New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

western
Conrad's new novel. 1t is to appear as
serial in The North American RevieW'-a pc
riodica which is to enter next month its ninety
seventh year in an enlarged and beautlhed
form.
The Due de Montpensier will write out the
story of his projected journey by automobile
In Indo- China, and his production will be pub
Hshed in "Harper's Magazine"
Much heretofore unpublished material will be
found in the new collected edition of the works
of William Morris. The journal which he kept
during his first visit to Iceland in 1871 will be
Included as we'll some lyrics and extracts
from the tale of "Orpheus," written for the
Earthly Paradise" and some fragments of
poem entitled Scenes from the FAN of Troy"
The edition is to be richly illustrated. Several
plates in color will show forth Morris's textile
designs, including he tapestry made by NM
seh.
An edition of Chamisso's 'Shadowess Man.
Peter Schlemih,' is coming out in London. 1t
has been Enthusiastically illustrated by Mr.. Cor
don Brown. The translation used Is that or
Sir John BoWring.
In a paper by Goodwin Smith in the current
~Atlantic" there are some more or less inter-
esting references to various English celebrities
of the last century We see Carlyle at the
Ashburtons standing on the terrace one even
Ing after dinner ';There was a bright moon"
says Smith "and for a few minutes we all
looked at it in silence, each probably having
his own thoughts. At last a voice was heard
.Puir auld creature" Whether the moon was
an object of pity in herself or because she was
doomed to look down on human affairs failed
to divine"
he adored the poet and should have liked to
worship the man:
BIS self-consciousness and sensitiveness to
criticism were extreme. One of the party, whose
forget, but who acted as a sort OF aide-de-
camp to Lady Ashburton asked me what 1
teresting to meet him. But is he very SEN
sftive?" Sensitive? I should think he was If my
little girl were to & tell him f that his nf whskers were
They asked TennySon to read some of his own
poetry aloud. This he was understood TO be fond
Of doing But to the general disappointment he
been publishing his contempt of poetry. 1mmOlat-
ting myself to the public cause went over to Car
lyle and asked him to come for walk in the
grounds. While were gone the reading came off.
Mr. Price Collier has written for 'Scribner's
Magazine" a series of articles dealing with the
great problems Of the West in the East from
an American point of view. The first paper will
discuss the question OF what Eng has ac-
complished in India.
Collectors may like to know that there is a
new French edition of that strange and mOV-
ing book the Letters of q Portuguese Nun
It is a facsimile of the original Barbin edition
deals with the history Of the writer of the
letters.
I'm the first OF his series of lectures on the
life and work of RuSkin Mr.. a. c. Benson de-
clared the other day that Ruskin in his youth
touch of old -maidfshness which never left him"
HE was entered at Christ Church. and his
mother went up to oxford to look after him.
Thus there was danger that he would become
a gigantic Joke but his engaging simplicity
and charm triumphed over all obstacles. At