New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-16
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Joel Chandler Iarri, i keeping up his I'm
ocinaive work side by side with his newspaper VIII
Ing lie /, engaged upon novel which /, TO bear the
title Of Aaron upon play. and upon u SERIES VI
short stories 1t l. said that Mr. Harris never ialNs
about his books II II" can help it-a rcccncc WHICH
scoiicr, say f. not common among authors
Two more Palzac books \ Great Man Of the Prov
iDcrs'' uhc second part OF Lost Illusions anu ~"
Brotherhood Of Consolation CL'Envcrs dc Li's'o''
ContcmIDraine",. have been prepared by Miss "or"'e
ley ana are on the list Of Roberts Brothers,
Mr. Arthur Shcrbulnc Hardy + about 10 return u
his duties Il, professor Of mathematics at Dartmouth
rot however srvcrng III, connection WIN u"
Co.mol,'li,nn." large portion Of the year h" VIII
spend nj his desk In tie editorial room vi uia'
magazine.
Professor Charles Eliot Norton gave some inter
cslng rrmlni,cchces If Jane, Russell LI"cl III al
address delivered at Camb?decpor The o'h'r e'eh''s'
In I6I-," Professor norton sald IN speaking OF 'no
early acquaintance. Lowell VA not duc thiiy years
DID, and was Of the p"asant"st OF m'h-a'
pca.aut "A companion as you could find, born. ~
some acGnlntarcr OF his has said, Il Dp'uc Ok cHanl
pdgnc ANA ahead Of every other man. with su'h
sparklIng W.T. with such lovely hvmos. which led
lin into utmost boyi,hncss nj times. and II S"n
sat down with him nobody could Keep the pace
that he set Pun after pun came from DIS hps' OF
some piece Of humorous jest. Or perhaps peasant
story. | do not think exaggerate 1t when say
he was the plcasantest companion you could nave
lie never could keep any money In his pocket.
II burned "A hole in It If tner, was anybody to BE-
lifted by it.
In the pleasant surroundings OF his bo'hood n"
went to college. crloycd III" lla,.y Pudding Club.
WINS mad" It's secretary and wrote COED many poems
and la'd ia" reading Of v"r-" better Than H. Ga inc
learning Of his lessons and liked better 10 read In
The alcovc Of the old library.
H. was applrcrtly lazy and did not DO his college
work. and tovaId the cud OF The senior year he was
sent TO Concord. 1t sour" o! great regret
To him bccar,c he elias, poet and he was forbidden
to come back 10 read hi, ells, poem To his fellow
studrntS on elias. day II In las that Ii" seems
10 have come to the high tide Of hl, power In mi
year h. wrote most Of the first series OF 'Biglow
Papers which everybody knows to be so bright and
aEimlted.
lie and wcrc friends for more tan forty years
and 1 do not remember single time when h was
not my friend. We used to see each other almost
every day. and do not remember ever hearing him
say anything that ever gave pain to any other
human being. A. have said. ic could keep no
money and frequent demands were made upon HIM.
and he must have redeemed four or five wives OF
some OF the Hack population.
Ills engagement was a long one. and IT was not
they married n good deal on faith. ard thought the
ravens luld supply them. and moved TO Philadelphia,
where lie wrote for an anti-slavery paper for - a
week.
The new standard Magazine" the periodical which.
II Is announced. Mr. James Clarence Harvey Is to
edit /, on the pres and will soon present Itself. TIL"
new ly to bc brought ont by Mr.. :. >. Mcclure
will appear about the same tine.
There Is II Re a Dante exhibition In London the
object, TO be- shown consisting OF drawing, by BOi-
cen. drawings by Ro>>ettl. and medallionS photo
GRAPHS maps ana ciitlous OF the PARADISE
Miss Lucy Lnrcom whose gentle and musical verse
Is dear 10 many readers. is lying Ill In Boston. and
cannot, It /, thought, long survive.
The widow Of Richard Burton has completed her
biography Of her husband. but no publisher has vet
announced II. II Is known that Burton was an az
noslc but Lady Burton. IT Is said. has portrayed
him in her book devout churchman.
The two volumes Of Mr. Henry r. Fncks :" Life OF
Wagner" vii be brought ont within n few days. 1t
will contain various i.toresting portraits.
The literary excursions Of Rider lIaggard began
with the preparation Of divers magazine articles on
south African subjects. HIS novel Dawn he regards
s his Arst book lie declares tha, the Idea OF writ
Ing It was given Lin by tie face Of girl by
Tim I'm Il church. lie had som" difficulty in finding
a publisher for tbs novel. and Obliged TO rcwrite
II.
The southern writers OF fiction are condemned bv
THE Baltimore sun" the ground that they have
too often found their profit In catering TO Northern
prejudice" This class OF writer's The sun" saws.
max, their money By msreprcscnting the real people
II the south. describing imaginary classes OF poor
whites .crachcrs' mountain whites ETC.. As II they
really existed. ard panicrng to Il" desire of un-
friendly readers TO soc old enemies put in an un-
favorable light Exceptional mons,rosities are held
ND a. southern types. to the great glce OF the UNI
travelled Norhrrnrr who Is led to hold the writer and
his fellow sOutEerncrs In equal contempt. In his
torical writing recent southern authors hold high
place becasc they have written, as rule. To vndi-
cate the truth rather than to make money. Their
books picture II people vastly different from the crca
lures our merccnlry lterati have created II Is In
Southern newspapers and monthly instrumentation
for southern rcadcrs-that the southern thought and
culture Of day Is to b. seen In IT'S real character
Mr. Walter Bcsant Is one of the English authors
Intending to visit the Worlds Fair at Chicago tlis
summer lie will attend the literary congress to b.
held there.
Captain Mahan's " Influence Of the Sea Power upon
the French Revolution and Empire has aroused "T;e
London Tines TO strong and we'll deserved admira-
tlon. Ever since II says the publication Of his book
on "Thc influence Of the SEA Power on History. -
Captain Mshan has been recognized by all competent
Judges not merely rs the most distnguis Ell living
writer naval strategy but AS the orig na,or and first
exponent OF what may be called the philosophy Of
naval history. BY the professional student Of naval
warfare moreover. whether In It's strategical Its
tactical aspects the book will az be recognized
as an altogether Indispensable textbook for while his
grasp Of strategical issues Is almost nnrivacd and
Insight Into the philosophy OF naval history Is alto
gelher unprecedented In naval literature. Captain Ma
han loses opportunity u. pointing the tactical
moral Wherever the nature II his sublectmatcr per
mits or iGvtcs him to do so. Though II might be an
exaggcration TO compare him with Adam Smith for
reach Of thought profundty OF insight. and sagacity
Of speculation yet II Is no more than the truth 10
say That the spirit I'm which he ha, approached the
novel and fruitful study III the Influence Of Sea
Power upon History" j. not unworthy to be compared
with tha In which the great scottish thinker ap-