New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-17

Dickens Charles Knight Walter savage L"A''i' '0'"
Forster. Mark Lemon. Sheridan Knowles. Lord John
ppssou Holm D7lape Barry Cornwall. Edmund Yates
Antonio Pauizzi. Bulwcr Lytton, Charles Fechter
and Charles Ecade.
HIS BOOKS.
From literary point Of view the most valuable OF the
letters are Of course those that relate TO his books ana
of these there In the second letter OF Tue
collection he says Chapman & Hall have offered nm
fourteen pounds month write and edit anew poh4''
tion they contemplated work whchwh be- joke >
hut ne find. the emolumcnt "too tempting To resist
TINS was inIs3i year later the "no joke" had
b,ossorned out INTO the Pickwick Papors." one sun
day evening IN $50 he writes TO Miss Hogarth, who
was soon 10 become lis wife;
have m THIS moment got Pickwick and his friends
On ts ,rv VII, ~" Very t.fercni character
from any have vet described, who Halter myself WI
The inn before 20 to bed and think that vii take ne
Until o'clock ~ the earliest The publishers WI
have no alternative hat TO stick at my desk
nicholas Nicklcby" comes next into view. boy
who read the early parts OF IL as they appeared IN
monthly order begged him TO finish the story as 10 re
wards and punishmcuis IN certain way Dickens IN
rcpy addressed him Respected Sir" and said he
had given squeers the meek and two on the
lead. az which he appeared much surprised
and began TO cry. which, being a cowardy
thing. ia Just what should have expected
from hni-wouldn't youi" Fanny squeers, he
He excuses him self from longer letter on the ground
that Iii Is lust eight o'clock at night aud always 30 10
bed AT eight o'clock except when birthday ana
then sit M TO supper In writing 10 Macready about
defeating SicSleby" to him. lie says There VIII De
10 leaf IN the volume which will afford me. In time 10
come more true pleasure and qualification than thar in
which have written your name as foremost among
those 81 the friends whom love and honor
"od Curiosity Shop follows, and Dickens writes to
Georre Catermolc about design FOR en- illustration to
,epresent the death Of Little Nell" Its WINTER tne'
so there are flowers be says; but upon her oreAsI
and pillow, and about her he'd there may DE SUPP, Oh
holly aud berries aud such free green things window
ovcrrrown with ivy The little boy who had that tax
with her abou, angels may be by the bedside. II you
ike IL 80; but / think It VIII be qmeter ana
no-e peaceful II she is quite alone. want IL 10 OK
press the most beautiful reposc and tranquility ana 10
have something of a happy look, II death cam Again
lie gives direction for picture 10 represent the ola
man IN the church near the grave. The Old man
cannot believe she is dead AID sits near tie
grave all Gay long waiting for her arrival
TO begin another journey. His staff and snapsack'
her little bonnet and basket, etc., lie beside HIM.
shcn come tomorrow he says WHOM II gets dark and
coes so-rowfully home. think houIglass running
out would help the notion; perhaps her little things
vron ms knee OF in his and" Tie letter closes with
his LINE: am breaking my heart over This story,
and cannot bear TO finish IT,"
Mr. C,tternole al a later day is again called upon for
I'm Illustration This for the immortal scene al old
John Willcts tavern IN 'Baruahy Eudge." Dickens
wants party OF rioters with Hugh and Simon Taper
ut conspicuous among them turning the liquor taps
10 their own advantage, smashing bottles. cutting down
the grove Of lemons, sitting asirde ON casks.
drinking out OF the best puDch-bowls, eating
The great cheese, smoking sacred pipes. etc
etc: John Willc fallen backward in his chair regard
Ing them with stupid horror, and quite alone among
them with of The Maypoe customers at his back"
Dickens aftcrward SAID Cattermole John Willers
bar is noble" A. for Dombey and SON." lie writes in
1et6 that il is doing wOnders" IL went up. after the
publication Of the second number, over 10000 This
was such very large sale early in the story that he
began 10 think II would beat all the rest
No one Of Dickerss works is SO often spoken OF by
him as Coppelacd" and there abundant evidences
that he was fondest Of that Ia 1912 with the first
OF the tenth number before him. he writes: Il have
been turning In my mind for some time, and hope,
in the history OF Little Emily twho must 'all-there Is 10
hope herr put It before the thoughts Of people IN
n new and pathetic way and perhaps to do some good"
He adds that the story a great success aud bet
ter liked than any OF his other books. At later date lac
admits that lie very much interested In 1t and pleased
with IT, lie had carefully planned out the story for
some time past TO the end. and is making out his
poses " with great care
Again lie is rot quite sure IL he lever did like
shall ike anything quite well as Copperfeld" sIill
he foresees lie thinks very good things In Bleak
House." which he had then in hand AMER the latter
story came out he said 1t had taken extraordinarily"
and had retained its immense circulation from the
first. beating dear Old 'Copperfeld' 10y round ten
thousand more" lie never had many readers
before Several years later when he trying to get out
Of Coppcraeld some chapter suitable for a reading
lie 6d not mind couhilng To friend that he could
neycr take up the book with perfect composurc az had
sur perfect possession Of when itl, and that
1 no sooner BEGIN TO try 10 get 1t into this form,
than | begin 10 read IL all, and 10 feel that
cannot disturb It," Eu; he found way out
If the dilemma at last, everybody knows.
When on a reading tour Ia the North, he writes from
Newcastle: "To-fnOrgow (knOwing by this time what
can, OF certainty. be done with 'Copperfeld y had,
Of courss gwen on; C,pperhcld' To be read again.
Conceive my amazeulent and dsmay when find the
printer 10 have announced Little Dombey III
ILis / declare, / had more intention of
reading than had OF reading OF the solar
sysre" by the editors the "ChiIds History
of England" was written by dictatiOn and the only
book 80 written.
There are several points about " The Tale OF Two
Cities" While at work II be says he " read books
but such as had the air OF the time In them Ia letter
70 ~ Regner nclosng proof sheets Of the story, he
ssks hn 10 read II for two reasons. First. because
hope It is the best story have written.
secondly, because IL treats OF a very remarkable
time In France; and / should very much like
10 know what You think Of Its being dramatlzcd for
French theatre" The story an extraordinary
ress London. lie said. and he thought the end Of IL
was certain 70 make still greater sensation. To
Bulwer who mad criticised the Intervention Of accident
In the ease OF Madame Defarges DEATH lie replied that
he had hacOme Intervention Of Miss PTOss in
order 20 oppose death Of Madame Dearge
dignity Of Cartons wrong right This he adds was
things In 1894 Dickens writes to Marcus Stone about