New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

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be published BY the Villon Society.
There are excellent translations into Spanish
Of KipIing's works. the best being that Of "PIain
Tales from the Hills" made by Don AugUstin r
! de Laserna, formerly Vice-President Of the
| Chamber Of Deputies. and himself q clever
writer. Many a Spaniard can recite passages
from the stories Of the Anslo-Indian.
| The masculine members of the Arnold family
| it is intimated, have not viewed with any great
4 approval the literary productions of their
thoughtful relative Mrs HumDhry Ward Mat
theW Arnold we are told, did not give his niece'S
work very enthusiastic welcome. He had a
convincing formula. which was not exactly
logic: mo Arnold can write a novel II ArnoI Is
could, I should have written one myself" As
for the late Thomas Arnold, the lady's father
''The London Chronicle declares that ne did
not find it easy 10 follow with very close in
terest his daughters pages. The critic of The
Pail Mall Gazette by the way. says in dis
| cussing Mrs. Wards novels. that while he has
fully admired their clearness Of thought and
delicate observation Of social and psychOl0gi-
cal life. he has felt himself almost repeIled
by the characters held up to his sympathy
and esteem. The heroine Of 'HeIbeck OF Ban
n1sdale. " he adds. 'irritated me almost 10 mad
ness and would have walked a considera-
bic distance to avoid meeting the lady called
Marcella- 1t seemed to me that Mrs. Humphry
Ward ignored the evil quality of arrogance or
assumption. One seemed to be expected to take
these ladies at their own valuation She seemed
| to forget that the assumption of superiority is
| the worst it is the most elementary sort OF
bad manners. and that it is altogether incOn-
sistent with personal grace OF charm
How many living people can remember Sir
Walter Scott? One who could died only the
other day. It was Scotch tailor, who, a
| boy, sang Scots Wha Haze SO Justify at
AbbotsfOrd HOgmanay celebration that Sir Wal
| ter gave him crown.
/ An important edition Of Miss Katharine
Wormeley's translatiOns of Balzac's works is on
| the press of Hardy Pratt & Co. of Boston. Il
is limited to forty numbered sets. each of which
Is 70 De inscribed 70 city or France, from Paris
! at the beginning to Chartres at the end. The
octave page of Dutch handmade paper with
its wide margins. is to be carefully printed at
| the University Press. John Wilson & Son. Each
set is to contain PSI illustrations in photograv-
Ure by French artists every Illustration to be
c0lOred by hand. The price of each set is to be
$iO20-each of the forty-one volumes costing
advance the price without notice
| The raTest of Diekens's writings, and one
therefore, which is precious to collectors is his
Durletta in two acts called The Strange Gentle
man." This production is comparatively un-
known, few collectors possessing a copy. and the
price ranging from $40 to 500 with "Phiz'
trontispiece, and from $40 to 500 without it. A
copy OF the first edition containing the original
drawing by "Phiz" brought 500 last year
Even the original playbiH costs S5.
/ thorough search is being made Just
among the ruins of the Church of St. Spridon, in
Missolonghi, for the in which Byron's heart
was contained. The town was long ago de-
stroyed by the Turks. and not until this year
has an attempt been made TO rebuild the church.
If the famous urn can be found. the authorities
wish to place II in prominent position in the
new church. 1t is thought unlikely, however,
that it will be discovered.
y edition of The Journal of George Fox"
is in course of preparation by the Friends Book
Association. of Philadelphia The less essential
portions of the journal have been condensed
and abridged, and the work has thus been
brought within the cOulpaSs OF one convenient
volume. The original manuscript is still in eX-
istence. the property of G. J. Spence, a banker
of Newcastle-On-Tyne. 1t is partly in FOx's own
hand.
The first published Life of Pasteur' BY the
scientists sOn-in-law. NJ. RadOt. is immense
I volume of nearly seven hundred pages. The de-
tails of Pasteurs early life therein related
are exceedingly interesting. He came from
family of tanners and found the roots of his
strength as a worker in his patient peasant
nature.
Mr. StopfOrd Brooke-nOw professor of Eng
Hsh literature at University College London
says of the poetry OF the day: 1T only repre-
sents with the exception Of the work OF a few
men who scarcely Tead) the helpless Waver-
ing of class in society which has no clear
ideas as to what il ought to do with its life and
none with regard 10 its future. It takes up
now one subjeC- and another and drops
them without finishing them 1t tries sensual
ity. and rebellion. and mysticism. and super
naturalism. and Imperialism. and spiritual re-
crude coarseness and crime. and sentimental
love. and pessimsIn and il eOmposes hosts of
little lyrics about nothing. Everything by turns
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