Nd
LITERATURE.
This is cheerful reading for English authors who are conscious
d the in¬
smiles and
of having been praised by the Australian Press. But there is
worse :—
Tope who,
Some booksellers are getting into a habit of lendhng a
1 German
book for review—“ and please mention our name prominently?
ury Seton
—with an injunction to return at once“ because the other
of British
paper wants it before Saturdlay.'' The ox treads out their
corn, and is muzzled in defiance of Holy Writ. No wonder
eis.“ The
bookselling pays.
laboured,
nd out of
The“ Trinidad Reviewer“ (Robinson Printing Company), a
„
nisdale
kind of year-book and guide-book combined, compiled by Mr. T.
s psendo¬
FitzEvan Eversley, devotes a section to the literary history
t, for the
of this important West Indian possession. We read :—
Flevoid of
The possession of intellect will not, we suppose, be denied
engeance
the Trinidadian; but, while we are obliged to recognize the
occasional flash forced into being by the natural wealth
brought
pressing behind it, we cannot be blind to the fact that the best
is not, and has not been, made of the evident brain-force in the
island. In every branch of literature we have noticed the
promptings of young Trinidad striving for utterance, often
ing that
with astonishing success; but why the effort is not more
1, but if
general, not more sustained, is the question that is naturally
#ertainlv
suggested.
Wits,
This state of things, it appears, is attributed by some to the
Priptions
climate and by others to“ satisfied desire''; but Mr. Eversley
ficiently
more sagaciously ascribes it to the fact that there is no money
Does Mr.
des him?
in literature in Trinidad, and that“the Trinidadian has not yet
culously
reached that stage of philosophical refinement when he will be
Ppiece
willing to work for the improvement of his intellect.?
3. Yeats
gestedl a
The fact remains, however, that the Trinidadians have
ned face,
written a certain number of books which Mr. Eversley duly
#1 an elf¬
se. He
catalogues and subject-indexes. He gives us seven entries under
iecent.
the heading of history, three under that of geography and
with a
topography, four under that of chronology, and enumerates
brown
eight political, two educational, and five dramatic works, together
ended, I
with three novels and one collection of poems. On this dearth
urden,
allthe
of poetry in the island, Mr. Eversley comments luminously
5 speaks
thus:
uggests
Not that the muse is sterile here, the contrary is the
ing red¬
case; but her inspirations are spasmodic, and though really
ow bril¬
good verse is often to be seen in the local papers, yet the muse
Tenley’s
is not loved with that devotion that alone can secure satis¬
this is.
factory fruition. Mr. Devenish then stands alone, and
deservedly so, and to him without a grudge and with truth
may be applied the title,“ Poet of Trinidad.“
minute
in New
It only remains for us to express the hope that Mr. Devenish
Netin, it
will, some day, give us the opportunity of introducing to the
in the
attention of a wider public those poetical compositions which
#s uinde
have crowned him with glory in his native land.
*
fan men
racters
Many readers will be surprised to learn that Goethe’s“ last
Lawson,
love“' is still alive. Freifräulein Ulrike von Levetzow, the lady
stralian
in question, recently celebrated her 9öth birthday. Goethe met
riticism
her at Marienbad in 1823. He was 74 at the time, but conceived
#lI sense
so strong a passion for the beautiful nineteen-year-old girl that
nt that
he wanted to marry her. She, however, is said to have refused
kcess,
him, and he was left to celebrate his unrequited love in his
ealings
*Marienbader Elegie.' Of late years Freifräulein von Levetzow
port of
has resided on her own estate at Triblitz in Bohemia. She
man of
enjoys excellent health, and takes an active interest in every
ans, on
movement for the relief of the poor of her district, wliere her
with a
birthday was made the occasion of a remarkable torch-light
procession.
stralia
Arthur Schnitzler’s three one-act plays, Paracelsus (which first
ion .—
appeared in Cosmopolts shortly beforethe demise of that periodical),
Wie Geführtin, and Der grüne Kakadn (a grotesque), all have for
supply
omie Of
Iheir theine an intrigue intended oraccomplished. Schnitzler is
bad;
dhe most promising dramatist of the young Viennese schoöl of
and is
Uttérateurs. Liebertet, the play with which Schnitzler made his
oist a
mark a few years ago, is known outside Austria and Germany,
hus for
are his brilliant contes collected under the title of“ Die Frau
a
d give
Weisen, and“ Anatole,a volume of masterly dialogues
7
7 7
S K
K. 7#.—
S
S
LITERATURE.
