New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
LITERARY NOTES.

The poets of the January Scribners are Mrs.
stoddard
Matthew Arnold's new volume in reply to
his critics, God and tie Bible" will be published at
once by Macmillan Co.
George Eliot's new novel viii be begun in
The February umbcr o. HGrpn's Monthly 1t covers
much The same feld as mat Of Middemarc% All Mrs
Lcwcss works that nave dpre1ed ~ serials have been
published in the Harpers periodicals
Among the features Of ApplctOns' journal for
1876 will be some Gatherings from Artists Folio"
contributed by Mr. James Freeman, an American artist
who has resided FOR thirty years IN Rome ana wiz give
mt ;hcre.
The January number of Harpcr's Monthly
will contain an interesting article on Cambridge, 10y Mr
Cias T. Richardson, literary editor Of The IndcPen0h
II viii be- illustrated with many ycws ana portraits oi
tie recent Presidents Of Harvard and o1 the literary
n0ables OF Cambridge
The papers in SciibHcr'S Monthly on "New-
York IN the Revolution" by Mr. John Mines, are likely
% .souish Workers 10y showing then how much of
Revolutionary interest they quietly ignore The hrst
paper with score of interesting Illustrations, VIII ep
pear in the fIs number 1876, nearly ready which
q story Of the siege 81 Boston, by Horace l.. scuddcr
the bcinnng OF sr. Hale. new serial; the first series Of
Iey6uuoraly Letters" between Col Joseph WARD ara
bic wife Prudence edited by John " Cheney and lead
ing editorial Oh tie subject 10y Dr. Holland
Prof. G. w. Groere's work on "The Ger
man Element In the War Of American Independence"
10 be published by Hurd q Housnton viii make a l2mo.
volume Of about 800 pages IL IL devoted chiefly 10
biographical studes Of Baron steuben and BaIon de
KaIb which are founded chiefly on tho monographs Of
d. Friedrich Kupp, formerly Of this city and throw
much light upon n yOlutiouaIy history. IL his preface
the author, citing Carlo BOtts history OF tmh period,
says: 1.-THE history OF the American War Of ludc-
pendence has not SET taken The pace which belongs TO
In historical literature It's IT'S actors ana s
events invest with interest for the siafesmau FOR
tie philosopher, and for the lover Of picturesque
alive which has never been surpassed. IL is great
prOae epic with heroes whom can love and revere,
whose marvellous truths exceed e bOdcst nY entOns Oi
fiction"
For the forthcoming Centennial edition. of
his History, Mr. Bancroft has written predatory note,
IN which lac states thai during the later forty years OF his
work he has obtained mach valuable instruction in
eral z5rcial b auches Of American history from CORE
spOndents throughout the country and has obtained
much new valuable material inaccessible at the time
Of writing. The noes and papers thus socum
lated form basis of the revision for the edition.
10 which solid year Of close and undivided application
has devoted" Every noteworthy criticism las been
considered view 10 the most exact accuracy II is
also antOritatively announced that the lOngtaikedof
slpeuenfary volumes will be four IN number treating
cf the history the country since the Revolution under
division INTO five epOehs, the following plan: First
EpociI-FfOm the Inauguration Of Washington to the
consolidation ot the Union By the acquisition OF Louis