New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-03
LITERARY NOTES.

The first edition Of Longfellow's Hyperion Is
quoted London something over $50 and the nrst
edition OF his "Kavanagh" vt nearly as much. First
editions Of Lowell, Holmes and Hawthorne are rated
1t higher prices In the English capital
The old "Peerson's Magazine Is 10 be transformed
nto an Illustrated periodical TO be called THE New
Peterson Magazine" and TO be devoted 10 literature
and art Mr.. Frank Lee Benedict, the author OF
some successful novels. will be the editor; and he Is
to be assisted in his labors by Octave Thnnet' NJ. u
McCIslland and Howard Seely
An old friend OF Tennyson records the fact that
the poet was most generous in his estimate Of other
meu,s poetry. "Onoe when l at Farrngford
swinburue's .Atalanta' had Just appeared and he
smoke In terms Of the highest praise OF the BOOK
That young felOw'-an Isle OF Wight man. be IL sa'o
like bimself-'has caught the true spirit oil the oiu
Greek poets. lie thinks their thoughts, speaks tner
language and sings with their own music NO one
was ever more free from professional Jealousy nor
ever rejoced more in good piece OF work done py
another and no one was more ready to help another
to do 1t better"
william Morris asserts In relation 20 two erother
poets that Tenny sons poetry is ncomparaby superior
to Browning's.
Robert Browning was apparently aware Of the OBJ
scurity OF some Of his work, FOR ne says vi
"Ferishtahs Fancies.n In characteristic letter now
on sale In London: al hope and believe tDat one Ut
clear enough"
member OF the Brook Farm community contrib
utes some "reminiscences OF that experiment to Inc
Century Concerning Hawthorne he says: Inc
Younger people as usual had their admiration ana
their worships and Hawthorne was emnentiy nt'ea
to be one OF these. partly from the pres"eo VI ~
reputation, partly from real appreciation VI mo
genius as a writer. as well as rom the hhPfoSs'"
made nv his remarkable and fine personal appearance
and heau ~ wore
was shy and silent, and, though he mingled Win ,"'
rest NJ the company In the evening gatherings IN he
hall and parlor OF the Hive, he was apparently sell
absorbed but doubtless carefully observing ana hno
ing material for his writing. Tile lncldent hlfOou'eu
into THE Rrthedale Romance which is commonly con
sidered a. giving the result OF his life ana oOscrN"o
.t Brook Farm-the drowning OF one OF MS chai@
with its CHASTITY features did not really occur
here but in another place at distance and really
had no Connection
AnuSber OF literary Englishmen lately met TO form
nm Omar Khayam Club" and apropos of this meet
ing correspondent of 1.-THE Illustrated News tens
this interesting story FizgerTds transatio' WHIT
appeared in 1859, fell altogether fiat with te eeNe
public and tie publisher Mr.. Olaritch' couu n'''
few who appreciated either the poetry or tie pnoso
phv OF the Persian Qustrains. In those Gays Ills
.bon was at the corner OF St Martins Court anu
outside was a box into which everything eisc"hero
unstable was thrown. One DAY copy OF Tie h'''o
ouarto pamphlet. In brown paper coVcr-as oiis,''
aux ,nhlished-was fshed out by a passerby, VINO
gave twopence for It, 1t was first shown by nun
10 Mr. George Meredith who ut once appreciated u''
rare beauty of the work, but was at hrst scepucai
u IN the uteralness OF the translation lie kept the
book by him for some time, Until one day ue la'e
Thomas Uinchlife-best known as Traveller III the
Aims and Andes but also a brilliant schoar-found IL
while STAYING with George Meredith at his cottage near
Fisher IIinchllre carried the book away with hfh'
and soon afterward there appeared in 'Frasers Msa
zine, the first literary notice OF Omar khayam WHOM
attracted any notice In this country