The morning times., 1896-11-29
Literary Notes.

There is in New York city chair which
once belonged 10 Shakespeare.
Alice French Is the real name OF the
writer famous as Octave Thanee.
Lord Roberts, the British field mar
shall viii soon publish his "reminiscences.
booksellers abro i'd announce marked
inCreasc in The demand for Burns poems.
Clinton Scollard was born in Clinton,
N. y. and gradu from Hamilton
College.
king Noanett' and "The, Damnation
this month.
OF Dickens, Thackery and Scott the
strongest survivor as Indicated in English
sales is walter Scott.
Rosa Bonheur leads the life Of reciuse
In her chateau in the depths OF the forest
of Fontainbleau, near Faris-
The season of diaries is in sight and the
inspired will hasten to Jot down the i'm
pressions OF the passing days.
Mulhall, the noted statistician, spent
over ferry years in oi,, accamulating the
1t is a singular coincidence that the
daughter of the author of Water Babies
should write novels reeking with crime
and pessimism.
Frederick Saunders. in his nintieth year,
has been pensioned and retired from the
post of librarian of the Astor Library. But
he retains the privileges OF his desk.
Harriet Riddle Davis ''In Sight of the
Goddess" led the October sales in Atlanta.
a fact not less complimentary to the taste
of The Southern city than 10 Mrs. Davis
charming book.
''Do you enjoy novel reading, MISS
Belinla?'' '.oh, very much. One can as
sociate with people in fiction that one
Chicago Record.
At the opening of this century it Is
claimed that but forty-seven uransla-
tons of the Bible were in existence: Today
there are ninety entire transiauons ana
21O that are partial.
The prospect OF new disclosures regard
ing George Sand and Alfred de Musset,
through the publication Of letters long left
delight among Partisan men of letters.
The Christmas ST. Nicholas is per
feet plum pudding of goodies. The best
story tellers, rhymesters and picture
makers have united IN turning out
magazine unequalcd for juvenile readers.
The Christmas McClure's will contain
a characteristic short story by Frank X.
Stockton, and also one by Henry seton
Merriam, who has lately achieved such
popularity with his navel OF The Sewers"
Yale University has acquired the re-
markable collection of looks relating
70 Scandinavia which belonged to the
library of the late Count Paul Rant.
There are 500 bound and 500 unbound
volumes.
New Jersey by Frank r. Stockton, and
Georgia. by Joel Chandler Harris, are the
titles of two delightful illustrated books
to be published Immediately by d. Apple
ton & Company, in Il series called Stories
From American History
Conan Doyle hey novel, Rodney Stone, ~
viii be published immediately by ID. Ap-
;ieton X Co. The Prince and Beau Brum-
mel. the dandies oT Brighton and the heroes
OF the prize ring, reappcar in the pages
of this stirring and fascinating romance.
1.-The FogGy Ferry Br, ok is an at
tractive ctiid's book. by Mr.. Drexel Bddlc.
. is rtf in eli ftT,In fNT dfnt ra n -
harmonious with juvenile understanding.
The pictures are numerous and pretty and
the general makeup OF the little hook Is
commendable.
Sheriff Amos wickff have appeared in
Harper's Magazine from time to time
during tie year, contributes TO the De
ccmber number tale called The De
feat OF Amos wicklifr'' This defeat ends
happily In matrimony.
MIR T. Bailey Saunders, the translator
OF '.Rel gion, a Dialogue" and other
tracts of Schopenhauer is engaged on u
monograph entitled, Life and Letters of
Meiancthon.' The 40oth anniversary VI
Meiancthon's birth occurs next Febru.
of 1897.
William Norris concentration was mar
vclous. The Lovers of Gudrun,' which
many of his readers delight in as his most
beautiful poem, was practically produced
aia sitting. lie worked at IL from O'Clock
In the morning till in the afternoon, and
when lie rose from the table he had written
80 lines.
Lawrence L. Lynch, who has gathered
TO him self an ex tensivc clientele uf
readers of his detective stories, has is
sued, through Laird " Lee, the latest from
his pen. called The Last Strokes 1t
is story OF western lake shore town.
and presents most of the salient qualities
which distinguish his other stories.
Dorothy Prescott is the pen mime Of
Miss Agnes Poor, author of the story "A
Little Fool in the recent number Of the
Century. She resides in South Boston
| and is n daughter or II. ~ Poor, the rail-
road statistician. Miss Poor is woman OF
middle age, with pleasant face and voice
and has been n contributor for years to the
magazines.
The third volume OF Oliver Optics "A II
the World Over series, published by Lee
& Shepard, is -Four Young, Explorers,
rative takesthe hero Louis Belgrave. through
Siam. Cochin China. PHILIPPINE Islands.
and Greater China. The author is now in
China at the very point where the mar
rdtIye ends.
"a Woman With Record" is an affect ed
satire on society by Mrs. Finley Anderson
tDillingham }. The key to the style OF the
story is found I'm the remarkable opening
have q record. Mine is fast enough To
win." And IN this declaration she has
not stepped her soul in perjury. as the
sequel discloses.
who would not start responsive to the adj
ventures of the hero OF The Oracle OF
Kaal." This is new story by J. Provand
Webster, being "a narrative Of soIne curious
events in the life or Prof. Horatio Car
michael, NJ. A" The party made dscov-
cries or a weird country and people en-
tlrely unknown to geography.
Sir Henry Irving directed his managers
to suppress his title during his American
tour, piece OF rare tact. Beerbohm
Tree does not seem to have the dellcacy
ing young Du Maurier upon us in a halo
| OF glory reflected rom his recently de-
| ceased father Commercial instinct is
| stronger than good taste even in Britons.
English literary critic and historian, has
written paper OF unusual brilliancy for
the december Forum on THE Poetry Of
the Earl OF Lytton" aowen Meredithl.
! Ter, the wellknown American literary
critic, reviews Mr.. Kipling's poetry, char
acterizing him .'the unchallenged laureate
| OF Greater Britain"
| William Morris said to a friend: II have
| enjoyed my life-rew men more So" When
ne was talked to concerning the peril OF
laughed at the talker. Look at Glad
stone" he would say; "look at those wise
| Owls, your cnancellors and your judges
Don't they live all the longer for work!
| 1t Is rust that kills men, not work"
The French writer Deschamps is to be
engaged ON an investigation Of the ques-
| ton how far the character of Gallo fic.
| ton has affected the marriage rate. No
one will envy the man the task before
| nim, but those who are confident that the
data which he will have tn collect will be
.liimitable may be informed that his re-
| searches will cover modern fiction only.
| The limitation will exclude Jean Jacques
| therefore, though including George Sand
Running over a list of Spanis. trans
| latlons Of well-known English and American
| novels published by the Messrs. Appleton,
| We are amused at the way in which some
| Castilian. Thus Senior Roberto Luis
| Stevenson is down for ''El Case Extrano
del Dr. JeErli and also ior : Rag -
| In which not every one will recognize