, 1870-06-19
LITERATURE

| tauIAAL1s h5e Aeip1l6 pobllaher Of Drits1
and American books, boasta of having sn}t
moro copies ct Tennyson'a poems thsa war, r,
disposed Of in England.
in the second volume Of OH and Ns,o
which begins with the July number, the nav
proprietors promise new serial story by Mir
Harriet Beoches Stowe. entitled s'Pink AM
| 1t appears that tho name of tho suthor ~
those hot-honss novels, "Coineth IN IA ,
Flower" and "Red AZ = Rose Is Shea !,
BrouBhton-Hiss Broughtou. A London nsra,
graph Informs US that The publisher Of Miss
HrouShton's earlier works, hearing that sbt
WAS Likely to send hes next work to another
dIm, took tho express into Cheshire, and offer
! ed her 9700 before Reeing line of tue volume,
at least such is the atory current.
-hachette, OF Paris, hfs ready now publ
Cation IN Ffcnch, tho history of France from the
! earliest times to 1859, told to his grandchildren
| " u: Guizot. In letter to tho publishorp.
tue Mstor'ah ssya: During many yearB /
havo allowed myseH the p.teTnA pleasure OF
relating the history Of France to my grand
children. and you have askei me to pIbIish
these family studies on the life OF onr com.
mon country. Al history, especially that OF
France, is vast and long drama, Tie events
q which. sse connected according to fixed
Laws, and tho actors Of which play parts not
learned BY heart, but which are the results @ OF
not only their native situation, but Of their
Own thought aud will"
We are beginning to get gossip about tho
characters in Edwin Drood." Ne a.e tod
thst DeQuinceyfs Confessions of an Opium
Eater" formed the groundwork Of tho skotch
studying tho elEoct Of the drug upon Clius-
men and their companions ut East-End, These
opium-eating scenes were submitted in prnof
to physician Of high standing for his sup-
gestions. IN order to make them psychological
y accurate. Sir DulFer Lytton submitted tho
ter, in tho form Of case, for his opinion. and
paid the fec upon it in the ordinary form,
The Coblen Club hare issued reprint of
tho laat report Of Mr.. Wells, the United States
Trade Commissioner. 1t requires no great
sasaelty 10 guess that the short, but valuable,
poncnt OF Nj. Cobden's principles.
:. -iIawtlorne's English Notes. Just pub
hslcd under tho editorial supervision OF his
wife, will be followed by his ;. ItaiiAu Notes"
Irs. Hawthorne says there will be no bios-
rapl,5 of her husband published. ho having
William Cul4on Kryant, it Is said, Is pre-
pairing a volume Of recollections, Which Will
net bo printed until after Lis demise,
,-Lo"e!l ID Writing poem of 200 cautos
Tho poet intends giving two years to its prep
.-Aushons Trollope intends Waiting Austra-
Ia and writing novel which shall combine
English and Australian intercsts.
-AuduDonH own copy Of his ft Books of
Amariea, in four large volumes, half bound,
and hro volumes Of letterpress, with his auto
graph IN e eash volume, il adyertised arc being
berlin has % book-puhlishing firms Le;p-
sic, oS3 Hamburg, a6; vionna. s.; BresIau,
26; Dresden, a: Prague, a. Prussia hasa2s
dtms, and Auatria 2S5.
Mrs. stowe's sold Town Folks " has an
peasod In -FOUR volume German translation IN |
jerlin.
Willie Collins "woman in White,r and |
ALSO THE Moonstone," have been translated |
INTO Italian, and arc being published AZ series |
n certain newspapers in Florence.
Tho National Association for Publishing |
Citerar{ and Musical Works for the Dllnl in !
RAISED Letters, Notwithstanding its long name.
'eema to be doing work exceedingly WORTHY |
u support. The sFstem of teaching the blind
1t present is exceedingly 1aborious and neces-
'arilJ slow, but with tho help OF this Society,
i can 70 made quite - royal road to learn
II seeing children. 1t has already published
i small English dictionary, and has il, press or
n preparation speller, extracts from Shake
pearo, and q textbook On physiology, and
further to hare cut font OF musical
ha1acteIs tos printing raised music-this art
icing blind specislty. The Society has its
in rhiladclphia.
The New York Times SAYS: "Another
iteraI5 bubble is pricked. Mr. HepHorth
l1on Ind very noatlF succeeded IN peFsu4d-
ng people th1t ho was man Of remarkable
cnius. uls book called Now America passed
q amid I loud flourish Of trumpets. which
lr. Dixon himself started In the dG4e,saum-
paper Of which ho was then the editor. His
ractice at that time waa to pun his own books
nd abuse evcybodys else thus making MAN.
lest to the world the va1ue OF An *iude,,eu-
ent critical journal. Mr. Di1ons next work.
Spiritual Wives. WAS promptly cut to pieces
! The London Times, and from the effects Of
hat exposure Nr. Dixon has nassr recover
d II eot people to work to inquire into his
tatcments, instead Of taking everything for
ranted, and the moment that PROCESS began
II. Dixon was ruined. His at consists in |
nting upon subject Of which he il ignorant,
. il ho knew al about it that anybody elso |
nows, and great deal moro besides. He
as now Published book on Russi4, which is I
he laughing-stock Of Europe Every Nuusian
anus ID At The auiacity Of the author, md 1t
1e folly Of the Engliah people in being ,lelud-
by such uan- Tho Tribune Of this t-itv
lEgests that penny-a-Nners should tAko aIr.
mon as their e4enplsr,' for lis audacity Is
lmost unparalleled. The Sun Is Hlad 10 hear
aat Mr. Di1ons true claracto1 Las been at
lst revealed to LA OWL couut1ymen.' Alto
ethcr, Alr. Dixon has. in the language OF a |
onely but expressive prorerb, brought h1s
1s,s 10 very bad Market"