New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-21
LITERARY NOTES.
Mr.. Froude Is getting well and is working haro on
Ais life Of Beaconsheld.


Mr.. Froude Is getting well and is wording nara on
DIS life Of Beaconsfeld.
Editions Of Mr.. Howeliss Hazard of New Fortunes.
and of Mr. George p Lathrop's "wonld You Ma hin
src IN he brought out abroad by David Douglas
Mr. pe,nars oua-itch. the noted london biblopoie
Intends IN january next to hold exhibition In New
York Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia OF wha' no
calls the rarest and costlicst gems oi N.Y. H'o''
and artistic regaa.p scribner u wexford are now
preparing descriptive list OF these ticasu,es WIN
MN awake the envy and longing of every oookoVer
o. a,r.roa From Mr. Quaritch's announcement we
take these details
The srst imperial Jewel in exhibition is manu-
script in golden letters upon purple venm w, .ss
81 aaa Msn enc Pory. rich with miniatures displaying
Re SecS S More Beautiful II less Interesting
orc the illuminated nanuscrp,s Of later asss French
cndian and Flemish of the fifteenth century; Italian
Of the early sixteenth Amongst these are the
tons the Heures la Rose of 400, with It's superb
s9:ns and graceful che ng sSs M Mssa
onvct Psalter, written sena about Tie same time
n ssy ahe0 by the Paer 95 san
work printed and the costiest book in the world
color printing that has yet been seen. The Halier
followed by Fusts Ccelo, also upon vellum ana oy q
S%SSr Fl sGSh d. sps ana SS
and FoTence for The Wondroos spsnISr
printed IN Italy, and four Cations including the
produced by him at Brgcs before be carried his arr
10 England. Amongst Inc illustrated books are INC ne
1r 5iS English literature is represented
editions of the great writers land wickiiic Manu-,
Sony heSdns e rarer
collections Of John smyth OF Nibley p610I35
Mr. william Henry Hurlbert is about to publish
a TO his ireland Under Coercion in the
shape of volume entitled Franco and Her Republic
Record of Things Seen and Heard in the Cen
tennial Year. 1850"
Joseph Jeferson'e contribution TO "Thc Century
promises to be a notable bit OF autobiography,
permanent addition to literature He Is almost as
candid as was Franklin, and every paragraph fairly
Quivers with humor IT. IS hlmor
as sweet and winning and child
like as "Rip's" own, and docs in truth blend for
the reader the personalities of Jefferson and Of
Irvings hero that it is not easy to think Of them
apart
Miss Rhoda Broughton, after an idieness of some
years, has written novel. which Is 70 wear the
curious title Of Alas :"
with the conv1oaon that the time has come
In this country, when the current of the day
and a record Of passing events however full and
accurate, do not meet the popular needs, or supply
thoughtfn people with the knowledge and mental
snmlant they desire" divers Bostonisns have started
q magazine called "The Arena" The first number
Sc 70 contain articles various religious and social
problems by DR.. Bartol, Rabbi SCHNEIDER and others
The newspa pers, observe. arguing with Mr..
Howens respecting his opinions on various novelists
of to-day and OF former day-and arguing tartly
sometimes Now this is foolish. The world is large
enough for many opinions books and writers,
and surely worthy gentleman may lah Tosioi
and another Thackeray without becoming personally
irritstsd-especauy they will never convert one
another until water runs UP HILL
Mr.. swinburne Is now described as being in radiant
health. He has been taking autumn holiday on
the coast. and has been uneasy target for the
eyes Of honbunters who lie In wait for him when he
walks out. Many Of these sdorers. 1t is said, are
young ladies, who hang about his door On the chance
Of catching a glimpse of him. The has inspired |
him with the idea for new poem to be called The |
swimmers Dream and he has written Border |
Ballad, Of which great things predicted.
lie. Nh. w. 81. Gibson pause in his delightful |
work Of putting mo summer woods into black and
white n IL enough to make cit Of threescore,
with two gowns and everything handsome about
him. take himself back his barefoot rustic days, 10
glance at the artists paper in the November
GHarpou.n Surely he hears the uproarious song OF
the bobofnk and smells the fairy odor. half sweet,
half pungsnt, OF that msiden-ha.red ferni