New-York tribune., 1876-12-11
LITERARY NOTES.

"Student Life at Harvard" has been at-
tribnted to George II. Tripp Boston lawyer.
Violet Fame, author of "FrOm Dawn 10
Sroor is aaid 10 be the pseudOnym OF MISS ShsIeVoD
q lady OF high social position IN London
ClaxtOn. Rcmsen g. Hatfeltinger announce
trausa ion Of H. smonn's admirable description @ oj & ne
TShibiton which appeared In the Revae des De"1
Moades. ,
The Rev. H. CAPotter writing of "The
Gates Of the East describes Winters experience III
Egypt and spain-which T. r. Dutton o. VIII SNO''''
publish. -
Miss A. B. Edwards has ready new vol
ume entitled A Journey OF Thousand mics throusi.
Tzypt and Nubia 10 the Second Cataract Oh tne NE MI:
The book win be embeshed Min S,p Pi, hy he author
The list of holiday gift books Is now en-
larred by the additions from Estes Auria; Ketzch
Outline Illustrations Goethes Faust ana ms SIM
lar work sehiers flsh Oh oI s1 o. ne draVincs and
publishers makeup
The first translation of the Bible ever made
nv woman is to be credited TO Julia Smlth' one OF Tue
famous Glastonbury sisters The requisite classical anu
self ms her studies we're begun at day before colleges
were thrown open TO women =.
Macmillan & Co.'s cart at Home Series ="
viii ncude besides the two volumes already
n manual ON Drawing and Painting" by II. stacy
Marks A. r. A.; Dress" by Mrs, OnPnSnS anS one Un
"Domestie Architecture" by j. j. stevenson anu on'
on Family Music," by John HuiialL
several volumes of SchOOlcraft's " Archives
of Aboriginal knowledge" having been TOT some 'ine
ont Of print Idppineott & Co. have supplied the de-
hcjencv and can now furnish the complete woTk Ihey
have also IN rat 1eT ae nj On the
Adoption OF the Federal Constitution
The coming books at Lee q SheparuS IN
elude "Back Rifles Mission or, On the Trai' Dy tne
Rev. EIiah Kellogg; "Vne and Olive; or. Young
America Spain and Portuga the th volume ha Yanr W U
.fuuters; or, The Wild Riders oi the rams ~ q
w Cozzqps; and Handy Dramas cOhectlon VI pay :
tOr amateur actors, by Geo. NJ. Baker
The Atlantic Monthly for January III the
section devoted to Education gives more than hve pages
A. ,ha discussion OF the study Of Greek al Harvard as
,eDresennR the best class Of colleges ana inc hgnts
sIandard OF education in this country Iht W!i.eI
ensses the disciplinary ann, the &Stheuc, lne % "
pOlitan," aud the historic phliOsOphe5 als s
stndVinc Greek and severely condemns me pIeseHi'
mode Of assigning particular books 10 DC fea0 ny O"i
dates for the Freshman class
TLe London AtkeRGum, in noticing Inc
onbius and Others" thus compliments American lady
anthos IL is the sort Of book which seems exceIeh
tiu one has got through few pages. The reader
sees at once and is pleased with the writer's queh op
servation her viyacity, good temper, and simplicity
but he soon grows tired Of the small range OF
unou which she loves 10 dwell The same may De sur
nj all tho little school OF American auhofesses 10 With
fhe writer OF TheOphius belongs Inc slniHl,iS la IL
sfvie between Miss AcOtt, Miss Phelps, Mrs NhltuS
and Miss Dodge may be due 10 sort OF HIepleaVite
bstness of dtion and their common use OF CERTAIN
set of vuarisIns bot their ideas all seem TO run I'D tie
same groove Their chief characteristic Is perhaps, vee
exDreSsed by the word hOlnelnoSs; qualty nO"f &c
a sprt of nnOr virtue, is good enough III ls way Ou'
very insufficient as an aid 10 the Imagination