New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. william winters brilliant address on The
Press and tho stage.S published IN tho current num-
Der Of Harpers weekly to be printed As ono OF she
publications OF IN Dunlap Society. Most OK mo
volumes thus far printed IN the limited editions OF
500 comics By the society arc now out OF print and
Will DO exceedingly valuable by and-by. They arc
beautiful books, printed in Dir. Do Vinno's most
refined style.
There r. strong probability that tho Authors
Club is to have G new abode Of It's own
Mr. Henry Cabot Lodges two-voiums work on
Ccorce washington viii DO published within A'fcw
weeks.
Tho Rsy. J. W. Hardy, author Of How 10 DO
HAuuy Though Married." is q military chaylain; tall,
with q rudy, bronEed complexion and Rahbinieai
beard In conversation he Is as q rule chary OF his
good things which he reserves for HIS books, but
slightly drauling utterance and hickening OF
brogue arc effectively used on occasion 10 enhance
his gift Of dry humor. Contrary to very WIDELY
spread suspicion, no is Q married man.
Tho whole edition Of the Lester wallAek Reminis-
eonoesS sold within week
Mr. warne's partner is quoted Is saying, apropos
Of their dispute with Longmans over their respective
editions Of John Ward Preacher Though we have
made ND our Disagreement wo san maintain that wo
had a perfect hight to publish the cheap edition.
You see my feeling on tho point is ths-Yankees
steal overy book we bring out tn one Is driven
absolutely frantic, and whom get chance to repay
them In their own coin, Of course ] Tho TO tako
IT, IL was moro this feeling than any other that
made us bring tho book out Of such low price
We want TO return New-York publishers TT for tat;
but fairs fair We sent tho authorizes q check tho
dag we brought out the first edition DO wo anticipate
a good sale Well, 1 hope We have sold out
every copy Of the nrSt edition. and have orders for
thousands moro already. theological and religious
books have an enormous sale nowadays. There Is
an enormous sot Of readers who love book OF the
goody-goo.y type-ladies read em after church they
don't can them novols-but there is tremendous
Improvement IN The taste Of the reading public TOT
hooks OF the thoughtful order, like Robert Elsmere
and John ward As these grow more popular
ouida and Miss Rrahdon's second-rnto works wiz Gie
out Taste in books is higher now than over has oeeh
and think 1t Will got better year By year,
Mrs. woods's unusually attractive poems, mem
toned In this column fow weeks ago Is having
been privately printed, and enthusiastically hoVlo"eu
by Frederic Harrison. arc 10 b published soon IN
London.
Mr.. Arlo natos should make his most graceful
how 10 SThe London Academy II says-n
review OF his "Phnstines"- there Is something
OF a Transatlantic ThRcAeray about him.
Prince RunEs memorial, OF year or more ago.
in favor OF introducing into China the study Of modern
sciences, has borne important fruit The Imperial
Government has established at Tungwen College
special department for The pursuit Of such studies, and
It Is now in successful operation under the charge Oh
European professors. There has also been published
series OF sixteen scientific treatises covering all I'M
portant branches Of knowledge, and translated INTO
Chinese These works are commanded 10 the Chinese
people In prefaces written by the Viceroy, IL Hung
Chang, and by the Marquis Tsene Dr. Martini presE
dent Of Tungwen College, Is also preparing ct the
special request Of the Emperor, an elaborate work on
natural philosophy and another International law
These win DO published In Chinese and distributed for
use IN Semlnsres and colleges throughout the Empire
Al Tungwen College tre are now proiossouships Of all
important modern languages, physics, natural history
chemistry astronomy and mateorolo0, mathematics
ana medicine and physiology, and the number Of stu
dents seeking instruction IN those branches Is VERY
Rrcat China Is evidently waking up. With her
enormous population and vast undcyeloped resources
she only needs modern education TO make her O
power OF tho fint magnitude ana that education she
is now soaking in earnest
NJ zoia is now engaged IN studying railway life,
for the purpose Of writing about IL what, doubt he
supposos WIN be create novel In pursuance
Of this object he rides on locomotives.
George Meredith Is writing two new novels. turnIng
10 each IN alienation.
Another novelist, NJ ohnet says that he always has
two or three books trotting in his head. but they
never take form until he has worked them out in
every detail Every morning he writes four pegcs,
ssoh containing about three hundred words.
Sir Lyon playfaiPs book, subjects Of Social
weitara.a WIN Aupsar, this spslps.