New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
LITERARY NOTES.

| Mr.. Kipllng could a most divertng tale Y
he chose. about the adventures OF the five ambitious
correspondents who tried to go TO the war In Asian.
! tee and IA. When they reached Cape Coast
Castle the military authorities asked for their Of.
fetal permits They had left those at home. II they
had ever secured them at all. That settled their
| fate. Permission refused to them to accom-
pany the British expedition, and they came back 10
England sadder but wiser for their attempt. The
theme Is nglorious one. to be sure. but II any
one knows how to celebrate the correspondent,
whether In triumph defeat, II Is Mr.. Kipng ana
! how he could mmortallze the Five!
| Few readers acquainted with the fact that the
British Museum contains work in the Arabic
language by Chinese" Gordon 1t is said that this
was printed at Khartoum. and when the numerous
copies produced there packed off for England
they grief, with the exception OF three i'm.
press!ons. in the waters of the Nile There Is tan
| now OF publishing translation OF the book. Il
offers "a defence OF Gordon's conduct In reference
to the execution OF Zebehr Pacha's Suliman,"
and is said to contain. adds the English journal
which asserts all this. many important statements
as to his views and policy with regard to the
Soudan."
Dolly Madison" is to be the heroine OF the nett
volume in the series devoted by the Scribners to
| women OF Colonial and Revolutionary Times"
| 1t has been written by Mrs. VI. W. Goodwin. and
will be brought out within few weeks
A curious rumor is abroad in regard 20 AIphonss
| Daudet and the Academy. He has always insisted
that he did not wish to be elected to that nsttu.
ton. and certainly he would have seemed TO have
| given emphasis enough to his declaration when he
| wrote "LImmortel" But now 1t is said that
number OF the Academicians propose to elect him
in spite Of himself and II is believed that he VIII
| accept the honor thrust upon him. NJ Ioa Is one
OF the candidates for the chair in which 1t is pro-
| posed to seat VI. Daudet. II may be that the en-
thusiasm aroused for the latter Is to be partially
| explained by the opposition to the former Ger.
| ta.nly there would be a wider approval Of "
| Daudet than OF VI. lola the successor Of Alex.
| andre Dumas.
| A prospectus issued by the publishers OF The
| Chap Book" not long ago seemed to give promise
| OF better things than had hitherto distinguished
] the pages OF this jejune magazine. But the new
numbers come out and prove to be as silly as their
predecessors Here in the most recent issue there
| less than ten or eleven pages devoted 10 .
| woful, wearisome eulogy OF THE Written Work
! OF Ralph Adams Cram" person OF whom We are
told that he is "a very Proteus In his different
| characteristics" The writer protests that perhaps
| the chief difficulty in the way OF ones giving any
adequate account Of Mr.. Cyam In anything short Of
folio volume in his many sidedness. Why not have
attempted the folio? That would have left the
pages OF The Chap-Book" free for the publication
| OF something amusing II not instructive But
| this is apparently what THE Chap-Book' means
when Il proposes encourage the younger writer's
! OF America";to print the rhetorical sylaouo OF one
| amateur about "the written work" OF another
THE Written Work. Is good.
Houghton Mifiin & Co. will publish this month
| a new book by Mr.. Bradford Torrey. Spring Notes
| from Tennessee" They will also bring out vol
ume on -Four Handed Folk" by Mrs. Olive Thorns
Miller. This book OF Mrs. Millers gives an account
| o, all sorts OF animal pets. the marmoset, tho
vi lot
| keys
In n moment OF sprightliness Mr.. Andrew Lang
Invented and printed not long ago some answer
70 LADY Correspondents" He made one OF M
nv,hicaI ouestioners inquire about the author
q, the line Life is real life Is earnest ana No
renlv suggested that 1t might be Macaulay wher~
upon TO his mingled dismay and delight ne began
~ receive light the subject Correspondents
occurred him that the line belonged TO Longfeilows
"ps,Im OF Lfe" And one Of these correspondent
- ,rom Dundee That the last sua" ios
tho humorous Scot who had begun 'ne "o ..,
Mr. Lang has never looked FOR much app ~
=, b,s fun among his countrymen but TINS o'Scou'-
aged him completely.
,,,.,o,,s oDu,ch Republic" is about to be ressued
T., Ionson in a three-volume edition. with p'e'a'
by Mr. Moncure d. Conway
The notable series of documentary volumes VIM.
tho Putnams have been publishing under .he se"e'
,,Is Of the Writings Of the Fathers OF 'he hep"O
Ia IA before very long 10 include the WORKS .,
prss,san, Monroe His papers are beng eo'ec,eu
| ~, od,,ed now by Mr. s NJ Hamilton. ana VIII oe
brought out In four volumes as soon as 'ne EN-.
and concluding volume OF the JEFFERSON ooe"".'
has besn published. This will probably De s0ne
time next winter
Matthew Arnold has been the object OF h'ue
| excitement In recent English Journalism |s
new editions OF his poems. coming Only 49,
! ~
many critics 10 saying over again the 'ni"se '"s.
have been getting themselves said for years oy NV
saner Judges OF English literature. Because the's
are never lacking riters in the periodcas VI S,
don TO decry influence. II is peculiarly in.e'e''
| "a find The Saturday Review closing All i"'e'e.
ing criticism OF the poems with the foiio"'ns 20"
sage: His unique position as an ih'eIp.
| ,he mos, advanced thought Of his time, the dignity
and high seriousness OF the man reVea'e. ;" rs, ~
| STYLE insure for Arnold growing app'ec'auo"' -,
cr,,lc.sm of lie under Its changed cohHeo"S WI"
"a, r.oduv become obsolete; for, like the greatest
~ ,s,- sra gsdians he saw te-modern life
,ho-orgbIv and saw II whole. and tells what ne had
sa., vi,hout bias and without reservation Inns
IA IN gratifying contrast to the puerie er'es"
..,,ch has been lately directed against Arnold by
Mr. santsbury. for example. and by others VINO ARC
! short sighted enough to follow his lead.
The biographical fortunes of Joan OF Arc are not
ended vet Three different Books have recently
been devoted to her, but there u promise VI :
,ourth Mrs Ol!phant IL writing history OF the
,, FOR the Heroes Of the Nations series. pub
shed by the Putnams
Maria Josepha Horoyd was the daughter OF Lo.u
shelield the nobleman who figures so conspcuousy
IN the ufe OF Glbbon. and the centenary OF the
latter has revived an interest In his friends chiia
She was an eyewitness OF some historical events
quantity OF letters written by her are about to %
nub.ished in a collection entitled THE Girihood OF
! Maria Josepha Hoiroyd. l77S to 1896" They descros
| the trial OF Warren Hastings and various exciting
Incidents of the French revolution. They dea! with
| the apotheosis Of Voltaire with other important
nersonages political and otherwise. and since MISS