New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-23

One OF the rarites OF the book market is the hVue
vslume OF "Veifes" which were written oy Chris
tina Roseti at seventeen. and published Tor her py
her grandfather Gaetano Poidoh. The book Is 50
seldom seen as TO be practically unobtainable
An English writer presents, in a recent review
IN amusing note Edward A. FreemanS manner
as a critic When" he says, MT Freeman hao
found a blunder that was really to his lklne Ms
IMAGINATION magnfed II 10 such degree that II
ios,ed him as long AS the WIDOWS curse. He wor
RED It and rent 1t for all the world Ike scotch
terrier gnarnng n ball OF worsted. lhrte'h
wears ago he announced that liz had done win MI
Froude forever But he could not keep his promise
The subject TOO attractive, the habit OF repeat
ing himself too strong: and whenever ne
saw an opening he dealt a covert blow at the na'
whom he had once described as his 'vctim.'
Mr. william Winter, in his thoughtful and witty
address on the higher education recently dAlVerco
In staten Island. recalled comical remark Hadc u
him last summer In Of the western ISLANDS Oh
scotland. 1t uttered by plons lazy, VINO WAS
extoling the marvellous oratoical powers OF the Kew
Mr. Sturgeon "That preacher. 1t appeared lac ar
rived at a place where he was to speak. ana haa
pleaded a headache as reason Tor not sPe"n'"7
hut no substitute could be found ana the ii"o
orator was compelled to ascend the pulpit anu -
YOU could only have heard him.. said this enthusiastic
ndmircr you wouldn't have thought lie hau P'''
In, his head-or anything else?
f. In soms "Glimpses OF Tom Moore" puoilsheu III
uTbe Westminster Review J. Petre y byrne CIV
this description of Moores singing 1000
ain singing his own songs he altered the arrahse
ment OF the airs, and sang The first part Oh e"o"
twice over at the beginning lhsteao oi 40 on ,n..
, st the end That glorious song OF MS ON Ue
c,cht Entrancincv Moore's own singing OF IL was
a matcbess treat With head upraiscd' he see'h'N
almsst to reve in the fresh morning iish' as No e
a, tho .sicat entrancing' and his eye sparKco as
.6les arrayed with helm and blade seehcu u pass
before him. whilst deeper feeling a"ohe do '"' quo
sion of the song came upon him. ,,
.Uis yocc-One Of Infinite mOduatloh out Vi Si"
oomn,ssrose clear and thrilling It's highest pitch
he sang:
$50 ask yon despot whether
His armed bands could bring such hahus
And hearts as ours toectner
.Hs song was an ms pred recitative and he seemed
10 improvise as he his fingers over the notes. anu
as the tide OF thought came over nm IL WIS po'H'
forth I'm harmonious cadences of exquisite variety
Gone evening he turned from his fair crcIe 10 ah
old spanish priest who rclished beauty and bca"lui
music as well the most muiuihe ahohsSV "'.
what do you wish me TO sing, Monsshor! VII,
said the delighted priest, losing in the aeslneuc an
idea of the mere morale the forbidden irul'' no
,nc This Earth Is the Planet for You. Love, and Me
And Moore delighted the circle with his HAPPY sohs'
They May Rail at this Lie"
In this same number of I" The Westminster" we hhu
some uncommonly entertaining comparisons oi 'ne
novel of the last century with the novel OF thS !"
conclusion the critic says:
uTba modern Will acknowledge nothing as too sub
lie for his powers Of penetration: he VIII lace any
nroh,sm and propose his solution. Recognizing the
compleAity OF character, he Will pr0ceeu WIN HIS
ANALYSIS until he not only discovers the uilhi''e III
gradients but also the points at which they come iio
contact produce result with when at hrst sish
tb.v have nothing In common Ii is often only when
tho investigator Is baf,ed IN his researches ana can
carry them no further that he betakeS himself 10
ovn,cism and epgram And II IT be remembered
that side by side with this the novelist is also aVe
10 the influence of external SURROUNDINGS upon c"iao
fer an influence like that OF the greek Nemesis, uu'
stripped OF all its religious character ana therefore
Inducing the hero hot to resign himself 10 his l"te
with folded hands, but struggle against IT, we see
how il is tsat 50 much importance Is given TO grim
ness, to tragic power. TO the human nina anu Nature
I'm their beakest and most solitary aspects"
Promising that whatever may be his shortcomings
in other respects Mr. kipng is born storyeiier ana
cannot but tell Il story well. The London Spec,a-
tori adds: The Naulahka is not welEtold story
We might even say 1t is told extremely III"
Of the limited large paper edition published by
Macmillan of william Winters works. only few
sets remain for sale. Tie edition Is one OF t"o
hundred and nifty copies.
Mr.. stevenson,s "wreckera is in It's fourth edition
In England but Tie London Athenacum" says mat
The chief variety of feeling reused 10y pcrusai
OF The Wrecker Is disgust, something not far re-
moved from it,"
Paris correspondent OF The Author says that
he was In a Normandy inn the other day ana fouhd
there a particularly interesting inscription IN the
register IL dates from a day when scotch gentle
man arrived AT the doOr-One who, being asked DIS
name by the landady that she might write II
down uttered syllables OF which IT was impossible
for her TO essay the setting forth. she expressed
her difficulty, and the gentleman laughed and said
eOh, write 1t downsin French .'iauhicr pEcossaS.'
For the scotch gentleman was no other than Sir
Walter Scott.
Tbere is saIutary warning in these sentences from
aThe London Academy: If the American short
story is TO retain the popularity which 1t has so
rapldiy won, its producers must aim not only AT
efficacy OF observation and sympathy of touch. but
q, variety OF scope and treatment. Without de-
precating its other and rarer charms, there can De
no doubt that vogue has been largely due to the
charm Of novelty; and If the story-teieIs besh 10
run in a groove and establish new literary cOhv"h
ton, even the finest work viii not suilce 10 pahish
that feeling Of monotony which Is fatal 10 Vivid In
tercst"
Zola's last story is said TO be. In France, the
novelist's most brilliant success The sale proves
this fact-the book is now In Its lundrcdth edition
No people in this world Except the Japanese, per
haps) display much unscliish courtesy as do Amci
cans Also IL may be- said that there are "A very few
exceptions who have it In their power TO exhibit
cool calmncss In demanding unpaldor services from
authors which could hardly be surpassed anywhere
else Witness this letter which a person In Texas
has sent to Walter Besant:
Dear Sir: Could you send me for preservation IN
nv collection letters or other papers. written or
signed by the following distinguished persons Notice
letters would be OF greater interest than the sig
natures alone. If portraits or photographs can he
sent also they would be highly Appreciated. adding