town aud village
There IL great deal afoat here in the way OF SUBJ
3ects for description. keep my eyes open pretty
wide. and hope to have done to some purpose by
the time come home.
NOT THE REPUBLIC HE EXPECTED.
In aletter to Macready. who here at the
time. written under date OF Baltimore. March %.
lS42 Dickens speaks his mind freely of America and
her people. but he has some good words for us,
My dear Macready. desire to be honest and
just to those who have enthusiast tically
nesty welcomed me. that burned the last letter 1
wrote to you-evcn to you TO whom would speak
% to myself-rather than let it come with anything
that might keem like ill-consdered word OF dis
appointment. preferred that you should think me
nsglectful Qf you could imagine anything SO
wiid) rather than should do wrong in this respect
not the Republic came to see; this is not the Re-
public OF my imagination. infinitely prefer a lib
erAl monarc hy--even with it's sickening accompani-
hf s--tO n va ftruap mt M
this. The more think OF its youth and strength
the poorer aud more triiing III thousand aspects
1t appears in my eyes. In everything OF which it
has made . boast-excepting its education OF the
people and its care for poor chdren--it sinks i'm
and England. even England. bad and faulty as the
old land is. and miserable millions of her people
are rises III the comparison
AMENITIES OF CONVERSATION
Yon 1.-Two here. Macrcady, as have sometimes
my hcart and soul. and knowing what your dispo-
siuon really 1. would not condemn you to years
Freedom OF opinion! Where is itg l see u press
more mcan and paltry and silly and disgracou than
here it is. But 1 speak OF Bancroft, and am
stvised to DO silent on that subject. ho is "a
black snecpsa a democrat" I speak of Bryant and
speak OF international copyright, and am inporcd
not to ruin myself outright. l speak of Miss Mar
litionists, wings. Tyler wings and democrats
shower down upon me . perfect cataract OF abuse
But what has sue done? Surely she praised America
enoughl' Eyes, but she told us OF some of our
faults, and Americans can't bear to DO told of their
faults. Don't split ON that rock Mr. Dickens: don't
write about America; we are SO very suspicious"
Ltl HAD HE BEEN AN AMERIcAN.
Freedom of opinion! Macready, IL had been born
here aud had written my books In this country pro-
due ing them with no stamps OF approva. from any
other land IL is my solemn belief that should have
lived and died poor. unnotced and 'biack Sheep
to boot. never was more convinced OF anything
than am OF that.
PAINTED rHEM
Tho people aifectionate. generous. open hearted
hospitabls enthusiastic. good humored, polite to
women. frank and candid to all strangers,
anxious to obge. far less prcjudicod than
they have been described to be, fre-
quently polished and refined, very seldom rude or
susagrseablc. 1 have made great many friends