New-York tribune., 1877-09-17
LITERARY NOTES.

A German translation of Taine's "Enghsh
Literature" is in preparation.
Another historical drama on the Earl OF
Essex is shortly 60 bc published IN London
Sir ]. Tollemachc Sinclair. NJ. p, an English
slayop'lile. has IN press work on Russia
The latest English issues IN war literature
ne a Ride Through Islam; being Journey through
Persia ami Afauistan - India Via Mshed herat ana
Kandahar" ~ Capt Marsh. Sth Beaga cavalry ana anu
ssrvlce in scryia under the Red Gross" ey Eom9 Nara
pearson aul louisa Elzl0cth N,lanSnln an'HVls va
"Our Adventures in the War oi lsIo-9l"
In connection with the celebration OF the
fourth centenary OF the Iubnscn University there nas
recently been pabshed in Germany photo-htho-
graphic reproduction % tho carly Hebrew manual ols,
Pelican is AZ once tac first Hebrew gramm&r written by
Christian, and the first book printed with Hebrew Nlc
in germany. II dates from about 1900
Il is stated that of Manzon's celebrated
novel Il Promess spos" JIG Italian editions have been
issued 81 printed a. Milan. Is AZ Florence II at Naples
? Al Lugano 40 Turn, az Parma st Mendrislo al
Lepzc, At Malta each az i'egho;n fIace ti' IeS; ~;
transiatIons, there are Il in German - French ~
English, spanish, and each in Greek s"e0lsu'
Dutcl Russian. Hungarian and Armenian.
A recent German enterprise Is the pub!lca-
ton by secnau OF Leipzig. OF penny sheets Illustrating
ait history for schools. The wood cuts are rom
art-works published nv him 50 that ORIGINAL outlay s
avoided. aud much can be gwen iog 'hr ihohe!, IN
rst collection fifteen sheets. deals with classic architec
ture the second with Greek PaSc ait mo 'iei ii.'
underneath each cut.
Hurd & IIoughton have just reissued " The
Poetca Works OF William Wordsworth" from the plates
of the British Classic edition, making only three vol
umcs ont the original This renders the series
much more cony for use bat tie tinted paper and
wider margin allowed, scarcely compensate Tor lbe lhn
parent texture Of the former Tue paging
also should have been changed in order 10 make the NO
unes wholly satisfactory.
1t is stated by a correspondent of The U4On
dom Academy from Burlington Vermont, that the
lost book poetry for children by the Lambs, was re-
printed in this country years after It's publication III
England He describes the reprint fro'n cory IN lis
possession as little book b. SO inches containing
eigny-ae pieces against the eighty -four OF the 0tga
book published hy West & Richardson, ana EDWARD
Cotton 1872 This reprint seems hitherto TO have cs-
caped nOficc.
Auerbach's new work, another village ro-
nance Is to be called "Landsln Reutersh0ien,
aud will appear simultaneously in journals OF several
languages The Baden newspapers have just given pub
ncity to OF their famous countrymans man
ner Of working II that each new creation o. the
author of the SchUdratde DorgechtchtcH is dictated
nv him to a shorthand writer Auerbach, however.
never allows the first draft 90 20 10 the press lie WceIs
out an the supeIftcs "a TINS original stehoEhpllc t'
fiou of his story aud than hd the matter Is IRE
cuenty pruned The final copy delivered 10 the
printer is invariably in Auerhach's own handwrltlnS
from beginning to end.