New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-19
LITERARY NOTES.

Although not n sheet Of the splendid edition or
Chauccr which William Morris has in hand Is yet
printed the eight velum copies prohised nave az
ready been sold at something over so" cach NiS'
nearly half OF the 800 copies on hand-ihaue Pape'
have been subscribed for Mr.. Burne-Jones mas
finished a number of the drawings when ne 10 10
contribute TO the edition. and hopes to produce one
more every week until his task IL ended MT. MOT
ris himself is at work upon the fuii-pase oorueis'
The vIckedness of printing cheap and ugly books
uas lately enlarged upon by Mr. Morris In a Lon
don lecture tie declared himself hostiie 10
| Aldus because II he who was the hrst 10 issue
CHEAP literature So far as the printing Oh poohs
I'm very small type goes criticism can haru'y oe
too severe knowledge acquired at the cost OF
cruel strain to the sight Is too dearly pa'u i'''
An amusing story Is told Of an uncultured mar
inor's views on Mr.. Stedman's critical essays. one
I ~ tho latter was given to the sea dog 10 read III
/ ,nt1ocoan FOR lack OF something better TO do he
| coudesccndcd TO wade through IT, and then ths
colioquy ensued between the mariner ana inc com.
pariou who tells the tale. well. this man o'eo
man seems TO have pretty big notion oil some o'
| these poets
- wonder why Is he a poet hlmsef?'
'Yes."
ION. that accounts for it, He'd be sure to praise
tn others cause he's in the swim with en-
Tn. English prose version Of Dante. which IL
now in the press. is the work OF the Hon. W. W.
! Vernon who has made Dante the study OF MS HE.
/ His father thu late Lord Vernon. Is said To nave
/ done more for Dante literature than any fnoderh
Italian has done. He spent large sums OF money IN
promoting q worthy edition OF the poets WORKS
,,d I'm obtaining TRANSACTIONS into Italian of the
/ Latin commentators on the "Divna commedia
/ II il now stated that Ealzac's Eugeni' Hrannet
and her father were real personages. the original
! az IN. latter oelng \ cooper named Miveo'. Mile
Aliveloi the Eugene Of IN" novel. married atter
her fathers death. Monsieur Mlllin de Grand
mason. Having children she adopted young
relation of her husband ard this adopted son
+. the VI Millln DE- Grandmsison who was lately
elected IL the French Chafroer of Deputies. as the
nernber for Main" ct Loire
Amid TIE many Christmas books new Illus
trated edition Of Poe has thus FAR appeared. The
public he's evidently been satisfied with lores
drawings for The Raven and the artists have
lacked enthusiasm VI fitness Tor the task. Il IL
tim. that effort WAS mad" 10 Illustrate TN,
most unique and imaginative OF American poets
Ar V.IIers vein Is sufficiently weird for him TO
attempt IT, but If he VIII not. then Reps in France.
Khnorn IN belgium or Ricketts, in England could
produce a good accompaniment TO the poems
# l. said that lbsen reads very little: he de-
care, that he will not be- drawn away from him
-.r" He has been afraid ot the judgment Of
Paris "Parsians" he said are refined that
~
my works" lie doesn't unl '-stand why they
should indulge in philosophical speculations con-
corning his fccltious personages who ar very real
and perfectly simple 10 him. %" live in the reality
OF ms characters" he says. and to such extent
that | could count the number OF buttons they
have their coats "
one who knows Ibsen we'll says that he has no
Intimate friends. thai the only person who has
ans authority him Is mis- wife. lie has a high
opinion OF women and very poor one Of men.
lie doesn't care TO engage I'm a crusade OF social
changes. Il am spectator. and nore' he |
says.
What has become Of the book Of the Authors
club! 1t has been heraided and hcralded but 1t
does not APPEAR Is 1t because some otus-eating
writer author has rebelled against the labor OF
afixng his signature to all the sheets? one who |
has seen tho pile the latter make has been appalled,
by tho task they hold out to the contributor this
golden book.
The large AMI curious pathological library OF the
late Prince Lucen lionaparte is come into |
the market 1t numbers about ., 40 volumes The |
Prince early determined Ia make collection OF |
works which would represent not only every writ |
ten language In th" world. but their connection |
one with another. and also their diaectal varieties
ana he was able to large extent carry out this
.dea. Ills collection Includes specimen of every |
English dialect. Ills usual plan was to get the |
Gospel OF IT. Matthew or the Song OF Solomon |
Translated into the different dialects by experts
Mr. Marion Crawford has written for "Scrlbner''
series Of picturesque articles on the city of Con-
stantinoplc The readers Of Paul Paton" know
how intimate il Mr.. CrawforI's acquaintance with !
that Eastern town.
The author who. under the name OF Ada Cam
bridge" mas published several clever noyels-"A
Little Ming being one OF them-ls the wife of an
Australian clergyman and her true name is Mrs
Cross
lie lotol ala
corning Wike Collins: THE most successful char.
acter in The Woman in White was not a woman.
but man-Fosco. the fat villain. When the book
was produced Everybody talking about the
fat villain. Whilst the author was staying with
his mother. lady visitor came. This lady said
to Collins
"You seem to have made great success with
your villain In THE Woman In White" / have
read the book. have studied this villain, but he
IA not half a villain you don't know a real villain:
YOU have imagined this villain. I know a villain
and the next time you want TO do a villain. come
10 me- ! am very close to one: have got one con-
stantly I'm my eye-in fact. 1t IL my own husband.
VilkIe Collins often told this story. but withheld
The name Of the lady. 1t the wife OF Sir Ed.
ward Bulwer Lytton.'
Mr. Hamlin Garland. whose "barbaric yawp" In
nraise Of the Great Western Literature lately
sounded over the roofs OF the world. is reminded
bv an English critic that Ito strive and cry after
or,rlnality is not to be original"
,rbe house In Blnndford Square. London. In which
Charge Eliot wrote "Romoa' Is to be demolished
10 Give space for the erection OF railway station
,rb. laureate crown of England Is still reposng in
ia handbook and all the lesser lights Of poetry
limo to banker about II Mr. Alfred Austins
noem AT Delphi would TO imply good
h.al OF certainty as To his dcservings Therein he
,r,fesscs to have hestated about browning his
head with the indigenous laurel lest he should court
,he fate Of Marsyas. but IL embodened by the voice
q, the god assuring him that there is no Ill feeling
Take II, wear II. It's for thee.
Singer from the Northern Sea.