New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-05
LITER Try NOTES.

Mr. Hugh Conway is so popn ar an author in Eng
land that 10000 copies of his forthcoming story,
Dark Days" have been ordered there. As for Called
Back" it has been translated into French, German,
Italian, Morse, Swedish, Dutch Roumanan and Welsh
"some years ago" says Mr.. Labouchcre "a very
young goyerncss wrote crude dramatic sketch for the
amateurs of a small country town. Prior to the date
fixed for s production, however, the local managers
discovered that the amateurs had omitted To procure the
necessary license and the entertainment had To Doe post
pone1. During the delay the excitement cooled down,
and when at length the piece produced IL was to
very limited audience Some time a(tcrwad the
orsoos teaching for the stage and. while at the
aymarkc Theatre IL occurred 10 her 10 turn her play
into novel The Coverncss actress. and authorizes &
Miss Florence Warden. and TIE Of the novel The
House in the Marsh. There now believe no less
than six dramatic versions OF the book IN the market
which bot worth the paper on which they are wrtcL.
simply because the authorizes dramatzcd the play first
and made it into u novel afterward."
Mr. Eus.in IS thinking Of entertaining the world with
a short autobiography.
"Thc Mystery Of the Locks" IS the title Of the novel
which Nh Howe the author OF The story OF Country
Town is now preparing for the press.
"Not only" says The Spectator was Carylo's intel
cc sadly limited by his iu,ocraut soli-wu. but even al
times his n1 -ina,n Wa, rarllyzel by the fault
Tire shadow ot an-e,. often huge and obtrl,iyc
] B
supposed that that vision was likely 10 Dec keeues and
/ mos, sure"
The ci,,a of tn English "Iucorporat,d Society OF
Author" recently stated by Nj Walter Bcsaut is 10
put thc roa rs ~ authors and publisher, regard 10
profit, on tie same footing numerical partnerships
che former having % al boob. relating to thc
partnership which. indeed seems only decent
justice ana honest business.
Mr.. Bcsants statement that authors might cct on
without publishers, hut that publishers cannot cet on
without authors. + pronounced by The - JqDi,ss on
;e< more epcrsmmatic than true. Asa matt,rof fact
IL adds. numbers ~ publishers etceciiu.ly well
without specializing in a manuscript by u,i4-
writer and any publisher who finds hviu. authors sx
orbtaut TN their demands fall back the deal ones.
whose power o. attracting readers has IN some case,
been tested Tor centuries past This is after Do begging
tic question; Tor authors dead alive arc authors and
provide a living FOR publishers.
Mr. Robert Louis stevenson Is writing romance about
hchwaymen which to lie called The Great North
/ Road"
An American edition o, Hofman's Weird Tales is
| coming from the press ot Charles ecnbucrs sons
In The Croker Papers u. published in London i. TO he
found this description % Foucht AID Tcyrud 1y
Croker 10 his VIE: The wonder was % ui our,...
al table with FoIche. who. to DE- sire looks very lie
what would naturally supposa him to be-a SIS old
rogue but think he seems % feel passion OF which
dill expect mud him capable mean shame. FOR lie
looks conscious and embarrassed lie j. man about i've
feet inches high. very thin. with a gray head.
cropped and powdered. and very expression 81
coautcnauce Taeyraul on the other hand IS fAtti-h
Tor Freuchmzn, his ankles weak and his feet de-
formed and he toitcs about Ia strange way HI. face
+ al all expressive, except be OF kind OF drunken
>tupOr; IN TACT he lo1.s alto .-ther Ike Old iuddrd
alnc village schoo.master, and his voice 4, deep and
Loarse should su>pec, THAI Congress his most
natural employment would be keeping the uurIly boys
IN order"
In Mr Gosse's forthcoming edition Of Gray's work.
Macmillan. Will appear short eegy, some humorous
some Latin poems. TWO psraphraes OF p&sssgs
from Piopertius and Dante; Gray's prose Journal IN
France" IN 1899. extracts nom bis Journal IN Italy
and several letersa Of which will be the pocts
readers The text ~ the postlum0us poems has been IN
almost every recovered from collection o. copies.
hitherto unnotcc. IA tie poets autograph Al Pembroke
College. Cambridge. Mr.. has received every Kind
ness and facility from the Master and Fellows IN his
tA>. OF examining and copying IN that store
house %! Gray literature This edition vii be the fir, IN
which any attempt has been made 10 brin together in
/ one uniform shape al the existing works OF Gray
Mr. +. T. Palgraves Golden Treasury volume OF Ten
uy,ou with notes Will be published early IN the comm,
winter.