New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-22
LITERARY NOTES.

~. .;.,. ~ rcnnvson's forthcoming poem Will pe
Ms;r 1bomas Beckett: Drama" Inc title page WI"
state that the play Is" not for acting
n. uows,,s,s newnovel, The Rise of Silas Lapham,'
.us acme narcs of " The Century" with surprisingly
ro.l;sc study of business man. In the title OF inc
story. "september and May" which he has con'r 10
Vel n " Harper there is suggestion of more TO
mantle interest Tie frst install ment OF TINS h"i
per v story will be published in the July number
A transla,ion Of Mr.. Crawfords /" Dr. Claudius has
Beige Beige. S''' ''
.Thc Pail Mall Gazette says a curious i'lustra-
ton of editorial nervousness occurs In TINS moh'n
.Lonpman's Magazine Mr.. Froude, more suo'
in the course of his account of his pleasure TRIP IN
ay lifts mn his heel against the formal hypocrisy o
tic invocation of the Holy Ghost by deans anu cnP
fers that NAV be guided Alright in selecting pishop
already chosen by the Prime minister M Trondc re-
mark about in oking the Holy Ghost was toned DOWN
INTO mild reference to seeking Prosdentai guidance
The author of Love and Mirage just published by
the Harpers, is Miss Betham- Edwards.
"The London Times says that Ito insinuate that
Mr. Washington Adams. or the faintest reflection VI
him. is the type of American predominant IN the minus
Of English people il too ridiculous for anything
concludes thus 1t still remains to inquire VINO IL ,o
true type of Amcrcan-the point upon which MI
Grant White is sorest He seems to demand that Eng
lslmpu should
mon who he practically admits to be group OF REFUSES
Nho never visit Europe and do not even cut much Oh
figure in the States But for national portrait 10 uerNc
It's outlines from such unexccptionable. huWarun
specimens would be unprecedented. national Pol
trat IL ALWAYS more or less of carcature III com
bines number of eccentric features which one seldom
meets in the country in question but never mecs on,
of it, Away from the glare OF the ioo,gHs y WIN
ton Adams nor Mr.. Chollop Is in the least danger OF
beng seriously regarded as the typical American.
But supposing the american gentleman ~ h"n
trcd wears from his English prototype would IL pe
strange or contrary to the experience OF history anu
would IT be legitimate subject Tor hear 19lns
with slight twang, aud men on the other with drop
ping letter where II ought not to be dropped y
The November Harper Is strong in illustrations.
md especially in its portraits which are Interesting
IN subject and beautiful in execution As for Mr. 'io-
sons drawings of chrvsanthemuns. and one or two OF
his Illustrations of Mr. Roes story-they are Simply
marvcls of beauty and truth Nature might almost NC
cnyious of an artist who exactly reproduces her.
Mr.. Quaritch Is bringing out-for 900 subscribers
only- nm illustrated monograph the Princess Char
,o,ic of Wales. Eleven OF the fifteen plates present
fac smlle reproductions OF various beautiful miniatures
Of IN, princesa The originals painted from the
lfc by Char, tc Jones. and are now the property ~
Sir Lawrence Jones'. The volume viii contain many
original aud hitherto unpublished letters oi PRINCESS
Charlotte.
Mr. Whittier has written sonnct to Florence Night
inrale for The brooklyn Magazine Tho frat num-
Der of this periodical presents remarkable features,
but Is Of average interest
A, &. Armstrong a Son will bring out Immediately
the American reprint of Mr. Aingers edition OF Lambs
miscellaneous essays.
II Is said that nearly every village In Greece has s
newspaper and in Athens there are fifty political
papers.