The morning times., 1896-06-28
Literary Notes.

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| The Philistine calls him Max Moredougtt.
A grandson OF Fielding IL living In Lon.
1915. Saalles kingsley was Dom u June
An interest in art is one OF the fads
| OF the day.
The Russians have great love for the
| English language.
The locale OF most OF Grace Ellery Chan
| ming g stories Is Italy.
A new novel by Henry James came into
| the book stalls last week.
NJ. Aulard is the greatest living authority
| on thefrench Revolution.
| Henry, the son OF William the conqueror.
was called Henry, the Scholar.
The critics are making a target of fat
Mr.. Ford, Tor his Dolly DilienDeck.
] Sir Walter Besant thinks Swinburne's S
| claim TO the laureateship was beyond ques-
| ton.
| The Macmillans have begun series Of
monographs called the Foreign Statesmen
| Series.
| Henry Jones. known to whikts players
the world over as "Cavendish," is il,
| America.
The stories and treatises on athletic and
sports FOR the summer are overwhelming
this year.
Never write Iead-pencii comments in a
borrowed book, The owner may rub them
| out.-Life.
Imogene Quincy and Stephan Crane are
| becoming known to the rench through
| traDsafions.
| The Irish Literary Society OF London has
begun u compilation or the authorities on
| Irish history.
| In 1894 there were eigateen publishers
vino ia.ied. IN lSS5 tiI.le were 20. IN
1886, sixteen.
The Chics g, Dial incines to spell the sur
name OF AiHlu OrlSHils lJufr IL
stead of D'Arc.
Very few people visit Milton's cottage.
Besant writes III u recent pilgrimage to tie
Interesting spot.
A typewriter fer the pocket has been
iiive...eI. II Is iio "a. < { I.ian walcil atIu
writes nifty characters.
Bill lNye mace Ills iirst speech In England
at u uinDer Tor Zuia. lie is appreoiaiivly
| SPOKEN OF by the English.
John Luther, son oi the great reioriner,
siIupiy made Il lairiy goou lawyer, and
| dieu at the age OF iifty.
The Landlord of Lions Head is the title
| of w u. HowelIs new story. 1t Desihs IN
this week s farper's Weekly.
Zola says that his repeated defeats for
entrance ~ tine Academy or INN OrtdSonly
stimulates his energies anew.
W. ID. noweiis Is making an effort TO
essaoLsh Saratoga an the i.carts Or 1iction
lovers as well as pleasure seekers.
over 250, 900 of Jan Maclaren's stories
nave Bctu eoiu III AIltTiNI- DC CHtdpcsl
English edition sells Tor six shiilings.
In Locker LAM sons very entertaining
"JoDfIdcnces' lie GAINS Ior Dickens' hU-
NOR the quality of being Shakespearean.
prominent parvenu, in making Up a
library, refused to incorporate DIckeDs
into Ine collection because ''he is
common"
The man who originated serials must
have been mau looking tor some way tc
keep women from Ieauiug the last chapter
first.-Ex.
Edward Box is abroad, and has taken
weak tea with Dear Mr. Maclaren.' Tie
tea was gorgeous We will hear OF Ian
in good time.
NJ. Henri Rochefort says that the pleas
ATTEST feature or his lie IN London is tue
utter lack of curiosity display yed respecting
ones Deighbors.
George Gise,ng tells tales or London slum
life as real as Dickens. Crane has rear
ISM without tire sentiment or sympathy.
He is merely graphic.
Charles Delacour, a French poet OF the
school or Neriaine, died recently In Paris.
He was. perhaps, better known under tie
pseudonym OF '.Ivanoff.''
Robert W. Chambers has arrived" in
liz, rauLrc ut IiIirs Que. lac is tie L.Is,orian
of red republic and the cbroncler Of a
king, few dukes and other trfles.
Herbert Spencer never accepts a college
degree nor any otLer honorary trade mark
from any society. lie wants To stand
william Black, the novel writer, is u
man OF many parts, like Mr. Hopkins on
Smith. He is portrait painter, an en-
thuslastic botanlst, and an ail-round
sportsman.
Ernest f. Russell, the editor OF Public
Opinion, has written purpose novel
entitled The Reason Why. The purpose
will be disclosed when the book is pub
lshed, shortly. l+.--
An English firm announce the publica-
zion of nO1k LnDUDl street names their
origin, Significance and historical value.
This should be or vast interest TO those IA
miliar with old London.
Noitaire said rare books are werth Moth
ing, since IL they are worth anything they
would not be rare. Onemay seek book for
other than literary reason; its very rarity
is It's worth in most cases.
Victor Hugo's grandson, Georges Hugo,
has made his debut into literature wiln o
book entitled, souvenirs of Sailor"
1t is said to suggest Pierri Lott in style, and
not at all the grandparent.
An English student of Italian literature
proves beyond peradventure in The Gen
tleman's Magazine tnat VIII Shakespeare
was the most extensive plagiarist who
ever penned ancther's ideas.
The public libraries OF Baltimore have
follows: Pratt, ls5 900; Peabody, 125 900;
Johns Hopkins, II 900; Mercantile, 40 900,
and Maryland Institute, 10000.
Expression" for June has number of
interesting features for so contracted a
magazine. Fables for Speakers and
| Artists is of unusual cleverness. 1t en-
ters with this number upon its second
volume
The Western Association of Writers hold
their annual meeting at Warsaw, Ind. this
week Now will Warsaw take upon Itself
the proud epithet OF " Hoosier Athens" so
long held unchallenged by classic Craw-
fordsville.
Journalist Ralph and Literary Ralph are
two distinct people. Strangely enough, it
was Literary r. who wrote recently
"Couey Island is our sun bath and our
ice box combined; our extra lung, one
private gigantic FAM"
An important history of the Commune
is coming out in Paris. NJ. LISA CAREY, The
author, has based his work on the Official
Communist records. which were long sup
posed to have been destroyed, but We're
found some time ago.
'The Wet Dog; Paper for People with
Money to Burn" is the title OF a new
weekly published in Boston. 1T barks
alike at the just and unjust, merely for
amusement; 1t kicks up funny antics, and
bites all the unjust within easy reach"
When Ian Maclaren reaches America he
will first lecture at New Haven. He men
tions many cities in which he will lee
ture and read, but does not specify Wash
ington. That should give no ground for ap.
prehension that the gentle doctor will slight
Us.
Frances E. Willard. the founder OF the
woman's Christian Temperance Union. is
the subject of sketch by Lady Henry Son.
erset. In the Illustrated Monthly Magazine
Number of the Outlook this month"; 1t is
accompanied by a series OF pictures of
unique interest.
Max NOrdau prophesies that the white
European will eventually conquer and
eliminate all other cOlors of men and at
such time the torrid ozone win have be-
To n all lf,rv,