New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-08
.nnREIGN LITERARY TOPICS

-vpoM TTR REGULAR RRESPoNpENT OF THE TRlBuNEI
L.oNnoN. Oct. 19---As a whole, the Autumn
Of the London publishers seem hardy up
IN the average in variety Of interest, from either III
.rary or photographed Of Iew Plenty OF uSeiw
Soor. plenty Of cheap reissues of standard works.
-ooaeal OF science good deal Of everything that -
sonic and highly practical. "A month later, we shah
have che usual gut of bad novels ald Of those marvellous
uustrated publications adapted tr the dlaWhgrooni
bIe and for the dentists wanRroom, KIND OF Ware
which Grows, II possible worse with eaeh succeeding
year But not to anticipate the Ills that will bei"i U.s.
let us l0ck the lists Of the eanG houses anu e'
what they have to offer
NJ Mnrroy,s list OF forthcoming works has a char
acter OF 10 own as always Beyond everything else 1t
4. respectable Sound theology, sound scholarship
science sometimes too sound 10 be orthodox travels ana
q GOOD many other things ere sure to nnd congehhi
Nome I'm the parors Of AbemaTlest Those pariOrs may
never again be so famous asn tho days of Byron and
his brilliant contemporaries 70 whom the elder Murray
was something between a Mscenas and publisher
pt the house keeps its place at the head Of the trade
and il still of high repute for good books and for liberal
dealings with authors. The second volume OF the new
edition Of the Bible oddly called 1.-The Speaker COM
mentary" heads the October announcements ana Will
comprise the Historical books. Joshua 10 to be
done nv tho Rev. T. E. Espin; the Bishop
~ Bath , and Wells takes Judges, Ruth,
and samw. the remainder being in the lRnds
Of the Rev George RawlinsOn, whose scholarship
IA OF a remarkable order. Canon Cook remains the
responsible editor Of the whole work. am not at all
competent t. cypress opinion on such me tiers but
believe this work Is considered to have bit the mark at
which it aimed Il supplies commentary at the same
time popular aud crudte the eud that the wayfarng
man. who in these days Of scientific heresy ran by no
means be left u read the text of Scriptures
shall be ed to take udciOus views on those points where
the Bible and S,iGrcc at issue.
Mr. Grotes WORK on Aristotle is to appear In two vol
umes. There some question whether the lanented
historian had left It's work in state admitting OF publ
cation, but there Is indication OF Incompetence IN
the summary vcnCf its contents, which include Life
Of Aristotle Aristotlian Canon; \ complete Analysis
Of the several Treaties comprised in the OrgaDOn the
De Animal an Introduction to the Metaphysical and an
ABSTRACT Of the Of that Work. some coGate
Philosophical DiScussiGrs; and An Account OF the
Doctrines Of EpicuTus Sud the Stoics. A new hDIary
edition Of Mr. GrOte's History of Greece" still the
hest history Of that country and lis literature aud prom
Using Iorg to remain co. will be published in ten octave
volumes "carefely revised and beautifully printed"
The Las. edition IN svos SO by no means hand
come Jook. The original edition in II vols SvO mas
maintained its place the market and brought much
higher price, and will probably continue the favor1te
with scholars who anything about good printing
Good ~ the edition may be- cannot have the adj
vantage Of Mr. Groe's personal revision always an ee
men in est mating the vaue Of edition. The eye OF
the sharpes Is quite sharp the
authors.
Geography and Travels are now among Mr.. Murray's
Fpeciates; but have the promise of only six works
In this class OF these the most important is An His
torica Atlas Of Ancient Geography Biblical and CLASH
Ga" compiled under the superintendent Of William
Smith and George Grove. DR.. William Smith stands
sponsor many books that almost wonders how
he should have time to read much less write, all OF
them His is strong in the trade, identified
rs with successful Of classical and other works
nd which spite of their
defects, and Of their bling now good way behind the
latest advances Of classical scholarship still the best
In the ERglsh language The real editor Of the classical
part Of this Atlas 50 Dr. Karl Miller. The whole
will comprise five pRrts with from 30 TO ~ maps, OF the
size OF Keith-JchnstOn's Atlas-which for modern
geography has no rival among English Aliases
and the price will be t6 Is each partthe last part to
appear December ST. 1874 1t ought to be very good TO
no worth the money The other works under this head
are: "a Handbook for An England )" third volume OF
the MARQUIS dc Beauvor's Voyage Round the World,
Narrativo Of the First Exploratory Journey to High
Tartary" &c, by Robert Shaw; =" At Home with the
,ataConians" by George c. Musters R. N, and Round
the World Including Residence in Victoria and Jour
ney by Rail across North America, by Boy" Which
ought TO be entertaining not spoiled in the editing
Mr. James FERGUSON whose industry is amazing has In
hand Rude Stone Monuments in all Countries, their
Ago and Uses :" with 200 illustrations uniform with his
History Of Architecture" certainly the best existing
handbook that subject but difficult to get, the
third volume on modern architecture being out OF print
and
Under science NAV, perhaps, be classed History Of
British Commerce from the Conclusion Of the Seven
Years War TO the Present Time" by Prof. Leone Levi
tho same being probably disguised treatise on Political
Economy, with reetrade pamphlet in the belly OF it
fl may use Mr. Benton's not too elegant phrase Sir
Charles Lyels principles Of Geology" in an eleventh
edition. thoroughly revised, has been before announced
1t Of the difficulties in such matters that the ap
pcarnncc Of an advertisement is sort Of indication Of
the time when the book itself may be expected forget
for how many quarters we have been tantaZed with
tho promise Of Prof. Maetzners English Grammar,
which We greatly want, which is again the list
and which shall probably get after all faults have
crown too familiar to be corrected. Essays Cathe
drals" is an attractive title but glance at the contents
and writer's shows that 1t for those 10 whom the
eccessca interest of the cathedras is greater than
the architectural.
In miscellaneous literature, one OF the chief titles Il
"a Biography OF Lord Byron and a Critical Essay
His Place in Literature" by Carl Elze translated from
the German The original text for elaborate
article in the number Of The Quarterly Byron
and 1ennyson which will make better known to the
EuGlsh public the high place which Byron holds in the
German mind among English poets Of this century ;
suppose, indeed, the highest, GOethe's opinion
of Byron being still the accepted verdict Mr..
Edwin will give us before long new volume
Of bis edition OF Pope, the eighth in number, the
nth in fact and containing $50 unpublished letters
including written 10y Pope and Lord Orrery disclosing
the secret history Of the publication of tie Pope and
Swift correspondence which have been accidentally dis
covered by the editor. By Mr.. Elwn also two
new volumes Of Biographical Essays, mainly upon the
poets and novelsts Of the eighteenth century.
Messrs LOngmans list aDOunds in works Of purely
scientific technical professional character but the
number OF hooks which the general public be asked
10 anticipate with esgerness is not great The best Of
them We have heard Of before Mr. Buckles long looked
for " Miscellaneous and PosthumOuS Works." in vols
eyo edited with biographical notice by Helen Taylor
set down for this Autumn. The miscellaneous
Writings OF the late John CovngtOn Professor Latin
in Oxford University, in vols. svo, including COM