New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-15
LITERARY NOTES.


The concluding volume Of Kinglakes Crfmean his
bory-the sixthhas just come from the HafpefS Po''
Miss A.nelio Rives's first novel viii appear IN .no
April "Uppinott," together with portfai. Vi 'no
suthor The story bears tho title oil line Soio" vi
the Deadr
This pleasant little story concerning the mos. 10
Nghtful OF doctors rs told ny " Inc Dos,o" -,
A young southern lady found beside her a. hos'on
dinner party an old gentleman who wanted to know
how she passed the time in the country with her old
father.
aWen-we read.- answered Mademoiseie
"What do you read"
"Chefy The Autocrat OF the Brcahtast iaoie'
sDont you get very tired of 1t "
@Oh, no. when set to the end, We simply
turn back to the beginning"
The old gentleman rhucklcd and made remark
Implying that the "Autocratr great thing
among bools-snd Msdemosellc was rather surprised
nj his dsparaging air. After dinner she demanded
Of her hostess the of the unsppccatve old
gentleman and was told 1t was Dr. Holmes
sshakcspeare and the Bible' (Ihomas Il. Knox g.
Col by g. q Cotton, we'll meant endea,o or to COM
pile list OF passages from the plays which may DO
paraeled In the scriptures some of the paraellsms
are obvious enough while in other cases. land not
few the Imagination is taxed TO supply elements OF
likeness by no means patent at the first glance OF
course there many points of resemblance between
Shakes peaIe and the Bible. This was inevitable since
hs age when the Blble was the most care
fully studied book extsnt, and whom its ideas and
phraseology counted for q great deal in coloqualism
Shakes peare knew his Bible lie knew many other
books, and all he knew he used, first passing IL
through the alembIc Of his mind The Rev. Robert
Collyer has written preface TO Mr. Coltons little
book In which he refers briefly to the Baconan folly
and the Donnellys maro's nes pointing especially, as
one indication of the identity of the writer of the
plays his intimate knowledge OF the rustic life OF
Warwickshre and Of all the localities about stratford
Tho point is we'll taken If 1t be conceded that the
vagares really deserve serious consideration,
which We think may be dgnifyng them far beyond
their just deserts.
"Ihe Great Cryptogrsm,' Mr.. Donnclly's thousand
page volume will he issued the first Of May. Tho
delay in publication is thus explained by the author:
81 cannot dip into this text any point, with any Of
the primal root numbers, without unearthing story
which coheres perfectly with the narrative told by the
other numbers. And this has been one cause OF the
delay in publishing my book have been tempted
go and on working out the marvellous tale and
have heaps of fragments which have not now time
10 put into shape for publication. have been like
Aladdin in the garden-l turn from one jewel-laden
tree 10 another knowing which to punder whilo
my publishers calling down the mouth of the
cave for me to hurry up"
Each of the sixteen volumes of the new Macmillan
edition OF Browning to have at least Illustration
1t is not yet known how much Of his history Of
modern france the laie Mr. OOItcf MOilsOn mas iclt
be a rich man. a. all events without care for his OWL
says Of him that his illustrates question which
often arises In the fancy what Is the best worldly
estate for of letters Will he do his best If he
be rich man, al all events, without for his own
morrow, without anxetleS about results in the shape
of money! Or Is the author OF those birds who
must be made to sing, like the Laureates blackbird,
-caught in the frozen palms of spring'l Mr.. Nor
kon himself belonged to the former class he was a
man of leisure and sufficient fortune. lie could afford
0ot 20 be In hurry he needed not to give any hasty,
still less any scamped work to the publishers lie could
read at his ease, collect, crtcise and employ the
fe.' as critical ancestors used to say. But
he has gone after a life Of nearly threescore years.
with his main adventure unacheved, with his great
book unfinished, and with his latest work. on Tho |
Service of Man, sadly weakened it may DO thought, |
by slow and wasting disease.
Louisa Acotfs "reminiscences Of her girlhood in
Concord announced for early publication in a. The |
Youths Companion"
Cambridge has undergraduate magazine, in |
the last number OF which some rather wicked |
parodIes divers modern poets. Here is ON
Eos,etu:
Tho lilies lie in my lady's bower
70 weary mother drive the cows 10 roos0
They tainiy drOop for a little hour:
Ny ladys head droops like a Hover
She took the porcelain in her hand
She poured drank at her command;
Drank deep and now you understand!
% weary mother, drive the COWS TO roosD
Browning is thus deal, with:
Tut bah We take as another case
Pass Tho hills the pin, the window-sln;
notice the capsule.
"a SICK mans fancy fancy no donbt, but place m
Excuse The diC~c,siOn-ths CUP which hold
Liri'-possd-bah rs split in the bcd-wcl, let's
Held Rchoa and sugar slr ~ you wcrr told
The sugar was salt would the Bohea be Corgo7
Emily Puetc was born princess Of Oman and
lotn fo.h
She has written memoirs OF an Arabian Princess"
tD. Appleton & Coz and has given a clear and IN
teresng description OF Oriental barem life. She and
her brothcgs and sisters appear TO have had good
deal OK freedom aud INDULGE while the Sultan, her
ia her, lived but after his death the usual intrigues
and paace revolutions occurred, everything was up
dynasty arose. and the young princesscs had
hard time of H. The writer Of the memoirs married
German and escaped with him to Europe, but In
doing los, the bulk OF her Inheritance her brother,
who had made himself Sultan in the Eastern fashion.
refusing TO recognize hcr claims. The life she de-
scrbes Is queer mixture OF barbarism discomfort and
gsrish display. and would think that she should
have been glad enough to get away from IT altogether
Evidently. however. she regrets the palace existence
to some extent. and qCite possibly finds the con
ven,onal life of German town too combining and
artificial There Is certain BOhcmansm in the
hsrem which has nothing In common with nineteenth
century TeGtonic reSpectability.
Le Drot dAuteur' IS the title of the Official
monthly organ which the International Copyright
Union has Just begun issue from its headquarters =
o. Teine. II tells among other thing the story Of
the piracy by Bavaran publisher of a novel
by Andre Thelret. The German translation pub
iished under another title as BY d German author
mysterouSly designated by three astersks For this
injustice discovered by NJ. Theuret by accident,
there appears to have been remedy In spite Of the
Copyright Convention between France and Germany
which has been In existence for some years
General Greedy Will IN the next issue of scribner"
tell PEOPLE where to spend their summer.