New-York tribune., 1875-02-25
LITERARY NOTES.

Bret Harte is busy writing a novel. The
story will be longer he has yet written and
will be published by q Hartford firm. 1t will be sold by
subscription.
Mrs. Oiphant's new novel, which has been
running IN BiackYood's. "Thc Story of Valentine ana
his Brother" as she culiousy punctuates It, VIII be
| published during the Spring by Harper Bro'hers'
Prof. Charles W. Shields, ID. d., of Princeton
College, is latest writer on Religion ana science
the relation OF which to philosophy viii oe IN
small volume to DO published In March ny sorp-
ner, Armstrong d Co.
An essay on "The Philosophy of Natural
Theology" confutstiOn of the skeDticsm OF the pres
ent day. which received prize at Oxford Is to be re-
published in this country by ~ d. r. kanoolpn q Oo IL
is by the Rev. VIM. Jackson, NJ. A., f. s. A.
The recently published letters Of the Hon.
David A. Wells about tue resumption Of specie pay
ments have been remodeled by him. and will soon be
published In pamphlet form Gy G f Cremafion
The fifth volume of "The Biblical Museum"
popular English commentary and collection of anoc-
dotes edited by the Rev. j. COmper Gray OF Halifax
will be published by A. d. r. Randolph q 20. Inis
volume completes review OF tle Nc" Ieetanenh auu
includes an index.
Among the recent or forthcoming English
novels to be added to Harper Brothers library OF
novels. during the season. are "The Blossom OF an
Aloe" by Mrs. CashelHOey; "onr Detachme1t," b, by
\ author OF Caste and Colonel Dacre."
A little English Grammar" by the Rev.
Richard Morris, LII d., leading English phoioSist'
will be the first issued OF Macmillan Co.'s Primers OF
History and Literature" 1t will be put at the low
Country The historian f. A. Freeman, will write the
| primer On European History"
! The DIR. Pusey, with whom the Rev. John
Keble was intimately associated in the famous Tract
aran controversy has been editing for publication the
| many manuscripts left by that eminent divine. The
| first series OF volumes on Lenten Sermons ID eX'
pected soon by Pott Young & Co. They wil DC ioo"eu
| by another series on Advent Sermons"
| The fourth volume of the lectures before
the Christian Evidence Society ondon) will DO
published by A. d. F. Randolph Co. of this city. under
the title of strvngs the Truth" The book will be
popular in character and aimed especially sgaDst st.
John Stuart Mill will attract especial attention.
Harper's Monthly presented, several months
ago. few papers from Bishop Gilbert Havens book on
Mexico promises to be interesting account OF
Our NextDoor Neghbor," he calls it in his title
The volume the result Of Winters residence in Mex
co 1t will be fully illustrated from photographs and
sketches, and will be ready next month. Harper q
Brothers propose Kingakes fifth volume about
the same time. the Intricate coIored maps VI pa'les
| can be prepared
| Henry S. Williams, Ph. D., Of Yale College,
has written q book, which Will be published by q. r.
Putnams Sons on the Anatomy Of the Domestic Cat"
The book will be accompanied by book OF plates reduced
by the Osborne process from the charts OF Hercuie
Straus Durkhem, representing the cats Dones, hga-
ments, and muscles in minute detail This BOOK ls tnc
first Of proposed series on the Descriptive Anatomy
OF Typical Animals prepared Tor the guidance ana use
| of students OF comparative anatomy
| Geo. Cary Eggleston has finished his book
of practical counsel regarding How to Make Living
and IL will be published as one of "Pdtnams Popular
| Manuals" In March next. He interprets the word
Giving in its broad sense and gives advice not only
| how TO mako money honestly but also with what aims
should be made. His previous book IN this series
Canada that an edition has been ordered for readers
over the border and large order was nied ior TINS
| new book.
An edition Of recently published English
book on "The Maintenance of Health" by j. Milnr
Fothergl NJ d. Of London. declared to be one OF tho
best books on practical hygiene ever written was i'm
printed by G.. p Punams Sons and was soon sold The
| firm are now printing American edition. The book
very 81 on ebarac
ter book on like subject and treated SsuiaIy ~ ar Is
| also in press "The Improvement or Health" by d.
James Knight of the Hospital for the Crippled aud De-
| formed in this CITY
| Prof. Dana,s System of Mineralogy" is
rapidly approaching completion. second appendix to
hs great work. Descriptive Mlneralegy," will contain
detailed descriptions OF all new or recentlydescribed
speces-nearly hundredup 10 February of this year
to articles relating 10 each published since
1867 with abstracts of many OF them, and list OF new
neurological works and OF important recent memoirs
4 This has been prepared by Edw. s. Dana. under his
father's supervision, and will be ready soon at John
Wiley Sons They have just published IN this series
Prof. Brush's " "Determinatiye Mnerslogy" Prof
| Dana's own Physical Mineralogy," embodylnR crys-
tsogapby and treatise onhe optical and other phys
ical properties Of minerals is well advanced: and he
and his are now busy ln emoodyng Tue esseptia,
features Of the three works IN single TextBook OF
Mneraogy OF convenient size for the use OF Classes
| In February and March, 1873, a series of
Lectures was delivered the Royal Institution, by L.
| Bosworth smith, on "Mohammed aud Mohammedan-
which has since been published In book FORM and
has received the highest Communications from the En-
gsh authorities the first thoroughly appreciative
study OF this religion that has been made In England
The lectures give high estimate OF tho Prophet and
emphasize the good work done by his religion In over
| throwing poythesm. Max Muler's reference to this
! Phase Of MOhammedansm in his famous lecture In
Westminster Abbey aud DR.. Drapers view OF 1t as'the
first reformatonpf Christianity lend great interest TO
the subject II Is that these lectures, which
Harper Brothers now reprlnting should not have
| been forwarded 10 any American publisher, for the
deues Of advance sheets rarely leaves anything De-
oomums OF the English press attracted the attention OF
| this house.
In the first year of his theological course,
the attention of the Rev. Z. f. Atwater, Of New.
Haven, called by his tutor to the study Of the He
brew sanctuares. This has become the special study
of bis lfe and now age he puts forth
suit of his labors In his History and Significance Of
the Sacred Tabernacle of the Hebrews to be issued in
| March by Dodd d Mead. It's main elements are de.
rived from a close study Of the Scriptures and the
| writings OF German and other commentators the
sanctuary and illustrated with Al cuts reproducing
as far as possible from the descriptions OF The Bible and
and details Of the Tabernacle, with cOrrelatve Egyp
tam and Assyrian sculptures The nrst book gives
history Of the Tabernacle with descriptive chapters on
its furniture attendants, sacrnoes, lustratons calen-
dar nigratons and expenses the second treats OF ts
Significance including It's symbOlizatlon OF the Mosaic
system ana It's prophecy OF Tue Uhrisnsn ype, tne
composite animal forms used etc. and the nterpreta
lion OF the edihce furniture, sacrinces calendar etc.