New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL EDITION OF THACK-
ERAY-HIs TROUBLES WITH BARRY
LYNDoN"-PRINcETO sTORIEs-A
DANTE BOOK FOR CHILDREN.

1yNDON"-PRINCETON sTORIES-A
DANTE BOOK FOR CHILDREN.
Mr.. Richie has reached the fourth volume
in the new Biographical Edition OF Ihack-
eray. published by the Harpers. and gives US
within its handsome covers The Memoirs OF
Barrv Lyndon" THE Fitz-Boodle Papers
MONS Wives" Catherine: a Story" and The
Second Funeral of Napoleon" The INTRODUCTION
~ this volume contains more interesting per-
sonalia the greater part of which is new. Even
the old story which Is included-the one reiathe
TO that egregious young lrishman' Briggs ""o
wished to thrash the novelist and Tor that pur-
pose took a room across the way-is eiucioa'eu
a little further than in the earlier version ln0
Catherine Hayes Of Catherine" was real per
son and a well-known Irish murderess VINE"
Thackeray's story appeared many impression
oble Irishmen suspected that II was oei'o-
crate attempt 10 ruin Miss Catherine hayes
singer popular in Ireland Briggs. 1t seems
brooded over the supposed wrong ana WIS
his LOYALTY to the fame Of the singer that grove
him TO contemplate reprisals upon ihacAe"'
When Thackeray wrote The Great Hoggarty
Diamond" II was rejected by the bIach"oouS'
"Thev refused the best story l ever wrote ne
afterward said The note Is AUTHORITATIVE OUT
there be some who would prefer to regard
mporr, Lyndon, as his most brilliant work.
and II IL surprising to learn from the quotations.
which Mrs Richie gives from her fathers diary
,,a, no wrote the book with difficulty, and was
No, IN the whole much pleased with H. you
needn't read Barry Lyndon, you won't ike IT,
he said 10 his daughter when she was girl
She adds sagacously indeed II is scarceiy
book to like" but then she goes on 70 oesc'ioo
II as book TO admire and to wonoer a' io'
its consummate power and mastery A"o
words exactly characterize TINS masterpiece
Thackeray never produced more homogeneous
more closely knit book than Barry Lyhooh'
The vitality OF the work Is tremendous. never
slackenipg, but preserving fawlessly all 'he
airs and coors OF actual life. Yet Ihackeray
wrote OF It as follows: In these days got
through the flag end Of chapter ~ OF Barry
Lyndon with great deal OF dulness uh"i"
ineness and labour Passed the whole OF
these DAYS reading for Barry Lyndon
and writing, with extreme difficulty. sheet
At home all day drawing and dawdlins
with B. L. lying like nightmare on my nina
Wrote Barry but slowly and with great
,,~or,,v Finished Barry after great
+hroes late at night" Thackeray went travel
ling with the book hanging round his neck
vet IL remains one Of the most spontaneous
things In English literature. book without 'he
smallest trace Of effort. Mrs. Richie notes. oy
the way that the story Of Barry Lynoons mar
rage was evidently taken from more or less
historical sources The family OF bo"es oa'e'
from the Conquest. and we read that one OF the
ladies Strathmore was the sole helress OF '''e
wealthy line She left a widow before she
vas thirty and had many suitors' FOR she was
charming as well as rich. Tns unfortunate
lady was bullied into marriage with Dru'ai
adyenturer from whom she finally escaped ny
6ight barely saving her life the story Oh hei
sIdes. son who disappeared. and only came
back after many years. is not less true MY
father had a friend at Paris in those days
Mr. Boves who may have first told MIN THIS
history of which the details are almost increo'-
HE an quoted from the papers Of the time
There Il q pleasant picture OF Thackeray al
uork with his wife and daughte- interrupting
him Almost the first time can remember
nv parents" says Mrs Richie was AZ nome
in Great Coram-st. on one occasion. "heh my
mother took me upon her back as she hau
way of doing and. after hesitatins TOR mo-
ment at the door. carried me into ilttie e'ou'o
aoor room where some one sat bending over a
dssk This some one lifted up his head ano
looked round at the people leaning over MS
chair He seemed pleased. smiled AZ us out
demonstrated" Again he is shown picking up ms
little daughter from the midst or e1dancNhs VIII"
other children before the organ OF an iuherah'
CYLINDER. and once. too. on the way to Paris.
when the child insisted upon crying aIter lie
had warned her that she would be punished II
she kept It up, he Pvt out their lantern ana re-
fused to light it in spite Of her tears They are
all trivial details but they appeal to the lover
OF Thackeray Fitz Gerald, dear old Fitz ng-
ures In this introduction. as In Its predecessors
ct have almost left off going TO operas ana
theatres. and come home early, when Fitz Ger
aid and have pipe together. ana 80 go quiet
ly to bed 1t is delightful TO have him In the
house but I'm afraid his society makes me
idle we sit and talk too much about books ana
nictures and smoke too many cigars" One OF
Fitz Geralds letters Is printed. 1t Is precious
addition to the already rich introduction
Not Princeton men alone will linger with APP
probation over Mr.. James W. Alexanders little
book. "Princeton-Old and New: Recollections
OF Undergraduate Life" Charles Scribner's
Sons). Besides giving useful sketch OF the
University. a sketch admirably supplemented
by pictures presenting the aspec: OF It's build
ings and grounds to-day, the author tells anus
ing stories Of his own experiences. We quote
characteristic passage:
The mode OF life simpler in those days
than now. but the same humor which sun
makes collegans so comic enervesced nlty
wears ago When for example. William Pen
nington son OF a former Governor OF New-Jer-
sew roomed next door TO Seni0r Tutor Topping.
II was the custom for each man TO hang on the
outside knob Of his door the bag containing ms
soiled clothes for the laundry remington
stuffed his own shirts one day In Tutor Top-
pings bag and waited for the day when the
clean linen was returned and laid out on Iop-
pings bed. Then. knowing that TWO OF the
Younger tutors were in Topping's ROOM Pen
nington knocked at his door. on entering ne
put or an embarrassed air. as II hesitating 70
speak in the presence OF the other tutors. Top
ping in a lofty way s0id: These gentlemen are
nv friends: / have secrets from them; say
what you wish" Pennington sui hemIned ana
hawed bu. again urged 10 speak. blurted out:
1T Is not my fault. Mir Topping: did not want
to say anything about 1t now; but as you In
sist. | must ask You please 70 return the shirts