New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-10
LITERARY.


.suou, naturalists. Thomas Pennant and DANES
1,o~r,,g,or 70 whom 90 many Of his letters were
osaressed and there are some hitherto unpuo-
rsbad notes by Coleridee. No portrait or Nhl'e
himself IS in existence for he had nov un'ea-
sonahle dislike TO that sort Of record
>,re lane has a charming article on seloorne
IN "Iippincott's Magazine" from WhlCh VIC
lear, in newly discovered letter OF Nhi'e
ho~o Quoted that his brother. John White also
,.oi, on active interest in natural history. Ihis
1ohn White was military chaplain al "loral'"i
sra while stationed there wrote Na'u'a' ~
tory ~ Gibraltar" which the puolisher plo'"'''
BENJAMIN White refused 10 produce Nooo",
-. .,o. hecanoe Of the NS.-it disappeared
nv was DESTROYED by the Discouraged au'"'''
g o loss ~ he deplored for even now Ginral'"r
offers most captivating details 10 the ousc H1'
o,5 e., the letter 10 which we refer Gilbert "''7
eo,.e that he approves much OF the whole VINO"
4,soo,ers he thinks. great discernment ana ny
,,,,os,ion" Many parts" he adds. are 10 "i'
curious and interesting: and the whole faun"
contains much more anecdote than ever
with before I'm such work. Alas. mat p'o.''''
,,o.,o,,ir was not equally appreciatiVe Fe'
1,oos ,ts d,,lress deprived the reading woro OF
another treasure as delightful as "Seloorne'
How, <ar the modern novelist may ASK i 'e"
Zen, donerdent on actual vision we are '
the, Anthony Trollope when he wrote DO"
chester Towers" was postoffce inspector Wv
,.os -.,.e~ set foot. except casually. in ca'ne-
ORA. close.
Nv George Bird Grinneils book, The lnoiS"S
~ TODAY" IS coming from the press o' ile'
c Stone & Co II IS "A serious eXamifa''o" ''
oor,,e,on, authority Of the past present 'ol'''-
$500 o,a ,~osnocts = the American indian Inc
,.o,,r,e has ef,v fun page portraits Of famous
chiefs and FOUR pictures in color
- ,,,.s,,. essov.st Of The London Globe
writes down a seldom stated truth "He+ ID"
.h.. 20 some minds Lady Castlevood Is one 81
49, 100. ,,-rleasant female characters which
-rboctarav ever Or " Certain reaoe'S 'i
.1-e.,or3 o." he adds. have wondered y "V'
...,~ himself wrote sarcastic when ne ol'a'Vs
-, ,ha sweetness and excellence u TINS oea'
,a,.. .sa~ctirnonious little prude. as 'ne
main spoken old dowager calls her. II - ~
cult 10 repress lurking sympathy VIII"
7or5 Castlowood-for all his foollshness " '''.
10 oor,rlains that it IS this dear LADY A'SU'U
md urroasoning jealousy which Grove III" "
drink I took 20 liquor on that very a0'0D"'
<or M other reason THAI That she ca" '
isarots If a beer barrel or bottle ol rum
she dccf0ro' Lady Castlewood actual
80 h,,shans,s ufetome does not give very
,leasine idea of her character. any more ina"
does tho open airy into Vhicn-ai'er hei
-,,aor,bood-she enters with her own daughter
rrn.~o fs more ~ the Jealous woman thah '' '"7
nox,ons r,o,her IN Lady Cas1ewood s'ea"H
1oii..,.rq ~ poo~ TEX 90 her lover MY poor
.~t,,, know not how she
am afraid for her. etc
Thackerav himself steadily abuses the o'"s''
,er and extols The mother Throughout the n'N''
but how many readers close the volume VIII" d
feeling Of actual reuulsion from denu'e L'i'
Castrewooq. and a half-tender. haii-'es'7'' ~
Thought 81 poor TriX. who. as she hr'S''. '''
os.a Us never loved by her mother
her secret rival Had BeatriX fa"en '"'' '
1or, hands that sad disgraceful chapter 81
''''-. ,,i,b, never have been written; and
,ad colonel Esmond succeeded In winning '''
,,ne,1 heautv. he had probably been happier
.ho, ,,ben mated % Lady Castlewood.
rho.korav's drawing If the character %
roa,riv.e half-sister Rachel Esmond MarIlns
ton If virginia. conveys some PROOF 'ha' Wv
,o,.elist was not ir owe with Lady 'as'l""o-
There was little - Henry Esmond m ms emu
,ature-as that sadly humorous philosopher "'
orvea IN his latter days-in TACT she was
Good deal &C narrow minded mink VINO mus
have inherited her qualities from ner nam"
since she often reminds us 81 tha' oeai '0''
o,.3~, 70 ,Thackeray u - worth noun'
-, 49,, ,aqa 90 The Newcomes' in his hand
n,.,-, was sold at auction this year for SlV'
,,,ere &c said 10 be reason for hope that Mr.
,,s.i, NcCarthy's sight may be fully restored
~, onoration on his eyes, determined up"
same time ago. has been performed win s'ea
success and the novelist is IN his usual neat