The times., 1897-09-26
LITERARY NOTES.

as at present arranged viii be published
seriaIly both here and in England In Har-
per's Magazine.
There is a generally expressed belief
that Nary + wilkins what would Mary
be without the E.?- has surpassed, in .'Je
rome" any of her previous work since tllos..
short stories which first made her the fad
OF an admiring public.
Pierre Lott has Just finished prose
drama, Judith Renaudiu, which mas
occupied him for several months. II is IN
four acts and six scenes. and thu action
takes place at the time OF the revocation "
the Edict of Nantes. 1t has not yet been
decided where and how the work viii FIRST
be produced.
No, Richard lie Gallienne, the Argonaut
of the Golden Girl, as Miss Glider aptIy
calls him, does not Wear "Iaces and frills''
on his bicycling costumes. But so cratic
is the untamable Dick that even SO riGfc-
uiCus u rumur found rredcnce. a bold
London literary parasraphcr 'spied on
him" and discovered that beyond ''taiT
la Merode. the QueStcr Wore NO effeIni
nacies.
I'VE understood, says the London Lit
erary World that Miss Marie Coreni had
an insupcrable objection &c having her
portrait exhibited, especially in connection
with her literary work. We hasten TO say
that we felt nothing but admiration iJr
her wise resolution Ia this respect. Yet
now we see an announcement that ner pOr
trait is to appear as the fronts piece &C.
the Marie Corelli Birthday book
the autumn list Of Edward Arnold iu-
OH lie n
count Of glass drinking vessels III Eng
land from early times to the end of the
eighteenth century, by Albert Hartshorae.
The Recuiections OF Aubrey de Yere;;'
British Central Africa an atter1pt 10
give some account Of the territories under
British influence north of the Zambezi
''The "reminiscences OF HuntSman,' by
Grantley Berkeley: The Art of Deer
Stalking" by William Crope; Rowing
by L. C. lehman; and about ten others.
The Critic: The letter in which the
President introduces our new minister 10
the Queer Regent of Spain concludes with
these piOus and amiable words: God
preserve your majesty. From your mu-
Jesty's good friend, William Mckinley e
If ar youe doubts the Importance OF correct
punctuation, let him fancy a cC2lma in
place Of the period after the word ma jes-
ty," in the above Quotation In a way,
there is q suggestion here Of that famous
letter of the last century, which ended
thus: You are my c0untry's enemy. 1 am
yours, B. Franklin"
Aubrey De Yere the Irish poet, is ABOUT
to publish = volume Of "reminiscences. THIS
should be a work OF the very highest IN
terest His memory extends over a genera
ton; he has known the giants OF his tini,-
and has enjoyed their friendship ana cen
fidenoe There is to be a chapter n his
t'cok upon Newman and Manning With
whom he was on Intimate terms, enriched
with letters from both. portion of tie
Iolnne viii also deal with Wordsworth
and amongthe men OF nearer time when
Mr.. De We're VIII discuss are Tenuyson.
Frederick Dennison Maurice and Sir Herry
Tuylor.
Having rhythnicaIly laid down the law
on matters of diet, the Pope has now taken
up the subject OF music, and has pro-
nounced the violin a sensual and pro-
fame instrument, unmeeJ to be empayed
in church services. 1t was Shakespeare
who referred, in the familiar sOliloquy
whicn opens the play OF King Richard III,
to ''the iascivious pleasing OF a lnte:'' and
the Pope has evidently discovered similar
properties in the fiddle. He is Of the opfn-
icn, it seems, that church music. other
than that Of tie organ, should be confined
to the harp and the gentler wind instru-
ments."
Dr. Weir Mitchell, whose novel, Hugh
Wynne," proved 10 he one of the most
successful serials the Century has printed
has written another novel that viii ap
pear in this maga zine during the coming
year. 1t IS called The Adventures OF
Francois: Founding, Adventurer, Jugeler,
Fencing Master and Servant During the
French Revolution" The scene of the
story shifts from Paris to the provinces
and bach again. following the wanderings
of the eccentric hero, who participates in
many of the thrilling scenes Of the revo-
luton. Andre Castaigne the French Amer
lean artist, will illustrate the novel.
a stirring American historical romance
is promised from one of the new riters
recently brought to the fore by D, Apple
ton x Company. The title is "A Soldier
of Manhattan and the author is Mr.. j.
a, AItsheler. This vivid Colonial ro-
nance ofens with a series of pictures OF
New York in the middle OF the eighteenth
century. The adventurous career of the
nero includes share in Abercrombie's
defeat at TiconderUga, and a period of
captivity in Quebec, which was followed
by an escape and an opportunity 10 play
part in the meeting of Wolfe and Mont
calm or the Plains of Abraham.
new book by Pierre Lott will make It's
appearance In October. 1t will consist of
number of short stories, articles already
published in periodicals and newspapers,
and several new essays The collection viii
be called souvenirs dAnnam" The au-
thor is now correcting the last prOufs at
Hendaye, where he is spending the sum
mer.
statue 10 Charles Darwin was re-
Gently unveiled at Shrew sbury, England.
in front of the old schol buiIdin.. where
Darwin was educated. The occasion was
one of elaborate eulogy of the great sci
enlist, and, curiously enough, one Of the
most fulsnrne speeches was made by the
Bishop of Shrewsbury. A son of Charles
Darwin Was present.
The Beautiful.
Beautiful faces are those that wear
II matters little il dark or fair