New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-12
LITERARY NOTES.

II f. reported that Ave hundred unpublished letters
NJ VoltaIrc have been discovered In the nous" OF
descendant Of the philosophers physician lh'ou r.
Fronchn, ut Bcssngcs near Geneva. lhey arc !"
b. published as soon aS possible.
Mr. y. p. Gnman's forthcoming volume on "socal-
Ism and the American Spirit will present state
mcnt Of the answer which the American spirit MAKES
to the programme advocated by socialists.
An unpublished letter from Charles Lamb TO
James Korney IS about to be sold In London hehcS
was then living I'm Paris. and Lamb writes 10 MN
50 Lord what things You scc that travel dare say
the people are all French wherever you go-what III
overwhelming effect that must have. ! have stood
mo ~ 'em Mt time but two generally found over
powcnng'
Mr. William Morris's romance The Well at the
Worlds End will not be- published for a long tlihe 10
come II Is medieval story and Is to be bcau'iiui'y
illustrated By Mr. Morris himself.
Mr.. james whItcomb Riley says that his own
feelings incline him serious writing. whereas inc
public demands that he shall produce dialect CITIES
and friends alike have advised him not to ABANDON
that beaten pathwhcrcn the critics ana in"nds are
undoubtedly right. Better the dialect WORK, which
has n distinction Of It's own. than the serious work
which Is commonplace.
aFor,une's Wheel Is the title OF Mr.. Robert
Buclanans forthcoming story written for " The Eng
Dsh Illustrated Magazine"
Young Mr. Irving Henry Irvings eldest son. has
loft the stage returning tho study Of the law and
10 literary pursuits. He Is now writing HE oil
Jc,,rcys the :" Wicked judge
Miss Mary F. wilkins's play. "Gllcs Corey Yeo-
man. Is 10 be published Immediately In book form by
H.. IIarpcrs Miss wilkins has written a new story
called t,cy somerset and this VIII soon appear
IN the " Bazar."
q; A. slIa recalls meeting In his youth With the
white haired Thack,ray and the strong impression
made upon him by the novclisis kindness. d" ! have
not forgotten. | hope" h. says "orr word OF The
Wis, and gentle counsel which Thachcr1y gave me
that night and how lac babe m" 'buckle my belt Tight
hang out my isn, and ASK him to com" ana take
a. chop with me- some oi his forecasts Of what
might do II tried proved 10 De- almost Of h" nature
OF prophecy. and. II may borrow an lmag from one OF
the crufts which l practSed In my youth, | may say
that ms hear, and mind were 10 4, lac talked even
of the na,ur. 81 plate 81 copper. and that with tho
acut st Of needles and ia. strongest Of alalortls h"
etched aiIr IL, In that plat" rule Of work ana
study and conduct from which have been enabled
these many years past very rarely 10 dr'iai"."
We are glad 10 welcome from the press Of Roberts
BROTHERS N. first two volumes Of new edition of
Mis- rrrri"rs novels. The edition will inclmd" SIX
yolumc,-" Marriage" " TIL" Inheritance" and Dcs-
iiny"-cach occupying two volumes. The edition Is
similar In form TO that OF the admirable edition OF
Miss Aust.ns novels issued BY the firm.
The late William Hayli,t. son OF the eSsayis. had
a promising voice rs boy, and either Charles or
Mary Lamb suggested that he should be trained for
IN. lyiic stage: but. told his fathers In
sunc-ile repngnnnre The choice Of any line of life
fingered with him 10 the last he wanted 70 see his
son n rcu,rmnn and 10 bc able 10 leave him indc
pend.nt OF the world" Consequently 1t WAS not
mt, after his father died that he took up the legal
profession.
Mr. Henry James In his brilliant article on Flaubcrt
In the March Macmillan" SAYS that the novelist rs
u strong TASTE Ike any other that i strong and he
exists only for tlosc who have constitutional need
10 feel I'm some direction the particular aesthetic con
adepcc that he inspires That confidence rests on
the simple fact that he carried execution far and
nailed II 80 fast No will for hn ut all who
docs for his metaphors, and those. moreover.
WHO care most for these VIII BE- discreet enough To
admit that style rich In SMILES Is limited when
IL renders only the visible. The Invisible Flanbcrt
scarcely touches his vocabulary and all his methods
were unad sted and alien 10 It, lie could not read
his French Wordsworth. VI. Suy -Prudhommc he had
no faith In the power Of the moral 20 offer surface.
lie himself offers such 1awless one that this hard
concret.on Is success II hc Is Impossible as COM
panion he Is deeply refreshing reference and all
that his reputation asks Of you Is an occasional tap
Of the knucke those firm thin plates Of gold which
con ,tl,u,c the leaves Of his books This passing
tribute will Yield best results when you have been
prompted 10 II by some other prose-"