New-York tribune., 1901-08-04

noNatlOn so Tar the Lang fairy books
cerned-and ifty-four other Illustrations.
Now that Mr.. Austin Dobson has completed
his forty-hve years Of public service and has
retired from his position Principal of the
Fisheries and Harbor Department Of the Board
Of Trade. he VIII so abroad for long holiday
When he returns to England he Will devote
himself 10 the writing of a biography of
Samuel Richardson, a task which h has been
planning for many years.
The nzr edition of Hazlitts works 10 he pub
lshed by the Messrs. Dent viii be a veritahie
boon 10 all those who value the sterling quail
ties IF that too seldom studied writer. The
first volume viii appear in October. II viii
contain an introduction by Mr.. Henley, The
Round Table" Characters of Shakespeare.s
Plays" and A Letter 10 William Clifford, ESQ
II Is expected that the edition, running To
twelve volumes, Will be completed within year
from the appearance Of the first volume IL IS
70 contain everything save the Life OF Napo-
leon which is omitted from the collection IN
the score If It's being now quite obsolete" The
"Liber Amoris,' on the other hand. which shows
Hazlltt in such a dubious light is be included.
Apropos Of Mr.. Henley. by the way. the eo!-
lowing paragraph printed 10y 80. -" in The
sketch has rather piquant interest:
Il happened o. turn up the other day Mr.
Heu.-ys criticism If The Return Of the Native
published in The Academy at the time when K
ar-t appeared in f>79 Mr. Henley complains
that IN all M Harly's work there Is "a certain
Hug es IUe quality OF iusincer.ty. that. rar-
ARTIST as he is. there Is something wanting IN
q
man. The Return OF the Native. Mr. Henley
urououuctS mot hy amy means SO good book
y Pair Il Blue Eyes The story is sad
on- uut the sadness is unnecessary and uucal-i
for In one scrue-the scene where CIyIu
informed ~ tho way ~ his mothers d-atn-MF-
Hardy rises u the situation. and docs nooiy.
But elsewhere he Is only excessively clever and
earnest and disappointing
Like Mr. Gi-sine. The author OF she" and
"kIuS SoIomou.S Mines" is glad 20 vary the
tf 40 ls Ian 80 D
work in another field Mr. Rider Haggard has
already shown his Eersatillty-and divers Other
"A delightful book Last year n Journeyed
through Palestine. Italy. and Cyprus. and the
l., uSmans have In press "A volume which he mas
made out Of ms impressions II Wlll De called
A Winter Pilgrimage and viii be Illustrated
with thirty-one reproductions from photographs
4 deliver i'm Horace WaIpole's letters NJ.
George HILBERT has come across passage
which deprIves NaCaulay II the honor of having
invented his famous New Zealander. " The next
Augustau age" wrote WaIpoIe. "Wiu dawn On
the other side Of the Atlantic There VIII IL a
Thu,y ,ydides At Boston. a NrnoThon az New
York. ana i'm time Virgil az Mexico and "a
Horace al Peru. AT last some curious traveller
fr,u. Llama "iu visit England and give a d.
serlton Of The ruins at 81 PauIs Ike the
editions II Baalbec and Palmyra That the gem
tieW4n from Lima was the original OF Macau-
lays gentleman from New Zealand certainly
seems probable
THE KING" has been speaking his mind on The
subject of illustration in periodical literature.
AUudl.g the changes brought about 10y the
general adoption OF halftone Illustrations he
said. Magazines with few notable eNcep-
tluns. have been Cheapened that the young
artist has no announcement from them 20 do
the best that is in him Most magazines WtI
pav only small sums for drawings. and artists
must do them hurredly 10 make living Pc
sides th- editor il not satisfied now To let 4
man develop what is in him They set him I"
working out their ideas-often doing thar for
which he is not at all fitted. When I worked
fsr the Harpers they let me develop my own
ideas and 80 il ia my own way
The original drawings made 10y Mr. Abbey 20
illustrate Shakespeare's comedies are all hung.
il appears. in his London house. We bought
them back some time ago he said to the r.
porter. They now tht property ot Mrs.
Abbey
Mr. Cosmo Monkhouse has been somewhat
seriously ill., and il is said in The AthenRum'
that considerable anxiety is felt 10y his friends.
The new commentary on In Memoriam'
which Professor \ &. Bradley - 10 publish
VIII contain little If any aesthetic criticism
Explanatory Interpretation" is said 10 be the
sole aim of the book. TennyS0n himself thought
"In Nemoriam was. on the whole, the least
misunderstood of an his works, but II has at
tracted the commentator again and again,
ntvert heIess. and however good Professor Brad
ley's book may be il IS not likely To be the Last
Of its kind