New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-04
LITERARY NOTES.

n T. stevenson's history Of Samoa will be sue
CODED nv a volume containing his two South Sea
stories "Tne Beach of falesa,' ana Ihe bo''ie
Imp The serial publication OF his new eigHleeh.'
century novel, David Balfour,' Will begin IN 'he
autumn.
What Is 81 to "cstsprawl"7 1.-THE London spec
totor in reviewing Mr.. Stevensons "Wrecker" says
.wr Horny Adams one OF the ablest OF living his
toians has pointed that the keynote OF the SPi-
cal American character IS an Intense BELIEF ana nope III
regard TO the future OF America, and has SHOWN
how to this belief and to this hope is to he ascrDed
the American tendency to catsprawl, to blu 10 'ah
big and to exat collection Of mud huts into ci,y
The American is OF the greatness tha' a"''s
him md his and lives much In his specuia'lohs oil
The future that the unimportan fact that the future
ms vet wants realization is forgotten ana put "Suo'
But to make his dream complete the American wants
the American OF enterprise TO he the cicVeeS'
the best the chlvarous well as the richest on
the face OF the earth. Hence he Is Tor ever th'lh
ing of how .to build up the type TO get culture
and to make the American worthy OF his nope he'i-
tage This alert eager. boisterous spirit has been
caught and transferred TO his pages by Mr. steven
son with an art that Is beyond admiration
The portrait of Shelley which the Angus.
"Centuryn contains, certainly represents the idc"h
poetic head. The beautiful brow, the spiritual eyes
looking dreamv out from under the tossing locks
Of soft, silky hair-all belong TO the Shelley we
poet actually possessed so tiny and inexpensive
mouth; but in the days when Miss Curran drew this
head little mouth with nothing Characteristic about
II was ms much fashion" in portraiture rs was
the garb OF the day.
Miss Woods. the author OF "Metzerott Shoemaker
has been writing new novel which the Appiftohs
will soon publish. 1t IS TO be called "From Dusk
to Dawn; and 1t partly turns upon the relation OF
the individual to the community
John MacGregor the author Of that once most
popular book. a Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy
lately died in England He was In his youth con-
tributor TO Punch"
Dr. Edward Eggcston has edited "The Story OF
Columbus written by his daughter. Mrs. seelye;
md the book illustrated with nearly hundred
drawings by another daughter. Miss allegro Egges-
ton, will shortly be issued by the Appletons.
An interesting II pesslmistc letter written by Keats
10 Haydon I'm 1919 has Just been sold in London.
"what a set OF little people we live amongst writes
The poet 81 went the other day into an ironmonger's
shop. without any change IN my sensations-men and
tin-kcttcs are much the In these days. They
do not study like children at five and thirty but they
talk like men al twenty Conversation is not
search after knowege $50 spelled throughout by
Keats as always by Coeridce) but an endcavor Mt
effect. In this respect two most opposite men.
Wordsworth, and Hunt. the same. friend OF
mine observed the other day that If Lord Bacon were
10 make any remark in party OF the present dav,
the conversation would stop on the sudden am
convinced of this, and from this have come to the
resolution never write for the sake OF writing or
making q poem but from running over with any ltue
knowledge or experience which many years OF re
Election may perhaps give me-otherNiSe Will be
dumb. What Imagination | have ! shall enjoy, and
greatly for ! have experienced the satisfaction Of
Having great conceptions without the toll OF sonnet
teering. / will not spoil my love Of gloom by writ
Ing an ode to dagkpess; and with respect to my
livelihood | will not write for II. for VIII not mix
with that most vulgar of all crowds the literary"
At the tie letter Keats says, stil In the same
mood OF depression II three and twenty with
little knowledge and middng intellect. 1t is true
That IN the height OF enthusiasm have been cheated
into some fine passages, but that Is nothing
AT tile same sale which disposed Of Keats's letter
appeared many other valuable objects. Among them
was Rotha Quilnans little album containing with
other interesting Ms. contributors this acrosuc by
Charles Lamb:
II otha. how in numbers light
q ught tn express thee
II AXE my meaning In Its Night.
III aste imports not always slight
A nd believe bless tlecl
Another Ms. In this sale letter from Words
worth 10 his future soninaw. Edward Quinan.
Therein the poet says apTopos Of the Copyright bill:
"The wretch says his line 10 10 watch c1pir
ing copyrights and would, doubt, be III he dared
10 murder the authors the sake Of getting
at his prey-but too much Of this disgusting subject"
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