New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-29
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. Anthony Trollope left an autobiography
which his intends to publish
book with the peculiar title of "The Childish
meas and Brutality of the Time" mas just been pup
lished in London.
The young English writer Mary Robinson NAB
lately left the paths OF poetry for those Oh proSo'
She has lust completed n novel IN TWO No'uu'oS
called Arden
The biography of Swift lately published in Lon
don by Mr.. Craik is said 10 be far more 1aVofaoie
TO the Dean than are tho memoirs written py pfeVI-
Gus investigators.
The first book which the CHANGER Society VIII
rpbiish this wear will be Nix w. NJ Rossetti's cOm-
petur OF his comparison of Chaucers lrollus
with Its part original the I1ostra,o' OF boooaccio
Both the new editions of Shakespeare which are
being prepared in ENGLAND will treat I us Andro-
nicus and The Two Noble Kinsmeu rs spurious
II course IN which the editors Will have cordlai
support. Mr.. Furnival and Mr. w. &. Stone are
editing " Tie Old Spelling Shakespeare
The Whseluin, an illustrated magazine OF bicyc-
ling and trioycling literature and news, is pub
lished in Boston and is production creditabie 10
that region 1t has pleasant essays, SERIAL stories
III which the wheel aud wheelmen appear poems
and lively records or bicycle rides III many coun-
tries The reading matter is mostly irosh' h'tIy
and agreeable, and tho illustrations are good
Mr.. B1owniGg's forthcoming volume Is to wear
the queer bat suggestive name JOcoseria IL VIII
contain about cieveh pieces the titles vi the primo
nal ones being " Donald" solomon and BalAls'
"Christina and Monaldesch!.' Mary WoIsfone-
craft aud Fuseli.n "lxion' and " Hakkadoseh SalnV
Jochanan." This last is Rabbineal story
"Donald is deer stalking poem, told nom the
animals side like Tray"
writer in The Catholic horl@ devotes several
pages to accusations of Hawthorne, Carlyle Macan'
lay, HOwes, and others, rs guilty OF olgouy' lsho
rance and anti.catholic spirit. He declares that
one of the characteristics OF the present az Is TINS
anti-cathohc spirit which is systematically mani
Tested in every department of literature;" ana
adds that II is assumed matter OF course th"t
nil readers aAe inimlcal to CathoLcty ana are
pleased TO see II abused aud ridlcnled
ANY newsraper conductor WHO inadvertently All
mits to hs CO 5iuns an Inaccurate paragraph or
Inuusitlvo ettel respecting an old CON- VIII DC sur
prised by the number Of responses he VIII 'ecei'c
trom amateur auiqudrans In his circle Oh I0-Nois'
TIE TRIBUNE has sometimes recelNed ron Il
dozen to twenty letters to the Editor On 'ie
slightest prOVocatiOn of TINS sort MaSsHlh's uo-
voted to the study OF the past have large crc1ia-
ton in the United States The Ant'q'aTy II per
hans the best type OF this class, inasmUch rs 1t Is
comprehensive in scope, dealing win CONS
bras,es pottery architecture. pictures, TAPESTRIES
State papers, titles. peerages, baronetages' oaduS
bnoks-anythng which belongs to antiquity "ho-
ever finds delight III being instructed by the enn-
ouary times, has q never failing source oI Tec'ca-
ti0n i'll these pages.
soon after the Dean Of Westminster announced
his decision to allow the placing OF a Memorial OF
Mr. Lougfellow in Westminster Abbey a COW OF
The magnitcently illustrated edition OF LongelloW,s
Poetieal Works was sent TO Dean Bradley through
Mr. Francis Benuoch, who is good Tond 10 Amerl-
can writers. and who has been especially active Ia
the matter of the Lonefcilow Memorial Following
is Dean Bradley's acknowledgement OF the GIFT:
DEASERY, WESTMINSTER, s. W, :
6G1 Jan, 1888
DEAR Mr.. BENNocH: Let me beg you to e1pI s. my
grateful thanks the kind donors Tor tie mAShuceuL
edition az " orks which Won left TO- me to
dav nave really nothing to compare WIN II ia my
library. -, 90. ..o..,s ,t,s and
other narks ~ good when have received IRON the
side of them IN 80 urge
degree Ia he feelings with which my dear pre- Iecessc
NO teeardtd i'm tbe United states. WOnd that ne had
ivej 70 crown his happy relations with country IN
winch he was valued by enT1chng inc Ap1ey WIZ
a memorial tha pet, whose W ,rhs Ia lhe SPioL.lu
form i'm which TINS edition eniDOdles ITEM WEI 10"
adorn toe home OF his friend and successor
wish that could convey my thanks ~ more 'ioldo"V
uords but they are all sincere ard nearly
Believe be most truly yours,
fs,gneh G.. q. BHADLEY.