New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
LITERARY NOTES.

"The Owls Nest in the City" is the clever
Ste Of new Eaysh novel, whose author had, perhaps,
been reading Hawthorne.
The popular subject of "FOur-in-hand Driv-
M "a a Fine Art" win be treated by Mr. 5. Sidney in
sbe next issue OF The Ne,o Qnarteriy
Dodd, Mead s. Co. are 20 issue new and
pretty uniform edition Of the pleasant writings Of I'd
vord Garrett NJ the low price Of 81 There are eight
volumes, headed by g. Tie Occupations OF Retired Iie
A new book by the author Of "Helen's Ba-
bhs" Mr. John Habberton. who is the literary editor OF
The Christ1R Upto,s Is TO he pu0lshea by g. r. P&6t &
nam's Sons. OF tAat little uGc Nj LoinS bAs sOu o.
900 copies.
The sixth of the Poets Homes" papers, in
the November dc Awake, win give view OF the rci-
dencc at North Bend Ohio OF j. J. Pratt and Mr3 3 ~
Piat with QOrtraits OF both TINS Is INC hhV l''i'
OF the latter yet published
"A Cocoon Enterprise" TO appear in the
November wide 4tcake relates the actual experience
of two gIls connected with the welnown SIX farm IN
Franklin Co. Kansas, which was founded ane ls con
dpced by French nObcman, the Marquis de l{Osslere
specnens Of the silk and velvet arc shown &t
the Centennial Exhibition.
The Rev. Edward Abbott of Boston IS
writing series ofjuyeniles, which, it IS said viii releat
In this generation the success Of the Roo Books o
his father which they resemble in stNc. ThcE are Ghed
"Ibc LongIook Series and the first volume " Lon
nishes some OF the Illustrations
New novels, by Miss Broughton by Mrs.
Alexander, the author Of The Wooins OF; by MISS
Msthcrs the author of COMM tro' the Rye; and by
Nj Robert Buchanan, are promised by M BeNIcy, ;S
I0uou publisbrr for the coming Miss Brouel
tons novel, which bears the simple tltie OF JoaI 'A"
Mss Mathes's Will be issued here by the Appict"uS
Besides Mr. Ruskin's "BiOliotheca Pasto-
rum" OF which the first volume Is The EconomSl "
Xenophon." translated by two young oxford fnenas'
he has sti another project 20 anrc2r in paris WIN
;tgtrtic1,s On wood and steel GO Tic Laws Oi t1c50e,
Instruction in the Elements uI Drawing anu p'Si.'';
n2ranSc1 Tor Inc use OF Engsh students" This maKC1
or
charge. ,
The first book printed in English, notes me
ADteRGum, was "The Rcouycll Of the HistoTyes {"
Troyo" which was translated by CaXton III l3'i' n'
was issued without any date Of printing This was FOL
lowed by "The Game and Playo Of the Chessc fyuys
sbl the last day OF marche the yer OF eur crd sod a.
tbousaud fourc hondcId and lxXii' These two Books
were printed AZ ruges first book printed N England
being it is believed the "Dictes and Syngos OF 'Ae
PHILOSOPHERS" bearing date Nov 1S, l477 empHniod
bv me. William Caxt0n, ut Westmostre' Mr. William
Blodes has disposed OF the popular belief that the art
w?s introduced into England by CaNton in li1+ very
satisfactorily:
at the end Of Caxtou's Chcsshool' - he SAYS is
the date Jausiation, Finished ih' last GAY o 'eh
= 14-t' According % modern reckoning, TINS was
really 147j, because, as have shown IN my ihc Z"
net begin th'n unti Easter GaY Now LASER Gay III
1873 icll upon Augjl 10, and therefore t|Nt'l gH H''
flush ms trlulEI EIon in Brugcs til March ~ A>
The hook was printed after tlat an iru-ts hd uti'
C,Xton came 10 England with Tie new art we mus !
tl!pt arrive az TINS conclusion; C3Nt0h ltnhi tit
f. England in 1876, hut tIc fret ntisrUtblc ol Ec
iaV = sfaud on is the printing OF inc DcCa, IN lis1
Adopting, therefore, 1i77 as thc date OF TIC miro
6u ton OF printing into England, Mr j. s Hcdson' o.
lie Printers Pension Carpomlon which vii Pee rs
OG next year, fuG;yss that nc rchteHdy OF Wv
hlon in London JUG o. anti Iniics and cu.osi-
ties connected WITH tine aft'