New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26
LITERARY NOTES.

LITER IL IL 1NNAA<1'
=. O.. Nth ken pleasure that one looks forward 10
49,, ,noor,nco IN q Harper OF something (hcrepoioio
,rnrh,Ishcd, from the pencil OF Ihache'ss'
a collection OF original drawings iii..I"e
.trance and comic adventures OF one pou' :. A.,
man. OF Boulogne- who attempts the capVu'1 =. Az
british feet. These sketches recentiy oanio Nv an
hand. Of Thackerays daughter, MIS- h'clo, "nu ~
manu-, ~ hnr au accompany the reproductions In the
magazine
Another treasure which will be oherea oy nap.
TO the public during the coming year WIZ 20 c,,n,o.
lection Of the private letters anoeseu ;o.,srs ara
Dickens to wiIkie Collins. These cnarniihe '''
TO be edited by Laurence Hutton.
Dr. Holmes has written an introduction for MT,
Danes book on typical Elms'-a vume " r.A.,S
cbsrmnc,v jllustrased By Mr.. Henry BROOKS. Iherei
tho q Antocrat. mentions proudly that "Thc span
long sanInrs which placed with my own hands on 'o
hare hillocI In BERKSHIRE where built moueS' sun
mer INSTRUMENTATION my country neashoor' '''eN
it-now tower high over It's tallest chimney
Ono Of the winners Of prizes at the Morley Memorial
conna. n ondon the other day was William lowell
a cabman. lie is man OF sixty -four. has becn can
driver since so and has always had an affection Tor te
French language. At any rate whenever !" 80
across a word In that tongue. IN BOOK OF ne"
ha usnd To look It up, and try to discover us meaning
Ahout year ago he himself TO work TO learn reho
in EARNEST and for that purpose Joined class IN
IN. Morley College But soon sfterward tho poor rel
Low had the misfortune to 30 Knocked on MS cso
Vet even in his suRcnngs he refused 10 aoshuoh nus
favorte study, and labored hard al MS oooh'' "
has now had his reward In winning prize ior o'o
mentary French, and has carried on French o'''o"
airy IN triumph.
4Janonca, is the taking title Of the series Of papers
nm Janan which Sir Edwin Arnold has written ior
q scribner,s MAGAZINE" The first OF tho seres Will
appear in December.
At recent meeting OF the (London) Carlyle society
a member. in speaking OF Professor Newman, toio
curious story Of tho cold scholars remark lha' no
rnew Of no service rendered to English literature py
Thomss Carlyle, words to that effect
Tn 1880 Trclawney wrote thus lin letter Just pub
u.hedl to one who proposed to erect a monument 10
Shelley near the spot on the Mediterranean 'Hoi0
where his body was burnt: A..
shclleys body found and burnt by ne o.,
There was nothing in sight but long ,d ne r o. Pes or
ned there was v nc au Hs there but peasants
catSerine pine cones An ObNlsk PLACED s On una.
spot pssare 70 tour ~s seneons to decide h merit
Of an Author Two generations nSds NAVE who PsHIpatned
his death at r,s s s.s Gns lis M Now
thousand admifrs, but the millions are stu adverse
rS soo ms was Collected for memorial 70 Byron two
three ignorant Lords who ma scnintor who had
pounds sGns Of sns 70 me the
BE- seen in HYDE Byron y inc . they
f aSs n 'D' ~ :. ~. hest resemblance ,ns,
sx,sts ~ the Pilgrim Of Eeny' as Shelley deg
seaS 81 sSy yn s1s
po nor bust what artist could imagine GIN mi him.
The late Alphonse Kari was sticker ior tne ssgOS
ntio sS Of f law oY sentence prOpries
iitteraire est une propriete"
Tho memoirs Of Alexandra Dumas are In course OF
translation into English.
Mr. du Mauriers FIRST novel is, It is said, story OF
pecusr psychological interest, a. connected Win the
nbenomena OF dreamllfe The other fiction announced
az prepared for the Harper OF 'o1 includes Mr.
towells,s novelette,, "An Imperative Duty; Charles
Egbert Craddock's novel; In the htranser reopie >
Thomas Hardy.
The delightful little book by George H. Ellwsnger
The Gardens Story Is to have companion IN tne
| shaps OF his "story OF Ny House. 1t Is to be
brought out in admirable fashion by the Appetons
| r,a .naroc,.rs Of r. L. stevenson's Forthcoming
| q scyibner, story "The wrecker" play their scenes
IN this country and In the Pacific Islands. The time
| Is the present
IT Is stated by "The Library journal unat ho'o
idea Is being carried out by W. s. Demlng OF spring
field for the placing Of libraries In small towns whert
| no public library exists. Each one OF several hun
dred people subscrbes 81 year and selects any booi
at that price which no desires TO own All the books
selected arc then placed in temporary library, and
every subscriber has the privilege OF reading each one
At the end OF the year the subscribers draw out thu
hooks they originally selected that the cost for thu
| years reading is practically nothing Such pal
seems feasblein fact has been successfully carriet
out by Mr.. Deming in the west-and any movement
to aid In the extension Of reading facilities is to b.
commended, especially where 1t extends to those whit
| could not otherwise afford such . benefit
What 9 halo OF pleasant anticipation circles rounc
tho announcement that Bret Harie has written stor,
entitled "A Client Of Colonel starbottles"i Thu
Colonel 10 . perennial Joy.