New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-05
LITERARY NOTES.

The two-volume memoir Of General DIX prepared
no bis son Dr Morgan Dix is nearly ready Tor pup
u.a,,on nv the Harpsrs The work VIII contain n'e
,teel.nlate portraits. DR.. DIX saws in bis preiace
"ws only who were of bis house and blooa can
e,,r onnreciate that personality. that strong 'hui
yianoIi,v. which constitutes the cher treasure oi
anr reeoIIections and has left the impression OF
sweat siuple-hearted. teud'r soul, which loved us
ow. dsvotedly and revered God, and won from men
!. deeper affection as, drawing nearer, they saw
what he was'
Dr MeC,osh has prepared fer The Manhattan o
striking article on the influence of Carlyle upon inc
English language.
Charles Reade's contribution to the forthcoming
number of HarpeTs Magazine IS little sketch "t
rural character communicated to him by us salor
brother William Darlington Re de. Inc noVeiiSt
notes that this dear dead brother furnished MIN
several tdbits that figure in his books; Tor ms aee
In "TIard Cash" the character and fate of haxiey
and those verto-be-fOrgol en- maneuvers OF tne
sauare-rgaed vessel attacked by the schooner;
Also the mad yachtsman and hs imitation Of piracy
IN The Jiltn Mr.. Reade makes a slight criticism
Of himself-that pen in hand, he rs fond OF not pas
SONS aud picto rial incidents, and like the hs'ori
ans cares too little for the middle OF HumahiN'
Miss Lucy Larcom IN her lecture on women as
lyric poets mentioned Miss SigourneV, Hanhah
Gould and Alice and Plebe Carey as the represent
alive female iyrists of America.
.Joaonn aI,llr d clares that General Joseph Lane
taupnt him to read Putarch and Marcus AureiuS ana
a dozen other we'll lhnmbed classics Genera' Lame
knew them all so we'll, adds Mr. Miller that IL
misread a single word as we lay under the oaNs-i
reading he lying on hisbdck looking up al th pruS
- he would correct me- L know there IS vague
impression that General Lane was an ignorant man.
vi. N 1 cd IN bn GOOD
but have mixed with many educated men since
and am bound to say. so far as can judge, he was
til. st read man have ever yet met with HIS
letters are The most perfect in all respects have
ever received. He wrote in the Old-fashioned, iuii
round style, every letter hike PRINT, not even a
comma missing in letters of the greatest length.
Using the simplest Saxon, he always sad much IN
htlle-a duty of everv writer of everything
j. r. Osgoud & Co. will bring out next week
Mrs Burnetts muoh-revised novel; an edition OF
Mir. d. j. SnideTs deseiDtion of tour in Greece
entl tiled "A Walk in Hell rs u" and second edition.
OF Mrs GIeenoueh's poem. Mary Magdalene"
Schopenbauers correspondence with his disciple
J. A. Becker. lately appeared in Germany Inc
philosophers letters full of egoism One OF the
most amusing pas yes the correspondence is the
last letter from Schopenhauer, VITA the answer
The philosopher submits to the lawyer the o5serva-
tons he proDo. ed publishing upon the Roy
Danish Academy, by which he considered himself
10 have been i'll used, requesting 10 be informed
whether they oltlin anything libellous. Becker
thinks that they are general on the safe side but
questions whether an allusion TO the ears OF Midas
may not be actionaple.
Alphonse Daudet rises every morning at T. and
after half an hours fencing or sabre pracilce ne
lights his pipe and begins to wTite. Ii he Is ousy
OIL a novel he Is eaDa, de Of working away sixteen
hours out Of the twenty-fOur. lie nearly Killed
himself by overwork upon "Les Rois en- ExiL' one
night. believing thai he was dying lie called his
wife and had only time to say TO heT niSh
nv bookp when he almost sufocated by
hemorrhage and fell back unconscious Madame
Daudet is said to be herself, delicate literary
artist. and she takes her share in her husbands
work as well as in his happiness.
Mr.. Walter Besants story $50 They were Mar
ried has been dramatized and will soon DO played
in London
The Pulpit Treasury is the title of a new Evangel-
zeal magazine which is to present monthly sermons
by distinguished clergymen, religious discussions,
and practical Suggestions for working Christians.
The first number for May has sermons by Dr. John
Hall, DIR. Armitage and Dr.. Deems.
Professors smyth, Tucker Harris and Hicks of
kndover, are To be the editors and HOughton, Mifin
g. Co. the publishers of new Congregational
monthly, which will be called The ARdoUe Reriec.
The first number will be published in the autumn.
The author of molly Bawn" has written n new
story, "MoOnshinc and Marguerites" winch will be
brought out IN LippiaoOtPs Magazine.
TIE July number of Harper's Magazine will con-
tam "a Song" bv Robert Bro wning 1t is to be
illustrated by Miss Roxina Emmett.
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