The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-05
LITERARY NOTES.

JULIA MARGARET CAMERON.
LITERARY NOTES.
Lord Lytton's (Owen Incredibly new poem
u to be entitled King Poppy"
Temple Bar for February contains " The
Story Of the Dancing God" by Bret Harte.
MI. Faueon's new story "The Duchess Of
Rosemary Lane" appears in Tinsleys Mdgd'
zine.
Walt Whitman is represented as being too
poor to bring out his new book, "Two Rivu-
let's
Sainte-Beuv letters from Paris, in 1916,
to the Swiss Reuie,e, will be printed in vol
ume by Levy.
A new story by Cherbu'iez, Gle Fl nee de
Mile. Saint-M iur." has been begun in the
Revue dcs Deu1 Nondes.
"Plato's Best Thoughts I" have been COM
piled from Prof. Jowetts translation of the
dialogues, by the Rev. O. Il. A. Buckley.
Alexandra Dumas. psre has his rival in fe-
cundity ia Signor Savini, an Italian novelist,
who produces every month q fresh novel
Italy has poet-laureate, Giovanni Pratt, who
is 80 prolific that he has just published vol
ume, called "Psiche," containing 558 son
nets.
Harriet Martineau's Eastern Life" still,
after thirty years, one of the bsst books of
travel in the East, has been reprinted by
Roberts Brothers, Boston.
Mr.. Ffeemans mastery 'History Of the
Norman Conquest is far advanced with the
fifth volume, which contains a complete ex-
animation Of ss DnOnsdav ROOk"
Household art is occupying the public and
publishers in England as we'll as in America.
Two new books are announced, "The Art of
Furnishing" and "Tables and Chairs"
Michelet's "Histoire du XIX Steele" covers
the period, in Its first three volumes, of the
French Revolution, from the appearance of
Napoleon on the scene to the battle of Water
loo.
The publication of the long-hidden psyche
Apocalypse" by Mrs. Browning and r. H.
Horne, in 81. james Magazine, seems to have
attracted comparatively little attention in
England.
An important article on 'sThe Exterritoria'-
ity of Public Ships of War in Foreign Waters,
BY Sir Travers Twiss, @. c., is announced for
the February number of The (English) Lao
Magazine.
The first number of the new French review,
La Republique des Lettres. under the editor
ship OF the young poet Catulle Mendes, has
appeared. The first number contains poem
by Mr.. Swinburne.
Lacroix, the Paris publisher, has received
the manuscript Of Fanny Lear's new book.
"Great Ladies of the Court of Russia" 1t
contains the elements of a big scandal, and
will contain number of autograph letters.
An authors carnival will be held at Phila-
delphia on the 22d February. The Ladies'
Centennial Committee will personate in COS
tune the characters of the authors, and at
each table represent the different ideas of the
writer's
At Wrexham, England, where Bishop Heber
wrote the hymn "From Greenlsnds Icy
Mountains" the printer is still living, 1t is
said, who first put the hymn in type, on the
Saturday of its composition, for use the fol-
lowing day.
The first volume of Bulwer-Lytton's ORA
matte Works, in the complete Knebworth edi-
ton, edited by Charles Kent, will contain
wholly Unpublished play Of Lord Lytton's,
lately discovered by Mr.. Kent. It is expected
to appear this month.
Under the title of "Fu So Mimi Bukuro-A
Budget Of Japanese Notes." Messrs. Trubner
4 Co. vill publish volume of Capt. Pfoundes,
OF Yokohama, treating of the religion, GUS
toms, dreams, ceremonies, language, institu-
tions. ETC., OF the Japanese.
A curious "mosaic volume is announced
in London, under the title of Human Ma
ture," consisting Of sayings, maxims, opin-
ions and reflections upon human life, selected
and arranged by D. w. Mitchell, author of
uTen Years in the United States"
In the January number Of the Leisure Hour,
Miss Frances Browne begins what We may
term q centenary story, entitled GIFTS:
Tals of the American War of Independence"
It is well illustrated, and will be perused
with interest on either side Of the Atlantic.
An interesting volume on The Dutch in
the Arctic Seas" by Samuel r. van Camper,
will soon be published by Trubner & Co. The
work will be finely illustrated, and will re-
count the story of the early Dutch voyages to
the North, aud urge the resumption of Dutch
Arctic enterprise.
An unpublished play by Lord Lytton has
been dis co vered, and will be published in the
collection of his dramatic works which Mr..
Charles s. Kent is now engaged on. An un-
finished historical romance Dy Lord Lytton is
soon to be published, accompanied with
preface written by his son.
A San Francisco law publishing house is to
publish series of illegal Recreatlons
The books will be handy limos, and will
include volumes on "The Humorous Phases
of the Law" "Curiosities and Law of Wills"
..Judicial Puzzles" /" The Law of the Road,
or Rights and Wrongs of Traveller" and
others, edited respectively by leaiing law
yers.
The London academy has been giving some
interesting facts as to the value of English
book exports. In 1882 it was only E93 O33;
in l845. double that-Gl86, ATS; in 1870. $780,
855; last year. ten times that Of forty years
ago. s9l5, O38-an increase OF GlO,OO over
the previous year. Of these the United States
absorbed in 1882, sl5.866 worth; in l845,
csc, $50; in 1874. ETA. 043-a constantly in
creasing proportion.
A very important document relating to the