New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-20
LITERARY NOTES.

| has lately been spending much time It vii, r..
| semble in method his recent book on III. Un,sa
| States.
Mr.. George n. Elwangers forthcoming book n
| 10 be a collection OF essays dealing with yarious
! lovers OF nature. including Thomas Hardy Izaak
Walton, White OF Seborne and Thoresu II is TO
ba hoped that this author. who interprets na,ur.
| 80 pleasantly himself. will have word to spare
| for that other poet-gardener. Richard Blackmors
| or the two writer's Blackmore and Hardy ~
should say the first without question tho
superior In the field
| Mr. Elwanger has also another work In hand
| a collection OF modern love-sonss-whch will M
| two or three pretty volumes and 10 which he has
given a quaint, od-fashoned lite.
THE Pocket Magazine Is a new undertaking OF
| the F. A. Stokes Company. 1t is to be small In
size. with large type. and each number will BE-
complete in itself no serials being allowed. Mr..
Klplng IS to contribute novelette, 10 the January
number, and ballads to other numbers. including
that for November, the first OF the issues.
Mr. Killings new Jungle Book" is--aas-ts
be the .ast; Mowgli viii appear more. His ad-
ventures. however, will remain perennial delights
| to young and old There are no books OF fiction
which will teach young people more lessons Of
| truth and honor and right dealing than these two;
and the ordinary Juvenile weap but pale and
| sickly air beside their vgor. The second Jungle
Company.
Would that Thackeray had lived to write the
history of Queen Anne which he had .ong in mind,
DR. Shelton contemplates a similar project. and in
1850 wrote to the novelist asking about his proposed
work Dear Sir" wrote Thsckeray In response. Il
ask pardon for delaying to answer your note
Frequent Illness, constant business and want Of
system send my letters often deporably into arrears
and lose even time in finding them than In
| answering them.
Queen Anne has long been my ambition, but she
will take many a long years labor and l can't
ask any other writer to delay on my account At
the beginning OF this year had prepared an an
nouncement stating that | was engaged on that
history but kept II back II was necessary that
/ should pursue my old trade OF novelist for some
time yet to come. Meanwhile her Image stands
before ST. Paus for all the world to look at, and
who knows but else may be beforehand
with both OF and sketch her Off while We are
only laying the pa.ette?"
Dr. Sketos thus describes his first meeting with
the author OF Vanity Fair: II found him sitting
in his den at the top OF his house In Onslow
Square. He has suffered much and long, and the
traces OF suffering visible in his face ] fancy
that even in his brightest moods It is possible TO
detect these traces sometimes in the eyes. more
frequently about the grave curves OF the mouth
OF course | ushered into his den-of course he
told me how and from what he was suffering.
This perfect unreserve this almost nfantile open
ness OF nature. Is characteristic Of Thackeray
He Is willing that his whole life should be laid
bare and looked through The clear. transparent
simplicity of the boy at the Charterhouse never
deserts him. In fact, there is much OF the boy
about him, in spite Of the gray hairs and the
spec;acles On this very day he wore an old shoot
ing coat much too short for hint fitted the
giant as a boys jacket would MT an ordinary
mortal Yet with all his boylshness of manner.
there is something leonine about Thackeray.
Froude couldn't read Brownings poetry though
he admired the man. II tried 'Paracesus twenty
years ago unsuccessful.y." he wrote 10 skelton
"end this, suppose. has prevented me from ex-
citing myself about him as ] ought And IN
another letter he said: But Brownings verse;
with intellect. thought, power. grace. all the charms
in detail which poetry should have. 1t rings after
all Ike a bell of lead. To this generation Brown
ing Is as embarrassing as Shakespeare sonnes
were to the las, century In making the compari-
son you l admit that you may be right
Mr. Townsend, whose move. "A Daughter OF the
Tenements" has just appeared may rejoice IN
fact OF which not many American authors can
boast-that one of his books has gone INTO us
ffty-nlnth edition. This Is the amusing ana char-
acterlstic narrative Of Chmmie Fadden.
Mr. Edward s. Martin intends to reprint in book
form some OF the essays published In 'scrIbners
Magazine" under the Point Of View" heading
This book he will call cousin Anthony and l.
Mr. Martins Point OF View" work began on the
Rochester Union and Advertiser" for which he
used to prepare an agreeable column under tnat
title.
The life OF william Carleton, the Irish novelist
Is TO be OF the notable British BOOKS or the
autumn. The autobiography-~hich strangely
enough ends with the word "death"-wi MI the
frat volume Carleton was a queer and attractive
person. 1t is recorded OF him that he once sought
employment OF a taxidermist. who, doubling his
canaclty in the art asked What do you stuff
birds WITH" Potatoes and meal" was the In
genuous reply
What rs said to be picture OF Russia as she Is.
is coming from the pen OF Stepnak. He means
TO call the book King Stork and King Log
having in mind. 1t is understood, the late Emperor
and the present one.
"Sir George Tressady." Mrs Humphry Wards
new novel. brings back 10 us some OF the characters
Of her carrier books. Most OF the scenes are laid
in an English country house. The first chapter will
appear in the November Century"
NJ Rochefort is finishing his memoirs which are
to appear in five volumes. An interesting part CT
the work Will be account OF the old Court OF
Versailles related to him by his father and
nobeman who In the household OF Marc
Antoinette.
One more paragraph about "Trlby': The arrival
OF the book in Australia was much delayed. and
the public had anticipated 1t with an eagerness
which no other volume has ever called out The
two thousand copies landed Saturday morning.
and the booksellers made special arrangements FOR
immediate sale 1t is stated that many Sunday
congregation was sadly reduced in consequence.
A fine new edition OF THE Bible In Spain 10
coming out in London-and not before 1t IL needed.
II is to be In two volumes. with etchngs by
Manesse.
Mr.. Hopes delightful story. THE Prisoner OK
Zenda." has taken a lease OF life in this
country, melted thereto no doubt by the success
OF Mr.. Roses play and Mr.. Sotherns acting. IL -
said that more copies OF the book are being sofa
now than at any time since It's publication.