New-York tribune., 1867-09-03
LITERARY ITEMS

as,o co,ob Anstin. perhaps the most racy En-
translatoY Of German ia England atey dled at tnc
sga of seventy-four after long perlou vi ueo"S"1
heonh Her work entitled "Chalac'erlsucso VI WV.
,.,ouued and translated from various sources Win
,i,shcd the wear after the death Of the great German
,o.t gave strong impulse 20 the study OF m7
ths country and helped TO prepare the way iOi 400
... an German literature which about thrD yc'''' -
was n striking feature OF American scho l.,,,,od
Sitle OF that work is quoted ineorecuy ~ 60, me
netice OF the admirable woman, "incn W. '"'
Ahtneum. ,,rioh a family OF
" Che yVas one OF the TaylOrs OF NOrNon' y I"nber
ono W. NV engaged commerce. III ~ ~
IS snperior woman whose society va va he fnVyn and
best ana 9s her children that substantial education 10
wbie as basis any amount oi aps fared the best
III Sarah TayOr beside being the yOihsest VIZ VIZ g. Ia
iho most geqa seG reMer T Il not SScEhcss Of osea
6on love of literature and TASTE lOr ar ,oort,fn
onih and I'M late period Of life, she was pelutnu i
statey woman She cOnversed well, rather .na man, D III
hantly IL is no wonder, then, that from me- H., 1so
ward che was admired and that on her tS bncame
,rfth MT John Austin barrlster, who aierWuu uSco
eminent by his labOrs IN the question o
her house was resorted to by some OF s % uo ill., was a
snd most refined Of letters Of the tlme es ms G
tisgii' "''', - - g., ,rr ,or literary to,.
snts TO account we are 1aSe ma ] W say TonsatoT of the
Srst class Hers indeed. were not so mHSh
s reproductions in another language 81 hei @ no
German originals rev nave ever MltlSii 80 taken
Dervousy correctly, and elegantly few nave ever n1i
such CONSCIENTIOUS pans exactly
every turn of phrase in short everything nc ~
word stge Her versions of the travels OF me little
Prince Puckler Muskau-of Dr. CarOves deicloss, ton
sairy tale The Story without an End her colptiop Of
Goethe and his contemporaries eI l otber at
Rankes History OF the POpes e was nub
brief intervals Not long afte me mrs. o residence in
Sshed Mr. and Mrs Austin took up tnei ,ne Years she
sIermany During this, which lasted Tor solnc
had more opportunities, proba0yo DecOinns and
with phases Of society and forms of manners gSrO anu
smple than have fallen 70 the lot OF most
This iourney was followed by residence IN Pals Which
terminated IN ls4s the year OF trouble Wheh lhV!
furrsd 10 England. Mrs Austin survived her husV"uu
for some years. =. ,. .,,o, sroohinc
cOtenpOrary IS somewhat in error when speakIhS
of Mrs Austn as only translator. Ihat she was q
shrewd critic many volumes of this Journal eohe
not 10 speak OF more extended contributions 20 he c
views During her residence abroad 100 ana ater neI
return TO England Mrs Austin was frequent conIIou
Tor TO The Anth6HGtua, and her tfaNehhS lettVls t
Csketches' is too slight name for them anu hSr b U9
sry notices are among the best things OF the hhu "cn
have adorned our periodical literature After M AUS aus
lns death she bent herself 10 the ditcut ana grave
task Of arranging for publication the Lectures Oh tnt t
Principles of Jurisprudence which ms great deSAcy o
health had prevented him from putting IN order III
brief she was a complete, select and distinguished n,e
ary artist aud name woman VINO can preelsei9
ali the void lC4t by her departure