New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
LITERARY NOTES.

The olations and After Dinner Speeches OF Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew" arc the press OF Cassen & Co.
Would that the book could convey that charm of
ncr which gives double geniality TO Mr. Dopew's
eloquent periods rs the next best thing good
portrait OF the orator to be prefxed to the volume
The railroad articles of scribner's Magazine are
soon to be brought book form under the title OF
Tho American Hallway Some new material, both
in text illustration, will be added to the original
valuable papers.
The Rev. Father Johann Martin schleyer, the in
)ventor of Voapuk write and speak twenty-thFee
languages, including Chinese and three African
languages. ID is estimated that during the last few
years than 10000 persons have learned and used
Nolapuk; about 400 have received diplomas as adopts
Many books in vo.apuk have appeared and there are
half dozen periodicals published in the language
In an article concerning Miss wooson in the october
Book Buyer Mr. Arthur Stedman says She pro
Ssses herself TO be ro&list and thinks TrgucRieh the
greatest novelist Of Che period. 1t IS not likely how
ever that she underStan the meaning OF realism in
tlis country for she has said she does not believe
that only bad or commonplace character exists. she
finds the field too wide, with the production
of French ian, Spanish, Italian, and now Nor
wegian writer's to be much of partisan about any
thing and thinks there is something good in all"
Miss Wooscn, who is in Italy, intends, when she
returns 10 this country, 10 make winter home in
FLORIDA and summer homo at Lake otsego, where
Autograph letters Of George Eliot said to be
very rare. She generally addressed only near and
dear friends, consequently the gentry who make a
trade beguiling polite notes from authors and selling
them, have not found her paying subject. some
times in her carly days She signed her letters George
Eot,' but this not her custom
The second voIume of the scribner's "Cyclopacdis
Of Music and Musicians" nearly ready for publication
OF Jay GonJd's Youthful book. the History Of
,fV . Ok-lO
1t was exceedingly well done. a stray copy of It now
commands very high price. One sold in this
city Or $40.
Those Who believe that great poets best work
rsy be done in a rural hermitage viii be interested In
what Professor Mimic says of Wordsworth.
Sec,us,on was not an xed benefit to Words worth
ana IS singular fact not lltLle at variance Win
customary assmp ions. that much OF his best poetry
a Ss T h sec G u W are accastomed to nk Of
the Roclsc poet ~ drawing his strength from solitary
Unqualified sense should expect 10 ind that the
more and the LONGER he was alone in his home by
Grasmere at Rydal Mount. the richer, the more
perfect, and the more abundant would bis poetry he
Ihe contrary strange to say, IS the case II VIC look
tinuous occupation unbruken by change Of scone.
change of coInPany or change Of work we hnd iha,
dull poetic activity. All Wsrdsworihs best work
dene eithcr before he settled the seclusiou
OF his native regions or during some break in the
monotony Of that sccluslon, tour in Scotland ON
stimulating visitor or the excitement of preparing for
publication. Tie powers OF the Recluse were at iheir
highest not IN his se-S0n but when he In contact
with his fellow mon solitude may have restored
and huSbanded HIS strength and quiet secluded media
ton may have heiped him 20 lay solid fouuda-
tons. hut communion with seems to have been
necessary quicken his blood and raise his spirits 10
the Intensity OF successful composition.
A book about Australia writton by the Norwegian
professor Carl Ilmholt and translated by eNNnister
r. T. Anderson viii be issued by the scribners.
The authors experiences in the camps of The Northern
c,nnlbals occupy most of tho BOOK.
Part VI OF Professor Francis 7. Child's splendid
EDITION of English and Scottish Popular Ballads is
reads for publication. This work is real treasure,
whose value wsll increase with years of possession.
Another subscription work. which Is also coming
from the press Houghton, Miln Co. IS tho eighth
md final volume of Justin Winsor's Narrative and
Critical History Of America This volume contains
The later history Of British, Spanish and Portuguese
America