New-York tribune., 1908-05-06
Literary Nesvs and Criticism

| complete and uniform edition OF her writings
II VIII be printed in the handsome form charac-
'eFlstlc or the Riverside Press and will contain
some Special illustrative features
To the series of color books published by
BLACK in London and by the Macmillan Company
IN this country there has Just been added
slender volume Windsor" The brief text
giving an historical outline Of the subject is
Pleasantly written BY Sir Richard Holmes Mr.
george NJ Henton provides the Illustrations
which are Of course the main thing He is an
accomplished member Of the familiar English
school, careful and very sympathexic in his
treatment or the sentiment OF the place Some
OF his pictures are charming notably one in
very oehcate tones. giving general view Of the
castle and the town from the west The book
makes pretty souvenir of 2 famous spot
A number. OF books by Mrs Elinor Glyn which
nave hitherto been published by the Harpers
nave been taken over by Duffield & Co. They
ineluoe The Darnsel and the Sage THE Yieis-
situdes Of Evangelne," The Reflections Of Am
orostne" and Beyond the Rocks"
The question of marginal annotations is a
vexed one. The practice can undoubtedly be
carried too far. In some cases ii means only
vein or conceit in the annotator. On the other
hand. the notes OF the right reader are precious
OF ColeTfdge's treatment OF the books into which
he looked. Apropos of this always fascinating
subject. The Manchester Guardian" recalls
these anecdotes:
Proba5Iy no more than one copy Of the cata-
large sum IS los Yet that was the price
sii PsIq isst February for a copy on whose pages
T.pte Waggon-ioads of rubbish Indeed. the foible
tanning autograph matter of previous eminent
possessors has led some authors 10 make notes
market value. Nodier is said to have done so,
fbis srp0Tsed on lamennaisIa saint but IN
eve eve OF the sale Of portion Of his library he
nand on the fyleaves the signature F. de
Lamennais" In such cases however, it is de
g.g4euF g1uF Ihat one should really be a man OF
genus and not that one should merely think so.
lector had lent TO friend set of pamphlets re-
Iaang to the religious struggles OF Elizabeths
bound appropriateyE EcaTefaify iniaid in boards
clothed in the finest OF morocco. and titled gilt
lensthwise along the back. Now the friend CON
Sldered himself most eminent poet. In
1aTge handwriting he recorded upon the margins
from page 70 page the impression made upon his
mind by the matter He did so in order to en-
ity- Alas. the collector knew that his friend had
cherished volumes came back TO him thus altered
his face would be something TO snapshot"
It is amusing to observe the divigations Of MI
Swinburne's critical cOuntryr1en in the presence
OF his drama, The Duke Of Gandia," the un-
satisfactory qualities Of which were pointed out
in this place not long ago. In The Atheneurn,''
where praise Of him has long been a tradition,
he is naturally acclaimed once more a poet
so great as Mr.. swinburne," we are told, pos
sessed by ecstacy which turns into song as
instinctively the hawless inspiration Of Mo-
zart turned into divine melody. cannot be ques-
toned" Cannot, indeed? As The Academy
has the good sense TO remark. The natural de-
sire TO be courteous 10 q poet o. Nr Swinburne's
achievement and eTninence goes without saying.
But that desire should not be allowed TO over
ride the critical judgment and il certainly should
Swinburne for his sheer faults Most of the
English critics avoid the plous zeal Of The
Atheneum but few Of them have the courage
TO the candor of The Academy and as a
result their Iucubratious have proved rather
droIl. They have handled The Duke of CANDIDA
in gingerly fashion, evidently being fearful Of
bIurting out the truth about it.