New-York tribune., 1909-06-27


LITER1RT NOTES.
"storfes of the Great West" is the title of the
volume in which incorporated some IF the
most picturesque episodes in Mr.. Rooseyelts
works. The Century company is preparing the
book, which is partly intended for SUPP
Elemental reading in schools.
Byron while making a journey round the
Lake of Geneva driven by bad weather td
seek refuge at Ouchy at the Hotel de IAncre;
Then and there he wrote THE Prisoner Of
Chillon" while the vision Of the castle was stil
in mind The hotel survives. though ii is now
called the Hotel dAnglete re. and on its walls
has just been placed a tablet in memory Of thu
poet
A volume entitled byron: the Last Phase"
is to be published by Mr.. Richard Edge
combe, who is a devoted admirer of the great
English poet II IS suggested that he will in
this book bring intelligence and effective
search to bear on the crazy myths that have
grown up round the figure of Byron
Mrs Humphry Wards new novel is to be en-
titled Canadian Born" The story is TO ap.
pear in England in THE Cornhill Magazine"
Mr Eden PhiIlpotts calls his new story "Fuq
of the Fair"
The mysterious story of Swift and Stella has
been dealt with in a careful essay by Dr. Ber-
l.
lin. This essay forms d part of the just pub
Iished concluding colume OF the Bohn edition of
THE Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift
MI swinburnes legaeies to his friend Mr.:
Watts -Dunton, included many thousands Of
pounds, and there is a rumor that the latter
intends to give the money to the Royal Literary
Fund.
Professor Paul Sabatier's life Of S Francis
Assist which was first published in Paris in
md
is the subject of a special note in DR.. David ;.
Schaffs volume the Middle Ages the fifth of
the series History of the Christian Church
| (Charles Scribners Sons. DR.. Schaf says that
the French scholar is responsible Tor the reNo-
luton in Protestant opinion regarding the SAINT
of Assist and he adds: IF Sabatler has gwen
US the real Francis of history as there is reason
TO believe he has, then the spectacle OF Frames
loss of authority by the skilled hand OF Cardlil5l
Ugolino. Gregory X. is one of the most pathetic
spectacIes in history, and Francis stands out as
one of the most unselfsh and pure minded Inrn
of the Christian centuries.
There is presently to be begun in Paris the
publication of a new and dehIuiVe coltl"h 81 3I
| the complete works of CiuStaVe ElaUbert II VIII
be printed in eighteen volumes. with numerous
notes and appendices, and different readIreS Oh
certain passages viii also be presented 1t IS 10
be presumed that all of Flauberts correspond
ence will be included.
| Mr. John F'vvic one Of the most industrious
/ and entertaining of the current makers of books
of historical gossip. is at work on 'ihothtI N"l-
.
Wits, BeauX and Beauties OF the Ge"rSItA
Era"
/ Even before his death Mr. George Merediths
( AUTOGRAPH had become q thing Of some value. L
single letter selling for 50 in the auction room
+ AS for portraits of the novelist. Watts and Sar-
gent PAINTED him and Mr.. William Stran2 mace
for King Edward etching ot hlm Tor tle
Kings private collection
Some letters written by George III III tie
f rcriod 1772-I7SO t. John Robinson. Secretary to
The. Treasury. have just been s Id at auction
They deal partly with the American kev"iu-
ton In one of them dated March 11E'. the
King wrote: Il am sorry t. find any one adopts
! the, idea Of there being any reason in Sir "
: know the thing is impract.cahle. and If he AMI
his brother VIII act with I1t" less l"rltj
(Which really think cruelty. as II Ee"iS up Ire
Cuntest) tho next campaign VIII bring the Amer
leans in a temper to accept Of such terms 5
may enable the mother country to Keep them n
order" Even two and half years after the
ohst mate King could write thus As I" "tr
. granting iudcpeudeGcy. l hope the hour VIII
never arise that this country can DE so fallen ~
sentiment as t. admit Of it, at least viii nevar
put my hand t" "a measure that cannot fail "f
reducing this island TO its own narrow limits
Miss Doris GunucU is an English writer Y il
! has lust published in France "SJ,0dhaI =
TAugIpttrre." an elaborate study Cf Henri
/ R,.yle's relations with England She has traced
q large number Of articles on French society,
politics and literature which he contributed 10
/ these articles is Il fattcrug review Of ono o. his
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