New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-10

fort Moore. This young Ensns''''" xr,oa h,s
-. q, a rewspaper office then ne ouihe" ''
yeas =" ,,rred 70 novels altogether He has
N,,..n ,er or more creditabe books IN the ia''
two years.
Among the commercial successes OF the seS soa
4. Mrs Virgins story. Marin A's"
reached its eighteenth thousand
Mr. Howelis IN the current issue oi i 40
WEEKLY" takes into admrins consioe'N -.'',o,r
MeeHs, - rU,,n and WAKES particularly
,.o,or, ove- The Connecticut YANKEE az 49,,
Ar,nur.s Court" There are two k'nus u &C.. 80,
That I like almost equally well ne s" accen,
-,ye, and a pure romance; ana l JOY - rao,es.
The Connecticut Yankee "a one % tu a,yovs
.ouances ever imagined. oeieNe -. .r,,es
-. hos. ~ Mark Twain's stories uh'li h'
-. ra,i NOVEL which lie has gwen Us w an
inc rec. htr, u Is a mighty stroke OF poetry a"
s~sc, Of the happcst daring IN - o,.,,,'"
1000 on, with bold and unspar'ns ""''''
.,s,. between Ibsen and Bjorns'efne
,,,.-.o .a-v.s "a direct attention ane" ~ '"C
+o-m edition OF the ia;ter's movers t,re of the
rhNsbAd NV the Macmillan Comph"'' a,,aa and
.,eb. volumes in the Sc; have mus id' ~ which
80. cora The reader a bracng pIeASu'e ha..
-, "a en,-ench him firmly in a oc"e- 49, r,cb.
VS. = - cav his antagonist Is sure ~ " 80.
-. e continental perhaps, ana ~ 49, 49,. ,rbuc
So. :. ,s hard 70 get away from 'he 'a, - 90, "a
.hn nessristic p.aywrigh; Is do'ns az a,id,,,a,ed
wake the world drearier than " - 'Is
a,..,onorarv IS trying 10 make Il ne ,,.t,, ec
,us ~ course through all Scana'n"l "a"
49,, os ,n-oush all slavic vein OF resign ',,1'
.o,ne,lnes takes on the hue OF despair .cn,eo IN
-. have completed their edition o. =, ,ra
Id , na,sr u,.,e volumes similar TO those 81 80.
nine nanny 49," - sr,vev these two nove.ists To-
- 4, 80 foal how full OF sorrow the gar "o 49,
=. D.. row admirably both TouTseh'e't an ,oh
en-, conouer their racial !nheIi'ahce Wv toau.v
. v,,d ~ nagan artistry that dehshls ~ ~" ,,1a g.
~ tho human spectacle even Wheh U'1' ,o. u.,,cb
.aans,. he second through a lyrical haiVe'e w..
eaI , 49,. ho,1es, ~ its themes romantic 40"
roucb moro stimulating Toursenleh is. io' -,
Iusslan fatality than the queruIous ''u', 49, .ns
~hrs.,arla who natters himself tha' ocOa -" 80,
Go IN the slipping Of pedestrian on oa'iAi'"
10 " ...na .re se,ret OF the universe IN a Nts'
-. -, How much more tender ana sed'c'',"s
"a che bi,he pa;hos Of Bj0rnson IMAM 'ne o,,,na
..,seedy' Of "A DoYs House we arc sa-7
.>,.r all no freakish comparisons IL IS "o.'
an. Enough, that men with every inch as nu0'' w.,
~. n.,dness in their natures as 1bsen can o0's"
a., 80, ,,cb az much mascul!nty as he can pre-
80 "a nos.ess should succeed in touchlHs .''' ~
arnation and broadening the sympa,'' 80 |
tust such sweet romance as ne 'aO'"S g..
