New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-06

Mr.. Richard Watson Glider is about to publish
new volume of verse to be entitled Two Worlds, and
Other POems.o OF the fifty poems included only hf
teen have been published elsewhere.
DR.. oliver Wendell Holmes, in common with many
othr literary men, has been expressing his pleasure
that Pro- .ssor Norton had been chosen By Mr.. Lowell
10 be his literary executor. better selection could
not have been made said the Doctor to correspond
ent Of "The Philadelphia Press "The two have
long been intimate. and Professor Norton, by this
acquaintance and by rature is admirably equipped
for the work. think that his Will prove one Of the
most important and interesting biographies of the day
Mr. Lowell was an excellent. and. think somewhat
volnninOus letter-writer ] myself have not a few
of his epstles His hand is very familiar to me, and
doubtless his other literary friends, both in this
try and England have many valuable letters
The literary gift of the late Mrs. Ewing was alto
gether her own; her work for and about children has
beautiful blending Of knowledge of chlld-nature, Of
humor and Of pathOs which is not to be found in
equal perfection elsewhere. 1t Is pleasant, there
fore TO discover that volume of her short stories
now collected for the first time, will be brought out
next month. 1t is to be called --latest WOrdsn-a
poor title.
General Meredith Read concludes I'm "The Maya
zine of American History" his entertaining account
Of the "Sparacus" Of Paris-a social organization OF
many of the ceverest Of living one Of its
members Is Lord Lytton owen Incredibly. whom
Meredith Read first met at Saratoga when the future
poet was youth of eighteen, with graceful figure
classic features, fine complexion and Greclan head
crowned with tightly curling chestnut hair. Young
Lyton was then ar attache Of the British Legation
at Washington OF which his uncle. Lord Dalling and
Buwer was head. His friend writes Of him as he Is
today: Lord LyttOn without the smallest anccation
or preence listens intenty while those about him arc
speaking and suddenly awakens their enthusiasm by
brilliant mot and sends the ball of conversation
forward by a profound suggestion
A valuable possession Of General Meredith Read Is
collection Of four hundred OF Voltare's unpublished
autograph letters. The owner says that the first
half of these letters written with bile the last with
ink and even with the milk Of human kindness
Discussing the vexed question Of risk I'm the nub
fishing trade, Mr.. e.. II. Putnam contends that fine
theory that the publisher can become an lnfallIle
Judge Of good book is a mistake. He deelars
that no such infalble publisher has as vet been pro
duced and that the history Of publishing is a record
of erroneous judgments. "The authors whose boolfs
are successful he adds "complan of te ptpstce ~
lesening their returns in order to help TO make pro
vision for the losses on the unsuccessful books 7,
10 me evident, however that the authors share
Of the returns from literature must assume IFS nropor
ton Of the losses incurred from literature as otbcr
the publishing machinery would assuredv disonroar
This last statement is undoubtedly reasonable from tho
strictly business point Of view though probably No
author will recede from his position that the pont l.
one OF injustice
Mr.. George Remnants work, "siberia and tbo
Exile system will appear next month. The papcrs
originally published In The Century" lave been ne
Vsed by their author ana much new matter has been
added The two volumes are full Of illustrator.