New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14

volume Mrs. Sharp viii arrange a selection from
the three already published volumes of her nus
Dand verse. Two of these out of print A.
few recent poems will be added. The late Mr..
Sharp's friends viii doubtless cherish these
books but for the true lovers of true poetry they
will have few attractions Sharp was emphatic
caly minor poet whose verse, pretty enough
upon occasion, has no lofty and enduring quals
| ity.
Mr.. Swfnburne who is approaching the age Of
seventy has completed two acts of his traS-
edy-a tragedy founded on the career of Caesar
Borg1a- He is said to have taken N unConVen-
/ uonal view of that picturesque ScOundrel, find
ing him ''un homme manque' rather than man
7 inStinctiveiy bad. He believes that BOrgia was
al hrst actuated by genuine patrlotlsm-whIcn
Is an opinion useful IN poetic treatment II not IN
accordance with the facts of history. The work
will be looked for with curiosity, though not
with the excited interest that once greeted the
productions of this poet
In the recently published letters of the late
Lord Acton-letters which are particularly
/ interesting, it must be cOnfessed-there is a
passage concerning boredom" This subjecs
gives the writer the opportunity to say that
/ Sydney Smith, after being compelled to listen 10
Daniel Webster throughout the courses of a dim
ner. remarked of him: Too slow for our mar
ket. l hate the French but they are seldom
bores." Acton's statement that Thaekeray
wanted tact he illustrates by telling this story
which, by the way, is not at all CHARACTERISTIC
of the novelist and may therefore be taken WIKI
grain of salt:
| Lord Broughton dfned with him and there was
bottle of rare wine of which one glass remained
| when all had partaken. Thackeray slapped tho
| drunken old lord the back, saying, And thIs
| shall be for you, my good old friend" AT when
the other pulled WY face as having sore BACK
and because he thinks he is not old and knows he
is not good, nor wishes to be thought So
The two hundredth anniversary of DR.. John
sons birth is to be celebrated three years hence
| in his native town of Lichteld. really enthu-
siastic appreciation Of the great man exists n
| the place where be il remembered, there is an
annual birthday banquet in his honor. Lich-
field has q Johnson Museum, moreover, in which
valuable relics of the doctor are accommodating
! The memory of Dr. Johnson's admiring youna
| friend, Fanny Burney has lately been COM
mended to posterlty by the erecuoh OF d NV NV
tombstone. a beautiful one of white marble Th9
novelist died in 1910 and the stone then placed
at her grave had crumbed away The sur
vivors of the Burney family have erected us
substitute ArchdeacOn Charles Burney, her
granddaughter who performed the funeral service
over the original tombstone, still lives and sim
preserves many memorials of his relative. one
of his daughters. THE London Sphere says.
owns Fanny Burney collection of much value
This includes a mass of manuscript and the orig
inaI title page OF "Evelina' as sketched -
| Fanny herself
'rF4eronhaye' is the title of the novel-Or
rather the new series of short stories written
around one effective character-which MI Hes
keith PritChard and his mother nave peSlh "a
print Those who have enjoyed the adventures
of Don o. viii welcome successor: The nero
of .rF4eron have is an Englishman whose life as
an exile in South America is full of THRILLING
events This work will have what Don @.
Iacked-a vivid love story. 4. and H Pitt
cbard evidently find most Indictment to romance
IN Snanish character. The younger of the pair
of collaborators is a traveller and cricketer Oh
considerable distinction In England
Mrs RiddeT novelist who was popular az
one time on both sides Of the ocean, mas JUS
died after years of suffering She was the
daughter of a high sheriff in Ireland ana oegttn
TO write novels in 1888 The books she pup
ushed number thirty-three.
CHARLOTTE BRONFE.