New-York tribune., 1886-04-01
LITERARY NOTES.

Several Of the late Mrs Ewngs exquisite little stories
sin soon be reprinted here by Roberts Brothers,
The fret volume of tho posthumous works of Victor
Hugo appeared in Paris Tuesday It's contents which
In vsrss. consist of LA Grand'merc" comedy In
enc act "LEpee." drama in nve sceLes; "Msnge-
rontilss comedy in two acts La Foret Mouillee,
fantasia in There also three comedicttas-
"sur la Lsiere dun Bos; Les Gueux; :" Etrc Aime
Only "La Grsndm Is susceptible OF representation
the modern stage
Miss Louisa Livingston Hunt has prepared volume
Of Memoirs Of Mrs. Edward Livingston" Tho book, by
of ts author and subject should be
contribution to the records Of American life and man.
ners The Harpers will publish it
The London Spectator concludes thus its neat rcview
Of Mr.. Jamess h" Bostonians" " Though we can truly
say that We have read any work Of Henry
James which had in 1t much that was new and orgi'
nal must also that we have mover read any tae
OF his that much of longwnded reiteration
and disqustion. Perhaps that too, Is
in way rejection of the thin. onedrawn elaborate
mess OF Bostonian modes OF thought"
Another London weekly. The Aheneum. in reviewing
new novel, makes sneerng mention OF ga kind or
American poterng with character in tho writing OF
fiction.
Mr. r. u. Blackmore. who writes charmingly poetcai
prose- writes, oddly enough very prosac poetry But
OF he does not to be conscious as he con'
tinucs to invoke a reluctant Muse.
"E C"is Informed that Mr. Edgar Fawcett is the au-
thor of " The Buntling Ball."
In recently published by Nj. Jnsserand Of the
College OF France, is to be found amusing story
which illustrates the ignorance which prevailed among
Frenchmen with regard the literature OF their negh
bors less than two centuries ago. Louis XIV one u"y
took 1t iuto his head to inquire whether the Enghsh
really had anything which could be called literature
but nobody about his court knowledge enough
OF the anguage to be able to inform him. The King
IN ha han ed DetlOught
that he had Ambassador at Lon and to him accord
tpgly command addressed to obtain the Information
his royal master desired HIS Exceency was staggered
by unusual injunction, and his reply was re-
maIKable. Having nothing to say he took great many
words to say 1t in and began by complimentiug inc
King upon proof OF greatness and elevation OF soul
afforded by his laudabe desire to increase his knoweoge
would render his Majesty said the Comte de ConlnHes
not less ustrous in centuries TO come than success I'D
tho battlefield and the conquest OF territory But how
TO satisfy the Kings ourlostyi Tho Ambassadors ac-
qiantance evidently aid not include men OF letters
and drawing on for the Information
which he too ignorant to know where 10 LOOK or'
ne wrote thus at seems that the arts and sciences
sometimes abandon country that they may honor
another. AT the present time they have passed into
France and II there remain vestges OF them nere'
1t is but in tho memory of Morus OF Bsucansn
and In recent times, OF Mltonius, who rendered
himself moro Infamous by his dangerous writings thah
the butchers and assassins of their King And this
when England was rejoicing III "naI III ner '""''' '
was pleased to call the Augustan age OF her literature
Robby Burns lacks defender and an advocate
though so true poet hardly needs either This 10 not
however opinion Of the president OF the Londoh
Burns Club. He objects TO Mr.. Lowelps statement I'm
his paper on Gray y that poetry Of the eighteenth
century fell under general condemnation as alto
ee.ber wanting in the Imaginative quality. The
thoughts mi xed with words above their own level are
always on their best behavior" "Surely." says the
lover of Burns, the eminent critic, in making TINS
sweepine strictnre has overlooked the claims and
EQUALITY Of Tam o'Shanter and The Jolly Beggars
1t ia reported that the girls of Grton College have
wholly recovered from their enthusiasm for Mr. Brown
Ing They have formally dissolved their Browning So
cety ana only voted that the balance OF funds In
hand should be spent in chocolates, but nave actually
bous hit the chocolates. and eaten them.'