New-York tribune., 1903-02-22

wick and AIva has been editing.
Why is Mr.. Harland permitting his stories
written under the name of Sidney Luska" 70
much to recommend 1t. but we see 10 mention
of it in the list Of his works Of fiction which has
been discussed Of late
The friends OF the late George Douglas Brown
Gncluding the young lady whom he was en-
gagged to marry, have asked for Injunction
against the publication Of biography Of him
which was lately announced We agree with
an English commentator, that the world does
not in any case need a life Of the author OF
'"The House with the Green Shutters" II every
person who writes one clever novel must be thu
subject of formal biography wretched man
kind will be whelned in tiresome and useless
books
which was at one time nearly secured for this
country, has passed into the possession Of the
institution by the Worshipful Company Of Cold
smiths. and with 1t goes available for fut-
ure additions to the collection
"a Dictionary Of Historic and Memorable Say
ings is soon tr. appear and will no doubt be
gladly welcomed. 1t is to include a collection
of famous sayings in English. French, German.
Greek, Italian and Latin. Its editor Edward
and Queries: THE last words OF Thomas
Hobbies QSoS-'l0 said to have been. Il am
going to take a great leap into obscurity."
The following allusion to this occurs in Sir
John Nanbrugh's play, The Provokd Wife
act v. sc. il
Heartfree. 'Tis enough: I'll not fail (Aside)
So, now, am iE for Hobbies Voyage; a great
leap in the dark
According to the Annual Register 1920 %.
9J2), James Ings, one of the CatO-st conspirators
executed May j, 1920, with ThistlewOOd and
others), said, at the door Of the gaol, to Of
the turnkeys, Well, Mr.. Davis. am going to
find out this grand secret and then, springing
med hV
mem Here goes the remains of an unfortunate
man"
"a Castle in Spain" Mr.. Bernard Capes's
forthcoming novel, details the imaginary ad-
ventures Of the little Dauphin. who in reality
died in the Temple. Mr.. Capes takes him to
mountain convent in Spain. and the French hero
is sent to bring the poor young creature back to
friends in England
"The Confessions Of a Wife" as parodied BY
Punch" runs thus:
Where shall find name for that which has
befallen me? If L call it joy 1 shrink away
from the word. and if I call it fear that would
be a lie pure and simple.
You-haye-pTOmised-a a-MAN-that-you-
ld-becOme-his-wife"
Nobody in the world has ever done such a
thing before. But the Wilderness Girl doesn't
mind this
Mr. HeIose's hair does curl beautifully"
Two japanese authors are about to publish
books in English One of these is For His PEG
ple, real story of Japanese life in feudaI days.
by the diplOmatist, Viscount Hayashi The
other is work by Mr. Okakura the dis
tnguished artist and archaologist who is doing
his best to preserve the art of Japan from the
pseudo-Europeanizing tendency which promises
to destroy it.
Not every novelist can boast the possession Of
a dramatic gift as great that which he may
have for story telling. Charles Reade was one
of the tew. Mr.. John Coleman has lately noted
that Reade was the first Englishman to make
the amende honorable to the French authors
who had long seen their work borrowed in per
fidiOuS LlbiOn' without any compensation
therefor. Reade paid for his borrowings like
a man. For "L'Assommoir'' he gave ZOla a good
adaptation called Drink" no less than 100000
Mr. KipIing's "StaIky & CO. is coming out az
a serial in the Paris ''Debats-" Its author IS
said to have written some new stories dealing
with MIR. Pyecroft," who is mentioned by The
London BoOkman" as "a naval Mulyaney'
\ number of Chopin's letters which were sup
posed to have been destroyed in the pillage OF
the Yamoysk Palace. at Warsaw, have re-
manned in safety in the possession Of the COM
pOser's relatives. His grandnece. Mile. Gle
chomska has given them to the Paris Revue
Musicale for publication. With them viii ap-
pear letters written by George Sand. S0large
CleSinSer and others
Many of the stories told in conversation by
the late Augustus Hare are now in course OF
publication by his acquaintances- One Of these