New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
! biography of GOldoni the Venetian drama
tlst, IS coming from the pen of Mr.. H. &. Chat
! field Taylor
! The Undesirable Governess," the novelette,
| by F. Marion Crawford which was lately pub
llshed as a serial in the Pail Mall Magazine"
IS to be brought out in book form in the spring.
1t is an amusing story but one which is oddly
unlike in many particulars the other novels of
Mr.. Crawford.
The town of Missoonghi was decorated on the
| third of this month for the formal celebration Of
the centenary of Byrons arrival in Greece. There
were various speeches by distinguished person.
| ages and a hymn to Byron, written by the Greek
poet ooioios' was sung. The students from the
Gymnasium and the children from the schools
went IN procession to lay wreath at the feet
OF Byrons statue. Amid the great crowd pres
eht were all the local authorities, the Archbishop
and the clergy, and the troops of the garrison.
| Did Shakespeare's contemporaries appreciate
! ms transcendent genius? SO excellent au-
thorlty as the London Spectator" believes that
they did, and holds that this is proved TO the
! hllt' by the just published Shakespeare Alu-
sion Book Few things in literature are more
! interesting it is added. than to observe the
| swelling of the tide OF Shakespearian criticism
and commentary and appreciation from The inv
springs in the earlier pages of this work To the
torrent that sweeps onward to-day, not only in
England, but in America and Germany. too
ANA the gratifying thing is that the presence Of
TINS poHy OF commentary and praise never acts
as Il deterrent even to the youngest reader
! ed nv
| the eulogies of critic and pedant- But Shakes
peare holds his own; nothing withers or stales
| his infinite variety, not only on the stage, but
| in the house"
Of statement respeeting resp so so-called statuette
a correspondent of Notes and Queries:
Not any bust or statuette carved from the null
perry tree It is said Shakespeare planted could be
that few years after the tree was cut down it
cne cinn,ao ito te PGssessl9n OF Thomas sharp the
the articles made from it--ranging from chairs,
rings and chips of the wooo-rrom 1853 until his
death IN @ 1873 So as to insure the authenticity of
/ the wood the tree produced, and impressed each
book SAID TO provide ample data regarding these
transactions passed to his surviving assistant,
It is verv improbabie that anI nv arfi @ FPPs; ]
/ from The wood before Sharp had possession of the
entire tree. and to him. therefore, must be cred
Moreover. the living would not have yielded
wood sufficient for statuette of Is height in
mediate descendants.
The Letters Of John Stuart Mill" are after a.
long delay, to be published during the coming
spring. They cover the period from 1929 to
1873.
/ Mr., Theodore Roosevelts African articles
published regularly in Australia England. France
and Italy and translations to appear in
Sweden and in Brazil.
Those authors who are nervously afraid Of
interruption when at work Will read with envy
/ Mr. Skene's account of Sir Walter Scott's equa-
nimity under such stress. Skene says in his
! just published Memories: When l had Occa-
sion to go to his study during his usual hours
/ of writing. it a matter of surprise
! observe the readiness with which he broke off
! his employment however much he seemed to be
/ engrOSsed with il. He laid aside his pen with
seeming Indifference, although in the middle OF
a sentence, closed the book he reading
without even marking the page, and entering
Immediately with perfect cheerfulneSS and at
! tentiOn upon the subject proposed. And upon
returning, perhaps some hours after, TO his
study, he would instantly resume his subject,
as if it had suffered interruption, continuing
to write with perfect ease and readiness, as if
he had been writing to dictatiOn