New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-30
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
What James Bryce. member Of Parliament ana
author OF "Thc American Commonwealth" mas 10
say concerning American influence on Enshsn
polticsl Institutions w be OF particular Interest to
our countrymen. That Is the subject With which he
will deul In a forthcoming number OF The Atlantic
Mr. Harold Frederic has writtcn for serial use In
Srnbner," a political novel which ne calls the
Coppcrhead." II will be published In that magazine
du,Ing the coming year.
Charles Dickens, the younger, in his pleasant In
troductIon TO the reprint OF the first edton ~
DONKEY and Son" (MacmilIan) notes that the
Dllmbcrs we're suggested u his father ny r'ai
family 81 was myself" he says. with TWO OF
Macrcady's boys at n school III ST. 'oh"S "o""
where the master was assisted by his daughter. an
amIablc young lady and thorough c'nsscai
scholor-an arrangement which. IN the days when
IN. higher education OF women had scarcely been
heard Of, seemed somewhat eccentric ana J''St
suggested the BlImber notion, although IN matters
Of detail there was not the slightest likeness DO
tween the two families"
Mr.. Charles de Kay has made translation Of the
letters which HcIne wrote to his mother ana
sister and this translation will shortly be brought out
by Cassel.
Mrs. Mary IIartwell Cutherwoods new novel Is
entitled "OId Kaskasia." The first instalment Will
sppear IN the January number Of The Atlantic
II 4. recorded that one of the most humorous Of
Douglas JerroId's sayings did not appear IN the
paees of "Pupchn but WAS uttered ut one OF the
renowned weekly dinners OF the stan OF that paper
At n period when the pages G the per'oa'cai M"
been for some weeks considered unusually pheema"c
and dull Jrrr0ld stated that young ineho ia"
considerably upset his equilibrium by asking II ne
did not think II would be- good speculation 70 start
Y comic 4" Punch
Is Robert Burns still Il name 10 conjure VIM
Til, question must be answered In the amrn'au'e'
one may Judge his popularity by the nu'hoer u
visitors to his birthplace. Last year 2o'ooo people
crossed the threshold Of that little cottage Al ayr.
There are some extremely interesting passages IN
the extracts given In the November "Scribner" from
the newly discovered journal Of the "C"nv'rsauohs
and Opinions" OF Victor Hugo. One OF these con-
Germs the question Of literary inspiration. There Is
In all my work." said Hugo one day, not slngI"
idea not one line that have not sought for; not
single word that I have not medita,ed OH. Thus.
do you know how the Idea OF Ruy Bias came to me!
I wanted TO represent q minister invested With abso-
Lutte power the undsputed ruler OF great Kingdom
when be has arrived at the highest degree OF power
one day. amid his cOurtlers and his atterers, there
enters to him an unknown man who commands him
rs his master. That IS the idea from which 'Ruy
Bias came
Il consider prose-" added Hugo. "lnhnitely more
difficult than verse hate to writ" prose. l pas
sionatry love 10 MAKE verses. and consider TINT
prose Is very inferior to verse;
Mr. SnoTord In writing for a. The Forum" paper
on TIE Library Of the United States makes short
work " the fear sometimes expressed that this M.
I'D, ~ xxif frlA al
So fail OF It's usefulness "One may learn AS much"
he points ont. from the failures of his DIV deces'ors
as from their successes. An eAreriebc"d educator.
having OCCASION TO compile new spellingbook. went
through the large objection OF such schoolboohs IN
the library at Washington and produced better
work both MS 10 selection and arrangement tIar
cm,,d ever have been done by his unalded EFFORTS
ThI. 1. one example among thousands and It proves
irstar omnlum the unexpected but unlrnabe ntiiitv
OF conserving .vcry book. even OF class commonly
III thoughts.,l; deemed not worth preserving
The many Looks which have Disappeared even since
tn. invention o. printing. from the small editions
printrd III. ravages OF fire. etc. s"rv" To show how
many publc,iions NAY owe 10 Government library.
charged bv law with that duty. their sole CHARGE Ut
prr>rrvailoI.
Mr. Ars,ir Dobson's forthcoming volume OF
Eighierrh Century NIcettes consists OF selection
Of NH. essays on eighteenth century WORTHLESS and
subjects.
Lisbon" "A t.nrret In Cough square, "A Day at
,,rawlcrr, Iill' "Old NduNal! Garden, '-tle>e.
and such as these. ore the ttlrs Of the ESSAYS. n
very uuulnt print OF the old Nauxhall Gard"> i 10
he included and in special edition 10 bc issued
there Will be several copperpates. Most OF the 30
COPIES IN this edition have already been sold
Mr. II. c. Gunner. who has been for some time
dweller In tho CHEEKY and comfortable lind OF the
Jersey Proprctos. has prepared for "Scr5ners Maya
zinc- "A series Of SIX sketches OF life In that region
They arc 10 appear under III. general head Of Jersey
street and jersey Lane: Urban and Suburban
Sketches" and will doubtless lie Of quaint. grace
full aud humorous spirit.
II I, said that the court suit IN which Tennyson
prssened himself as Laureate before the Queen vas
the samc rs that which Wordsworth wore. Both
wer. big men, and the clothes lifted each great wearer
td,&,blv we'll Both Tcnnyson aud Wordsworth
dressed at Rogers house. the venerable poct having
had more to do with the two appointments than any
other living man.
LETTERS Outside THE MMLBAGS.
r,o,, Tho Jnrtford COurant,