New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-24
LITERARY NOTES.

The Variorum Edition of Shakespeare which
| Ut Furness undertook years ago, and
which he has made of such deep interest to stu
dents OF the poet, moves steadily toward COM
pietIon. 1t seems only the other day that the
hfteenth volume, devoted to Antony and Cleo
patra, was being welcomed in these columns, and
now the Lippncotts announce the sixteenth vol
1fne This, edited by Horace Howard FurneSS.
HI III VIII be given to 'rhe Tragedy OF Richard
Mr. ]. E. Spngarn attracted favorable atten-
uon to his scholarship and literary skill when he
published, in 1899, his brief History of Lit
erary Criticism in the Renaissance" The book.
which was of the fruits of Professor Wood
berrys administration of the department or
comparative literature at Columbia University.
has found appreciation among Americans and
English readers, and has been translated into
Italian. The Macmillan Company has just
brought out, for the Columbia University Press.
a second edition. which the author has aug
mented and revised At the same moment Mr.
Spingarn has issued through the Clarendon
Press, represented in this city by Henry Provide.
two volumes of Critical Essays of the Seven
teenth Century" These appear in the excellent
series in which Professor Smiths 'Elizabethan
Critical Essays and Professor Ker's Essays Of
Dryden have been published. They embrace
writings by Bacon, Jonson. Webster Chapman,
Milton. Davenant, Cowley, Rymer and a number
1856
Henry Holt & Co. announce that since it
made known that Miss Eliza Ruhamah ScidmOre
wrote AS the Hague Ordans: Journal OF
larity of that book has increased Il has just
gone through sixth printing.
Lovers Of anecdotic literature enjoyed the book
| Of "Recollections," which published
| time ago by Sir Algernon West. AS private
secretary to Mr. Gladstone and as an official
touching many points of the public service, this
Englishman has had many opportunities for
cumulating interesting impressions. More of
| these will be brought together in the new boold
which he is soon to publish under the title OF
zone City and Many Men" The city is, OF
course London.
Houghton. Miffiin & Co have already in hand
large part Of the manuscript of Clara Louise
Burnhan's new novel, which will be among their
chief publications in the autumn season. This
story is to be called The Leaven of Love"
Mr.. Sidney Lee presided at the annual meet
ing Of the Trustees of Shakespeare's birthplace
which was recently held at Stratford-on-Avon.
The executive committee reported that during
the year ended March 8. over 4300O per-
SONS had paid for admission to the birthplace,
and that 900 had paid to visit Anne Hatha-
ways cottage each total constituting a record.
About sixty nationalites were represented in
the names inserted in the visitors album. Mr.
Lee said that the visitors and the revenue had
quadrupled during the last thirty years 1t was
also reported that steps had been taken TO safe
guard the famous mulberry tree in New Plaza
Garden. A suggestion was made that the trus-
tees should publish a description of the plants
and flowers growing in Shakespeares garden.
and mentioned in his plays. We recall vaguely
stout volume on this subject, printed num-
Der Of years ago.
Louise de Ia Vaere is, of course, we'll known
to students of French history and to readers Of
LIE VicOmte de RragelOnne,' but exhaustive
book in English, on her personality and career.
would still be gladly received. Such book is
presently to be published in the shape of tranS-
lation by Miss Ethel Mayne of NJ Jules LARS
authoritative study.
A grandson of Darvin's has lately entered the
field a writer of fiction. This recalls to tho
amusing critic of The Pail Mall Gazette" that
the great scientist himself OmnvOrOuS
reader OF novels. ''Tn his earlier years he had
devoured the great poets, but he grew older
he could not endure line of poetry. and found
even Shakespeare so intolerably duh that it
nauSeated me- Correspondence his love for
fiction increased Scott, Miss Austen and Mrs.
GaskeH read till they could be read no
more. and even the cheap stuff Of the circulating
library was not despised He said once that he
found works of imagination a relief and pleas
ure and often bless all nOvelists-' Many were
read aloud to him. and he liked them all if
moderately good. and if they do not end
happily-aganst which Il law ought to he
passed novel was not first class he Thought.
unless it contained a pretty woman whom one
could love"
The next addition to the STORY of the Ma
tions'' series. which the PutnaWS publish. Will
be n work The Roman Empire The author
is MI II. Stuart Jones formerly director of the
British School at Rome
I.ongrnans Green & Co. announce a transIa-
ton of THE InquisitiOn," the book of the Able
VacandarG. in which attempt is made to
discuss with absolute inpartiality the origin and
development of the cocrcive power of the Cath
Ole Church in matters of faith The author 80
said to have abandoned useless the Old TIC