New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

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10 this day Of the Joy IT was to work under him.
lie discerned Kipllng early and printed Of his
| first ballads Stevenson's Father Damien" ap.
peared first in the pages % the Scots Observer"
Mrs. Meynell, Mr.. Yeats, BASIL Thomson, Arthur
| Morrison and dozen others who have since made
their mark fostered and In some cases actual.
| ~ discovered by him. He left the observer" after
| some years being unable to get along with tho
business managers Il IL said; and he has for
| time been the editor OF the New Review" which
| is one OF the best monthlies In England He Is
| editing Burns and Byron In important editions
| and is bringing out poetcal anthology Original
| poetry he has apparently ceased to write Eb
prose which has up TO the present time been OF .
| fragmentary or editorial nature. is dishgured by
grave faults OF taste and dction lis influence Ia
| some ways has been grieyous. He has taught
| scores of men and women to write abomnaby
| affected English But he has taught lots OF them
| to find themselves. and the virity which he has
| preached has done much harm but some good also.
| He is now very much in the view OF the English
public.
| Mr. James Pawn has confessed that once upon Q
| time in his capacity reader to London pub
| fishing house, lie rejected John Ingesant." 1t 10
| brave Of Mr.. Payn to confess 1t.
| The Outward Bound" edition OF Rudyard
| KipIng has reached the fourth volume. which 10
devoted to the stories grouped under the title Of
| I'm Black and White" To this collection has
| wisely been transferred that subtle sketch, one
| View of the Question" which has hitherto been
printed In MANY Inventions" This Is one OK
Killings finest strokes for In II he discoses with
merciless dlrectness the gulf which exists and
! ever must exist between the East and the West.
| In the present volume also appears THE Sending
| Of Dana d." masterpiece Of fun. and the ex.
ausite story called without Benefit Of Clergy"
| which definitely answers the preposterous charrs
| that Kipling has tenderness. This volume cons
tains. as each Of its predecessors has contained.
| group OF Mr.. Lockwood Kipng's interesting Illus
| trations reproduced in process blocks from or.g.
nails modelled In clay.
| The news that Kipling is going to Crete as
| correspondent Of THE London Times" appears 10
| be confirmed II promises much to his readers.
| Anywhere where fighting is going on kpling will
be at home. and he is likely to carry to the Storm
| tossed island Just the combination Of British con-
| servatism with poetic sympathy which will be OF
most effect in the study and discussion OF creian
| life and troubles.
| There is much talk among the critics in London
| about the new Ambassador to the Court OF 81
James but evidently they are not all as wei ac-
quainted with his writings as they pretend 10 be.
| one genial writer announces with gusto that 10
learns that edition Is 10 be published OF Colo
| ney Hays "Castilian Days"
| II Is said that Professor Drummond left plenty
| Of biographical material behind him. and IL II
thought that his old friend. DR. James Stalker. will
| write Life In the near future. on every hanc
| in England the literary merits OF Natural Law
| In the Spiritual World and OF Drummonds other
| books are passed over In silence or denied. but
| there is unanimous praise for the good which thS
| man did. especially among young men,
In q brief sketch OF Wikie Collins which appears
| In THE London Academy" there is a hitherto un'
| published letter which shows delightfully."- his ners
vous fear lest meddlesome editors and proofread-
| ers should change his work Writing 10 one OF his
| editors he says:
The other alteration cannot consent TO make
| The "damns' 1.-TWO "damns' only observe. In inc
whole story mark the characters at very imPor.
tant places in the narrative The oompro,mIise.
say. know of Instances Of writer with amp
respect for his art for himself who has ever
| My story Is not addressed TO young people ex:
cusively-it is addressed to readers in general (!
Of appeal IN English literature Mr. burlington
must talk IKE Mr.. Turlington-eyen though the ter.
| cry Damn in imitation OF him. l refer your
| friends to Scott and Dickens-writers consldersa
| immaculate In the matter or proprlety, lhey WIZ
| find damn where damn ought to be In the pages. y
| both those masters. In short. / am damned "
| take out damn!
| The English publishers OF Nansens book have ale
ready sold upward OF 1000 copies and the sale IN
America promises also to be very large.
| John Uabberton. who years ago made such reps
utation with ''felen's Babies" is once more TO
| tempt fame with a book on a kindred theme. 1t 10
n sketch of child life. and Will presently be pub
lished by Henry Altemus under the title OF 'Tns
| and Trtxy."
Students OF music will be interested to hear OF
new enterprise in the literature OF their suojec.
The Clarendon Press is TO bring out series OF I'VE
books OF musical history Mr.. w. H. Hadow is the
general editor and he will write the volume on
| .rbe yiennese School and Its Times" Mr. f
! Dannreuther has been assigned TO write the volume
ON THE Romantic Movement: Mr.. Fuer-Mat'
land will write on the age OF Bach and Handeli
DR. Hubert Parry has In hand the music OF the
! seventeenth century. and Professor Woodbridge
viii prepare the volume dealing with the ecclesias.
| teal period
ur Andrew Lang tells amusing story OF an
| effort of his TO get a certain remark into PRINT
! u,,,bout the interference az the prooireader. He
/ 49,, xrtten The want OF historical perspective
n,h,cb makes the moment hide the great abysm OF
,,ue" The reader quered "abysm and MT Lang
roed Shakespeare on the proof as his authority
The passage appeared makes the moment hide ths
great Shakespeare OF time.
The famous and to be priced Golden Treas
ury of Songs and Lyrics" has gone through mo-"
editions than could be enumerated In severa INES
bur Mr. Pagrave has been chary OF hah's
4 changes in Its scheme. II seems Impossible ou' "
is literally true. that Lander is still omitted 'ro
= the book. Perhaps he will be Included IN a io''"'
comiag volume promised by the Macmillan .om'
| many IL La 10 be a kind Of Supplementary VoIunv