New-York tribune., 1875-05-20
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Swinburne has paper on "The Three
Stages Of Shakespeare" in the May Forinighay
Prof. Bonamy Prices views on Money and
the Error of Inflated Currency" are to be issued in
pamphlet form by ii. L. Hinton d Co.
Carlyle's "The Early Kings of Norway"
with the paper on the portraits Of John Knox, will be
published in this country by Harper & Brothers
The History and Literature Primers edited
by r. Green will be rcPrntcd ny "a 4Dp'e'0n & Co.
The author of "French Home Life" Fred
eric Marshall has Just reprinted from Biaes"'ods MS
papers on " International Vantes'
The pamphlet history of the famine in Asia
Minor compiled The Lerant Herald by the em'or Vi
that journal, is to be had at +. W. Christerhs'
r. b. Peterson e. Bros. send out, az their
contribution to the controversy Church and State,
volume called Popery Exposed" a translation from
the French
DIR. Storrs's centennial prelude" delivered
at the anniversary meeting of the Historical Society.
on The Early American Spirit and its Genesis viii be
published within a few days Ivy A. ID. f. Randolph a Co.
The publication of Crofutt's "TranscOnti-
mental Tourist has been undertaken by g. '" Carleton
Co.. and an edition. from plates and thoroughly re-
viscd will soon be issued
! The ninth edition of OrtOlan's important His
tory Roman legislation from its origin to modern leg
islaton containing also generalization of Roman law,
is be at r. W. Chriscrns. IL has been consider
ably enlarged by f. BONNER OF Paris Professor III he
Faculty of Law of Paris.
Mr.. William Blacks new novel, "The Three
Feathers" the scene which is laid at Penzance will be
issued Immediately by Harper Brothers MT Black mas M
written paper Lewis Island II the the solGs IS, he the
| July number OF the Monthly with Illustrations.
The third book on the Moody and Sankey
revival is to he published immediately by Harper u
Brothers "The Work OF God in Great Britain" by the
the two eyangciists a view Mr. MOody's preaching
place in Chicago after the fire. and many interesting par
! tcuars of his early work.
An English clergy man, who holds that 10
Abraham the world owes more than any, save One y
has Just published book Abraham his Life Times
and Travels told by contemporary > 500 years ago
II concentrates the life and surrG1ndngs OF Anr,mah
the results Of the recent Ayran discoveries OF BIBLICAL
research, and of Eastern travel
The reprint, by the Spcnser Society, OF BO-
denhams Bclvedere or. The Garden of the Muses."
from the edition 1000 brings within reach of the pub
lie saws The AHengmm a singularlv interesting book.
Each reflection upon Life, Love- POllicie Praise and
the like, is centO from the works OF shakespeare ar-
lowe Sylvester, Blrnefeld Jonson Spenscl and other
writer's the whole the curious collection Of
| enomical poetry in English literature"
1t has been left to Frenchman to collect
the fok-taes OF Great Britain and Ireland. NJ Loys
Brueyre, the translator OF Ralstons d" Russian Folk
Tales" has in the press Of Hachette a volume upon
this subject Meantime. an English scholar Dr. Robcrt
Brown, is translating Dr. Rnks Legends and Tradi-
norraon III M and partly from native Mss fond in Labra-
| dor and Greenland IL will be illustrated from blocks
|
! Francis Jacoxs Shakespeare Diversions
which he calls medley OF motley wear" has been re-
ceived by Scrbner Wexford Armstrong. IL literally
fulls tho original meaning of its title for catching
phrase thought from Shakespeare the author rambes
medical and literary authorities parallels TO the crcnn
stances of Falstats manner OF dying Lear ana Fasth
may li hundreds of volumes Of diversions if he
| ries the plan further.
The French edition of the second part of NJ.
Jules vernes Mysterious Island has been received at
+. W. ChIistern's. 1t has ominous name, LAban-
donne" for the story has been virtually abandoned by
| the magazines which undertook its publication. II has
become we'll nigh nteImnahe, and its author has
| several remnants of civilization whereas he had prom
ised that their scientific knowledge should evolve every
thing the island itself One Of the European maga
zines has dropped the story altogether and SerGners
COMPRISING the remaining chapters into the briefest
compass.
Mr. Ruskin still adheres to his refusal to re-
print Modern Painters" in complete form, but since
the younger lady of Thwaite which is Rusknesc for
of authors friends has selected fayorte
from that work. he consents to them into proper
and 10 present them III reasonably cheap form
The volume called Frondes Agrcses Rustic leaves),
is Just received at scribner, Wexford q Armstrongs
bookseller and put forth the authors ideal OF book
making. The copies are bound only i'll a brown French
morocco, with flexible with simple line orna-
mcntng the side and the most modest IetGfins ana
two designs of leaves Oh the back. The book really
an art product
The Rev. j. G.. Wood, in his preface To
Man and Beast TO he published immediately by
Harper Bros says lie has ondcavored to carry
Bishop Buffers train of thought and to show that the
lower animals possess the characteristics OF the immortal
spirit He first purposes 10 show that the Scriptures do
deny future life to the lower animals; this he does
by explaining two misunderstood passages in the Old
Testament and then claims that the lower animals share
with the attributes OF reason language, memory,
the of moral responsibility. uselshncss, and love,
and expects to retain these quahties III the next
world there every presume that the lower ami
mails may share his immortality hereafter prove TINS
| Lp Qiy
of Of these in HdperS Weekly numerous American
anecdotes of like nature have been sent TO the publishers
| A remarkable work of military collaboration
published under the edtorship OF Gen Theo
f. Rodenbaugh, T. S.A under the title Of From Ever
glade to Canon with the Second Dragons ed L. s. Cav
aryl The narrative covers service from S36 to 1874
including the Florida, Mexican, and Civil Wars Per
sonal recoectons of the early days, with In
dian and frontier "reminiscences are contributed by Gen
Cooke, Col Lee, Major Thompson, and Capt. Bates A
| Trlmpeer's Notes" supplied from the diary OF an
Gen OF cavalry operations in 1868 (Army
of the Potomat Coils Harrison and Loeser give expert
ences with Sheridan In e64 Letters from Subaern"
written during the war to friend at home furnish pic
lures of military life. and Lieut. Duane describes the
Yellowstone exploration The volume Will be 50 octave
OF 800 pages, with six acknowledgements, eight photo
/ graphic portraits, two maps, ana many pcnandink
! Sketches by Edwin Forbes and Others.
Julius II. Seelyes work on "ChIistian Mis-
! slons" will be published by Dodd Mead on satur-
day, in a neat l2mc. OF 200 pages. These lee
lures were delivered by Prof seelye before the theoog
cal semnaries at Yale and Andover. They discuss the
condition and wants OF the unCstian world, aud
the failure OF the ordinary appliances Of civilization but
the adequacy OF the Gospel 10 improve it, Prof Seeyc
believes In the degeneration theory. asserting that his
tory shows vastly more instances OF decay than OF
progress and that nation has risen by its
farsaa IA "A