New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-17
LITERARY NOTES

.r.. xyr,a,.a,n Man 10 me title Of the novel
| wh,ch Mr.. Frank r. Btockton has Sns'en iof 1"s
Century 1t will through tho forthcoming 's"''
beginning in the November number
Mr. Howells's Minister'S charge" Is announced a.
one Of tho forthcoming publications OF T'okno' oo
The private life Of NJ. Hector Maiot goes Lax :.
oomnlete his resemblance to Anthony Troilopc, h,e
rn..h ,rotetvpe He inhapits With his WHO ana DE
asn,nter pretty red brick chalet at Fontenay'sous-
Ro,s near Paris he is ike Trollope mp every
18th the lark aud attaches himself 10 us ocsA m ~
altar which hour IN certain regular amoun'o vi i'o a'
work having been acccmplishod) he Is his own
until the Maots curfew tolls at 1op m ones OF w.
~. 49, ,n on,st dinner unites at NJ. Mslots table
.ons NJ be leading French writers OF the Day anu s'
one who has been present Mt these littlo h'c.
will have noticed that the host Is hguiy pop -,
his literary brethren. Yet he Is one OF Tue 'no 90
=, man Tho author Of La Boheme Tapageuse mas
himself never participated in tile gayene' OF .uo
. pohamc hut has been q spectator from afar Oh tho
~o,,d.s great tragic comedy NJ. Malot has not YET
nasssd the limits OF middle age. Tie began "' "'''"'
career early and his very first venture was no'''
Fiction for some years, paid so poorly tha' no wa"
constrained to take the position OF secretary
personage who seems to have treated him very uuO "
,ha NJ p I'm Nicholas Nickleby would nave rea'cu
Nicholas had the latter been willing 10 accept MS
nroposss giving him, that Is to say, very se""oI
salary but making a lavish use OF his Drains Az
present however, NJ Nalo is one OF the most prosper
Gus OF French n0yeists.
Mr.. Emerson once wrote to his cousin, Dr. Hsskins'
that no thought young man could not feaa 0'ouon
Autobiography without beng provoked 10 rise l''c
earlier read little longer, aud dine little shorter
Mr. George NJ Picard, author OF "A Mission Flower,
will bring out early next month novel entitled Oid
Boniface."
ais the Stage Immorali Is the title OF the paper which
Miss Fanny Davenport has written for The brooklyn
Maaasine.
collection OF the historical papers of the late Or
samns It. Marshall will shortly be published as volume
IS Of Munses Historical Series IL VIII DC lurnis"e"
with an introduction by William l. Stone ana VIII III
c,,se among other sketches CLamplain Expedition
in l6l3.'l5 against the Onondagas y" the Expedition
nj tina MARQUIS De NOuvile in 1899 against tDe sen
ecas -: the Expedition OF DE- Celeron to the Ohio' III
l740"; La Sales First Visit to the Senecas IN O99
privately printed In pamphlet FORM In ls4D; hi't"ii
cal sketches of tue Niagara Frontier read before the
Buffalo Historical Society; and The Building ana inc
VOYAGE of the Grnon IN 1879" also read before the
| same society," 1t Will also contain an Index kernm
filed with historical references Kept by MI MaIs""N
during u great portion OF his lic
Texan novel is now IN Of publication by Dodd
Mead & Co. 1t is entitled " 6 nthia Dallas; Nympl
of the Colorado" and comes fIom tie pen OF MI ho"
ard seely. euihor of Ranchmahs o'oilos anu
| Lone star Bo-Pecp"
lam glad to hear" says Boston Post wrterthat SUB
c,,nons are coming IN literally the purchase OF the
portrat OF Longeow by cay to be presented to HarV
ard College and hung the Memo ia Hall 1t represents
the poet as he was ia middle life when he had won MS
fame and it has the brooingrehectye air characersuc
OF the author The Psalm Of Life The figure is stan
ing one about three ourjhs lengtn the single Ontone
coat is worn easily and naturally. and the dark cotno
are 10 harmony with the low tones Of the painting
Iopefelow's hair and beard when Hcaly painted Mn
had not taken those slvey touches which gave Bin
so pariarcha appearance in later years; "u nc mac
lost the somewhat dandided appearance of his youth
IIealys Picture perhaps trde too sonOre; II "o's
not give the poets ceerier looks but it has thoughtu
expression which will wear better than gay one Ihe
palnting was one OF the cherished treasures "Dcl
James r. Osgood LETT behind him for sale IL hung or
some time in the It. Botolph Club parlor lis Price Il
81 800 and there is every promise that the full amount
will soon he received by ". ID. Howels who receives
subscriptions. No apr o2rlate portrait can Ut
hung IN Memorial Hall than that OF the poet ami pro
tessor whose marc IA part OF the and traditions
of 10 university"