, 1876-01-24
German Literature Prolific In Quantity,
but Lacking in Quality.
Russln Also In Bad Way-1taly and Hol-
land In O Tertible Condition,
Encouraging Reports from Hungary,
Belgium, Denmark, and Other
Minor 9tatos.
poW Spain In IN Almost Hopeless si!unllon-'
Why Was American Literature Omitted
from the Record7

OF The bost literary papora In London oolebr Asa
Christmas with number Of unuhuAl and decl
Interest. containing, AZ 1t docs, 90 assay by
loading critic Of each Of the European nations
giving sketch Of tho
PROGRESS or THEIR nEbrEcfyE I1TEnA1uHEa
turing tho past yoar. Tho rapid ard conpro
honsvs survey thus gained Of tho montal move
nene Of 30 many dinorcnt nations In moro
shAo mortly entertaining; and Instructive.
It introduons the reader to numbol
Of comparative strangers, with whom he Ia sud
denly placed upon terms OF confidential inti
macy. Tho hsart expands to give admit.Ance X
these troops Of now friends, ard the mind |,
kiudled by the contant with 80 many varied &ypei
Of tho ono great family. This sories Of asaaya
ID, moreover, very sugaeativa Of tho causcn oi
national and library prosperity and deolino.
POOR rnANoE
has but q sad account to gtyo Of horself. IIel
chronlaes, GustAyo Massan, sends for critical
revier, 4 vail Of lsnentstion. Tho prcas Ia ~
activa "a ever; but the works cgistorod arc sad
iy doinlont In character and originality. Franco
La In ttanaltion state, from which It scomA
impossible for hor to omorge. In meta
physical literature. whore Is to bo found
tho tho. hssltty !!sor, tho sntraf", tho ta'.
q Tsns yssTss s,va g oSr The
no longer hud champions and tho positi1iHts
~ II atttaf}ed with their trlumphs, produce
nothing Of importance. And, II metsphyalca1
Literature haa sunk into state Of unprecedented
s II Gss ed i q IL h,soss.I in1sss1ss dTs'
lion. thsre seoms 10 have beo,r a
bostos ,harvest.: here. and hora a1ono, tho
dospondlns critic can refer TO books Of
,.souyenlra Of col. DO uounoyllls." o nluto.ro
dc eatnt Louis" .Lo Toi Ronc," etc., etc.,
somo fow fruitful troos under which to roposa In
tho sandy desert. TIM MAR win Gormsuy llau.
Of COURSE, Esvan rise to a distinctive clasa Of
Crlticiem Ii faobly lAngulsEing; md fc-
tlon, both In proso and pootry. - illus.ri-
ous Ia tormor years with tho names
Of 80 many into'loctust elaats, "is the vo.kost
par. Of shla literary haryest."' Tho fen books OF
ability are full Of clements essentially ropulsiye
Tho public Ia blass On sensational novels, aud
woaracd With acopiug cumpany.. through
four or fso volumes. with nothing bus
soernes. Eor poetry, thsza u an absolute
dosrth. Tho great authors baloug.ng to this
paHt who are stlll living Ito such aH thess how
aeaolato rnuas llfo In Ftsuce now eoan j arc al-
Iud even Victor Hugo h1a failed to draw forth
Jingle doop note froll his grand Tyre.
u spite Of her yictorios and assumed pros
perity,
N4AAA&1
5oos not appear to have made literary and ea-
.letic progress during tho last Year. Ths t,ran.
hichl pressure OF military deapotam has mover
boon favorable to I tsue spiritual dovsiopment.
Mo%syer' her literature 10 m.kine Up in qusnsi-
pests h.s predicted th.s tho iast pool
will quit tho earth In company with tho
t4st MAI aud Herr Robert Zimmerman, tue
throncleE Of this years. progfess, dpds cousola.
lion In the relsction TINT the existonco Of tho
human race In llkB1Y tn EA nrn(pnrh3 for Rnr1n
timo to come, 10 prolific has boen Tho harvest or.
s'!s. asrman Poots during tho last swolre
mouths. lnnumorable, Volumes baye boon
printed. printed but. unfortunatsly, Tiers In
that dormauy, having gained Cnsar, is entar-
Ln9 upon tho Auguatao ago OF her literature.
