New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-15
LITERARY NOTES.

volume of short stories by the author Oh
uMarcarct Kent will shortly be puoilshoo os
Ticknor. under the title of Better Times"
Charles Monselet one of the clevercst OF fren0"
writer's once said thing which shouiu cause
weary world raise monument 10 MS '"u'O'"
memory. Saint Bcuve used to say 10 nun
9Resumez-vous Monsclct and write oooA'
eTherc ar. so many boolcr said this noble Monselet.
1,ha, l abbor 10 add TO their number" Adm'ra"io
man. Would that a large collection OF modern "rers
could learn his wisdom!
Why pray, should George Moore's "Confessions Oh
Young Man be reprinted in this country II IS nttle
mora than a working over Of French models, and 10
Is not brilliant workngoVcr' e'her'
Queer are the literary tastes OF the period.
" Howe the s,,hor of The Story OF Country
,rourrs en- much admired by Mr.. Howcls has written
another novel which Ticknor will soon bring out IL
hears the odd title OF ." n Man Story and is record
NJ double dcnty-not after the Jekyl and Hyde FASH
ion, however
Cusiave Flaubert's niece, who in her youth was
her uncIe's int mate companion, has recorded In her
recently published volume some characteristic coun
coils TO herself the mature experience Of his artistic
life applied to the formation of the m nd Of young
girl "when you take up book" he would say,
" you must swallow 1t at one mOuthfuL Thai Is inc
only way to know It in fits entirety. Accustom your
self 10 follow out an idea" The author OF I'd
Iammboa taught her ancient history i interrupted
him sometimes she tells US, by the question:
was he good man-Cambyses, Alexander AIclo'
AIDES? Faith they we're not very accommodating
members OF society-messeurs tres cominodcs. bu'
what has tina; 10 do with you!" lie went 10 ohuiCh
with her. for the young French girl could not go
alone-amazing complasancc II seemed I'm 50 marked
n freetbinker For writing his niece tells US,
he required extreme tension Of mind, and he never
found Himself in the desired condition save n his
own vorlroom seated at his great round table, sure
that nothing could come to disturb him. lie had
mass onate love Of order, and ate sparingy his
force OF will in all that concerned his art was
immense He troubled himself little about moments
of inspraton7 the waiting on which he helu 10 oo
q cause OF stcriltys Get the habit Of WORKING IN
ordinary daylight. and then perhaps the ray VI
heavenly ght may come.
That handsome Partisan weekly, Paris lHuSue''
IS to be republished in this county with EhgSn eN'
Tie first number in this shape Will be brought o"'
early in October by the international News COMPANY
large proportion Of the illustrations OF this weekly
are admirably printed in colors. Among them are
reproductions of pictures, of them by the most
noted modern painters.
General Alexander S Webb, president of the College
Of the City of NewYork, IS preparing for scrbners an
article on the Battle of the Wilderness General MeDD
was in charge of bis division, which had been
consolidated into brigade the first day of the fight.
and which participated in the heaviest work Of the
conflict He will show that the reason the Northern
army was obliged retire from the field, was an un-
authorized order which placed the troops at disad-
vantage and he expects 10 contribute other new IN
formation IN regard to the Wilderness fight.