New-York tribune., 1885-02-07
LITERARY NOTES.

n. xha letters Of Lord Lytton were suppscsseo' u"
>crv,,,bt IN the volume secured IN England Gull
ssou.nty there is nothing TO prevent the
Of the American reprint.
r-on nav American novels are announced by Hougn-
..r M,Aain 4 Co., "Plot Fortune y and carpet
Knight"
Hare ia q picturesque story from London: A week
or two ago man who sells books from barrow in 'ho
streets was wheeling the way to open Tor the oay
and passed close to booksellers assistant, "no wa"
an b,s vav to work. As the passed small
volume fell off into the road, which the aSss'A"'
Kindly pcked up with the intention OF repiacip IL Oh
the barrow Before doing 80, impelled by what he
caI,s the bookseller" instinct, he looked al tne
vo,um. One glance was enough. Here, what 90
,-ou want for this ~ he asked. The dealer taxing
casual glanc, az the unlucky volume, said' oh
thruppunce / suppose will do" The threepence was
;ovllv maid and the assistant departed with his prze
The book was no less than rare volume by increase
Mather, printed in 1908 at Boston. ANY conec,Vi
will know that an American printed BOOK pear'"s '1'
date must be of great value. The book mas peen
valued at from $40 to S6O
Professor Max Muller publicly declares his conVicuon
that Karolne Bauer's memoirs are apocryphai anu
worse than apocryphal.
The dining room described In Mr.. Henry Jamess
.,orv Of The Bostonians is said to be that of Mrs.
Il.
never coming back to Americas if this is true we may
perhaps expect many more characteristic ana a'hJ
recognizable types" in his stories.
Amemora of noble sort is to be erected to the late
DR.. Dewey in Shsfheld-the Massachusetts town IN
which he was born This is to be a simple building
which will be used as a public library and reading
room and will provide hall for debates lectures ana
other public amusements.
Edmond About was a thick set, gray-hared and not
especally refined looking man. and his manners were
thoroughly unconventional But he had genuine
eordiaty and was brilliant talker. The VII whleh
earned for him the name of "pett-fls de Votaire
flowed spontaneously and uninterruptedy from his
lips F, and that wit was never inatured. Alexander
Dumas, pere, pronounced his mover Maue-
lon" to be presque tatigaat farce desprt his
talk though tar from fatgung was perhaps even moro
witty than his written works
About had strong domestic feeling-as his pure and
charming novels show He once heardto say' ." hen
lam correcting the proofs of any of my writings, II
como TO sentence or even word which should not
like nv daughters to read. at once strike 1t out
His Trente et Quarante," while being published as
serial In "The Monteur,' greatly delighted the
Empress Eugene She was so absorbed by IL that'
having reached the last chapter but one just as she was
setting out for Barrz she cent down to the pFlnuhg
Office for the last chapter to read before her departure
Somehow the proof could not be obtained at mo-
ment's notice but the Empresss chagrin gave the
Emperor the opportunity for doing avery gallant 'hg'
When Her Majesty arrived at Biarritz long telegram
was handed TO her containing the whole of the last
chapter of About's novel
The Prang valentines this year not less artistic
than those of former days. Among the prettest OF
them are Mr. Lows figure pieces, which are not
faultless as to drawing but which are poeticaly
charming In feeling. round fan Of satin with
girls head pictured upon it is the most ambitious
of the series.
"Babyhood" grows more admirable with every
successive number II is full of good sense and the
wisest instruction which fail to be appreciated
by all those who have the care of children.
The rev number of" The English Illustrated Maga-
zine more than susains its reputation for good work
Miss Rose Klngsleys paper Shakespeare's country
Is delightful bit OF poetic prose- vivid delicate ana
bright THERE'S touching little sketch OF rustic lie
in Italy which set forth with remarkable grace and
the paper on Naworth Castle is both entertaining and
beautifully illustrated wiie Collinss story, which
"a ended in this number is disappointing; II Is
strangely inartistic and without motive
Mr.. Julian Hawthorne " hits back again at his
critics. 1T has been noticed" he says. that the
names of George F. Lathrop; Of James I. Fields, OF
Henry James and perhaps Of others, do not ap-
pear in the Biography and certain sagacious inter-
ences nave been drawn from omission. need say
little than that regret the Inference ana that u
ia an uniustiabe one The gentlemen in question were
biogrsphers of Hawthorne. In planning my own work.
It was my design to make it supplementary to theirs
not to use again the materials which they had en-
ployed Mr.. LathrOp and Mr.. James had no personal
acquaintance with Hawthorne, and no influence, direct
or otherwise upon his life. Upon the who'll therefore,
reference TO them would have seemed forced and gratu
tous Mr. Lathrop is also the husband OF my sister
and nv personal friend but those also are facts which
did not concern Hawthorne and do not concern the
public Mr. Fields as Hawthornes friend as well as his
boerapher; bat l conceived that he had already
sufficiently vindicatsd, IN print and otherwise his
share In the production of the Scarlet Letter. and as
Hawthorne's guide and adviser and that for me to
emphasize these things would be superfuous. must
venture to conduct my own work in conformity with
my own designs
Mr. Hawthorne will contribute to Outing serial
etory to be called Loye-or Name" This will not
be an athletic novel" the author has been left abso
uely free to do his BEST and the creation of bis i'm
aqinatlon will doubtless be looked for with interest
"Outng has long since been raised from the ranks Of
bicycle publications. and has taken on distncuvely
literary character Under its editorial control the
magazine is to be enlarged ard its contents improved
in quality Its peculiar outdoor favor will be pre-
served in the contributions of writers who have recog
nizsd position in current literature
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