New-York tribune., 1876-11-22
LITERhRY NOTES.

A curious holiday book is offered by Robert
<nsrke a 90. Clncunat-' ShakesPeare's Seven Ages,
with photographs from ma lre'
The autotype fac-simile of The commonplace
book Of the poet Milton. edited by Mr. A. HGrTOGd dS or
Tie Royai Society OF Literature Is Just ready III Lohoo
The Ms. Remains Of John Keble are in an
advanced stage of preparation They VIII DC ac' oin
anied nv an essay by Dr. Pusey and elaborate crit
csm by Dr. Newman r.
The latest Bulletin of the Boston Public LII
brary contains notes the editions of 1.-TWO Nobe Al
men, and The Yorkshire Tragedy among the dOnbiu
Ehakespeare plays In the next Issue, the transeliPi
the Shakespeare part of the British MUSEUM NA"A
accessible only Ia Ms, viii be begun
H.B. Minis g. Co. of Troy are publishing a
new edition with much added matter, IN both teA' anu
u,,to+ions NJ hook once well known, The Hohcays'
with thirty illustrations by barley Inc text d s % witt
than b. Warren, and covers C.ts., and Harvest
suntide, aud the May-day' A'osun'n'i' "-~
home festivals ,..1s
nav Natural History under the editorship
=, prof p Martin Duncan +. X. S. r. g. S. which has
beep for some years past in preparation is now ne
ready publication and VIII he sa1T 'sSSe& % work ,m Nil
embody the latest scientific researches anu VIII 0 "'
illustrated. ;,
Mr.. Ruskin is occupied at Venice in stables
for Che completion of supplementary volume 10 me
Stones Of Venice" work in WHICH he has nade eohsae
asle nrocress Mr. nuskin is likewise occupied ~ inc
nrensrafion Of q work which cannot bat De btAss a."
eentablc 40 students and visitors in Venice being % %
f artguide or srhistOTy Of the masterpieces eH's III
the city A..
One of the most striking features OF the
Christmas st. Y,ekoIas will be the illustrations py ar
r Keyey TO Mr. Chas Barnard's description OF " The
TO- yTotl mat ia TO say the stables of the Third
Iycnue Railroad Company. lie has made careiu, steg
Of the from The life and The hHs Spt ony
ing several schools, Is such as nts htseI'o ~ P '
upon designs of far diiierem sd'9ects
A handbook of classical literature, OF new
scope has been prepared by @. A. VIII te, whose 'eAl'
book on mythology is well known, and viii be issued oy
Henry Holt Co in the series with the conhehSed 1aio
and Gostwk and HarsOps German eralTe as we as
GsL and Latin and TO take advantage OF tie recent
OF oSa oSpais pe4eS notices. 81 leading writer's ana
specimens from their works. but some account oi e Ie
lstiOns of the languages Inc literature Vi japan "N
China will receive similar treatment
Mr.. Alfred Gregory, who is collecting MA
terials for Life Of Robert Rkes' cotounder Win the
Rev Thomas Stock of Sunday schools is the subedof
of IN, Glooster (Eng) Journal As Raikes established
The gloucester Journal in 1922 it Is not altogether map
proprate says The Academy tist an sutnenSc pi9E
rapiy of the great philaBthropst Should century a
half later enanate from the 3ince OF ta. psPrn, & &
Gregory has had very valuable sources OF
opened him, and be viii discuss iinpulE9 W &
it hoped, naythe long debated gnes!oh a. 10 % we ne
orign of Sunday schools and Mr.. RalAess cllh 70 DC
considered their founder.
Mr.. w. r. s. RalstOn, the best English au-
thorty on Russia the leading writer on the subject
generously tho English Journals that the pet
book ever written about Russia" is now In press III Is
has spent nearly six years in Russia studying the various
institutions OF the land and the most important questions
respeeting its historical past social present and pot
icai future with the most patient and wel-dlTectcd
industry win undertake TO say from personal
Inowledge both of the writer and OF his boOk that IL
will be the most important contribution ever made 20
tho department of Rnssca III the Imperial fuDhc
Ibrary nj St PeersbuTg-the section, that is 20 SOY,
devoted TO books written by foreigners about Russia
i NAV even add that it will accepted by most
Intelligent Russians OF the most valuable aids
offered of late years TO their knowledge OF their own
country.
The literary event of the lcentenary, or per-
haps Mr. Upper would say of the century, will come OF
this week. when Mr. James Miller will pabiish Mr. Tup-
per's drama OF Washington" in little book by no
means so weighty its contents Mr. Tupper contrib
utes a Characteristic predatory notice His work, ne
says has been very rapid labor of love, but still
labor and no ndoent outpourng Of extemporsry fan
ces seeing there will found due historical authority
for most of the incidents, and fair amount of truthful
consistency peFyadng all the characters everywhere
an Intelligent auditor who Is cOnversant With Nasing
ton and his times. viii detect touches OF quotations from
ehrateA spepehes and illusions TO famous anecdotes
Having all through my life had an honest admiration Ior
George Washington lin very early BOOK OF mne Inc
Modem Pyramid he is of my Worthiest OF man
kind'l rejoice the chance of making MONOGRAM OF
his noble lie: and my well known international
eenments now for nearly half century dating az they
do ancestraly much Older times, VIII be good
excuse If such be needed for producing this play ON the
Centenary of American Independence"