Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-30
LITERARY NOTES.

It Is whispered in literary circles that
Mr.. Carlyle's works viii shortly be trans
lated into English
1t Is said that the Messrs. Appleton paid
Julian Hawthorne $4,000 for his novel.
90 Bressant, So now the leading seria. Of Ap-
yel0n Journal
A new edition OF the American Cycl0pa-
dia. to be published by Appleton d Co., las
been in proEre-- f3- several months undcr
the supervision or tie former editors. George
Ripley and Charles i. Dana, assisted by
Robert Carter. late % App.aoH's Journal
Il j. sad that TWO wears more viii be re-
aui-.d rlr it, complexion The current ed
tian vu- finished some fifteen years ago. and
tLe additions o. Dee made VIII include every
tain. 5f interest. down to the present time.
The former edition though the authorship
alone eos; 500 900. was yerl profitable to
the pablishe--, netting them Sl.5oo.Oo0, il
/, said. above expenses. Il also yielded an
income Of 5000 apiece TO the editors.
Josh Billings is getting NJ book or CSC
page with 100 Illustrations 10y Na-t
Tie atlanta Herald welcomes q Georga
poet. from whom il ha- just received -' o
handsome little volume OF poems. sent firt-
inc on the great waves Of literature from
his virgin Den. The dement's of the book,
it SAYS. though claring. are somewhat
nullifed by tender vein Of taicu, thar
runs through its pages
Lovers Of poetry and of Dante Will be
pleased TO learn that Or. 7. " Parsons has
nearly completed his translation of the Pur-
catori5. and the work viii, probably. be
published in Autumn. His translation Of
the Inferno, it Will beremembered. was pub
li-hel in $50. Dr. Parsons has Just pub
li,ned q book of poems II London. where, It
Seems, his poetry is more iavo-ably regard
ed than il his own country.
Mr.. julia c. I. Dorr' last n57e,. b. Ez-
piati1u. IS meeting with q large sale, We
are glad 10 learn. and is very fav0abiy NJ
Jilei by the critical press Of the country.
Mr.. DORIS latest book. entitled Bride
and Bridegroom. j. made up o. a series Of
essays. 10 the form Of letters TO new mar
ried couple. which are entertaining and in
srruc,ive. and are written IN Mrs. DORIS
usual good taste.
\ Russian journal. not long since. IN
speaking of Henri Taine. the removed
French critic. confounded him with Be Mark
Twain. and mentioned his 90 Inn0cents
Abroad a. IL an entirely different vein
from his other works. and likely a. give
him q high reputation a. one Of the clever
est humorlsts of the continent.
% Emile. 80 the sequc, u NJ. Richard B.
kimball' 5 somewhat famous novel Of Is ST.
LegeI, j. in press by Carleton.
Dr. G Naphegyi, already known as the
author Of works Of travel. has il press al
Carleton 5 an illustrated volume. the fruit
of a recent trip. - Pictures In Central and
South America.
Hon Z. G.. Squier. Of Frank Le-lic's. Is
understood to be engaged on O work of care
tul research and full information about
Bolivia.
Theophiie Gauiser's fine poems. '' Emer-
aids and Canoes, are 10 Doe translated Of
that be possible) into English. and printed
by Roberts Brothers.
Dickens Is 10 be done into Welsh
We are glad TO be able to say that Is 900
c1pie- nave been sold Of Charles Dudley
Warner delightful " Summer IN tar /
den, and : 900 copies of the same authors I
d" Backlog Studies. and 5000 of his I
- Sauuterlngs. In the latter book she /
London Spectator finds the following quail |
ties Cleyerness. subtlety, humor, refine
ment, FRESHNESS and pathos Bat who I
reads al American book -
Shepard Gin Of Boston announce for /
publication. Life in Danbury. hy ! NJ. .
Bailey, " The Danbury Nars Man, con- |
tanning the best of the humorous articles 4
that have attracted 80 much attention TO /
the NeIrs during the past three wears. To- |
Cether with new sketches now first publish /
ed. Il VIII be issued at once.
A life of that eminent leader of educa- |
ton. Mrs. Emma Willard, who commenced /
her life work in Vermont. by her son. John /
Willard edited BY Dr.. John Lord is forth
coming ron the Appletons' press.
% Bet ey and are ont. is poem OF some
celebrity, which the appreciative public
have hitherto credited 10 Michigan poet.
who hGS recently acquired some celebrity a.
IL author and a. the author of q half score
Of other poems ola similar character. But
Mrs. y. :. Emerson claims the paternity of
% Be,sey and J. having. As she alleges.
written Il 10 ls0s. and presented manuscript
copies thereof 10 several of her friends A.
proof of her right u II, she has embodied
Il IN ' a Thanksgiving Story. issued by
G.. W Carleton & Co.