New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-20

largest publishing house IN Mlan has discovered an
imprinted manuscript of Torquato TaSSo 1t IS i'm
portant because 1t describes journey 10 Egypt inns
making il probable that the poet saw with MS own
eve, many Of the things set forth in "Gerusalcmme
Iiberata., Heretofore tits not believed TO be
| the case The manuscript will be published with
notes. by signor Eoux. April %. the 2o7th annver
| sary Of Ta,>o's death.
Mr.. IIowelIs's new novel; Tho Quality of Mercy"
tho story OF n defaultcr who away to Canada
Is Just ready for publication. The llarpers are BRING
| Ing 1t out, and Issuing at the same tme Mr'
| Montgomery Schuylcrs book "Amercan Archl-
lecture
Mr. IIowcs ms the occupant Of the Editors study
welcomed his successor nj the desk with klhd anu
gentle melancholy and Mr.. Warner not to be outdone'
makes his bow his departing friend with cavaliers
grace. "Mr. Iowcs.- he says, "has not only thought
himself bui he hns forced his readers TO think OF the
relation Of literature 10 lIf' Of its seriousness as an
| occupation. Of the moral element that cannot be
couuterfcitcd by mawkish scntlmentality. From MS
pulpit he has been truly preacher Of the spntuhIza-
ton Of thought in words that mast have gone hard
| sometimes with the word 'naturis H. happened TO be
praisng II is not necessarily the test Of ones ser
vice 10 HI, nge that his sentiments have been agreed
with to win that honor would only need 10 ascer-
| tain the prevailing sentiment and utter it. Mr.
IIowells has sought the truth appeared to him.
Ills successor would like simply to to him. rs his
|
him hi, sweet spirit and sincerity and profound
admiration FOR the charm, the grace, the exquisite
literary art that nowhere else In these days. I'm orr
| tongue has been SO marked and sustained In his
| study
| ~cnorn Eullin Tnldo Bazan. the spanish author.
write, the Who'll" OF monthly periodical herseif-a
story a review II the most notable books published
during the month. and an article on the principal
tonic Of the day. She Is the same time writing
| bl~ lnch pnf-
| literature.
| The Tempest the ninth volume of Horace How
ard Turncsss varorum edition o. Shakespeare Is Just
coming from the Lppincott press. Mr. Abbeys Illus
rrnons Of Tho Tempest" by the way. viii appear in
the next Harper
Mrs Alcxandcr's forthcoming book Is a lovcstory
! called Fer PITY, Sake the scene being laid In
cathedral town.
Tcnnv-ons new PLAY. Tho Porcstcs." is 10 be pub
| l,hcd next week hy Macmillan.
1.-The Knich. Errnnt- the aesthetic magazine which
| Boston E., about 20 produce las been somewhat dc
laycd by the difficulty Of procuring for the first num-
her what The cditor, consider photogravurc Of sat
! isfac'ory quality.
Tie new ethical quarterly. The New world7-also
| the product Of Eo,ton-ls just coming out. The
first number presents several articles by leading liberal
| thco1e CLANS.
| The new Authors club ~ London has fixed H.
annual subscription ut about twenty one dollars anl
e., fee NJ something over my dollars. There
viii be 600 members. the qualification, for member
ship being that a man should De a British subject.
citizen ~ the United state. author I'm the widest
acceptance 81 the torn: contributor 10 leading
periodical, journalist OF established position.
Edmond de- Goncourt now hand ONE old man. lly-
! Ing in villa near Paris. ha made final arrangements
for the disposition after h. DEATH of his remarkably
| fine collection of art treasures. These are 10 be
| sold ard tie money Is to De applied 10 the founding
and maintenance Of Kind Of literary home" Herein
! twelve young writers 81 promise will be- made com
| irritable. in order that they may produce chcfd'-
ocuvrcs. 1t will b. queer experiment Which the
world win watch with Interest.
VI. de GoncOur: has ju,t brought out the sixth vol
| umc Of tho NcmcN's de- Goncourt"-thc last which
viii be published during li, lifetime.
Mr. Gladstone writes In n scmi-private letter: O.
| believe In Wordsworth, ard knew him personally He
| has dlncd me, bachelor. IN the Albany. nearly
| sixty years ago and delighted IN his noble appenr.
| ance and his beautiful aud simple manners. pos
| ,css n few Of his letters -
Could there be much better cpltaph for book
| lover than this.
L" 'ff isSs4 E Eq1Tals''' Of
Born at Barnett 1'i yefmo Sdo" Aug. "a. 1919,
The volume OF whose
| Earthly labonr was closed
In London, February oS. 1886. in the
sixty seventh wear OF his age.
and another book wa opened, which Is the book
| OF Lie.'
The late Grand Duke Constantine OF Rnssla who
was In. witticst and ccveirst member OF the Impe
| rial house. left among his papers diary covering
| The period from $40 10 1880 The diary. II is said
will be published. II the literary exercise his
tyrunical prcrogativc with little Judgment. an
interesting book may be expected The Grand Duke
Noted for his liberal IDEAS and before the Car
became suspicious OF him p0ttcr for TIE crown he
| occupied some Of the highest places In the Empire.
George wasbnRton's orthography was discussed a
few evenings ago In lecture by Professor Herbert r.
| Adams, Of Johns fopldns University. No doubt
| OF Washington ana changed them into good English
by spelling the words properly and altering the gram
mar Dr. Adams added that Sparks had consulted
President John Quincy Adams to whether or not no
ought 20 revise Washingtons letters and had been ad
vscd 10 do 30 by all means The Massachusetts states
man told SPARKS that Votaire could not spell French
words correctly. and that lack of proficiency in Or
biography was characteristic OF some great men.
! proof reader continued DR.. Admins "once said TO
Sparks that Washington wrote like n common soldier
There three texts OF washlngton's letters One
the original rough drift the second was the re.
vsed letter sent the recipient and ,he third was
| the corrected rough draft Washington must hive
thought In his later life that he could write better
than when I've Virginia colonel. and he seems IN
| have gone over his leterbook and made a number of
| changes In the rough drafts. examined his letters
at the State Department In Washington last Saturday
and found interlncatons In freslcr Ink than tho
| original copies"
MRS. PRINCES HODGsON BURyETrs WORKSHOP
| From The Washington Post.