New-York tribune., 1900-07-29
LITERARY NOTES.

LII LIN II Nv ! I1C.
Though in his seventy-third year Jules Verne
is at work on a new book of travel.
Charles Neufeld is writing a book for bows
with Egypt for the background
According to a prediction of The American
BoolIman, made with reference to The Reign
Of Law" now that the historical novel has
run its course for the time being, the next two
or three years will witness the vogue Of the re-
ligious novel;
Justin Mccarthy is thinking of writing
novel of Irish life as he knew it in his youth
In England a mild controversy has been
started over the merits Of Fitzgerald's Omar"
M. Maurls Jokai the celebrated Hungarian
novelist, writes the Paris correspondent Of The
Author lis now visiting Paris. accompanied bv
his young wife This is his first visit since 1867.
He has been warmly welcomed by his com
patriots and the brethren of his craft. and the
Societe des Gems de Lettres has given a banquet
in his honor. Although NJ. Jokai numbers sew
enIy -HVe years, Well counted he is quite out
OF the running as regards age beside the 'beaux
vielIlards who still hold hOnored places in the
ranks or Partisan writer's NJ E Cormon-
author OF so many popular plays and father
OF the we'll known painter-is in his uinety-seC-
ond year. He is assiduOus theatregOer. and
was lately in evidence at dress rehearsal at
the Theatre de la RepubHque, busiy engaged in
experimenting the revival Of 'Une Cause
VI
Emery and f. Cormon. successfully per
formed at the Ambigu Theatre a quarter of a
century ago. NJ. d'Ennery died in 1899 aged
elghty-eIght years, possessed Of fortune which
amounted in round figures to about 800 600.
NM AureHan SchoII and Paul Meurice likewise
leave NJ Jokai behind. The former resumes his
pen at intervals in diIatory virtuosO fashion.
His senior. NJ. Paul Meurice, still compares
favorably in literary activity with a score of
modern authors He is ardent disciple Of
Victor Hugo, 10 boot, and recently presented TO
the National Library a collection Of over a
nected with the great French writer and his
family This collection Will shortly be open to
the public
The son Of George Macdonald MI Ronald
Macdonald, who recently made promising start
novelist, has been a school teacher, an
actor and playwright
Though Stephen Crane is said to have died
poor, he left books and manuscripts that will in
time be Of considerable value. His will has
lately been proJated in England Mr. Cranes
brother, Mr. William Howe Crane, of Port Jer-
Wis, y. Y, mas been named executor.
Herman Mertvale has been granted Civil
List pension of tl25 by the British Government
1t is possible that Sudermann's Johannes
may be played in this country Miss Julia
Marlowe controls the American stage rights.
Small, Maynard & Co. Will soon bring out an
English translation
MI ". b Yates whose work has thus far
bffL III H1tIIAr - turning MS attention 10 uC-
ton
a letter written by Carlyle in 1871 was sold
in London a few weeks ago. 1t contained this
characteristic passage: Literature is like
money the appetite increases by qualification.
The mines of literature, too are unWhOeSOme
and dreary as the mines of POtOSi Yet from
either there is no return. and though little con-
hdent OF finding Observation-Disclosures IS too
proud term must work. 1 believe in those
damp Caverns till once the whole mind is recasu
the lamp of life has ceased to burn within it
AT the dinner Of the Society Of Authors IN
London short time ago Anthony Hope made
speech in which he said that the society was
prevented from doing important work in the
interests Of its members because of insufficient
funds. this was notably true with regard 10
theIr increasing interests in America. where the
agents
Ar recent meeting of the Berks. South
OXon and North Hauts FOotpaths Association
says The Westminster Gazette" attention was
called the bad state of repair into which
EyersIey Rectory, the old home of Charles
kingsley. has now fallen The suggestion
made that the rectCry should be preserved as d
Kingsley museum, and various relics Of the
famous Canon should be kept there. 1t
stated that numbers of people, especially Amer
leans. come annually 10 visit Eversley Church
and Rectory.'
DIT. Conan Doyle has been delivering himself
Of opinions regarding literary work that
considered very edifying in certain quarters.
Referring to his own work he says: Il want
the boy critic, the boy who viii start a story
and then chisel it down and say Rot, or who
VIII read book straight through and say Rip