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lest he may be lead into romantieism The
question with him seems to be, not whether
a thing is real, but whether it is romantic.
If it were romantic, he assumes that it
must be real. IRVING.
New York, Jan. 23, 1894.
Literary News and Notes.
Perhaps the most important announce
ment of the past week is that a London mag
/, azine of the very highest grade, from a liter
airy point of view, is to be edited by a young
American. 1.-THE Yellow Book" is to be a
quarterly, and to treat not Of matters. of the
passing moment, but the permanent and
Stable. 1t is to contain criticism of the high
est character, short stories by recognized
masters of the craft, and poems by .sbards
approved The printing is to be in the
unique style of Messrs. EIkin Matthew and
John Lane, who viii publish il, a firm known
for issuing the finest books in london. The
price of each number will be Sl.25 five shil-
lings); and the edition viii be limited to 5000
copies.
The editor of this magazine (which is to be
in size and appearance like an ordinary
French novel; is, I have said, a young
American, none other than Henry Harland,
who writes over the name Sydney Luska. !"
Mr.. Harland has written three or four rather
successful novels. He is a Brooklynlte, Il
came into notice with the publication of a
number of very good short. stories six or
seven years ago, and was taken up by Sted-
man, who made a great deal over him. For
more than a year he has been in Paris, but
writing for London periodicals. Now, it
apprears, he is to be the editor OF 1.-THE Vel
low Book
IA Spinster's Leaflets" published in Bos-
ton. has attracted a good deal of attention
in that city especially, and some curiosity
has been expressed as to the author. On the
title page is the name Allyn Yates Keith,
which might belong to a man or a woman.
It is a woman. Her identity has not been
fully revealed, but this much is declared. 1t
is a mother possibly a grandmother1 rather
than q spinster. She lives IN New Haven,
Conn. and from the naming of her cats in
the book-"Kittery" and "KatteryN- it is
presumed that she is familiar with Kittery
Point, Me. 1t is said one Boston woman
read her book three times i'll a week.
A close observer of the summary table of
books published in Great Britain last year
will see evidences, we presume, OF the ten
denotes of the literary tide there in several
ways. The total number of books issued
was 6,3S2, an increase over 1889. But the
novels for grown up people decreased 200,
and the Juvenile fiction increased, so that the
total output of original fiction last year was
1,5S4 books, a total increase of AL. We
would suggest that this shows that more
people are writing for a business, for chill
dren's books are commonly written by the
yard and not from inspiration, while grown
up novels are oftener ambitious. The books
devoted to questions of the day, journalistic
discussions, compilations of interesting in
formation abou this, that and the other,
show an increase OF 400 volumes. This is
evidently the day of talent and industry in
letters, not of genius.
Stead's Daily Paper, the unique plan of
which was so much discussed, has been
abandoned. The hundred and fifty thousand
subscribers did not respond, and Mr.. Stead
simply says:-ssTherefore the public does not
want it, and I shall not start it.
Today has evidently made q hit, for the
acreage of circulation during the issues of
1893 was $500.
The London Societyof Illustrators is going
to try to get the copyright law on %illustra-
lions changed. Now, both in the United
States and London, an Illustrator sells his
copyright wholly and completely, if nothing
is said in the contract. But authors are as
publication in the periodical buying,
or the particular issue of the
book issued. Why should not illustrators
control the subsequent reproduction of their
pictures as authors do their book rights
Zangwill's "Children of the Ghetto' is said
to be having a great run in Hamburg, the
demand for copies being far beyond the
supply.
Mrs. Humphrey Wards new novel is not
socialistic, as has been asserted, though it
has a background of discussion of social
questions. It is called for its heroine, a
young woman, Marcella. She is no society
girl, but one of the serious sort, and devotes
her life c~onscientiously to the lettering of
her kind. 1t is said that 1856, 600 copies of
David Grieve were sold.
Ambrose Bierce's latest volume of short
stories, s'Can Such Things Beg is distinctly
disappointing to his friends in New York
and elsewhere. 1t is full of strange and
mysterious murders and like fancies and
ridiculous imaginings, with only one or two
first rate stories like 1.-THE Story of a Con-
science"
Ouida's book, s'Two Offenders is the
only other new book of interesting fiction.
In It she attempts lin one story to justify a
proud old Partisan artist who did not wish
to be helped in his poverty and finally sub
mitted in the worst possible grace. She calls
him IAN Migrate" The other Offender was
ssAn Assassin" and is much the most inter
esting though his evil deed is brought
/ about by two cases of adultery in his family.
The most remarkable book lately issued is
not fiction, and will doubtless appeal to very
few people, though one can never tell. 1t is
4 Richard LIE Gallienne's "a Literary Mans
I Religion" and treats the dogmas and doc
trines of Christianity in that
| reasonable, natural way that SO
MANY people feel comes nearest the
real truth. But the churchman will scorn
this view as. cold and fippant, and the
agnostic will bring against it the same
charge because it does not vigorously
espouse his side. But the man who likes the
fair and honest truth about the philosophy
of religion will get it in this little volume,
almost the only book I ever read with which
I entirely agreed,
A most amusing story of Oscar Wilde has
just been told. He took the highest honors
in the classics at Cambridge, but to get his
degree had to go in for divinity" On ex-
animation day he presented himself an hour
late. He was rebuked, but while await
ing his turn he was set to copying
the 9th chapter of Acts. He worked
so steadily that soon Mr.. Spooner said he
might stop; but he kept on. After a little
the instructor said again, 81 said you needn't
copy any more. Why have you kept on?"
ooh, yes, Mr.. Spooner; but ! couldn't leave
off. was so Interested. 1t was all about
a man named Paul, and he was sllipwrecked,
and [ didn't see how he could be saved. But
he was saved. Mr.fSpooner and ! was very
nearly coming up to tell YOU"
Jokai, the Hungarian novelist, is said to
have received altogether a million dollars
for his literary work.
ALPHEUs SHERwM CoDY.
New YORK, Jar p, 1891. ess