New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-03
LITERARY NOTES.

A volume containing thousand quaint cuts from
Books of other tays is announced by Field & Tuer
These cuts are printed from original blocks and
include illustrations from ehdren's story books,
fables. ehap-books. etc.
The same publishers are bringing out volume of
~Views OF English Society,"" illustrated, by little
girl OF eleven
Dr. c. S Halls Select photography of Peda-
ccgica Literature is coming from the press of ID. G.
Heath & Co. The lists OF books cover over 800
pages OF this volume
In an amusing little description of One Way to
Write Novel," which Julian Hawthorne contributes
TO "Thc Cosmopolitan" he says: "Speakmg
generally should suppose that the best novels are
apt to be those that have been longest in the
novelist mind before being committed to paper and
the best materials to in the OF character and
scenery. those that were studied not less than
seven OF eight years previous to their reproduction
Thereby attained that quality in story known az
atmosphere or tone perhaps the most valuable and
telling quality OF ALL Occasionally, however, in the
rare case OF story that suddenly seizes upon the
writer's imagination ana desrotically possesses
him. atmosphere created by the very strength Of
the possession in the former instance the writer
is thorou ghly master of his subject in the latter
the subject thoroughly masters him; and both
amount essentially to the thing, harmony
between SUBJECT WIitcr. WIN ICspcct W o'S'Nr
there is little TO be said. Without good style no
writer can do much but it is impossible really to
create good STYLE A writer's style born at
the same time and under the conditions that he
himself was"
II should be noted that The Cosmopolitan
improves with every number, and promise constant
progress in the future.
The person who arranged the catalogue OF the Monte
Carlo library has rg.nal mind. These are seine
O the titles set down therein "The frisch Sketch
Book" SThe autocratof the Break Fast Far
Proud the Madding Crowd " The lille Lame Prince,
1Fizcbel's Dangliter." and The Forlom Hope"
Robert buchanan says that Zola is to literature
what Schopenhausr is to philosphythe preacher OF
creed of utter despair but the Scotchman does not
think the Frenchnan any nastier than the
demonstrators OF morbid anatomy or human
physiologist Mr. Buchanan's argument woad be
better if b. could show that NJ. lola confined his
philosorhic demonstrations of human vleness TO
the boards OF a clinical theatre to the pages of
teohaIcal volumes read only by men of his own
scientific tastes.
Mr. Buchanan. however. is willing to note the error
in Zolas literary scheme. He is pcssimst. he says.
aud pessmism is specifically impairment and
fundamentally wrong"
Mr. Carew Hazlitt says that to young gentleman
who hau spoken sightingy of religion Charles
Lamb said at the close OF the evening Pray, sir,
did Won come here in nat in turban :" This is a
haltng version of the true story. Sir Henry Taylor
WAS the young and he had not spoken slightngly
OF rcligioa. but defended Mahometansm belief
AS the departing guests were looking for their hats,
Lamb stammered out, "Where is Mr.. Taylor's
tur5au !"
IIor other literary matter including reviews of
many new novels. OF Florence Marryats book of
travel and volume on Old Cookery soc 10th
page