New-York tribune., 1885-10-22
LITERARY NOTES.

"springhaven ia the title OF the serial story OF
rural England which Richard Blackmore has con-
tributed to " Harper's Magazine"
The author of John Halifax has also prepared a
serial story for the volume of Harper. 1t is ELL
titled King Arthur not a Love Story
Mr. c. G. Leland's " BIZ and New Ballads do not
please the critic of &" The Whitehall Review" lie
trines thus with Hans Brc tman" "' What Bret
Iarte has done what Colonel John Hay has DONE that
too do appears have been the train OF reason
ing worked out by Ilr. Leland before he began the
first of the master pieces which make up these brahu
New Ballads And here it is that that proVero ABOUT
fools anxiety TO anticipate the footsteps OF angels Is
felt Even literary angel might feel not unbecom-
ing modesty about attempting to enter the region
which men like the author of jim aud the author of
Little Breeches made peculiarly their own.
There is no mistake about It, these Brand New Bal
lads are dull-uncOmpromsing mercllessly eXas-
peratingly dull. American humor Is peculiar thing
VIII ch has to be touched with a hight hand and Mr..
Lelands hand is heavy indeed"
And then this Englishman adds this particularly
asperating touch We do not know whether Mr. Lc-
land is himself an American but, judging by these
Brand New Ballads should be inclined to
hazard the assumption that he is not. He knows
apparently well he has studied its people and
its manners aud its phraseoogy but he has not got
of contemporary America so singularly attractive
Martha Finleys last volume " The Two Elsies" is a
weak production with dreadful little prig for hero
inc and bad temper for a motive. 1t viii doubtless
be popular with those who liked the former books OF
the Elsie series; tu: it is pity that any young
mind should be filed with such stuff. a sanity httle
girl who crtcises and patrOuizes her own mother Is
hardly be held up for imitation to other little girls
and unpleasant details about Mormonlsm are not
matters which should be intended for childish eyes.
William Maginn's Misceanics" as edited by Il.
w Montagu, are announced by Sampson Low.
Richard Dovle's Journal of 1910 reproduced in
fac-simile will shortly be brought out in London.
The sixth eaition Of PaIkmans Montcalm and
Wolfe has Just been issued, and neat wel-prnted
and useful edition it Is.
The fac-simile reprints of the first editions of " The
Complete Angler" and The Pilgrims Progress
which Baker Il Taylor have published are chaImingiy
printed and bound in fashion quaint AID engaSinG
They are as pleasant little gifts for friend as one
could select.
Turgueniel's " Last Tales -four of them-have just
been brought in Paris. The preface of the volume
contains the last lines of a letter which Turguenen
wrote from his deathbed to Leon Tolstoi his friend
companion and rival and literary sense. his heir
Dearest Leon Nkolai tvitch.-I have not written to
YOU for a long time have been and am on my lcath
bed 1t is impossible for me to recover; there l. no
longer any thought of it, write TO you expressly to
tell you how happy have been in being yOur contem
porary and make You my last earnest prayer My
friend return to literary work hat gilt has cODe to
Won from whence we all come. All how happy should
be If / could believe that you would hearken to my
PRAYER My friend great author of Russian land
listen to this prayer Reply TO me- if this paper
reaches you clasp you to my heart for the last time,
YOU and all yours.-I no more-I am weary
White Stokes & Allen have published four
volume edition of Fieldin's novels admirable in the
size and clearness of its type and remarkably we'll
made in every way for its price Each volume has
several illustrations by William Small, ;han whom there
is now no illustrator living better fitted to portray the
English 0i tie last century lis drawings full of
spirt humor aud 6e,h and blood movement
This is the amusing way in which foreign adver-
tiser has made use of a clever story by Erckmaun-
Chatrian-" The Story of Waterloo Through the !
smoke Of their guns could these English, tall
and fair with clean -shaven faces Mechis magic |
strop and paste established fifty years. insure perec
ton in shaving Cakes of paste, 6d..and Is, OF all
chemists and air -dressers."