New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-27
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Charles Dudley Warner has been reading IN
Interesting paper Modern FICTION oeioio
literary club at Hartford.
Charles Scribner's Sons have republished IN
scholarly neat and handsome shape some American
transatons of the Apology. Critic, ana parts OIL 'no
Pbmdo The collection offers those PORTIONS Vi
plato most essential to an understanding OF the per
sonal character and moral position OF socrates anu
ia prcfaced by a sketch of the sage. Professor W.
w. Goodwin has furnished an attractive h'''ouuo'
ton.
Mr.. Robert Buchanan in preface 10 harriet
laws, royelof My Connaught COUSINS Just pun
hshed by the Harpers. says that IN THESE DAYS OIL
haste and folly anything really original IN htera-
ture is Gel tain to be misunderstood.
Mr.. William Sharpes volume on Rossetti, just pub
lished by Macmillan. contains an engraving Oh ono
of the painterpoets latest drawings. Design .or
the Sonnet" 1t is graceful female inquire sur
rounded by divers poetic symbols
"Mr. Isaacs" is just now the book most talked
about and its author Mr.. Crawford, the son OF the
lte sculptor is said to be the hero of the hour in
Boston The entire American edition of the novel
is exhausted
MIR. Gladstone's three favorite authors appear to
he Dante. Homer and Virgil. Lord Beaconsheld's
tastes were aliterativehe particularly liked Byron
Bolingbroke and Burke. lie used however, 10 de-
clare himself sick of the very name OF Junus. ine
late Lord Derby loved Homer and devouIed rencn
novels, while Palmerstons fayorite cure loI ~"
spirits was novel, only lie preferred those OF the
English school Lord Melbourne cared niue lor
hooks: but one OF his preferences came out III au
amusing way at dinner-party to wmch NC anu
Young Disraeli had been invited. The iatter was
fresh from his Eastern travels, and Lord Meioourne
rood-naturedIy turned the conversation towaru
0vfh
rndeuess. said: "Your Lordshp seems to have
drawn vonr notions of the East from the Arabian
Niphts'n And devsh good source, too" was
the laughing reply.
A society for the study of the works OF husAih
has Just been formed at Liverpool.
Mrs. Olphant has Joined the ranks of professionals
against Bishop Wilberforce's indiscreet reminis-
ce,ces She has no faith in his Conversation with
Air. Car,vle on the subject of my Life of Irving
To the effect that did not understand him at all,
with further remarks the lovableness Oh MS
character las if had msrepresented that, ana 'he
conclusion that was narrow and jealous ana
greatly the cause of submitting him tlrvlngj 10
his foes.p Mrs. Oliphant declares that she
does not believe that Mrs. Carlyle ever said any
thing of the kind. The Caryles," she ADDS are
at present think most unjusty the sport OF every
scribbler, and any kind of mud Will stick that is
thrown at their desecrated house. But l. 1or one
believe in what know of my honored rlends'
rather than in what an analyzlng biographer may
deduce or an irresponsible diarist ot down through
the fumes of careless talk. My conception OF IT.
Wings character drawn in some'respects rom
the inspiration of Mrs Carlyle herself so much SO
az to offend and annoy friends oil the other SIDE;
and kept back the letter she wrote to me on the
publication of the book from the number OF her
letters which sent to Mr.. Froude, on account Oh
the too exuberant praise and report OF her nus
bands appreciation which was conveyed IN IL. Inc
cynical reader will say, perhaps that THIS IS no fea
son why Bishop wiberforces report should not be
true utterly decline, however. to receive 1t, were
il vonohed for by dozen Wbcrforces." The prom
ised volume of Mrs Carlyle's letters is to be
brought out shortly by Mr.. Froudes Publishers
here and in England