One characteristic foatnro OF tho new lyrical
poets u, that they arc, for tho mos. part, pane
despair. In tho long Hat, tuo doservo special
mention: Form, tho woman-liko poet.
md singer Of Poaltlymus; and the French Mad.
hme Louise Ackermann. tho maa.lko postoaa OF
writing Of thcao authoso muat furnish agsee-
lble contributions to tho melancholy poetical
literature Of the world! The dramatsta fare no
better at tho hAnda Of the!r critic, Who cAu only
atstlnoslons between tho epic and dramatic forms
q presantasion settled BY LaBaing III his
"Dfamatureo;" and are converting tho uoblo
historical drama. founded by schiIler In his
- =, ,,'Waliansteio." Into mare dry and unlm.sina-
may be thets poiuta Of excellence, fail to
Arouse Tho enthusiasm Of uosr Zlu1ner-
man, , os to oyoke from hiH pen keouer
hste Won Ebues.Eacheubaah. which ono would
bo safe ID Recommending, whether for ttanaIs.
hon Or otherwise. Il Ia distinguished by miuiA.
tute-liko portratsure and high morality. uere
It les&t no have contract to the nav Fronoh
books bringing us into dsaascashe familiar
ty with tho gQmeaaE aud Goodies. III,
metsphysictaus. halotians. aud biographers
tioop By in phantom gronps,-not one among
pis1. s% fs'syns hs nae o.
nnseEptiang Womao who arc sseping the Au,sri-
ran political and social atmosphere ID agitation,
wi! bo glad 70 learn that there il ln uoEmauy
certain sl fssulsin Ludmlls Aaslng. nlsea Of Tho
truly feysriull activity. Within brlot
Period aho has added to the four thick
Volumes OF correspondence between VArnl4lgen,
.Idss nav eeHs. Of lo!ters to thu "homa,os Of
rfince tuckler.' Tas correspondence Ut schll+
eta siatef Chriatophns. with hor future bus
sAha, Aelnwa!d. the llbraEtan OF MsloiDgon,-a
nan nan much oldef than hatRalt. .u narrow cir
ssanstaaess, and Observation-Disclosures botoso
ne world i very noble woman, possoaBln9 many
y The great quAlfties Of her brother, eysu Ii
aoalnS biz high-aoArin8 Imagination. What a
',a M,of{ told BY the rapid publication Of thcao
!nlsA volumes OF correspondence batwcsn man
tnd i wife! What revelation Of .ho ooarso
avs, !ovs q notoIiety vhich is peshapa tic
% nost dlsagreeabto feature Of our age, and
hl1lch docs nos fear to v,olate The mos.
Mcssd tanotuar5 Of heart aad hotnol With the
nfalens personalities OF our press, and our FAR
!amed army Of reporters, l Thought that Nc
o%Isaesns had tho honor Of carrying Qn tie
RAsm " !osass Aua seekers OF noto1iesy /; but tho
asfod Herod. Unfortunate Christine schili-
Fl II Il hard 10 itnRgius thlt her
Kua nature could have revealed itss!f
T., h he; eorFespoadsncs with the anl,.bla
htS,l.aNAldi ~. aud one alaoat shFinks from lossuug
!a particulars Of the heavy trtat5 OF poverty and
saaes:ns which. after hsr marriage to Ibis usl-
TsH1oEsa'al psssner, :ae sadurea With unshat.ble
aa.snG found Isss In tho grave, she
tseeavss .G tha lass .wroag which eau ha
Unhappy manss.-thst Of having her sorsows
mo wtonks truupetsd TO tho world. Ous IL
EsIa,in taos of nsms and oouupatlop) viii the
ma b1eu vf}tin0 ht%{ata. ,"Ao