The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-19

Hungary; He has written over two hun
dred works.
1.-THE Stack Monroe Letters" are sup
posed to be in part autobiographicai OF nr.
John oliver Hobbies father was an
American, Welsh by descent. Mrs. Craigte
Is English born.
w. Clark Russell is the son OF an English
vocalist, but he is an American by birth
He lives In England.
CD. Gibson and bride return this month
from Europe and spend the balance OF the
summer in Virginia.
II is a fiction that magazine editors are
inaccessible. They are hard nuts to crack,
however. once in hand.
England is Specializing on who George
Forth may be, who has, under that name,
written March Hares."
.'Tasma" is the pseudonym OF Nine.
Auguste COuvreur, who has been called
the Australian George Eliot.
Anthony Hope spends nine hours at his
desk daily. He is engaged upon Il sequel
to the Prisoner OF Zefida."
When Sir Edwin Arnold was only head
master at a Birmingham grammar school
he was caned by one OF the boys.
Tie London Atheneum goes for Tom
Grogan. The reviewer did not find single
idea or thought IN the entire book.
The family of Gilbert Parker have been
soldiers for many generations. He studied
for the church, but never took orders.
James NJ Barrie and wife will be accom-
panied by DR.. W. Robertson NicOll when
they sail for this country, September 70.
William Black hopes to live long enough
to see an iDstallment OF novel which is
literature In every edition OF the London
Times.
Amy Reade, a neice OF Charles Reade,
is in California writing book ON the
United states. She is sand To be- unfavOrably
impressed
What has become OF Nordau and his
Degeneration, or rather the Others Uegen-
Grafton? They proved sensations OF
In Oment.
Edward Fitzgerald refers to Carlyle's
French Revolution as curious polyglot.
An Englishman writes OF a French Revolu-
ton in a German style.
Seth Low is the only college graduate
among the philanthropists who have given
a million dollars OF over to the cause OF
education i'll this country.
Edmund GOsse notwithstanding OF Walt.
whitman, very prettiiy refers TO him as
''tnat oid rnapsodist IN his empty room.
glorified by patience and philosophy"
ApEngiish reviewer whostumbled against
some OF Bliss CarmeD's traDcendental vcrse
said that, set to appropriate music, II would
can acquisition toa borgian hymnal.
Both s. r. Crockett and Stanley Weyman
are keeping themselves secluded Just at
present, each being at work upon a novel
year.
j NJ. Barrie is idling rather than working.
He Is not a prodigious writer, at his best.
and since he finished his Sentimental
Tommy" he has started upon no further
work.
Alfred Austin, poet laureate OF England,
is suffering the penalties or his exalted
position. Max Nordau has praised him
anu ne is exhibited In waA Nine.
Tussaud's.
8. X; Crockett is but thirty seven years
old. He has Travelled in Europe, Siberia
and A frica. He was a Clergyman for few
years but resigned to take up literature
exclusively.
Paul Bourget has won a suit of vast i'm
portanceto authors The courts decided that
publishers books are open to authors in
ortler to see that they are not defrauding
them OF royalties.
The dictionary and the encyclopedia are
the only books which Frank K. Stockton
wants near him when he writes. He says
he would rather read than write in a
well equipped library.
Mr.. Coulson Kernaban is a rising English
author. who works command attention
&c cd and the Ant IA Dead Mans Diary"
and "A Book of Strange Sins"
The revival of the essay is conspicuous
or English Current literature.
Writers resent the temporary aspect OF
and are reprinting in book
form what they have contributed TO new VS.
papers.
Gustave LIE Bon has written a treatise
to prove that one OF the CHIEF cha racter-
istics of the age is the substitution OF the
action OF crowds, companies. clubs, con-
crosses. and conventions for the activity
Of individual.
One day minister called on Horace
Greeley TO get subscription for a temper
apce society. Greeley paid little attention
to him. The minister kept insisting that
he would speak to him. Finding the usual
wa VS. fruitiess, he said in somewhat loud