IT,. .s deem lesson In the contrast between MN
49, B,6rnson or Tourgeneff. the lesson OF NE OF inc
hest literature What is pure and noble anu eio'''.e
NAV be as innocent, as gay as romantic as your,
and sill be natural What Is ienohe ana Cs'P''s az"
destructive must surround Itself Win iusuor'ou' anu
artificial things and even then It's seeming "o'i'0
xene,tv goes 10 pieces. The work may be as soemh
and as savage as chooses but II cannot deceive any
one who looks at life healthily
7, was 81 long ago tina, the literary Journals were
.aIk,nr abou, the novel M Hardy had been rewriting
that It's failure 20 appear must have PERSUADED many
neoo,e that f. did not intend 70 appear al all BIZ al
las, is definitely announced under the TILE OF ne
WeI-Beloved" II may be noted that the London
publishers describe Il Mr.. Hardys new novel,
but whether it il TO be taken as such or IS me re-
written old novel which generally believed 20 be,
remains 10 be seen.
Professor Arthur T. Hadley has written for the
next number OF The Atlantic a paper on Trusts
and the Problem Of Restraining Them
Nan.en IS said 10 have a strong poetic element In
his makeup and 20 be particularly fond OF nature
Much Of this fesiing appears in his writings. espe-
"i-lly in his letters
FIT Palgrave's book Landscape in Poetry from
Homer 10 Tennyson." is just coming out IN LONDON
IT is full Of representative quotations. ana IL deals
with fascinating subject. 1t will be read with
some curiosity by those who believe that not more
than twice IN a generation does there come poet
who can not merely describe glorious scene. out
take his reader into the heart OF H.
The Houghtons are preparing in their new COM
Meta edition OF Bret Harte n truly handsome trio-
~. 70 his fame Not only will the volumes be lux
uriousy printed and provided with numerous Illus
tration., but dictionary Of the authors person
ages Is TO be included. and. 10 crown ALL glossary
t in preparation The latter IL more necessary than
might be imagined at first glance. Bret Harte Is
rich in slang and in the dioms OF a phase OF life
long since modified half ont Of existence the nrst
volume in this new edition is TO come from the press
within very short time
Miss Anne Wharton whose writings on old Ameri-
ean subjects have been marked by accuracy and a
fragrant spirit. has prepared volume on Marina
Washington which the scrbners are 10 publish i'm
.nedately in their series OF omen OF ColohiaI
and Revolutionary Times
-Ths same house has also IN It's latest list a new
book by Donald c. Mitchell entitled American
Land. and Letters" This work Is in a sense con-
tinuation OF the books on English Lands. Letters
and Kings" which have been delighted in by lovers
Of GOOD reading. The new book contain many
illustrations including some hitherto unpublished
portraits.
Dodd Mead G. Company publish the second volume
NJ Literary Anecdotes OF the Nineteenth Century"
a miscellany edited by Dr. Robertson Ncoll and Mr..
Thomas j Wise. 1t IS book so satisfactory in some
ways that ii is positively saddening 20 have IL fail
In other directions. Printed in beautiful Quarto
volume JUST escapes being Invaluable treasury
OF fugitive odds and ends For example there be
found between these covers some useful Tennyson-
.ana and then fragments Of description by
MI Kipling which he himself since preferred
suppress There is sketch OF THE Angel in The
House" Mrs Patmore. about whom II Is interesting
and profitable 10 know more than Is vouchsafed by
The articles accessible elsewhere. and following this
ar. citations from IAN Old Commonplace Book Of
Edward Fitzgerad's" which are. on the whole.
ouite commonplace and therefore superfuous In
short the editors Of the book persist in spelling their
good work by admitting lot Of material which does
no more than increase the number Of their pages
Let US be thankful however. for what Is bes; In
this production. The photography OF Sw!nburne Will
IA lilo. {op. bfs coll ecfO md
such A rare piece OF stirring. vigorous. prose as
Yandors famous open letter 10 Emerson. written In
rep,y 10 the well-known passage in English Traits,
sbundany justines its temperance upon the pres