New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
LITERARY NOTES.

L L/lthlt A'NA A~eO'
maui and revised edition OF Richard Malcolm
robpston,s "Dukcsborough Tales" Is to be published
so.nn nv .nneton. Those who delight In the Colonels
houcIy and winning stories OF Georgia life VIII be giad
N know that Mr. BIZ Williams. the qualntcst OF his
characters Is to be the hero OF the collection. Inc
e,x Tales, which most brightly present Mr. BIZ
10 an ndmring world will I'LL the volume. which Is
IN be one Of the flown and Country Library series.
The Dukcsborough Tales" were first brought out
about twelve years one OF the numbers OF the
Iarpers Franklin Square Library"
Next TO Lord Tcnny son. it Is said, Mr.. Gladstone IS
The author Of Oldest standing in England. Tcnnysohs
first book was published in 1880. Mr. Gladstones-
The state in lis Relations TO the Chuich'-n 1873
Tho most popular OF NIL GladSones publications was
nj, pamphlet on The Vatican DEGREES This went
into no less than 10 editions and translated into
yatiols Continental languages. lie has boon very
industrious author-how industrious Is shown by the
fact that the titles Of his publications occnpy twenty
two pages 10 the printed catalogue oil the British
Museum.
The four volumes comprising the new edition OF
Herman Melvillc's works will all be published during
the spring and early summer. the last of the series
White Jacket" being announced for July. Nj la
rorge has made an admirable drawing for Type,
the first volume. and 1t has been very successfully
reproduced.
VI. Naeterlinch. the Belgian gentleman whose tire
some work was. not long ago. the object OF frantic
admlratI) N both In Paris and London, has met lhe
fate OF other fads. and Is now sonndY abused II, Il
stylIst after the manner of Oendorf." This Is 30
thoroughly true that II Is amazing IL should have
taken the foreign critics SO long TO find It out 1.-The
brad OF the shoemakcr's aunt is on the table OF the
cook, sister, IS quite lively In comparison with the
Nat and silly monotony Of VI. Maeterinck's prose.
The simplicity of styic that comes BIZ nature Is en-
chanting; but the simplicity that Is carefully worked
up into meaningless paloc 10 which skim milk Is
riclness-that is wearisome beyond endurance The
French have discovered that this is the Belgans
particular kind OF simplicity and they no longer call
him the superior Of Shakespeare"
And. by the way, what has become OF the lbsen
fad There seems to BE- sweet and saluary silence
Just now concerning Wild scandinavian
friend.
The first OF James Russell Lowell's papers ON The
Old English DramastSr will be brought out In the
Juno Harper" Lowelrs pleasure In this subject
was always great; ard In taking up anew he whim
sicaly declared that he was returning to htst love-
There IS said to be n new Klpllng in the ranks OF
British authors. This Is n Mr.. Morley Roberts, VINO
has lust published Il book called King Bily of BAL
liant .rogce and concentration second only To Mr.
Killings is the phrase applied to his r);h and cl
Bazac I'm the vivid anguish Of personal tneedy.
rs for poetry writes Thor'au TO Emerson. In
The scrc, Just published In The Atlantic Sc have
not remembered To writ. any for some time IL has
quitc slipped my mind but sometimes think hear
tho mnit,iings Of the thunder. Don't you remember
tlin, La, summer heard low. tremulou> sound In
the woods and the hills, and thought II was par
r,dsr, OF rocks. and 1t proved 10 be thlnd'~ gone
down the river But sometimes IL was ovcr Waylani
way and At last burst our heads. 80 we'll not
de pair by r,a,on OF the drought
MIR. s,cvcnsolS animated little book. "Traves with
Donkc ." has become rare In England, and collectors
are now giving 80 for copy. 3" Treasure
Island and Dr. Jeky and Mr.. Hyde ale the books
whlch have spread his fame through Continental Eu-
ROPE Two editions Of the French translation Of the
former book quickly exhausted.
There uncommonly good process lllustra-
lions In paper glaciers In the May Calf )rnian."
This periodical most OF It's Illustrations IN this
shapc-i valuable resource 10 new enterprise In
magazine making.
Lord Brassey aud his present wife ARE emulltng
the literary industry Of the hrt Lady Bras>ey. They
been making records OF their leccn, cruise which
will soon be brought out 4 new sunbeam" book