Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-01
literary Notes.

DR.. W. ]. Ro1FE, the distinguished
Shakspearean scholar, sees nothing wrong
in SgAKsPEARE's line ITO take up arms
against sea Of troubles" He says " it is
blending of metaphors rather than what the
rhetoricans condemn as mixing Of
them"
Rev. DR.. ANDREW P. PEABODY will pub
lish new volume OF sermons in February.
He is verging on eighty years of age, but
still retains his youthful freshness of
spirit and keen interest in things earthly.
"STEpSIAK," the Russian Nihilist, is at
| present the literary lion of Boston. He
has been extensively "wined and dined !"
recently, Mr.. HowELLs officiating as mas
ter of ceremonies. The latter thinks the
Russian a great writer, and the Russian
cheerfully reciprocates.
Since the publication of 1.-THE Anglo
maniacs." Mrs. BURTON HARRISON (n6e CARY)
has advanced to the front rank of the lite
rary lights Of Gotham. Virginians ito the
manner born ~ need not be told that Mrs.
HARRISON is Virginian by birth.
Most book-lovers prefer uncut edges,
but for a publisher to send trashy paper
novel in that condition to newspaper,
with request for q review, is-well, rather
lnconsiderate. to say the least.
| WALT WHITMAN, the catalogue poet,
wrote to q friend recently as follows: Am
having an extra-bad spell these days. May
blow over-may not" WALr's poetry and
his "spell " are not very dissimilar.
1t is reported that Washington is to have
a book on the line of Burke's Peerage. 1t
is safe to say that those who figure therein
will not peer very far into the past in
giving their ancestry.
EDWARD BELLAMY, author OF Looking
Backward" will begin at once the publica-
ton of weekly paper to be called The
NeD Nation. The money he has made out
of his clever book must be giving him trou-
bic.
Aniece of ToLsroi's has transcribed "War
and Peace" in raised characters for the
use of the blind. The book, which oc-
cupied her constantly f0 two years, con-
tains 5000 pages.
ZoLA is reported to have received $4,000
from Gil Bias from the right to print his
new novel, Money" This looks like
trading "in kind" as it were.
The number of new books issued in Eng
land in 1890 was, Including 1921 new
editions, 5,735.
A project is on foot In New York to give
reception in honor of southern au
thoresses. All tho better-known members
of that class will be invited to come TO the
city as the guests Of the Southern Society
the projectors of the affair. A crush is an
ticipated.
Novel-writing in China began in th'
thirteenth century and continued as {
fayorite occupation for about three centu
ries, when the supply was deemed to bt
sufficient. Anonymity was the rule.
NJ. DE FREYcNEr is the latest I'm
mortal T" elected to the French Academy.
HENRY GEORGE has retired from the editor
ship of The Standard and will probably
locate in London and devote himself t
authorship. His health is impaired.
An English paper is responsible for thu
statement that Miss RsADDos is frst-ratt
housekeeper, but the most charitably-dis
posed person could not say that she eve
wears nice clothes; also, that 0UIDA dresse
absurdly, strives after iuvenility always
and wears her hair in curly crol
bound by band Of blue ribbon.
WARREN RADCLIFFE McVEIGH is the nam
of the latest yirginian to enter journalism
in New York. He is on the Evening Sun
and his etchings and character sketche
are widely copied and universally read. H
is said TO be "tall, thin, why, nervous
and looks anywhere from seventeen I
. twenty-seven."
RICHARD MALCOLM JOHNSTON, the distin
guished writer of Georgia stories, says tina
he did not receive a cent for the first MN
of his "Dukesborough Tales" which wer
contributed TO the Baltimore So,atae-
! Magazine.
LOUIS JASvHR, Haytian negro, has re
, Gently published in Paris novel which
said to show considerable ability.
Anew York gentleman says of HENRY N
STANLEY: II expected to be frozen by Nj
SrAslxr's silent reserve; instead of that
: was almost overwhelmed by his volubl
egotism.r A wag has started the stor
, that Mrs. STANLEY is going to publish
book on How Found Stanley"
The London Spectator Is in ecstasies owe
tho poetry of SIDNEY LAxrKn. and says .
, him that he +" is more original poet tina
the United States has ever produced; NOR
! original than any poet whom England ha