New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-11
LITERARY NOTES.

1.-THE Cosmopolitan has undertaken to rival In
cheapness that excellent periodical, "The English
Illustrated Magazine 1t Is now only IL i: cents
copy retanInc IFS usual size and Offering as
many Illustrations as heretofore. The experiment
will be watched with much Interest: It's
success OF course, depends upon the advertising
pages Among the many entertaining articles oil the
uIv number Mr. Uowelss Traveller from Altrura =
holds an important place. The form Of this serial
allows free scope for the discussion OF the authors
social theories and the explication OF his philosophy
NJ. Zoa's new book ale Doctcur Pascal" has
Just been brought out In Paris In a first edition OF
So 900 copies or his various works. the " Debacic,'
II Is stated has had the largest sale in France-a
sale OF 10000 copies. OF the hougon- Macq"ar'
series of novels the total number sold has been
I Ass 600 and this number does not include the
various editions de luxe.
The DAYS OF some OF the most valuable and plucRy
OF the Western game animals are numbered lHeS
are disappearing before the hunter, the rahchman
and the miner and probably not many more DOORS
Of adventure among them VIII he written ny 'nooo
who have enjoyed their personal acquaintance Mt
Theodore Roosevelt's volume. The "liderhesS
HUNTER may be among the last OF these records
Is not that a perversion Of taste which leads Mt
Edmund Gosse to print catalogue OF the most no'a-
he Of his hooks containing dedcations, inscriptions
and unpublished poems by his friends, their au'h"rS
and donors9 The little book Is to he Issued oy
private subse1iplion-which does not in these days
moan any particular privacy. The publication OF
such n book would seem TO be something IN the
nature OF satire fric ldship soon or lae such
private verses and dedications reach the world IL
thev are worth ANYTHING often when they are
not But there would seem 10 BE- certain grace
in waiting until the giver and the recipient Of the
Tho nath of hp
The French lady known Tn. BENTON has writ
ten story called "Jacqucne.' and Mrs
Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer has translated II ih'o
English This translation will soon be published by
Boussod Vaadon d. Co. American writer's owe 10
TIL Benton a debt OF gratitude. for IT Is chchy
through her efforts. made manifest in the "Rcvue
des De,Ix Mondcs." that French readers have made
acquaintance with modern American books.
Mr. Dykes Campbell's uncommonly clever introduc-
ton to the new edition Of the works OF Colerdge IS
to he revived and enlarged and brought oWt III the
autumn as a separate publication. The author mas
doubtless been led TO this action ny the Enthusiastic
or critical discussion which the introduction has
evoked.
Thomas Watts. who was for many years one OF the
most valued and important officials oil Inc BrllSh
Museum became connected with that institution In an
odd way. His family owned a large pubhc oa'h
I'm London and II said that he often sat there'
AT the receipt OF CUSTOM" reading many BOOKS ana
learning many languages, Including such outoI-the-
way tongues as Chinese, Icclandic, Russian nun
garan and Welsh. once In Will" he WOMB WISH
,ho reading room OF the museum. and one Of his IA
vorie studies being Russian literature he asked con
,inually for Russian books-cw Of which the inSti'n
ton possessAd Al last In consequence OF his appeals
the authorities sent for quantity OF Russian DOCKS
for the library and when they arrived discovered that
there was nobody In their service who could catalogue
,bom Watts volunteered 10 do the work. the offer
was accented and the task performed In 50 ad-
nirable a manner that he was straigh'way appointed
an assistant lie was for a long time superintendent
OF the new reading room. Great numbers OF DOCKS
in languages then little studied, were procured by MIN
To- ,bo vouderf,u library of the museum.