New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
LITERARY NOTES.

nv Ktn,ines three delightful soldiers. in their
own way trio as notable as Dumass. Will re-
appear we are told, in the new novel Whlch
he will bring out in the autumn
Writing of the Gaelic movement. Mr. W. F.
RYAN saws in The London Morning Leader:
The 'Oreachtas,' the great feature or the GaeAc
year due next month in Dublin. will show the
progress literary and otherwise, which the
Gaelic movement has made in a twelvemonth
Gaelic organs like TrisIeabhar Gaedhilge,'
An Claidheamh Soluis,' Fainne an Lac; the
publication of such books DR.. Douglas Hydes
'Ubhla den Craoibh'; the preparation Of a Gaelic
play for the Irish Literary Theatre; leaders in
Irish in Dublin daily papers; Gaelic departments
in many others; the growing success Of the
Gaelic League, With its hundreds Of Irish classes
IN Ireland. England and elsewhere, all prove
that the movement has momentum and mean
ing"
Forthcoming books which owe their existence
to hardworkng missionaries Of wide experience
are the Rev Jacob Chamberlains collection Of
sketches Of life among the TeIugus OF India. en-
titled THE Cobras Den: the two large volumes
by the Rev w. H. Bentley describing years Of
pioneering on the Congo" and the Rev. S. N
Zwemers work Arabia the Cradle OF Islam"
All these books will be published by the Fleming
II. Revei Company a firm which concerns
itself energeticay with missionary literature.
Mrs. Hamitons translation of Gregorovius's
history of the city Of Rome in the Middle Ages
is to fill eight volumes. This translation is
nearly completed
Mr R V Risey. the author Of the collection
of sketches known MEMS Tragedies" has
been bringing out a novel under the title Of
1.-The Sedge." and intends to follow 1t with two
other stories, be called THE Anvil and The
Candle" He explains his titles thus "Al
strong men have one or more Of three qualities
the candle, the sledge and the anvil. Some men
illuminate. They beacons. Their minds see
ahead beyond. around the ideals. They under
stand. They fare. and rout the shadows in the
valleys. and their reflection is on the mountain
tops. Some men are -orce. They heave and
smite and bang their will the world. They
dare They not mental towards. Their self
is powerful And some men anvils. They
bear The world may batter them how 1t will.
but they endure. They are true to their levels.
A strong man has at least one of these qualities
powerful man has a great man has all
three"
Mr.. Stephen Phiips's "Paolo and Francesca"
is in its tenth thousand in England and his
volume OF Poems" has gone into its sixth edi-
tion-
There is story told Of London Times" lead
writer who had a difficulty in putting colo
Guialism into the huge imperial manner once
affected by the paper. Pray, sir" he said to
the editor Delane how do you say good fell
low in print?' Sir" was the severe repIy
you should not say IL at ALL
That old favorite Of feminine readers ''Har-
per's Bazar" is about To change its form and
20 appear a weekly magazine. inclosed wi thin
ornamental II will. however be un-
changed in price. Mr.. Howells, Miss wilkins
and Mrs. Humphry Ward mentioned among
the contributors the new-od periodical
MIR. II. g. Wells, the novelist. is described by
THE Philadelphia Post as working regularly
every morning at his writing. I'm the after
noon Mrs Wells transcribes on the typewriter
the mornings work, and in the evening both of
them go the days result. 1t is often
changed tremendously by the nights criticism
It's no my promising 10 send copy" TO you
by Saturday. said Mr.. Wells to an editor. I
must wait and lay il before my wife. She will
know whether do il and she will that
keep my promise Mr.. Wellss marriage is a
literary partnership we'll"
In a just published book the conduct OF
public business. Sir Courtenay Boyle tells these
sfories
4 somewhat amusing instance Of due appre-