New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-07
Literary.


( A Paris letter. speaking Of the last Dumas
.ensaiion says: The run which the younger DumSss
last play has had at the Gymnase is us great
Neither sue Balzac. nor Dumas the E!dor has ever
penned anything so utterly cynical a.d indecent nd
daie say that hc notebook of obseigaDt uSs din
strueoH woeld not contain 30 many ihn.s lat should
be buried out Of sight, and allowed to pollutc the
moral atnio phora Of a city which exercises greet III
uence ovor tho manners and customs NJ the rest of Eu
~opo All the intentionally base scenes OF this piece
are rendered attractive by the continued hfework o
eprran. and by the keen illusions BY means OF which
revolutions are made which in less covert form, would
not be tolerated even the Boulevard du Crime The
Ami dos Femmes is not written VITA the object OF
making virtue ridiculous. /, simply aims at drawing
m house b. exciting the prrlent fancies Of those who
cultivate the dralaonds society, and the ssT!t OF
more respectable class Of men and women"
A new work of travel, by Mr.. Thomas Baines,
formerly attached to the North Australian Expedition,
and subsequently, to that Of DIR. Livingstone on the
Zambes is in the press with the tito OF Explorations
in Sou!h West Africa" The work is account Of
Journey in the years le6l and 1902 rom Warch Bay on
the vcsterr coast Of Southern Africa TO Lake Ngani
Iougman IL Co. announce Diaries of Lady
Of Orality by A. Hayward esq the author Of tho nd
ni,,be prose translation Of CoetLes Faust The same
uubshers also promise Miscellaneous Remains, from
the Commonplace Book of the late Archbishop Whatey
ea!.ed By Miss Wha.e!y; tale, entitled AthS4stone
priory," by l.. NJ. Comyn. author OF "EDice;' a new
work on Tuscan Sculpture from its Revival to It's
Decline" by Mr. Charles c. Perkins to be illustrated
with etchirgs and woodcuts, from Original drawings
and rhotographs and thick volume imperial octave
entitled 1he True Science OF Music, an Exposition OF
tie Laws Of Melody and Harmony" by Mr. ID. T.
Hewitt
Mr.. Elhu Burritts walk from London to
John OCroats" is IN account, written fer Americans
Of English country town and village life, with especial
rerard 20 notes on English farming for agricultural
club Of which Mr. Burritt was secretary. Photographs
If the apthor Of Mr. Meehi Of the late Jonas Webb.
Of Samuel Jonas and OF Anthony Crakshank. edorn
the volume.
The following il Victor Hugo's dedication OF
h new work On Shakespeare. just published in Paris;
To England dedicate 10 her this book, In honor OF
her poet do not fator England but Us an i!ustrious
and free country admire her, and as the sanctuary
of exiIes loyo her.-VcTog HUGO. Guernsey. Hante'
vile House le64.'
Captain Spoke is preparing new volume on
the subject OF his great discovery under the title Of
e. What led to the Discovery Of the Sources Of the
Nile"
Mr.. Richard Westmacott, Royal Academy
Professor Of Sculpture win shortly publish "a Hand
book to the Principal Schools fseulptue Ancient snI
! Modern"
A new novel, by G.. p. Il. James, the las
work from his pen entitled Bernard Marsh" viii b'
published by Mr.. Bentley on April 25.
OF The NorM Arasriodn Rerier, The (London.
Examiner remarks that "snec the close OF last year
| hes become, under tho editorship Of james knSsei
| l. Dwell and Charles Eliot Norton. even more worth!
than heretofore of its rank the best literary Journa
/ in America
The collected poetical works of the late VIM
trop Mackvorth Praed is in press. and VIII pe iSue0
by MoIon, of London 1t viii DO preiacec oy inon'i,
by tho Rev. Derwent Coleridge and will 10 repuDsHeo
nv Mr. W. j. Middleton, New York who also Is apou'
/, publishing Barhams Ingoldsby Legends
Mr.. Greeley has completed Vol !. OF d,
History Of "Ihe American c0paics.' wOsreip "'''S