New-York tribune., 1899-11-18


Berlin in 1856 and 1887.
An Englshman declares that Dreyfus is
surely about the only living person who would
refuse an offer Of 100000 to write an account
OF his experiences The Alsatian did not even
respond In words 10 this offer OF British pup
lisher-he merely shrugged his shoulders
Mr. Lang has been writing pleasant tribute
IN another novelist the late Grant Allen. one
strange thing he recalls is that Mr.. Allen did not
like hction-dd not even read II II he could help
u CAS- an instance of his kind temper" Lang
says, II remember that he showed me PROOF
sheets OF a novel in which appeared as the VII
lain The personal portrait apart from my
series of heartless crimes) was hatterng' out
recognizable; and, at my request for II couid
only cause gossip. the villain was altered out Oh
all possibility Of recognition. The oody Is
vours, he saId but the soul Is the black soul
Of - The soul appeared to me 10 be that or
the common miscreant Of romance However,
Mr. Allen took very considerable trouble 10
make the body unrecognizable. His whole ca
reer. as far as I witnessed It, was kind, gentle
benehcent and. above ALL courageous.
On wreath placed on the coffin OF Grant Ahen
by Mr. lie Gallienne and his wife was TINS IN
scripton
"Perchance little light will come with morning
Perchance I shall but sleep"
Mr.. w w Jacobs, the author OF the merry
tales told in Many Cargoes," has written long
novel which he calls "A Master OF Graft IL is'
of course the story OF sailor men
nlo
new drama appears to be thought failure IN
Ero,and II is pronounced a piece OF magnIi-
cent writing round an impossible theme the tort
nous methods OF the plot being but SO many
maths in a maze that have only relationship OF
accident to the hoped for end.
Mr. Andrew Lang says OF Dumas pere that ne
had "a great deal OF imagination-enouSn TOT
about thirteen thousand living novelsts'
-. Ten Years War" is the suggestive title OF
,hA hook I'm which will appear the chapters Oh
tenement house life lately contributed by MT
1acob A. Riis TO The Atlantic. II was nsh''
indeed which is therein described one Hlaiii-
tained with wonderful courage and persistehcy
against some of the most abhorrent FORCES OF
modern existence
The latest statement about that peculiar per-
son Louis de Rougemont. Is to the enect that
"if he deceives the public II is because ne SUI =
fers from delusions himself" He is said to ad-
nit certain inaccuracies" and e>aggeratiohs III
bis story. but is stlll apparently confident OF
nuttine himself the right. Right or wrong
that story has provided him with comfortable
Income as he draws a good sum every week
for the serial rights for the term Of his natural
life This is more than many authors or IN
dubitable genius have been able TO secure. ana
ia another not too creditabe phase Of current
literature"
The new Victor Hugo memoirs contain some
extremely unpleasant remarks made by hugo
about Mime. de Chateaubriand. When his wire
died" says the novelist OF Chateaubriand ne
attended the funeral service and returned laugh
| ing heartily-whch. said Pilorge, was PROOF
! that he was OF weak mind. A proof that he was
| In his right mind" affirmed Edouard Bertln
| Nine de Chateaubriand's benevolence was Of
| Acial which did not prevent her from being a
| shrew at home. She founded a hospice-the
Marie Therese Infrmary-visited the poor,
| succored the sick, superintended creches, gave
aims and prayed at the same time she was
harsh toward her husband. her relatives. her
| friends and her servants and was sour-tem-
| pered stern, prudish and a backbiter. God
on high will take these things into account. She
| was ugly pitted with smallpox. had an enor-
nous mouth little eyes was insignificant In ap-
| pearance and acted the grande dame although
| she was rather the wife OF great man than OF
a great lord. BY birth she was only the daughter
| OF a shipowner OF Saint Malo NJ. de Chateau
| BRAND feared detested and caJoled her"
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