New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-20
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. lmund Gossc is writing the volume on "kaiegh
for the English Worthless Series
MIR Cable read Boston the other evening part OF
his still unpublished novel, "Grande Pointe me Ia
,.,iser saws that he has drawn tender and touching
picture OF life amoug these simple people, 'nef io'''
their fears, their passions"
This is an interview with Tennyson. described by
correspondent Of The H,ter ocean, of Chicago:
AT one time thought of visiting America" SAID Tue
poet " but was atrdid - -, ,oro hoap 10
Afraid of what Certainly you "o"iu n''0 '''''
0o Yves ana that's What was afraid OF. | recoect
D,oren: arst vsit"he receptions dinners, hand shak
ings and concluded that would NOT ventuio , ~ or
conntrv which IIshoud like TO VISTA spot when, az
your poet, Ftz-Greene Halleck nnely eIpesseu ~;
bsilowed ground, pilgrim shrihe' "0''" VI 'A0
You mean Mount Vernon, where Washington is en-
'%No: mean long neglected spot in the provincial
Of where tnS OF asar Aen
believe you have a great admiration for Poe Z"
etc ape pemies compared with Poe He the literary
glory Of America and yet his grave was left unhonored
More than thirty-fve years have elapsed since his
death. and his fame constantly Increasing Ihats the
modern poet s 80
.e had all tho Greeks appreciation ofbeauty ana much
OF their power OF expressing ltln poetry
second volume of Lord Beaconsheds correspondence
has lust been added IIarpers Handy Series Is
record of vany-whch is perhaps. an eXcusaDle qua'y
when il is found In letteS w
There are gossppgs here and there which Will interest
the American reader otherwise the book appeals ehey
TO an English public lie has little at Washington
Irving whose works. he says, have been read OF tate
only author who il daily moro enamored OF tuese
heavy tones" He is introduced to MIS- "yhu-
ham Lewis who afterward became his wiie,
and describes her as "a pretty little woman
a airt and rattle; indeed, gifted with q
volubility should think unequalled. aud OF which
c,n convey no idea She told that she liked SILENT
melancholy men, answered that had no doubt OF
in He sees Peel dinner and observes that nc eats
his turbot with his knife; he finds Lord Ward ater
Queen Victorias coronation in a side-room at west
minister drinking champagne out OF pewter pot h'T
corone cooked aside and his robes disoriered anu HIS
arms akimbo, tho very picture of Rochester
Hcre IS glimpse of Daniel Webster and the usua
iecr with which Dsraeli writes of Americans: :" |
dincd with Lyndhurst yesterday to meet webster VINO
ia Ibeieye considered a very refined and spiritueI
Yankee but seemed to o complete Brother Jona-
tbaua remarkable twang, tVrannical and all that;
he also goes to the evee fine brow lofty, broad and
beetled deep-set eyes AMI swarhy complexion He Is
said when warmed to be their greatest orator strans
ford was there very airy and sparkling; all the rest
Americans and principally relatives good story ana
true Brougham asked Webster verbally to dine with him.
and sent him card the next day headed To remind
Webster immediately answered by another card headed
ITO acknowledge very American. don't you thlnK +
pew uniform aud complete edition of George tLaven-
gro y Borrows works has been brought out in London