New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-04
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Cutclne Hyne, whose Captain Kettle
stories are remembered amusing sketches or
a moder1. type. has temporarily forsaken the
field in which he put his resourceful mariner
through his PAGES and has gone to the Napole-
chic period FOR his material. He viii soon begin
10 publish a series Of tales which presumably
win have the animation of the Kettle stories
despite the change in the matter Of local color"
In the Life and Letters OF DR. Creighton
which the late Bishop Of London's widow is
publishing through the Longmans there are
some piouant letters. In one of them occurs this
outrurst: I think that one Of the nuisances
Of the present day is the attempted revival or
the prophet Carlyle, Froude. Ruskin. all bore
me In their prophetic capacity. 1t is cheap
line to denounce: it satisfies the sense that some
thing ought 10 be done. l am weary of de-
nunciation 1 respect Ruskin's goodness
but his method IS disastrous" In another letter
the Bishop says:
Modern literature seems TO me 10 ruin man "a
and dyveis for the rest of his life there
IS no effort 10 SELF restraint IN ms WORK; +, as
give you the notion Of an able man spoiled
Mr. Claude PhilIips's complaint, which we
mentioned last week, that the publishers OF MS
monograph on Vatican were reprnting 1t with
out giving him chance TO revise a text now
nine years old. has met, it appears. with some
little consideration. Opportunity for revision Is
not granted 20 him, but the publishers have re-
called all copies sent out. and before Issuing
them again will insert a note stating that the
volume is simply reprint of the first edition of
1885
There is TO be a new edition in one volume Of
the collected works of Sir Lewis Morris. Eight
new poems of Importance" VIII be included as
well as the hitherto unpublished drama Of The
Life and Death of the Emperor Leo, the Ar
rninian." Sir Lewis's poetry is not. we are
afraid Indispensable to lovers Of literature. but
It cannot be neglected by anybody looking into
the verse of the Victorian era, and its publica-
ton in a single volume will be convenience if
nothing else.
Your popular novelist is never in loss for
something out of which to make copy. If the
romantic inspiration flags he may, for example,
turn his attention 10 some question Of fashion
This is what Nj Max Pemberton. the author
Of many novels, has just done in THE Tatler.'
He wants to know why man should not go
forth as in earlier days. in ell the glory of knee
breeches. Here is a fragment from his lofty
argument:
am all for the brooches and I appeal TO the
courage Of the heroic minority TO make this ma
10 war upon the prose OF life and TO return to man
OF his lost dignity. Here it is the first STEP
q should say the first pair?-which costs. A
man entered a London theatre the other day re,
spendent in black velvet and fine stockings, and
the eyes of the house were Instantly upon him.
Tn play forgotten. The breeches were In
Vincible Let a band of deVotees faunt the banner
OF this reform and resolve to carry the brooches
everywhere. The King has willed It: the Tailor
and Cutter is with US For whom do we wait?
The next thing for Mr.. Pemberton to do is to
write a novel-around this fascinating subject.
obviously he has the enthusiasm with which the
thing could be carried through.