The morning times., 1896-05-03
LITERARY NOTES.

Justin Mccarthy is to write a life Of
Gladstone.
Du Maurier's Peter Ibbetson'' is to be
dra matized.
Sir John Lubbock's daughter mas recently
produced book on social subjects.
Augustine Birrell has edited for early
punhcation the memoirs OF Locker-Lamp-
son.
Edward Arnold has nearly ready 1.-THE
HadJira, novel by an anonymous Turk
ish woman.
Hall Caine tells hisEnglish friends that
the women OF America are Intellectually
stronger than the men themselves.
In London they describe john Harding
as II promising American and his IAN Art
Failure" is TO be published soon.
THE Heavenly Twins to be brought out
presently in London, is said TO have no con-
nection with the book of that name.
THE Echo has pulled stakes in Chicago
and now pays its taxes in New York.
The star of empire eastward comes!
Mrs. Hemans was a native OF Liverpool
and the city is making an effort to give
her tardy recognition in a monument.
Melrosc has lately been much exercised
by the coming of age of Mr.. Waiter Joseph
M wei SCOTT, great-great-granuson OF sir
Walter Scott.
Jonn ohver Hobbs is writing long novel,
the title of which has already been chosen
"A School for Saints" 1t will not be ready
before autumn.
The library committee OF Hull, England.
has decided not TO buy the poet laureates
works, as There is no demand for that
class OF literature.'
Arthur Wing Pinero's wife is an excel
lent skater, not that anyone cares hang,
but, as the fellow said, who inquired after
his friend S mother, we must make con-
versa tion.'
the author of that anon ymous and problem
atical literary adventure which recently
sped through a prominent magazine under
the title Joan OF Arc.
DuMaurer wrote "Trilby' In little eX
ercise books, which cost only penny
piece The manuscript was sod for
big price, and II is IN glass case of the
Lonuon Fine Arts Society.
Snowman IN South Africa says that
not only are the Jews in the majority IN
the society circles, but the yare so numerous
in every field that the place has got the
nickname of "Jewhannisberg.'
Rul ard Kipling contributed to last Sun
days New York World about the worst
piece of poetry yet written by reputable
author. 1t was as cheap In sentiment and
style as the paper 1t was written on.
Mr.. Swinburne has in press larger and
more important poem than he has published
in some years. 1t is Malorys story
Balen. tolu III rnynleu neasuic, SAID TO be
an entirely new departure for that poet.
Slum literature of the Ghnmie Fadden
type is here with vengeance. - Daugh-
=
A rab of the City, is published, and
Maggie, q Girl OF the Streets is an
nounCed. Viva the slums!
John Fiske. the historian, has so many re-
quests from periodicals OF various KINDS for
articles that he has been obliged to have
printed what might he called a blanket
postal card, regretting the fact that he
cannot supply the demand for his work.
The bicycle has ridden in to literature,
and now the question suggests itself when
will poor Literature be ridden OF il. "A
Widow on Wheels is the name or the book
tby the author with wheels?1. Fancy II
every Whetltnan should buy one copy.
What a circulation
How surprised old Samuel Pepys would
have Deea Iia ine been told thathis method
ical iOtting down OF his daily experiences
would become invaluable as reflex of
the times in which he live |. New editions
of PepyS' diary have been issued from
time 10 time for the past 200 years, and
always sell rapidly.
"Hypnotism Up To Date is the title of
little pamphlet volume by Sydney Flower,
and published by Cbar!cS II. Kerr, of Chi
cagO. III Il running dialogue between the
doctor and the author, the science OF hlpno-
sis is explained, ana many unwarranted
pTejudiCcs explained away.
Poor John Ruskin is evidently nearing
the end of his lie. His MEMORY Is gone
completely and he inagines that he Is III
danger of starvation. This Is Il sad and
inC0mDrehCn slbie cndinR TO Drl!i ant
life. Moreover, he gave away enormous
sums of money during his long life, and
now his generosity has left him compdra-
| lively poor.
1t is said that Mr. Gladstone has been
reading ARABIAN Nights and Robinson
Crusoe'' as IN ausidOl. 10 ms nara iaDurs.
Sir Edwin Arnold is better known to US
q poet than editor. II is his beast that
he mas written more than 5000 editorial
leaders, avera ging over column IL length.
in the course of his work for the Lo udon
Telegraph.
London mas been trying TO discover who
wrote The LitIie COOS OF UruD street.
Ii is a biting sKlt IN rhyme upon the sup
posed cdnuIuatc iOr the Laureateshlp. 1t
turns out that this and ARROWS OF Song
are Dy Eric Mackay, brother OF Mare Co
relli, who seems 10 be disappointed that
| the laurel wreath failed to Iall upon his
own brow.
In England the custom OF publishing dra
matte works is very common and profitable.
| Andrew William Hammond has pursued
this course with his play in five acts, "A
siren of the Lobby" The play is decidedly
American in locale. personnel and sent-
| ment. 1t Is published by Z. K. Bennett
| & Son of New York.
| A German professor writing critically
| OF Rudolf vot; Gneist, the political scien-
| tist and jurist, says OF him: In the heaven
| of political science his Star viii blaze near
| MOutreSquieu s. the great Frenchman, near
| the memo rahle German, both filed with
the most lofty political ideals, both great
! in what they achieved OF this ideal for the
modern state.
According to Zangwill, 1.-The new men Of
'95'' are Grant, Allen and George du Maui
| rer. To wind up he says, lit is not at
! all improbable that the new man OF s may
have been altogether omitted from this or
any other catalogue. for without friends on
| the press Il new writer may IN the rush and
! crush OF books escape the notice OF even the
most impartial spectator
Rev. E. Bradley, the author of ''Verdant
Green, ma his real name under the disguise
| ~ 'Na1l lpiAp Fr Cnln t1s.n Ig
| said TO have been inspired by the ante
| cedents of his profession, Cuthbert having
| been the name or the famous English
saint, and Beue that of an almost equally
| revered cCcieSlaStic who, however, was
| only dccla red venerable.
Baltimore is TO have the finest rabbini.
! cal library i'll America From Leopold
Strouse the Johns Hopkins University has
| received a sum OF money for an endowment
| OF this character. \ bout 300 books Will
! be purchased at the first inStaliment, and
| they will come mainly from FrankfOrt-on
| he-Main, in which there is a line collec-
! ton of rabbinical literature.
| A Boston literary society recently spent
| an evening with Paul Verlalne, and pre-
| parcs i'll the near future to accord the same
| privilege to TennySOn. We VIII refrain
| from making any remarks on the ups and
| dow OF literary social life, but cannot help
| but think that the late laureate will meet a
| rather singcd, if not charred, crowd on the
occasion of the coming "Tennyson even
! Ing"
| It is understood that the Brentanos are
preparing TO enter largely into the publish
ing field They have done something in
this line already, bringing out a small
number of books in the autumn of each
year, but hereafter they will publish regu
iary and frequently. They have an ex
tensive retail trade in many of the large
cities, and this will aid them in pushing
| their own products.
The story is told of Dickens that once in
u stationer's shop he was startled by hear
| ing a lady at the counter inquire whether
| the next number of certain novel, then ap-
pearing in many parts, was out yet. Little
| did the customer guess that the next part