New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13

famous
illustrated by Millais, Holman Hunt, Rossetti.
Macse and others and published by Moxon in
1871 Is TO be reprinted as edition de luxe by
the Macmillans The original wood blocks are said
to be in excellent condition. The loo large paper
copies will be printed on handmade paper with
the cuts in the text mounted on japanese paper
suinb,,rne Is one OF the living authors whose
earlier works are extremely scarce FIRST editions
OF his "Atalanta in Calydon.' The queen Mother
and Rosamund' and his Poems and BALLADS
are all In great request.
The Scrbners are to bring out the authorized
American edition OF the memoirs OF the late
Chancellor Pasquier. edited by the Duo d Auhrnret-
Pasquier and entitled "A History OF My Time.
This important work, which deals with the most
striking events and the most noted men Of the
pevoIution tho Consulate the Empire and the
Restoration periods Will be published in three
volumes
An edition Of Christina Rossettfs Goblin Mar
ket" illustrated by Laurence Housman. will be
published by Macmillan during the coming season.
Mr. Housman works with imagination as we'll as
with pencil and brush his peculiar talent specially
qualifying him for dealing with n poem OF this
character
That admirable magazine called "Wide-Awake"
has been merged in "St. Nicholas" The September
number will be- the first to show the results OF
this combination OF two very good things
Japanese photography. extending over the
period 1Sj9-1S8. and intended as "A continuation OF
NJ Leon Pages photographic" is now In course
of compilation by Mr.. +. Won Wenckstern.
The long novel which the author Of THE story
Of an African Farm" Is now engaged upon IL
said to have been named From Man to Man"
IL Is mentioned study In the comparative
ethics Of mems treatment of men, and their treat
ment OF women.
Notes on plagiarism and literary condolences ar"
always interesting especially when supplied by
the ingenious Andrew Lang. Discussing the likel.-
hood Of a certain kind OF coincidence In folktales
of Independent origin. Mr.. Lang says: was II
likely. for example. that Mr. IIaggard in NADIA
the Lily should independently invent the scene
where the heroine after "A ficht Is found walled up
IN a cave while the wounded hero outside cannot
rescue her? This very incident occurs In SCOTS
'setrothed' Clearly NJ. Bedier might say Mr.. liag-
gard doubtless nconsciously borrowed from Sir
Walter. But in the room where writ" this not"
Mr. Haggard found his incident In III" lat" Mi
I.eslies privately printed book ~" Iulus. whore
the tale Is told matter OF recent fact-l think
in Pandas reign. The recollection Of SCOTS
'Eetrothed occurred % neither OF vs.. ThuS-unlcss
Mr. Leslie borrowed from scott. which there seems
no reason TO beevc-Sir Walter plagiaflz"d from "A
real occurrence which had not Yet taken place.
With such examples I cannot but say that 1t Is
difficult to limit hazard and COINCIDENCE
The Archbishop Of Canterbury has a son only
twenty-five years old who has lately made an
astonishing success with a first novel lts title
IL "Dodo." and IT Is the story ~ a woman OF
society It went into q second edition within three
weeks and IS - be published In French
The young man IL about To- bring out volume Of
short stories. and H. preparing another long novel
and play.
Rudyard Killings new story. "The White Seal"
deals with seal life In the ncghborhood ~ IN"
Prbylon Island
The series Of the STORY Of the Nations" pub
Iished here by the Iunams Is In course Of transla-
ton into the Marajhi and Gujorati laaguag g. and
all the volumes will be brought out IN India.
Many Of the original manuscripts Of shelley's
poems the original OF the diary kept by Mrs
Shelley and various other Shelley treasures ar"
in the collection recently presented by Lady Shelley
10 the Bodelan Library. on" Of the conditions Of
the gift Is to the effect that all such documents AZ
are at present unknown TO the pubic snail not u"
seen 10y any but the librarian and curhtors until
the centenary OF the poets death in ~
A book Of travel to De entitled ~ Lazy Tour in
Spain and other Lazy Tours IS soon to b" brought
out by Mrs Louise Chandler Moulton
4 comprehensive work on European coins gold
silver and bronze. has been prepared by Mr. W. C.
Haztt. and will soon be published IL IS TO nave
about 80 illustrations.
A much-needed book will be brought from
the Harper press in the shape Of Mr.. John Bon
ner's "Child's History Of France
Or Wright the latest biOgrapher OF the Bronte
family. believes that the famous quarterly re-
view OF Jane Eyre" was written by Lady East
lake and that Lockhart contributed the moral
structures.
Tvranne Socaliste" The author adopts AZ his cpl
graph the saying OF NJ Ledru-lsollin. that Social
ism may be defined the State substituting Itself
for individual liberty. and becoming thereby the
most terrible OF tyrants This together with
Rosseaus expression that Socialism was the abdi-
cation OF the individual and his natural rights To
the community, serves as the Keynote OF the whoie
lon