New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
LITERARY NOTES.

The just published autobioera rA,.
"Pocma' by Garibaldi is composed }
nineteen cantos. IL has been broush, y
5y n. Zanichelli, Of Bologna II was
Gently discovered by collector Of Cd
baldi relics. Signor G.. T.. Curatulo
The late brilliant scholar. Profess.
II. Butcher. will be remembered ao,.]
the President Of the British Academv j
Letters. but as the translator witRsl
Andrew Lang Of the odyssey" ~
splendid piece OF work was done An.
forty years ago. and while Prcfs,,]
Butcher since that time made many ,|
cellent contributions 10 literature II
Guiding his lectures az Harvard II \
that which will keep his name alive.
The sum of S225 is asked for ChssJ
DIckens's gun. His name is engras.l
upon il, and inside the case he has WI
ten his Christian name and suTnam.
full. The novelist was not much Il I
eportsman. and when on one expedIt.l ]
with this weapon he missed again ks n
claimed. "All the demned rabbits =!
two inches too small
There is one old mansion in Lont>
whose floors in all probability We're tpl
den by the feet Of Shake speare. Ithl
mart Of the cluster IF ancient Charrl
house buildings - Colonel Newcor.l
Charterhouse-and was the home
Thomas Howard, the Duke OF Norfo3
who made love to Mary Queen OF Sea!
and whose head was taken of by QusI
Elizabeth. The great hall and staircI
OF the building are full Of magnihcs,
carvings-the musicians gallery ia espl
cially rich in decoration.
Miss Anna Fuller is about 10 add a!
other volume TO her chronicles Of ~
typical New England family. the PratI
As a great company Of readers ks}
there is much humor in her sketchoj
we'll as shrewd Characterization = n
Later Pratt Portraits" will be- 81
lished by Putnam next month.
The true lover of books is Willing
spend time in caring for them. but
must be acknowledged that he or Il
will find that not a little but a rsI
deal, of time is needed. The Lous]
Globe" says:
Books are frequently ruined through esj
lessness This is less I'm the handling o.}
than upon the shelves. Books should 4
he packed tightly on a shelf. II ruins (
back and causes them e tear loose u
tine strain of getting i'm and out Oftenz
forces the leaves 10 sag 10 the shelf VII
pushed unduly. II is just as bad for bod;
10 be too loose on q. shelf. as they va,
and the spreading leaves encourage dv1
A bookcase with the contents at eytj
angle is not pleasing sight. There n
some housekeepers VINO thlnk year
dusting of books at housecleaning time 81
fcient. This is bad enough when they !
kont under glass: when on open shelves
means ruin 10 valuable books. II takes 4
lie longer 10 dust the backs and tops
hooks on each shelf every day. Use
cheesecloth or silk duster, and shake II q
quently.
DR.. Thomas Adds Emmet's book Z
cidents of My Life is about TO be pu
lished by the Putnams. Another yof7r
which this firm is to publish soon
"Howard's End" novel which y
caused much discussion in England. \
author is Edward NJ. Forster.
The MS. of the epitaph which By
wrote for inscription on the tomb OF
beloved dog. Boatswain, at Newsts
Abbey, has just turned up In
English auction sale. II had b.
i'm the possession of the desce'
ants Of Job Turton. the Nottinshs
mason. who erected the monument. Il
written on two small quarto sheets. p'
sihly torn from notebook. The beavi
fully neat handwriting records. Q
reader may be reminded. that near q
spot are deposited the remains Of. q
who possessed beauty without vanlt
strength without insolence, courage win