New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05
LITERARY NOTES.

LIIERI IL NOI ES.
George Meredi,hs powerful new novel Lord Or
mont and His Aminta is on the press of inc SCRIP
nors This book IL in truth realistic In sense
which tho little writer's who pirate about that qlSh-
Is viii hardly understand.
Mr. Neredlih's next novel. The Amazing Mar
riagc" may perhaps answer some OF the questions
raised hy the recital Of Lord Ormonts matrimonial
experiences Its opening chapters Will be published
In an early number Of "Scrbner's Magazine
Counod,a journal will be published soon In the
sane volume will appear selection from his cor
respondence now in the hands Of Nine Gounod
and her son.
or Miss Sarah Orne Jewett whose American blood
IS mixed OF French and English. Mrs Spofford says
I'm THE Book Buyer: when you see her with
her lofty carriage dark her high bred and
beautiful features. you remember the royal signif-
canoe OF her name In Scripture and you are har
inclined TO wonder how 1t Is that princess OF the
Old regime is writing stories that are the accurate
transcript OF the lives Of peasants. But when. II
by rare fortune. you hear her read from her own
pages with n voice Ike soft south wind ana Win
A quaint and lovely air that is all her own then
,ou know that these stories OF hers written
from the heart that beats FOR humber. homeHer
people as II with the same blood
VIVA, suggested the inimtable Jungle Stories to
Mr. kipllng was a question put to him by Mrs
Mary Mapes Dodge She asked him one day II he
would not Ike to try his hand az some chdren's
stories ,or ST, Nicholas" He took the idea at
oncc-sald that nothing would give him more pleas
ure than 10 be "A st Nicholas" writer. ne had
been brought up that magazine; he ana MS SISTER
used to nght for the first reading OF II when 1t came
TO them out In India. But he had never written for
children and II would be something Of an expert
mont his first story perhaps would not be very
good the second would be better. and the tlrd
might be real story. IL turned out much az
the author had predicted. The first TWO sto-
ries were printed and did not attract special
attention uhey are included in the Jun
gle Book. but the third "Rikki-tikki-
tav" AMI the fourth was that stirring tale OF me
dance OF the Wild elephants In the jungle. Toomal
o. the Elephants" Mr. Kipling has scored as noia-
bic a success a. a writer for children as for their
elders. and In the past three months nearly 700"
copies OF these jungle stories collected In book
form have been sold In England and America.
Mr. oscar Wies forthcoming book proclams
his belief that he has solved the mystery OF Shakes
peare's sonncts and presents his solution II Is
entitled The Incompatible and Ingenious History
OF Mr. W H. Being the True Secret Of Shake
speares Sornets Now FOR the First Time Here Truly
Sc, Forth" The initial letters ard cover designs are
by that 'precous'' artist. Mr.. Charles Ricketts,
The selections from the correspondence OF Poe |
daicly found among Or. Crswolds papers,. which !
are to be found In the current Century" go far to
uphold Professor Woodberry's conviction that Girls
void was just the poet. whose biographer he
was Mr. Woodherry declares that as regards Girls
wod's memoir he is to be charged at most with |
errors OF Judgment and lack OF tact In stating un
pleasant truths.
II Il A question whether literature is served by /
the publication OF these pitcous letters -thcse rec
oris OF cruel poverty and personal humiliation. 1t
would that the world might well be satisfied /
with the rich gifts OF Poe's genius, and might let his
falsehoods and his sorrows rest.
Mr. Zangwll was asked the other day II he
"A writer OF comedy or writer OF tragedy
us not that lttle unfair" he said ITO any Gang
viii Society which may be started after my death?
You would leave them nothing 10 discuss. But !
anyway object TO being labelled. The other day /
was asked to write another Jewish story I replied
that would not be shut mp in the Ghetto. 1t seems |
to that we In England specialize too much. On |
the Continent a may be good all round Victor
Hugo. Goethe, Wagner-with whom don't
TO compare myself for lnstant-none of them
confined themselves to a single medium. | have
many things to say and prefer to cast each In the
form to which 1t Is best suited For example told
you fond OF psychology. Now. in my opinion.
philosophy has suffered because philosophers
rule have cultivated neither literature nor humor
believe that any system OF philosophy could be
put into twenty brightly written pages-if one had
the gift OF literature; and should like to make the
attempt. Then. again. have volume of poems
coming out shortly. | have had excellent offers TO
deliver lecture in various parts OF the country At
the present moment | am seriously thinking OF the
drama. as more than one manager has asked me for
Il play. And don't be surprised II YOU shortly see
my name appended TO the librctto OF a comic opera
SO you II is rather hard to label mo at present"
Mr.. +. ". stokes. who was "A member OF the first
Peary relief expedition and who Is now in the
Arctic regions with the Peary party. has written
little paper on Color at the Far North" which will
appear in the September Century" Mr.. Stokes
says that the intensity and brance OF color In the
extreme north impress one something supernat-
ural and he calls 1t the true land OF impression
ISM" This testimony counter 10 the general
Idea OF the region In the mind OF the puoiic. Mr..
Stokes has probably reached o latitude further
north than any other artist ever attained. He