New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
A book which VIII probably be amusing is
coming, under the title OF The Sovranty of
Society" from an English press The author,
Mr Hugh r NJ Stuffed. analyses therein the
influence exerted IL England by social aspIrL-
tons, and the social influence Of America upon
Europe.
About twenty full page portraits Of Poe VIII
appear IL the subscription volume which i TO
contain the addresses and the poem read at The
months age Thv funds derived from the sale
Of the volume VIII be used for the erection Of
a monument to the poet The type Of the book
VII! he distributed when The subscription list IS
closed.
VIII the publication OF Rossetti material by
william Michael Of that name ever cease 1t
promises 10 become . literary nightmare from
which nothing viii rescue the reading world
Now 70 have the correspondence Of
Dante Gabriel Rossett and Ford MADDOX Brown,
and there Is more Rossetu correspondence which
rs offered for publication If Il opportunity
occurs
y Americas Peril" is the title Of a very art
book about tins country written by one not
known to fame. Mr.. 2. 4. Vale The ''Y." OF the
title IS short for Yankee parsonage III whom
MI Vale sees many faults This nation IL
described as having distinctly detcriorated since
;he days when Dickens drew It
The rnUTN o. Samuel johnson has been
hdnorcd by the placing Of q stained glass Win
dow II St Clement Danes Church, in London.
X is near the pew wherein n used to sit Bos-
well gives Us q glimpse ~ the good man in
that pew His behavior was as | had imaged
10 myself soiemRly devoIt ! never shall forget
Tho tTemuious earnestness with which he pro-
nouuetd the awful petition IN the LItany. In
the hour Of death and IL the Gay Of Judgment.
good Lore deliver is
Or. Rainsford's account Of his African jour
news and hunting adventures VIII hI volume
which Doubleday. Page & co VIII publish is
chapters. meanwhile, are coming out in The
Worlds Work"
Did Gibhon write the Letters Of Junlus7~
Al Australian writer. Mr.. James Smith. has
persuaded himself that the historian was the
actual author Of those cpistIes. and n has
written book 10 pronuIgate his idea Tho
/ discovery" of Mr PowHaH that his ancestor.
Governor PownaN of Massachusetts, was JunIus
has failed 10 move his readers to belief TIE
supposIton IN regard to Gibbon viii doubtless
fall quite As fiat.
In the new edition OF the Authors and Prin-
ters' Dictionary Mr. r Il Collins dwens -
formerly MS preference for the sufIx ne"
in place OF Use" Herbert Spencer once wrote
to him: "Y0u may, i you like quote me
saying that our language Is irrational!y unph"-
netic still. and this Is done wherever s is used
IN place of 2 in such words 'authorizc' and
apologize The philosopher thought that 10
spcl! these words with $ "as though they
were pronounced authorize and apologize
when we have actually the letter which conveys
mcnt." Thus Herbert SrenceT-but these who
like to spell these words with IN - viii calmly
continue TO do
The English Woman: Studies n Her Psychic
Evolution is the title Of a translation -! vol
ume by q FreuCEman NJ. David Staers. it
traces infinitely the development Of womaus
position in England from early times Another
forthcoming book dealing with the eternal
feminine" Is Mrs. Belize Lowndc's studies IN
Wives
The next Carlyle book is to he one by Professor
Archibald. of Brown University. II VIII deal
with Margaret Gordon CGrlvIos first love. It
has been thought that this lady the original
Elumine, but this IS not = known fact
GouTT announces a limited edition in French
of NJ. AnatoIe Frances Vic dc Jeanne q Arc
an edition which Is 10 contain illustrations rep
reseutiuC social! military and artistic aspects Of
French life thu fifteenth century, with pic
lures Of the places associated with the name
of the Maid and portraits q persons with whom
she came contect. The first Of the four vol
urles viii be PUBLISHED in September.
Madame Sarah Grand. who has not produced
4 novel for many years, Is nov writing,
not one, but two. Sh- hopes to finish one OF
them this year.
other new novels are Mr. ". J. Lockcs-
yet named. Mr Charles Marriotts The Intrud-
ing Angel". Miss NJ. e. Franc,ss "Galatea OF
the Wheathejd." and Frank panbr's The
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