New-York tribune., 1900-12-09

pied by old clothes men ana Jnc NeiiuOis VI AO"
publications." In later years the street became became
almost exclusively bOOkish locality. shedding.
too. along with the 'OP cloes." something. If not
all, of it's unSaVOry repute a great place 1Or
low publications" The booksellers now to be
displaced have been "highIy respectable" With
their removal and the demolition OF their build
ings goes a fragment of old London vastly pict-
uresque. What the city is losing may be judged
from the drawing which we reproduce.
Senior Juan Valera. the Spanish author has
started a magazine, in which he intends TO up
hold the established standards of literary art
1t is more or less a protest against the eccen-
tricities and self-advertisement or the young
school,"
One of the most Industrious writer's who
lived was John Addington SymOnds; his toll was
mere than tOil-it was crushing race against
time. II have been working much too hard
lately" he wrote in letter recently printed.
two volumes of the Renaissance in Italy. life
of JOnsOn, life of Sidney. and one or two minor
pieces all going at the same time. feel so
much uncertainty about the future of things in
England and Europe at large that should like
to make my literature breadwinning industry.
what you do. and you know too well how trying
it is to write for money"
Mrs X FreTigrath-Kroeker. writing from
Cedar Lodge. Honor Oak Road. Forest Hill. Lon
don. asks The Tribune TO publish the following
request: Being engaged on an English memoir
OF my late father Ferdinand trelIlgrath
should be greatly indebted to any one possessing
letters from him TO kindly let me see the same.
1 should return any such letters at once after
inspection" Mrs. KrOeker already has in hand
many valuable letters from some of the most
distinguished authors of England and America
EngIshmen beginning to complain of the
oppressive dominance of fiction in current lit
erature. Mention is made of an editor who has
abandoned the idea of series of articles on
young writer's because he found it impossible TO
stiffen the series with examples OF rising essay
lists and verse writer's. One cynical observer
AYERS that the modern craze OF reading merely
is rapidly disintegrating the intellect Of the
AngIO-SaxOn
Concerning the discovery of new writers in this
country an English critic cruelty says: In the
States il is only necessary to write one book 20
be Photographed. photographed and forgotten"
Some Of William Blake's rare and curious
books sold at large prices not long ago in
81 .125, were Europe: Prophecy" with seven
teen designs. cOlOTed by the author, and two
original water color drawings, 1I94; The Song
Of Los, five designs, and one water color tJl
and The Visions OF the Daughters Of Albion"
six leaves. with cOlOred designs. 1898. all in
volume The last copy OF Europe alone sold
by auction fetched S295. and The Daughters Of
Albion" 800. The cataIoguer states that no
copy Of the original edition Of The Song of
The Book Of Thel." eight leaves. with colored
designs by the author. in original wrappers
uncut. 1888. went for $50
Westwood the estate of the Sir John PAX
ingtOn who said to be the original of Addi-
sons Sir Roger de COveTley. has Just passed
forever cut OF the hands Of the Pakington fam
lily. They had owned il since the time of Eliza
beth. a Yorkshire manufacturer has bought il
for S&5OOOO sadly large number of the his
tOric homes OF England are going 10 owners.
1t is a pleasant and kindly thing to erect to
the memory of William Black beacon on The
shores Of the Hebridean Seas. Mr.. Black was a
minor novelist. but the world is wide enough for
the big people and the little ones and no big
will srudge a memorial To the inferior
brethren. The lines which are to be inscribed on
the memorial by Lord Archibald Campbell.
They are very weak-but then Mr.. Black was
not one Of the big people!
To w. II.
We flin would let thy memory dwell
Where rush the tideways OF the sea-
Where storms will moan or calms will tell
To all the world our love for thee
Whom all men loved in this old land
And all men loved across the sea
We we'll may clasp our brethrens hand
And light the Beacon light for thee!
Lord ROsebery's book on Napoleon has made
n notable success both in this country and in
England. where the first edition of ten thousand
copies was exhausted in few days. The sub
tect IS perennially interesting. il must be con-
fessed. The unattractive qualities of Napoleon
are more and more plainly revealed as time goes
on. but he still commands by his strange genius
the half-unwillinS admiration of mankind
The ROsebeTy book, by the way. is To be trans