New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-26
LITERARY NOTES.

OF the fifty Illustrations which Burne-Jones has
promised to make for William Morriss great col
ton of Chaucer. In course Of PREPARATION, onIy
fifteen have been completed. The artists health Is
far from strong. and he cannot be hurrifd in his
work Mr. Morris's edition of Keats IS nearly
ready and he Is very busy just with his vol
ume of French Tales Of the thirteenth Century,
His edition OF Frossart will not reach the Kelm-
scott Press for long time
Captain Charles Kings new novel sergeant
Croesus," Is coming out next week. Its first APP
pearance will be made a Lppincott complete
novel,"
The essays which - have accompanied the
late DR.. Jowetts translation of the Politics OF
Aristotle left unfinished by him, and will
probably be completed by Professor Cook Wilson
The periodical known as "Fetter's Southern Mag
azne has ceased TO exist such. but 1t continues
vigorous career The Southern Magazine
General Basil Duke remains its editor.
Miss Olive Schrener's promised novel. From
Man 10 Man" is not 10 be published soon-in fact
nobody knows whsthcr the book will ever see the
light not 1t is understood that It deals with the
ethics OF mems relations to men ard thci: rela-
tons TO women. The authors new book is merely
a collection of short stories
1t is now stated that Mr. George E. woodber-
rvs biography of James Russell Lowell Will not
be completed n long time TO Mean
while those who wish to know Lowell in his habit
as he lived will find him in the two volumes of his
own delightful letters. published yesterday by the
Harpers
"Ouida" has written new novel called Tive
Offenders" and this strange to say is to be pub
lished in book form without any previous appear
serial.
W. T. Hornaday chief taxidermist OF the United
States National Museum. is writing for st
Nicholas a series of papers natural history
They to be especially devoted TO the Guadrupeds
of North America.
"who shall decide how far a Is justified
in writing his recollectons?" asks THE
Saturday Review" IAN active and stirring life
a prominent place in politics or in war: life sue
ccssfully spent in scientific research and discovery;
honorable position in literature. science and
art: life of adventure and travel; any one of
these entities undoubtedly a man TO write his own
memoirs. Or man, himself of small or ephem-
eral reputation. may gather together memories
of greater than himself. whose society he has
enjoyed Or man of no great account may so
far exaggerate his own importance as to think the
world eager to learn WHARF he educated who
his forefathers. and by what steps he achieved
his imaginary greatness Or again man may
frankly say that faithful portraure of human
soul. even Of apparently small Importance, cannot
be without It's uses Any of these excuses may be
made for an autobiography. If the work pro-
duced is pleasant and amusing and exciting. any of
these will be accepted. When man. in
deed has good tale to tell about himself; or
when knows that his life will be most
certainly written after his death: and when such
man reflects upon the thousand and one interesting
things about himself which he alone knows and
upon the other thousand and one things which will
certainly De told wrongly or mperfectly. or SO
to produce impression opposite to that which
the subject Of the memoir desires II is only Won
derful that every man-lterary political or artistic
who engages. thinks that he engages, for
himself any portion OF the attention and thoughts
Of his fellowcreature. does not at once and while
there is yet time sit down to write his reminis- |
cences and his memoirs"
Mr. George Kennan has written story-one
taken from real life and framed as psychological |
study. 1t Is called John Henderson, Artist" and |
Is coming out in 1.-The Century"