Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-01
LITERARY NOTES.


In SPIKE o.: Charles D.akeIs's V.l-remem5es-
ed request thar be should De made the slhi-c. oi
Do '' uouumeut, memors', or tei-im0n.s 81 what
ever. the citizen, OF plrsmou,t, EncIsuI
have determined 20 sacrifice bis wishes 20 taci.
ll-a pri sli erect q monument o. bis memo
~.
Nr. Hepsorih Dixon viii shortly publish a
work on the Condition Of El1cat.la iu ,SF.izer-
land.
The many readers q " Gate Ajar," who
fo1al fault with the un1rthoi.x tendency O!
that book, vii. dnl stirring chsapioa or their
side in ucat little Eors thar Carleton IS Co..
reprint next week from the tenth London edi-
tou, ea;tlei An Antio,e TO estes a A."
The sale Of the " Household" clifton Of Dick
eus's Work in London isl59, 900 copies per nun
he~
g. " Carlton * Co. will soon publish Robert
Dale OEen's last work on spirituai.n, entitled
" The Dsba;ab,e Land between this World aud
the next
Jean Ingelow will soon sppelr fer the first
time A. novelist \ serial story Of some
length written by her will begin 10 the frs,
number Of HeIrh aai Home for 1872.
Charlotte Elliott, author Of the hymns, '' Jus,
as an, and My God, my Father. while |
stray hAs just diei in London.
Erery Saturday reports that " tn the begin
ming Of the next year It will cease 10 be pic
torial paper, sud will return 10 its origin,l form
and character. The public will regret the change,
and will look back upon the illustrated j1urus
with sigh that such thing Of beauty could
not be JOY forever
Roberts Bros. have issued an edition of Charles
swans poems from old plates bat freshly and
prettily gotten up.
Tennyson has in preparation new volume Of
poems, . The Last Tournament" which will
probably be published by Osgocl s. Co, within
two OF three months. And 30 those people who
have been congratulating themselves as having
" complete editions" O; the L.ureate's work
msy as well get ready to purchase another vol
ume.
Yokahama, Japan. has sixteen page il
Illustrated paper, published fortnightly, OF a
novel and interesting character, entitled " Tie
Far Edsf.' Il contains much news and gene
raj reading matter; and is illustrated with pho
tographs, 1--WE or SIX in number. of scenes and
localities in Japan. These photographs are
pasted on the pages Of the piper
Whittier's forthcoming " Child Lie" will be
one OF the most charming books OF the season
With poets instructive love for children, he
has gathered together from hundred different
authors poems relating to childhood, its ways
and thoughts
The Times, the ouly Persisn uexspsper, is
favored with contributions from the Shah HIM
self, who sends to it extracts from his diary.
These royal contributions to literature sre Of
great value. For iustsnce a. got up very
early this morning, and drank my tes After
eating marched tOward-- saw a Lare fired
st il myself, and shot it with such skill that all
toe army were sstonished. | took the French
gun which is loaded from behind
\ new book is announced from Robert Bu-
chanan " The Drsms Of Kings.'
" Hannah" Mrs Muloch CrAik's last story.
which has for some time been running as a se-
rial in LuielFs Lining .fge, is published in
pamphlet form by Harper and Bros
Mr.. A. Breckett's comic journal. Black and
Uhite, published in London, has depar ted thu.
life. .4eiat four months.
John Mccarthy is emuating Charles Reade's
folly in defending himselfin the newspapers from
critics.
Toe Independent has pithy way Of review
ing certain books, as, for example - Mr..
Bickersteth's Yesterday, To-day. and Forever,
poem in twelve books, has passed TO third
edition, which reaches US in red covers and gilt
edges. We have spoken at come length hereto
fore of this volume, sni We shall here only ex-
press our regret that the author hiss so stinted
himself in the range Of his subject. He should
have taken some larger and more comprehen-
sive theme
There is in the Museum at Cassel curious
collection illustrating European and other trees
1t is in the form of library, in which the back
Of each volume is furnished by the bark of some
particular tree, the sides are made of perfect
wood, the top Of young wood, and the bottom Of
old When opened. the book is found to be a
box, containing either wax models on actual
specimens of the flower, fruit and leaves of the
tree.
Amoug tie losses. in literary way, sustain
ed by the Chicago FIRE, we're three sets Of the ma
tional archives, including the annals and de-
bates Of Congress and the Congressional Globe
There is but one other complete set left, and that
is in the library of the University Of Chicago
Some one has defined polite. society az being a