New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
LITERARY NOTES.

| LIIEHdH NOL LO'
A new quarterly view is coming out In New'EnG-
land-one to be devoted 10 religion, ethcs ana inc
| oIoCv discussed from the point OF view d nOeiai
| thought II Is not TO be committed 10 any p'iucui
denominations The Rev. Nicholas Paine "illl''l VIII
| he managing editor. The other members OF the cdI'
toroI committee in charge Professors C. C. Everett
and G. IT, Toy. of Harvard, and President orelo
Cone, of Buchtel College
Mr. Pobert Louis stevenson has lost patience Win
tho neople WHO know 50 much more about his future
mans than he happens to know himself; and he writes
I'm, q, nm ENGLISH journal. Il shall be ever 0Dli2ed
IN Won n YOU will contradict report whlch can Only
| have been circulated in Vanionnes', trough no"
hear Of II from all quarters. have no more intention
~ leaving samoa than Of going to the North Pole The
cli,n,to and the life exactly suit me. III gentlemen
~ the Press had half the employment that falls TO
mo In ,vlut they call my life OF idlenesS, they would
oc fine time 10 invent ana circulate baselcss rnmors
., 10 the health. the opinions and the movements
| Of private person.
Mr. Edmund C. Stcdman contributes to "POct-
Lore most Interesting suggestion concerning JuDets
much >putcd "runaway7-a suggestion which has
remarkable force il must be confessed, ara when
slows the imaginative sympathy II the poet rs wen
~ the critical insight Of the scholar. We refer the
reader TO Mr. Stedman's paper for enjoyment OF his
Ingenious statcmont-Wc VIII Only SCI loilH nero unc
f,,t that he find, a cnlou, likeness and converse to
ures soloquy I'm the Or. FaustG'' OF Marlowe. and
thence obtains "a far more reasonable reading for
~runavay's eyes" that has yet been presented by
any sake pcrean scholar.
NJ, sodman by the way. * the most loyal OF Amer
lcnn, and We can easily imagine the pleasure with
which he penned this paragraph for "poet-Lore.'
Meanwhile | take pride In our New World scholar
hp. and will say. IN passing thnt wlen tr' 'oSSe e
III. a a.
periocc must leave English literary research to nose
ancnr the rich materials treasured IN the motheIanu
hpd a fortunate Wjolnder II was satisfaction To
declare that The Two most notable works OF tAtual
ycracadon now issuing were IRON NE american 1,an
pr,,. and edited ly American scholars. cited
Professor Childs English and Scottish Popniar Bal'
lad" and Dr. II. H. Furne,N's New Nnrlorm Edition
po,tOr- handsomely dotted his cap to the citation
"Wol,on Reinfred.T Carlye's novel. Just published
for the first time. Is said to read like study for
.sartor Resartusr The wording Is in many cases
the same and there are similar episodes In both.
An English writer suggests that instead OF preceding
" -artor Resartis" Woon Renred' was probably
an attempt on the Failure Of the former to find "A
publisher to reduce 1t to IA more popular form.
There is n pretty little story told in an Atlantic
sketch Of L)wclls early years II IS recalled BY "A
visitor at his father house: James. who had,
according his habit ,ruycd into he open air earlier
in the evening did not come in but walked up and
down tle Ncf:lllul uuIsUS p4HN'IN' liz N"'''N" az
their close with faint apology. which the old min
lister took up. gently saying 10 my mother, NO,
James isn't serious yet but he las good heart,
and Is the foe of every mortal wrong
some time ater-I cannot say whether weeks,
or months. or even ycars-our g)vcrness called us
children together and read from some unfamiliar
journal the first number OF The Diglow
Papers of course VIC boys thought il dc
lghtrul-more, fear, for it, apparent justica-
tion Of slang I'm which wero proficient than
for the noble sentiments contained When she came
to the line.
You've darncd long to hoe
the embarrassment 4 onr worthy martinez gave us
erent delight will the taste Of forbidden fruit at
most times but it not very long before the most
idle and frivolous OF learned TO appreciate the truth
Of the old clcrgymans apology the 70, OF every mortal
wrong.'
1t is remembered Of Lowell that nj n Papyrus Climb |
dinner, few years It. talked about his first book
the 800 copies Of which did not sell and put |
away in a lumberroom. one night the lumber room |
found in blaze and the books were destroyed. |
" learned recently added the poet. that copy Of
that first book Is worth 800 and in view Of this fnct,
the advice that it seems most fitting should give TO
all literary folk is to burn their first b00ks!'
famous English boolman says that It is not al
ways the sensational novel that scores that the first
great success he recall The Koran issued
I'm London during the Turkish In various editions,
which sold faster than they could be printed.
Boston Is to have a new periodicals. weekly
each number Of which will contain only the 1.-Two /
Tales OF Its title. The best work OF the best writers
+, promised and the two stories week will include
no reprints and no uanslatons. This, at least. Is
tho proclamation.
The Editor Of the London periodical % Wit and Wis
dom writes thus in letter which explains itself:
My attention has just been directed to article in
III 'rriI In vh f,ct IN
title Mrs. lowells story. THE Quality OF Mercy has
,een changed in England to John Nortlwlck Defauter'
You ask'Ae English readers supposed TO be ignorant
Of their Shakespeare, less quick than Americans 10
see the point Of poetic tiel' am AFRAID that Eng
sh readers double barrel question I'm
tho negative. They have heard Of Shakespeare, and to
A few deep students the phrase is not unfamiliar.
IL may be difficult for you TO credit but n more
common place reason was the cause OF the change OF
tie. The sole right Of publication In England was pur.
,hased by me, and considerable expended in
its appearance in wit and Wisdom under
The title Of THE Quality Of Mercy ID was then dis |
covered that story under the title was appearing
N contemporary, and | compelled to make "A |
,hange. The name originally chosen by Mr.. IIowells
vas The Mercy Of God but ventured after reading
he story. to think this inappropriate, chose the
name Of the chief actor In the story suitable and
striking title"
II IS proposed In England to celebrate the |
approaching centenary OF Shelley by gathering all the
living English poets for great dinner after the per-
ormancc of The Cenci"; and one irreverent writer
declares that II would be quite easy 10 get them to-
yether. "slmAy ask each Individual to come and
-ece verse OF his own poetry and not one would be
ABSENT"