New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-22
LITERARY NOTES.

-, r.,,.rce Ophapt's new novel; "Masollam,' II
,aid 70 deal with psychomerical problems
Mr.. r. sinnett has written rev tale OF lheosophy
entitled United"
The volume of the Famous Women Series dealing
with Susanna Wesley viii be published IN Few days ny
Roberts Brothers
,cove,nment official writing from sydney IN. 8. W.
.avs of Mr. Froudc's "Oceana y; Il may sa! 'i"'
0c.ans WAS not much al precated out here, ana Mr.
1rouae,s rsputaion has suffered thereby His oesc'P
tons are very sided. and his accounts OF our
men are sch as might be expected rom ""''"'
so,ourninc but week OF two among u.s. 'he so"o'' VI
out puhlc men fastened him. and IL Is 'ney nc nus
immortazed by mentioning in his WORK. wne 'ne 'non
who really do influence public opinion h"'c oo'" '''
,nro,iced II WIS rather curious satire on one OF Ills
satements that he saw hungry OF "iscoh'ehou
face durinr tho whole OF hs stay N Ausu"i'"' 'ia
SINCE his departure the Government OF nearly every
colony has peen forced TO ind relief work for the nnein
,loyea Here Their number reached 2'ooo' AS
i,,oD, pisce q, writing il admired but the main
,,ea .. the book the Imperial Federation. Is only the
same a. that which been advocated Tor some TWO OF
,hree wears last But 1t will never he, If my opinion
goes for apythInc Before very many years are over
there will he an Australian Republic
.Tbat Dreadful Boy " de Wolfe Fiske < CO.. hardly
merits the title Of" AID American Novel bestowed upon
Il ny its author, Mrs Kate Gannatt WOODS III IL not
anovel plot aud the greater part OF
II il devoted to the cal OF little boy But tbs
,o,t amusing aud here aud there pathetic story. and
il will teach many wise lessons to parents
Mr. Iarkin who was for years sort OF secretary
md intimate as.oclie OF Carlyle says that the open
crat nj the Scotchnas life was his desire to DO man
of affairs rather THAN a writer Little some OF his
critics imagine it, says Mr. Larkin his heart was sick
ot aay exhrriug and admonishing. He lens ell
TO e dong something il stead Of as he says, eioquenty
writing ard talking about it, to be Kind OF KING or
leader ia the practical activities OF He; not mere
rrophet fore PROF hcsyne This was the
stern burden laid upon him from the beginning lie leit
that La had been TO do something eiecual
for tho world; and he could find practical outlet for
what he believed TO be his God-given powers and
energy II ANY OF my readers realize in their hefrts
that this was the pcnt up secret OF Cary!es lie think
tna much that has hitherto seemed contradictory and
inexpcab.e will begin to gather into kind e pathetic
cohrrance. and that they Will see IN carlyle not the
monster contradictions he has been represented 10 De-
but heavily laden brother whom we can CRATE
fully love and revere even while we sorrow over his
passionately confessed shortcomings"
Mr. AIexandev Ireland-than whom no man Is more
rompetenis arranging selection from the writings OF
Leigh Hunt and william IIaztt
An Irish History for English Readers " lately Iuh-
hshed In London has had that Ia now
lp its fifth thousand II issued with mans name
OH the title page but has inst been discovered that
the author Is Miss Nal ell Robinson. the sister OF tho
yerse-wrter Mary Robinson, and the author OF novel,
Mr. Bner's Ward" Another novel by Miss Robinson,
entitled Disenchantfnert," is about to be published
A reurint of Arden O. FevershaiD.' the old play
which has sometimes been attributed to Shakespeare,
has been prep by A. II. Bullen and will shortly be
published.