New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-24

hundred thousand copies Of each Of her novels
have been sold.
NJ. Anatole France Is described by a visitor
from THE London Academy" as a man OF
cultured geniality." He has high Intelligent
forehead kindly gray eyes, an aguillne nose.
q large, mobile mouth, and n resolute chin AZ
horne he wears a loose jacket. a fez cap ana
light trousers, and his feet are incased il carpet
slippers.
Various relics Of the BrontG family were sold
at auction in London the other day. and for in
intestinal prices dilapidated old hassock.
depressed ty the knees If the famous sisters
In the BrontG pew brought no bid at all. The
best thing IN the sale. J. II. Thompson's portrait
in OILS of Charlotte, was withdrawn when ~
! shilllnEs tId and no other offer followed
! 'The Academy" says that Charottes c0nven-
| tional little water-color drawings Of howers
| fetched but few shillingS each. Some better
! sketches were bought at prices approaching
sovereign. and spirited water-color drawing OK
| her doc Floss. chasing bird, signed by Chat-
| lotto Eron;c. suddenly fetched RI. Charlotte
| Trontcs shawl brought Is shiilings. patch
work quilt worked 10y her. but unfinished. was
good for - shings. Her morocco workcase:
| her tiny wCrkhOX with n pln-cuShlon and sea-
| In it, and her tortoiseshell cardcase brought
Only ~ shllngs for the three. Several bidders
were taken with little wooden box that had a
pictured lid. in which Charlotte kept buckles
| and rirhous CT stu held these things; TINS
| brought II shngs. \ cameo hroo'h SOFA ior
70 sh.Nings and a blue enamel thimble-case
for a like sum. Charlotte Bronte's dolls cradle,
a Ii,tle bare oval basket. was put on the tahe
| without a sfn.I" and taken from It without bd.
| Two wisrs II her hair wcr" put up and the
| only Etouic specialist present bought them 'or
IL rs. and - Is.
"Thc Swallow" is the title Of Rider HasgarIs
new novel. II is TO appear as SERIAL.
Max T.crhohm believes that the part OF
CyrauD d. .i,'rac is one which the great
French Z. tDr IN cyrry future generation VIII de-
sir. 90 rl4v Realistic figures BE- adds, per-
ish necessarily wl.h the gcn'rat"n IN when
They age created. and their place Is tak.n uy
figure t!Il.dI Of The generation "t"e" .uf't-
/ y,rcs I.ut romantic figures belong 10 10
I,rlDl and time docs not dls-oit" tn'm A.
ready !le,n Is rather out Of GAt"-'Frn Mt
Archer has washed his hands OF lhs,1 "hll"
The oder Dumas Is sun thoroughly in touch
with ih- times CyraLO VIII surNIF" 'tuS' h'
is practically new ilie II II'''.,' '", =" ''',s
the motives 81 s'lf-sac riice-in-!oN" ana OF
beauty tdorcd-h grotosque ar" as OLD ana as
effective. a. the hills. and have been used IN
literature again and again. KNOW max So
eacrin.. IS IL, motive e most successful pays
But 60 FAR as know. beauty ad"rcd-b -a-SIo-
tcsqu. has never hc"n us'd WIN th' t'u.' to,
as stag. hero. ~ any rate, IL has never uteh
used SO nncly and 50 tcndcrly as by NJ KOS
tand whose hid.ous swashbuckIer with ua
heart Of gold and the talent Tor mp,ov.s.iF
witty or beautiful vcrses-Caliban =. Tariarn
Sir i,alahad Theodore Hook was the amazing
recipe for his concocton-is far too novel
think and too convincing, and too attractive
not 10 hc permanent
Gwondonc Keats is the zeal rame OF the
woman VIII. under the pseudonyine q Haoh
has Just brought out InuchataIked-of volume
nf short stories IN London. These stories are
strong but very gloomy
Mr. Henry Strachcy, who Is not lmpr"hap'y
t'''.,'I,nt If William Strachey. secretary 10 the
rolonv If Virginia quotes an interesting suEt'S-
ti,u ,propos Of Mr. Is lrliHgs lately iubAshed
theory as to Shakcspcare's "Tenptst MI
t.,li1,, II will ba remembered. thinks that the
dramaiist may have gathered his materials
frolu the talH # an anonymous sailor MT
in
l.rrod American II. II Furntss, believes mat
thr fortunate inspiration was not an unlettered
,,,'',.',,, o,d rn,ti, tnstcs"-n short TIL" gentle
man mentioned hy Mir Furncss IN hs Varoruin
edition Of The Tempest an edition 10 "hlch
I>irlinp is apparently a stranger Inc Alhttl-
, ,' r,,,r,ucnf,tor SAWS therein Of Shakespeare:
surely ne needed no printed page ne must
have met at 'ordinarics' many man WIN per-
nav ., uuC,ld Moreover
In recent times q closer possible connection mas