New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-15
LITERARY NOTES.
~Pondennis" goes out OF copyright In England this


year.
Few American books have ever been received In
Great Britain with such enthusiasm as has welcomed
Miss wilkins's stories. new and complete library
edition has been demanded and is the eve OF pub
location.
Mr. r. L. stevensons new novel, "The Pearl
Fisher" is approaching completion.
"The real historian"-what shall he offer the world
MT merely a series OF dry dates and records OF Dat
ties and law-makng, surely. but true picture OF
nations life and character. when we read history
saws an anonymous writer in Macmillan ""e"
zlne" ..we want to be told how the people were
clothed fed, housed; how they looked and SPOKE
how they fought and revclled what manner OF woriu
It was in which they worked and loved anu ss"e'
ana hoped from the cradle to the grave
f the historian for instance, proposes to write the
record of the spacious times OF great hhHAoc'h'
should be his delight well as his duty 70 give
faithful picture Of the epoch. lie should show us the
maid OF honor with her ruff, the rhyming courier
with his padded hose the bold adventurer on HIS
solitary bark in the spanish man, tlc eaoies Vi '"0
Tudor manor house amid the ok-thronseo ems
the game OF bowls the Hoe at Plymouth whlie 'ne
Armada crept up Channel, the noble In his casuo'
the peasant in his hut the poet and the Playwright
the dance around the Maypole. For what reason
are the amusemens OF the people to be EXCLUDED rom
history Historians do not seem to Know ITO" Ill
tmately the life OF nation Is affected by ns pleasures
and how enthusiastically by its politics. Does ho' uc
development of the rscehorse deserve place Ill uo
record OF English nfe1 Ii Welington's battles were
won Oh the playing fields Of Eton has not the heahs
English love OF feld-sports and games some beVrihs
upon the normal and physical changes In the s'e OF
the race? How comes ii that the Fail MAIL oAhay
braves the bitter winter in the Crimean trenches?
The late E. p. Roe's domestic tales have come to
unusual honor In the publishing world podd Is
Mead are bringing out largcpaper edition which Is
to be sold by subscription.
Richard Harding Dav,s's younger brother. Charles b.
Davis Is developing some ability as wilter. WINE
bis first story III the July "Ccntury' is somewhat
forced and meodrarnac-iauts to which the work OF
vouth is subject-it still shows uncommon promise
A Translation of a new novel by Paul Lindan, Mr.
and Mrs Bewcr," is announced by Raud, McNally
Co.
There is TO be a shelley Library and Museum at
Horsham England, and memorial tablet Is To be
placed In the parish church 1t was near this place
that Shelley born
"a Tale of Twenty-Five Hougs," by Brnnder
Matthews and G. II. Jessop, and Hamlin Garlands
"A Little Norsk' are the first volumes of Appeton's
pretty little new summer series of books for ldle
hours.
The Norwegian Storthing has again granted an an
nual pension OF 600 crowns about $3.50 10 the poet
and politician Boelnsterne BjOcrnson. The pension
was given 10 this popular author for the first time III
1853. In 1887, however, motion was made In the
Storthng to honor the novelist Herr Kteland IN
similar WAY. The notion was lost. Bjoerns0n was so
incenscd ut the insult his friend that he declined TO
accept his pension longer. Kjeland having become III
the meantime Mayor OF the city OF his BIRTH
Bjoernsoa consented 10 accept again the bounty OF his
countryS representatives. The majority, however. In
favor OF granting the stipend was not overwhelming. as
the POETS political recently Las aroused much
opposition. Henrik 1bsen and Jonas Lie also draw
pension OF $3.50 each from the Norwegian treasury.