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


OF Hugh Thomson's Days with Sir Roger de cover
ley, uniform with the editions Of The Vicar OF
Wakefield and " Yranford." illustrated by him. For
this purpose IL has been necessary to make some
fresh blocks from the original drawings.
The Sergeant prize for the best metrca translation
Of nm ode OF Horace offered at Harvard every year,
has been won this time by \ young lady. Her name
Is Margaret F. Hcrrlck and she Is a student In the
Annex.
Poetry pays In England, at least the new ediuoh
OF Austin Dobson's collection, At the Sign Oh inc
Lyren is the eighth and 1t may be remembered tnas
the editions are Of 1000 copies each. His "o'd
World Idyls7 will soon reach It's eleventh edition.
Mrs. Gaskelps "Cousin Phlis" has been added to the
neat series OF Tales from Foreign Lands, published by
A. c. MoClurg d. Co. Another new number OF this
series is translation Of Perez Galdcs's Maranea.
Mr.. Barrie's delightful Window in Thrufhs Is to
be brought out In an Illustrated edition de iu1e-an
honor the book well deserves.
The last direct descendent of Montague died In 1873.
Oof the so called chateau OF Montalgne which the
essayist calls Ma Maison' "The London Times" says
that II continued to be occupied after Its masters death
by his mother who resumed her position as head OF
the family, which she had waived during her sons
life and by his widow The mother died In 1901. and
the widow In 1910. The only child. Ele0nore-nVc
other daughters had lived only few days or weeks
had married, In 1890, Francois de Ia Tour, by whom
she had daughter, Franchise, who married Honore DE
Lur Charles do Lur the only offspring OF this mar
riare died without ISSUE EleOnore. becoming
widow went back to Montague, but afterward married
q " de Gamaches by whom she had five children.
one Of these, Marie, married Louis de Lur. Honores
brother. There litigation between Eleonores
daughters or their children TO the ownership OF
Montaigne, which eventually remained In the posses
sion OF Jean de Scgur Montague lie bcqueathcd II 10
his son, Alexandra de segur and the latter had three
sons but the Revolution interviewed the house was Tor
time abandoned, many Of the family papers finding
their way the Bordeaux archives and the three sons
on their airs eventually sold the estate The mousse
with part OF the land, was purchased by retlren
officer, with whom John Sterling. Caryles friend had
some talk on visit to the place, related In The West
minister Review" for 1898. sterling speaks OF 1t rs
lofty gray stone building having air OF suttsh
neglect tho not at all OF decay and az apparently
little changed sine, the essayist's time. The then
owner was anxious to sell IT, and next hear Of 1t
us in the possession M NJ Magne. Minister Of Finance In
SOD 1850 1861 SO. md l573lo74. Magnc had the
unfortunate deG OF restoring H. and visitor OF looi
speaks " It as ihghtully mctamorphOscd, save the
chcn and the detached tower. In lrs3 the house
was nearly destroyed by fire. but the tower happily
cscapcd-the tower where. Montaignc himself tells
u.s. he spent most of his time. as to be out Of
his way The fifty four fifty six notices in Latin
and Greek, from the Bible and the classics painted
for him with brush the ceiling Of the library. are
still partially lecible. About thirty years ago one Of
the forty four Iosts being wormeaten had TO be re-
moved mud n new ono inserted. which Magne
Intended but neglected, u reproduce the old motto
some OF the other notices have been ciumslly
restored, like Luthcrs inkIot Mt warhurs. Kizzios
boodmark Iioyrood. the latter now ne longer an
nunlly renewed" Thus there is sill! enough TO re-
ward Montalgnist pilgrimage: but the village Is on
the track Of railways and globcroticr' know Dttlc
Of and care less for the nmilahle rs'ayist Magn"s
widow died the spot In June. 1871. and the house IL
now occupied by her daughter and sonin-law. NJ
Thlron Monauban. Mon'nlgne's blood stu runs In the
veins Of the scgur Montague PlyScgur aud oK"lly
Farrell families.
The new Lord Lieutenant Of ireland. Lord IIougitn
is quite as good poet politician. Ills verses are
full OF charm and recall the best characteristics Of
those given 10 The world by his fathcr-who was
MonktOn Mines before he became the first Lord
IIcrghton. The present Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland
is not only clever. rich. popular and young' but Is
also an uncommonly handsome man. But his path
has not been altogether n sunny one. He has lost
his young wife under very sad circumstances. VILE
nursing their children through m attack OF ssrct
fever she fell a victim 70 that disease.
"The Nnulahka.7 II condemned BY the critics Of
England, Is nevertheless financial success there
The first edition Of 5000 copies has ben exhausted,
and the second edition has Just been Published
Mr.. Kipling has lately written a poem chilled
" The Last Chantry." lie ias Just rcurncd 20 this
country.
The forthcoming "Iife OF Ruskin,' by Mr.. Conlng-
wood IS to contain portrait Of It's subject In color,
taken from an original wat"r-colr drawing by him
scH II will also have reproductions Of SIX eight
90 bc "a n no NH .hcd n
volumes during tho autumn
Something particularly Interesting may DO looked
for in the shape Of number Of letters which passed
between the late General sherman and his brother,
senator sherman, and which The Century Is about
10 print The General daughter Mrs. Thorndike.
has added some notes 10 the correspondence.
series Of volumes under the general title Of
"The Booknans Library will soon be issued in
connection with THE Bookmnn" Of London. The
series will consist partly Of reprints ana partly Of
original matter. The first volume will contain "1he
Poetry OF the DALI each poem bearing tho name
OF its author. Few scts OF this early American pub
ncaton can now be found. and II Is from copy
In tho possession Of Mira. Alexander Ireland Of Man
chester that the volume has been prepared. In this
copy Mr.. Emerson himself added the names of the
authors to the poems. and his authority Is not 70
be questioned II is said that some Of the poems
BY Lowell and Thoreau have never been reprinted
The Second volume In this series will contain "a The
Complete Works OF Emily Brone.' printed from the
original edition and presenting In PREDATORY essay
two hitherto unpublished letters written BY Miss
Brontc.
All honor 70 Smith a. Elder publishers! They
agreed to pay Mr. Anstey 1925 for the first edition OF
his "vice.versa." and they paid II accordingly but
when the book made It's unexpected success they
yc UNFAIRLY increased this sum- until now he has been
paid between 20 600 and $4,000. This IL admirable,
but n business man of sound judgment would probably
say that methods Of publication should be arranged
In such way to preclude dependence on anybody's
sense OF justice. Business is business and author
who Will not this important lesson should
complain too loudly II skul publishing house makes
more money out Of His work than he does.
The letters Of Adrenne Lecouvrcur the actress have
lately boen for the first time. collected and edited
EN nlanatorr and Illustrative notes taken from LII.