New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-19
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. T. Locker and Mr. Austin Dobson are
snraeod IN preparnG a collection OF the poems oi TUG
lat Mortimer collins.
Tho tbird volume of Mr. John Hahberion
.slect British Essayists is about ready at g. fnt
mania sons Il comprises the choice papers OF me al"
LfI. Guardian and fTcthoidef
Germany offers. through the Central Literary
Bureau OF Berlin prize Of 1000 marks Tor the pes.
newl novel dealing with German subjects OF the PRESENT
inc Auc q, must bc ready bj March l.
J. II. Llppincott& Co., of Philadelphia, nave
published popular edition 81 solhyans "
arrangement with the authors English publishers
4 series Of articles on "Utopias, or Schemes
Of social mproy.m.nt' VII he oS4tg . 10 1Ie
author Of Socialism, its Nature It's Dangers ana
Remedies"
NJ Emile lola. the French novelist, is now
wlituga new romance, intended TO represent the man
nos az domestic bourgeois life. In every respect IL is 20
b a complete contrast 70 his more than unpleasant
'LAssouiaoir'
The third volume Of the Rev. Joseph Cooks
Boston Monday lectures. on " Onhodoxy." viii he
pushed ont at once 10y Osgood q Co. over twenty
thousand copies Of his books VIII have been sold by the
end OF the year
A new quarterly journal is planned in Lon
don under TIE tide Of Brg.a J0ura! Of Neurological
Scienee II win Do edited by Drs Bucknin, Crichto1
Browne FclTcrc and BueAlings Jackson ana puDlsheu
by NacpIllau Co.
Ii is pleasant to note that the increasing sue
cess Of The Literary World under the management Of
The Rev Edward Abbott is the cause OF his retirement
devote ms whole time 10 the former
Henry Holt s. Co. desire grown people to
understand that story OF the old green fairy time
"The Prince Of Argos" Is culds book, but rather
one "to delectate the mature, II chceriulminded cas
steal scholar In brief it is sort Of literary opera
boGae
Last Summer a Scottish minister, the Rev.
Donald d Maclinnon ana ms wife made tour OF Lap
land travelling some 1000 miles in norhcrly direction
ana making copous notes by The way a Io vow &c i
cidents they met with, If now IN press IN London
Mr.. Z. Steiger's latest enterprise Is a.proposed
classified and descriptive catalogue OF all important
WORKS on education general philoloy, teachers hand
books and works Of reference, exclusive OF teTthooks
published IN America Great Britain, France Germany
and elsowhere Il will supplement his "Cycopedia Of
Education and Educational Yearbook
There is announced, in Paris, collection,
printed FOR the time, Of the Lcttres &c Madame
de Pomp9dour" The book will contain two portraits,
her the Belle Jardiuere ana the otter a suitsna,
and viii chiefly consist of her correspondence Win Aet
father. her brother, the Duo dAiguIOu ctc.
The Rev. o. b. Frothingham's life Of Gerrit
Smith win conclude the publications OF G. F. Punams
Sons FOR the year II will be important contribution
Ia the history Of the antislavory crusade including
much valuable correspondence Of the early Ab0huOnls
leaders, amongst it hIther1o unpublished letters OF
Charles Sumner. fine portrait ana some WOOd-cutS
Will illustrate tue book.
The December number of The Nineteenth
Century will contain articles, by Sir Thomas Watson On
Hydrophuba aud Rabies" by SIR James stephens. ON
Suggestions for Reform Of the Criminal Law especially
upon points TO which public attention has been so seri-
ously turned by the late Penge cssel by Matthew Ar
mold ON Guide To Eng!sh Liter GIt: ny Iu"II
Dicey, ON Egypt and the knedve;' 10y the Rev Nal
cOm MacCo0, " ON some Current EaNacies about tAe
Turks Bui.arians andiRussi2ns;" aud further papers
by sir Henry Name sir julius NUgcl. ana others.