New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12
LITERARY NOTES.

Tennyson appears to have taken new lease OF Ire
lie is described looking remarkably robust ana
healthy and driving and walking about energetcaV'
lie lately spent week in London. when he showed
uncommon vlgor and "did' the picture galleries and
other sights with all his old enthusiasm.
Macmillan will begin TO publish in the autumn a
series Of copyright novels by English and American
writers to be sold at the uniform price OF 81 Inc
series will include Mrs. Humpnry Wards new s'ory'
aDavds; Mr.. Crawford's witch Of Prague; Mr.
shorthouse's new novel; Blanche LADY Falaise'; ana
the latest collection Of Kiphng's sto;les
Why are distinguished authors apt to select their
least worthy productions as their favores Partly
we are inclined to think because they have an uneasy
conscience which they will not acknowledge that these
things less admirable than their best ana IL Is OILY
human nature to jealousy insist upon their beauties
number of poems left in Ms. by Wordsworth
lovely sister, Dorothy Wordsworth, are shortly 10 DO
published for the first time.
A German magazine has lately contained some ch-
tracts from Journal kept by Lassale In early YOUTH
Some Of the qualities which distinguish the man appear
clearly in the entry in his journal made after ne na
connded his desire TO be reformer TO bis father
@Why should you be martyr?' his father had aSAeu'
swbv ~ he exclaims because God has placed with
IN me voice which calls to the fight because Goa
hos given me strength feel (which fits me for inc
ncht: because / am able to fight and suffer for d
noble cause because Will not Illustrate Uods se'oleu
purpose in endowng me with strength; because
simply, L cannot do otherwise"
Mr. swinburne is taking his summer vacation with
n,s mother in an ancient house which was originally
bnIt for Sir Walter Raleigh while he was engaged IN
his experiments with tobacco cultivation his Is
Brockhampton Park near Chetenham
In the last instament Of extracts from Cnarlotoe
prontes unpublished letters which have been printed
in GNacmillln's Magazine" there are some Interesting
hits of criticism by Currer Bell The lonely elrl On
fhe Yorkshire moor had strong opinions oi her own
al like Carlyle better and better" she says ms
style | do not like, nor do l always concur III MS
opnions nor quite fall in with his hero-worShip but
there Is a manly love of truth. honest recognition
and fearless vndication of intrinsic greatness OF IN
teecual and moral worth considered apart from BIRTH
rank. or wealth, which commands my sincere adrhlfa
ton Carlyle would never do for contributor 10 i"o
Quarterly I have not read his French revolution
CARLYLE is a great man, but always WISH ho "Ou
write plain English. Emerson's Essays eao WIN
much interest and often with admiiauoh' ou' thcy
are of mixed gold and clay-deep, mVSoratihg tru'h
dreary and depressing fallacy. seem 10 nc eomDiUeu
therein Ruskin, Miss BrCnte says she likes DE
canse he is such a hearty admirer lie does not give
baltmeasure OF praise veneration He eulogizes'
ne reverences with his whole soul"
TIL. onen,nr chapters Of Fret Harte's new story.
First Family of Tasaara" also appear in Macmillan
chic month He strikes no new note in them-but he
STRIKES the old ones with all his early strength; and
~ he does not grow weary midway, as he too often
noes. this bit of work should be among his best.