New-York tribune., 1877-03-14
LITERARY NOTES.

LITER1Rl NOIEo.
A Diarv left by Shirley Brooks is likely to
be ra early contribution to literary una.
Mrs. Lynn Lint0n's new novel, The Noriu
We'll Lost" is m press at j. B. lippincott CO.'S
Mr.. ID. ID. Home purposes to appear before
the public again with new work on spirttuais'r
A neJt edition of Mr.. j. p. Putnams manuai
of the Metric system revised and enlarged, Is III press
John Estcn Cooke has written new novel,
"Carrolc the Fortunes of Partisan OF ST. ana mus
@ publisher in Detroit
Mr.. T. 4. Trollope begins a series OF papers
On Homes and Haunts the Italian Poets ID the cur
rent BesTagia, with "A paper ON Dante.
Sir John Lubbock has catholic mind. Ills
papers in the current LoudOn monthhes are on the III
peIia policy OF Britain and ON the haoits OF anus
Col. j. +. II. Claiborne is collecting materlh
for history cf Mississippi which is also to embrace the
earir listory OF Alala,na in It's territorial condition.
A native HmdOo Scholar Ram Das Sen, has
published a notable volume Of Aihhds'Sa hohaSdS"
(Which being interpreted is Historical EsiaIs ,d D e GT
tanning important papers on inc & i,,pnS The
Era of ssiv vahapa," " The Indian Stage" &c
All Paris, says The Examiner, is talking about
~ Emile Zoa's new work. "LAssommoir' In TINS
story which appeared in the R(pnbtqae des Le'eS 'he
author made his chief aim to paint the conul9o
the WORKING classes of the aubOu,g 10 the uues
The work is said to he viva picture Oh 'iie r"rs
0uerier.
Kcmblc will finish her old womau's Gossip Mr..
1onc!eow and Mr. stOddard furnish pOcms the former
treating destruction Of the French heet that sae1
against Boston h. PF9I ,r Io m a ipcriaSt eonr
button TO the Eastern question
That extraordinary author edward Matt
land" has written, under the title of England ana
Islam; or The COuHei! OF CIiapbas," "a BOOK showing
the Scheme Of the Worlds Development sct forth IN
tie Bibles of Antiqny-the signnenee OF tie Present
Crisis-and the Duty and DESTINY OF Elgand FSider @
speaks OF it as all in one breath-thoneh 'eie are I"
few full stops
A brochure, entitled "The Catholic Press III
Europe in 1877" which has just appeared III war;
burg gives the following particulars as to the mum
her OF Roman Catholic publications in tue German
haGep 10 %Ila q io5; wriemOers H. with l27OO
saXOuy. 3, with 2OCO Bavaria o. WIN M hoIe 0I i%n h
:}S0GOO; and Prussia, l44, with at least oooooo su
sciiUcrs.
The Dutch purpose holding an International
Historical Exhibition this year at Amsterdam GtIg 'e
rionths Of June July and August One OF the groups Oh
exhibited articles will display the graphic art IN Ne I'M
pnltaut divisions, viz: Typography, hthography, pho
iocraphy fouIdcry and wood engraving special space
ognd and VIII contain some OF the earliest specimens
OF the art IN that country
Trbner 81 Co. announce an " Engnsh anu
Foreign Philosophical Library" for which the folio" inS
works are in preparation: The History OF Material
ISM from the German Prof. f. A. Lauge; Natural
law: an Essay in Ethics" by Miss Edith simeox; " out
lines OF the History Of Religion TO the supremacy Oi the
my = Woi - thr I.o ~ by Dr. G. T. Appleton; The
History of Chinese Philosophy Dy Dr. IL j. Llteb
Hong Kong.
The Germans must be recognized even by
Frcrehnen as the schoolmasters ef Europe. They
taught Ell nglanl about it's early self which 1t dd
know and is they who have induced France 10 take an
interest in Old French philoOgy. Jdr6He@ JtT 10
trl.iSrhe ItJufD' in Germany paved TIC way lOf tht
French periodical EOmG,td, dealing with Romance III,
eFature, ana decided revival is hot 0I ttIC
in tne PrJytnCl tongue. The SJcicte GeS HctHS Itf~S
FroHcais has Just issued the Last part OF us hfSt year
publications.
Mr.. Mackenzie Walace's book on Russia,
saws The Examiner London, Is favorable TO the Rus
lls that he has been suspected of being hired ennis
sary of the perGOus Nuscovite Ii is great tribute ~
his inpartay that such is not the view taken by the
officials of thc Russian censorship Certain pTo0fsbeeis
r tho work we're stopped by these officials ia the post
0rr and detained for more than month, although adj
dressed distinguished parsonage, WHOSE letters are
generally exempt flom such supervision ana no cop!
L. Yet been allowed 10 be exposed FOR sale
In thc Introduction TO CaSscrs LEOPOLD
Shakespeare" Mr.. Fuinivau deals With the plays ans,
poems IN chronological order The writer cndeayors 20
brre fresh clement OF certainty into that order by
NOTING links OF subject, incident character, tone ana
phrase the plays coming next TO one another
80 As TO proyc that Shake pra:es works il we're
one continuous series from Loves Iahors Lost to
arranged in t1ur divisions SO Mr.. Furniya CONTENDS
tLat the works OF each division fan into smaller
gToups 0f plays specially linked together Thus. N IN.
first group OF the first period Love Lduofs i-'St,
The CO.ntdy of Errors" and q" The Midsummer Nghi
Dream are connected, DY the COMEDY ID ~" OF Iel
turning upon mistaken IDENTITY the ater group oi
.R;m-D aud .uie;" the Venus" and - Lncrcct,' by
thc passion richness of fancy in al the hr.t grou
of the third pcUiOd, Julius 0s2r," iilmie' Meas
ur for Measure" by the un,css Of their hegOs nature
10 bear the burden laid on 1t, dc. Tie s0nnets are
briefly Analysed and held TO be autuDographlc and III
special pOmt Of including the doubtful pay llo! Se'
ENDORSEMENT from the editor