New-York tribune., 1901-02-24
LITERARY NOTES.

..rhe Young Man Eloquent" is to be the rather
striking title of Ir. George Gissings new novel
The hero is a youth with political ambitions
MI w s. Lilly. whose last book. a novel, fell
vorly fiat-as Il philosophers novel was sure
10 90 in an unphilosophic wOrld-haS been VIII
ing a volume about India 1t IS devoted To tile
country. TO its races, ana 10 the bri'iSh du''
trltion of its affairs.
pa,,,la are tired of hearing about AN Eng
IishwGman's Love Letters"-it is the kind OF
book whose vogue is quickly over-but we men
ion ii again merely to say that the letters were
written 10y a man. Most women readers, no
doubt will be glad to be sure OF this Tor they
have resented the emotional exposition OF the
supposed "Engishwoman
Here is n swinging piece of verse which the
author of the Letters has contributed to The
Monthly Review" under the title. "On Lans-
downe Hill"
Here Sir Hevil fell with his men,
The right hearts for the wrong cause;
perished the pick of county then
For Charles. breaker of laws
In a wrong fight fell a good knight:
SO a good night tn Sir Bevil
Who gained his laurel in an ill quarrel
And whose cause went to the devil!
Many a cause has gone TO him
That's better there left sleeping:
But the VINO gave for II life ana ninD
Earth holds in hOlier keeping.
Wrong has its say. and folly its day,
And high blood holds its revel
But good I'll trust has charge of the dust
OF the men who fell with Sir BeviL
Gentle was he and fair and free.
And a good knight when first knighted:
And 4 good knight still he rests on the hill
Now the rights that he wronged stand rghted-
Under the sky that saw him die
The old road runs level:
And level laws have done for the cause
Which held by the brave Sir BeviL
would rather vow. be with these that now
Have done with their noise and nonsense
God lives thrown down in the cause OF "A crown
Than he keeper of one kings cOnsciencei
In "A wrong fight fell good knight.
So q good night to Sir Bevil.
Who won his laurel in an i'll quarrel,
And whose went To the devili
Mr.. II. c. Wels's forthcoming book, "Antici-
pations." is 10 be neither fiction fact IL is
described a series of speculatons the
worlds development in the coming years. based
on scientific knowledge and i reasoned survey Of
the tendencies OF the age The book Will con-
tain story. but there will nevertheless be I'm
IL great deal OF imaginative work II is said
that many OF the subjects which in Mr.. Wes's
novels are only briefly handled will in the
work be developed seriously IL one may Judge
by the stories in which he has made inCursiOns
into the future this book will be calculated TO
alarm the reader.
An eccentricity OF advertising is perceptble IN
London publishers announcement OF a new
novel the work OF a brother OF the tallest
man in the British Army" II the book had
only been written by the "tallest man" himself
What chance for a poster
Mr.. A T. Quiller Couch has some unexpect-
eGly vigorous deliverances in The Pail Mail
Magazine" aprOpOs OF fiction When the time
Comes" he says. Ito estimate exactly what
German influence did for English literature IN
the nineteenth century. shall probably find
cause to be sorry for much that seemed mighty