New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-26
LITERARY NOTES.

Nc Olinbant. Mrs. Riddell, Mrs. A, b. Ed
- "a tno antbor Of John Halifax" have works
~ action in a forward state Of preparation.
Miss Maria Rossetti has an elaborate COM
ontarv on the "Divna Commeda ready for the press
inns nerpetuating the Dante tradition of the family
The popularity of Mrs. Stoves Uncle TOMS
cabin is breaking again in Europe. Three different
TRANSACTIONS have recently made their appearance In
Berlin.
Maurice Sand, Madame Dudevant's son, is
nnishing book, "The Shame OF France" wmch 10
eagerly looked for abroad it said TO contain much
Of the secret history Of the Second Empire
The translations of "The COnscript" " water
,oo and others Of the Ercmann Charlan novels to be
lssued by scribner & Coz are by Mrs Margaret w Ho
tOmbe, wife OF DR.. WIN. Frederic Holo0mpe enc nae
also translated several French medical WORKS WIN ol
nent success.
South Africa publishes Kdfir Express, in
the English and also in the native dialect One OF the
early numbers expresses desire for the coming OF poe
who could write songs for Kair wedding parties, ie
Psalms of David. which are usually sung NJ 'ncso Io''
ties are found out Of tune with the jonity.
Auguste Magnet was chief of the twenty OF
thirty prolific writers who, in conjunction with Ae&uo
Dumas, set mp grand manufacture OF Literature ~
Paris at the hight of the great romaneers pCcPpmedes
sketches, and adventures as the Springfield M ready
Out muskets, and their wares met with ql'0 90
sale. ,,,o
The literary men of France do not Va,uo
highly the talents OF Theirs q politician anu ie"
Michelet calls the historian of the French
strong mediocrity a superb commonplace l.l,
Dunas saws he thinks admirably, but executes
ediv (;autier declares his rhetoric as loc ~ ss ~
~ ovornncuf IL full them. Houssaye cOhIesscs
his measures wise as Ms sel.o -, ~ fine and
adds that i'm politics Theirs learns notmhg' anu lorse'
everything. IL, ::
learned German doctor relates three IN
tce among his relations and friends that show striK-
inglv the unfang love of reading among Germans one
abr hefO
Ind him Rants Kritik Of Pure Reason" The son of
tbe Prussian Minister Of Justice, when before Paris,
wrote home books, and his father sent nun the IN
sftues of Justiman." A Heidelberg student VINO was
called away 10 serve as private IN the afteIy anu
was first before Metz and then through the campaigns
against the Loire army, suffered great hardShps IN te
field hut the only complaint i'll his nome letteIs was
that he could get no books.
Few American authors have received more
prompt cordial recognition abroad than Dr Johh
Draper, whose History of the Intellectual Develop
ment of Europe" has been reprinted in London, While
TRANSACTIONS have appeared in Russian italian, French
and German TRANSACTIONS of his "History OF the Civil
War in America" are in preparation In French, Ger
man. and Russian, and the LOngmans also announce 8l
English edition. IL singular fact that with the eNcp
ton of "Uncle Toms Cabin Dr. Diapers work Il tht
honor OF translation into Russian, though versions OF
several of LOngfeOws shorter poems have appeared ~
that language That works of such Importance, ana -
thoroughly American and democratic III Tone suOuu pt
seected 10 Introduce American literature and American
political philosophy TO the reading pubic OF tSuSsl
not only Interesting compliment 10 an authOr VINO
holds high rank in this country, but as an INDICATION Oh
Of free thought among people VINO UP ~
period, almost as lsOlated from lIe
rest OF the world. politically and Intellectually as the
inhabitants of the Celestial Empire