New-York tribune., 1896-11-30
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
.poet-I,ore" magazine which has been OF serv-
ice to students Of its specially. and when Is al
ways readable by students and laymen aiiHe' mas
hitherto been published monthly, but II - I" "e n
quarterly In the future Its first appearance IN
Its new form with admirable text. bound In an
artistic cover deserves 10 he marked with APP
prova.
Every man has his own poeiical anthology ana
This fac, has caused many volume 10 be teildY re-
ceved. bu; Nj Cnurton Collins mas compned a cor
lection which fancy the most preJudic'l Oh 'F'"
ers will admit Is a welcome addition 70 ms Ho'd'!'
MIST anthooges follow one another through moro OF
less the same channels. but I'm "A Treasury OF Mno'
British Poetry" which is published by EDWARD AT
mold here and in London. Mr.. Collins mas coh'rN'u
10 print almost exclusively poems neglec'e' ps p
ceding editors. TIE idea would ho' seem 10 ''
e.necjaly happy II would seem Impossible ,nit
volume OF more than four hundred pages conid pe
made out OF semi lectci verses and st he eoou
one But is the reader aware OF Mr. PaisraVe cur
Gus Indifference 70 Landor. for example DoeS ~,
realize how little Campion has been drawn upon u''''
very recently? Does he find Leigh Hunts ViVaclous
fragment-"Jennie Kissd Me When We Met'-in
every anthology that he ought TO find II In MY COL
Inns supplies Of such omissions as are ocaeo
here and while he includes some ma'eriai "hlch we
canno, wholly approve il must be admitted that most
o
worth having collected. The book is handsomely
printed and ia mostly dainiily bound
There is on exhibition in Boston interesting
bibl,ograph relic In the shape or copy OF
1.-The Book OF Common Prayer OF the Church OF
England" as abridged and edited by FranKiih IN
Jondon in l773 1t is said to be the only copy IT.
America Mrs. Samuel Bache, a daughter of FRANK
lin. gave It 20 William White. the FIRST blshoP VI
Pennsylvania in l7S. II finally came in'o ,hc
hands of Professor Henry Reed. OF the 'i.Ne'S''s
of Pennsylvania. whose library IL 10 DE u'sPe'Se'
at auction in Boston early next month.
Rlanche Willis Howard who has not been heard
from as an author in some time. Is presen'N 10
bring out a story called 'Puss-n-Bo "hich i
said to give her Impressions Of life In German
town.
Tue, before she died Miss Mamie Dickens put the
finishing touches 20 a book entitled MY Father as
Knew Him" The proofs have been read d! an
other daughter OF Dickens. Mrs. Perugin', ana the
work may be expected 10 appear In a few months.
Mr. w Robertson Nicoll. the ambidextrous wise
man of English literary journalism. has been inter
viewed by a reporter from THE Chronicle on
his return TO London. The Doctor talks earnest!
about American politics. saving many o"iis'
things as for example. that Bryan cohduc'cu d
hopeless cause with considerable dlehity. bu' Il 10
IN
most engaging ''In nv opinion he decli ares. TN"
demerits of America, journalism often exaEGer-
ated In England, and exaggerated Tor wan oi 'ue
knowledge. To select one OF their good poh's, 'hc
columns OF American newspaper are sihsuiaris
pure There are hardly any of the divorce court
kind OF details which get here-prurent news
does rot appear" Bless the dear. kind gentleman
heart
As to which OF the living English novelisis has
fhe greatest vogue in America DR. Nicol! OF course
has no doubt We'll. should not fancy that any
body Is before Mr.. Barrie" An incident which oc-
curred on the journey to New-Orea ms much amused
our visitors The newspaper boy" said the Doc
tor. camc up to us In the railway carriage win
tho announcement. 'Barrie's new novel want Il
copyc The lad held Sentimental Tommy out TO
MIR. Barrie. but he could not be tempted TO Duy'
lie was already familiar with the novel
In regard 10 the competition Of English authors
with the American author In his own country. Dr
Ecol said: I'm sure don't know what We shouId
say in England if the position were reversed but
American writer's have no jealousy toward England
in this matter-not the slightest. All the time we
were OH the other side. We never heard word
betokenng jealousy of the popularity OF English
books We saw very many American authors they
greeted us with truest cordiay; and | am sure
we shall never forget the kindness we received
from them as from every body.
Mr. Ralfour's book THE Foundations OF Belief.
has Just been translated into French and published
in Paris.
Special histories OF this State or tina; city are so
easy 10 write that few of them are ever well written
IL Is therefore encouraging know that the latest
volumes of the sort. projected by the Appieons are
being pu; together in way that Is almost certain 10
secure the bcs, results series is announced OF
sStories from American History, and the two vol
,nes 10 appear first have been put in the most com
peent hands Mr.. Frank r. Stockton is the author OF
sNew-Jersey. from the Discovery OF Scheyichbi TO
Recent Times" and Mr. Joel Chandler Harris has
written "Georga from the Invasion or DE SOTO 10
Recent Times" Both books are abundantly Illus
trated with artistic sketches.
The most Interesting paper In the last issue OF Bib
biographical" the invaluable quarterly Of when the
Scribners have published ten parts. Is on The
Early English Writing masters. a subjec; about
which few students know anything al all Mr.
Strange has delved deep and brought 10 the surface
some highly dNer;ing documents. England haG
certain fame in matters of caigraphy early in the
Middle Ages but the first writing 10 he printed
IN the country was brought out until l5'l. when
.he work of De Beau Chesne and Balloon was I'M
nrinted al London by Thomas Nau;roulller' The
value OF Mr. Sranges essay les in its drawing aiien-
tion 10 the existence OF expert cagraphers IN uines
when even the most educated Of gentlemen were SLOW
20 learn the mysteries Of penmanship Ihe old ex-