New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
LITERARY NOTES.

The heroine Of Miss Barbara Yechtons new
novel Honor d'Everel," which Dodd, Mead &
Co are publishing, has her home on an island
in the Caribbean Sea. one Of the group Of three
islands which have recently been the subject of
negotiation between the United States Govern
rnent and Denmark. The story gives an account
of the social life as found in the island. but is
INTENDED primarily as a love story.
Andrew Lang. writing lately Of the furry over
the preservation Of Shakespeare relics at STRAIT
ford-on-Avon, declared that he had never been
TO the town, and never wished TO 60. In spite
OF the fate which an exalted memory subjects
such town TO. many people viii not entirely
sympathize with Mr.. Lang's feeling of repul-
sion, even though they talk with ali serious
ness, and people who would care TO visit STRAIT
ford and for one reason or another fail to get
there viii doubtless continue to read books
about IL W. salt Brassington comes to notice
in stin another category. He has been there.
not once or twice, but much. He knows the
country. and undertakes that other people shall.
The town itself, the Forest Of Arden and the
Avon Valley. he describes in book OF sketches.
which he calls 'Shakespeare's Homeland" The
final chapters Of this book which is among the
illustrated fall books announced by Z. P. Dut-
ton & Co, are devoted to short accounts O.
relics. portraits and collections
Edmund Clarence Stedman viii contribute the
leading article to the November Century"
under the title Life on the Floor" Mr.. Sted-
mans membership in the New-York Stock TX
change dated from 1869 to 1900 The article
viii be Illustrated by Ernest L. Blumenschein
and Otto IL Bacher
Shortly before his death. which occurred on
September %. Henry Demarest Lloyd had re-
quested the publishers OF his book Newest
England" TO isxCc a revision ne had prepsred
IN a new edition which should be cheap enough
10 be easily within the means OF laboring men
IL was MI Lloyo's habit to reach an audience
OF this sort after the ordinary publication Of
his books by arranging for more popular edi-
lions. as IL was his sincere desire In some mart
10 direct the opinion Of organized labor on lines
which seemed TO him economically sound. Dou-
bleoay, Page g. Co. viii bring out the revised
edition Of Newest England" this month.
one OF Mr.. Stedman's poems comes to mind ",
reading the announcement Of a new novel IN,
Cyrus Townsend Brady.
Oh. what a set OF vagabundos
Sons OF Neptune. sons Of Mars.
Prison mate and dockyard fellow
Blades TO Meg and Molly dear.
on capture Porto BellO
Sailed with Morgan the BUccaneer!
Mr. Brady is fond Of dashing themes. and GER
tain.y here he must have found subject TO
suit his most exacting mood He makes dis
tinction. ia introducing his story. between the
rirates Of fiction and the pirates OF life a dis
nnction which both classes have been content
10 abide by before its enunciation In ltera-
ture. as Mr.. Brady observes. there are various
sorts OF pirates. romantic pirates. gentlemanly
pirates. kind hearted pirates even humorous
pirates But In life there is but one kind and
OF This sort was the man who played the game
With such unusual success that King Charles III
knishted him The pirate story which Mr.
Brady presents csns FIRST to his MIND. and Nor