, 1873-05-04
LITERARY NOTES. i.

There is some prospect that the first vo1um
| Of tho reviaion Of tho Appletons' "America'
Cyclopndia vii he Issued u May:
Gus, containing 81 pages, has been discovered q
| Thorn.
| MIR Lewis, author Of 1.-THE Life OF Goethe,
If about to finish q work Of general philosophy
that he has long had il hand, to be entitled
"Problcms of Life and Mind"
=" Rhythmic Algebra is the title Of new
English treatise on rhyme, in which the attempt
| is to be made to put the art OF rhyuing upon Q
| strictly scientific basis.
11 Low MsE9ton Co. h mona0
"English Books Published III the Yesrs 1868 tc
1871" which contains the titles Of 80, 900 books
The Eco fItdlia quotes from Genoa news
paper an nccount Of now epic poem, by B. g.
de Ferrari, Genoeae poet, making another
lea.
Mr.. Swinburne begins recent poem, ad-
dressed to dead king, with rather IN abrupt
lne as follows: =,
Go down to hell. This end is good to see.
Judge Robert B. Warden, late Of Ohio, and
work on 1.-THE Life and Times Of Chief Justice
Chase, which may appear the close OF the pres
ent year.
a New England novel is called "Tilling to
i to re- sbSq. 70
an Eastern sheet, !" expresses the precise state
Of mind Of the render sfter its perusai."
Tho preface Of the "Cyclopmdia Of Cook
cry" by the late Alexandra Dumas, declares that
II. Dumas conceived, in happy moment, the
with comprehensive treatise on eating, which
should leave no room for another work on the
Hame lofty subject"
-Broolbaus, Of Loipsic, is to publish now con-
tributions from Goetho's manuscript remains.
Two volumes will contain the scientific CORE
spondence of the poet from 1912 to 1884, The
third volume will give his correspondence with
the brothers Humboldt during the years 1895
1882.
Tho Atlanta Herald welcomes new Georgia
poet, from whom it has received ga handsome
little volume Of poems, sent flirting on the great
waves OF literature from his virgin pon. The
demerits Of the book" It says, though glaring,
a1e somewhat nullided by tender vein of talent
that runs through it's pages."
Prof. Jeyons' new work, upon which he has
been engaged for many years, entitled "The
Principles Of Science" contains q complete e1-
planation OF the authors system Of deductive
logic, which has hitherto been described only in
brief essays and papers, together with a now
analysis Of the methods Of inductive investiga-
tion. IS illustrated by tho physical Sciences.
-English novelists profess to find something
extremely funny In American names. Whenever
an American Il cures in their stories, he always
"Full-of-Love," or Jefferson Brick" In re-
cent Pail Mall Gazette, McssrB Bent
10y l. Sons publish q list OF new
books, among tho authors Of which we find A.
Icy" and ssTimbs.' A Frenchman writing about
England would find it difficult to burlesque such
names.
The "Rig-Veda," in the samhita and Pada
texts, edited By Prof. Max Muller, on the eve Of
Is Believed to % b. tie the frst @ sansEiit work over
stereotyped. The difficulties Of this process are
said to have been very groat, On account OF the
fne accent and vowel-signs, which constantly
Some timo ago it was resolved to delay the
publication OF tho peoples edition OF Mr. Car
fyle's Life of Schiller" for the purpose Of al
lowing him to make few additions to it. Tho
volume il now ready for the public: The addi-
tionB are, for tho most part, embodied IN sup
plement, and consists Of matter translated from
the German, giving m account Of the Schiller
family, as wel1 as Of much in the life uf Schiller
himself, which has not hitherto been known to
English readers. "
land, 50 in Wales, IA in Scotland, 40 in Ireland,
and 10 in tho Islands. Among these there are |
SO daily journals in England, q in Wales. 10 in
Scotland, ~ in Ireland. in the Islnnds-in all |
l26. The number Of periodical magazines n
cudng quarterlies, amounts to GAO, Of which 259
have religious tendency. II
The New York Tribune says: "The work |
upon which Mark Twain md dir. Charles Dudley |
Warner have been engaged for tho past year is |
likely to prove the chief literary event OF the !
citod great attention and interest, and We arc |
able now to announce its name- It is called |
q The Gi1ded Age"-a name which gives the best |
promise OF the wealth Of eatire and observation |
It is an unusual and courageous enterprise for |
Two gentlemen who have already Won honorable |
distinction in other walks OF literature to venture
upon untrodden paths with a work so ambitious |