New-York tribune., 1900-05-06
LITERARY NOTES.

III l Il Ii "A II NV IJC.
There is to be a new edition of Grove and
CaValcasele's history OF Italian palntlng-a
work which has been long out OF PRINT as the
price Sl30 asked for a stray copy forc!bly testl-
ties This edition will contain Illustrations.
Miss Sarah Orne Jewett has sent copy of her
book The Queens Twin, and CtheT stores 10
Queen Victoria. In Offering the nook when
was accepted. Miss Jewett said that the hrst
story revealed the warm and genuine feeiIng OF
attachment AMI veneTation which exists among
the American country folk toward the Queen
Mark Twain's next book is to bear the title
of the opening story, The Man That Corrupted
Hadleyburg" 1t is a collection Of stories,
sketches and essays which have been published
in various periodicals. 1t will probably appear
in September,
Who invented 'Punch's" famous advice to
Persons About to Marry-Dont'? 1t has been
attributed to anonymous EtOn schoolboy, but
Mr. Spelmann tells us that it of the
numerous scintilIations from the pen of Henry
NayheW. The origin of the Bang went sax
pence" joke, the other hand, was outside the
Office. but its merit lies in the fact that 1t was
a real and serious observation made by
Ianarkshire tripper UP in London for the first
time. Sir John Gilbert heard it, he told Mr.
ii became immortaliZed.
Mrs John Oliver Hobbies Craigie has writ
ten twenty chapters of her new novel
Robert Orange" and it will probably be pub
lshed during the late summer.
Mr.. Sidney Colvin says that the character of
Prince Otto" was suggested to Stevenson by
certain traits in his cousin, Bob" stevenson
the art critic who died the other day. These
traits are mentioned incapacty he had
for self assertion, a readiness in all controversies
take part against himself something of in
efficiency that accompanied his personal charm
and brilliance. This Stevenson has left nothing
in book form except an essay on Veasquez. an
other Rubens and a third on the gargoyles of
NOtre Dame.
1t is reported that Mr.. Kipling intends to
preach in England crusade against what he
regards as the too conciliatory policy toward the
B0ers in general and the rebel Dutch" in par
ticular supposed to be favored by British states
men. Mr.. kipling, we are gravely informed by
the London journals, is now Familiarity referred
to by a group of friends and relatives who do not
share his views on this question as The Cape
Medlar." Having completed his new animal
stories and his book. Kim of the Rishti." the
author has plenty of time for this crusade.
An English officer in South Africa writes to
friend: BY the way. my journey TO Beaufort
West | happened to get into the same carriage
sort of fellow YOU would imagine from the de-
SCription of him in abortiVe attempts to get in
terviews and seemed greatly Interested in the
volunteers in South Africa When we got to
Fraserburg road where the company of the
Welsh are he got out of the carriage and
Immediately surrounded by about fifty Tommes
and seemed in his glory conversng with them. l
never such hero worship at Beaufort
West. 1t had got out that he travelling by
that train. and the whole of the town. old and
young white and black and yellow, crowded in
the station to get glimpse of him. This morn
ing received a packet from him containing two
bottles of laudanum, enough to go round the
company dozen times. My opinion of him
always of the best, but it has gone up consider