New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
LITERARY NOTES

labored for years over the history iAns hes
Monk OF Fife" II will be a usefu, anu HE u,
pertaining book. He especially sluca.. - "a %.
nect.on OF Frederick the Great w,,. ~ Tue CO.
tory ana tehs new facts concerning Priv ~ he
f''n'e chana
FOR one OF MS stories alone. Love in m, o.,
the iate n. T. Bunner would be remenh.,ss ".sses
ielt Hiuch else besides, In his seven or evh, ~e
VI nc'Ion' nearly al OF them merry ana Luna una
p,ouuc'ions, anu IL probable that aft.,
while he will be more valued than n. ., 'e, q Htts
present vogue Is considerable bit It has ss.,., ~
some extent through the prejudice uh,.s
people fee. against comic Journalism as4
was an original and brilliant writer 4, a. nuase
| but IL has been easy for a portion a, :, 'p0ea
TO overlook his gifts. "A comic paper 4. . ~
portant" AS matter OF fact. Mr. h.. -
some excellent work In the pages Of IN. 49,
which he was for so many years connec,ss "
OF his Short Skies are irresstiblv ~. ~
that he wrote is characterized by an &C.,. A
temper. by spontaneity Of humor, M. ..
at any time to be highly valued when rl,... 'nousA
! the reach OF the public. "Rnh
| The reason why sarcasms may fairy h. 49,.
with chickens and curses is that they 40 49,. N
home to rcost Here IL case In point y, ~. WA
| Symons, who edits that enchanting pul,s'aR
| called THE Savoy" prefxes to the second -
Just brought out by Leonard Smithers IN -
a so.emny sarcastic note lie wishes Ia ,h.,, ~
critics. he says. "for the fattering reception 49,,
they have given to No. l. That reception IA. - -
none the less fattering because 1t has been n, 49,
most part unfavorable" Charming. And "A A..
! The biggest blockhead in the Noah's Ark Al ..
| .cism must be aware OF a crack IN hin ,A,,,.
veneered surface now. But Mr.. syrnons rsss,...
without his colleague. his annotator, his Mr. AuA...
| Beardsley The latter contributes "A Footno..
| toward the back OF the magazine. footnote IN n.
| shape OF a drawing Let the critics take hear a
grace What are footnotes for II not to correct a.
errors I'm the text 10 illuminate what is obscur, .
contradict what is untrue. 10 turn the tables. n
short. upon the unfortunate genius that presls
over the inception OF the voume2 What Il N,
Reards,eys "Footnote for II not TO set eyeryth,p,
straight and tell us Just what to think OF IN.
| Savoy? He sets things straight. He tells the ri.
The "Footnote' is a portrait OF young ma.
He IL tal slender, and looks the s!enderer for IA
| Hesnings that encase his spindy legs. Black rsss
| nes are about his knees and waist. His arms q,
| folded behind his ba * and beneath one appesn
pen. set in a long wand, as though TO indicate Dat
| when a typical savoy" writer gets to worn h
| keeps a gooi distance between himself and hh ~
| loo, The "Footnote's" head IL OF almost any shau
and his ears are biz. Happy, faunlike. His sys
g,are very palely. His hair s parted in the ntts
! and plas;ered down. statue OF satyr 10 reard
| In the background. The "Footnote has TUNED BE
hack unon II but cord is wound round his andes
| and tied ID the base OF the statue. II Is a Nl
corI II looks like a long length Of the nsbr
,,b,nr through which infants sometimes ~
the "Footnote" ends there. and 50 does IA
cavov" II Is true that here IL pretty .nhosra;i
nv NJ Shannon that there Is an interesting driving
=, Iondon by Joseph Pennell And there are no
loss than three glorious fragments OF VenansAnA
contributed by Mr.. Gosse. Mr.. Yeats and 'Gams
himself But what Is the use' II Is not possas
10 20 behind footnote.
"t;obseck" will be the next volume IN me sers
~ TRANSACTIONS from Balzac made by MISS "one
lev and published by Roberts Brothers
For some wears 1t was expected among studsau
~ Possetti that Mr. Theodore Watts. or MI ine0.
do-. Wst,s Dunton. as he has lately rechrSehea
h,m.e,f would write a biography Of the poet and
nain,er when Mr.. William Rosseiti puei'he' ~
.,,,o,. =, h,s brother a few months ago printing
aIso volume OF Dante Rossettl's letters. ne *.
nr.ssed his regret that Mr.. Drlrion bad no' iun'ee
tho expectation Of the public. But now "n'8 M
Duuton to The Spectator" anA Gays no ~ sv'nS
:, n,r,ta about Dante Rosset,i af,e an y snsA
-. ohio and honestly able" ne adds, ncse''o
,aint a much more cheerful picture nm '"-.
any that has yet been painted IN" m
ing But what will Mr.. William kosse'" ~
N the more cheerful picture u 'eA"'
A more cheerful picture OF Rosse'' 'h"n " ~ :. q.
Mr. Dun,on's book will be welcome. ba, ~ , =
- ur,,e one more Of those egotlsticai and maaaA'
r,o,ooranhs for which he has something Oh n'A"
:, % 20 he hoped he will remain Silent
NJ sidney Colvin prints "A Note on We. !"
uerriston' in the May number OF CosmO'.-.
which may satisfy some OF the readers WI,
read the fragment OF the story puohsn,e !" -
ced,ng numbers and want 10 know wha' o'' ~. !,
intended TO do with the narrative. But 'ns
evanston and commentary Is fogsy sna''' -
"veir ~ Uermiston' will continue 70 nANs
nenaed IN mdair. a performance which 'ns 49,. 49,
might have made his MASTERPIECES na' w
which is OF doubtful value as II s'a"us'
NJ, p,,,ous announce an interesting "ofk
n,.,o.,c.l character II is to be publisher ~
,,,o,,,,s,v under the title Of The United s's'e' -
craat britain" and will be composed OF ''""
pr,ntel productions from three compe,en, ~,
rh. Are, monograph will be The ke'auVH, ~
,ween the United States and Great .,,,,x
D.vid A Wells; the second will be Inc -, 80
Doc,rine" by ex Minister f. j. Pneps .
will be Carl schurzs address on "ro'V''''"
The Nietzsche cult grows apace' NV Nv, n.sua
TRANSLATION Of his works has but ia'eN -, al.
and vet the periodicals In London are p, '..- .,rs
clss about him right and left Inc .s ,,r nc.s
~ no IN take the German decadeh' VIZ"
seriousness than he deserves
Tho now romance by Mr.. William Morris. m,a
the We'll at the Worlds End. Pres.
nr,nted IN double columns at me Nina" '..,ho, Ard
With decorative embellishments ny IN. purss
uI,h four illustrations drawn by sh Ea"''
Jones. L..
In twenty -nve bulky volumes eo''' =, pro.sssr
nud,ev Warner. with the assistance OF uus.
Harry Thurston Peck and Mr. H. "" ~, IA. pro.
fishing house OF New-york. }. A. hH .,.'.,t. Bes.
noses 70 print a Library OF tne :. al mean
Literature" The scheme Is heroic y vclopaetis
an anthology on the lines OF the -" -. al prove
Rritannica.' But when IT Is completed ..,,,,uons.
a useful thing for libraries and sinh''
for clubs and schools. -
The Harpers will publish In BOOK N, Bsrea
tho papers called ION Snowshoes r-s,,rey con-
Grounds" which Mr.. Caspar r.,. Arm also
tr,buted to ''Harper's Magazine -. Of MARI
announces a new edition OF the ,,ss,rry Fina"