New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02
LITERARY NOTES.

LADY Burton's biography OF her husband VIII De
nubished I'm this country by d. Appleton 60. IL
Is now on the press 1t will be received WIN some
curiosity for while Burton and his career were ui-
doubleday full OF interest Lady Burton's powers as
biographer are still unknown quantities.
Tho new volume issued by the Iaklryt Society con
tans the journal of Christopher Columbus ana dlVerS
documents relating to the voyages to America ol JONI
Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real. All have been trans
lated and furnished with notes and an Introduction by
Clements II. Markham.
Professor Charles Eliot Norton's biography OF Mr.
Lowell is rapidly advancing and is nearly ready for
the printer
Mr.. swinburne. while too young during Grace OAR
lng's life to have known that fair heroine knew very
we'll her sturdy old father and las referred 10 inns
fact in his fine poem on Grace lately published In
England.
The approaching fnieth anniversary OF Professor
Mommsen', electorate will be celebrated by his frencS
and admirers by the establishment OF iund Tor the
endon nent OF research in Roman history This IS at
th, request of Mommsen, to whom a personal GIT
would not mean half 80 much rs lurthcrahce VI hl'
chief object In life.
Here +, some pleasant Information for the unSuc-
ccs,ful novelist with high ideals Of literary art.
Mrs, Henry Woods East Lynne IS actually In lis
TWO hundred and seventy fifth thousand, ana her
d" Clannlnc," + In It's hundrcdth thousand. Her
other books taper down the list from the siXtieth
thousond TO nothing los, than ten thousand. What
does the unsuccessful novelist say to that!
speaking Of unsuccessful authors reminds us that
one Of the most talked Of novels Of the season. The
Heavenly Twins" +, the work Of woman whose
nlanrscripts wore returned 10 hor by publishers Tor
many year, With mfaline regularity. III" would MOI
be discouraged and AT last I'm sending ont once more
an oftcnrciurncd story opened her Bible in search
NJ comforting and test Her eye fell upon TINS
verse The stone which tho builders refused Is be-
come the hcads,one Of tho corner" 81" accepted the
token. the manuscript til. time was taken and pu0
lshcd: and sarah Grand lad made her first start In
literature.
Mr. and MIR PcnnelI', book. ITO Gipsyand"-a
profuscy illustrated worSwill soon be- brought out
10y the Century Company.
In tho marl,c' place at Ledbury. whore Elizabeth
Barrett browning spent most Of her life from child
hood 10 womrnhood. an imposing memorial 10 her i
about 10 Doe erected. This Is to take the form OF
oraln,ly picturesque building with clock tower and
II VIII Doe used ~ reading room and library, with
Ella sroom, above. The Lcdhury people have sub
scrbcA trothrd- ~ the necessary funds. od Hope
End. Mrs. BrowunR'~ early home at Ledbury, has
been pulled down. l. queer old place IN ap'
pcarancc with prcteusions TO ca'"lated effects
Captain Mllan's paper In IN" July "A'lantic' Oh
Admiral Lord FNmouth i, one Of the most valuable
feature, Of on excellent number. Il is I'm" portrait
Of man rs brave rs b" va, tender hearted and as
wise a, he was daring 1t +, magnificent record Of
gallant deed and ,hus IL ends " Like his dis
nsu he'd contemporary. Admiral Saumarez. ana Ike
many other, Il those lion hearted. masculine men
who had passed their lives amid th" storms OF the
elements and ~ hIitlc-and like our own Farra-u-
LORD FNmoutl wa, q deeply religious man. strong
10 was hl, self reliance in and tempest, b. rested
upon tie Almighty with the dependence OF child
upon II, father III, noble brother Sir Israel rcllew.
who had followed Nelson into the fire nj Trafalgar.
departed with the words. i know in whom have
iclcv,d': and of the ADMIRAL himself officer who
WA, often with him during tho closing scene said
I have seen him great in battle. but never 50 creat
hi, dcahb,d.' 50
II Is pleasant to know that George Meredith had
something to do with Thomas lIardy> first success
~ author. Tho NJ. Of Mr. IIardy's exquisite book
" T'ndcr tho Greenwood Tree" sent in vain 10
several publisher, and AT last reached Chapman 4
Hall. Mr. Meredith who + still one Of the rcaders'
for the firm. read thi, M>. 10y unknown writer,
advised that II be published and straishtway wrote
Hardy I'm hearty praise Of II. This praise was 10
the author Ike drnught Of cool water In the desert
Why was this lovely woodland idy refused so
often Perhaps for the same reason that Mrs.
Woods hooks have been successful.
Mr. w. II. Bishop has translated Champhcury's
pretty story "Thc Falcnce NiOm.' and 1t will soon
he published 10y Appleton
The lady who I, now known the Duchess Of
Devonshire has been for many years anonymous !
contributor to a. The saturday Review" Of London-a |
journal as brilliant 1t I, prcufleed
The reader will hardly agree with the writer
OF an article in The Chautauquan" In holding that |
I'm this country the OF humor has been over |
developed ard the value Of humor overestmated.
50 far humor goes there cannot be too much
Il It; but II this writer by humor vulgar
buresque on things which should be- above burlesque
II IS easy TO acquie>ce In hi, statement But its
terms should be exact. Real humor IS wise and
gentle and merry and full Of all good affections" and
mankind Is always the better for II. "Thc Chau- |
writer holds that "humOr Is acid which
eats into and destroys cnrnestncSs" and here again
poor llumOr must bear the blame which should be |
n awarded to buioonery. one might as reasonably
blame shakespeare for the circus clowns crimes |
gainst taste.
The beautiful new English edition OF "Thc Com |
rlcte Angler" Is TO be In quaro volumes. printed
on handmade paper and the plates on Jnpanese |
yclun. The notes which Mr.. J. T. Harfng has fur |
rishcd are written from naturalist's point OF view
There will be nifty Illustrations consisting partly OF
portraits and fncsmllcs. partly OF etchlngs by Mr. |
Percy Thomas after paintings by John Llnnell ST. |
three Of which are published for the first tme)
and partly OF drawings Of riverside animals and birds
lac Mr. g. r.. Lodge.