New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
LITERARY NOTES.


,-osa work cone in the world for literature has
hear done by ar American. From a paragraph
n 1.-The Rystander' we gather that MI A n
Busser. the London publisher, "is an American
ressrnt ling Mark Twain in his keen alert ieat-
urss and even more so in his voice and manner
W4 have watched and admired MIR. Bullens pro-
ceadfngs for q number OF years. AGAIN anu
again. in his dealings with the Elizabethah
dfsmatists and with the old song writers, ne mas
SHOWN the most enlightened kind Of scholarship
and the most delicate taste. He i was who
practically rediscoVered Thomas Cempion, that
enchanting lyrlst. Moreover, when Mr.. Bulen
has not only edited books. but published them
REL mas made the volumes bearing his imprint
T1sdeis of the art Of bookmakng. Just now he is
engaged upon a notable enterprise. the prepare
fiosi of a complste edition of Shakespeare. which
hew will print bind and publish at Stratford-on-
Avon. carrying on the work in a house which
was originally inhabited by of the poets
friends. We wish him well.
Variorum Edition OF the works of Beau
nsant and Fletcher is to be published in twelve
volumes by the Macmillan Company. Mr.
Bnllen, under whose general direction the edi-
tion has been planned. has intrusted the editor
ship of the individual plays to various eminent
British scholars. Volume contains The Maids
Tragedy" "Philaster." "a King and No King,
"'fhe Scornful Lady and THE Custom of the
Country; there are also abundant footnotes,
fac-simile title pages and introductions.
Joha Lane continues in the laudable task of
reassuing Anthony TroIlope in convenient and
IN inexpensive form. In his New Pocket Ii
brary," series OF well made reprints, he has
just brought OUT THE Bertrams." Il is rather
dQHpy little volume. which TO be expected,
siRce THE Bertrams' Is long story and re-
quires IN this edition more than eight hundred
pages But do not mind the dumpiness 1t
is boon to have Trollope so printed as to be
carried easily in the pocket
Although for the last dozen or so years Rider
Haggard has been known TO the world prin-
cipally writer of stories he has other
claims 10 distinction Back in the 70s he was
big man in South Africa-master of the high
court Of the TTansvaal. and the man who with
Colonel Brooke, hoisted the British flag over the
South African Republic. He was famous hunt
er IN his South African days and many of the
exciting shooting adventures described in his
novels are written directly from his persona.
experiences. In the SOS he began to produce
his successful novels. and in 1901 ne took up the
Investigation OF the condition of agriculture in
England. and is now doing tireless work in the
interest Of the British farmer
James Jeffrey Roche Editor Of .'The Boston
Pilot" is as amusing in his conversation as he
= IN MS books One Of his friends thus identified
him TO an unknown admirer who wanted Mr.
Roche pointed out ct his club: IF YOU see two
men sitting together. and one of them is all
broken up laughing. the other one IS James .Jef
Trey Roche" He is an sll around cosmopolitan
pace he was introduced 10 Frencb-Canad,ap
notary by his friend the Segneur Of T,ertb,,i.
as nalf Irish, half French half Canadian and
altogether American"
fhsre have been many editions of Ltjble.s
Outlines Of the History of Art" that thor
olghgoing survey Of the subject which was first
published more than forty years ago: but - ba.
never hitherto been put forth so sa tisfactor,lv
As N the new edition. in two volumes. which
oooa Mead & Co. have recently brought out.
rms mas. according to the title page been
edited infinitely revised and largely revrrit
Ten, by Mr.. Russell Sturgis, and on going care
July through the text we have found his WORK
core SO well as TO give the old book really q
new lease OF life. Research and the rnodiAca
N non o. the pest critical opinion on many points
VI u aIcheoiegical and aesthetic scholarship have
set much Of the German doctors material IN a
ne" nght- Successive editions OF his book were
marked by certain changes. but il needed the
oysrhauling given TO it by Mr. sturgis. That
experienced editor. while preserving abundant
respect for Lubke. has not hesitated to bring
aim up TO date with determined hand His
kfowledge and his skill show everywhere in
DON the stout volumes. making them an au-
fhorftativs source OF information. The pub
fishers have done their share IN the work so
generously. up to a certain point, that we wish
they could have seen their way to making the
renovation OF tho book complete They have
added many new Illustrations good full pag
half tones from photographs, but they have re-
of
one from Michael Aneelos "Giuliano de Medici -
On page 1l6, in the second volume are of a
phenomenal badness. No doubt It would have
added 70 the cost TO have provided new illustra-
tons throughout but we believe the experiment
would have proved profitable. The presswork
is to be commended, ana is tie binding
letter CT Brownings, lately placed on sale
IN London, contains "a curious reference to Glad
stone. Writing to Dear Friend" in the sum-
uaer Of 1887. the poet says: This week have
twice excused myself from dinners because
Gladstone was tc be present Now, years ago
used 70 Ike the notion that so many of my
friends were IN the habit of asking me to meet
him. and now, the meeting and the handshake
would be too painful. oh, world. where all
shings change and nought abides.'"
Under the title Of John GiIIey: Maine Farm.
and Fisherman" american Unitarian Asso-
c.ation) President Eliot Of Harvard University
has reprinted the grateful and hearty appre-
citation Of one Of "the forgotten millions" which
he contributed TO the pages of 1.-The Century
Magazine" It appears the first volume OF 2
new series. IN which IL is intended to set forth
sllort sketches OF the Sterling American man.
hood which travels along the byways Of life
rather than the highways OF fame TIL
story Of John Giliey is simple narrative o.
earnest endeayor crowned with what was Z,