New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13

| this part Of the country to my friend Mrs. -.
and I must 60 a nt:lc further round the Point;
but ny daughter will be delighted to so back with
Won 70 the Mott And raising his cap, he made
mis- adsux
~ had stood back and wondered II should
say. Pray don't consider me in the matter But
instinct tod me that such speech woyld be
ridiculous and would expose me to sharp and
wolI.deseryed .snub' II was not l, essentially not
/ l. who was being considered. Mr.. FroIde simply
did net choose be forced to entertain his friends
friends And he was right. SO ] held my peace.
We walked along with very httie conversation.
But on our return, the whole party were seated
on the lawn, and foctmen were bringing out after
noon tea fruit etc. The visit was rot long
one
No one can find fault with the intrinsic value Of
tho major fiction which the magazines are print
ing lust now yet II awakens reflections as to the
condition of the American novel is that pro-
ducton angushlng through inherent weakness or
! is It being edged out by It's English competitor?
In The Century" Mr.. Crawford Is pruning MS
Casa Bracco,' but that is rot based on the
American life which ought to make the typcai
American move; and the only other native writer
OF fiction who is bringing forward an important
serial just now is Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Ward. in THE Atlantic" Mr.. Meredths "Amaz
ing Marriage has the place OF honor In Serb
ners" and Mr. Hardy supplies the chief story for
4 "HarrerS uurlHb tHe pfeoSHt year ihc "ooe
noticeable fiction. in short. seems to be coming
from English pens leaving aside OF course the
ever Interesting short story. This Is great pity
Mr. Howels Mr. Hamlin Garland, MI Cable and
the rest OF them hard at work, but somehow
tho great American novel doesn't seem to get
itself written and as for pure romance. there Is
nobodv in sight on this side the water with any
such gift as Stevenson's or Stanley Weymans
pro,ex.or skeat is preparing a Supplementary
Volume to accompany his edition OF chaucer'
This Is to contain the Testament Oh Love I'm
prose, and the chief poems which have az various
,Ir,es been attributed to Chaucer and published
with his genuine works in old editions. Inc VOL
rr,e will he complete In itself with an introduc-
tion notes and glossary.
A new periodical for art and literature mas Jus.
heen commenced in Rome. II Is called I'll Con'',o
and is to appear every month during the year ioo.
Then apparently IT is to cease, leaving 'ne "orNs
~ ito contributors enshrined In one complete al"
.,oo, yo,une Every care is to be taken 70
make the book Typographical! ana mechan'cai
success and for the contents their quany may
he inferred from the fact that diosue 'a'uue'i
heads the list OF writer's whose services nave oeen
secured Paolo Michett Giuseppe Ceiiih'' Euse"e
Benson the American, and young Mariana ro'-
,u,v are among those who will provide iiustra-
tratIons Judging from the artistic prospectus
which has been issued the magazine VIII present
most attractive appearance
rb. forthcoming edition OF Defoes works VIII %
g., .,Ytcen volumes. and will include all his novels
and some excerpts from his shorter writings hoo'
inson Crusoe' is coming out IN Lonnoh TINS noh'n
I, is to occupy three volumes OF the sixteen.
There could hardly be a better description OF
Robert Louis Stevenson than this. framed by mis-
friend Henley:
rS,- iorood n-chested. slight unspeakabN,
Nxna,foofed and weak fingered In his face
Lean. large-boned. curved OF peak' ana 'oucn''
Rod. MIsn rich-tnted. mutable as the sea-
There shines a brilliant and romantic grace,
A spirit intense and rare, with trace on "d''
81 4a nassiG in v 'nsash light in rafssS luck
Most vain. most generous. sterniy er'ticai'
BufYoon and poet. lover and sensua,ist:
4 deal Of Ariel tyst streak ,roIt OF a plck'
And something OF the Shorter -Catechist.
Treasure Island" leads the procession OF stew
ensons books in Great Britain. II is in It's htty'
second thousand kidnapped" comes next with
its thirty-nin thousand.
Some personal "reminiscences OF Balzac, satheree
from his friend Gavarni by Mr.. Sutherland Ed'
wards were recalled by the latter the otner even
ing "Balzac" said Gavarni, Though SO WHY IN
his writings was bette in society He wrote suco
long hours at time that he was almost ineapao's
OF speech afterWaEu Like olHct dusho'9' "~
himself unwilngly to work. but when once at Ms
desk would 60 on for hours at a tnne-sometimes a.
many fifteen.
"A History OF the Novel Previous to the Seven
tenth Century" has been written by professor
F. NJ Warren OF Adelbert College, and Will soon
be published by Henry Holt Co.
| Cap,ain Charles King has written. 1t Is SAID,
new novel which is TO be called The story OF
| Fort Frayne
| Tho M, particularly successful novel called "A
| Drama I'm Dutch" is understood to be the work OF
| Louis Zangwill. younger brother OF the l. lang
will already known TO the readers OF the PERIOD
That John Oliver Hobbies is the best writer OF me
new set Of cynics is. the conviction OF the 'e'e''
critic Of The Saturday Review. But, Tor an ma"
he does not find her work TO be OF very high qua"!'
."rhe immortal irony OF Ceramics, ne says "A'
surused with love and pity. and II Is for TINS ress0"
that Don Oulxote' remains one OF the Bio'es OK
| humanity But the marrow, feminine contempt Tor
the dsagreeableness OF people which i Inc Wv
fashionable womans contempt for the people "N'
are not in her set. In art. as II is in He SER
! ulzing quality amusing and sufficient ihdeeu' io'
ones afternoons. but. however amusing NOT qu'e
adequate for the finer kind OF literature. 10 see
life steadily and II whole. remains aoo'e "'
things the duty OF the creative artist To see eha'
acter through epigrams Is a form OF literary ply
aration which is no, likely TO lead far on the toa'
| to truth"
After The Red Cockade'' is finished there wiz
| be no more Weyman fiction for many a DAY 'o'
that hard-working author has wisely determined "
! take a years rest
Probably other poet ever started our IN mi'
| ouita so Ignorant as the Ettrck shepherd ih'
late venerable DR.. Russell, OF Yarrow says III n's
| recently published volume OF "reminiscences mat
when Hogg contemplated appearing before 'n'