New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
LITERARY NOTES.

NJ. de saint Amands series OF volumes dealing
with the Famous Women AZ the French court
has had a remarkable success II is u'nerNt"a
That over scventy-sevcn thousand copies Of me
volumes already issued have bccn sod-ihS sale
probably Including b(th original and TRANSACTIONS.
The next volumes arc 10 be devoted 10 the Duchess
Of Berry They arc "The Duchess Of Berry ana
the Court OF Louis XVIII 1.-THE Duchess OF
Berry and the Court Of Charles ~ ana The
Duchess Of Berry and the Revolution OF July, l-"o
The Brentwood edition Of Ruskins works IS
being brought on here by G. F.. Merrill & Co.. by
arrangements with tho 'Engtsh pubhsher' phH
edition IS tho authorized one. Mr. Ruskin receiving
from It's sale his due authors profit
The Harpcrs are doing excellent work In
bringing out handsome illustrated editions 81 American
books Mr.. Curii-s Prue and L. and Mr.. Henry
Jamcss Daisy Miller and AZ International
Episode are among these books. y. r. steiner
has made the drawings for Prie and L. and II.
". McNickcr has dealt with MIR. Jam'sS boohs.
DR.. Doyle Ia, practced medicine for something
over eight years. During this period literature b, de-
grc,s took hi, attention from diagnosis and Ia M
spare time ne wrote nity or siAr stories for maya
Anc,. \ small selection OF these tales say Tie
strand Magazine" b" has been published since una"r
the title OF The Captain % the folc,tar' ana has
pa, cd through some four editions, lie va, los no
mean, iort,lin: Tho oppDrtuglilc, TO su,l ira'y
luvcatiNc mimi a- h., 10 novel writing. 'n'" again
the memory Of III. Old master came back u hn. lie
wrote a study IN scarlet which refused by
many bat eventually sold outright by a. author for
go Then came Micah Oarko'-a stcry dealing
with the MOnmouth Rebellion. This was remarkably
successful. The sign ~ Four came next, and the
publication OF this enhanced the reputation Of IT,
author very cOnsdcrably.'
Novel writing more aud more attracted the Doctor
and he determined 10 tc,i bis power 10 tie utmost
lie felt that IL WIS congenAl ra,iime which would
inevitably become converted into q profession u
devoted" he says 1.-TWO y'ars 10 tho study OF four
tccnthccntury life in England Edward HIS reign
when the country nj IT, height. The perioi has
hardly been treated In fiction az ALL and Ind 70 ="
back 20 early auihorue, for everything. set my eli
10 reconstruct the archer. who hG, always seemed 10
NE To b. thr mos; sirliln! nrIre 10 English history
of course. scott has dOnc him incly aud ininll'aby
In his outlaw aspect. Bat II VA not a. an outlaw
that he wns famous. lie primarily u soldier
one Of the fins that the world hn, ever seen rough
hard drlnhng hard caring, but hI Of p!uc. and
animal spliits. The arohcIs must have been "1trn
ordinary fellows. Thr French, who have always
been gallant soldiers gave up irving 10 fight them at
last and USED 10 allow English armic, TO wander un
checked through the country. /. the same IN
spain and IN scotland. Thea the knights. | think
we're much more human kind Of people than they have
usually been depicted. strength had ltc 10 do with
their knigltly quallties some u the most famous
OF them were very weak men, physically Chandos
WAS looked upon thc first Knight IN Europe when
he was over eighty. Nv study Of the period ended
I'm nv writing, The White COMPANY which has, |
believe. gone through fair number Of editions al
ready"
A new volume Of military history by John G. Ropes
Is in the Scribncr press. II has fOr subject The
Campaign OF Waterloo" and has Illustrative alas
Mr. Frank r. stockton has collected seven tales
I'm volum, which will be- published under the title
Of "Thc Clocks Of Rondaine and Other Stories II
{. book for young people. Mes-rs. +. II. Blash-
field W 4. Rogers and ID. {. Beard have madc the
Illustration,
II IS stated concerning Miss Mary Wilkns's literary
methods that her stories truly works Of maHna-
ton In no case being transcript from HE. she Is
quoted M saying that when she comprehcnds char
meter she knows absolutely what It's possessor would
do under any gwen circumstances. che has no
doubt nor hesitation In determining this.
In Miss Brooks" Eliza Orne white produced a
very clever and sprighty little novel-a fact which
prcdls poses the reader to welcome with pleasant
ticpauons her forthcoming new novel; Winter
borough"
Colonel Theodore A. Dodg.'s Caesar the third
volume in his SERIES Of Great CAPTAINS Is nearly
ready for publication. In Caesars Commentaries
he foundation OF me DOCK, OF course Is laln ad II
Is In reality history Of the art Of war among the
Romans from the Era of Marius TO the Fall OF tho
Roman Empire.
A new edition OF Mr. Ifrnry W. Bates's "Rccords
of a Naturalist on The Amazons," is coming ont IN
London The book first published thirty years
ago and the original edition has nj been obtainable
for a long time, abridged edition taking It's place
IL 1, now u be Issued In It's complete form.
~ Ia. N of he
Is about to publish a book entitled The Southern
Empire" 1t contains essays, the first OF which
gives its name to the volume, and Is study OF The
probable effect on the Western world OF successful
result Of the southern rebellion.
Mrs Stannard John Strange Winter has written
a novel which Is 10 be published under the title
OF A soldiers Children
The Pagan Review" thinks II Is very scathIng
when 1t says OF Tennyson's "Foresters" that
stage play 1t Is eminently suited TO please British
and American audiences, having neither Intensity OF
vision, overmasery Of passion. vgor OF dialogue. nor
convincing verismilitude." All these nice things. no
coubt are TO be found In the plays OF the great
lbsen.
Mr. Whitter's new volume Of poems. AT Shutdown, >
contains The poems collected since the publication in
1856 of st. Greg0ry's Guest" IL Is Illustrated by
a portrait and eight photographers.
A lately discovered kttm written by Charles
Dickens while arranging some private theatricals has
this characteristic passage: q am terribly out OF
spirits this morning owing 10 the great difficulty ]
and the stage carpenter experience in making
light, which is a much more troublesome task than
we anticipated"