New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-04

a largo scale. Many French, German and Enshs"
works are published there, and in the large oooN
store coRSected with the house one will ma aih,o''
any book of merit. It's present owner IS IhrlsooP
NJ. Host G.. Philipsen's Forlagshandel founu'u !"
1884 by Philip Gerson Phlipsen, issues the greats.
part OF the young authors hooks and publishes seVeF~
scientific and literary magazines. 1t Is very enter
prsing and generally succeeds In its under'aA'"s''
The present owners are Gustav and Ludwig Phhpssh
Forlagsbureanet Kjobeuhavn, the publishing Ouieau
in Copenhagen, partly owned by the Gyldendalske Bog
handel generally issues works too large and expensive
to DO undertaken by one firm.
Since the time of writers such as Pehenschlager tins
iragcdan; Christian WHITTIER, the lyric and Hans
Christian Andersen the fairy story-teler, Denmark
has had great poet. There have been plenty OK
clever writer's; but in Denmark, elsewhere at tho
present time the public prefer prose to poetry
and good poets are rare. When speaking OF DANISH
authors they might be divided In two classeS-the
romantic or old fashioned school, and the realistic or
modern school. Among the first Wilhelm Bergsoe,
CART Etlar and II. f. Evald the most prominent
Dergsoe was BORN I'm Copenhagen in 1888. Having
inherited great interest for natural history from his
father he studied zoology for a long time and 1t was
first when half blind, he went visit 10 Italy
and there met witt great many authors and artists
that he thought Of becoming an author himself HIS
first book Fra Piazza del POpOlO7 succeeded By
several clever and interesting but somewhat fantastic,
novels and he became popular. some OF his
books have been translated into English and published
in America. CART Etlar, or, as his real name Is,
Christian Brosboll was born In Fredercia Jutland, in
1870 His father provision merchant and
wanted him to be business man, but young Bros0oI
took interest in business life AZ the age OF SIX,
Teen he went 10 Copenhagen with the intention OF
becoming a painter, but literature soon won greater
place in his heart. He has written a long series OF
novels the scenes generally laid In oden times.
Gart Etlars books have a wide circulation and arc
looked upon national reading Eyald was born In
1871 but forty years old when his first book was
published His books are generally historical, very
religious and written with almost exaggerated ears
is in opposition to everything new in thought and
literature Consequently the young generation doe;
not admire his writings and his books are mostly read
y Among the modern authors may b men.
toned IIolger Drachmann, Carl GIelerup
and sophus schandorph. Drachmann was born
In 1916 As boy he wanted TO be an Qihcer IN me
but instead he became first marine painter aud later
Suf most As poet Then some lectures delivered az
to say, found himself lIolger prachmann has
warm and strong as he is hmself-and he Is one Oh the
most popular authors h IN Denmark sor Of Clergyman
degree be @1 f e% months a. a Ryf s od sk appsars
and ever since he has been in opposition 10 the Church
and the ministers. lie is energetic and erudite, aud
ls36 led for a long time provincial life in the small
town where his parents lived. AtterWarl ne suiaSa
lectures ALREADY mentioned of Dr. Georg Brandes he
became a writer The scenes in his hooks are as a
rule sketches and pictures from that pOvinclal lte
he knows we'll and "a he Is jolly and gOOdnatureu
thrOu ghout he Is very much read. -,
OF the several Danish playwrights- c. Hostup, Erik
Bogh and Edward Brandes are the most eminent
Hosrp born In Copenhagen IN lol5, Is Iol psld d
at the present time what HOlberg. the great comeny-
writer in former days. In his student Come
dies Hos;up has given such a natural and pleasant
be forgotten.i His plays are. Ike holoerE >
national. and as such viii never grow oa.
Besides being poet. he is clergyman and has COM
ma
Bogh born in 1872 began life as school
teacher. tired of that occupation. he ~ehi 10
sweden and Norway, where he became an "a. ACTOR,
turned to Denmark, wrote a play. became m%latft
of a theatre. editor of newspaper, and maze nus
lated and adapted moro than 100 plays, written lew
original ones and has altogether had career that
could not help making him popular. ,o.-
He studied Oriental languages for some time with
great success, but soon became writer 9nd cI,o
$ we'll. He has written some Interesting stude,;
startling social dramas. Besides this he does gfeat
deal of newspaper work He IS a member OF inc
Folkcthiug 1.-THE lower House OF Parliamentl. and one
Of the sharpest politicians in opposition 10 me GoVrn
ment. Ills brother. GeOrg Brandes. born in ISL
Dcnmark's greatest living critic and a man whose
name is known all over Europe A. the age OF seven
teen he became student and passed, very young seN
elal examinations with the highest honor IN To-,
he began his lectures upon literature IN the nneeen
caused almost forced him TO leave MS conn'rS; az
lived I'm Berlin from 1877 10 1888. wrote greai net
I'm German. and soon became known thr9nghoni Ger.
many, France and England. His main work IS
ITOvels trOmnincer der lode Aarhundreder lterau
e. Main Currents in the Literature OF the Nlnteehn
CentUry"). work Of many volumes. Besides IBIS, no
mont men OF present generation as for instance
Dsraeli. IaSsalle. Tegnor and others MOST Oh ~
valuable works are tIans'aed nto fren S he r.
ond English. Transations OF several meIe py H. DE-
Anderson, have been published in America