Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-15

Special Correspondence.
T ONDON, April S--Literary folk
here are wondering how It hap
pens that letter written by
Charles Dickens 10 Henry James
is now being offered for sale by a Lon
don antique dealer. In the tradesman's
catalogue, which has been sent to most
collectors this eplstle Is described as
IAN autograph letter, signed, written by
Mr.. Charles Dickens to Mr.. Henry
James in 1867" and the price quoted
for the document is two pounds, Is
shilllngs or about S1375 The dealer
does not tell by what means the letter
reached him, and II would be interesting
to know how It came TO pass out Of Mr.,
James possession.
The latest Chicago author represent
ed by a book in London is Miss Evelyn
Gladys, whose work entitled Thoughts
of a Fool' has been published here sim
ultaneously with It's appearance In the
Uuited states and has received critical
attention from Marriott Watson In the
Mail and from a good many other writ
ers.
Probably most readers will be sur
prised to hear that parts Of Les Mis-
cradles and The Toilers Of the Sea"
originally suppressed by Victor Hugo,
are now IN existence Moreover, these
omitted pages are about TO be pub
lshed I'm a new edition de luxe OF
Hugo's writings which Is now being
prepared in Paris. The eNcised por-
lions Of his works, rcligiousy treasured
by the author are 10 be printed In the
new edition IN the form Of appendices.
Thus Les Miserablag" will have new
preface and a new chapter, and 1.-THE
Toilers Of the Sea- a new descriptive
study called THE Sea and the Wind"
"Ruy Bias" will have a hundred new
lines, and Les Burgraves' 500, includ-
Ing a prologue. Marie Tudor will
have am entire new act. Il Is also in
tended to print notes from Victor
Hugo's manuscript, I'm which he record
ed the genesis of his works, as well
as a number OF quantity original pen
and ink drawings with which he illus
trated them,
William Lo QueuN's recent appear
ance I'm Florence In the capacity Of
thef-takcr was emlneuUy characterls-
tie of that facle writer OF detective
stories, lie QueuX, who Invariably vim
tcrs On Florence, was riding I'm a horse
ear there the other day when he felt a
stealthy hand slip into his pocket. He
pOuuced upon the would he thief
promptly held him securely until a po-
liceman could be summoned, and then
accompanied his captive, whose name
proved to be Passerini 10 the station
house. Next day Mr. lie Queux, who
speaks Italian tuently appeared I'm
court against the pink-pocket, aud
aroused much mirth by asking the
judge 10 pronounce "A severe sentence
on Passarini on the ground that II the
latter had read his books he would
not have allowed himself TO be cap
tured IN such a STUPID manner, The
pick-pocket was given 10 days.
During the last years there have been
a good many signs that the literary ro-
mains Of great writer's OF the last CEN
fury are being "cornerad," and experts
see an additional proof OF this tendency
I'm the uncommonly high prices paid Tor
Thack ray and Keats manuscripts at
Sotheby's the other day. For only IS
pages Of the original manuscript Of
"Pondennis,' Mr., Quaritch, who repre-
sents many wealthy blbliophiles, gave
Sl,45O. IL Is true that one Of the pages
contained two drawings by Thackeray
Tor Gen Washington" and Gen. Bon.
apartc," but these additions do not
account for the surprising valuation,
as, for the previous lot. consisting Of
only 10 pages Of Thackerays notes for
q lecture ON The Four Georges b. +.
stevens the American agent, paid 1895.
Six rough pencil and pen Illustrations
10 "Pendeunis' brought $3.50. The Keats
manuscripts sold were the original
draft Of "Tne Pot Of Rasll," and one of
81 stood Tip-Toe Upon a Little mr.
the prelude to "Endymion"-in the
handwriting OF George Keats, the
poets brother These manuscripts also
were bought by Quaritch, who paid
N,OIj for them
The death has Just occurred In Paris
Of Louis Depret, who translated Long
fellows "Eyangehne' into French aud