New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-23
LITERARY NOTES.

~ Su.. r.s.;,a Clements "Painters. Sculp-
4ar, > a rcb,,sets. Eneravers and their Works has
REACHED seventh edition. which VIII De ISSUED TINS
,rssh no lanes r. Osgood & Co. The same firm has
sa.rv ready Mr.. @. S. Halls essays and criticisms
ent,tiea Aspects Of German Culture"
vo,,,nes III and Nv Of Prince Metternich's me
v,ors will be ready shortly ct Charles Scribners
cans. In time they cover the period from
Waterloo to the end of the revolutionary year Oh
1913. They abound 10 gossip about famous men
and contain many family letters and the authors
declaration OF political PRINCIPLES.
Carlyle, In sarly life was rapid writer ana
made few alterations in bis manuscript. he was
later shown the manuscript OF prominent aulhor'
and the innunerabe erasures and interueatlons' IL
IL said, set him to thinking that good workmanship
was after all the result of panstaking revision Ihe
manuscript of his later works gave curious evidence
of his acceptance of that theory.
new series of The Art Journal is ushered in with
1881 Etchings and reproductions in fac-simile
will supplement the line engravlngs on steel which
have been the features of this Journal. Contfbu-
tons have been promised by Mr.. Ruskin. the Rev.
6topford Brooke. Professor Sidney Calvin and other
prominent writers. Patterson & Nelson have Sc
cured tue exclusive right Of publication for the
United States and Canada. This new arrangement
dates from the New Year.
The following experience of q successful writer.
lady. is told In The Boston Courier :: 81 wrote two
stories.o land sent one to Harpers and one to Old
and Ne,c; and alas! they both came back. So Just
changed them about aud sent them off again. Oe one
that went to RapeY's before going now to va ana
Nt,o and vice versa. This time they were both &C
cepted, and what is more. Mr.. Fletcher Harper
wrote me that the they published indicated that
Ihad 1t in my power to become the best writer OF
short stories In the country y
Mr. Swinburne's recent article on "Tennyson and
Mnssetn The Spectator thinks will please readers
who like rant artstlcay prepared, and will be pre-
served evidence of MrSwinburnes artistic hatred
toward the Recognized poet Of his time. "Frem
the publication of his first essay" says The ST.
Jamess hazettc. Carlyle never regarded himself as
mere man OF letters: he has always had doctrine
to proclaim. work 10 do; and he has written with
the air of teacher who doubts not that the world
would do we'll to listen him. One Of his principal
objects 10 pour contempt on the eighteenth CEN
tury and there is hardly epithet of indignation
or rdicule which no has not applied to its supposed
friyolity and unbelief"
The Paris CRarirGri has discovered most engag-
ing type of the bibtiophe. He is a Count X,
prominent man about town. Among bis heavy cred
itors was one who made up his mind 70 get his
money by tiring out the Count. For more than six
months he cent daily apoliteiyworded note request
ing the payment of his little account" Much TO
his chagrn nothing came OF the proceeding, and at
length he presented himself ut the residence of
Count K. "Sir," said the angry "dun," you
have behaved very badly to me- You must have
received more than q Thousand letters, 10 none of
which have You paid the least attention" % beg
your pardou.n cooly remarked the Count, pointing
to elegant volume on the stand close by, 81 have
had them. as you see, all handsomely bound"
Wide A,cake for March is q charming number, no.
ticeabe for freshness quaintness and great variety
Six pages devoted to Mary +. Vikings poem of
"The Beggar King" aud the delightful illustrations
of q. +. Barnes. The poem has quaint story and |
fine movement. and lends new significance and in
terest to the old nursery rhyme "Hark, bark, the
dogs do bark, the beggars coming to town." etc.
Mrs. Theodore X. Jenness III Some Indian Schools"
shows most interesting picture of boys and girls
life among the civilized Indians of the Indian Terri
tory. Mary Densel's story of Philip Sulhvan's ride
on a sled tied to the rear platform of rail way
train, is thrilling, but if Philip hd@ succeeded in
breaking his neck the conclusion would have more
effect youthful readers. Mr. Hale's
purpose developing successfully IN his To-Day"
articles. 10 the last he eng5tens the children on
the troubles Of the Poaca Indians and French poll
lies. Apong the numerous stories Of the number.
Mrs. DiaZs "Polly Cologne" leads in brightness
md fun.
"Sartor Resartus1 vas written at CraigcnputtOch
n 1881. Ii contains many romantic episodes from
carlyles own life. It was first Published in book
orm in Boston in 1886, and American enthusiasm
,ver IL encouraged the English publishers to reprint
t from Ffdzers Magazine, in which it first appeared
II 1s33-34. OF Caryle's trouble to find publisher
The London Times says 4" 1t is not little sstonisb
NJ that this book. every page Of which is stamped
With genius of tho highest ORDER failed at first TO
find admirers or appreciators. The publishers would
have nothing to do with it. One declared that tue
author lacked tact, which was probably true. Au-
,ther pronounced the humor too IeutOnic and
lesvy-a piece of criticism not without point. Even
John Stuart Mill, who afterward delighted IN the
book, admitted that when he 1t ia manuscript
le thought little of it. The general impression
eemed to be that much genius and German had
made the author mad. He himself was at times lit
lie dsleartened by repeated rebuff. have given up
he notion he saws of SartoT III 1892 of hawk
ng my little manuscript book about any further.
Cor long time il has lain quiet III drawer waiting
or better day. The bookselng trade seems on
he edge of dissolution; the force of putting no
urther go. yet bankruptcy clamors at every door;
nd fatei to serve the devil and get wages even
rom himl The poor BOoksellng Guild often pre-
lict TO myself, will ere long DO found unfit for the
trange part it now plays in our European world;
md will give place to new and higher arrangements
# which the coming shadows are already becoming
yisible' Not for seven years after its composition
lid 'Sartor appear rs q volume. 1t had at last
avs its author. to clip itself in pieces, and be
ent to struggle out. bit by Bit in courageous
magazine that offered"
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