New-York tribune., 1894-04-22

Her httle book II is said. written with the
greatest difficulty She means to write another
novel while in California.
! Miss IIarraden is a member OF musical and
| artistic family. the daughter OF man OF scen-
title atanments who is her sternes literary critic.
She has taken B \. degree in classics and mathe-
/ matcs az the London University. and heartily ad-
| vocatcs the higher education OF women She is also
an enthusiastic supporter of woman's suffrage. Her
| new book. a collection Of short stories. is coming
! from the Putnam press.
! Mr. Klpng has come TO high honor in that a
! London suburban street has been renamed after
him and a street TOO. whose former name that
OF the great Admiral Nelson
Sun more Nnpoleonc material Is getting into
print \ quantity OF papers recently inherited by
Count Joachim Murat. and now in process OF publ
| cation by him. have furnished mass Of interest
ing information concerning the Emperor and the
editors great-uncle. the King OF Naples.
Mr. Gladstone's version OF the odes OF Horace is
now in the publishers hands. It is said that among
his other literary labors several tragedies which
are still IN MS
Anna Fuller author OF those two clever books
Pratt Portraits and "A Literary Courtshlp" ~
about to bring ont through the firm of G. T. Put
nams Sons q volume to be entitled. Peak and
Prairie" This house is preparing TO publish in this
country the "Autonym Series of stories. started by
Cnwin, Of London
The memoirs Of Mcheet. written by his brother
in-law. Alfred Dumesni. will be published.
Dumcsnil having recently died.
A volume of short stories by Charles Egbert Grad
dock Is coming from the Harper press. 1t is to
bear the title of The Phantoms OF the Footbrdge"
A complete edition Of the late Hawey Smart's
racing novels Is In preparation by his widow. The
novel which he left In Ms. is to be published
The restless Robert Buchanan is about to under
take the dangerous experiment OF producing works
OF his own in a theatre managed by himself.
Mr. George w Smacy has committed to paper
his recolections OF his friend Wendell Phillips. and
his article will appear in the June Harper" In
the sarne number will be published the last of Con-
stance Fenimore Woolsons Italian tales.
Mr. Walter Besaut takes note of the unpleasant
methods OF his countrymen in dealing with Amcri-s
can poets. Nov and then" he says in THE Au-
thor" "one or other OF them Is kindly and grace
fully held up 10 derison In one or other Of our
papers IL is seldom that journalist or critic takes
the trouble to read American verse. and to treat
American poets with courtesy"
Nine. Grand's favorite novel. she saws Is Com
suelo'-a statement which does not seem surprising
when one remembers the large hearted womanly
heroine Of the book The authors hero In fiction s
King Arthur. and the character In history she most
abhors is Napoleon.
Mrs. Humphry Ward is hospitable and her beau
tlful country house Tring often fun o: literary
and social celebrities An English writer SAYS: '.It
IL whispered that the rector OF Trng heard of Mrs
Wards advent into hts parish with som what mixed
feelings. His prejudices hcweN er have all be en- dis
armed. and he Is great friend OF his fair parish
ioner. who attends the parish church once every
Sunday while living in the country. She sends her
servants also. Ii Is said that. like many other ar-
thors. Mrs. Ward Is annoyed that the opinions with
which she invests the characters in her works are
always taken TO represent her In their entirety
whereas she creates them and builds them up as an
artist paints picture"