New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-19
LITERARY NOTES.

T,ac,,orav is said to have drawn in Mrs. Hooson
Nevcome and her drawing room the "l"""e
room and the personality Of Mrs. Miner "i'''"
Mr.. Browniug's forthcoming volume VIII oon''l"
twelve poems in blank verse. Eaeh I''n, .,.,aht
independent and yet connecting hi'"" - ~ -,
will he RIM through the whole book MAKING u
form one poem with lyrical prologue anu "st
The srbiects Of these poems will all be OF i'o,'
soriors character. and the work Will ols''ne"'n
al, or,oro those of the poet as being ms onco'
speech 10 his readers 49,,
The Kings Ring" the mysterious oauoic Nn'01
made so effective an appearance III the n'S' "a
Topeliuss Surgeons stories" will come 10 'he sur
tcoocain in The Times of Frederick l." the iourth
Of the series. 1t is announced for immediate pNoh-
cation by Jansen, McClurg Co.
Crstave Flaubert the novelist who founded the
French school of Naturalism, laid down the prihcpe
that the mission of art is not I, paint eXceploiS
,onsters or heroes-but to keep to representations
of tvpcal life and universal and constant truths
al limit myself" he wrote in letter recently pup
,s,od INSTRUMENTATION of things they appear
10 me-to the expression of what seems 10 nc "uo'
Twill have neither love, nor hatred, nor pity nor
anger As for sympathy. that is different matter:
ono can never have too much. Is II not time 10 III
,roduce Justice into art This done and the lii,
rartalty of art shall give it the majesty OF law anu
the precision of science"
Dr. Marvin II. Vincent's address on Inc EN-
posItor in the Pulpit which was gwen oeioio INC
students of Union theological Seminary mas Jus'
been published in tasteful and convenient snaps
byAD f. Randolph & Co. 1t is iuli Oh inc hoolosV
suggestion to the young preacher l's uono 10
vigorous and practical and the instruction 1t ohers
-. once of the highest and of the simplest nature.
Even laymen will read the little volume with Keen
interest.
II is the assertion of The st. Jdmess Gazette that
there are many people in England who If the truth
were known would be more than half inclined to
DENY n place in Westminster Abbey to a LOng1eilow
Memorial "There are" it adds, "many poets OF
the last two generations whom they wouid place
higher than the earnest writer who sang on one
clear harp to many tones; and perhaps on purely
critical grounds they might be right. Inc peS'
work of Longfellow was no doubt not equal TO tho
best work of Mr.. Tennyson, or Mr. browning Vi
perhaps of one or two of the poets VINO were
countrymen as well as contemporaries of the author
Of .Evaugeline' Nevertheless ii remains the I'M
deniabe fact that Longfellow for thirty years has
been the most widely read and popular oil living
poets among all English-speaking peoples with one
execution Thousands Of readers In America who
never read line of ROssettis, or in England VINO
had never lookeda at tho exquisite verses OF Mr..
lowell knew their Longfelow better than they
knew any contemporary poet ouU iohhS SUI """
taking the whole body of work produced II does not
seem probable that posterty will be called upon 10
reverse the decision. AS the American Minister said
nothing secures the permanence of a literary work
like purity and simplicity of style: and IN most
places LongellOws style is clear and simple as 1t
can be- The twentieth century-if the TWEEN
tieth century reads pOetry-will certainly lind no
difficulty in understanding LongfcllOw. The same
can hardly be said of some of his contemporaries"
Mr.. Ruskin detests condensation of favorite books
and exhauss some of his fury in talking about Miss
Braddons greasy mince pie of Scott" The process
of condensation he scornfully terms chopping mp
formerly loved authors in crammed sausageS or
bloodpuddings swiftly gorgeable."
pretty little book of translations from the
modern Greek poets is to be brought out by the
Macmillans. young lady-Mlss Florence
McPherson-is the translator.
The narrative of the pilgrimage of Sir Richard
Torkngton to Jerusalem in 1917 Is the Oldest diary
of English travel extant There are two copies of
the original Ms. in the British Museum, and from
these las been prepared and published the first
printed edition. Sir Richards record of his
adventures is said to be both amusing and i'll
structve.
CAPTAIN Richard Burton-who has Just published
his splendid and exhaustive " Book of the Sword -
is reported to be the master of twentynne
languages. The London Telegraph calls this rowing,
adventurous, many-sded Burton the modern
Admirable Crichton.
The latest bound volume of The american
Nafaralist is a mine OF good things for the general
reader as well as for those interested in special
scientific pursuits