New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-24
LITERARY NOTES.

Fac SMILES of ~ of Albert Durers works
will appear IN the " Portfolio" during 1877.
A biography of Marshal Prim, compiled from
the family documents. is preparing at Madrid
Mr.. Martin Uondon) will have ready In
March the final volume of his Life OF the Prince Con-
sort" -
Henry Holt g. Co. announce for early publi-
cation volume Of Philosophical Studies, ny Chaun
ccy Wright, lately professor at Harvard
Among the announcements of the Council OF
the Camden Society Qondon) is Nicholas Harpsfelds
Historv of the Divorce OF Henry VIII and Cathane OF
Aragon," with the Rey n. Pocock as editor
A memoir of Mr.. Lane the well-known ed
ior of one OF the best editions OF The Arabian Nghts
md who was a distinguished Arabic scholar Is IN
preparation in England by Mr.. s. Lane Poole.
A memoir of Thomas Wright the English
prison philanthropist has been COMPLIED by his grand
son. T. W. McDermid, to which the Earl Of Shaftesnnry
has written introduction. 1t is just puDsheT III MAI
chester, England.
The publication early in February of new
Goethe correspondence looked for with much curiosity
in Germany 1t is the poets letters to Marianne Won
Wllcmer the original OF Sulcka IN the Mcst-Eas'cily
Diyap" which has been translated by Mr. Weiss.
A French translation of POe's poems has
been made by NJ Mallarme, who has ALREADY published
some specimens in the R<puJqne des Lctres The vol
will contain au original memoir poIoral.i , anu ' ~
smile of POe's handwriting, and VIII be dedicateo 10
Mrs. whitman.
John Wiley g. Sons have in press and will
issue shortly a translation of the second volume OF
Weisbachs Engineering. entitled Hydraulics and n.y.
draulic Motors" Prof A. j. Du Bots. author OF Graph
zeal StacS" is the translator They nave also nedIly
ready new edition OF TIL Text Book OF MlneraloSy,-
by Prof. Dana Of Yale College.
Gen. Di Cesnola's contribution to our anti
quariau knowledge Of Cyprus not to stop with lis In
valuable collections hut will be continued by an eX-
haustve description of his explorations, which VIII DC
ready for publication in the course of few months III
will sketch the early history Of the island and VIII de-
scribe his survey and excavations giving map ana
numerous illustrations. In an appendix VIII DC pluHu
all the inscriptions discovered about 700 III numpeT III
Cvprote. Greek. Assyran, and Phenlcian. MI u w,
King win contribute notice of the gems found IN inc
Of Kurum and Lord Lord one on the piis Oh
Cyprus
G. p. Putnam's Sons have now ready, IN ad-
dition TO Col Dodges work The Plains of the Great
West and their Inhabitants another volume III their
series Of Select British Essayiss, Sir Roger de Gov
erlyr edited by John Habbcron, who prepared year
AGO the first OF the SERIES who has risen to
fame as the author of Ielens Babies and the Bar
Ton Experiment" Later on they will issue volume by
the Rev. O T. Rockingham, :" The New Testament ana
Tho New Messiah" Ella = ArEitag Is "Chldhood OF tue
English People" and DR. Mary T. Jacobi's "Ihe Qies,
tlOn Rest for Women r. L. Dogdale has prepared
Study of Crime Paupesism, and Disease, entiticu
1.-THE Jewks be also published by tlem as Likewise
theological contribution, by new author, telling oil
"The Scripture Cab OF Valley Rest"