New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-13
LITERARY NOTES.

II is stated that some unpublished material from
tho hand OF Ralph Waldo Emerson will appear in tiie
forthcoming book A. Bronson Acot' WHICH MI + d.
sanborn and Mr.. w. T. Harris have prepared. 1T
is a monograph on Alcott specially written by hher'
son for the biography OF his frehd' 90 says -''
Arlo Bates In The Book Buyer
Mr.. j. II. Shorthousc, Of John lngiesaht iane'
oddly enough says: 81 do not call nysen noN
snd do not think that any of my books can 10
described novels"
Mr. Howelss new novel is to be called The Coast
y, pobcmia.n He is said TO think well of its quality.
II will be published serally in The Ladies HOMO
Journal"
profassor Henry Drummond the author OF that re-
noarkably successful book, Natural Law IN 'no
spiritual World" is Of slight ana lh'clie0'u"
physical type, with splendid head iio ""' -,
wonderfully magnetic influence over MS stuuenls' i
most famous book first appeared seI1ally IN journal
which soon died, the chapters not having aUu"Ou
much attention, and the writer ieelhg d museums
remorse AZ what share i might have had In It's I'LL
timely end" Then The Booknan' says '"o
leading London publishers were offered inc Dooh' "'u
declined it. The author had resolved never "e"a'i ~
be served with the Black seal OF literature anu pu
the doomed sheets back in their piseoh'holcs' va
NJ H. Holder however, had read the papers IN their
soriaI form and proposed their publication 10 the
author who rewrote his pages in much haslc' CUT
rected his proofs, and started Tor TOUR III -'4ii
He heard nothing of his fate for I'VE months travel
during which he never saw letter or newspaper anu
engrossed with geological and botanical survey lie
forgot his venture completely. one night an hour
efe midnight three black messengers from tio hor'n
end Of Lake Nyassa disturbed his camp, and denVeo
the hollow skin of a ugercat with small package OF
letters and papers, Among them he found copy OF
THE Spectator containing review OF Ills pooA'
which remains to him among the mysteries OF liter
ary unselfshness and clarity"
"The DICTATOR is the title of Mr.. Justin McCarthys
new novel The scene is laid partly in "Glora," an
IMAGINARY South American Republic, and partly IN
London.
The Rev. julius Il. Wards Life and Times OF
Tishon Wbtep is the forthcoming volume of the
"NIakers OF America" series. White was the pastor
end friend Of President George Washington Ihe
author has had the assistance OF the descendants oil
Bishop White, and Bishop Potter has written an
Introduction.
One OF the most popular novels Of the century Is
NJ Georges Ohnet's Naitre de Forgcs'-we 40 not
say one Of the greatest. There is story tlat NJ
Ohnet wrote the book during his honeymoon, with
more or less help from his bride. When they re-
turned to Paris it offered to several publishers
all Of whom declined It but the young wife, heartily
believing in the story persuaded her husband to pub
lish 10 at his expense lie dld so, ana mas Ihaoe
out of it a profit OF more than 100000 part of the
money coming from his dramatic version Of his
novel Ohnet works regularly for tmee hours every
day, and writes all his novels with view to adapta-
ton TO the stage His wife always takes his MSS and
makes fair copy for the printer.
Mr. W. r. Smedlcy has made a number Of ulustra-
tons for the holiday edition OF Mr. Pages "Marse
Chan which the scribners about TO publish.