New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
BITS or CRITICAL OPINION.

TrSNysoN's SONGs IN est. NICHOLAs."-Mr
Teuuy-ot'- Cnid-Suug-, with music ny Nrs lenysop
than they would n given anonymously. The Coruhh
reviewer Will make no charges To The verses The
gentle so far ~ IL goes Hartford COurant.
THE Two RECENT Books ON NAPOLEON
The palm must b. awarded Z" NJ dc Ne tcrnichi Tor
NINE. re nl-at. while clearly seeing the EmIcrol -
dcct not perceive or a any rate does not SUM
ccutly indicate c e.cmcIi 81 grandeur IA III enarnc-
ter, while the Austrian chancellor - MOI backward III
rcoogoizns tni' element and n doing Justice 70 the
crntu. winch INTO toe strange position OF
,his crowned sod paul Bourgct ia The Academy.
HrGGINsoN on HOwELLs N "SHORT STUDIES
on AMInlCAN ABIHOH- Nj HoWell- Is not born
feaist, Ia" MI JAmes, mt, II We may be allowed me
,,'n ~, Ton,i the natural man crops ont Mr. IIig-
,nsn Nuts that The over praise hch TIE Editor ~
The AndHdc alleged ~ have received u On" to his
,ruu,lps that rosiii.n We are not prepared 10 say
t ticr l. no truth m this yicW but oar critic ht
have nddcd that by flr the strongest Praise given Mr.
Uowclls has been 10y foreigners.
W.D. HowELLs on THE DICKENS LETTERS
In letters there mo- growth apparently ot indg
mcnt feeling. Icy young mans letters In 1897.
aud young mans letters IN 1870 young man always
IN high suirits nlcnl qucA icslrs- nor He, nor a
Considering hat Tue hat century oI Dchrnss htefirl
NE covered pcri-d ull 81 the most important events
in che world history; considering that ne pissed
them q great capital whcr" lac must daily have met
famous and interesting people OF every sort, II Is pro-
oigot.Iy astou. hing how devoid generous interest
rhry They relate almost wholly TO himself ana NOT
even himself IA an entertaining or significant way
llhe Atlantic
JAMrs's 4" ORNE."-Interspersed in Mr..
J,mr,'s pages scattered remarks about Haw-
iorue's different works which excellent Cilt.
csm: but Wis tier they sufficient. IN the words Ot
tLe pr0spects the series, 90 sntisy intelligent curl.
osit aa 10 the pcrormauces the OF letters tucy
deal with Is question which we feel Inclined 10 answer
in The negative Moreover 20 get over what We nave 10
.nv trat h adorable We do not always IKE
sr amtsR styie. such a sentence Hs out OF the soil
AT Newfoundland he sprang-ln crcYlcc Of that nmiti-
nnc granite sptOutcd and bl0Omcd, appears To us.
~ must confess br mixture Of the nappIOpriately
subilmc aud the indisputaDy lucrous. The Academy,
London.
HENRY JAMEs's FAULT As A NovELIsT.-lf
Mr. lanes not pablo Of describing pahslO al all
vents ne has SIM show that he IA capable OF H. Dur
ING hc last fifteen years, or less, lie has becn
writing stories ~ remarkable suptcty, charm aHI liter
airy finish: he has introduced us TO many characters
Who seeaed have IN them capacities Tor the highest
.sop. ana yet he has nc or allowed them TO BRING
hoe clpac ties The proof He uniformly evades the
| situnton This defect In Mr. JlmcS's novels would lie
las noticeable trcy I'm all other respects less
celent A. il l., they many Ice compared to a beautiful
face full Of culture aud good breeding hut wanting
hat fire In eve aud fashion OF the lip that shows
| nassionate human soul The Sp ctator. London.
Mrs. CRAIKs SESrrMENTALITY.-AIrs. Craill
has always tendency 10 indulge too much IN sr-
timcut and ia young Mrs lard ne" IL has It's ful nS
Tho hero too sentimental for endurance, an
the Only "uicb nc dcNlaied into PLAIN com
mon Srusc il ~ Of discussion with the
heroine who contends. in strain OF ccsatic selfabnC
| 0ntiou that thouch ROderck loves her ard she loves
nn N j. their duty not to marry because his mother
disanproyes of the match Many years ago, Mr.. W. T.
Greg drew attention g. tho existence or school al
female noyells- VINO held that remuneration ana self
| sacrifice were i'm themselves bcautful and admrahl,
things and that particularly unpleasant course O
action must OF necessity have high moral quality. III,
notes Of this school painfully present IN the pages
| nj :. Ynung Jardinc. ~ The so, ctatOr.