New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27

But the later books, as has
been said are even more pltiless than the earlier
and as their austere strength has dawned upon tho
public they have left "A lasting impression. The
special value of this fact just lies In its indica-
ton that perhaps London is growing tired OF the
sn. So In novel writing which prevails. and prom
ises in its appreciation of Gsslng. to think less Of
Hill Toppery and other NONSENSE II Is little
prising 10 learn thu & the man who has done 50
much to put the very heart Of tragic London into
fiction should be devotee of rural sights and
sounds Mr. Gssng lives in Surrey. having a
house at EPSON. and though the great on the
Downs causes the region to he overrun with city
people for a week year the rest Of the time
finds the novelists home peaceful though no
were buried in absolute solitude II Is in solitude
that the novels of London life have been written,
without losing however. any Of Londons color
and movement in the writing.
or the costly art books devoted to some great
figure in art which frequently brought out
about Christmas. such the Correggio Of Signor
Rcci last season. there are as yet no announce
ments beyond that of Mr.. Jaccacrs book Spain.
which will be also little gallery OF Vierge's Illus
trations. But there will be several important pub
locations OF an encyclopaedia nature The Scribners
have In preparatpn a new edition Of Vasar. work
that has been much needed in some really auhori-
tative English form This will be in four volumes.
with many Illustrations in photogravure. Mr. and
Mrs Edwin r. Blashield and Mr.. A. A. Hopkins
are the editors. The Macmlans have in their fai
list Richard Muther's History Of Modern Paint
ing" a work which has already proved IT'S useful
ness The author Is Keeper of the Royal Collection
of Prints and Engravngs at Munich. He Is a good
critic and writer and he has in this edition the adj
vantage of about thirteen hundred ILLUSTRATIONS
covering practically the whole field OF modern PANT
ing The Century Company has gathered 'ose'her
some ESSAYS printed in the magazine. chieny
nv American artists their French teaehers' al"
these will be published under Professor JONI -
Van DYKES editorshp in a volume entitled Mou-
.rr French Masters" The illustrations VIII DE I'M
nortant In addition to these large WORKS 'here 10
corning from the press of the Macmillans cop'-
ous,,, illustrated historical study of European ar
chitecture by Mr.. Russell Sturgs.
ross,h Noxon. Member of the Royal Society ana
Hvdrographer to the Kings Most Exce"eh' MAJ
estv" published in 1888 treatise on carry ,e
lish typography. He called 1t MechancA ~,
o,ses. or the Doctrine Of Handy Books Appheu
- 49,. Ar ~ Printing" 1t is rare and precious
work and amateurs of the art oil prn'"e WI, ~
,od - kuov that II is TO be literally reprinted Wy
Tho rvnothetae of the City Of New-iorH INV
uorl * announced for this month. In TWO Vo'un's'
and will be put forth by the De Winnie Press
Jnedit, IL Is a great WORD III rrSH'e'
nublsher fortunate enough to get ho'a VI 'O"as
manuscript which he can print VII" ''"' -,
n,,hot unon the cover and the author Is man -.
,mnortance he (the publisher beams VIZ" IVY 49,,
r ,,.,o, ho finding things inedt al the ume anu
ha ord Greens in occasionally when II IS 10, Ju'"
GA ,rhis has recently occurred in PARIS VIM
roem of Gautier's has been heraided a. 49, 80.
the delight of all idolaters Of the poet - " COO,
that this poem has already been prih'eu-" ..,,s
was printed some years aso-ahu o". .."cvles IN
raps mis- errng colleagues over '''e =, ,Iourrss
..L'iparo'' for their ignorance OF the iao' rssit
=, ,ndcpant and as he points out the CT! y.
Is ''iue"s'' 1,,on in Paris The love OF Literature
and art Is intense there. but your .,v n
-, h,,rgors for "recame" as much as '' "a
IT, t,rg,,sh or other foreign contempo'". ..as
10 soaLs all sorts of eXpedients 10 s"'" '
Tho irsdit dodge is one OF them'
A. ~ stliman is now engaged upon 49,,
entitled Venus and Apollo in fain'"e 60 ,rsated
,ro " II Is a noble subject, ana II II =" a,,n,es
ah, Tho volume will reproduce the pest 81 .,,r,
Of Venus and Apollo by the mos, a,,r,e notes
ors ard scuiptors and there VIII I've a ,r Tho sort
- .,,ica, nd biographical nature IL !" -. T., "A
'o.,, ,h,,b Mr. Stman does best anu " -,
-, ,on.d he will complete IL IN time io' '
,,..o,s richness, An English writer, M So,ss
... ,ripts in a London magazine -. .sssv
- poo,r. for children" In the course " - t. ora
no mentions James Whitcomb Riley' ""' -. "Mr.
- n,s da,,verances on the Indiana Thy .bom
puev Is Il New Englander ana inc ~ sreaklng
ha ,,troduces us is "A New-EngIahue'' wv .,r that"
,ho uoosier dialect but none the less po' road o.
W. wonder how Mr. Lucas would "Ae cock.
s,,,salf something like this: Mr.. Lucas ~ is
nov and the prose to which he i". .',S,, dialect,
Cocknev prose. too. written IN the W. noor mis-.
hut none the less prose for that y" - "a fatuous
cuided Britons, with your com'o" sour pride
confidence I'm your own misnforma"o
I'm YOUR own ignorance!
II ls very touching TO witness - complete
found self-restrant In case ,,,s seem 10
1,,,aorment TO the delirium of JOY "ou'u ,,, per-
no the one thing inevitable. II not .his Is pro-
,n,ssIhe Yet such an exhibition as va" s,s,erical
vided by THE Chap Book that usu. .,o,ycus. It
u,,i. contribution TO the wallet oil '.,nent 10
,nnsars that the projectors Of the "',nuslasm
,,nn,o,o. 4, Paris are aware OF the q, New
entertained for him In the esoteric oute sure
ycrk Boston and Chicago. and thes ~" or, M offered
mar substantial aid to their scheme W." a,nr,v they
h,, ,bese svmpathetic initiates. I,ss, book"
mn, themselves I'm the hands OF lhe Tive and
,ra r,,L. n their American represea IN the
an announcement to that effect Is pr, .orgrati-
'',rran, nnmher Blu; not word OF So his evil
lo,,on NOT a syllable OF jubila''o" so the head
dence of trust Newyork Is moi '," poston is IT,