New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-30

ably criticised; and of Sidney l-anier ""o'e 80
are more and more receiving recognition as a ms
,,nct and worthy product OF American letters Yet
Mr. Scribner said. or, at least. said IN worus "
this effect: st.,
.Tne nublishing of stories, long or short, OF MS
tory. of essays even is fairly to be CONSIDERED
more desirable enterprise than the puo''S''"s u
verse"
~ tho consolation OF the writer's of verse; and
tho readers of IT, IL may observed parenthetcaIiy
that the Christmas number or 'ScriDner haba
zine contains half dozen different poems Inc
Odes of Horace done into English by MF tiaustohe
are another matter. They have an aii-iouhd IN
terest for the sake of the writer of them and Tor
the translator.
HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY.
AS 70 the question Of the historical and BIO
graphical field there Is, at any rate, no misg''n'S
in the house OF Scribner. one or their recen.
ventures the Sherman Letters, has had, ara SUI
has. a decided success. Fun, presumably, always
sells and so do Frank X. Socktons stories. 70
mona has made her appearance again III series
of letters To the mistress Of Rudder Grange. n
Shelf OF Old Books" by Mrs. James T. Fields a
History Of the United States" by T.. BenJnmh
Andrews president OF Brown University WIN
BEASTS" by John IIampden Porter; THE Birds
Calendar" hy II. Z. Parkhurst; Costume oil
Colonial Times" by Mrs Alice Morse Earle, are
names and titles In the Scribncrs' holiday miscci-
lany. ~
short stories" said Mr. Scrbner. answering still
another inquiry. have certainly had great 'osue
with such writer's Richard Harding DAVIS LOT
example and OF course. with the French masters
of the art 1t is noticeable, however that inc
recent great .nocesscs have been long books-Trilby
and Mrs Wards novels. for instance. We maven
the regular three-volume novel over here. the
three-dockcr' Of the English publishers.
As TO the expected successors to recent Scrlbner
Successes George Meredith may or may not sei
another laurel with The Amazing Marriage II
OF
whether the admirers Of Mr.. Meredith n sect IN
themselves will think this last marriage more IN
toresting If more amazing. than that OF loru
Orrnon; and His Amin.a" remains to be seen inc
Life OF Charles Loring Brace. chiefly toia III MS
own letters. and rccountins his work in the news
bows lodging houses which be founded sounns
promising THE Pasquier Memoirs have been
eagerly looked for Professor y. s. Shalers Sea
and Land is a further important step In MS work
OF making geology popular. In essays the'e are
books on Shakespeare by Barrett Wendell; Mu-
sicians and Music Lovers" by W. +. Apthorp
Encyclopaedia OF Music and Musicians" edited by
John d Champln, jr. and wagner and HIS
Works By Henry r. Finck.
STORIES FOR THE YOUNG.
Books for the young by Scribners are so nurner-
Gus that they have special catalogue OF 'hc'r
own Mrs Burnett's name heads the list, OF course
In "Plccino and Other child Stories there ~
group of four new tales from her pen. one OF them
Is reminiscent OF Fauntl,roy, telling how the ors'-
nal lived and grew into the chld-hsfo she mas pct
urcd Pic,no himself obviously must lee an lta'-
ian boy OF whose story Mrs Burton Harrison
writes: 1T is a study rather than story OF child
life" Miss Beatrice Harradcn's new book. In'ngs
vii r" nannl ros"hl Who helps her grandfather IN
his secondhand booksellers shop o,her known owl.
favortes IN juvenile lieI atur, are
in,nnI The a. ,nl'xfns,ii,r Mr. stockton. Edward Eg
ant hos -
SsJ sue S'' IN older neIs address, themsevcs
ntl sue, -, -. yonn,' Ttomas Nelson Page. Tor
ms year ~ "lt sn'"r ,'.l.'s stories ~ the
Ano"E thr .l ,,,K'. hls bow Sith Love
l'u' A.. .t t,,',t q.r,,.t ana Drum
Ne M, ' ,,sr ib. '' Lie. @jvenes apisi
!, ". l,i,,k M which William Henry Frost has
S@,y- BOOK. ~ n'l'.i ,, .'.'' ,"~ "hyrm'ne nite
gir hy oanm.ns hro.a, S''n.1 EEar,n pnr. by
makcs ne ...nsir 'i ,t' '''' r,,..nr, Ass
A IT. t',r,r III a.. csrr.a.es. hv pr
Eugene Murray i.l'n. and i1'ie ~ f,N large re-
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At Uourhion NlNll & co.'s Ncw-York house. No.
II East Seycntccuth-st. whore tAo reporter next
nr.s.n.eI himself, there was no uncertain answer
TO al least one question which be- propognlci The
mos, pop4'ar book ~ their holiday season was
pronounced 90 30. lnluhlAn.y Lar learn
"Gimp..s ~ lni",ailiar I.i 49,. "a. "t'"'''
',i h,r,rv tnoo .til A repfc.,ntatlvc - the
firm. with a dorhifui smle '"hrih'r tns S'"''Ai
pNh"' W. uni.' ''', az. wa ,,,, ,s "a nv sod
n',, 49, ~ ., r. on hand Il hns hal a great
run PARTICULARLY for d book that has been out Tor
40 short 4 time. Ana hr. l'iIH, .i'nl'n ~
the reporter j. h'ili'r H'7A'if ''' "N''''' "''''
poetry nor ~ essay
IN boob. apparently. ne pains 10 success ai' Va
riOJs. however uncertain. ~ - poetry IN I'p''.
sentative OF houshton Mirn " 60 p'rl.it , n ,
to venture any oinl1h ihl''' u W. a'a''7' - e
regarded as personal t"p.c 'l-...l'hs me ~,
TRAITS 'ldl HuHk W. ~ n,i..' - 49,. - -
ores "V'fy"h'ir "i me s"i'S ~ W. ,n 49, -
the pres.nt yei - H..'s ~, "a ~ ' ,,tncr - IN =,
DyRJne t"tNr months. 1T ti,n'' - ~, h,,,J
Lear u pui toTth p'iu'iiI my P''''' az" E ,'t'
for the occasion; The PREDATORY mote ~ m
OF the AutOcfats hhnd"rltnS seems Amos - III
rect appeal TO each listener a. TIE tan@ Inc 3rr