New-York tribune., 1893-11-17
LITERARY NOTES.

>. Mr.. pu Maurier has been illustrating his new
novel "Trilby' with lavish pencil. Ii Is 10 pesn
In the January Harper" and II Is described py
those who have seen the MS. as something re-
markabe.
Mr. Frederick d. Thompsons book, I'm the Track
Of the Sun: Readings from the Diary "f Oiope
Irrotter" is just coming from the Appleton press.
This account of a journey around the word Is iu
Of illustrations. including drawings by MI ii. fe"h
and reproductions Of photographs
There are lovers Of English literature who will
omen wide eyes Of astonshment upon Mr. Leshe
Stephens recently published opinions concern'ns
Dryden: there are others who will read them
with sigh of relief that so competent an au
thority should frankly proclaim convictions "nich
they have cherished in secret. DISCUSSING MI
Saintsburys new revision of Scotts edition OF Dry
den, Mr.. Stephen says:
Briefly. Dryden is great man. whose great
ness could be denied by no or, one o,ss. WIZ" hut
proper fear of the critics before his 80 cr oo Of
whose friendship an ambitious hs brss
shake him by the hand and II he hss oher
teen pershed the loss would hardly be sensIDe % to
any but the professor of literature; anu ever, ehe
. shelves .,,,,, nornans
but the confession may be made for once An
good historians will continue to say the proper d"r
reasons may be found for crushing dissenters Our
misfortune is that we are forced TO on certain
sndinerence seems to imply Inconsistency. The only
sae writer's saV who w always be admired by
true literary craftsman; Their power over
say ' in the most Vigorous way, attract all who
know by sad experience what sun ho IL ets a,is
into kinks and troublesome knots and and DIS ais
the s, Sss %seh Of + fought GSg TO and
fhds in being palpably imperfect ana naecurats @ hs
Prydens power of downright expression
Deserves and will always receive ppS,a ps o
phere seo Of thought. But the average reader pro-
Eesds to ask whether after all he has ANYTHING =. him to
36s and iovaSe or imposing in his own nature
Sn ,.sns Ses S or aeeRf sSsh
y always and above all man OF M the t world - ne
ovs4shadowed fSr nd SU%" by s' the Court His
Is ruled by his common sense: his poetry Is woven
sS0Tt sssT a DRYDEN S4 seams hsy
to reverse the process and be critic before he
That mo- no doubt, gives him Sim SHT'ao tn
Xtiss But the quality which is sacrificed is pre-,
66ely the quality which wins love as well as re,
Works stili breathing of fresh emotion and spon>
neou. passion There is something dePressns PRESSING
Ssssases are those which reflect cynical. though
Cheat" is a Very natural sentiment from a great
writer OF the Restoration period and has the merit
lined to thai period. But it makes us feel when we
feel most kindly to DRYDEN that ne was grea'
inSs Therefore he ought to be on our shelves, but
he will rarely be found in our hearts.
This is what Mr. Edgar Fawcett quotes cele-
erated poet saying to him. once upon a time
JIf had my own way would never publish my
terses at all. but only print them at my private
expense. and send them to those persons for whose
Eerdicts. favoring adverse really cared"
DR. Edward Berdoe author Of THE Browning
Cyclopaedia" and of other works dealing with the
beet is a London physician and a very busy one
He has large practice and writes not only books
on Browning. but books in his own line Of medical
study. He is just now preparing browning
Glossary" to be included in the last volume OF the
new complete edition of Browning's works.
Miss Alice Blackwell. a young lady who has had
good deal of experience as writer Is arranging
Professor Huxley lives in Sussex, in a house
which he calls "Hodeslea,'' which curious name Is
said to be the ancient form OF his own surname.
He is mentioned in 'Lippincott' as the bette noire
Of the autograph hunter whose excuse for ex-
lstence he does not Yet he relates with much
kuste how his postman not long since asked him
for an autograph, confessing frankly that he did
hot know what the Professors business was but
Gxplaining that he had heard folks say as how he
was something speriof. "
The newesc litera y sensation In Paris is an
accusation of plagiarism against Sardou. 1t is as
serted that he has not only taken suggestions from
bther pieces for his play. Madame Sans
Gene" but has deliberately reproduced in his first
act a little French piece written half-century
Ago