New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
LITERARY NOTES.

MT oou,n,ete edition Of his verses, including
s,nnns, all that he wrote. This Is good news for.
a. hsnpens in the case OF rev WRITER'S, the public
60. h,,ner,o been the loser from the authors
nas "..,.sS ,,,doment Mr. Locker-Lampson had
,..,e hut 40 slight was his own faith In II
49,. No woud amend his lines to conform TO the
s,rrs,,,ons Of almost any friend foolish enough to
criticse them. This trait In manifest IN London
lyrics" which were constantly reho'ehed 30
a,a,v one Of some dozen editions diners In some Of
,,s readings from all the rest. The same self-de-
sso,.,,on led him to withhold from publication .
80, MANY Of what those who have seen them say
90 among his most delightful poems
.>,orr,r1 Mists" is the title Of forthcoming
u,or. bv Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger-Julien
Gordon
.-rso u,d-Contnent Magazine" which was orig
,-.r .srbe southern Magazine" has departed this
no, ire good will and subscription list having been
acou,red by the proprietors OF scr'pher. MS
..,,rs end IL another testimony to the fact that
go :. not vet prepared to produce enough
.sn.,.n, writer's and paying Subscribers 70 main
,.,n a local periodical Of this nature.
NJ s,evenson's "Fables' are coming Out m
"I nnymans" and are found to DE e'eVer. b't not
amazing. one OK the s"o''''' "
tent" and runs tnus v.. =. ., .
A.. a man ar s ,nss lao "@@''
y am weeping ssys soi IItrls to DO. said the
Tho nert day they met again once more tns
lad was weeping. why do you weep 10" A'"ei
the e nam ann weeping because have nothing to eat
said the heush; it would to that said the man
~. p,cb.rd Harding Davs's pleasant and spirited
napers on Paris are coming IN oooH 10TH" ''''" ''s
Harper press D.. -. se,,A,ohe-
duras II is TO be called Three Gringos IN |sn"'
America
r.o.o 10 q curious picture Of Omar knayyam
,,,.rrar.M IN the recently published "reminiscences
:, ~. ,,.rd r H. 1roome. The poet, Mr. "roone
49,. uas always perfectly careless as 70 dress !
a 600 him now" he adds. walking GOWN in'e
woodbridge with an old Inverness cape "0uo'e
breasted lowered satin waistcoat' Shippers ." -
and q handkerchief very likely tea over n,s M
Vet one always recognized In MIN ."e "''e'
,o,,or uas there a more perfect gentleman
- ,.ro ecce,tric certainly. the Fitzgeralhs.
r,,,aorad himself remarked Of the II niy; We are
81, mad but with this difference, kno" that
am -. Nd
W. croome saws that a former rector OF WOOD
bridge once called Fitzgerald TO express MY
roors, that he never him at cnurch' Sr'
cola "Omar" you might have conceived tha'
man has not come to my years OF HE "''"o"'
,h,nLine much of these things. | believe may
sav that have reflected on them fully as muc'
az Yourself You need not repeat TINS WISH
,a,n :, !. saws his friend. that Fitzseralds was
,os, reverent mind and | know that the text
on his grave was OF his own choosing IL - h'
that hath made u.s. and not we ourselves
"pose ~ butchers Cooy' is the title OF the long
novel which Hamin Garland is writing
NJ William Rossetti corrects the report that ne
is engaged in the preparation of new ana co'ec'ea
edition of the works OF his sister Christina 'housn
he admits that he may undertake tna' 'as" a. ~
future time What ne is now preparing Is volume
~ Miss Rossetti's poems hitherto unpupnshe'
which he thinks quite as good as those ""'ch s"s
put In print. .
Christina Rossetti Birthday Book" is also soon
10 be issued 1t is compiled by Miss Olivia hoste'u'
a daughter Of william NJ. Rossetti
An autograph collector has found a scrap 0.
Queen Victoria's handwritng-one which Is OF
some biographical intent and reveals her AZ a
teacher of spelling speaking Of Lord Jonn hussen
she says: TELL him his ink s very fah' anu ''''
there is no n in ex(h)orbitant
The three lectures on Journalism oy Mf' '""'e'
A Dana which are collected In this country uhue'
the title OF THE Art Of Newspaper Making are
about to be reissued in England II any man IN
America knows how to make newspaper. that man
his words they may possibly begin TO understand
what the American idea OF a newspaper. quiverins
with the spirit Of the time. really is Americans
themselves read in them the secret SO easy 10
forget of being lively without losing the quality OF
distinction.
Colonel Olcott who is now known chiefly as the
nres,dent of the Theosophica Society, IL writing
book OF "reminiscences. The larger part OF II
will be history OF the rise of that society
Andrew Lang is about to revise and colt a ne"
edition OF Lockharts Life of Scott, and promises
to give sketch OF Scott's biosrapher containing
new and interesting information concerning MS
character and literary work
Horny Russell the venerable musician and father
of Clark Russell, the novelist. is about TO puohsn
a volume of "reminiscences. His reductions go
back nearly TO the beginning OF the century he mas
sung before that ungentlemany First Gentleman OF
Europe. George ". and has known most
Of the distinguished writer's and musicians oil MS
time; and his memories, therefore. ought to be
entertaining.
A new volume of criticism by an English writer 10
be called THE Greater Victorian Poets, VIII IN
cude under that title only Tennyson. Browning
and Matthew Arnold. What will Mr. Swinourne
say TO such exclusiveness? And by the sacred
crowbar Of all the logrollers. what will Mr.. William
Watson and Mr.. Lewis Morris say?
Among the British Museums most valuable recent
acquisitions is a collection OF rare English books
of the time OF Elizabeth and James |. II includes
a first edition Of Marlowe's translation OF Musaeuss
Hero and Leander" bound up with two poems
by Francis Sable; The Fsherman's Tale" and
'Flora's Fortune 1895. OF either the Marowe or
the Sabie only copy is known. Two unique
volumes in the collection are Cyril Tourneur's the
Transformed Metamorphosis." and Thomas Wat
sons Lamentations of AmIntas for the Death OF
Phllis paraphrastically translated out OF Latino
into English hexameters by Abraham Faunce' In
1896.
The British Museum reports reveal the curious
fact that by far the largest number Of visitors
come TO 1t In the month OF August
"Ieyersedges'' is the title which Lucas Malet