New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-27
LITERARY NOTES.

Miss Pools delightful study Of New-England life.
publshed in The Sunday Tribune under the title Of
HRoweny in Boston," has called forth many en-
huasc letters from the regular readers of the paper
One Of them-a southerner-writes as follows: II
should like to thank the Editor Of The Tribune for CIV
ing us the charming story, 'Roweny In Boston, 1t
Is one Of the brightest pleasantest stories have ever
read and every Friday think eagerly. To-day shall
hear from Rowenap'
biographical sketch Of DR.. Charles A. Briggs Will
accompany a portrait Of him In the next "BooK
Buyer
In letter to " The London Tines the second Mrs
Laurence Ophant explains her husbands strange SUD
mission TO tho spiritual dictation Of Thomas LAKE
Harris by the statement that bis object was to XIII
SELF He was deeply convinced. she declares. that
1every form of egotism, in its mldest maniesta
ton in an insanity; and "his own personality
doomed up in undue proportion no mater
what effort he made to reduce 1t to what he felt ough
to be It's nom nal relation to God and to humanity.
He continually found himself out of perspective as IL
we're That he entirely failed in his effort to XIII
self" under the guidance of man his Inferior In every
thing, his later books certainly show.
cnrious book might be written concerning Harris
And HIS experiments Born In England In 1874 ne
vent TO America while infant and befoie looo was
pastor Oh Universalist church IN New-forK. Iheh
be and friend set up as the two witnesses OF tnc
Apocalypse and for while lived In clover on the
clerical poetioal and financial be started in 1858 as
banker and then burst. And in 1867. when the pro
ceeds of his bankruptcy seem TO have become OK
bsusted he dew sed the brotherhood OF the New Lie
and laid hold on Oliphant.
Mr. Gladstone is quoted as saying that he mouRht
thirty years was the proper period which ought 10
elapse between q mans death and the appearance OF
his biography. What a food of books we might be
spared II this the rulel Some important con-
trbuons TO political history would be missed, per-
hans: but how many socmnly dull celebrations OF
third rate celebrities would remain unwrittenl
The spot wherein Laurence Sternc is buried-St.
Georges graveyard in the Bayswater Road, LONDON
contains also the grave of Annie Radcliffe the author
of aThe Mysteries of Udolpho.' There. too. may be
found the memorial inscription to Mrs. Jane Maiony'
the undoubted origin Of the famous but fictitious
epitsph Of "Lady OLooaey.' The List OF MIS-
Malonys charms and virtues ends thus:
SShe was hot passionate and tender, highly accom-
pllshed lady.
And superb drawer in watercolors. which was much
admired
In the Exhibition Room in Somerset House. years
past.
Though lost for ever. still a friend is dear
The heart yet pays tributary tear.
This Monument was erected by her deeply AFFLICTED
husband, the said
Edmond Malony in memory Of her great virtue ana
talents.
Beloved and deeply regretted by all who knew her.
For Of such is the kingdom of heaven"
Great preparations are being made In Germany to
celebrate the Tooth anniversary Of the birth OF
Theodore Koerner, which occurs on September %
Few poets are so popular in the Fatherland as the
youne officer who lost his life the field Of battle
VIXEN only twenty-five years old. To this day no
poem is so popular among German soldiers ana
patriots as the famous Du schwert Mener Linken"
which inspired hundreds Of men acts Of heroism in
the against Napoleon.