New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-03
LITERARY NOTES.

The Uarpers will publish next week the lie OF
Chinese Gordon by Archibald Forbes, with twenty
TWO illustrations, including blrdseye vie" Vi 'ie
Nile and the Egyptian Soudan.
The book on Margaret Fuller which Colonel Hig-
ginson is preparing is founded ON new material,
and will contain her diaries and many letters
never vet printed Some of these are addressed to
her husband.
An editorial writer in The London Daily Netcs is
not disposed to "take back seat" in comparing
the great men of Great Britain with those OF Amer
lea. "We" he says, lean set Mr.. Ruskin aga inst
Mr.. Richard Grant White. Mr.. Matthew Arnold
against Mr.. Stedman, Mr. George Meredith to PAIR
off with Mr.. Howels, while Mr. Browning ana the
Laureate correspond to DIR. Holmes and Mr. Lower.
Comparisons are odious, but the company would
have many pleasant elements in which all THESE
gentlemen met"
Mr. Andrew Carnegies Round the World
volume privately printed several years ago has
been revised and enlarged and will shortly be pup
hshed by Charles ScribDers Sons
An edition de lure of Pepvss Diary is TO be brought
ont soon by DOdd. Mead & Co.
One reason why the production of three-voiume
novels has almost ceased 10 be paying business IN
England is that the country newspapers are now
pnblishiDg 50 many serials A local paper costing
only penny a week gives in each issue not only
liberal instalments of two novels but the news OF
the neiChborhOOd and the world, humorous
extracts and clever original articles. Inc London
Specafor declares that these papers are creating all
over England taste for wholesome hctlon ana
that their example may not improbably be fol-
lowed by some of the dsiies and il adds: The
demand for serial fiction is unOucstiOnably on the
increase and it Is in this direction that novelisS
must seek compensation for the decline of the
three-yolume novel. If they are wise, they VIII
form themselves into an association similar to the
French Society of Gems de Lettres, and by dealing
directly with newspaper proprietors, add 10 their
earnings the very considerable profits at present
gained by professional purveyOrs of fiction"
Mr.. Lafcadio Hearn of New Orleans. one of the
most original and thoroughly-read of our literary
men, has a quaint book in the press of }. K. OS-
good 4 Co. 1t is a collection of queer, Out-ot-the-
way bits of literature which are at present un-
known TO most English-reading people.
The American public will assuredy not suffer for
lack of the "reminiscences of Lord Ronald Cover
An edition from the press of Roberts Brothers was
published last week. and now another Is announced
10y Scribner Il Wexford.
General Gorlon's " Reflections in Palestine " re-
veal the chlldhke simplicity of his religious faith
and though not eoquen' are interesting as repre-
sentative of the writer pure and noble character
Here and there" says q levewer in the ST. JdmeS's
Gazette 1--WE are surprised by words which recall the
anchorlte rather than the man of action, and show
MS Gordon in the character of one of the old Gov
enanters Why drag this corpse about I he erleS
III emits the odors of corruption il is heavy and
troublesome; why not quicken it And other
passages again. are obscure 10 a degree when
makes us almost doubt whether the author knew
ms own meaning The soul, Gordon thinks re-
mains asleep and sincss in a sinful body till
Weakened before or after death by the breath of
God. This is beautiful allegory, If 1t be meant as
such, but the author seems TO have more mate
rial meaning This view he says with almost
pathetic simplicity, 'comforoed me. for | dId not
like TO think the soul Il sinner. 80
Mr. Charles Reade did not leave very large for
time If does not amount 10 more than 100000.
and it goes TO his brother. his nephews and his
nieces He is sand to have lost much money IN his
theatrical specuations He used invariably to go
70 the rehearsals of his plays and was always the
first Mr.. Labouchege says, to recognize humble
merit On one occasion the girl playing small
servants part had 10 be ON the stage, whilst an
other was fondling a doll which represented her
ofspring Charles Reade was narrowly watching
the bve-play, and the next day the girl received
little bracelet from him, accompanied by a note
communicating her upon the afectionate manner in
which She had glanced at the doll and telling her
tbatif she only peIseyered IN playing the smallest
carts with feeling she would live be a great ac-