New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25
LITERARY NOTES.

new portrait OF Mr. Whittier will appear IN the
January number Of "Tle Atlantic' and it promises
to be fine one The poe. was among the contributors
TO The tIst number OF that admrabl, magazine.
Another good thing which the January Atlantic
is to give Is article by Margaret Dcland.
Mrs Deands novel, "John Ward, Preacher" has
gone into its fifteenth edition. There has been little
adverse criticism of this book whereas Robert
Elsmere, has been much condemned by strict church
When Thackeray was in this country Lester wallack
good deal Of him. and the actor has left some
pleasant "reminiscences Of the author in tho charming
paper printed In the I" Scribner." ThGclcray
then staying with william Duer Robinson: and
he took a fancy to the handsome and brilliant
actor. At any ratc,7 says Wallack at was under
stood every night when I home from acting
that If l saw light in a certain window was to
90 in, and If not 1t sign they had gone out to
dinner or bed. when ! did find thom I'm We ever
parted uri.ll halt.past two three In the morning
Then tho tine sec Thaclcray at his b,st
because &c Ike boy he dld moi attempt TO
lc the genius Of the party he would let Robinson
do the entertaining, while he would be the audience
Il did not matter how ridiculous impossible might
be the things / sald he would laugh tn the tears ran
down his face: such an unsophisticated gentle
hearted creature he was"
~ this time Thackeray gave large dinner at
which he assembled his most cOngenia American
friends, the Wallacks and George william Curtis
being among them. 1T was the most dengh;ful
evening" says waack, I" that could possibly be
imagined. Thackeray two nights before had been to
my father play shylock,' and he said 'waack.
than is the first "shylock" who gave me
the idea OF what an iluscd man he was On that
evening remember my father telling story which
many old actor hero WI recolect. 1t was the
tale Of a shipwrcck told by clergyman who
on board and the same scenes as described afrrward
by an old sailor, the captain of tho malntop.
Thaclerays genie and generous nature 50
aroused by It than the tears down his face.
Certainly one of the finest things my father did
the telling Of that story. George Curtis and | sang
a duet / remember, Drink TO Ne only with Thine
Eyes,, and we we're asked TO repeat 1t three
four times This all took place about the year 1861
"The Open Door Is the title OF Miss Blanche
Willis Towards forthcoming story. Those who have
read the manuscript say that II is the best thing she
has written. The scene IS laid In Germany Houghton,
MlGiin & Co. are bringing 1t from tho press
The scene Of the young Thomas Bailey Aldrch's ice
cream adventure in Portsmouth IL rapidly disappear.
ing from the eyes OF man. Dunyon's' IS being de-
mos Sled" Dunyons' the confectionery whence after
a riotous and abandoned indulgence in cream the Bad
Boys" companions departed by way of the window,
leaving poor com Bailey to face proprietor and
bill with nothing in his little pockets.
tered upon its third and last year of serial publication
~ The Century Owing 10 the fact that military
NOV emcns have been so fully discussed In the
series, the greater part of the strictly military por
ton Of tho history IS being omitted In The magazine.
The three instaic1ts of the Life" will be Of
the highest historical Importance they deal with
tina. part OF I1ncons career which gives him his
greatest fame In these chapters the subject OF
emancipation is fully AID freshly treaed-ths growth
NJ he N
taken BY him toward the final event. The December
nsialment will be called The First Plans for Emancl
PATTON" and 1t Will contain the earliest draft CT tie
Proclamation with other matter never before printed
Mr. Gladstone's omnvorousness as a reader is
lndicaicd by his orders from wsllknown dealer In
birmingham. The list includes works on literature,
theology archaeology, mythology education meta
physics and music, aud biographical and autobio
graphical books. His friends wonder where he rs
going 10 put the books he is continually buying, for
HawaIden Castle Is already lined with them from
basement to attic
The mention OF Gladstone reminds that Andrew
Lang has JUS, been making a comparison which, Is
rather clevcry put George Moore thinks that lola
Is like Rabe,as aud Swift. and Lang makes this
comment or his opinion There is great deal Of
dirt In Iabeals, and more in Swift bur IN both cases Il
Is not separated from humor; and NJ Zos has as mach
humor as Mr.. Gladstone with none of his sensitive
delcacy.'
That Is an interesting definition OF romance which
Mr. Lang adds TO his paragraph on lola Romance
he says a. pears 10 b. in literature that element which
gives sudden sense OF IN, srangeness and the beauty
OF life that power which has the gift Of dreams, and
admits into the region where an more brave
and women more beautiful and passions more intense
than in ordinary existence. million II novels about
IA, spanish Main may no be romantic a dozen
lines spoken on the moonllt terrace of Belmont
Mr. stcvensons series OF essays in ooribnor' end
with the Christmas number and during e coming year
these brief dnal papers viii be from the pens OF
American authors. Mr. Thomas Bailey AldrIch will
contribute the FIST TO the January number
Judge Tourgcc says In The Forum" that f0rcigneri
studying current literature, without knowledge OF
history, and Judging civilization by our felton,
would undoubtedly conclude that the South the
seat OF intellectual cmpe I'm America. and the African
the chief romantic clement OF popIlption.D There
good deal OF truth In this, though It Is, Of course
too sweeping
1backerays daughter, Mrs. Richie, has written a
personal sketch Of John Ruskin which is 10 appear
IN an early number OF Harper"
Concerning tho. composition OF novels,
Julian Hawthorne writes to Edgar Faw-