New-York tribune., 1905-02-26
LITERARY. NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
forthcoming Napoleon book is Mr.. Oscar
Browning's Napoleon The First Phase; Some
Chapters on the Boyhood and Youth of Bona
parte. 1lG9-1l93.'
IN the "reminiscences of Lord Dufferin, which
have just been published is this anecdcte of the
days when he lord-in-waiting at Windsor:
'T told the Queen about the man who leapt
twenty-one feet. Nobody believed it said
had leapt fifteen. The Prince (COnsOrD said:
That is as far as the end of the table from
Miss Bulteel.' IF, SIR said l. Miss Bulteel
were on the other side. could leap foot fur
ther.'"
The garden, considered as a picture of color,
is the subject of forthcoming book by Mrs.
Earle and Miss Rose Kingsley, the daughter Of
the author of Westward Ho!" The illustra-
tions, it is said. intended to show what can
be done in growing "a glory OF color"
The provisional committee organized to rear
Shakespeare memorial in London has issued
a statement saying among ether things, that
''the erection of monument In London-the
original propositonis the least of the objects in
view
The provisional committee have larger views In
their desire to do honor to Shakespeare. They
Shakespeare house to be devoted primarily to the
furtherance of the study and interpretation OF me
centre for humane learning generally Therefore. II
may e b erected in 9nd0n shakespeare or
institute. with Shakespeare AXE library LECTURE q1
of Shakespeare, of other famous men being
ton large re FUNDS @ win be necessary It is hoped that
the appeal may come home to every one not only 70
memorial should represent the worlds homage to
to collect funds it is proposed to Organize Shake
ARE ona sn9ns ke Pe II
Turkish family and social life is dealt with in
Pierre Lofts new romance. His stay for the
last two years in COnstantinople has given him
an excellent opportunity to study his subject.
The latest story about Mr.. Kipling is told by a
Cape Town correspondent of THE Pail Mall Ga
zette." Every year now during the South
African summer the Kiplings wend their way
southwark to occupy The Woolsack, one of the
houses the estate of the late Cecil Rhodes.
"Since Mr.. Kipling's last visit" says the corre
spondent, there have been changes in the local
| railway service
Whereas in the old days, one could walk past the
at the the Cape TG%n terminus without @ ever
to be extremely careful to have his ticket ready for
through the barriers the trains are drawn up at a
siding about half mile from the terminus. where
s@arriages car ages as the train draws up few days ago
since his arrival this time When the train unex-
pectedly drew up. and he heard the shouts, "An
particular what it all meant. oh. said the only
fellow traveller was this is Waacht-em-beetie
station They stop US here now lest we forget
II is said that Kipling's smile was profound and
lasting
ninety-th anniversary of the birth of Charles
Dickens, the authors son. Mr.. Henry F. Dickens.
said that the trials of his fathers bOyhOod left
a lasting impression.
DO everything at your best, my boy. can hon
eStly that have taken the greatest pains with
the smallest thing in my life with the biggest
his father remarked to him, and those who
him play simple game with his heart and soul
in it like boy would tell how true he spoke He
had intense belief in the reality of his crea-
ton. To young author he said: IF you want
your public to believe in what you do, you must be-
leve in it yourself
Apropos of the feeling about Dickens in other
countries, his said that when in Moscow a
schoolmaster guide remarked, Mr. Dickens, you
don't know what the Russians feel for your
father. If the students of Moscow knew you
were in this town they would give a fete in
your honor tomorrow
Tolstoy we are told, has unbounded ad-
miration for Dickens's works. IbSen is not to
his taste, and his estimate of Mr. Hall Gaines
abilities is low indeed