Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-21
Literary Notes.

ent. both being down with the grip. Inc
wedding trip Of the couple Will be around
the world. K1rLING has written q new
story called THE Lost Legion"
The comic paper, the New YORK Judqe'
ventures on the following serious opinion;
IF AMfIIg RivEs does not wear the man.
tie OF SHAKESPEARE it is because she pre-
fers a more modern costume"
An important work, which Will be pub
lished by LITTLE, Brown d Co. IN May,
will be Francis PLBKMASs final volume on
the French and English in North America.
1t is to be called "A Half Century OF Con-
fict.n and in point of time will precede
Mr.. PARKMAs's Montcalm and Wolfe.
HoueHrox, MIrFLIS d Go. are preparing
DR.. LYMAN ABDorT's Lowell Lectures on
the Evolution OF Christianity. Rev. MrNor
sAvler. the leader in radical thought in
Boston, and JOSEPH Cook, tho loader OF
conservatism, are sharpening their hatch
cts in expectation.
PoE's copy of The Bells" sold at auo-
ton in Boston last week for $3.50. gold
locket, with the hair Of the poet and his
wife within. brought S55. A letter writ
ten By GEORGE WASHINGTON brought SlsG.
Mr.. HowEILs has finally "shaken" the
beans of Boston and "settled down" in
New York, in Stuyvesant square. He is
said to be most methodical worker. lie
goes TO his desk at 10 A. II. and leaves 1t
at4P.M. He works slowly and deiibe-
ratelv. and by careful management of
his time accomplishes much more than
the man who puts everything Of unit! the
last moment and then works like q dyna-
mo. But there are people who are mean
enough TO think-and 70 say-that Nh.
HowELIs might have put of much OF his
work indefinitely.
Mr.. RIDER HAGGARD thinks that SIX
months Is sufficient time in which to CON-
plete an important work. This depends
on what Alr. HAGGABD considers an impor-
tant work. Ii lie refers to his own pro-
ductions. three months time and robust
case of Jim jams" ought 70 be enough
for any one of them. DICKENS and THAcEE-
RAY usually required about two years to
complete one Of their important works"
while Mrs. HUMPHREY WARD was thirteen
years writing one novel and four years
writing another. Mr.. HAGGARD considers
"Erio Brighteyes" his best work. with
"She" IN the second place. lie is another
methodical worker, andusually writes from
5000 to 1000 words day.
The next two volumes in the series OF
Twelve English Statesmen will be
Chatham" 10y JoHS MORLEY, and
Queen Elizabeth by Professor BEES
LEY.
Mr.. WILLIAM SHARP and Miss BLANCHE
Willis HOWARD have elaborated on O
new work of fiction.
The February Nmeteenh Century contains
a short poem on the death of the Duke OF
Clarence and Avondae b. Lord TESNYsos.
| which The Publishers Circular thinks as
fine as anything the laureate has ever
| done in the same compass.
HoUoHroS. NIlTrLIy Il Co. have pub
Hshed William Gilmore Simms," by Pro-
lessor WILLIAM Z. Trent. which is Volume
| XII. of American Men Of Letters. Pro-
fessor THIST Is Richmond man.
Another and very large edition OF
Uncle Toms CABIN" ia being issued.
There is q certain article which IS said to
travel very fast.
The March Century will have two papers
on PApEREwsKI also, poem by the edi-
tor and frontispiece portrait engraved
by JOHNSON. If PADEREwsu will have hi:
name changed and his hair cut he will
confer favor.
| The March Forum will contain IN article
| on Authors Complaints and Publishers
Profits by CHARLES BURR TODD. Bott
sides Of the question appear to be equally
large.
Mr.. GLADSTONE Is said to receive $50
each for his articles in the North american
Rerielc. For the series on The Impregna-
bic Rock of Holy Scripture" he was paid
$500 each by the editor Of Good Words. and
the same sum for simultaneous publica
tons in America IN the SlrGdy-School Tunes
EDGAR SAITUs is about to issue another
novel. 1t will be called Prince Charm
inc,"" A Fifth-Ayenue Society Story" be
ing the subtitle. 1t is to DO hoped thai
MIR. SALrus will not DO as naughty in his
new book as on former occasions.
| 1t is said that nineteen publishers re
fused the Rev. L. J. HAEDY's popular book
"How to be Happy Though Married
| Well, what Of 1t? Publishers are bu
human beings. and more or less stupid
like the rest of US.
The Aston Library added 3.s45 volumes
TO its shelves last year, making the tota
1886.
THOMAS HARDY's latest novel is called
"Tess of the DUrbervilles." The New
York Tribune. competent authority. says
of it: This is not only by far the bes
work Mr.. HARDY has done it is one of the
strongest novels that has appeared for I
long time" Mr.. HARDY has never writer
a poor novel. His Shakespcaresn rustlcs
if nothing else. would redeem any book
from the charge of mediocr1ty.
HANLrs GARLAND, author of Main
Travelled Roads," has nearly ready a po
litical novel entitled "A Member of the
Third House" The Richmond Chamber
of Commerce need not think the book hal
local reference.
TEssYsoS, it is said, now reads ereai
number of novels. He reads them in the
evening and sometimes becomes SO alb
sorbed over them that it is difficult to per
suade him to 60 to bed. Much of hii
afternoons is spent in the enjoyment Of
the luxury of his pipe. with which nothins
is allowed to interfere. Most of his latter
day poetry has been greatly ridiculed, but
We ourselves have never felt disposed Il
sneer at the weakness Of old age. We pre-.
for TO remember the noble work he hal
done.
SPushxos's income from his writings
must have equalled, II u said. II Il did mol
suHpAss, that OF ths most successtul man
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