New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11
LITERARY NOTES.

Subscribers to the beautiful edition OF Kip
ling's works issued by the Scribners Will reJolce
in the appearance OF the seventh volume, Tor
that gives as tn. first part Of THE jungle BOOK.
Nine OF the incompatible stories are given IN
this initial instalment, ard the new order III
witch they are arranged will appeal at once 10
enthusiastic readers. I'm the Rukh' taxes It's
rightfu place at last and we have Mowglls
enchanted and enchanting career set forth In It's
natural sequence. AS these volumes come out
they offer a strong confirmation Of the evenness
Of Kfpling's genius Nevertheless 1t Is hard TO
resist the feeling that somehow in the present
collection Of stories there Is something that
stands alone and always will retain separate
Place. There is nothing like it in Kipling himself
saving OF course. the work which we will have
in the next volume, with its tales OF "Toomai
ard the Elephants and "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi' ana
THE Mugger"-and even more confidently may
1t be said that there Is nothing like II In the
whole range of English or Continental literature
Here is book Of genius il ever there was one,
a book that may be read and re-read thousand
times and never lose its grip upon the magma,
ton. Had he written nothing but the Mowgli
stories Kiplng would have taken MS place
among the masters Of fiction.
Some admirers of Stevenson in San Francisco
have erected fountain in memory of him. In a
local sketch which has been going the ROUNDS the
authors name is spelled Stephenson Is II pos
sible that the draughtsman has made TINS error,
that Stevensonites themselves are guilty!
Ills announced in London that Mr. H. s. Mich
OILS will presently publish a volume or high IN,
terest 20 students of Omar Khayyam. Tnls Will
be Photographic fac-simile Of the Rubaiyat IN
the Bodleian Library, a manuscript that was
used by Fitzgerald in his first workings on the
subject. The book will include transcript Oh
The Rubaiyat into modern Persian type with a
literal translation and notes by Mr. Edward
HeronAllen.
Mr.. Nathaniel Haskell Dole. the editor Of the
fine varorum edition Of Omar which was pub
lished here a short time ago. writes apropos OF
a recent paragraph in this place on Mr. lie
Galliennes trinings with the poet, to say that
Persian is not difficult language. The alpha-
bet is its chief obstacle. The grammar is almost
as bald English
eraa Is directed to Roma" work which is pre-
pairing in London in the interest. OF the Italian
charitable society, "Carita Lavors among
the contributors the Kaiser. the KING OF
Portugal Alfred Austin Sarah Bernhard Gyp
and Pierre Lott. The numerous illustrations are
TO be beautifully reproduced. Some OF them are
by Burne Jones and Alma-Tadema. Other dis-
tinguished artists will be represented
The Archaeological Institute OF America an
nounces that with the present year 1t Will begin
the uniform and regular publication or ns
papers reports and other documents. The new
periodical replaces the CID "Amcrican Journal of
Archaeology" 1t will be styled The American
Journal of Archaeology, Second Series. and Will
be issued six times year. Inc MacWllah |oh-
pany will publish 1t.
The new book upOr which Mark Twain is al
work in London, and which is to be published in
the autumn, is called The Surviving innocent
Abroad" He explains that his companions OF
twenty-five wears ago are still living, but he lis
the only one who has remained innocent"
Mr. Robert II. Sherard is the young man
who got himself an unenviable notoriety some
vi things
caid Ibsen had said-when Ibsen himself said
that he had said nothing Of the sort. The fna
truth about the matter has not yet been pub
lished but Mr.. Sherard goes on writing just the
same and is in fact, one of the busiest light
weights" in contemporary journalism. He has a
iaunty way with him He writes letters from
Paris which give. subly, the impression tha'
Mr. Robert H. Sherard is highly important in