New-York tribune., 1900-07-08

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Robert Browning has lately been offered for
sale III London.
William lie Queux has written a new novel
"An Eye for an Eye which VIII shortly De
brought in England and in this country
Readers of Anthony Trollope VIII recall thaI he
has already used this title.
."An old desk from the former Bonaparte
house in BordentoWn, recently found It's way 10 10
Princeton through a dealer in old furniture
saws a writer in a recent number of The
Princeton Alumni Weekly" Except for It's as.
sOciation it was not very good, from thS Poln'
Of view of an old furniture lover, being or mon
grel shape and unclassical lines. However, IL
came into the possession of a local dealer VINO
proceeded to overhaul and restore It, ana IN
doing so accidentally touched the inevitable
secret spring, and before him stood carefully
bound package IF dusty letters which he burned
pp, because written in French.
Mr.. George Moore has come to the end of
his novel. which is to be called sister
Teresa But it will probably not be brought
out till the spring. 1t is said to carry on the
story of Evelyn Innes" indeed, to be part OF
the plan that Mr.. Moore had in mind when he
wrote this much discussed novel 'EVtyh
Innes'' given to the world as a Dook com
pIete in itself simply because the narrative hal
reached the usual length of an Englsh novel
This seems a curious reason to be offered by a
like Mr.. Moore, who is all for art IL any
writer ever was. When he has finished revising
"Sister Teresa" he will overhaul Evelyn
Innes," and the two works will be issued at the
same time.
A volume may be made of the fugitive articles
contributed by the late Miss Mary kingsley to to
the English reviews. Some of these are well
worth preserving in book form,
Mr.. Kipling's dispute with Messrs Putnam
is one of the little things that have been over
Chronicle" Nobody ever mentions it now, and
the situation is so uncertain that nothing can
be asserted positively except that the case mas
not been settled The next move after all these
months of silence will probably lie with the
author. AS the publishing house of Putnam
Sons IS peculiarly noted for its hgh principles,
the further hearing of the action for tI,OOO
damages in the American courts is to be in
tereSting The chief point to bc decided is
whether a publisher may, without the authors
permission, incorporate additional material
from other hands in his collected edition OF that
authors works"
Mr. F. Frankfort Moore confesses that he
wrote thrty-One books before he attracted the
attention of the public
That clever poseur. Max Beerbohm, has writ
ten a novel his first called 'Luleika DobsOn."
The reason for the change of title in England
Of Mr.. James Lane Aliens novel The Reign OF
Law to The Increasing Purpose is that the
original title conflicts with that of book b.
tha late Duke Of Argyll.
Mr.. B. L. Farjeon the English novelist has
done something unusual To his new novel
The MesmeriSts" recently announced for pub
licaton in England, he has added dramatic
ing himself against the preparation of other
possible versions.
"The grave Of the late Professor Kuskin in
Coniston Churchyard is at present covered with
sods and a single wreath of flowers" says
writer in English newspaper, but it has
been arranged to erect fine Runic cross to his
memory, and the work of designing this has
been mtruSted to his talented biographer, Mr.
w. G. CollngWOod, of Lane End, ConstOn. He
has prepared a design which will allegorically
illustrate the great masters several works and
his many lectures. The cross, which is to be
intrusted to a local sculptor, Will be in the stone
of the district"
The Putnams have arranged to bring out an
English edition of Mr.. William Ordway Par
tridge's novel of art life in New-York, The
Angel Of Clay"
There is a curious interest in the following
letter, which recently appeared in The London
Times addressed TO the editor, under the title
Of burglary in the British Museum: Mr..
Balfour surprised the House of Commons on
Friday by intimatng his intention of taking
forcible possession of certain ancient ornaments
of immense national interest now in the Brit
ish Museum, and transferring them a local
academy at Dublin, against the protest of the
trustees and without the authority of Parlia-
ment These golden Celtic ornaments, after eX-
hibition by their finder in Dublin and elsewhere
were purchased some years ago in market
ouverte by the British Museum with public
money. The purchase was sanctioned by Par
lament and when the bill was presented the
transaction received the assent of the Crown in
the ancient formula, La Refine Ie veut' Since
that time Parliament, with the assent Of the