The discussion aroused by the Quarterly Review's
article on Edmund Gosse, which has been creating
so much excitement in literary circles, has now
Churton Collins
this week in the
to the first attack, utterly repudiating the charge
of malicious personal motives. The outcome of ETRY IN ENGLAND
the articles and correspondence may be said to be
many inaccuracies, some of them serious, exposed
In Mr. Gosse's book 'From Shakspere to Pope.' His
eputation as a literary scholar has suffered to that
xtent also that the reviewers of the Times, Athe-
cum, Saturday Review, and Academy are dis- OSSE
Predited for not having pointed out one of Mr.
osse's original errors instead of receiving the work
ith almost unbroken praise. On the other hand,
ie Quarterly's reviewer is considered to have
reatly lessened the value of his article by over-
bing his invective and almost abuse. I am in-
rmed that Mr. Gosse took the natural and digni-
d step of placing his resignation in the hands of
ic authorities of Trinity College,and it was instant-
Bdeclined. Mr. Gosse has reprinted his defence
the Athenæum in attractive pamphlet form.
is believed by many, log-rolling exists to any
age.jt in English letters, they will have received a
be blow from this unfortunate affair.