New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-12
LITERARY NOTES.

Uncommoply interesting will be found Vol. XIII
~ Mr.. u. +. Stcvens's Facs miles Of Manuscripts n
European Archives Relating to AMERICA II con-
,ains the first instalment Of letters from the hitherto
unpublished correspondence OF Vscount stormont' Eng
fish Ambassador In Paris. wih his home Government.
Tire dates covered are between August, ITS, and
October 1870, a period during which England was
having some unpleasant experiences with divers 10
bclious Colonies, ana becoming more Than little
uncomfortable concerning the assistance they were
receiving from FraDcc.
II there be one modern phrase which is more
,,resome than another Il Is literary at' Does any.
body know what literary art Is
The late William Eel scott once said cunous
thing about Shcllcy's poetry. TIE minor poems are
well enough he declared, bat the larger poems to
me unintcugl5e. People say they arc atheisueal.
say they are nOn-unde standabe. Mr.. Roatledge, the
prlMslcr," continued tho distinguished preRapEnelte
once asked me 10 write q short memoir to prefix TO
an edition OF shelley; which did. told Mr.. Rout
ledge that | did not think shelley was read
adays 4 dare say not, he replied, but he 10 bought
and that Is all have TO do with' ....
One OF Mr. r. l.. stevcnson's English critics thinn
that the novelIst's final fame viii be that Of an
cssayist, "nearcst and dearest fame OF the prose-
writer, "Nearst and dearest he adds because the
largest amount OF selfish pleasure enters into the
writing of essays approaching II does nearly
the lyric poet just sings for sngings sake: the JOY
In the mere exercise OF faculty. 'tr
Mr. W. f. Ilcnlcy's edition OF Lord Byrons letters
lively recent collections, but they not compce-
hensive--Mr. Henley; edlen Is TO be "a.
1t Is recorded b. an acquaintance OF the late poet
Won Bodenstcdt, that she only oEce saw him really
angry and TINT was young GIL ventuTipg In his
presence to speak sligbtngly Of Taoma, Moore.
TIC poet, then already an DID man, rose from the
table at which he sitting, and without book,
.chabtcd,' In rich musical voice, song aftr song
from the Irish lyrist repeating at The close OF caeh
III that Is not song, what Is IL The confession
made that that song, and the poet grown calm
again. said gently, rs song not poe,ryP'
Gladstone says lie Is great admIrer Of lie sagc's
"Gil Blas.' IIt read 1t wheL he was young and suu
returns to 1t with pleasure.
Mr.. Lowelps forthcoming paper In iiarpers Nag
azine' Is one on Marlowe.
Concerning the new literary movement in France
toward purer itciaturc more poetical ideal Tho
London spectator Thc critics and the writer's
OF gazine articles both sides Of the Channel are
striving to prcphcsy rightly concerning this new turn
o. the tide; they all and this is indeed good
sign, that anything Is better than Zolasm. but they
pre strangely puzzled when called upon to tell us The
real worth OF the symbolsts Will these latter reform
literature. will they clear away the oral Of Realism.
and make clean sweep Of all the filth or will they
merely substitute something which, if certainly better
tan ZOlasm will prove OF little real use In strength
enng the mind OF the masses but Will give them
merely subtle poison instead Of undisgused arsenic'
The nineteenth century Is closing upon many strange
human complications and not the least strange Is this
great question Of Us literature, literature which, Tor
good or for evil one OF the greatest powers Of our
that II l. wonder that many are ANXIOUS
10 know what will lie the end Of this spritualizatioa
OF thought in France
Dr.. +. A. Mtchels Chckamauga." lately pub
lishcd by the Star Book Company OF this city. bids
fair TO surpass In popularity its predecessor. Chat
tanooga.0 Professor iienry Coppee. OF LehiHh Uni
versity, pronounoes 1t to be. in his opinion "the bese
military novel on Tire subject OF the Civil War;