New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-24
LITERARY NOTES.
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narrative of his journey Across Ameed and ASIA con
tanning the entire text without change and every map
and illustration emitting only the more expensive en-
belshments OF the preceding editions. The same firm
announce a cheaper edition OF Tame rag IN winch ihe
abridement the reading matter They are also pre-
parn for edition OF Talnes English LAeTdte 10 DE
issued in the course Of the ensuing Spring.
J. Il. Lippincott & Co. announce that pro-
yidnc sufficient number of subscribers he obtained,
they propose to publish The LIE OF the Hon. John j. crit
tendon with Selections from his Correspondence and
Speeches, edited by his daughter. Mrs. Chapman Cole
man. with two portraits engraved on steel IN two mana
some, large sVo volumes, printed ON toned paper, ana
bound in fine cloth His correspondence. which contains
political history the United states expressed both
in the letters from his own pen and the communicatlons
Taylor. Scott &c. will be included in the volumes
D.Appleton & Co. will publish very shortly The
Recovery Of Jerusalem, Narrative of Exploration and
Discovery in the City and tie Holy Land by Captains viii
and Warren ROYAL Engineers with an Introduction
by Dean Stanley vol, l2mo, with illustrations This
Interesting work gives account OF the important dis
coveres made in Jerusalem in 1868 by party of Ell
glish engineers sent ont by the Palestine Committee
They sank shafts and dug tunnels possible TO
the site Of the Temple and obtained very curious ana
valuable results. The volume also contains "A ful ac-
count OF the famous Nosbte Stone, aud AN icaon
of the site Of Sinai and OF the route of the lsaehtes
tirely satisfactory. Last year ID. Appleton "
Co issued new, uniform edition OF n Gfaed
i2mo. volumes, and with illustrations The snceess
OF these has INDUCED the Same PTe 70 TSe
Her OF Redclye and Heartsease VIII appear IN
January John Esten Cooke has nearly completed
Tife Of General lee which will be published by Appleton
co. as subscription book and VIII appear III lew
weeks
DR.. Thomas w. Parsons of Boston, the ac-
compshed Italian scholar and translator Of Dante has
recently made q visit in Rome where he received
with all the attentions due 10 his rank in the
world OF letters. one Of the most learned
Dantists In Europe, the Duke de serm0neta, TO
whom Or. Parsons dedicated his translation Of
the first seventeen cautOs OF Dante received the Amer
can poet with the utmost cordially. pleasant incl
dent, says the Roman correspondent OF The Boston
AdrertiScr. occurred at the hrSt IHrNIe e w.
tween SClmOuCta and Parsons. Inc lJuke' althOusi
lie is totally blind BY some msunderstand-
ing in the hurry Of first meeting, SermOneta re.
ccvcd the impression that Parsons was the brother OF
hs acquaintance was very cordial, but dispayeI lh"Tt
earnesness in telling him of the great admiration he felt
for the poet and his remarkable English translation OF
Dante. Indeed culogistC was the Duke that he
came embarrassing, and Parsons had 10 undeceive him
when semoueta comprehendcd the mistake. he rose up
put his hand his for an instant them turning
uc face exclaimed with true ShakcSpea-eau eloquence.
II is my bankruptcy OF sight Sermoneta speaks Eli
glish with great purity ana elegance.
The new work by Mr.. Charles Darwin, IN
two volumes The Descent Of Man is in the press Of
d. Appleton Co., and will be published here simuta-
neOusly with It's appearance in England. Such is Mr.
DaIwin position and such the conceded importance Of
any real contribution to the question of the origin of
man, that there profound curiosity TO see this work.
Messrs Murray Of London having some time since an
nounced that they had received advance orders for 2c
copies The book is said 10 be Of absorbing interest
thoroughly popular in STYLE and in this respect much SUI
periOr 10 any of the authors former pdhlcatohs ht
Darwin states IN his preface that he has been collecting
material for in for twenty wears though with design
70 publish during his lifetime, but that the almost
universal acceptance Of the doctrines promul-
his purpose One who has perused the al-
vance sheets says: Whatever may be Thought OF Mr.
Darwn's thesis. that has arisen within the ORDER OF
nature. and by secondary causes, one tnG II certain ne
has produced most fascinating book on ne ana when
Will DO than any book has ever done before To ere
ate kindly interest IN the inferior orders OF animate
dealt to that false dignity OF human which has
no better basis than mans ignorant contempt OF tne
creatures below him. have never eOIe id ~ - III
pathetic interest in my neglected Ieatlons me so
called hrues MI Darwin has t1~en up ,ne "i'GS fr
mai kingdom ana auch0itl ~ III cll'c , t ~, T,f
hood and Il Mr. Bcreh will turn cOp0rteuf lof me ull
means for securing the object has al hearthe more
Christian Of the dumb creatures when snnel
much from human Diutallt5'
ABROAD.
London journal speaks Of Bryant's trans
Iaton Of Homer as the best English version yet made.
Mr.. Blanchard Jerrold viii shortly bring out
new book called ~ Home IN Paris ~ Peace and IN
Tie Ahenaum promises an article on the
Literature Of the United states during the present year.
10y Dir. Moucurc d. Conway.
Mr.. /. w. Ashbee has lately fac-similed the
Dke Of pcycnslre suniQue copy OF Wynkyn dc "orde'
"Kynge apoyn OF Thyre," 1910
The long-expeced Life and Letters OF Hugh
Miller the gcoogist, by Mr.. Peter Bayne, is announced
in the press M London.
1t is stated that three times as many AmeIi-
cans as Eugshmen visit Standardization. Shake
speare Is much read in this than in his native
country
The British bard sydney Yendys, who has
long hung his harp upon will0w-tree, has recently
taken il down and struck number of poetic chords
oil very doubtful melody.
A new Life of Christ. which viii contain a
new chronology Of the subject, founded ON Astronomical
calculation, and CLEANSING the season Of our savor'
birth, j.. announced for early publication.
Mr.. Thomas Landseer \. f., will shortly
publish the Life and Letters % William Bewick.'
The book viii De accompanied by portraits By Sir Edwin
Lanlseor K a.
New works of fiction by the author of John
Halifax" Mr.. OHphant, Miss Amelia B. Edwards, Mr.
Anthony TroOpe. Mr. George Macdonald, Mr.. j. Sheri
dan l. Fanu &C., viii he issued during the season IL
London
Nothing hut difficulty which may fairly be
described as mechanical the price Of paper, prevents
The Times from destroying every other journal in Lon
don. aud securing wha, would virtually be monopoly
OF political education.
The Rev. j. c. Young Rector of Ilmington
has now ready for the press sketch Of the Life Of
Charles Wayne Young the TTagedan with scraps from
hs Journal The book contains rich collection OF anec
sotes, with portraits and sketches.
The new edition Of DR.. Richardson's New
Dictionary OF tie English Language, in two volumes
No is published in London for four guneas and half
while Xehsters Dictionary. with 5000 Illustrations
and strongly bound in cloth, is issued by the same pub
Usher Tor one guinea.
The Chaucer Society's first issue was an
nounced to DC ready by the second week in Januay thu
third part Of the siXTeXt edition Of the Canterbury
Tales comprising the Tales Of the Man OF Law, Shpman
PTioress aud Chaucer (Sr ThOpas As the order OF th
tales In The several Mss. differs from that OF the SIX
Text after the Mon OF Law, only that tale VIII DC ssue'
separately this wear.
The Spectator says Mr. Swinburne ha
hnrL IN EnClish literature 0