New-York tribune., 1899-07-23

Ibsen 1t is reported is finishing a new drama.
and is thinking Of writing his memoirs.
Miss Katharine Prescott Wormeley. the trans
lator Of Balzacs novels, is at work upon trans
laton Of the letters to Mime. Hanska, the lady
who, in the last year Of his life, became Balzacs
wife II
John Oliver Hobbess forthcoming nove-a
sequel 10 The School for Saints'-is to be called
Robert Orange" after the character who, at
the end OF the former work left In the posi-
tion Of an innocent bigamst
The new German Copyright bill which ths
vides for the better protection OF the copy7igN
of daily newspapers and of literature centrally.
No paper will be permitted 20 reprint Gfcles
without stating the source, or 10 reproduce
scientific article from a journal without the
special permission Of the author Reproduction
Of the news of the day will be permitted IN the
source being acknowledged The copyright ot
musical works will be extended from thirty -
fifty years.
Mrs Hugh Fraser has written a new novel.
the scene Of which is laid in Italy. She Intends
20 call il The Splendid POrsenna" Those who
enjoyed "Paadia" Will be keenly Interested in
this announcement
The one idea Of the scholar is amusngly Illus
trated in a story told IN the just published
memoir Of K. II. Quick the English teacher:
"Apropos Of Nonnus Ga fifth rate Latin author,
] heard a good story of Robinson Ellis Short
ly after the Of 1870 a man told Ellis that
he had just come from Sedan. Have you, n
decd said Ellis That's very interesting The
first edition Of Nonnius Marceus was published
AZ Sedan
Miss Sarah Orne Jewett is preparing to pub
lish two new books The Queens Twin, and
Other Stories and Betty Leicester's English
Christmas
The relation Of popularity 10 merit in liter
azure is the subject - an interesting article
Do The Saturday Review" IF wc take pop
u.ar.ty as the index of literary merit" says
that journal the greatest literary works pro-
duced IN England during the present century
Ue shall find 20 be Mrs Woods East Lynne
and the 'Proverbial Philosophy Of Mr. Tupper;
whilst infinitely below the level Of the worst
shilling shocker' which ever contrived 20 pay
the expenses If its publication we must place
the degraded drivellings of Walter Savage Lam
dor, The most ardent advocates Of popularity
as an index Of literary merit will hardly press
theiI theory 90 such a length as this. No one
capable q forming a serious opinion on the
matter viii deny that Landor. the sale Of
whose works Wae-and We believe Is stlll-SO
limited was within his own limits one of the
most perfect masters Of the English language
which our literature has ever known, that his
sentences have the classical beauty Of canoes;
and that his pathos his poetry, his pregnant
wisdom and sometimes his wit are worthy Of
his matches. style This recognition Of Lam
dors excellence is not the recognition Of
clique. II represents the judgment to which
men Of the most diverse interests. tastes and
rive, under the influence Of literary culture.
They may not all like him. but inevitably they
all admire him. As 10 the "Proyerbial PhilosO-
ply on the other hand. which once evoked the
revcrental delight Of millions. there is hardly
/ to-day reader. however defective his taste.
his mind and his education. who would not
cast II aside with Just, even if with unreasoning,
r.dlCule'