New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-05
LITERARY NOTES.

lshod by the 1oits'
Mrs. John Sherwood's book of etiquette, entitled
Manners and Social Customs in America" ia
coming from the Harpers press They arc also
bringing out new library edition in seven volumes
of Coleridge's works with an index by Mr.. Arthur
Gilman.
1t is related concerning Mr.. Tenuyson that he had
Just gone to live near Breakdown and one night he
lost his way while rambling about. woman
standing at the door of cottage did her best TO set
hun right, and in doing described one corner Oh
his own house. saying: You will see 1t as you turn
the corner by clump of yew trees. Some ones
come to live there from Lunn0n. They say ness
queer 'un. He's actor, or does wrltln or sumihaV
O. that sort; but he's queer 'un''el Is lie goes
about more like beggar nor anythln else' IN
said Tennyson. shave you seen himp "No, cant
say as I've seen un; but that's what near ile
goes about Just for all like beggar"
WI. Linton. the engraver. is living in Lond H.
and is busily engaged in researches at the British
Museum with a view to writing History of Wood
Engraving.
Mr. William Cullen Bryant's prose writings,
which will appear thus spring, will fill two large
volumes.
A cheap clifton of E. P. Roe's "Opening Chest
nut Burr" is in the press of Dodd. Mead & Co.
In 1880. when the name of the "hbrary man -
Mr.. Mudie-was Just becoming known. he was III
vlted TO a brilliant reception gwen by Lazy ASH
burnham. During the evening he found mh'eH
standing near Carlyle, who at once singled MIN ou'
and. looking him full in the face. said IN MS
brusquest manner, with his broad Doric accent
So voa're the man that divides the sheep from 'he
goatsl All " bs went giving strong emphasis 10
his word IN" it's an acf9 thing TO judge man. lVs
q more awfu' thing to judge a book For book has
a nf, beyonl . life But it is with books rs II Is
with men. Broad is the road that leadeth to de-
structon and many there be that go IN thereat
and narrow is the way that leadeth to Ire anu IL"
there be that full it," Mr.. Nude held his ground
boldly enough when thus attacked as the man wno
had set himself up censor hbrOrum. " In nv
business he SAID. / profess to judge books only
from commercial standpoint though II rs over my
object to circulate good books and not bad ones
Mr.. Mudie has learned to apprase the commercial
value of a book to a nicely. 81 judge, OF conrse'
he declares "by the imprint in some measure and
the reputation OF the author. 1t Is seldom indeed
that a book is sent to on probation" Ills mlu-
ence with author and publisher IS great, ana IL IS
good news to the author TO hear that NUDES
have taken a large number OF has work. lhack-
er,,. for instance. was greatly delighted when he
heard that the library had taken large number OF
"Esmond" Indeed he made small mot when the
news reached him: Nude has taken all those
comics OH evansw To understand this, one must
know that Messrs. Bradbury * Evans were his pub
fishers in those days and Mr.. Evans was sometimes
not happy in his aspirates.
Mr.. p. Laihrop's new novel, entitled True,
will be published by Funk & Wagnalls. The same
firm have in press "'49-A Story of the Sierras" by
Joaquin Miller.
In n recent letter addressed to the Editor Of The
Christian AdUoctte George Bancroft says; Ger
tanly our great united Commonwealth is the child
of Christianity: it may with equal truth be as
serted that modern civilization sprung into lie
with our religions and faith in its principles is the
lfe-boat on which humanity has at divers times
escaped the most threatening perlls."
Colonel Hgginson declares that it has always
seemed to HIM creditable to the brains of children
that they dislike what we call the study OF history
alt is surely unfair to blame Them" he says
awhen they certainly like it quite as well as do
their parents The father brings home to his little
SON from the public library, the first Volume OF
Hildreths United States and says to him.
There my son, is book for you ana there are
five more volumes Just like it,. Then he goes BACK
IN his Smdqy Herald and his wife reyerts to But
vet Woman or Mr.. ISaacs; both feeling that
they have done their duty to the ohild's mind
Would they ever read through the six volumes OF
lIldreth consecutivey for themselvesf 1t IS IDLE
10 say But children prefer fiction to fact. Not
at all: they prefer fact to fiction If 1t Is only made
equally interesting. Tell boy story which he
supposes TO be true and then disclose that IT IS all
an invention. II the boy preferred fiction To fact
he would be pleased. Not at all: he IS dlsap-
pointed On the other hand, If, after telling some
absorbing and marvellous tale, you can honestly
add. NV dear chlld, all this really happened to
vour father when he was little or TO your re-
speced great grandmother the child IS delighted"
Mr. Edgar Fawcett will soon publish, with j. r.
Osgood 4 Co., of Boston, hsnew volume OF poems.
Song and Story" The chief poem IN "SODg ana
Story" is entitled " Alan Eliot" and narTates IN
blank verse the history Of secret iratrcidal crime
followed by its revelation while the murderer Is IN
a state of somnambuliSm. Mr.. Fawcett considers
"Alan Eliot" in many respects the strongest and
most dramatic poem he has yet gvoa 10 the world.
Other poens in the volume are The Republic"
ian ode read at Harvard College by its author in
1879 before tho Phi Beta Kappa Society " The
Rivers Ia long lyrical piece read IN the previous
wear before the Alpha Delta Phi Society of Yale at
Chickering HAIL. and various other poems printed
at different times in the magazines and journals 1t
IS now six years since Mr.. Fawcett published his
last book of poems, Fantasy and Passion
The late Lord Lyttleton was deeply attached to
his first wife--who the sister Of Mrs. Gladstone
and when he lost her, found it is said more com
fort in Longfellow's poem Footsteps of Angels "
than in any other with which nc was ac-
quainted.
Mr. w. F. Poole has published lively pamphlet
scathirg in good set terms Ar. smlthmeyerS
sSuqgestions on Library Architecture" Mr.. Poolo
doesn't want heat-imr parting skylights and space
DESTROYING galleries. and he does ask for moderately
low ceilings and spaces left for ventilation above
the bookcases
Robert Collyer is preparing for The Current
series of papers under the title OF Notes from my
Note Books"
Mr. Bret Harte's new volume Of Short Stories will
be published soon by Houghton, Mhlin d Co.