New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11

bandits Bride ard The Red Demon OF the Praire'
and Mrs southworth's novels and various other we'll
meant but unIterary efforts. That's the poorest Of
arguments
Talk about the trials of genius In endcavoring to
make itself known to cold world The truth IS that
nowadays In these Uned States there is hosp tally
TO new writers which often becomes ludIcro In ITS
eagcrness. Authors of commonplace abilities spring
into sudden prominence through fault Of their
and there is danger that any writer who possesses
the least spark OF originality will be overlooked.
hero IS no Chaterbox business going now. What
Is most needed IS higher standard of literary taste
and less spasmodic enthusiasm.
The vicome Eugene Mcrchlor de Vogue has pre-
pared for the coming volume of Harper" two papers
on Social and Court Life In Russia" That excellent
artist Mr. +. de Thulsrup, Will illustrate thcm.e
The anti-slavcry journal which tho three lttio
erandsons Of the Emperor OF Brazil editing,
posng and printing IS called "The Imperial Mall
The respective ages Of these liberal princes twelve,
ten and seven.
lola is now completing his Rougon-Macquart series
OF novcsa collection OF studies in which he evidently
undertook 10 rival Balzac 1t IS not apparent that
Bszac has been rvallcd. Having dealt with The
various phases Of political, civil and religious life In
France lola proposes to take in hand next story
devoted to tho French arm-. After that will come
a final work, general resume, the hero OF which
Will be medical OF the Rougon family. who Will
anslyze the divers forms of insanity which his rel
atIves have exhibited in previous volumes Zolas
original intention that the series should comprise
twenty volumes, but It will probably only extend 10
nineteen or these sixteen written, one is In
hand, and there VIII be two moro to come. AS the
literary quality OF ~ Zolas work has steadily
dctcrIoratcd the opponents Of his methods can view
with equanImity the prospect Of more books from
his pen.
riff fha TALL
ing title of "A Hardy Norseman.' 1t is to appear
a serial In /" Good Words"
Very pleasant are the things which friend of
the late John Richard Green about the historian
In The Princeton Review.' He declares that Green
enjoyed saying sharp things to those he knew best
but, though extremely witty and amusing In con-
versstion, he made a really unkInd remark to
any one not that he what Is called amiable'
or popular but, rather, because he would have
thought It beneath him. He did not care to associate
with stupid people, people whom he even sus-
pectcd of stupidity: and the friends he gathered
most closely about him were, in many instances, men
who supposed TO know some subject thoroughly.
Each man. therefore, Of the whole group imagined
that his particular object or 'oogy was the one
thing in which Green took tho most interest 1t
would be impossible TO give adequate idea OF the
inexhaustlbc fund Of interest which he had always
at command for the ambitions, troubles and doubts
or successes Of his friends. Literary Jealousy was
unknown TO him. After laborlng hard at his
orfcal problem, he would place tho results Of his
researches freely at the dsposal/o of the first man
who seemed likely to be able to make a good use
of them. lie rcvcllcd In the good work done by
Others Sick or busy, he could always find time to
help serious worker who sought his advice"
Professor Leone Levi, the late political economist
who gave Great Britain its first Chamber of Com
mcrce left behind him autobiography, which will
be published.
Julian Ilawthornc's novel The Professors Sister,
Is announced by BEDFORD Clarke & Co.
Boston has a club of Odd Volumes,n we'll
London. 4 number of its members have arranged
to give in a few weeks public exhibition Of their
treasures in the way of grangerlzeI' books, anil
valuable autographs.
The Queen of Rumanla has written a novel,
translation OF which Is 10 be published by Cupplcs
Ilurl under the tile of A Heart Regain ed'
The nalsluyt Society has up TO this time issued
scvcnty-siX volumes. They print double the number
OF copies required by the members and are always
anxious to dispose of the surplus to the general
public Their means arc limited, and It Is always
difficult to find editors who have the leisure and
ability to edit old works of travel in manner salts
factory to the society.
The last disgusting result Of the Realistic theory
In letters Is to be found In the I" Journal OF the
Brothers dc Concourt. one extraordinary thing
which the surviving Do Concourt has done Is to
describe In miserable detail the last mental and bodily
sickness of his late brother. Realism"-pah
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