New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
LITERARY NOTES.

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One competent writer-not an historian how
eVer-is on his way to China. This is M Pierre
POTTER.
me biography of Francis Parkman, which
ME- g III. Farnham has prepared will be pub
iIShed this autumn. The author has been al
lowed to use all available material in the pos
session of the historians relatives, including
letters and vacation journals
An English critic holds that irritating incon-
ciuslVeness is the weakest point of the earnestly
thoughtful novels, or social studies of which
america in particular is producing so many
just now.
The sister OF the lately deceased insane
author, Herr Nietzsche rs trying to prevent the
unauthorized publication of any literary ma
terial left by her brother 1t may be said with
justice that it would be for the worlds good if
this mans work were left to oblivion.
Mr.. Hall Caine has written novelette, which
he calls Jan the Icelander," and it will soon
be published a serial
Miss Frances Courtenay Baylor, clever
southern author, who has not published any
thing for some years, has written for children
the story of English family on a rice plan
tation in Georgia. She calls her book "A
Georgian Bungalow"
Another book on the Man in the Iron Mask!
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monograph in two parts. In the first, under
the general title of THE Man in the Moon" he
discusses the various old fashioned theories,
from VOtaire's downward. In the second The
Man in the Mask" he details what seems to be
the real story
The original commonplace book of John
Milton, which was discovered about thirty years
ago, has lately been acquired by the British
Museum. The owner, Sir r. Graham, offered
it for purchase to the authorities of the Museum,
and they wisely grasped the opportunity.
How did Sir Walter Scott happen to call his
famous books the "Waverley Novels? It has
often been said that he derived the title from the
English abbey of that name through reading
the "Annales WaVerlienSes" Some writer's we
are reminded, have expressed regret that he had
never visited the monastery, and have suggested
that he might have found fine plot had he
seen the ruin. Now il has been shown that he
did see that picturesque structure. The Rev.
o. c. S. Lang, Hampshire rector, says that
Scott visited his grandfather, Mr.. Robert Lang,
the then owner of Moor Park, Farnham early
in this century, and it is well authenticated
fact in his family. AS Moor Park-the home of
Sir William Temple and the scene of some of
Jonathan Swift's works. not a mile from
Waverley Abbey, this almost conclusively shows
that Sir Walter Scott must have and
known a good deal about that abbey.
Long study and a careful analysis of all the
available documents connected with the exodus
of the Pilgrims have led DR.. Azel Ames to
construct what is practically log of the May
flowers famous voyage to these shores. His
some of the most significant documents, will
soon be published by Houghton. Miffiin & Co
1t is proposed to place in Winchester Cathe-
dral a stained glass window to the memory of
IZaak Walton. This window will he placed
as to overlook Walton's grave.
Miss Justine Ingersoll, of NewHaven, has
written, under the title of "A Certain Star"
story concerning a queen of tragedy off the
stage. 1t is to appear in The Atlantic"
In a lately published volume dealing with the
origins of eminent BritOns the author points out
that early deaths most common among men
of letters particularly poets.
Jack Raymond" is the title of forthcoming
novel by Mrs. VOynich the author of that clever
book THE Gadhy."
Miss Julia Fletcher the American writer gen
orally known as George Fleming is thinking
of making a dramatic adaptation of Balzac's
romance lie Peau de Chagrin." BalZac's nov
els have been comparatively neglected by play
wrights.
Mr.. Clark Russelrs knowledge of the sea is
the subject of sour increduIity on the part of a
contributor to a London publication, Fair
play" This writer makes cutting reference to
The Lady Maud "a schooner yacht in which
jibbooms and bowspTits mixed up in a
most surprising manner"
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