New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-27
LITERARY NOTES.

The serial publication of Mr.. Du Maurer's novel
" Peter Ibbetson,' Is almost completed, and It Will
shortly be issued in book form. Until the whole Of
this strange story lies before forbear criticism
but from the point OF Wow OF the reader may be
said That few fascinating books have been offered
to us for many year.
One Of the critics OF Lowell says in the last number
of The WRITER: - regard Mr. Lowell as second
greatest of American poets ranking below only Whit
man. What would Mr.. Lowell have said TO that
Referring 10 Lowelrs "eXtreme carefulness in the
choice OF syllable word and phrase Mr.. o. F. Adams
SAYS Not many weeks before his death I said to
him. in speaking of his poem, The Cathedral:
Mr. Lowell. was that succession Of ~ sounds in
the opening OF the poem,
AS 10 a bee the new campanulas
illuminate secuson hung in air.
Intentional. merely bappv accidenP
".I think must have intended it, was his response
4 am usually very particular about such things,
much So indeed, to be annoyed by it at times
Even when | am writing letters l get to thinking Of
the sounds OF tie words ard almost forget what am
writing abon
Rudyard KipnG's age is definitely fixed by the state
ment that lie born in Bombay in Christmas week.
1865, and IS therefore in his twentysixth year.
Il think writes Dickens to wIkle Collins in one Of
the charming letters printed in the october Harper
d" the business Of art Is to shew by a back
ward light what everything has been working tO-but
only to suggest until the funlmcnt comes. These are
the ways of Providence, OF which ways all art is but
a little imitation
A comIcal phase of the relentless literary censor
ship In Russia is thus described by Lanm: A weekly
periodical which | In the habl: OF receiving pos
ses.ed Irresistible attraction for the censor ap-
pointed to read it, whose education had been rather
neglected in his youth. Being compelled somewhat
late IN life II give lessons in English grammar and
literature. he audabIy Gerous Of acquiring for
his satisfaction. knowledge OF the language
which he was being paid teach. lie selected my
periodical for IFS experiment and began to read il
over slowly and with difficulty. working most zeaously
with the dictionary for ten days at a time. while +,
ignorant OF lis efforts, engaged in an angry cor
respondcnce with my bookseller the subject OF the
delay. Several numbers never reached at all.
once, when than usually DESTROYS to the
periodical. in order to read an interesting paper that
had appeared thcrin applied to a Russian acduaint-
ance Who ] aware occasionally received COPY.
on inquiry. however. lie proved to be merely Dor
rover not subscriber; but he kindly promised TO
deavor 10 procure me the number | seeking for.
lie kept his word and sent me the journal, which /
found to my extreme surprise, 10 be my copy,
paid for by me- but read and owned by the censor,
who had lent It to the friend from whom my Russian
acquaintance had borrowed It. II only lent TO me
for that ore day and never set my eyes upon II
afterward An official whom consulted as TO the ad-
visibility of lodging complaint against the censor
strongly dissnaded on the ground that should
do more harm IN myself thereby than 10 this ndom-
table student Of the English tongue
"The Chosen Valley is the title of Mrs Mary
HalOck Foote'S new novel. 1t Is TO be published as
serial in " The Century"
Mr. CUTLER Couch's warwickshire Avon.o daintily
Illustrated by Alfred Parsons prince of Interpreters
Of English landscape, will be brought out soon by
the HarperS
"octave Thanets" forthcoming book is called We
All" and comprises sketches Of outdoor life and stir
ring adventures in Kansas
A new illustrated edition Of Richard Payne knights
symbocal Language Of Accent Art and Mythology
is To be brought ont as Vol II. Of B0uons Archae0Og
teal Library 1t has an introduction and notes and
new complete index by Dr.. Alexander Wilder.
senator PETERS book The Farmers s.de,' is an
nounced by Appleton.
Walter Besant frankly says that the English author
cannot speak. II he rises to propose toast he say
what he hts 10 say without art without preparation
he stammers, he boegles he hesitates. Nay. some
times he refuses absolutely 10 speak. For example
We were once that certain well known writer
should preside at certain gathering. We represented
to him that it was his proper place. that he ought t.
| be in the chair. that be should claim The prccedcucy
he dad won. fle refused he said that ne could M
| speak. he b. the meeting but he saf dow
below with the rank and file And the EngliN
author cannot speak, adds Mr.. Besant simply be
canse he will no; take the trouble to study the art
| elOcutiOn. and to practise a little"
An edition de luxe of George II. ElIwanger's stor,
| Of My House, l. 20 be publ he'd By Appleton. Th'
edition viii be limited 70 100 numbered copies, AM
viii be printed handmade paper with uncut edges