New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-03


autumn as Lowell lecturer HIS series OF discourses
will deal with modern English literature II is pos
slbe that he may give elsewhere shorter series on
American poets.
Ouida is about 10 publish a tale 20 be called
'The Silver Chrst"-presumably the story Of a
crucifx.
VIVA. promises 70 be a volume specially interest
ing to book-overs is in OF preparation by Nh
Roberts the Editor OF The Bcokworm. i IS %
he called "A Book Hunter IN London. Historical
and Personal Studies Of Book Collectors and Book
Collecting" Ii will tell the story OF the authors
many years Of inveterate book-hunting. and will be
rich in historical bookhunters and thieves.
collectors catalogues and prices. 1t is 70 have many
illustrations.
William Morris has three books OF his own on the
Kemscolt Press The Life and Death OF Jason,
1.-The Wood Beyond the World" and The Well ct
the Worlds End"
The new series Of Austin Dobson's Eighteenth
Century vignettes is TO be illustrated by various
old prints and other pictures OF the last century
The exclusion OF The Heavenly Twins" from the
colony has been contemplated at Melbourne; but at
q meeting OF the authorities called 70 consider that
and similar questions. 1t was concluded that the
book might be admitted TO Australia.
There is a movement in Great Britain for rescuing
the private libraries OF North Wales have magnif-
cent Ms. collections. II is estimated that there
exist about a hundred MSS. OF one Welsh classic
alone-the work Of Dafydd alb Gwilym. the famous
medieval Welsh bard.
Mr. Kipling in a humorous letter 10 friend de-
scribing the recent Authors Club dinner In Lon
DON SAYS: The feature OF the Authors dinner was
my hour and halfs speech delivered 1t the next
day all 10 myself and IL splendid"
Rolf Bodrewood. the Australian novelist. is IN
real life a police magistrate. 7. A Browne by name
He IN a slight scholarly-looking man. and is simple,
unpretentious and good-natured In manner lie Is
sxty-eight years old or his literary career he said
10 a correspondent Of The Westminster Budget
the other day that he thirty-seven before he
FIRST thought OF possibility Of success In tera-
ture The Cornhill' then accepted two Of his
sketches
soon after" he said, Il went to Sydney. and com
menced TO write sketches for the Town and Coun-
my income, and as neither play cards nor billiards
could write In my LEISURE hours
wrote one or two novels Tor hs paper aRa OnT
a promise that it would last for year; always
twenty years that have been writing was only
once chapter behind. was then on the way from
in until the day after publication Like Goldsmith
Hdence in my work from the starr / felt that
s ssoyrsh ohc nee to write rs.
At the same time. and accomplished the task
where did you generally writer l asked
"Everywhere-in private houses. tents and hotels.
After riding hfty miles, could Sit down In
public house and write until Y o'clock. with BUSH
men talking drinking and swearing around me. II
is curious that in relating the mlshaps OF my char
scters I often found rolling down my cheeks.
NV plan is" he added after pause. TO write one
hook a year and some short stories and sketches
Mr. Wills the dramatic writer and author OF the
version Of Faust " played by Irving. is mentioned
as one OF the most unconventional literary men OF
his generation. He simple and almost child
like In his tastes, and had the most complete and
poetic indifference TO fashion" lie appeared AZ
formal dnner-party one OCCASION wearing two
colars-one OF which stood upright while the other
turned down Flowers Mr.. Wlls's special
hobby and some OF his best work was done while
wandering in his garden.
An English translation OF Count Goblet dAlviel-
las book on Migration OF symbols is announced.
The author is a high authority. and the volume In
the original has had much success. 1t has nearly
two hundred quaint illustrations