New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-19
LITERARY NOTES.

The "Epochs of English History" series is
20 be repuhsled ia this country by Harper Brothers
Their Household Edition" Of Dickcns is to be ressnea
tn q library edition Of eight volumes
A concordance 10 the Psalms is on the
presses at a. D. F. Randolph & Co.'S, which Will cover
bo, e authorized version and the Psalter OF the Book
Common Prayer. 10 has been prepared py '"o' Vi
this city.
"A present Eton hoy" has recently published
an England A Day OF Ny LIFE" circumstantal ana
,,,,,s scco,Dt Of everyday routine at that great
school. Il is attracting inueA attention among hNs"sN
readers.
The memorial of Mortimer Collins: His
Letters ana Friendships" and volume OF his mssce
lspeous essays both edited by his widow. are nearly
reaay Tor lie former sle had between 800 and 400
ieters al! in verse, from which TO MAKE selection
curious coincidence IL recent titles is
notceab, in the case Of Ksinct." The English author
of Nile Novel" had selected the same ute for MS
book bu; the volume in the No Name series appeared
before ls WAS Published and the name was aocoruins'
changed
The English cheap libraries are becoming
wonderfully comprehensive and excelont The edition
NJ Sales Koran in the "Chandos Classics" is spoken Of
as exceedingly good and Ia TIE MaSni, pt No.
Will bc published shortly.
Tie EraaiaeT, in psper on Harold and
the British Critic declines 20 consider MI Iehnysoh
poet Of dramatic nadon. To indeed II seems
that not only dramatic ihagnaton a. on S'eule91 ~
modern poetry quite dead AID buried hat, judging rom
the tone Of sacA criticism as thlt We nave EHho'' az
"The ruling passion strong in DEATH" The
Rev Us C. Abbott will leave behind him a comPfehcI-
sive History OF France from the earliest periods 10 the
present time which Is the presses OF Harper *
Brothers The characteristic tide page makes cSpecdl5
prominent fhe brilliant achievements OF the second
tinpre aud "the anarchy and struggles o. DIVERS par
ties for power" since its overthrow
Harper g. Brothers propose to follow the
fashion by starting ahour Series OF little 32mo
volumes including stories sketches OF adventure oile
biographies popular essays, travellers handboOks ana
popular playa sufficiently wide range. Many OF tle
volumes will I've illustrated They announce story -!
Anthony TI0ilJpe Thompson H2ll;' Nheh the sal v
Comes Home" by the authors OF keady-Aoncy A"Tll
bow and Mr. T. A. Freemaus brochure on IAe lufAa
in Europe" Cnarle, and Mary Lambs Tales IRON
Shakespeare" 10 be issued in two volumes Ia sA4ia
shape
The Rev. DR.. j. F. Hurst, President OF the
Drew Theological Seminary has written under the ntc
of Our Theological Century" historical monograph
designed TO show presence and intense force OF the
Theological element the history OF this country from
IS III course Of publication by A. ID. T. Randolph x 90
DR. HurS; asserts that great benefit has been coeIIe4
upon European theology By American theoiog"hS, to
proposes make Americans sensible OF their dCleNo
merits in this respect by this synopiical presentation
tho history of theology III America, winch ne dNihee
into five distinct and characteristic Theological periods