New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-17
LITERARY NOTES.

ssnor Castelar, ia occupying in Spain field which
me- Strickland has made her own in England he
A. i+;r, n series of sketches Of British Queens lot
the Spanish journal Ell Dia, and Is at present a'
wo1k upon the life of Mary Stuart.
Mr. q w. Cable has wisely revised The GRAND
,s;,res - and has banished much of its puzzng ana
,nIovelv dialect The new edition thus cOTIec'eu
and improved is coming from the press OF
The author is now in the city, presumably rc"uins
the proofs of his forthcoming novel, d. Se''oi'
Charles Reade is preparing for Harpers series OF
studies of Bible Characters" beheVhs ll"C
clever novelist has a special capacity LOT SHOWING
the men and women of the Bible III thelr haDits DIS
they lived.
Mr. Nozoomdar. the East Indian teacher OF the
Rramo-Somai now visiting Boston, is about 10 pun
fish = book entitled "The Oriental Christ IL Is
tbe record of his conversion to Christianity ana Is
described by correspondent of The t"6"a" IH'o"
as fascinating and stTillingly realistic.
Mr.. Walter Besant has written short story
called Uncle Jack" for the Christmas number u
The London Graphic. The author of 'Nce-N ersa mas
prepared for the same number story VIII '"'
quaint title of "A Toy Tragedy"
II was his poem of "The Grandmother that Mr,
TeDnyson read aloud the other day to his royal
Mr. Austin Dobsons edition Of The vicar u
Wakefield" will be brought out in DECEMBER
The Scribners purpose to publish soon small
volume entitled Golden Thoughts rom III"
Spiritnal Guide of Miguel Monos, the QuleI'St.
The Spiritual Guide" was translated ana pup
Esbed in 500 and since that time 1t Is DeIleNeu' no
reies,o in English has been published. FOR lhls
,,ro,,,;sed volume Mr.. J. Henry Shorthouse mas
written preface and life Of MOlnos by Professor
Lindsay of the Free Church College Is appended
The little book will be fitting companion Tor MI
Biqelow's agreeable sketch Of Mohnos the
Quietist."
..CprmiDeff.r said Ernest Renan over the body
of the Russian novelist, had received that mystic
rious decree which pTe-eminently makes human w.
cations a noble gift; he essentially nnpeT'ohai'
His conscience was not that of an individual more
or ess Gifted bv nature; it was in certain way the
conscience of people. Before he was born ne hao
been living Tor thousands of years; infinite trains
of dreams were concentrated deep in his heart
Never has Iuau been TINS the the incarnation OF
whole race. A world lived i'll him, and spoke
through lis mouth; generations on ancestors IoS'
without uttcring a word in the sleep OF centuries
were endowed by him with life and language. The
silent genius Of collective masses is the source VI
everything grand But the multitude has no voice.
II knows but to feel and to stanmor' II mas need
of an Interpreter, prophet WHO sIVdNH L"L IT, Nv
will lac Ibis prophct9 Who will tell of its suffer-
ings deuicd by those whose interest it is to be blind
10 them; its secret ASPIRATIONS which overthrow
the sanctmonious optimism of the satisfied \
great man, if at the same time he has heart and
genius
The appearance of anew novel by Gustav Freytag
ALWAYS a literary event in Germany Is announced
for the Christmas holidays.
The latest collection of novelties by Paul lleysc,
entitled Sg,h der fropdsrhGf, contains three tales
each OF which is devoted to the friendship between
two men entirely different in character and dlsposl-
ton As studies of psychological problems they
rank with the authors previous efforts in that d.
rection and like all his writings are distinguished
By grace Of style and purity of diction.
The first number of Mr. William Swinton's story
Teller shows skilfu editorship. Only two OF the
several complete tales are original with this publ
cation but the selections made with unusual
taste aud Judgment. The plan of rcpubllshng the
strongest and most characteristic of short stores
old and new is an excellent one, and should insure
the interest of all who have a liking for the little
gems of fiction The two original stories OF the
onmber-bv tho Rev Edward Everett Hale and by
Mrs. Harriet Prescott SpOfOrd-are representative
IN the pleasautest sense of those accomplished
writers.
A new novel by Rudolph Lindau, entitled Der
CAST is spoken of by a French correspondent as re-
semblng in a marked manner the work of Bret
Hartc. The scene is laid in California, and the
characters are chiefly miners of various nauonali-
lies. Scotch German, Greek and Russian.