New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-30
LITERARY NOTES.
An edition OF Goldonis Comedies, translated aao
edited by Helen Zlmm' n, will soon appear

edited by Helen Zlmw H. VIII soon appear
What is this something in the novels OF Thomas
Hardy, which, as "The London spectator declareS'
"spoils his whole achievement and prevents inc
reader taking them TO mis- heart rs he taxes the "orS
Of Scott. Dickens and Thackcray'1 Let the spec
tator answer TIA own question: at Is the low VIC"
OF women pervadng all Mr.. He"dys novels that RODS
him. and will continue TO rob him. OF the full Symp'N
OF his readers. il is not that Mr. Hardy is III "io
habit OF filing his novels with bad women WIN boVs
Sharps BestrixeS-that might be deiecl OF JUG
ment or Of knowledge OF the world, but II wouh 10.
poison his novels. What Mr.. Hardy does IS 10 pam,
the average woman-thc woman who IS neither All
good nor all bad the woman whom our sympathies
are intended in a great measure TO be drected-as
creature devoid OF any approach u NOBILITY OF l"Su0'
They are often drawn virtuous, kindly, ana aAo"'
TO do as little harm possible to those ABOUT 1cH
but around the whole creation Is slnused SEM VA
moral sQuaor which often little less than reVoins'
Mr.. Hardy IS obviously bitten by that love OF de-
plotting the irony of human existence which Is chFH0
terfstc of so much modern fiction, ana TINS IRONY Is
we'll displayed by contrasting heroic WIN all a'i''
nature. Either the man the woman mas 70 DC
heroic but both must not be- Granted ms RUE inc
writer who finds himself in greater artistic sympathy
with men than with women VIII give tue preference
to his male characters
A longtime reader Of The Tribune writes to us:
9The obituary Of Professor Ebenezer A. Johnson,
n, the University Of York. recalls incident Of
his schooldays that has made his figure always
conspicuous one the gallery Of every boy OF the
old Mount Pleasant school, Of Amherst. OF more than
half a century ago The event referred to was the
performance by the boys the chapel stage OF sher
idan Knowles's plsy-'Wliam Tell
"Thc instructor in elOcutlon WIS Professor Lowell
who was made famous as the teacher OF his more IA
nous pupil Henry Ward Beecher The play was pre-
pared by Professor Lowell. 1t was remarkable cast
OF the performers became actors on the worlds
great stage. johnson was William Tc-ss perfect
an impersonation OF the hero as boy could be-of
erect and manly bearing, calm ervent, fearless nc
seemed to walk in dignity on his natve Alps. Henry
Beecher the tyrant Gcser. and hardened his Jolly
visage into iron To william bradford Homer OF
Boston, the accomplished scholar and preacher whose
brief life and brilliant sermons and essays were pre-
served by Professor Edwards A. Parke. Of Andover'
assigned minor part. No boy VINO saw that
play has ever since that fired his soul and
lived in his memory.
"Other men of note came out Of that school one
OF them was prominent Southern leader at the open
ing Of the Rebellion But Of those who shone In our
sky none was brighter the three actors In that
play-Beechcr. johnson and Homer
Mr. RcnnelI Rodds book, The Customs and Lore
Of Modern Greece" is just coming out in London
Mr. Howells has written a new farce for Harper;
also number of poems called "Monochromes," to be
illustrated by Mr. Howard Pyle.
Mr. Philip G.. IIamertOn's Present state OF the
Fine Arts in France is announced by Macmillan.
Mr.. IIophinson Smith has written and illustrated
q story of Venice for the Christmas "Scribner." The
same number will contain Mr.. and Mrs Bashheld's
paper "Anoat on the Nic,7 chronicle of life on
dahabeyah Mr.. Blashfeld has illustrated it richly.
Women authors having been excluded from the
PROPOSED Authors Club Of London on the ground OF
their inability to pay the required fees and subscrlp
tions arc about 10 found q club of their own.
Ibsen and Sudermann have already found imitators
in Italy. Luigi Illica, next to Glacoso and Nerga,
the most popular dramast Italy has written play
entitled The Legacy OF Felix" which bears strong
marks of Ibsen's influence The play met with great
at.it first rOductiOn in Milan.