New-York tribune., 1903-04-05


literary shrines-
Mrs Katharine Cecil ThurstOn, author Of the
new novel THE Circle was born in the south
of Ireland. She was an only child and was edu-
Gated privately at home. Since her marriage
she has lived in England. The impulse 10 write
first suggested by her husband, ana IL was
not until three years ago that she undertook the
preparation of story for a magazine
Mr.. W. B. Yeats is another poet who thinks it
well to forsake verse for prose ideas OF
Good and Evi' is the title of volume of es-
says which he is about to bring out Another
new work which he has in preparation i is
Volume L of plays for an Irish theatre under the
title, Where There Is Nothing"
NJ. Ernest Legouve. who died the other day at
the age of ninetysix, kept up his daily fencing
bout TO the very last. 1t only the day before
bis death that he slightly cut short his practice
hour, and the fencing master remarked that it
was the first time this had happened in twenty
five years. In Legouves case, at least. constant
brain work did not drain the springs of life.
He collaborated with Scribe in the writing of
some of the most notable plays of his time In
"Adrienne Lecouvreur," it is said. Scribe was
undoubtedly largely indebted to Iegouve- ~The
older and more famous dramatist," says The
London Telegraph - was asked by the Coincide
F'rancaiSe to write a comedy for Rachel. He
had misgivings to his ability do this he
consulted Legouv6, whom he had taken on as
collaboration in what used to be known as the
Play factory of Scribe & Co. LegOuve,
then about forty-one years old. did not think
actress and to put her into new Frame as it
were. Scribe next asked his partner to look up
a subject. LegOuv6 searched, and at last fell ON
the anecdOte OF Adrienne LecOuvreur. who,
when acting Ph6dre,' addressed some whitening
lines of her part to the DucheSse de BOuiIIon,
who in a stage box The aneciote when
brought to Scribe, caused him IInbounded de-
hight. He embraced LegOuve saying One hun
dred performances, my dear fellow, at 5000
francs There was a hitch, however Rachel
wanted to refuse the play. but Legouve induced
her to change her mind. 1t was a success and
the two lucky cola borators were equally for
tuhale with La Bataflle de DdmeS which was
adaped by Charles Reade as The Ladies Bat
tie"
Mr.. H G. WeIls's forthcoming novel is largely
a love story, as well as fantastic romance
after the fashion of THE War of the Worlds
"Petronflla' is the title of Miss SfIberrad's new
novel n Mr. Bagot. whose Donna Diana has
mad a notable success, is writing another book
Other works of fiction to come are Mr.. Tom
Gallons The Lady of the Cameo" Mr.. LIE
Quex's THE Seven Secrets" sNThe AmbIers bv
B. L. Farjeon: 'The Eternal woman !. by
'Zack" -
Queen Elizabeth's copy of Comines's History
was sold in London the other day for sos
Another biography OF a wornan-Maria Edge
Nor Worth, 70 wits to be included in the English
Is Emily Lawless, the novelist
Inc new Library Of Standard Pioerap
is an excellent thing. for it is meant to incInde
ene biographical classics of all nations Rour-
rlennes Napoleon" Southey's Nielsen /" .nd
torsteTs Goldsmith" are the opening volurnas
President Roosevelt has received t,a +b:-,
copy or the recent issue of the Oxford Facsimile
or the first folio Shakespeare The Kiny Of
england has the copy numbered one willis the
German Emperor is the owner of thar nur1barad
two ca
Mr. SWfnburne IS said to warmly annrecta "a
the Canadian vers1ers. You young fellows are
doing the best work that is being done Nv I-o1-
contemporaries In the English Ianguape ba
says HOW, we wonder, do Mr.. NewbOIt and
MIR. Phillips and Mr.. Watson and yarious o+ber
Englishmen relish this statement? .syVhen T
take up volume of Canadian poetry vvrota
MI Kipling, Il feel like crystal gazer loollinp
INTO the glass. and seeing there a man with q
broom sweeping out the tired Itterateurs and
making way Tor fresh, young, sincere work
which the Canadian fellows are doing" Do the
tired ntterateurs' comprise the splendid bodv
OF English poetry? 1t would seem so; but il is
certain that Byron and Wordsworth For -
ample, will be read when the pretty and ocD
ventiona1 verses Of the Canadian feIIours- q 70
forgotten
the Iron Dukes sense of justice in the iust Dub
ished volume of his letters: II forget IL ~ We
at Walmer or at Strathheldsaye that he o1s
evening In the drawing room rang the hell sav
eral times and, no servant answering if ha he
came extremely angry. When at last a {o,+