New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

indigo there are living now four or nve noVens's vi
recent repute who capable OF fine dramauo "orh'
and would probably be doing 1t II such work had any
chance OF success"
Mr.. A. T. QulllerCouch says that he doesn't "f1'c
n,,vs because having fogged himself little way up
the hill he cannot that he owes 1t to himSe OF
10 literature TO descend and fog himself up again.
rb,t is to say he Is able. he declares AFTER SIN
vcars OF work, TO move with certain amount VI
eose within the limitations OF Fiction ana NE doeSl
care 20 70 back and learn the A. ID. o. OK drahauo
form.
A series OF papers on the chief cities OF this couii-
trv will soon be published In "st. Nichoas' Each
article IS 10 be written by resident Or exresdeht Oh
the city named. Mr.. Edmund c. stedman VIII dea'
with New York, Colonel IIlgginson with Boston, ME-
George W. Cable with New Orleans President Gilman
with Baltimore Mr. George KEENAN, with Washington
DIR. Lyman Abbott with Brooklyn, and Mr.. Talcott
Williams with Philadelphia.
Who WROTE "The Quart rly Review criticism on
"Jane Eyrcl' The question was debated IN 1916,
when the cruel and Hippant article appeared. ana
Il Is debated STILL "rhe BOokman" brings forwarn
a not unreasonable piece Of evidence to snow that
II was not written by a man at ALL but py "o'''u
by that Miss Rigby who Afterwards became i~'uS
Eastlake and who also wrote the successful Letters
frm tho Baltic sarah COeridge described her as
"pcrhaps the most brilliant woman OF the day
the most accomplished aud Crchtonlan. ohe d4'"S'
takes portraits like artist and writes cIevery on
painting she plays with power and writes most
strk,ngly on music; she speaks different languages
An edition OF the complete poetlcal works OF George
Macdonald Ia announced for publication In LONDON.
Mr.. whittier did not find much profit In poetry
until the appearance OF SnowBound.' The success
OF that poem 1t IS said, a great surprise to him.
In fact, he seemed to be without that pardonabie
vanity concerning his own productions which IS not
uncommon in authors. lie was surprised thaN
visitor who saw him. long before his DEATH should
know 50 much OF his poetry by heart u wonder
thou shouldst burden thy memory with all that
rbyne,p he said at is not we'll 10 have too much
Of II; better "a. rid of 1t possible. Why
can't remember any OF It. went 70 hear
voudern orator. and he wound UP his speech with
poetcai quo ation and capped with all my might
some one touched the shoulder and said: do
Won know who wrote tatP said NO, DON'T but
us good, II seems I had written 1t myself. The
fault is / have written far too much wish nail
OF Il was I'm the Red Sea-
The concluding volume OF the new edition OK
THOMAS Love Peacock's works contains fragment
OF nm unpublished romance. called "Caidore'' ana
here published for tho first time. Some "reminiscences
o. peacock by Edward s,rachey the son OF an old
friend. are also to be found In this volume. lie re
members Peacock MS kindly, genial. laughter-lovlng
man. rather fond Of good eating and drinking or at
least OF talking a. II he were.
An edition from The original manuscripts OF
raptain Cooks Journal OF his voyage round The
world is coming from Eliot STOCKS press 1t has
been carefully edited AMI IS be illustrated with
maps and charts.