New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
LITERARY NOTES.

President Bascom has IN press work on
"Comparative Psychology C the Growth and "r'"'s Vi
Iuelligenoe."
The forthcoming number of The Theological
Rcc,e5c will contain article by Miss FRANCES i'"''
COOoc On Magnaniinous Atheism
The new volume OF the South KcnSingtou
Al Uandhooks imported by scrihueI. Wexford Arm
stronc viii be on Brouzcs," by MI For'uum'
The first part of Victor Iiugo's new book
"Le Crime de Dce,mb.e Is just r.dy m pnT i,tt y
entitled " Il GuctJpcns" The secohU part - '''''>
will appear In November.
The ANNALS of Senaeherib," which were
nearly completed 10y the Late George smith VIII n'
brought out This wear, under the direction oil d wei"
known Euglish AssyrologiSt
A new study of rhorCau is to appear in Eng
land from the pen OF PAGE, the writer Of the re-
cent memoir of De Ouinccy. II VIII deal particularly
With Thorcau's relations 80 the auti-slayeTy AGITATION
Professor Max MILLER has returned to Oxford
much benefited los his years soiourn aoroa AND he VIII
now devote himself 70 the editing Of the TRANSACTIONS Of
thc Sacred Books 81 the world which ho has Wd'ft"eh
4 volume Of "Iives Of Illustrious Poets" by
W NJ Rossetti. probably the series Of sketches With
which he has been prefacing the NcSon rces Is an
OF his shelley Is neary ready.
Sir William Stirling MaxwelI's forthcoming
volume, Antwerp Delivered in MDLXNVIL a P"s-
SAGE from the History OF the Trouais in the Nethe-
lands" vii be illustrated with iacsuiles of rare sels
al designs hy Martin &c bOs ana oil prints u! ingenious
Another biography of Shelley is soon to see
tho light from the pen of George Barnett smith, the
English writer hundred pages arc devoted to CRIT
eai eonsi eraon OF lhe poems anI t u o h,phe-
70 gIccty eiveu are ltlS s'u' 10 De set III No"
light
The Hon. David A. Wells will have third
paYor in The forthcoming North American Pcr'er, con
Guiding his series Hoy shall The Notion Raga,n
shiping The three rapers viii be published in volume
form ny G p Pumam's sons as soon as hr Wells COM
VN.f. Ia All D. of
The late Lord Lytton left not only COM
plcte play founded on the Captiyi OF Pautus. but
"au original comedy OF modern life," entitled Inc
House of Daruley" which has been completed at the re-
quest Of the pres Ut Lord Lytion by MT Com an NV t
addition Of ith act, and was 20 nave bceh pOductu -
London 40 tie re0pcuiue OF the Court Theatre
The November GALAXY has for notable ar
.iclos, Gideon wellcss review OF Radical Pottln's
Against Mr. Lincoln" ia bis papers on Mr. Lhcons Adj
miuistrltiOn Tile Federal Language anew chapi,G Oh
service reform army Organization, and Hidden Infa
Lauier. ITO Richard Wagner, Dream of the Age.
A revised English Bible, edited by Dr. GOtch
and the late Dr. Davies for the Old Testament AID Drs
Jacob and Gree for the New has been printed IN London
aud is published here by Pott Young & IL
snecal purpose announced 20 be Ito correct what may
bc considered nfisplahlr errors and inadequate Te-
derines in oar ofosen; EnslSh Bnic ant III ,mf
Of he text Whck have been opted the best editors
rbe editors have AIMED first 70 give the exact force OF
lenses articles. particles, and the Ike; secondly 70
introduce greater uniformity IN the rendering OF the
same words
Mr.. Gladstone has undertaken to prepare n
Primer of Homer for the Macmllaus' Literature
Primers under the cditorshp CT T.. Green, the hiso-
rian Professor Dovdeu's Shakespeare Primer, IN the
sam series r. characterized by -" Furniya as sound
ard II lplu throughout, tne lCF ,hunA Wol .s ~
ealtspeare criticism IN existence. copy OF 10 should
DE- with every copy Of Shakespeare throughout inc
world" Professor Dowden defines tie chara1teisiics OF
tao four sttges generally recognized III the dove
men. of the ulays 0s I'D IN the W0lEshDp;' tD I'm
Tho World" 90 81 ONT ~ the Deptu>;" 81 "On The
heights " q" Love- Iabotr's Lost" The Merry Wives
Oihello" ana The Tempest" ars c!tod as illusiat-
ing Jhe successive stages.