New-York tribune., 1892-08-20
LITERARY NOTES.

In Professor Nichols "Carylc'-thc new velume
In the English Men OF Letters ssres-s 10 De 1ouhd
a defence OF Mr. Froudc against the charge OF ialse
friends ship made by divers ardent admirers OF 'hs
sco,chman Professor Nlcho says. ITO the hlha Vi
every impartial reader FrOnde appears as one OF ne
Ioyaest II one OF the most infatuated friends LVihe
toward the close in almost daily communion Win MS
master and I'm inevitable contact with his numerous
fraities lie seems to have reveTed him with love
that passeth anding and attributed 10 aim ID
good faith as Dryden did IN Jet TO the object OF ms
mock heroics, every mental as well as every moral
power"
Bv tie way how many readers remember that
Carlyle did in The London Spectator OF tlo
+verty seven millions Of Mis- fellowsuDjects that cy
wore "mostIy foo,s"l What he really said In that
article was that many Of thcm' were fools.
characteristic quarrel between Carlyle and W.
Iell Scott has lately described Walking one day
with Carlye, scott gave somewhat e1uberant ex-
urossion 10 his admiration for Shelley. Carlyle at
once opposed this estimate OF the poet mat was
the reverse of nater1pg. Stamping on the pavement,
he exclaimed "This shelley Of yours was scoundrel
and he ought have been hanged" Bell scott feit
deeply chagrined the rest OF the walk was taken
in solemn silence Before tho two old men parted at
Scott's door however, Shelley's censor had begun to
reent and hardly half hour had elapsed when there
came round from Chey row to SCOTS house bust
OF Shelley a peace offering. Carlyle saw that ne
had wounded gentle spirit by his trenchant crin-
cism, so he presented the painter poet with bust Oh
his hero.
Theodore Roosevelt has contributed TO The Gen.
tury" for september chapter of Western lie uhder
the title Of "An Elk Hunt at TwoOcean Pass
The complete edition OF the late Philip Bourke Mars
toms works. edited by Louise Chandler Moulton' VIII
soon appear from the press of Roberts bro'heTS'
1t will contain some not before published IN
Interesting
cism on Marstons work made by some Of the most us
tinguished OF letters OF our time
Mr.. J. G. Francs's comical and delightful cats
long known 10 those interested In illustrated papers
and magazines-havc found their way Into book
md this under the title Of "A Book OF Cheerful cats
and Other Animated Animals" will soon be published
BY The Century Company.
A Socialist novel, to be called The First OF May"
Is coming from the pen OF the Italian writer Edmondo
de AmicIs
THE St James's Gazette notes that question OF
crea. interest to OF letters has been discussed but
not decided in a just heard In au EneNsf court.
The plaintiff Sidney Lee, is well known writer ana
tl successor of Leslie STEPHEN as editor of the great
Dictionary Of Nationa Biography some years
sCop saws the Gazette" Mr.. Lee prepared lor MI
Nimmo the publisher an edition Of the Life Of Lord
Herbert OF Cherbury' Mr.. Nmmo sold the copy ns'f
10 another publisher, who brought out the booh with
the omission OF the introduction and other portions OF
Mr. Lees original work and In form which he com
p,alnod Of as incomplete and unscloarly. Mr Lee
AZ conscientious editor and student, naturally Oh
ecod to being considered responsible for book Is
sued with these maimcd rites aud tried to restrain
the publication by Injunction; and most literary ncal
must have hoped that he would gain his case. In the
interests OF accurate and scholarly work But te !
Judge refused the Injunction, and Mr. Lee Is mockc
with the informant IN that he may II he pleSe sue c
publisher for libel and try TO recover from jury VINO
probably never heard OF Lord Herbert OF ChcsD'nHl
damages for the injury TO his rpnt'uoh' i's i |
very unsatisfactory and seems 70 show that the owner
~ ON antbor, copyright under the lcgh rules which
prevail as TO literary property, can practically az
pretty much what he plea>os with the authors booK'
and an author, who objects to scampcd worK ana
hose editing has no red Iedic5s. 1t is pity tha'
Mr. Lees public spirited action was not REWARDED o.
a victory sn the law courts