New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28
LITERARY NOTES,

LII T. HARI NOTES.
The Alhambra is TO be the subject Of a sunpt-
u9rs quarto, running to some six hundred pages.
long. with eighty colored plates and over two
hundred and fifty sketches in black and white.
The author has gone thoroughly into his sub
iect, and viii set forth not only Impressions
but an abundance of the fruits of historical re-
search
The heroine of Mr.. Jerome X. Jerorne's forth
coming novel Tommy and Co." is little
girl named Tommy. The other conspicuous fg-
ure in this book is elderly London Journalist.
Sir Gilbert Parker's new story, to be published
IN the next fortnight. is called a Ladder Of
swords 1t is q love story of the time Of
Queen Elizabeth. Mt Clark Russell promises
Tor the autumn, in The Yarn Of old Harbour
Town 4 novel of the early nineteenth century
Incidents
Mr.. Marcus R Mayer. the imprcsario, has
been writing rs "reminiscences and viii publish
them this Winter. The book will be filed OF
course, With anecdotes Of theatrical and operate
celebrities, Sarah Bernhardt, Nine, Patti and
scores Of others
WRITINGS or Carlyle. This one. to be called the
"St1n4ard Edit on" will be CompIeted in eigh-
everything which he himself considered worthy
or preservation printed from the text which he
revised and arranged in the 7Vs
The late Davenport Adams left the "eDtction
airy or the Drama on which he was engaged in
such state that its completion is assured One
FoIuIne is IN type and Will be issued early in
Ihe autumn while the materials for the other
are all in hand.
MI. hardy continues 70 inspire other writers
to make books about him and his work The
late Lionel Johnson's interesting study Of the
Wessex novels followed by a work on their
scenes by Mr.. WindIe, and now Mr. Charles
Harper, who has written many typographical
books announces a volume The Hardy
u-iII Ia In w "A
A reviewer Of recent Rossettana, who must be
Mr.. Theodore Watts Dunton, notes IN THE
Athen9um' that TO paint the celebrated pre-
Raphaelite as he was 1t is necessary to have
come under the spell OF his fascination and Of
his pleasant and uncOnsCiOusly exercised literary
tyranny" He adds words which give an inter
esting glimpse Of the poet-painter among his
intimates
tyrant- He not consciously assertive.
He had not the breezy, petpaGt, imperious; and
arrogance OF Morris. the most fervertIy Illogical
OF poets Rossetu never preached to you; he told
has seen. he was impatient % hostile. what to
This, however after the cessation Of intimacy with
kGsAln he seems never to have heard and Rus
desgnedly in species Of mock-herotcs, Whether
Rossetti household best know had every conceiv-
able right OF counsel ever allowed the gentle rain
Sr as @ 9g br0 6eSa Se sPe as ntsn
than that over the most ardent worshlpper or the
most devoted disciple
Mr.. Andrew Lang is making steady progress
In the writing OF his History of Scotland
The third volume is soon TO be published. and It
Is expected that the fourth completing the work.
will not be long delayed
Some newspapers IN France, apparently dis
satisfied with current fcton-or with the prices
| asked for it-haye taken to reprinting stories by
| Stendahl Balzac and Eugene Sue. The idea IS
not q bad one. Many English classic might
well be reprinted In the papers that give serials
by living authors, and the public. fancy,
would not be in the least displeased
A writer in recent number OF the ''Berliner
Tagebatt' gives some details about the intro
ductiOn OF European literature into Japan. which
began with the Importation OF books from Hol-
land Works in English. German and French
followed in rapid succession The English
thors who have made the most impression upon
Japanese thought, the writer goes to say,
Carlyle. Macaulay and Herbert Spencer. Most
OF great poets also widely read. several
Of Shakespeares plays having been translated
into the native language. German works. too
are in request 'Werther'' and Faust having
been rendered into Japanese. In French utera-
ture, Victor Hugo, ZoIa and ne Naupassant are
said 10 have the widest vogue. Other foreign
authors whose books have secured a measure or
popularity Ibsen, Bj6rnsen, Cork and
DOstoievskf.
THE WOOD OF SILENCE.