New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-24
LITERARY NOTES.

We are 10 have one more book by the late Sir
Leslie Stephen. This will be his monograph on
Hobbies. written for the English Men Of Let
tiers" series.
Two new art books are promised for the com
ing season by the scribners One win be the
stout folio on Romney which Mr.. Humphry
ward and MI. W. d. Roberts are writing II
VIII contain more than threescore photogravurc
plates 'Impresslonist Painting: Its Genesis
and Development" by Wynford Dewhurst. viii
be a small folio illustrated with nearly hun
dred reproductions OF pictures by Turner Manet'
Whistler and others.
Mr. HalIam Murray. member Of the famous
publishing family. IS presently to come forward
as an illustrative artist book is in prepare
iion on the path which leads from England
through France TO Florence. The text Is being
written by Mr.. Montgomery Carmichael whose
volume. In Tuscany" is valued by all lovers OF
Italy and by Mr.. II. w. Nevinson- Mr.. Muir
RAYS pictures VIII be reproduced by the three
color process
Let M W. B. Yeats and his associates in the
regeneration Of Irish literature and the Irish
stage beware lest they get on the nerves OF the
Irish. one Irishman at least has already at
tempted TO bring item to book Mr.. Frank
Hugh O'Donnell IN a volume called The Stage
Ir1shman and the Pseudo-Celtic Drama" says
OF the Irish national theatre that 1T is not
Irish II is not national and 1t has very ANA
flourish claims to be a theatre"
Miss Henrietta Corkran in a recently pub
ushed volume entitled oddities. Others and L.
gives amusing impressions Of some Of her con-
ternporaries. Andrew Lang struck her as being
rather superciliously respondent" and Ian
guidly sorry for nine-tenths OF the human race"
She says he is very handsome. with his dark
eyes and snowy hair. once she heard come one
asking him the way to his house In Marloes
Road. GO up Cromwell Road till you drop"
he replied. land then turn to the right Miss
Corlzran thus sketches Lang at q dinner with
an American acquaintance at the Cheshire
Cheese:
II was a broiing hot day and the dinner was
extremely British-steak pudding and all the heavy
AnSreW Lang was little irritated for when the
American. who reJoiced IN the name OF LutIIeI'
Johnson" Who was DR.. Johnson" asked Lang
IN his high, drawing voice
Miss Corkran, who is an artist, has Whistler
story Of her own She told him that Sir Fred
erick Leighton. speaking of her work had re-
marked that she did not finish enough" "'ohT
retorted Whistler, fixing his eyeglass. staring at
me. the white lock erect like feather. Then
making a queer sound. something between
grunt and a jeer, he remarked, 'You ought to
have answered by retorting. Why did you ever
begin?"'" Miss Corkran has this note On an
American author:
Henry James has big; intellectual head his
features well chiselled. his expression keen and
searching. He Is close shaver. and reminds of
a French able ] in Paris. His walk is still
remarkably rapid and resolute. his voice is clear
and resonant Though some people IL Rye
slider him shy and nervous found him interest
ing spoken. sound. sane. logical trenchant and
his manner Is kindly. He is. perhaps. more the
SIDE OF reason than sentiment. Greater sympathy
with hums nifty. its weakness and absurdities would
give him even truer INSIGHT; but his tone is his
value and his identity" He is a fux OF moods
The life and Letters OF the late Professor
Cowen VIII soon be published. The book Will
contain several new letters by Omar" Fitz