New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26
LITERARY NOTES.

Miss Constance Fcnmorc Woolson has prepared
for the August Harper paper on subject not yet
| hackneyed" CORN ard the Ionan sea-" IL IS to be
charmingly nustrater-
a large part Of the second English edition OF Kip
ngs new collection OF Barrack Room Balnls
| ordered by the booksellers before IL appeared.
| The young man has much honor IN his own country,
and can certainly not talk Of unapprcciatcd genius.
Professor A. 6 Hardy Is about take up his resi-
dencc at West Point where he will doubtless again
set at work his too long idle pen.
An Enrllshmr,n hns lately suggested that the tone
OF Hamlet" suggested by tho poets los Of bis
father. In transcript cf the STAFFORD register
he has found an entry Of the funeral Of Johannes
Shakespeare under dutc september o. 1901. Ham
let" Is believed TO have been the pay next published
after that date ana fewer than three chaac,crs In
play dcporc the loss OF their fathersloratlo and
ophclia as well az Hamlet himself
"Mr- Keats Bradford,' tho brilliant story con-
trbutcd BY Miss Maria L. Pool 10 the columns Of The
sunday Tribune, Is Just coming In book form from the
larpe. press.
The oncr made by a Mr. Cnu-p 10 Macauay-thn;
no should have $500 II he would introduce The name
OF Crump into his hisoryhas been surpassed by ono
recorded In The Author" You perhaps NIL lt have
an opportunity" lately wrote ambitions glove
dealer TO successful novelist. of bfns "a my name
when writing some o. your new works. was reading
u Your BOOKS when this thought occurred 10 me.
that would give tone OF reality - the restns. the
name and address Of my house being 30 well kno2n."
And he proceeded To nrentlcn n, i.-Ina dozen pairs
ol gloves. 1his Is realism Indeed.
Mrs. Alexander. TIC aathor u Tho w,clas or"
has not yet recovered from her serious accident she
Is capable Of much cxcr,a. and wallis with dini.
Guilty. she s'lll continues witr however and her
new novel, The Snare OF the Fowler Is coming oui
Immediately.
a dean copy Of Augustine Birrclrs frsi series OF
" Obltcr Dica7 cannot now he bought In I'm gland
for less than five dollars.
In the volume 20 be entitled 'Garllalil and Eng
land MIR. ~ L. llOyuakc 1, TO Include many un-
published letters poems by Lander and Hugo. poT.
traits and Illustrations, and much fresh ana curious
information.
1t Is said OF the late Mrs Proctor the widow OF
Barry Cornwall. that II she Lad grievances she KEEP,
them 10 herself. save on one notable occasion. II
when she found In Carlylcs Rcmnis SCIENCES
some dIGcspcuful words about her mother. Mrs.
Basil Moniagu. Mrs. Proctor rctoTtcd By printing
and circulating among hey friend. Old time ciiowod
letters OF Thomas. In which he Acknowledged humbly
aud anec;iona,cly the numbere.s benefits be had
| received IN his day Of small things from Mrs.
Montasu. II effective as well us n Just and
| generous rvengc.
Mrs. Proctor used 70 tell pleasant story Of that
much abused man. Samuel Rogers. Il anew the
Kind Old man for iivc-nnd twenty years." she said.
| Il say kind advtsedly because did many
things 70 ahcsc who. being unable dig. to beg are
ashamed. The sharp sayings remembered ard
| repeated because thcy were so clever. lie was
essentially gentleman. By education by associaii n
his manners were perfect. once when breakfast
| ing with him, upon taking our seats he called my
daughter thus obngng young man 10 leave his
| f.nIit, that HE ln "a
i asked you 10 move becauss love your parents
| SO dearly. that feel as if you were SON. -
| Mr.. Henry f. Krhbcl has prepared q cfnpter on
| American music for the book famous composer
which Professor Paine, OF IlarvarI. Is editing ard
which IS rapidly approaching completion.
No American author. with the possible exception
of Bret llartc en ys greater popularity In Germany
| than Mark Twain. complete edition OF his woris
translated into German is to be brought shOr,
| timo by a wellmown publisher IN Stuttgart.
Much Interest Is felt In Germany In the coming
publication by the Geographical Society OF q volume
| In honor Of the four hundrchth anniversary OF IN,
| discovery of America by Columbus. The publication
Is TO DC Of the most elaborate works ev-r issued
| by the socioty. Dr. Koarad Kreschmer Is tho editor
| Of the work In order 10 gather material, The
Doctor sent 10 Italy last year by the Minister Of
Public Worship. lie visited all The principal libraries
| Of King Immberts domnions and had access to many
manuscripts whose contents have never been IN print
| The coming publication Is 10 consist Of OF, largs
volume with forty five maps, all relating In some way
| to the discovery Of this country. IT is said that
| thirty-One Of the maps have never Lcen published
| Emperor William has contributed $1,000 marks iron
his private purse towards the payment OF the expense
connected with tho work. The volume will leave tie
| Government printing Office In the early part Of
| August The editor Is man OF literary ability and
Attachments and the work VIII be- doubtless, ono O.
tho mos, valuable contributions to tho early history
| Of America.