New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-31
LITERARY NOTES.

Messrs. Roberts Brothers will shortly pub
hsh studies in Early French Poetry, by Walter Besant'
author of " The French Humorists
Even Punch now reads an American book.
It's "new serial" is THAT Lass TOwory's. by the
author of several other things, etc"
"Grev Abbey,% by the author of "Won IN
eCanter" viii form the hith volume OF Lppn ,y
Co.'S Series Of novels, and viii be issued shorty
Messrs. Henry Holt & Co., NewYork, have
In preparation a Chld's CycopTdia OF Common Things
The same publishers VIII shortly issue and CHEAPER
edition OF Taine's English Literature two volumes III
one.
The London Spectator fails to appreciate
"Thc Family" II speaks Of The Four lrreWessioos,'
and That Family Of Nine" after this wise They are
mere rubbish: without the smallest trace OF hum'r OF
helikcucss'
A second series Of "The Letters of Thomas
Erskno OF Iinathen," edited by Dr. Hanna, is m press
abroad. The first series had such success in this country
exhausted at once.
Ii is thousands of dollars and not of pounds,
that Messrs. Henry Holt q Co. have paid 10 Mrs.
AleNaudcr's English publishers royalty on the Amer
ican sales OF The Woon- or" and others OF her books
IN Tie " Leisure Hour" series.
A volume of prose and Verse, Humorous,
saiIrca and Sentimental" nv Thomas Moore, chiefly
from the authors Mss and an hitherto inedcd and I'M
collected with notes by Il. H. shepherd shortly
u De published. scrbuer, Armstrong Co VIII issue
al American edition.
The writer of the coming atlantic serial
"Dctmold" WIZ II. Bishop 10 one OF the editors OF lhe
lhlrqusce Commercial Itmes He has 50 Ear written
AGasc The Battle ~ unkerloo in recent Scr1tner,
other humorous pieces.
Macmillan 4 Co. have Just ready the prom
ised volume on Trauscoucasa and Aiar.t' BY James
Brice author Of The Holy Roman Empire Wow ia Its
seventh edition.. It. viii be Illustrated ana contain q
man Of lie authors lonrnelmss through hu'sl"' the
j. b. Lippincott & Co. will publish the
American edition OF New Ireland" by \. NJ sullivan,
who was recently quite prominent in Parliament IN CON
uecuou with Irsh matters. The announcement prom
Uses true ana faithful history Of the numerous event
u episodes in Iroands career during The ast quarter oi
q century.
A life of THEIRS has been written by the en-
iuent French pubci,t lie COTE, with special view to
American readers It j., u process Of translation under
arrangement IN the author 10y Theodore stanton, al
Iinaca and viii be published soon as possible by Geo
T. Pulnans sons The author presents many little
known facts and fresh anecdotes ID the life Of THEIRS
Chas Godfrey Leland is the latest sufferer
from the black flag" crusade of certain English pub
lishHs. lie suggests 70 re AmenG"n net Ward.
Lock Tyler, m AL, Using their edition OF J. lelt-
Ballads" containing eleven OUT OF fory-si4 I'M
oouht very much whether they are within the Gospel
General p. st. George Cooke now Of Detroit,
retired gIar officer who. as Lcu'enan Colone1n-
Command was largely concerned ID The conquest o. New
Mexico and California Las written Noume" h>'oIlcaI
the spring. He joins Ms Benton Fremont in iakmA Is
with General sheman- statements ID LIS Memoirs.
1t would seem that no publishing list is now
complete without book pottery Colonel George
Wars Nichols, Of Cincinnati whose book Oh " Art Eiucs-
ton Applied Industry has been eXcelcntlv received
ready IN hand at L. Putuams Sons II viii have tho
tue OF, Pottery How u Is Made rs shape ana Dee
OIatiou and will be freely Illustrated
A feature of Tie International RCrier for
december. will bee "a review Of the Pans salon
of1s77. by N. Charles Glndnez Of Paris written IN The
style characteristic of French art critics The arci' hes
been uausar' -! 'n9 %ie % Inp Tis''I 5c ,n
and Other French Statesmen nose forms anu aeos "It
represented 90 the SALON. Nj Hmerton also contributes
Lis usual letter on Art IN Europe
Still another book on Egypt is forthcoming
IN England: "Upper Egypt; Its People and ia Pro
ducuous, descriptive account Of The manners. Gus
toms sucrstions and occupations OF the people of the
MI. Valley the Des ri aud the Red Sea Coast, with
tactchrs natural history amt geology. illustrated
ior.1crl Esvptjaa sanitary Physician at koscr on Tue
Red sea. sclbncr Armstrong Co. Will publish tie
book IN This country.
Professor Il. A. Proctors new volume,
"Myths ana MarveS OF Astronomy" which is just ready
at g. T. Putnam's Sons such captivating and
curious su jccts "Astro0sy" The Re igOn OF the
Great Pyramid" The Myst ~ Of the Pyramids' swc-
denbore's Visions OF Othcr Worlds" in Flame
"Comc;s Portents" The Lunar Hoax" Astrouomi-
cal ParadoXes,' Astronomical Myths" Tie Origin Of
the Constellation Figures" and their Ike. Professor
Proctor VINO entitled to credit as one OF the most IN
dustTlOus winters OF lHese INDUSTRIOUS GAYS, n@s ~
further rccomne ddon that ms fancy never falls Oli
with fact He aims make popular science scientific
rs well as popular.
The first volume of the American edition of
Iubkes History Art edited 10y Mr. Clarence Cook,
may be expected about the middle OF November; the
other volume VIII follow just before the holidays. It viii
be IN much satisfactory shape than the English
edition, the cNi>luE translation having proved so IN
perfect 10 defy revision, 80 that Mr. Coon has Gssoci
atod Elti himself J.. l. BulGgame, who has translated
the WORK from the German entirely anew the first few
pages excepted. Nh C0oS has added great number Of
Dodt Mead 4 Co.. have added 10 the 500 Of the
original work nearly 100 more The new work put into
tn book has involved an expenditure Of several thousand
doIa-s.