New-York tribune., 1903-11-22

the dawn redl merit. and with William
Cullen Bryant a great national poet arose Mr..
Collins described. in glowing and eloquent terms,
the qualities of Bryants verse. It's natural in
spiratiOn and beauty. as shown in his Green
River" the Inscription for an Entrance Into
Wood "ThanatODsis,' and the fine poem, To
a Water Fowl" which the lecturer recited add
ing that Bryant was the American wordsworth.
Mr.. Ernest vizzteIy has finished his biog-
raphy of ZOla. and il viii soon be published By
John Lane. Mr. ViZeteIy was intimate with the
French novelist for many years, and N this
book he deals with the latter5 home LIE Is well
as with his literary career.
The death Of a famous writer has in years
past nearly always led 70 a revival OF interest
in his books. To-day this IS not the case. That,
at any rate, is the CONFUSION 0t tne E1ltOr or
The Academy and Literature no says IN
the current number.
a careful analysis Of the booksellers r.
turns show for instance. that the English sale
of ZOIa's novels remained practically unaffected
by the sudden and tragic death Of their author.
More recently the same phenomena was noticed
in connection with the decease Of Mr.. Henley.
And 1 hear this week that the death OF Mr.
Lecky. which, of course, was noticed and Ia
mented all over the world. produced no effect
whatever upon the sale Of his books
Mr. John Morley is to visit the United States
next year, coming to deliver an address at the
/ opening of the Technical College at PittsbuTS n
October 1904. 1t is 70 be hoped that he Will md
/ it agreeable to make other public appearances N
/ this country, which he has not VISITED Tor more
/ than thirty years. a lecture on Gladstone 0Y
Mr.. Morley would take the country by storm.
/ and he would be sure Of appreciatiye audiences
/ if he would speak on literary topics.
/ a prize IS awaiting some liberal collector in 4
London bOOkshOp. II consists Of the actual vol
| umeS in which Mr.. George Meredith corrected
/ his own works when the edition De luxe OF them
/ was published. few years ago. He made many
| alterations in the text and some eXclslOnS ~
| course, any one with abundant leisure could
| trace the changes by comparing the cary ahd
| the late editions. but We are sure that more
| than one Meredithian would delight in possessing
\ such a guide the matter as is provided ~ tae
| set of books now offered for sale
| MIR. John Murray. who ought to be able to
/ speak with authority the subject, states tnat
\ so far he knows there is no more verse oy
/ Byron to be published. lie says Of the LaIss
| number of ByrOn's letters written % klnnalrd.
/ HobhOuse and Lady Melbourne now IN the pos
| session of Lady Dorchester, thar they wolu
| probably form fascinating volume OF core
SpOndence, but would add nothing OF consequence
| to the poets autobiography. In the interye$
/ with Mr.. MuTrav in The Book Monthly, "nhI
i conveys this information, be IS also cIed-leu
| with these remarks:
| 'aThere is an old story to the effect that Byron
| sent my grandfather a Bible. in which ne I'D
i changed well known line 70 read Nov. Vow.
i Barabbas was a publisher Here IS ByIous
/ Bible, and you will see with CURIOSITY. lHeIe
| is no mark whatever OF the pass %ISrg %s-Ibs-s
BarabbaS passage occurs, OF, iHdesN: - J.luT ~J
| else In word the story never had q s-.e'-o s
of foundation SO far as Byron and the hO0Ss -
Il Murray Were concerned
i The writer who fanCies that he would IKE so
/ cOllabOrate with somebody Would co wen "a - -.
| warning from a recent instance ana DeNdtS =
| he choose a cola bOratOr better known ina. - "a
| Is himself. MIR. Joseph Conrad ana NJ 4o
| MADDOX Huffer have recently written tOSetne. =
| novel called Romance. Inc reSle l4 - i,
book in England persiStently put Mr.. Coil. - az
| the foreground In some cases one "OuIl I7 -@7,
| inc. from what they say. that MI COAI11 -'-
| had written the book
The Deutsch verlags Anstalt Of Stuttg.Is
| and Leipzig has Just published unter .tS I.--1sa
| of "DaS GeheimniS des SchltLts- - NJ
| version OF the third and latest edltlOh U1s =, -
| John BigeIOw'S book on The Mystery % s-,i,p S
| For il the author has prepared an Ll1ON-N
in which he says, -s.-,-ed
| II contend and think 1 have denOIs.,,- , o-
| that there is no function either OF the - ~
| the mind that does not give as abundaht 80 "a
| dence of activity in our hours de'C1et o.,ivry
/ as at any other time. although ma. hs, so'- nay
/ may be variOusly directed. To thoSe ~.s,iors
4 be prepared TO accept my COi-4t4SIohiS, +--.ssnt
| OF incalculable moment lU1IneLlALeH - an
| themselves, about which no human Oos --ssd 20
AFFORD to be Indifferent. -. Ha' 1sat 10
give sufficient reasons for my cou'lCl-osi~ uses;
part of our lives is COuSeCrated 10 uO-la.sricaI
none more indispensable to our sy - N
/ spiritual development than that POL P -. Of our
usually spent during the lnterrup1O.S
/ intercourse with the phenOfneidl WIZ. I-..-ieOn
I / have become impressed with the ~ Ii,rleed.
that we may find 4 lunaCy. idlOcy as WeA- ..SrTu-
in most of the chaSsrins, discOillO - more
| ties and disappOintmentS to when ~ - sane
| or less exposed while in the hesh, use as
explanation and the same pr0Videl,,e---- ,--ion the
that which illustrates TO my appIeEs' .hsn are
divine economy of sleep: that All o. relax
providential interventiOnS To COInpsIs ,afural
alton Of the too strong hold which tnS Ss to Sc