New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-31
LITERARY NOTES.

A new edition Of Sheley's works-distinchvely an
American edition-is coming from the Riverside
Press It is to be edited by Professor George f. wooo
berry, will be published In four Volumes anu VIII oe
accompanied by q new portrait OF the poet
limited large paper edition In eight volumes VIII De
brought out at the same time.
Mr.. Stedmans work on "The Nature and Elements
Of Poetry is also Its way from the hi'erS'oe
Press. This book completes his survey OF poeuc
literature 90 brilliantly introduced by the "Vctorian
Poets. and continued In the I" Poets Of America" III
IA ereditabe to American taste that the former should
now be IN It's twentieth edition and the latter In us
tenth edition.
Iohn Rights nephew. Charles McLnren, says OF
his unc.e In The North American Review" that ne
seldom made unsuccessful speech. 'aHe o'"'.
artists, however, he was nervous "'iAio"' "'
irritable until his work was DONE Wheh DIS speeo"
vas over he was as happy and sympathetic as
.hud II II was a speech IN the House Of Commons
n. would retire 10 the members smohng-rooni' OF
stand with his back TO the fire In the division looDS'
and surrounded by group OF parliamentary lrie"s'
rim over the debate with trenchant humor' IL IL
was a public meeting. lie would fall INTO MS nus.
easy chair with cigar. md talk far into inc ns"'
an n thousand trivial topics TO which MS language
lent q thousand charms. Dogs parrots >hhheeperS'
scotch ministers minor poets, royalties. American
visitors sayings and dongs OF the poliucai WORM,
Highland gamekeepers, great men ana small men, al,
interested him. No one who has ever ie' Z" "','
forget the fascination OF that mohooSue' "N'''
seemed to gather force and interest rs the hours
vent by All the genius Of his matches eloquence
was there directed to the kindly as well as '"e
ser,ors side Of ufe As in his talk In his speeches.
humor succeeded pathos. and indignation alternate"
with satire The strength and purity OF his language
were I'm harmony with the rich vibrauoh Oh MS VIZ
and any lnck Of gesture was atoned lot DS .ne "oo
earnestness Of his presence and the diffiauo po'
yuaa
Of his mouth and eye. Poetry WAS ah -'e
-. ,,h him His favorite authors were
s.u,or wbitt.r IoncfeIow and Byron and he loved
20 r.ad their works aloud evening after evening 10
bis children He explored the by-paths OF h'el"'uie
for undiscovered poets. His memory was SUITE" WIN
mems which he would repeat as I've drove "io"s :"
his quiet Journeys with his sisters or choren lni'"e
Scotland or ITALY. There Is nothng' he useu " Say
(which gives so much pleasure rs po'u.' ,,rn
little Children Now and then he wouid JOY uo"n "
-. -, ON enirram of his own In the album OF
hotel"
Hall Caine saws that all he complains OF IN 'he
humor NJ the day Is that 1t Is not suieless enough
,s Zoo knowing altogether, too wdeawahe. INV
modern lester tests with wink and under his pre"'
now edition of Mr.. Charles Dudley Warmers
Aoot a In the Levant," Is announced by Hougn'oh i"
N,n.in. 1t is to be illustrated with new portrait
Of Mr.. Warner. and about TWENTY-FIVE iuiipatc p"o''
rravures 1t viii be issued In two Voi"Ees'
limit Cd edition Win HlustInlo"' A'~'
IN India paper will be published at the same the'
Madame MARY Robnson) Darmesteter is ~nuhs .
nook On Froissart 1t Is to be one OF the series Of
y Great French Writer'S"
3 Mr. Edwin L. ByLner has written n ne" novel
&c zachary Phipsr the scene OF which is set IN 'he
.ar,v DAYS of the century. Young Mr. Phips Is run
sway BOSTON boy who has experiences In the Aaron
nurr expedition the War of 1912. the Seminole war
and in the American Legation at London.
Was there ever a voluminous writer 'hah
x,ctor lingo? Here is stn another volume. France
It Belgiquen from his MSS. IT Is maze UP OF ho''S
~ travel In the two countries from 1884 10 lo"S
A new volume from Thoresu! Even so. ms Is
On. fourth book OF extracts from his journals ana COM
p,ctcs the series on the seasons three OF WHICH,
q spr,ng, Summer and Winter have heady ap-
reared This Autumn" will sooa be broueH out
By IIoughton, Mifiin Co.
The most disparaginG thing ever said by Emerson
concerning Carlyle was this: "Carlyle's heart is as
large as the world but he Is growing morbid lie
thought Caryles conversation so vivid that he COM
pared II to sculpture