New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-06
LITERARY NOTES.

Andrew Lang IL is reported has lately played as ono
Of Messrs Longmans' eleven In the cricket contests
arranged between that house and the hrm OF W. H.
Smith Several OF the partners OF beth houses aiso
played. -. -..,ou.
This Is but one Illustration of the fact that authors
have beoun 70 realize that vigorous outdoor exercise
means for most men sane mind in heai'py pouS
and consequently good work. One OF the most pro-
found scholars and brilliant authors in THIS country
nv tbe way is an adept at lawn tennis and procu'eS
indefatigably
Professor Manly. Of Brown University, has In pre-
marathon two volumes Of Specimens OF the Preshahe
snerean Drama The first volume is to contain Miracle
Paws Moranties and lnterludes; and IN the secohu
will be found "Roster Doister," "Gorboduc' anu
various PLAYS of Syly Greene and Peele. Each pay
will be printed in complete form; each VIII nave
special introduction; and general introdnouoh WIN
trace the growth Of the drama from the miracle Pa'
IN Shakespeare The volumes are, OF course ntehdeu
for Students and for those readers who WISH 10
a general knowledge OF the subject.
Dove Cottage. the simple little dwelling at Gras-
mere wherein Wordsworth lived so long with his sweet
,sior Dorotby md wrote much Of his best worl-and
where De Quincy lived aftcrward and wrote inc
Opium- Eater--is now the property OF the BRUSH
Nation It Is to be restored and kept in perfect oue
Here are some interesting details Of the career OF Cal
mann Levy, the great Paris publisher WHO u'eu ''o
other day He was OF four brothers VINO were IN
he
and most able was Michel who began with smaIi
bookstalI in the Rue Monmartre. Acting on the al
vice of Madame Rachel, the actress, he bought ule
DOWNRIGHT of some libret and dramatic WORKS "hl'n
we're TO be sold cheap, and set up as puDhshor Va
dramatic works in the Rue Vivenne. lie then star'eu
the Liraiie Nouvelle the Boulevard des ltallehs,
which was then the daily promenade OF literary ana
other celebrities. The former, when the we"tler was
At ALL had dropped into Michel Levy's. The Mohue
ulustrev was brought out at the Lbmrie Nouvelie'
greater house than any Of the Others was hoA louu
I'm the Cite SCRIBE the Opera Inc LeVyS came "
have practically monopoly for the pubhcauoh Vi
ubretn dramatic literature and of certain class OF
novels Michel Levy early OWNED the literary quan
Ties OF NJ Renan who, haylng weaker beilei IN Ills
own talents signed an agreement with HIN, when ne
often regretted afterward. Flaubert was PAID by
Michel Levy coo francs for the copyright OF lau"0
BovaYyo Perhaps nobody else at tho tinie "ou nu'e
riven as much Georges Sand was also ior years III
tuspess relations with Michel Levy, who as soon Is
he got rich went to live in the Champs EIyscs anu
had one of the most interesting salons In Paris. lie
ras Unsuitable and one met at his table Guizot, La
MARITIME the Orleans Princes Elnlle Augler, tho D"O
do Brogle Leon Gozan, Renan, Ouhet' UeorgeS 0'nu
and Flaubert When he died lie left fortune Vi
40 900 900 francs to his brother Calmann, VINO chor
mously increased the business. The average output
Of his presses for years was 1,724oOo volumes
Tho ssne Of periodicals which he edited amounted 10
. 200 600 copies year. lie kept going fourteen
paper mills thirty printing houses three paper Guessing
factories thirteen binding houses and cighy-two WORK
shop for black and white designs The average SelS
naper tax he paid came to something over Sl2'ooo
What Is The explanation Of the new taste for coec
tons of short stories And is it really ta'lc OF Is ~
a fad9 A few years ago it was almost Impossible 10
end market for such a collection. 1t Is suEGesUed
that the iustRable Klping mania is at the bottom OF
This fashion, but that is rather faretched e&paha-
ton.
the success Of each individual story when pflluu ~
magazine were the two sides of a puzzle. why ala
neonle read with avidty in a periodical piece OF
fiction which they could not be induced TO read IL
published in volume with others as good or better
Austin Dobson has Just finished his elaborate Life
~ IIocarths-a development of his little monograph
published several years ago. Mr.. Dobson has appar-
emily ceased TO write poetry.
In a suggestive paper in The Educational Review
George F. Hardy wages war upon the series OF readers
used in elementary schools. lie advocates the proper
reading and study Of real literature by children, the
cultivation OF the reading habit and the substitution
Of classic reading matter in reading looks for the
cheap commonplace of feeble bo)k-makeFs 1t IS
true he says that great works of literature were
written mainly for adults but, by the exercise OF
wise pedacogc Judgment and nice literary TASTE 1t IS
possible so to adapt them by compression, expiration
and pruning to be able In most cases TO find in them
a complete continuous and interesting narrative, Vnle
and nvigOrating; Astounding, If needs be- IN romantic
adventures in startling experiences and In thrilling IN
cdents containing all that fascinating I'm trash with
out any Of its deeterous qualities; in short. the only
sound and wholesome reading matter for children"
Rusiins health, glad to hear, has of late
been improving considerably.