New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-10
LITERARY NOTES.

,.,r " IT povesen means when he talks OF the
great wave of Ibsenism that swept over 1tiS'''
three or four years ago" The PROFESSOR ~
=, great wave" will be surprising to rlos' read1is
,,.,o,,s who would be apt to compare the very
,rud Ihsen craze which afflicted some parts OF thiS
land to flow of not particularly rag h"' &c"
wafer IN a weary backyard. But PROFESSOR
Bovesen ls enthusiast.
Concerning Master Ibsen. he said the otner uay
:, = CORRESPONDENT Of The I.erary Wcr.d OF
poetor that .he IL lust as cold and severe as ne
looks" He would srap out sentence ana thsh
stop and an awkward silence would follow Nhsi
| mentioned the word America. loseh hTsa up
America he exclaimed. that noisy froSpohr
where every contemplate little frog pops MS neau
out of his little pond and croaks away at his con-
ternptible sentiment! "
DR. w Polk Of this city has written biography
Of his father the warlike Bisnop-General Leondas
PoIl.-and IL about to publish ii here ana In Lon
don through the house Of Lo3Smans, Green " o.
Portraits AMI original maps AMI battle plans VIII
ornament the work.
The Dean of Westminster Is quoted as SAYING
during the Lowell memorial services at the Abbey
the other day that Mr. Lowell Is worthy to be
counted among tho greatest literary men OF this
country-Chaucer. Spencer, Milton. Dryden, ShaEc-
soeare and those poets whom England had LOST
50 lately"
Mr. Howcllss new play ls not far as date
of composition goes. FOR It was written several
u ~ SAID 10 DC IN inc Sll'' ol ib'''i
and IS the story Of man who can't agree with
his wlfe-or whose wife can't a@rce with him
Those Shakespeare plays which written and
remodeled by Dryden. DAvenant and others In
the Restoration days. are to be Issued In Ban"-
side" style by the New-York Shakespeare Society
Five hundred copies VIII BE- printed from type only
The Circular proposing this publication has thus
far been sent 70 BanHs.de Subscribers only
.ba &c no
OF the late Sir william Norris. formerly Chief
Justice Of Cey,on As very young ran Mr.
Norris intended to enter tho diplomatic service. but
/ subsequently, gave the idea and was called to
the Bar lie has never prlct!se1, however. having
become too much absorbed in the writing Of
brilliant fiction IL writes from to every
afternoon. and plays go!f most mornings. as sec
/ rotary to the TOrluly COZ Club. In explaining
his method Of writing he says Il always think
thing out IN the rough. draw up skeleton Of the
whole make sort Of scheme with some central
nyure round which | build then / divide it into
. ch1ptcrs place the contents OF each chapter and
never start smith all that done. Then | go
ahead End seldom make any alterations Or correc-
tons. Ny secretary copies each days work when
finished. | never make out much Of plot. and"
he adds quantity. lit l. aways matter Of sur
prise to mo that peo?e should Ike my books.
They never turn ont what mean them to be.
have no personal ikins for what s. called the mod
ern realistic school OF fiction. because don't
~, good Of it, one docs not 20 10 a novel for IN
formation as the uger facts of existence
Mr. Norris lives in a charming old house at
Torquay. where his llfe is frightened by beautiful
daughter a collection Of splendid horses and dogs
and some lovely gardens in which he takes great
pleasure. II care more for music and gardening
than anything else" h. says
Those who have lancn,ed the tendency OF a neat
paper Label on tho back OF Il wcl-bound book to
ret iisef torn off to get dirty Will approve the
now idea OF the VI ,cmil.ng. This is to provide for
/ each volume OF the Cambridge Shakespeare half a
dozen extra labels in two different styles.
The romance which Joaquin Miller is preparing to
publish Is to be ca"cl The Building OF the City
Beautiful"
The interesting reprint Of the o'd-fashioned early
edition Of Dlcheas. with the original Illustrations,
IS about to be completed by the publishers, Mac
! milan & CO. Charles Dickens the younger has
written a short biographical and historical preface
for each volume.
Chicago is to have a magazine which expects to
rradiate the horizon with glory. Its title-"rhe
Lakeside MagaZinc'-s not specially attractive.
Daudet says Of his old friend. Turguenieff: ITO
me there are two TurgucnleGs-one whom / knew.
I am!lb.e sympathetic and charming; and then tho
other. a TurgueaieM from bey' nd the tomb who
treated Ike a galley-s!aye." said NJ lola: II
was very fond of Tursuenien and he very
fond OF me" Il. Edmond De Gonc0urt writes cons
corning the Russian An unequalled talker,
writer much below his reputation \ andscapis
a charming painter Of 'sous-bols' but not painter
/ OF human nature observation with him is either
non-exis,ent or false. \ singular thing that this
refined sensitive almost feminine man was pleased
above all with the company OF coarse people"
An English critic writes Of Hlwthorne's Amer.
/ can Notebooks" as THAT inexhausilbe storehouse
/ Of psychoogical problems" This Is apropOs OF the
flct that the germ Of the Jeky and Hyde idea VAS
found IN the 'ineNhaustble storenouse."
Here. is an odd note which has just been sent out
by a publisher: mime. Sarah Grand desires 10
contradict the statement that has Lately been freely
published In the American press that "rAc Heaven
" Twins" was written by Mrs. McFall The work
is altogether by Sarah Grand She begs that me::
bers Of tie American press VIII accept this fact and
add one more to the many kindn esscss she has a
ready received at their hands. she particularly
appreciates the otherwise most kindly notices OF
her by many writers for the press who have how
ever been incorrectly Informed Of her name.
This is an ingenious and somewhat puzzing state
ment
Five large volumes devoted to the industries
of Russia have been issued in ST Petersburg ana
translated into English under the editorial drec-
ton of John Martin Crawford, rs a contribution to
! the literature Of the Columbian Exposition. TWO
! Of them comprise special studies of manufactures
AMI trade the third treats of agriculture and for
| ostry. the fourth embraces mining and metaliurgy
and the fifth is devoted to Siberia and the great
! railway These volumes contain an immense body
| OF fresh Information. prepared by the best-known
Russian scientific experts and are Illustrated with
/ finely executed coored maps.
Pope Leo Mi Is II we may believe the Italian
papers az present engaged in writing his memoirs.
Tho work will contain the enumeration OF the
principles which have guided his career, and his
opinions the political questions wnich have ex-
| cited general interest in his lifetime. The book.
however, is intended. 1t is stated, FOR the perusa:
! % person only-the next pope his Ho'iness
works several hours a day debating to his private
secretary who IL bound by an oath not to reveal
| what IS told him. The Pope also proposes 10 IN
corporate in the book reports OF conversations
which he has held In pas; years with FAMOUS per-
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