New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
r.,crop BrGOs UNPUBLISHED WORKs.
A TALK WITH ONE OF HIS LITERARY EAECo'
ToRs-A STRANGE STORY REGARDING -.
rur pOrT'S DAUGHTER. ." "a"

THE POETS DAUGHTER. 80
IN. nj the literary executors OF Victor hugo CAV!
some interesting particulars regarding some ""pa.
ushcd works OF the great Frenchmah 10 w
r.snond.nt Of the Neles Wleney Tagcblatt reeeh"y
Tho works. which are tc appear In print III sno.'
time. naturally excite great interest ho' on' ~
pows but I'm every part Of the civilized wor1d.
. W. v.re r,catIy erharrassed.- said the executor
20 give a lille to a book OF Victor Hugo which ne
himself had not chosen or wished large hu""cr
NJ the unpublished works Of the master pore uiv"
the manuscript the words: The entire Lyri' we
have chosen this title for the volume when Is NV
IA be issued No other name could suit oeler INV
great truth set forth In this work, when roais 'o''
tains the entire poetic scale. springins from me
heights Of philosophy to the Hottest fancy W" ''e
accepted also the divisions of the work.
9Th. first part Is devoted to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
with opfnons upon great events and great m'h'
The book begins with q beautiful piece" Ia 'lS'oh a'"
Montagnes' Then follow Les Evangelistes' ana
touching elegy. La Bose
The second part Is devoted 10 art-poetry, poets
and PAINTERS 1t contains La Chanson de suehe''
n splrnad Imitation Of Virgil. In the third part We
have brought together all that relates to the Ego
the personal feelings OF the poet
"The fourth part l. devoted to Mature 1t con-
films sketches short descriptions and "reminiscences
Of travels In the fifth part a~ to b. tue trea,afs
on philosophy, morals and politics This ui's'on
begins with lie Calrul,' an astonishing pece-p's'
cartcs criticised by Victor Hugo; algebra IN poeuS'
figures In pictures OF fancy.
"The seventh part is devoted to Love- u
contains .Au Bois' IN idyl which one would believe
he had read in Andre CLenier. Here are also ins
ironcal The most ro f Of color ca and
life, little fatterng TO the women hut Tie ui's
Is an excuse for the contents. ..
"The seventh part bears tho tile, 'Phantas!' ~
begins with a dialogue npOn Partisan life. ihen
comes 'Clnnson de Marn,' and Mnsc.ron, n Ss
drawing Gnin will T Reproduced IL the book The part
ends With TN Bonimcnt,' whose tone recalls Ia
Tete chez Tlciese' and Les C0ntemplatons.' 80.
masa rst ae dc I srsa s@ p sasAa s
call Les Hnnccs Fmncstes'-,hni Is. the years from
1852 to 1870, between Les Catiments and A" nice
piece is magnificent because Of its literary IcE.
What well-rrad Ronaparist does not know now, TT Il
viii be the same believe, with La Mort de saint;
Amaud.'. 'L'Enpereur Compeene ana Meh.n ,.;.h
In addition to these @ nu %c ARE There are for
Instance ,Ha "c'' :hesoe DoIsr E"saruues etc; Tho
int s"%mS ends Win GS%pS %s cI"r'0n III
In connection with Hugo. tn" Paris, - anl@ os.
relates the following curious history &c" ON ths
Island Of Barbadoes to missionary; and as sss
him TO read three masses for VICTOR iinSo o.a ,hat
missionary a.onlsbed, and at fir. believed ,~s
he had misunderstood the visitor. but tue hesrnI
replied TO his questions that years as" s s" .oysS
tales who had married English officer asin 10
The win of her father and mad ed , mi'n who n, con.
seQucntly became almost insane and was cnr'1 's
In thnt condition by The Degrss. Thc ncgir~ Snco
TO the poet OF the sad condition Of his child uu iS
sent her . 900 franc, and had her 81 TO inrs .nse
the daughter After remaining for time I'D we mo 10
~ The author the negress decided TO r ,s that
Parladoes. one reason for this WAS the EiSt and and
the poor daughter had become incurably fsy,' Who
had been consigned TO nm asylum. INp porss,. lad
respected the ncgrcss because Of the love sne
bornc his daughter said 10 her before her ~ your
from Paris When You hear Ct my DEAN ss N.Y. " The
old woman. who first heard Of the death 81 ,shsc
Hugo a few mo,Ahs ago. has now iulnneo 'u' -.
Of the pOet