New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-21
LITERARY NOTES.

Tho poet is said to be omnivorous ~ ever In the
matter Of fiction He reods almost every novel pup
shcd that is worth reading.
somersby Rectory Tennysons birthplace Is for sae'
and 1t is hoped that it ray be preserved rs tho OBJ
ject OF the travellers pilgrimage. Its surrounding
scenes inspired OF the poets best work, ana 1t Is
now the resort Of an everincrcaslng number OF WIS.,
l,ors Only four houses Of famous literary Britons
have been preserved for the sake Of their associations
These are shakespcarcs house OF stratford, Mhtons
at ChalfOntst..Gllcs Burns's cottage near Ayr, ana
Wordsworth's Dove Cottage"
DR.. w. J. Rolfc has gone to England, and Is 10 re-
peat his visit Of last year to Tcnnyson.
Tho cottage in Hampshire wherein Jane Austen
wrote all her famous books Is still standhS anu ap
parenty unallcred since her day.
Mr.. Chapman. Dickenss publisher, fatty contradicts
newspaper supposltion that the sales OF the novel
lists works have declined since his death and de.
clares that the contrary, the sale Of last year
four times great that Of 1862 the year
before Dickens died. Mr.. Chapman ndds this Sig
ni1cant statement:
"slnce The Pickwick Papers have been out Of
copyright less thnn eleven London publishers have
brought out editions and In the face of that have
sold of fckwck alone 5ol $50 copies during the last
twenty two years"
A correspondent OF London paper quoting an as
serton that man an old Weller a
brother Checrybe" says that the prototypes of those
brothers CHEEKY bic dead. They the Brothers
Iiongworth Of Maidstone, dear friends Of Dickens,
and kindhearttd. generous men, known the country
round for great bencvocnce. John lOlllngworth died
In IS. and his brother Thomas survived him only
few months.
DR.. George Macdonald (who now lives and does
OF his work In the south of France Is about to
publish a new novel. called Heather and Snow"
Mr. Frnnk stockton has left England and Is travelling
on the Continent
Tho great English Dictionary OF National Bog
raphy" (Which II Is supposed. will be compets In
sAty volumcsl has, 1t is said, nearly killed ITS first
editor. Leslie stephen. biographical encyclopaedia
OF the Austrian Empire which also consists Of sixty
volumes. has Just been finished. one man, DR..
Won wurzbach. has edited 1t nom beginning 10 end.
Dr. Garner, OF monkey speech" fame. has inter
ruptcd his journey TO Africa to take part In this
years proceedings OF the British Association. Hc 10
soon going direct from London To the Congo. and will
ungrr In Monkey land pursuing his investigations, for
at least n year.
Dr. McCooH's r,ot'ihu,.on to the Association was
nap,r on sridc showed that the spiders Of
America at are the most uns0ciable
~ all animate things lilo added that Wise
Their. 4. association among spiders In bsbyhood 1t dis
appears IN adult ME- when tho habt Of the animal Is
TO dwell alone, pursue It's prey alone. and to DO
generally grumpy in Its ways.
The author n Mark Rutherford strange book
which has Interested many people, Is an Englishrnn
named W. Hale White.
The Forthcoming Century will contain portrait
@, Antonln Dvornk the bohemian composer. who In
20 direct our National Conservatory Of Music; and
With tho portrait win appear an article on Dvorak
from the pcn Of the accomplished critic Mr.. ii. f.
Krchbicl.
Mr.. Euskln IL one OF the few authors Of tho world
able {, determine with lordy certainty the way IN
which their books shall be printed II appears that
he permits no deviation on the part VI tho printer
from his own rule OF punctuatlon-happy man and
In the matter Of uniformly open spacing is so In
.istent that several occasions when the com
posters dirrgaricd hs instructions In this respect
proofs an entire volume have been returned b tho
printer In order that whole paragraphs might be over
run from beginning 10 end. 1t Is observed that Mr.
Ruskns printed page is, "as nearly as al obong
square can be made - modelled on the proportions
which artists have assigned 10 the finest types OF tho
human coIntenance' and that the authors reason
for placing his printed pago $50 much out Of the
ccntrcp is his desire to give students Of his works
ample margin for Ms. notes. -i~".