Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-17
LIrERARY NOTES.


Il is sail tha, Father Caqei Of the Catholic
propagolia ia Esglard very much enjoys a slip
Of the pen on the psrt If Mr.. Disrleli in lis
new novel AZ " Lothair'' is the Marquis Of
Butte, So there i no doub; that d" Father Gates
by is Capel. In fact by mistake, Capel is
once printed instead Of Catesay aud 50 Tie
secret divulgcl. The Father processes to ;liu5
a. Lothair'' political mistake, believing it viii
ALLEVIATE the Catholics from Politoa, eynserya-
tism.
Goodwin Smiths iisuau; letter to D.sracl.
sprOpos Of the ridicule cast upon him in '' To-
thsir. has been real by everybody. The Sal
u-day Rerieir aud other British journals con-
denim Disraelis satire Of the professor as point
less. inssmuch as it is utterly unjgs, an insr-
p,icable and the right honorable novelist is
advised to ezpuage the dispersion from future
editions.
We remarked some time since upon the ey-
IRENE freedom with which certain female writers
in this country discuss the most delicate, and If
improperly handed, the most offensive, social
questions Of the Jay. We f1d the came crit
cism msje in England, no, only u09n novelists
Of the Braiion school, but on some o. tn
writers for the press. The Shield, OF Anti
Contagious Diseases Acts Association Weekly
Circular is conducted by women and treats
the social evil With such uuseserye aud plain
ness Of speech, thst correspondents Of the
A
it language Tt is needless TO hint that these
females are helping 10 disgust al decent men
and women with the Suffrage Reform, Of which,
almost without exception, they are forward ami
yolu5le advocates. The evil effects Of the conl-
ing Emancipation, show themsel,e=, as might be
expected in advance.
The Literary u orlf is IL new monthly rarer
Of sixteen pages, published in Boston by 5. r.
Croker, and devoted almost entirely TO reviews
Of new books. and other purely literary matters.
1t is designed as a q" help sni monitor t9 book
readers and buyers" There is a feii for such
periodical, if well conducted.
Spielhagen's &" Hammer and Anvil has al
resiy gone through several editions in Germany.
The E roga slys Of It. "spialha-en has here
plunged into the fan current Of life. and COM
pletely emsnoipsted himself from tie ialseh.od.
and trivialities Of salon literature We have not
f,r years read 50 good book
Two new books worthyof speciI note saw the
light LAST week, both from the press of Fields,
Osgooi 3, Co. Volume two Of Brylut's Sc Tiad''
completes what is generally regarded a. tn, hest
version ye, made Of Homer, while H4Uthorar's
.. English Note Books heed DO Recommendation
to those who know anything Of ous Of the beet,
we will no; say OF American, out II English,
writer's. These. with the pre.iou, volumes, are
offered to US il lieu Of the biogrsphy which the
public longs to get. but which the sensitive, re-
served romancer hoped would never be attempt
ell Certsinly no method could be chosen which
should show more clearly and satisfactorily the
ways in which the literary artist achieved his
wonderful combinations and creations.
is announced that Alfred Teinyson is to
take part in the observations of the next great
eclipse, and will Join the expedition which leaves
England ior that purpose in December next 1t
is said that he taxes an intense interest in iae
revelations OF mo ern science, ami has long con-
hnei MS reading mainly to such matters
We note that Iauchnitz, the great publisher
Of Leipzig, is CALEB " literary pirate" by
some of the newspapers. Alongside Of this ae-
cusation we put a few facts: he paid C.,lyle
e225 (Sl27O) for the privilege Of printing his
Frederick the Great he gave Dicken. el5o
for '"Our Mutual Friend Miss Muloox e50
for "a Noble Life" Miss Craik 500 far
Christians Mistake. and the list might be