New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-04
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rshA second volume of DR.. Friedrich w.
~vennr,s work, Friedrich Ferdinand Graf Won.
Reust history Of his life and statesmanship has Deem
published ut LeipSic,
NJ. Dumas fils, announces thet the removal
Of his fathers remains and the funero servics originally
Axed for the oath Of August will MT take place until the
evacuation by the PruBsans of tine Department Of the
Aisne in which the last restSHplabe Of the author OF
Monte Christie" ia liked
textbook of English, the joint work of
Prof seely and Mr.. Abbott which announced some
time ago is ready for publication. 1t is entitled En-
glish Lessons for English People," aud treats OF Syn
ouyms, EtymoloSy, the DictiOn Of Prose and Poetry
Though primarily attended Tor use In the higher forms Of
schools Il contains good deal that may be Of ntereSt
to general readers
M. Edmond ViTetard, writer in the Journal
es Dt6ats published at Paris new work. enttsed'
~LIIstOre do pInternationale" contained under the
following heads The Associations Of Working Men; T9e
Unions; The Foundation Of the Internattonale
s0nss s%d ts E%pire T5e Internatonsle ard War
The Internationae and Revolusoh Inc su io,s am.
Addeda very interesting appendix full OF CURIOUS o."
thentic documents
The following letter to The Athen0Um rom
Miss Braddon, the popular English noVenet, anoiuS
curious illustration OF certain phases OF American J
ualsm: "wARWICK HOUSE. Paternoster Row. aug To-
ss7-I shall feel greatly obliged II yoa Will allow me
pace To protest against literary fraud of which am
the victim and which cannot bat feel must 90 Sooss
Iuury to whatever reputation my devotion 10 literature
may have won for nae 10 America. For years past Ger
tain pubishers and newspaper prOpFetors in that ccun
try have been in the habit Of folstng the American
nnhc almost any rubbish they could procure written
bv me Issuing the same having been written eXclu
eiyelv for them, published from advance Sheets,
euppied by with my approval. None OF this mat
Ter 30 enthusiastically given to the world have either
written In any shape whatever until my aten-
ton called to 1t when published abroad have
without effect The worst offender in the fabrication Of
this spurious literature s the proprietor OF The Ne YORK
Sunday Mercury who In the issue OF that journal for
July something entitled Leighton Grange;
or Who Killed Edith Woodvine,' by Miss NJ E. BraddOn,
and who, In the body OF the same paper, publishes O
short editorial article In the following terms OUR NEW
sToRYN6 should fail read the opening chapters
of the new and thrilling story by Miss NJ E. BraddOn
titled Leighton Grange which appears ON our first
to-day The tale abOunds In romantic interest and
Is full Of wonderful incidents OF love and peril 1t is
the finest production that has yet emanated from the
Pen of the gifted authorizes.
Until saw this Nesc- Fork Sunday Mercury for July
know nothing whatever about or Its author am as
much perplexed by its being attributed to me as am
perpexed by the persistence Of this newspaper In giving
~ the world time after time, stories falsely attributed
that have not written. This occurs, TOO IN the
reiterated protests against the practice DOth IRON
myself and from others in 1cannO help think
Ing that II smart English publisher were TO initiate
mode Of manufacture and produce BOOKS or
serial stories which he attbule to American author
Of some repute in England knowing all the while that
Outcry would quickly arise for international copyright
~ arrest such mOnsrOusy dishonest practices. Let us
hone that American authors and statesmen will antc
pate this evil day by initiating some measure OF regsra
on which shall protect regulations against the reckless
ness to which / now invoke attention NJ. Z. BRADDoN"