New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-05
LITERARY NOTES.

The forthcoming new library edition OF Jane Austehs
novels to be brought out by Roberts Brothers promises
TO be v very attractive one. The eleven lomo Vo'ioS
will be published fortnRhjly. They are to be Prlh'cu
from new type OF delightful Size and each volume WI"
have a frontispiece design special edition &c luxe
OF the novels, limited TO $50 copies, Will Dc o'"e"'
out at the same time. .
There is a curious block in the booktrade OF rams
great numbers of unsod books remaining on inc hSuS
Of the publishers.
The Editor OF that famous. most useful, and always
agreeable English periodical. "NOtes and queries
has rebelled against the Lazy LeerWritcr. his ID
the gentleman who sits down al lndltes leuer W
busy editor asking for information when thc ici'
ence book at his elbow could give him III q Ah""ci''
Questions which fully answered. "NH "i0
Editor Gin a book accessible as lbarte't >
.ramiIiar Opotatops' come with irritating presidency
The ouestion as TO the origin of the phrase 'fUur
oil ON troubled waters presents itself every Other
week With every wish to aid all VINO consult us
pages the Editor holds that it cannot be necessary
10 occupy space with questions that can be answered.
from the most obvious sources OF reference
One Of the latest additions to the formidable iist Oh
nrnccyv and royal authors is the Princess Stephanc
widow of Crown Prince Rudolph OF Austria n le"
days ago book upon the Island of Lacroma from the
pen of the Princess, appeared In the SHOPS OF Veh"
Lacroma at one time belonged TO the Archduke hu
dolph and his wife had ample opportunity TO study
It's history and pccularites. The Princess mas ai'o
written short sketches for the work entitled Austro
Hungary IN Word and Picture" whose publication was
begun by her dead husband.
ia H. Murray" Dictionary Murray"-says that as
several correspondents have asked him II he really
used the words historical" in communication 10
"Notes and Queries he wishes to say that ne dd rot
81 wrote as l always do. "A HISTORICAL when con-
slider 10 be better modern English. though many
archaic
lust as some preachers retain the obsolete AN holy
and AN house., which they find in the BLDG OIL ioii'
There are to be nine short stories in Bret lartes
forthcoming book. 1t is to bear tho title Oh t"o
opening story, Colonel Starbottle'S Client
Doctor David Swing has written for "scribner"
paper on that dramatic episode, the burning OIL
Chicago
Somebody discussiny in The Providence Jo"rhu
the question of the realistic novel, says tla' 'no
trouble with the writer's Of this school is that ths
mistake an accumulation OF details FOR picture Vi
this world and the men and women who live IN H.
They forget that details are only CT vaiue lor inc
light they throw upon essentials one may De o'u
how man eats, drinks and sleeps, how he Walks ana
talks even how his susIenders creak, ana sun DC ii
long way from an adequate comprehension OF DIS
character Pettiness and Sulgary exist only too
generally among mankind and yet the race Is calfiDe
of impulses which are neither petty nor VnlSu' At
makes no difference how fine tie workmanship on
one side of the shield may be- II see only one side
we are still hOpelessly IN error Is IL reaIsm Ut
s,mpIy pseudo realism which leads to such results
as thisl
The late Z. A. Freeman declined TO allow any ono
Int himself to prepare the index for his last WORK,
Sicily, Phoenician, Greek and Roman NOBODY
ne wrote can make an index but the author himself
1t Is said OF him that Of his most characteristic
utterances was this: 81 never could understand WHY
any one should be ashamed 10 confess MS Kho"euoc
OF what he does know his Ignorance OF "Hit He
does not know He never yielded 10 the temptation
which so often bescts in literary circles 10 seem
tn know something on every subject that Is talked
about He was at once ready with the plump con
fess,on. al know nothing whatever about soand'so
What can ycu tell me about 1t y
Tho Anril numher of the Magazine Of American
History has an interesting and admirably illustrated
article on Mr. Walters's collection OF art treasures
one OF its pcasantest paragraphs tells us that Tor
three months OF every year the kindly owner OF Ahc
beautiful and precious things allows the Poor Assocla
ZION Of Baltimore seli tickets Of admission TO MS
rolleries-thus helping excellent charity and de
lighting the eyes and educating the taste Of thousands
Of artovers
Max ORell has beer writing new book, which Is
tn hear the queer title Of English Pharees. French
Crooodies, and other Anglo French Typical Charac-
ters., he dedicates the book to Jonathan, say
ing: al hare drawn a few sketches for you. Perhaps
they wilfshow you that people cen be happy without
rolling in wealth or living In a furnace