New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-19
LITERARY NOTES.


LITERARY NOTES.
rennyson has written number Of autobiographlcai
rotss 10 accompany second edition OF the Kew d.
,Janrv van DYKES book, "The Poetry of Tennyson.'
william Morris intends 10 bring presently from MS
KeImscott Press reprint of Cations Golden Hgehu'
or Lives of the saints,' originally printed In iast'
| In the reprint the text Of 1454 will be rgioy ioi-
lowed no variations being adopted but such as are
absolutely necessary in making use Of the helhseoVt
tyne in place Of the Gothic type used by Caxton'
Mr.. Morris has had much trouble in getting the
beautiful paper he wanted for the productions OF MS
Press: but has at last succeeded In procuring paper
made after the old process from linen rags.
Mr. Morris will soon issue from his Press volume
Of his own miscellaneous poems.
Joel Chandler Harris's new book Of stories en-
titled BALKAN and His Master and Other Stories is
coming from the Riverside Press.
That good fiction will no longer be cheap when the
new Copyright bill goes into operation IS the con-
vlctlon Of "The American BOOKSELLER Whon pub
fishers are Obliged to pay the foreign novelist OF high
rank good percentage they will not be apt to
bring out his book at 30 cents. Therefore the cheap
fiction Of the future will be cheap in every sense.
Thus "The Bookseller" which goes on to say, There
may be exceptions to this in cases where there Is
fortunate discovery of some unknown author who Is
willing to part with his work on easy terms for the
sake Of becoming known We are inclined to think
that these exceptions will be few and far between
that they need not be counted upon. Authors are
BEGINNING TO realize that valuable or popular book
is as much property is house. a horse, or
handsaw, and they will more and more govern them
selves in accordance with this knowledge. Those,
by the way, who believe that genius should not
concern himself with filthy lucre, would oblge the
nv piV
authorship should be maintained by hafpay and
destroyed by full pay
Two interesting lettcrs-one written by Thackeray,
the other by Dickens-were sold In London the other
day. Thackerays letter contained this Characteristic
bit concerning Bulwer:
have no sort Of personal dislike mot that 1t matters
much whether have or mott 10 sir e. l.. b. L., on
the contrary, the only time met him, at the immortal
ahG know om & to my der e
chard that he can be most generous and deiicate
minded friend. But there are sentiments IN MS WIFI
lngs which always anger me, big words which make me
furious, and can't help rebelling Ny antRathyy
don't 60 any further than this and 1t Is accompanied
by great deal Of admiration.
Victor Hugo and his wife thus skctched by
Dickens:
81 was much struck by Victor Hugo himself, who
looks a genius as he certainly IS, and is very inter
estIng from head to foot His wife IS handsome
woman with flashing black eyes, who looks as II she
might poison his breakfast one morning when the
humor seized her"
Mr.. James schouler is reading tile proofs OF the
fifth volume of his History of the United States and
II is to be issued by Dodd, Mead Co In the autumn
This volume the period from 1941 to 1861,
bringing the work down to the beginning Of the civil
War and completing it in accordance with the
original plan.
1t is noted that the spring publishing season in
London is duler than usual this year. Our copyright
bill is one cause of this many good books being
Ioclr upti ofta I'M N "A
copyright here. Two Of these are Mrs. Sutherland
Orrs Life Of Robert Browning" and the new issue Of
Ruskin's poems
In the late Richard H. Dana's unpublished journal
there Is a graphic sketch of "VOyage on the Grand
Canal Of China; and this is TO be given to the
public in the pages Of the next Atlantic"
The memoirs of Prince Napoleon, in keeping with
the wishes Of the dead man, will be edited and pub
lished by Frederic Mason. According to a recent
statement Of NJ. Mason, the Prince left more than
five trunks full OF important papers These he intends
to examine carefully before publishing them. He
hopes however, to give the prospective work more
the character Of history, showing the true character
plans and hopes Of the Prince, than that of mere
book of memoirs The papers Of the Prince are at
present at Prangns
The city Of Frankfort will soon acquire valuable
manuscript of Schopcnhauer The manuscript is the
original Of the second volume of Die Welt ais Willie
und vorsteung" 1t is in the possession of
Mrs E. Holman in Darmstadt. The price to be
paid is 1900 marlis. The manuscript with the ex-
ception of the last page, is perfect.
Professor Edmund T. James, who has been elected
president Of the American Society for the Extension Of
University Teaching In place Of Provost Pepper, re-
signed has written much Of value on political science
and public policy. He was born in Jacksonville, ILL.,,
in 1855 and studied at the Northwest University and
later at Harvard. He afterward went abroad took
at Berlin, Leipsc and Halle, receiving the de-
gree of Doctor Of Philosophy from the latter institution
in 1877. On returning to America he taught awhile
in Evanston, ILL.,, the principal Of the High school,
Then lie served the Illinois State Normal School, in
there he was elected professor Of public finance and
administration at the University oil Pennsylvania, q
pa pliers ne to leave g the peency Of
Western university, the Other Just last year. pro
ident Of the American Academy OF Political and Social
Science. the Editor of the Annals Of the academy,
Of the American Economic Association, aud vlcepres-
dent Of the American Association for the Advancement
OF Science.
Mr. Labouchere says in TRUTH (Iondon) that, in
his judgment, the time has COME when the box
containing the authentic documents and correspondence
respecting the marriage Of George " and Mrs. Ftz-
herbert should be opened This box was deposited
with Messrs. Coutts by Mrs Fitzherbert in 1888, and
it sealed with the seals Of the Duke Of Wellington,
Hollands memoirs published, in 1854, Mr.. Lang
dale, the brother and legal representative of Lord
StOurOn, anxious to open the box, but the other
trustees were not willing to break the seals. 1t Is
probable that these documents and letters are Of
great historical interest, because George " made
several attempts to obtain possession of them, and
the last Of these Qn which Sir WILLIAM Knghton was
concerned much alarmed Mrs. Fitzherbert that she
at once took measures to place her papers in safe
keeping
COLORED STATUARY.
From The Boston Herald.
That modern archaeological research Is exerting
great influence upon thought OF the present day, that