New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
LITERARY NOTES.

UappiIv for himself arrived the day when Mr..
Aldrich determined 10 stop editing ana 10 give MS
Imagination a chance to work. We are Tcloccd 10 near
that he is busy. not only with a novel; but with "a
tragedy also No doubt good editing requires notable
continuation Of Gifts: but 1t bears hardly upon the
fancy and leaves the man too tired TO ply the poets
men II is well that Mr. Aldrich's exquisite talent
is not 10 be wasted
Like many another lover Of books. T. Adolphus
Troope has been complaining Of the Improvements
in paper making which have rendered obsolete all the
old and familiar terms describing the sizes OF books.
Now the mo tells YOU nothing he say "e e. the
Roveu dcs DcuX Mondcs would. according To the SIZE
Of the page, be called royal svo: but in reality II
is a-lIeaven knows what. but think l6mo" In
truth some new method Of briefly. easily and effectively
describing the sizes of should be invented 1t Is
impossible at present to be Ineligible on this point
Mr. Bcsant-to whom the world OF writer's already
owes more than it, perhaps. rcalze,-ls contemplating
the organization Of Authors Club in London II
is TO differ from the New York society Of that name IN
lis admission OF women TO IT., membership.
The tombstone Of Captain John smith, our Pocl
honta, Smith, having fallen into grcvou' di'epar' Is
10 be put in order by vote Of the vcStry Of 81 Scpu
chrc's in the City of London They have devoted 1913
~ forming the nucleus of a fund for that purpose.
"IIcdda Gabler7 Ibscn', latest play, is to be pub
lished here by the United states Book Company. I'd
mund Go>>c has translated 1t. 1t is full Of Jealousy
melancholy and mclnucss and ends with double
suicide There was'a craze for Ibsen here not long
agO-wherc is that craze nowl
Ms Louise /. Quincy is preparing book re
corling her impressions Of Europe. II j. not 80 lons
ago. by the way. that every literary person going
abroad thought 1t necessary 10 maze solemn note 81
he fact in book not always entertaining. That
phase Of proyncalIsm j, passing and now. when
volume Of foreign travel produced. reasonably
sure Of some. hing amusing.
The Book Buyer anuounoc--much to the salts
faction Of those who admire good work thoroughly
well done-that In the last hrce year, it, subscription
lit has doubled. - regard, tn, charming hrI
magazine 10 Is covct--l, 1, Of he ul
publications cNtant for the reader and buyer Of books.
In order 10 Increase siIl further s ls', r'r -,r.
nors have arranged 10 oi'cr tempting prik 81 5000
in the best book, to the subscriber Il record who
-aud, 10 them. before e p IN. the comins 18Th q.
February. the greatest number of now subscriber, ior
one year. The winner Of this prIe il 10 select from
any all Of The catalogue, % book, published In thu
country volumes amounting 10 total 81 600 ~ Ia
retail list price. Those who fail win his pi,ac.
bat aho. nevertheless. end goo-lly number - ,u,
>cgpuon~, will he entitled 10 order book, 10 30
cent Of the ,olal sum which he forwards, WIh IN.
name. The Book Euycr7 publlshc, IN III Januar,
number useful hint, the ,e' ton Of "a. pro
posed 500 library.
The death Of octave Fcuill"' reminds Of IN.
wide gap between The literary ta,'c Of ,h' time AMI
Of those day when many tar, were ,hcd ov.r ia,
Romance Of Poor Young Ma II Be- q pretty
eill and boy book, but to tho: VITO rad Howell.
and Jane, and T,l,toi and Mcicdth u ,uac,,. they
say, OF Inc ,choo! room and Of tn Land wherein
things seem bui never ar"
NJ Dumas holding that the preference Of dramatic
managers for author # o-t1hls he'd ropaiat Ion pre-
vented new works of decided merit from 0otaiune
q hearing. latel, de. ltrd himself that he would
teach them q lesson. VI. Drma,', works" runs
the story, IN great demand in I'ar1 and his price
for Il new play l. about sN thousand dollars. \ PLAY
Of his given for Uo'hg wou'd cor sequcntly be Yer,
valuable present. He wrote play. had II copied in
tmid handwriting. not at al literary in II, appearance.
signed r. with assumed name. and had o. left AZ rho
Office Of one Of N" dramatic uanarcr> There wa, no
cue TO is authorship. except. possibly IN the literary
style. Then u. Dumas told the world, n u public
announcement, what he had done. II his manuscript
j. rejected and returned 10 th' addr',- given. he VIII
send il 10 another manager. and until II Ia, been
accepted ly one. or rejected by al. and 70 the man
ager who accepts it he will give the play. Bv thl,
means NJ DUNES thinks he Will secure the careful
and even friendly con,d ration Of works Of ncA
pcricnccd and unknown author, which might not
otherwise be judged upon their merits, for thc man
will carefully examine all manuscripts in The
hope Of detecting his vori. N. Dumas cannot be-
accused II rc~ortnF 10 trick att 'nptinc practical
joke since he makes puuc At The start just what he
/, doing. II Is, a. tha worst, benevolent mystnca
ton, honestly intended to help young authors"