New-York tribune., 1907-07-07
LITER4RT NOTES.

a II Il
Henry Holt & Co viii bring out in book form
in the autumn Miss May Sinclair's new novel,
The Hepmate." which is now running serially
, through the pages of The Atlantic Monthly"
The late ], X. Huysmans was careful to pat
his literary affairs in order before he dir-l He
/ distributed the books in his library among u
few of his friends, and gave his executor NJ.
LucIen DCScaveS instructions as 10 his manu-
scripts, ordering that nothing should be pub
lished. except material which he had himself
put in shape for the printer.
Mr.. Alexander J, Philip has compiled new
Dickens Dictionary. which VIII appear early
next winter. 1t viii contain the whole Of the
characters and the scenes of the novels and
miscellaneous works. in one Alphabetical order,
described by apt quotations, a brief resume OF
the career of each character of Importance tand
where possible the prototype viii be described):
a brief synopsis of each novel, and an intro
duct,ry essay on Dickens as Typographical
writer.
The automobile has. Of course its literature
1t has got into fiction, and the list Of books eX-
planning its mysteries to the Iay1nau is length
| en;rg every day. The latest addition this
| list is an International Motor CyclopHdia'
which Nr. E. L SChwarZkoTf Is preparing II
vii! give illustrated definitions of the technical
| terms and expressions used with reference 10
| automobiles motor cycles, motor boats and aero
| nautics, and much other Information including
| the laws and regulations of all countries
Few children are acquainted day with The
| History Of the FairchiId Family and few readers
| of any age know the autobiography OF its au-
| thor, Mrs. Sherwood. Miss Isabella Gchr.st
has gathered from this autobiography the ma
| teri2ls for short Life which may possibly
| revive interest in a forgotten celebrity.
| The first three volumes OF The Letters Of
| Queen Victoria" edited by MI A c. Benson
and Lord Eshcr. are scheduled 70 appear in Oc-
| tober. The period covered IS that from 1S:;1 to
| 1861 The first volume, It appears, contains the
| .Is.v,.a fnz nr4.a tha Of
| nearly twenty-five The reader has an oIpor-
! tunity OF seeing her as Princess, as a young
! Queen called to select a husband Of her own
choice, and. later. in the difficulties OF the nus
understanding with, and temporary antIpathy 10.
| Sir Robert Peel The second volume deals WITH
the time Of the repeal OF the corn laws, the c3i-
| lapse of the ChartiSts. the commercial panic ~
~, and the revolutions of '4S The third VOL
is concerned with the events or the tTl'n''i-
| the Mutny and the subsequent transfer Of the
| government Of India to the crown and the struS-
| gle for a united Italy The selection terminates
| with the Prince COnsOTts life
/ The editors have sought not 50 much 10 pre-
| sent compendium Of political history as t" IL
! lustrate ~ episodes the characteristic and per-
| sonaI part that Queen Victoria played in the
| great questions Of the day. 10 snow the
| personality Of the Queen, her method Of ap-
| preaching and deciding Questions, her outlook,
| her sympa;hies, her shrewdness her perSt 'rr-
ance. her diligence" There viii be about forty
Illustrations. including series OF portraits OK
the Queen from the year 1877 onwards-
The new novel by DR. s Weir Mitchell which
is to be printed a serial IL The Century r"Xt
year will rc:utroduce some old friends Many
| of the characters in it were made known n
Hugh Wynne-"
Some musical students we dare say. could
explain ofrhaHd just what is meant by the fol-
low:n., expressions. "Sgrisciare." "CialCubct,-
Gran" "CrcCelle' "SiStro," "ParoGato." stu
dents in whom these words create burn g
| curiosity may find the necessary comfort ~ a
Dictionary Of Foreign Musical Terms and
Handbook OF Orchestral Instruments. which J.
! &. Wotton has complied ana which HreitNnTi &
Hartcl have recently published in inoXTsn we
form. English French. Italian and German
I words explained including many which have
h.cone ohSuI,tc-