New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
Mr.. William Winters "Old Friends" is on the
| eve of publication by Moffat Yard & Co This
volume embodies the authors literary recolec-
| tions, as "Other Days" his fascinating book OF
last winter, gathered up his dramatic MEM
| cries He will tell Us OF many noted authors,
| Holmes Curtis, Stoddard. Stedman, Aldrich,
| Louise Chandler Mouton, Charles Dickens, and
| others.
| Under the title of Spain: A Study of Her
| Life and Art Mr.. Tyler is presently to bring
| out the record of a pilgrimage he has made to
all the Spanish cathedralS and 10 a great num-
| Der Of other ancient churches in the land A
complete series of plans of these buildings Will
| form important feature Of his book
| 1t seems very long time indeed since readers
| of minor poetry were turning the dainty pages
| Of Mr.. Norman Gale, and one is little surprised
to find that he is still writing He Is just pup
fishing "A Book of Quatrains" and he has in
preparation third series of "A Country Muse
'aThe People at Play is 4 timely book which
Mr. r. l. HART has written and the Houghtons
| are Just publishing. II is thoughtful but hight
| ly touched study of the melodrama, the skatnS
! rink. the baseball game, ana $" on. Inc NUS
| trations and decorations have all been drawn
| by the author himself
| There is n quaint note on Balzac in the sec
ond volume OF the Duchesse de DinOs "ChrOn-
| ique" recently published in Paris. He appears
called
| this is what she has to say of the episode:
Unfortunately for me it was very bad weather.
| and so was Obliged to keep him to dinner L
riSIv AFRAID Of pubicists men Of letters writer's,
etc. l turned my tongue seven times In my
mouth before saying a word: and I was delighted
when he left He is vulgar in appear
| ance in manner and. l think. in sentiment No
doubt he is witty but he has no Guickness or
facility Il conversation; in fact he is dull
| cially Monsieur De TallcyTInd in the most minute
! manner
1t Is heartbreakng to think that the man Of
genius could fail far short OF pleasing the
great lady OF fashion.
| Doubleday. Page & co. continue in their well
! come work OF reprnting kipiing in one form or
another. They have lately added the 'Just-So
Stories their pocket edition of this author,
! very charming edition in its covers of limp red
! leather. In "kipling's Stories and Poems Every
child Should Know" edited by Mary +. Burt
and w. T. Chaplin. The jungle Book and the
'Just-So Stories of course GENEROUSLY
drawn upon. but numerous selections have also
been made from other writings. The BRIEF
biographical sketch prefXed to the volume is
by the late Charles Eliot Norton. There are
many Illustrations. and portrait Of Mr.. Kip
ling serves frontispicce-
Mrs Humphry Wards new novel. MARRIAGE
Il n Mode" bears different title in the English
edition. That edition is named from the hero
inc, Daphne" .
There is to be Of course an official blog- lpEy
of Swinburuc. II viii he written equal of
course. by Mr. Theodore Watts-Dunton. to HON
he left the copyright in his published ans I'M
published writings and letters. The poets ro'l-
tivcs have Also handed over to his friend tho
correspondence in their possession. The AthC-
nPum" notes that none Of SwinbUrne'S letters
can be printed without the permission Of NJ.
Watts DUnton. and. il adds. that permission.
we believe. viii be rigidIy withheld" Mr. Watts
Duuton has, by the way, written To the press
explaining that the rector of BonchurCh did pre-
cisely what he was requested to do at tho
funeral so that episode about which there was
so much gossip may be regarded rs closed EN-
planning the origin of the whole matter tho
poets executor says.
1t is a mistake to suppose that Mr. Swinhurre
left any specific instruction in his viii concerning
the Burial Service. although certain persons who
followed him to the grave seem To have supposed
that he did. lie not at all likely to do that.
But had more than one occasion said to me
that he should like certain expressions with which
he not in accord to be omitted over his own
grave
The Industrious Mr. Phillips Oppcnhoim has
added another volume to his long list of ro-
manCcs. This new one is called Jeanne OF tho
Marshes"
The beautiful collected edition of Mr.. Henry
Jamess novels and tales which the ScribnerS
have been publishing will be completed.
Twenty Of the volumes have already been re-
viewed in The Tribune, and the remaining four
will not be long delayed