New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

Mr.. W. s. Gilbert is supervising the publica-
tion of new edition of his Bah Ballads and
Songs of Savoyard." 1t will be printed in
one volume with $50 illustrations by the author.
Paris of a hundred unpublished letters written
by Merimee. largely about incidents in the
will soon find their way into print. Merimee.
literary artist in all things, never more
purely charming than In his letters
When Mr.. Henry James comes to the end Of
his tour through this country and returns to
his English home. he will. of course. make
book about his experiences. calling it, 1t is
stated. America Revisited" In the mean time.
according to 1.-The London Chronicle" he has
written from America to his friends in England
letters which would make very good reading
if only they could be published" The gist of the
letters, we are told. 'is an expression Of pleas
with all he hears and sees home The fat
ted calf. killed to celebrate the return of the
prodigal. has given him no indigestion"
Mrs. Jessie Broadfoot died the other day
hereditary maid" as she. her mother and
others of her family had been in the service of
the Carlyles for many years. Grave commenta-
tors on the life and career Of this exemplary
person state that her testimony to the dis
position of Carlyle all in his favor. that
she declared him to be the easiest man in the
futed statements alleging infelicity in the Car
lyle home life, and she used to testify that she
never saw anything but the most affectionate
regard between the two" After this we sup
pose there is nothing for US 20 do but to throw
FrOude overheard and to dismiss all stories OF
the household in Cheyne Row not compatible
with the late Mrs Broadfoots views of the
matter. as SO much malicious nonsense. Doubt
less Sir James Crichton-Browne is now looking
more triumphant than ever.
In the illustrated edition Of the late John
Fiskes New France and New England" which
Houghton. Mifflin G. Co. have just issued. the
last volume is presented in the series of special
illustrated reprints of this author to which we
have repeatedly made appreciative allusion.
The portraits. maps. title pages, facsimiles OF
documents and other illustrative items repro
duced in this volume, in photographers and in
half tones have all been selected with great
care from public and private collections here
and abroad Only contemporary material has
been used, and nothing is included which doe;
not bear directly upon the text. The reproduc-
tions excellent, the photographers of the pOr-
traits being particularly good. Paper and press
work are. of course what always expect
from the Riverside Press. and save that the red
binding is too glossy, the book is perfect. Th'
set in which this appears now comprises nre
volumes. 1t forms highly creditaLle example
of American bOOkmahing.
publication OF Pierre Lofts prose version of
king Lear, prepared for use at the Theatre
Antoine. AT first blush this Frenchniaa would
seem to be the last translator in the world To
deal adequately with the great tragedy. but he
is cOnSummate a craftsman, and there is such
Il poetic strain in his temperament. that he may
easily turn out to he not unworthy of HIS
original in the forthcoming hoOl;-grantins for
the sake of argument that Shakespeare may lie
made interesting in French.
A writer in THE Bystander'' has been Iopki-,c
up the que stion of what Russian authors have
obtained in the way of cash fc- their writings.
T"urScnief. il appears, shortly before Il =
death. disposed of the copyright of all his works
4 publisher for Si5HEb. The productions of
GoGol disposed OF for S:,0Nm: Puschkins
and Gontcharnff's each realized about S17 $40
while Kryiof's fables brought about 81. .O0O. ard
hfY'e heen sod for much smaller sums
These particulars. however. refer to the older