New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
LITERARY NOTES

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The Illustrations which are to appear +, -.
forthcoming one volume holiday edition "a. -.
ThOreauS Walden consist of thirty - OF
SravUres representing the woodlands so ro'o-
I which surrounded the hermit Some d. ues
doubt. there viii be an edition in which the N
lustratiOrs VIII deal with ThOreau's personal s~
pcrierCes. May they be as engaging, as +,
which lately presented To us good old Cf1ISe Cf1ICSe
White i'll his habit he lived
MI Winston Spencer Churchill is e-ivino .,
his time to the preparation of his fat6a~s I
+ memoirs. Lord Randolph ChurchiITs execTfo-9
having handed over to his son the whole or bi
papers and correspondence. ~
How did Dumas happen to call his farpouz
novel Monte CriStO'Z MIR Arthur Davi5SHS
says that the novelist went on a shooting ax
pedition in 1912 with young Prince NaDnIeo
son of Jerome BOnaparte-and they visited
Elba. While they being rowed 10 n naisb
boring island they noticed a rock of sugar o.,
shape. standing out of the sea-
"Ah," said the boatman. that's where you
would nave got good sport YOnder island ia
full of wild goats.
Indeed. What may it's name be?'
They call 1T the island of Monte Cristo"
A day or two later Dumas proposed they
should row round the island to establish IN,
geographical position.
Whats the of that?'' said the Prince
Because" was the reply. Il intend in memory
of this trip with you to give the name of Monts
Cristo to some novel which L shall write later
on
Mr.. Davidson declares that Edmond Dantes
is Dumas himself. and he points out what ara
certainly positive resemblances in the character,
of the novelist and his hero.
Writing about reviewers Mr. Andrew LAM
says: "Once long ago. book of Eskimo folk
lore was. 1 think. to be sent to me- but went
by mistake to a political economist He pro-
duced an excellent Critique about Eskimo pOIti-
cal economy. theme which a regular foIkIorist
would probably have overlooked. My modest
a & a WAS n nCFs, kooIx
on Hindoo law. by an eminent Anglo Indian He
attributed it to another eminent AnglO-Indian.
to my delight. for l not an authority on
Hindoo law But if a reviewer will but read
book, even on q theme not in his line. he may
strike out some novelty in the way OF ideas
that has escaped the official expert
There is runor that the Turkish Government
has decreed that more books are to be
printed in the Sultan's dOmnOnS
What Hippolyte Taine was in his student days
is shown by the eulOgy set down by one of his
instructors, Professor VacherOt, of the EcoIe
Normale. 1t appears in the just published VOL
ume of Tane'S Life and Letters: The hardest
worker. the most remarkable student whom 1
have ever known at the Ecoe NormaIe. Pro-
digously learned for his age Has ard0r
and ayidity for knowledge such L have
never met with before. mind remarkable for
rapidity OF conception. subtlety. deiicacy and
force of thought. Understands cOnceives. judges
and formulates too hastily. however Is too
fond of formulSe and definitions. to which he too
often sacrifices reality quite uncOnsciously
though. for he is perfectly sincere. Taine will
make a very distinguished professor. but also
and especially a savant of the first order. With
great gentlenesS of chara' @d amiable man
ners. he has indomitabie firnness OF mind
TO that extent that no one exerts any influence
on his thoughts Indeed. he is not of this world
SpinOza'S motto will be his. Live TO think
Behavior and conduct excellent. AS to his
morals I believe his exceptional and superior
nature to be a stranger to every passion save
that for Truth"
Rrowning's works and his theory OF hu-
man life are discussed in a volume which Mr.
Stupford Brooke is about TO bring out one OF
the. chief divisions of the book will be a com