The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-15
LITERARY NOTES.

DR.. Orpheus Everts, formerly OF Indian
apolis, has issued for private circulation a
booklet containing his poem, THE Lost
Poet" which was written for the Western
Association of Writers and read at the
Winona lake meeting last June. II is i'm
stately verse and is a production creditable
to the author.
Nicholas IL is a voracious reader. He and
the Czarina get great deal of pleasure
from discussing new works together. Tn
like Alexander ILL., the present Car is most
catholic in his tastes and is acquainted with
Scott, Kipling and Stevenson are his IA
vOrites among the foreign writer's.
Lord Rosebery. it appears. has followed
the fashion Of the time in writing a novel
He is said to have taken such pains with
it as to destroy and rewrite the manuscript
two or three times. He generally docs his
literary work in the country, and IL is said
that his habit is, having read up all that
bears on the subject on which he intends
to write, to shut himself up for fortnight
and write at full gallop.
Mr.. Maurice Hewlett is now finishing a
book the title of which is New Canterbury
Tales This volume is somewhat differ
ent in style from his previous works Mr..
Hewlett, is also writing a play for Madame
Sarah Bernhardt on Mary Queen OF Scots.
This play will reverse the usual experience
| in these matters with regard 10 modern
authors; il will be performed in Paris as
a translation from the English.
The revival Of liking for Anthony Troll
| lope is perhaps not far away, the New York
| Tribune thinks. His Barchester trilogy-
| THE Warden" 'Barchester Towers and
| Or Thorne'-will be brought out soon by
| a New York publisher. Trollope, Will never
| be altogether neglected, for however tastes
| may change he has contributed 10 the So
| cial history Of England some types of char
| acter and sketches OF manners that are IN
valuable.
Partisan publisher OF high standing
declares that Guy de Maupassant is still
the most popular author I'm France all his
books selling steadily. Thousands of
Dumas books also sell every year This
| practical authority asserts that there is
not much OF a public in France for classic
literature OF any sort, Line. nne f ,l ne
4 first of all and afterward memoirs and
| they care for little else" Dreyfuss book
| and the last collection OF Marie Bashkirt-
seff's letters have been failures, he tells US
/ in France.
The House of Commons return or the
Persons Now i'm Receipt of Pensions
Charged on the Civil List OF Her Late
Majesty is an interesting addition TO the
history Of literature and its official recogni-
ton during the Victorian era. Among the
names that occur are the daughter Of
| Douglas Jerrold, Mr.. Gerald Massey (the
/ poet) Mr.. George Macdonald Uhe novelis),
| the widow of William Hepworth Dixon,
DR. s. r. Gardiner Ohe historian). DIR.
| Furnivall, DIR. Murray (of dictionary fame),
| the widow OF Richard Jeferies tthe nat
| uralisD, the daughter Of Martin Upper.
| the widow of Professor Freeman, Mr.. L.
| II. s. Escott, the sisters Of Mr.. Walter
| Pater, Mr.. William Watson, a daughter
| in-laW OF Charles Dickens the widow Of
| Anthony Trollope, Mr. w. +. Henley. Mr..
| Herman Merivale, the widow OF DIR. Trail.
| the widow Of Prof. w X. Clifford and Miss
| Betham Edwards. The pensions are given
| both I'm recognition of great literary ability
| and because of the straitened circum-
| stances OF the recipient-in some cases for
| one other Of these reasons and in some
| cases for both.