The morning times., 1896-08-23
TALK OF LITERARY THINGS.
A New and Delightful Journey
"By Oak and Thorn"
AMERICAN DE GONCOURT
SAn Adirondack Romance" Story
for Vacation Readers
SturgiS' Latest Novel.

- HE mos. economical form of travelling
IS Journey thfoush the shelves OF
the library Often inIn3te asSo-
ciation with places ana people leave
TIE u.inc eiti.r bianG or oloCdeu as
10 what il may have seen. A personally
condEcged tour with co,iGenial and sapeno
CouIlSf even tnoLEn IL olIJ tnropgi,
the iastS OF q uGodeci1uo, Is often pref
erable and Il ore rcsaitant than INty
days CooA'S Such = delightful excursion
is that by OK and Ifoin,' which Alice
Brown lea4s the reader, under tie auspices
Of Houghton, Mirfiin II Co. This charm
Ing tooK is a record OF days in England
The author has seen lnteAl gently and
writes symratbeticany. She Keeps up
spri ghtiy lace but all The time leaoS
t6e rtaacr with gentle strength lai
fustain5 him in his Journey, The Loos
Is aglov with the bre2th OF nature, bur
1t is also fresh and attractive with The
recital OF journeys ends and what Is
found there" There are eleven stories
or essays, Givcrtiug as stories, sapient
as essays. The first is IN Praise of gypsy
ing anu leaves the reader in an enthusiasm
Tor nature and freedom which he 1aeis
again as he closes the book after the
last psges of Under tie. Great Bicc Tent
lie ODl Ot diicy Is al cti.tuicti suciicit.
and A still Hunt Is t!t.tSt for the IlSit-
ingale Other titles re-eal the desirable
nature of what they stand Cor. tn" Pilgrim
In Devon, ,.'ne Haunt Oh Tie DoGnes, The
Lane OF Arthur. The i3ronte Country, Latter
Day Cranrord, The Quest Of the Cup and
An UHrt sistcu Temptation. Probably the
poorest thing In tEis good Look is a trace
of sianzas by Robert loIis stevoIson,
which ere printed on an carly fly leaf as
Az or n.a "a N .f, l,.l Mis-.
Brown Will tie remembered by nany as
the author Of the novel 'Fco.s of Nature"
7 is only once or twice in a year that
the fruition Of sticlaIiy life is Con-
se- -cG in ICuk form. Nest Looks are
tie result OF spontaGeity, flashes OF
genius which, Ike ih1ir cause, are
hriiiiaDt an instant and tt,n are forgotten
forever Bulwhen we find tie concentrated
essence of years Of steiy, especially VT en-
-devo.e ed 10 an interesting topic. it is rot
passed over supericiaiir. II is given a
place Gu Tie library si.u!, place very
near Tie writing desk and convenient 10 the
hand. SIch book is Isaac Ia ylcr's' Names
and TIER His.orics.' Ct recent MacNilien
publication. Tie very tame OF he look
is eloquent of its treasures. Ttere are
1ew SCntralisios so Interesting AS names,
and Ills volume of explanation OF Hame
origin is proIorionately delightful. In the
proloEuc Is set cut IIuETetonsive essay
on names in general, great Eelp 10 the
ready undcrs anding Of the etymolGgy OF
names. The GLOSSARY covers the main
por; ion of the fook ard contains Geiini-
liorscf very conc civai:I. name from A q Chen,
which W e are Informed is another name for
AiN-la- a-Ct.appelic, tiIe 1iiy Lf Ef,Eish GCt
Springs, 10 Zwcre, tGHn in tie Neticr-
lands. 5 anding at TT eGweil'' Of tie W 9 tcrs
In the appendix are comprehensive tIeatiSes
Oe national nomenclature. In selcn papers
Indian, Turkish. Magyar. S;avonic, rcnca,
German and English L; mes are discussed
and explained. TIE English nomenclature
is especially wei covered. lie essay cover
tng personal NAMES. cccuIa.iCns. status.
hundreds, sl,iTrs, parishes, owns ana town-
ships With further consideration for his
consul,erS, the doctor gives comprehensive
photography at the Close \
~ HO vii! be the American Ge Con
hI court! DO ypu ask WHO is lie
Gonoourt? No, you already know
tAaf &c T;as FrcnchInan OF letters.
because yoa saw 1t i'll lis biography
pull! s,cl ICczuJ.y U!a.tr tie caiilc news
of II S ,cati.. He tired MANY years 10 attain
the ira o:sii circle ortaa fCrty acaSicnicihls.
He was IL ma Il OF oB> GcrAhs- is.aralli.e ali.
left tceper impress upon TIRE literature
OF hsianu titan alno Il auvb, iy now within
the pale OF the ultrd-cNClus!ve Academy;
but for so:Ue reasS kno wn un.y 10 The n.cnl-
bers of that oily, his efforts to wear the
green coat and small sword OF an
acauen.cian never met with success, ami,
like the great Lola, lie was TO remain
knock Bg ut the sacred portals to the DAY
OF his tcath Now Ee has his revenge
In has Will, Just probated, lie provides
that the buik OF his fortune which amount
ell to about quarter Of "A million dGlldrd,
of an Institution that shall put to blush
that otrer wh.ch so long Genied him ad-
mission. The new academy, IL is under
siCot, w.!i have IA membership limited "a
ten. L ght only OF this number are named
by the testator. They are AIphoIse Daudiet,
HuysIDaEs. the two RoSuyn brothers, Gus.
taye Geffroy, Octave M!rabeau, Leon
Hern.que and Paul Marguerite, all notable
names that should long since have been
enrolled upon the membership list of the
Older order. II is good to think upon the
life OF such a man Edmond tie Con
court. A figure of much prominence in
his day, lie amaSsei a considerable fortune,
and, dying, left it TO fulfill an excellent
end.
n de Goncourt's last testament provides
further that until his estate is wound
up and the institution So dear 10 his heart
has become definite fact. the members
are to meet at Il monthly diuner, the
price OF which shall be 200 francs. At
the last OF these reunions which will
take place in December of this year the
knights OF this Bew Round Table must
award by vote the first annual prize of
5000 francs to the author of such prose
work tpreferably a novel;, which III the
opinion Of the acadenicianS has been the
most Dotable contribution to literature
during the preceding twelvemonth The
book must come from til pen of som author
who is not Il member OF the teu, as their
works cannot enter into iii: competition tor
obvious rca sons These gentlemen are
consolcd, however. by au annual pension
of 900 francs SO loug as they fulfill the
functions of their membership. From
this new society OF Iumortals aare ex-
cluded all members OF the other Academy.
Rs well as poets, politicians. and aristo
Gratis and the uuInber OF them must be
maintained perpetualiy.
4 ULIUS STURGIS las given his latest
novel an attractive titlc, aud in con-
fortnity herewith he has written an
u attractive story. The tale is called
Master of Fortune" 1t is published
in America by the Frederick Stokes Com
pany. The author touches many sides u;
lie. His hero is an Oxford aluniuus.
Alan Carteret, who styles himself cyni-
Ially "Carteret Uitimus.'' He is a young
man full Of independence, such as usually
charactcriZes the spirited rising generation
of this republic. He has many other fine
traits which make him attractive to ad-
mirers OF heroic type, With enough senii-
ment and emotion Ia give flavor and con.
gisteuCy. He is SccI by his author to