New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-16
LITERARY NOTES.

The next number of The English illustrated Ao9d-
s;ns will contain story by Thomas Hardy
The Forthcoming biography of George Eliot,
Sritten Inv her husband, is to have portrait and
several other illustrations The novelists letters
occupy the larger part of the work, which VIII De
published in October in two volumes. Nearly all Oh
her most characteristic and attractive correspond
,uco has been recovered Much of it was written
when she was young girl.
In the letters which have lately been published IN
The Dtbdts by NJ Damesteter, George Eliot discusses
many spiritual questions. In 1862 she wrote;
81 am too deeply convinced of the efficacy OF ali
sincere belief and of the moral aridity when loi-
lows the loss of it, to have anything in me Oh inc
negative propagandist. In fact, nave very i'''io
svmnatbv with the clan of Freethinkers, and have
lost all interest in merely antregous polemcs' III"
letter dated February . 1862, is the following pas
go. aAs IN forms of ceremony, ! feel no regret
that comfort should I've sought for in them by 'h'se
who can find il there But have faith in the WORKING
ont of higher possibilities than the Cathoc OF any
other Church has presented, and those WHO h"'0
strength to wait and endure are bound 10 accept no
fomula which their whole souls-ther lntehect as
well rs their emOtions-dO not embrace WIN ehlHo
reverence The highest calling and election Is 10
do without opium and live through all our pam
with conscious clear-eyed endurance" IN 1870
she declared that Were is not for the pure good
ness which is flowing obscurcly and noiselessy, one
would he DISPOSED TO believe that this world is only
the world of demon. dIslnterested ehorI -
GOOD. not for good that it produces, but good IN
itself and by itself Many vessels are lost IN eA-
peditionS of discovery: many precious cargoes are
enpulfed but there has till been the good Oh pre-
pairing and eQuipping the vessel for great OBJECT
Mrs Wallace. the wife Of Minister Wallace, is
writing series of articles the BoSphorus for me
Jpdepcadeat The first Of The series appears III inc
current number.
Mr.. Henry Jame,s new story discusses not only
the cour,ship but the problems growing out OF the
marriage of a rich American and a titled Engllsh
girl.
Mr.. Froude has flushed his biography of Carlyle
lie will bring out the concluding volumes III the
autumn aud will reply i'll the third to the severe
criticisms which he has incurred rs the Scotchm"h
literary executor.
Professor George H. Palmer, of Harvard IS about
topuLlish through the houScot lloughton, Mlmm"
Go. a translation of the Odyssey. The Greek text
aud the translation will appear on opposite pages
The last literary work 20 which Charles Reade put
mis- hand was his story of " A Pcrilous Secret now
appearing serially IN HUper's Bd2dr 1t was COM
pleted a short time before his death ana the pH'-
LEGATION of the novel Will therefore be unintef-
upted.
Mr. Cupples. thcpubshcr Of Miss McIcan's@ Capo
Cod Folks" tells as reported 10y Ihc Boston HoGd
some curious facts concerning the result of the libel
suit which was decided against him and IN favor OF
one of the characters in that book. The strangcSt
mart of ii" he saws "Nyas the instantaneous effect
of NightmgaCs verdict upon Ccdaryille. Claims OF
All sorts began to pom ~ upon as, eNorbl'ant ID
amount and from quarters unexpected, and indeed
unhcard Of Threatening letters promising the
r.gors of the law were abundant. This perfect
storm of clainor was always cry for bachSheeeh'
IL had but one burlcn--noncy, money, money
Persons who had been paid or promised compensa-
ton; persons who had delayed for years III making
mention of their wrongs; persons who had refused
10 bring suits because they had no claim, elIhei
made demands or increased them. We must either
nav the entire village or fight it, Deliberately and
f,r many reasons We preferred &c settle. To-day,
with trihing exceptions. every man, woman or
child whose name is even casually mentioned IN
the novel called Cape Cod Folks has ackhowl-
edged fall satisfaction. No such person IN the en-
tire community has failed to advance clam.