New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-06
BITS or CRITICISM.

THE IMMORTAL PART OF TON HOOP. We
have but read the story OF his lie to wonder tha
stricken a. ne W. up h had The ift M Ianrer nj bis
deepest and rcs the far greater and more precious GIT
whom the hest no could affect was the testers profess
sional motley; when his fun and ma pa'hos hllAe ran
strained and thin; when the unique poel ana WIZ became
n mere comic rhymeSier hmSi JUMP say ue III uio
OF Thackeray's " ROuudabouts," must grin, must
tumble turn a nG memo so ao SHr enough %@ ao
ing OF manuscripts to the publishers faster than they
memory that IL should be buTdened with such mass or
what is already antlquatedi To these questions there
Hood might be expressed into single volume, when
ouli make love him better and set Greater store by
him than all eleven OF the tones oil the ne" ana great
iy improved edition."-lThe Athenrum
4 LORD CuANCELLOR's LITERARY CRIME
IN trib ~ "a rather Inv tho authors own researches than
m CouIry's yonthfu letters that Lord Campbell Is to be
corrected. More than once sir Theodore NdIth cohNcIs
him of the worst " all literary crimes. In order 10 Prove
his case he was wont In His life Lyndhur-t 10 quote
Lord Iyudhur-ts Crchcs from lln'ald tn- lh1 iHHI
readers would accept the word OF an eNChaurror ana
not tur1 u the passages for themselves But Hr lheo
dorc Martin has turned them up ana found tdi not ohF
me there I'm these -ocacd quotations verbal NailHlohS
which may have been due 10 inaCcua"y hut that whole
sentences altered. and sometimes even lh'rioueu
10 give wroul color to Lord LyhdhuIsts sateihon1s-
[Tlc Athrnaum
TIE STYLE OF FRANCIS BEAUMoNT;-lt is in
beaumont thai lind those brief sentences OF uuhSHtn
ing bcuty, perfectly hmpd In structure ana IN ionsht
dliuy iulaj Ike pearls in the VERSE; and breaking up
In Other hands This style might degenerate INTO 'n
matte prccntiou-ncsS In his II became the happrNt We
Li, tr he expression Of child life malduuy usvuu-
o.ur.s Uraunout has title 10 be called classical
writer ia % romantic age. while Fletcher was romantic
VI IOuaurlcs.- The Academy.
THE SECOND FEMALE NOVELIST OF OUR
TpH-Wc cannot consider Mrs. Ouphaut from the point
of view uf the -tOyccr she has risen far beyond that
though she has reached her true level yet, and never
VIII IN she determines to put all the wealth of moina
tou at her disposal into book. She stu beats
ont her gold thinking the clever she makes up
easily good enough tor Nude 30 they arr-toO good;
hi tuy good enough for her own reputation, n
she ever be- recognized for what she is,at least the
second female novelist OF orr time The Spectator.
A BOSTON JOUkSAL ON HENRY JAMES.-Onc
cannot help Wishing, however, that Mr. James would
profit by his own advice. suggestion rather, ana pay
little attention to the matter even II IL has Ia be
done at the expense OF the manner. The reply Will he
that we must take Mr.. James can get him. ana be
thankful Bat disposed 10 accept this view Of
thr matter for inyOYes, mind, TOO modest an
estimate Of Mr. Janes'- ability We feel that II he chose
hr could mpIt yigOr aud animation to ais Stories
that could draw his characters with frcI hand ana
without the subtle analysis Of motives which mako
reality "a he naues Iurgcncf thou ht, "a goOd deal
too thin" Tho sacrifice OF force for the sake OF finish
seem. To be principle that finds great favor with our
American noyei-r, and tre "a the observation has be-
come we call attention 10 IL again, because Mr. James
word should sounded for the benefit of our budding
slotywtors who take him as their model Tue Boston
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