New-York tribune., 1903-07-05

Mr.. Justin Mccarthy is working hard at the
revision and practical rewriting of the first vol
ume of his History of the -Four Georges" He
is also completing The History of our own
Time bringing it down to the accession of King
Edward, and is making steady progress with his
autobiography.
Apropos of the Hugo museum the "Gaulois'
recalls the story f the young who at of
the poets receptions became engaged in argu-
ment and lost / s temper. Hugo sOemnly
buked him. and he subsided. Presently the
guests retired, Id supposed that the young man
was retiring with them. one of them, however.
had forgotten his umbrella, and returned to
fetch it. Looking through open door from
the vestibule he perceived the young on
his knees before the poet, sObbng out his apol
ogies for his disrespect, while Victor Hugo, with
almost regal dignity, extended his hand to him
and bade him rise.
literary historian. a publisher writes TO one of
the London newspapers, saying: Il see an
nounced Literary History of Scotland by Mr.
j. II. Millar. / assume that the author is
quainted with the standard work on Scottish
vernacular literature by Mr.. j. F. Henderson,
published by my firm in 1S9S' Here's rich
ness Are to assume that Mr.. Henderson
and his publisher have made it crime for any
one ever to write on Scottish literature?
It is said that for a series of eight short
stories written for The Strand Magazine" Sir
Conan Doyle has received the sum of $25000
II this is what popular authors can hope for it
.
and nine out of every ten women should be in
dustrioUsly producing fiction.
An anonymous book soon to be published
under the title of THE Truth About an Author
is expected to give amusing account of
actual experiences in literary and newspaper
offices and of novel writing
Mr. Bodley's book on the coronation of King
Edward VII is just being published in London
1t Will probably appear in this country at an
early date.
George Brandes tells a curious story of how
IN 1891 he gave a dinner at Sandviken in honor
OF Ibsen's return to Christiania, the under
standing that the number of guests should be
limited to nine. But ladies included in the
party. and altogether there were twenty two
guests at the table. Ibsen was enraged
Though every one else appeared dressed with
care for the occasion. he wore frock coat ne
savagely inter- upted the speeches in his praise
and refused to reply. His parting remark was
1t has been very successful party
The next volume to appear in the Heroes of
the Nations series, published by the Putnams
VIII be Peter the Great" by ZeEaide RagoZin
The volume comes appropriately enough syn
chronlzing more or less with the celebration of
the two hundredth anniversary of the founding
OF St Petersburg by Peter.
At the annual meeting of the London Library
Lord Goschen alluded to nineteen letters of
Carlyle's which had never been published and
which had just been lent to the library in them
Carlyle dilates upon the qualifications of a
librarian. In one of the letters he says:
He may have a shade of obStnacy in him
1 can we'll believe, at least that he will
not be so easily guidable as one of the men
clerk species might be; the guidablest of all
quadrupeds is the starved cadgers garron re-
duced to skin and bone; no kicking or plunging
from him; but, alas withal. there is no go in
him.
In another letter CARLYLE. speaking about the
librarians function, says:
My notion Of the librarians function does
not imply that he shall be king over us; nay
that he shall ever quit the address and manner
OF a servant of the library, but he will be as a
wise servant, watchful diligent, observing what
is What-endeavoring, rough hewing all things
1or u.s. and, under the guise of a wise servant
ruling actually, while the servant"
In another extract Lord GosChen read CARLYLE
said about the chairman, president:
Lord Northampton were my favorite too I
think; but any lord will dot is the mere en-
sign; British flag flying at the royal masthead;
all depends upon the gunnerS! Fire aWayI
The revival of the Carlyle controversy and
especially the publication of the pamphlet en-
bodying Froude's defence of his position has
led the London Times" to recall the final
stanza Of Tennysons Dead Prophet" which
runs follows:
She tore the prophet after DEATH
And the people paid her we'll
Llghtnings fiCker'd along the heath
one Shrek q. The fires of Hell!"
MISS Florence Warden. author of that novel
Whlch once mad such an extraordinary vogue
Ihe House on the Marsh" has written a new
story, entitled "The Misrule o. Three" 1t re-