The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-07

younger Dumas and Maupassant, by Count
Tolstoi, has just been translated. under his
supervision, into French. An English trans
lation will undoubtedly soon appear.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox lives in a New
York family hotel. She has three books In
press. Mrs. Wilcox says that she has seen
several poems going the rounds in the press
write.
An expurgated edition of tom Jones" is
In course of preparation by Mrs. j. NJ. Field
ing, the wife of the novelist's grandson. and
the book will soon be published in London
A biographical sketch of Fielding viii ac-
company the story.
Andrew Lang says: "A difference in taste
in books. when It is decided and vigorous,
breaks many a. possible friendship" He in
dicates the passport to his favor by telling
us that He or she who condemns Scott
and cannot read Dickens is a person with
whom l would fam have no further con-
verse;"
The original of Paul Emanuel has Just
died in Brussels. No doubt NJ. Heger Alr-
nished only a suggestion for the character
of the wise and kind and crusty professor
or Miss Bronte's story; but for that sugges-
ton the lovers of literature are grateful
ana VIII bear his name in gentle remem-
brance.
Three unpublished poems by Dante Gabriel
dAid aiu W SOuuclo-HM Oe
issued this year by Mr.. Theodore Watts
Dunton, to whom the author gave the MSS.
of his last days as contributions to a joint
volume of prose and verse. The ballad is
entitled Jan Van Hunks and deals with
2 Dutchman's wager to smoke against His
Satanic Majesty. The sonnets were written
to accompany a design by the poet-artist
called '.Ihe Sphinx"
A copy Of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
1893. imperfect, was sold in London recent
ly for $1,000; Higden's "Polychronicon,"
from Cations PRESS. 14s2, also imperfect,
brought $3.50; the first printed English
1855, fetched Isis; the first edition Of Gold.
smiths Deserted Village" ITO, uncut, sold
for $225; Sterne's Sentimental Journey"
nTst eaitIon, a.os, Tor silz, ana Aiirea ana
ers," 1927, for SOS.
The circumstances In which Harold Fred
cries new novel came to have one title here
and another in England (as was the case
with Hawthorne's Marble Faun'). are set
forth in the London Chronicle. A curious ac-
cioent was the cause. The writing OF the
copy of the first half was sent to this coun-
try as long ago as 1893. For purposes or
identification IL bore the "Damnation" title.
Grafton. After the final choice of sillumina-
ton" had been made, no one remembered.
until 1t was too late, that the American pub
III udu II y Detn lllOTnlcQ u tue OcCislcu.
Mr.. Gilbert Parker is wroth with the for
eign critic who thinks that Mr.. Doltaire, the
naughty villain Of The Seats of the
Mighty" must have derived much of his
blood and disposition from a certain Master
of Bellantrae. why must have?'" says
Mr.. Parker. There was a real NJ Doltaire
before there was a Master Of Bellantrae;
and the letters Of this historical person are
still preserved in the archives of France.
though his name is not Doltaire. Certain
other private letters and m Of this
same Doltaire / have in my possession, and
my Justification, / am bold to say, came
from a more '-consummate' and actual char
acter than the Master of Beilantrae him.
self. After ali lin the argot Of the stage.
there are Others"
Swinburne's dedication to his mother of
his new poem, THE Tale OF Balen." is a
single stanza in the meter of the poem:
Love that holds life and death in fee,
Deep as the clear unsoundeu sea
And sweet as life or death can be,
Lays here my hope, my heart, an me,
Before you, silent, in a song.
Since the old wild tale. made new. found
When half sung through. before your face.
1t needs must live a s~pringtide space.
While April suns grow strong
The books / cannot hope to buy.
Their phantoms round me waltz and
They pass before the dreaming eye
Ere sleep the dreaming eye can seal.
They dance; but fair the bindings shine.
The books that never can be MINI
Prince. hear a hopeless bard's appeal
Reverse the rules of Nine and Thine;
Make ii legitimate TO steal
The books that never can be mine
Andrew Lang: "Ballade OF the Unattain-
able"