Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-30
Literary Notes

"In the growth Of time" says the At
lsnta Constitution, "the poems OF SIDNEY
LASIEa will outrank those OF any American
who has thus far attracted public notice."
This fact has already received discrimi-
mating recognition from high English criti-
cal authority. LANIER's poems occupy the
same relative position towards other
American poetry that the school of Wac
NER occupies towards the musical schools
that preceded it. The creations of La
MIR are in the direction Of establishing
in American verNfcation law or system
such o. obtains IN classical poetry. and
which TYSNYsoS hiss largely developed in
modern English verse.
An interesting literary find occurred last
week in the shape Of two unpublished
poems Of BURss, which were discovered IN
volume of old manuscripts bought at
cheap book sale. The volume was origi-
nally tho property Of RIDDLLL. OF GlenIid-
del. q friend and nsishbor of BURNS. One
Of these poems IS satire on tho
then Duke of Queensbury, who Is taunted
with deserving the Prince of Wales and
DIS D&TlI, Wulio ti4t OSAbA 10 i"pNOAo
about GxIzrLL GRIMM. the witch of Cluden.
AUousTE vIrU, the distinguished French
journalist and man-of-letters. is dead at
the age Of sixty-eight. He was engaged
in editing an invaluable edition of Moliere
when seized.
"A Puritan Pagan" by JULIEN GoaDos
Mrs. ylx RENSSELAER, CRUoss) has reached
third edition. The story was originally
published in the Sunday edition of the
New York World.
HAwrnoIsI's tombstone at Concord has
been DO mutilatsd by relic-hunters that it
has bscn found necessary to enclose it
within high fence.
Mr.. ANpsEw LASo Gays very sensibly to
people who wish to get "a course OF read
ing": "Distrust . course of reading! Peo-
ple who really care for books read al o.
ttem."
Sir EDWIN ARNOLD has been secured by
Major ]. B. PoxD for limited number of
lectures in this country, beginning in No
vember:
The October Cenhuy will contain criti-
cal study Of RUpYARD KIPLIso's prose and
verse by EpnuSp GossE. Tho young
novelist is said to be about TO depart for
New Zealand, his plans OF travel having
been changed.
1t is said that Chicago is to have an illus
trated magazine which will rival in every
respect the great New York monthlies.
We would that wo could say Is much Of
eono populous centre in the South.
August 9Th WAS TrxSysoN's eighty-se-
cond birthday. He was visited by many
friends and received numerous letters ex-
pressive of affection and respect. He is in
excellent health, and may be seen almost
daily rambling in the vicinity Of his homo
in the Isle of Wight in company with his
son HALLAM or his physician, Dr.. WHITING.
He rarely puts his hand to pen OF paper
nowadays. his son conducting his corre-
spondcncs for him. There is reason, how
ever. TO believe that further poems by him
will appear.
EUoHNE FixLp, Of the Chicago Daily Nescs,
will publish new volume OF verse in the
fall. The royalty on bis two books pub
lished last year by the ScRIBNxRs was
e2.000. OF. Is he himself says, with . news
paper-man's inherent desire to DO accurate,
el,s99.S6. He might. II he had thought of
II. have bought copy or two himself. and
90 got up to the round amount.
HopKIxsos 6Ni1H's Colonel Carter of
Cartersvills" has gone into it, third edi-
ton. The swiftness with which certain
article travels Il proverbial.
II IL reported that MARX TWAIN Il 10 start
. comic paper IN London.
II u said that Miss MAsy e. HoI.sns OF