New-York tribune., 1871-09-23
LITERARY NOTES

Seven volumes of the revised edition OF
Cnambers's Encyclopedia are completed, upon which
sAe coat thus far exceeds and the publishers j. b.
IAppincOtt Co., estimate that the total cost OF the no
vision viii amount TO $4,000 or upward
Readers of The Riverside Magazine will recall
few bright and very poetcal grouped under the
general title Of "LttleFolk Songs" These with many
others have been gathered into pretty volume by Hurd
Houghton, and AIbd, the psendonymon author tans
Richard Grant White. The songs have been tastefuy
illustrated by MS. Lucy Gibbons Morse. Miss N. L.
Stone, and Miss NJ A HailOck.
"Dene Hollow" by the author OF " East
Lynne la In press and will be published In few days
hS T. B. Peterson Brothers, from the authors manu-
script ana advanced proOfsheets, purchased by them
from Mrs Henry Wood 1t will be issued IN AmeLiG d ~
samotaDeousy With tS puSfSseSr IN RoIsnS YorSe
The Channing and all the Rrev1EG,Ips E,ps coDtauir the
sSsr1cterisc features Of it's authors style said to he
equal not superior to anything previously "r''en W
Mrs. wood
q. p. Putnam g. Sons list of publications,
aarv ready ncudes several works Of considerable In
tArest and importance The first Of these ne" anu
very beautiful edition Of DAubgnes History OF 'ne
Reformation IN the sixteenth Century the "nOio eN
volumes complete In one large QuartO, mcey pin'eN ~
bound and illustrated with twelve large line ehgra'hH
On steel and no less than two hundred hne ~ooucu's
This standard work thus made attractive TOT the "hoe
family circe and as the price moderate II fay
deserves very largo circulation This work puohsned
excusyely IN the United States by Messrs Putnam IN
onma WSich scpess everything attempted hitherto in
the ssme department is " The Gallery Of Landscape
on stes rom The works Of Rense Whtredge
Hubbard Hart, Inness, and dozen more OF our best best
en9sTed for large ioO issued last year by su6scrp
the ISs are il
among ornamental presentation books IL s really "a u
country. third book in this department illus
fratedediton Of the Poems OF Thomas Hood, name
pOpSiar estimation This Volume is printed at the River
ede press in small quarto, with red lines and has some
barley, and others reproduced by new processes from
the designs Of DOre, Birket Foster, seacombe. and
Of Miss Kimansege which has been described the
noOest combination Of wit and Christian ethics ever
Bridge Of sighs, &C., are also worhily illustrated III
ths handsome volume. ,,,.,o,.Ao
completed volume on Pictorial and Industrial Art
new Illustrated AstTSnOmieal work entitled mt tie Ine Ma
book for young people; new edition OF Ber~mn iT,
tratsd Edition Of Cowper's John Gipin !" series Of
Illustrated juvenes work Of art produced by the
Fe%is6 ana Dutch Schools new editions Of Keelers
great work Tho Earth nustrated" Of Bells Tracks
TgTicr's mc's "PTimtse MAN." Of Hamos History Of
England" three volumes; SMITHS Wealth OF Nsti0ns, o
one volume and walpoles Anecdotes OF Painting" one
vOume-the three last in neat and economical lorm Iot
popular This firm bave also purchased large part
Owen JOness Grammar Of Ornament Heretofore SOLO
per GSpy aso or OF septsm5er and
October comprise four volumes OF the new
Ss 5s Si RGc Ira fteen vou@es Of
ard works. in style; the new volumes OF the hahay
Book Series" for which Dr. Beard has prepared TWO eX
celent works on Diet" and "stiInulants and Mar
cOtics;' Mr. Kennans Travels In the Caucasus ana
printed from Smith Elders edition by special
ment. Altogether they contain varied and attractive
bill OF fare.
The death is announced of the wel-known
~ nd nuhl Julian Sanchez
kuano.
NJ. L. Beins has lately published an inter-
esting monograph the Grand PensOnary Of Holland,
Jan de Witt and his foreign policy ut the time OF the
peace OF Westphala.
The barbarity of commercial utilitarianism,
It seems Ia fast invading the chosen city Of German art
Nuremberg itself; and Dirers walls condemned in
the name Of municipal Improvement.
Mr. Swinburne is about to send to the
press the Prelude to his unfinished poem, "Tristram
and Iseut itself poem Of considerable length and i'm
portance, being several hundred lines long,
George Sand 10 said tn ne occupied in writ
ing the Literary History Of Franco" during the Revo
luton Of l7S9 She expects TO rest her reputation upon
the execution OF the WORK "hen she mas oceh
for many years.
N. Theodore GOrrisscn, who not long age
wrote historical ttude the fall OF the Kingdom Of
Holland in 1910, has published at Arnheim, the first
volume OF an elaborate monograph On the poet COustdn
tin HuyRens Qb96-l6S7
The first part of the Transactions of the So
cety of Biblical Archaeology" will be ready early iii the
6prng containing articles by DIT Birch, w. BOsanque
NJ Ganneau, Prof. LOwne, Lieut. PrideauX, MesSr6. u.
Smith, and II. Fox Talbot
In the new edition of the " History of Phi
losOph from Thaes to COmte" which has just appeared
Mr. discusses the whole question Of the distinction
between SensDiy and Under landing and also that Of
mental forms, as understood by Kant.
The Rerue ScientfQue appears to be start
ing into renewed vOr since peace and order have been
restored In Paris Tho last number is largely occupied
with proceedings uf the British Association includ-
ing admirable transad of the Presdents address
C. NJ. Sauer has recently published a judi
cious impartial study Alessandro ManEOn revised
and greatly enlarged frOm "schulprogramm Of ten
years ago The writer distinguishes between the pOit
and pJetcal ManZOnl, and devOtcB himself 10
exclusive estimate VI the latter from the point Of view Of
modern Italian eraturSaud tue literary art i'll general
"Egyptologists," says The Pail Mall Gazette,
"w be glad to learn that three OF the papyr presented
to the Stuttgart Collection Of Coins and Antiquities,
partly by DrOvett the French Consul In Alexandria, In
ls94 and partly by Dr. Heugin, have at last been un-
rolled by Dr. EsenlOhr, the Heidelberg EgyptNOdst,
without having suffered damage. They belong
the third aud nth centuries b. c., and inscribed
partly with beautiful herOg phcs, partly with hersc
eharactPrs Two OF them fOr parts OF the Book the
Dead The third PORTIONS Of the sOcaled Book
drawing of the Judgment Of the Dead After this comes
q representation Of grave. Over the mummy inside 1t
rises with Outspread wings the departing soul On the
cover recnes HathOr the Goddess IN the guse Of
over heI 10 sCcu tne winged suI-dsk.
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