This is cheerful reading for English authors who are conscious
d the in¬
smiles and
of having been praised by the Australian Press. But there is
worse :—
Tope who,
Some booksellers are getting into a habit of lendhng a
1 German
book for review—“ and please mention our name prominently?
ury Seton
—with an injunction to return at once“ because the other
of British
paper wants it before Saturdlay.'' The ox treads out their
corn, and is muzzled in defiance of Holy Writ. No wonder
eis.“ The
bookselling pays.
laboured,
nd out of
The“ Trinidad Reviewer“ (Robinson Printing Company), a
„
nisdale
kind of year-book and guide-book combined, compiled by Mr. T.
s psendo¬
FitzEvan Eversley, devotes a section to the literary history
t, for the
of this important West Indian possession. We read :—
Flevoid of
The possession of intellect will not, we suppose, be denied
engeance
the Trinidadian; but, while we are obliged to recognize the
occasional flash forced into being by the natural wealth
brought
pressing behind it, we cannot be blind to the fact that the best
is not, and has not been, made of the evident brain-force in the
island. In every branch of literature we have noticed the
promptings of young Trinidad striving for utterance, often
ing that
with astonishing success; but why the effort is not more
1, but if
general, not more sustained, is the question that is naturally
#ertainlv
suggested.
Wits,
This state of things, it appears, is attributed by some to the
Priptions
climate and by others to“ satisfied desire''; but Mr. Eversley
ficiently
more sagaciously ascribes it to the fact that there is no money
Does Mr.
des him?
in literature in Trinidad, and that“the Trinidadian has not yet
culously
reached that stage of philosophical refinement when he will be
Ppiece
willing to work for the improvement of his intellect.?
3. Yeats
gestedl a
The fact remains, however, that the Trinidadians have
ned face,
written a certain number of books which Mr. Eversley duly
#1 an elf¬
se. He
catalogues and subject-indexes. He gives us seven entries under
iecent.
the heading of history, three under that of geography and
with a
topography, four under that of chronology, and enumerates
brown
eight political, two educational, and five dramatic works, together
ended, I
with three novels and one collection of poems. On this dearth
urden,
allthe
of poetry in the island, Mr. Eversley comments luminously
5 speaks
thus:
uggests
Not that the muse is sterile here, the contrary is the
ing red¬
case; but her inspirations are spasmodic, and though really
ow bril¬
good verse is often to be seen in the local papers, yet the muse
Tenley’s
is not loved with that devotion that alone can secure satis¬
this is.
factory fruition. Mr. Devenish then stands alone, and
deservedly so, and to him without a grudge and with truth
may be applied the title,“ Poet of Trinidad.“
minute
in New
It only remains for us to express the hope that Mr. Devenish
Netin, it
will, some day, give us the opportunity of introducing to the
in the
attention of a wider public those poetical compositions which
#s uinde
have crowned him with glory in his native land.
*
fan men
racters
Many readers will be surprised to learn that Goethe’s“ last
Lawson,
love“' is still alive. Freifräulein Ulrike von Levetzow, the lady
stralian
in question, recently celebrated her 9öth birthday. Goethe met
riticism
her at Marienbad in 1823. He was 74 at the time, but conceived
#lI sense
so strong a passion for the beautiful nineteen-year-old girl that
nt that
he wanted to marry her. She, however, is said to have refused
kcess,
him, and he was left to celebrate his unrequited love in his
ealings
*Marienbader Elegie.' Of late years Freifräulein von Levetzow
port of
has resided on her own estate at Triblitz in Bohemia. She
man of
enjoys excellent health, and takes an active interest in every
ans, on
movement for the relief of the poor of her district, wliere her
with a
birthday was made the occasion of a remarkable torch-light
procession.
stralia
Arthur Schnitzler’s three one-act plays, Paracelsus (which first
ion .—
appeared in Cosmopolts shortly beforethe demise of that periodical),
Wie Geführtin, and Der grüne Kakadn (a grotesque), all have for
supply
omie Of
Iheir theine an intrigue intended oraccomplished. Schnitzler is
bad;
dhe most promising dramatist of the young Viennese schoöl of
and is
Uttérateurs. Liebertet, the play with which Schnitzler made his
oist a
mark a few years ago, is known outside Austria and Germany,
hus for
are his brilliant contes collected under the title of“ Die Frau
a
d give
Weisen, and“ Anatole,a volume of masterly dialogues
7
7 7
S K
K. 7#.—
S
S