New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-03
LITERARY NOTES.

TIL. new Westminster" edition or the "oN''
and noen,s' OF Charles Kingsley is 10 De ''''''.'
10 one thousand numbered sets aho y,
supplemented by the Letters ana "e'''
His Life" edited by his wife The noNe"s'
e,des, SON. Maurice Kingsley. has agreeo " ~
mare general introduction TO the WORMS """
shorter introduction to each story The edi''on,
which is to he in fourteen octave No'"'"'''
no sold entirely by subscription
The recently published biography OF III.
George Harley. Of Harley-st.. London Is one "a
the mos, interesting minor memoirs u VIZ,
neriod DR. Harley II is noted. was the XIII" VI
man 10 whom interesting things are A'""'
happening Even his scrapes when ooS
unusual: one Of them was the getting s'u'N ~
a.. oroa, Gun called Mons Meg at Edinburgh
Castle 1t is TO this accident that sishtsee'S W.
dav owe the spikes round the famous gun
uis wife was the young English girl VINO was
attacked by typhoid in Baron Justus VOL" i'''
big's house and for whom. In MS irai'' '"S
,oss that she should not die. the great chemist
invented his famous soup. The Munich P"P'''
denounced him for making experiments even
on his guests but the soup saved her lie anu
led ~ the famous extract Of meat.
visitor 70 the Chateau DIFF tells pleaSA"'
story about tie good woman who sho"e" '"e
partv the decaying dungeons in wh'n adv
Faria and Edmond Dantes were immureo'
seems 10 me-" ssin the narrator OF the '"''"e"'
"that these cells are very near 70 one Hn"''7''
and Alexandra Dumas describes them as pe'hs
further apart" "Oh. indeed" said the woman
with q conterptuous look when am talking
history this gentleman quotes novehs|
\ large proportion Of the modern French
md ~ Pierre Lou Is
among them. and so Is NJ Coppee The pet OF
the latter Is a young Angora that sits motion
Ices on his desk when he writes Were he to 90
on writing for hours. there it would stay. IL
walks among his scattered sheets Of MS, never
disturbing them. and does not set its paws
down on writing that is not dry. Mr.. SWIM
bprne. it is asserted is one Of the few Enghsh
au,Aors who prefer cats TO dogs in fact. it is re-
ported that he "adores' the feline creatures
The birthday address Of Ruskn. presented by
the ST Georges Guild and the Ruskn societies
of Great Britain is said to have made the ven
cradle writer happy though the effort OF giving
exr~ession n his feelings Of gratitude was be
vond his strength Year ny year" SO runs
This address there is in overwhelming extent.
an Increasing trust i'm your ethical. social and
ART teaching an increasing desire 10 realize the
noble ideals YOU have set before mankind IN
words which We feel have brought nearer To
our hearts the Kingdom Of God upon earth II
IS our fervent hone and prayer that the JOY
and peace YOU have henehcenty brought 10
others may return in fun measure 10 your own
heart. filing it with the peace which comes from
love Of God and the knowledge or the love Oh
your fellow men"
new edition Of smollett in twelve volumes is
to he issued by the Constables. 1t will resemble
in form their new Fielding. Mr. Henley will
contribute critical essay on Smollett 10 the
edition. which is to he limited to 100 copies for
England and America
Mr. Julian Sturgis's edition 81 Robert Rlake-
news autobiography. "A Boy in the Pennsular
War" is coming from the press of Little. Brown
& Co.
Another collection Of tales by Ouda is ready
for publication. under the title of La Strega
and Other Stories
NJ Ernest Legouve the senior member Of the
French Academy has just received by vote OF
his fellow-members the $1,000 prize Of the Jean
Revnaud Foundation He himself wished TO
give IL TO the author OF "Cyrano de Bergerac."
hut submitted with a good grace to the choice
based IN his works concerning education and
FAM life.
Another remarkable award. "The London
Academy" tells us, was the prize given 10 NJ
Henri de Regner "a poet. whose chief claim TO
respectful attention lies in the fact that ne
has married a distinguished poet, the daughter
OF the mpeccable sonneteer. NJ de Heredla'
The prize may be described as one OF collateral
merit II was in reality given to his wife VINO
has lust published anonym ously In the Revue
des Deux Mondes' most beautiful poem-'Ren-
contre avec Persephone Anonymous work can
not. even by an academy. he crowned so NJ. dc
Regnier gallantly his wfe's laures