Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09
LITERARY NOTES

.,swnovel BY Charles Read, written express
t. TO- O.,,,ic,.ion in oue Of our American p1-
pers, is smong the possibilities Of near iu'u'e'
Mr. Real. it is said, has had the subject unuer
favorable consideration for some monifs'
..W;nt.r Paeeants is the nsme Of the new
mem Mr.. Whittier has written to lead on IN
collection of his published poems now gong To-
rether into covers for the first time
TbeIea5er Of the y. Y. If'orld, on the eve Of
the late election. was Headed a Few Last
Words =, and contained over thirteen hundred
words
Some idea Of the literary treasures imperiled
By the siege Of Paris may be formed from the
number of volumes Of the chief libraries. The
ROYAL Library contains 100000 volumes and
IS 900 manuscripts the St. Geneyieye, 10000
vols. and 1000 MSS. the Mazarin, 10000
vols. and 1900 MSS. the SArbOnne, 10000
vols. and 9OG MSS Hotel de Vile, $4,000
vols.
London letter writer says: " Plum
pudding literature for the million is announced
You are supposed to devour it with your
Christmas cake and ale 1t is sad stuff, for the
most part. Nobody seems to think Of the Mas
ter who struck the true Christmas note, and
who now lies in the din abbey. It is hard to forget
Dickens just now. that sweet and humorous
freside author and yet we do"
The folklore Of India, in one of its depart
ments, that Of proverbs. is engaging the lsbors
of the Rev Mr.. Long, Of Madras. \ large
collection made By him has been already trans
lated into Bengalee.
Mr.. HalliWell has msde a Shakespearian dis
eoyery during an examination of The municipal
archives Of the City Of Bristol, England visit
Of shskespeare's company Of actors to that city
in 1881 was found recorded.
The hereditary Grand Duke Of Rassin is about
TO enter the ranks O.: Royal candidates for
literary fame with a work On the defence Of
Sebastopol
The University Press at Cambridge has been
accustomed t. do the printing for Harvard Col
lege. Recently some economical individual con-
nected with that institution bethought him that
O dollar or two might perhaps he saved on the
printing the annual catalogue by going 70 some
other cfi,e, snd accordingly another printer was
sought out who undertook the job. Now one of /
the hesd men Of the University Press had re-
Gently made his viii, being on his death bed, be- .
quea;hing the sum Of $4,000 to Harvard CO. /
lege. When be learned of this action in regard .
TO the printing, he changed his will bestowing
the So, O01 in different vay-vbich makes
rather an expensive catalogue for the college
The friends Of Mr.. Dickens in Boston. says a
Tribune correspondent, have direct information
from his family in England that one Of his most
positive iujunctions was that the manuscript Of
his life Of Christ. written for his children, should
never be published; and it never will be seen by
any one outside the authors own home cir
Gle
A sentence more severe than that imposed on
Adam rests upon the professel lfcratsur. OF
the first it was said, "by the sweat Of thy face
thou shalt eat bread, " but the latter must win
his bread by the severest toll Of the mind in al
dition to that Of the body. Few are aware Of the
truth contained in tha; scripture, Much study
IS WEAKNESS 10 the flesh" An able writer
states that after a days labor with the pen his
body is as tired though he hal sawed cord
If wood. The world is amused and instructed
'y that doomed class who in mind ami body are
sacrificed to the muses.. But this is theme so
that i; is utterly worn out. and the
eply Of the world is sadly unanswerable II men
will write they must bear the penalty.
Richard Grant White is a well known ltera-
EUR and critic Of New York city. For more
han twenty years he has served the public and
be press in very entertaining and instructive
manner. As a commentator on Shakespeare be
as no equal in America and few in England.
'uring his literary career Mr. White hal gath
red cut of the numerous opportunities open to I
lch man, collection Of exquisite volumes.
lch as must afford the greatest delight to mau .
cultivated taste. But Mr. Whites time Of
lourning came at last, and this collection was
mt to auction the other day. On such an &C. 7
Ision the red flag seems almost as fearful as the
sck flag. 1t was great fold Of pet lambs go J
g to slaughter.