New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-13
LITERARY NOTES.

Tcnnvson has quite recovered from his recent ILL.,
ness and is enjoying the primroscs and the volets
OF his beautiful island
Mr.. Rider Iaggard is described by Mr.. Eugene
Field as not particularly prcpossessing." lie looks
Mr. Field adds like goodnatu boy that is all
His head is small and his nose is large he has blue
eyes and red checks; his manner is that Of a loose
jolntcd. companionabe fellow
Mfr. Field quotes characteristic anccdotc related
by Mrs Isaac Henderson, wife Of the novelist on
our VOYAGE to Europe. years ago, we met among
other fellow passengers, very wealthy gentleman
from Boston, one day he asked me: We'll madame
and what does your husband do for a vingP with
sincere pride answered Ny husband Is an author
An author oh said the Crocsus. zone Of those men
who write books, Ell Well. | suppose they have
their uses.
OF the $50 copies Of the edition de luxe OF Mr.
stanley's forthcoming book. each copy Will be num-
bcrcd and signed by stanley himself 1t Will be
printed on the best hand made paper, and the iusra
lonesome of which will not he found In the other
cditon-will be specially printed on japanese paper
and mounted.
Miss Jean Ingcow the poet writes TO her publishers,
Mcs,rs Roberts brothers. that the applications for
autographs from America are so numerous that with
her indifferent health the task Of executing them Is
too bur!ensomc, and I'm future she Will be obliged 70
decline them. But In order TO carry out n charity
very dear TO her heart she has furnished them with
photographic copc, Of of her favorite short
poems such a, The Martin Flew to tho Fnchs
Nest from Mopsa7 "Coldilocks," "The Nghtin-
Gale Heard by the Unsatsncd Heart "The waroIug
OF Blackbirisn GOO, Dove, to thy Married Mate, -
from BROTHERS and n Sermon "When sparrows
Build etc. each bearing her signature with the date
and these the publishers propose TO send to any adj
dress on receipt Of 81 for each poem.
Madame Charles Dlgot. the daughter Of IIcaly. thc
paiutcr has written n story which A. e. Mc''lurS
& Co. will print under the title Of a Foreign Match"
The scene is laid IN Paris.
"syrlln' is the odd title Of ou!da's forthcoming
novel
Fret IIatcs new story. a. sappho Of Green
Springs and Karma.' by Lafcadlo Hearn, will ap'
pear In the May "Lppncott7
Three Of DO ounccy's family-one and two
dauchers-arc still in the land Of tho living. This
surviving son is Paul Frederick De Quincy. who
entered the army and considerable distinction in
India during tho Mutny. lie retired from the army
n good many years ago, when he had attained the
rank Of brgsde-major. and proceeding to New
Zealand purchased some land and settled there. Iie
organized tho New Zealand Militia about the time Of
the last MAORI War and is at present occupying the
post OF Sergeant alarms to the New Zealand Parlia
mcnt. Mrs. Baird smith. tie widow ~ distinguished
officer in the Bengal Engineers. md Miss Dc Quincy,
the two daughters now reside together In London.
Tho German reproduction oi Robert Elsmcre' has
had remarkable success IN Germany. 80 has NJ.
Iellamy's Looking BACKWARD which was published
under The title OF Every thing Natlonalized'
Gcors~ Gi,sing the author Il that clever book The
neither World q about 70 hs.as out another entitled
The EmAncpatei.7
Mr,. Lynn Linton relieves her runcd feelings in
Tho Iorn gltly concerning the British reviewer.
"Oi a wof, lately published she says, one man
alone wn,ic sixteen reviews. Tho author was his
friend and Ia s.Atccn different vehicle. he carried
the fla. u hls friends triumph and success. lie
oouh have black halcd and lcpt back 10 the same
extent who had not paid tribute 20 the clique. or
who was outsider against whom IL good fun
hclvr tc Traditional brick This is IN" secret OF
certain suddenly attained literary honors those which
have been Gained hy con-"nfancouS arcinmauon f0
lovlu: mediocre production. rather tian by the
steadily rising gradually increasing chorus OF praise
consequent Oh the repeated output OF good worH'