New-York tribune., 1878-11-11
LITERARY NOTES.

Uarner e. Brothers latest addition to their
"Franklin Square Library" 10 Miss Bradd0ns mls'io-
toe Bough." which is just out
Our wedding Gifts" by the author OIL
"stephen Dare" and other works. and "ln Deao
Earnest" by Julia A. Breckenridge, are In press al 'ho
Authors Publishing COmpsnys III BOndsI
New editions of the fairy tales written py
Hans Andersen and brothers Grimm are ust out a
]. r. Idpplncott & Co.'s. Gnmm's Fairy Tales com
prise 1870 stories and fill I6mo volume OF nearly ooo
pages and Andersens about the same number o stoes
in a volume Of nearly 700 pages .
Mr.. EmersOns Fortune of the Republic"
calls out this remark from The Saturday Rere~ ondon
Mr. Emerson exats the fortunes of the Republic WIN
nil the exaggerated elOquence which he ana many o'he
American writer's and orators have borrowed from tno
French school, Admitting many faults, but mss,nS
that democracy will provide cure for them AL MI
Emerson writes with boastfuness and scconfidence
winch recalls the harangues OF VI victor hugO' i ann
which recent political experiences might wen
have moderated"
The English newspapers recently reported
that the house in which spnoza lived at The AaGue'
from 1852 TO 1878 the time OF his death had Deeh pu
chased by Berthod Auerbach and two other PERSONS
aud was numbered 2S DOublet STRAIT It tappearT now
eyer that while Herr Auerbach, together with some II
erary friends has beou endeavOrng 10 trace he house
IN which SpInOZa died among the seVefal u"tnns u"
claim tue there is no information aI IeS
Investigations have ed TO any positive result Anu IS rs
added that the house IN whlcn SpnoZa Is snpposeu "
have lived is not situated in the DOhD!et ShaaI
Mary Cowden Carke's Shakespeare Prov
erbs Or The Wise Saws OF our Wis st Poet Collected
into Modern Instance" dedicated to Douglas Jer-
roId vino aferward Mrs. Clarke characteristic
note. Tho dedication was as follows: 10 Douglas
Jerrod the first wit OF the present age, these proverbs
OF Shakespeare the OF any are inscribed by
Mary Cowdcn Clarke of a certain age, and no Wit at
all aud the part You must imagine thaI a. az
this time have been endeavOrDg To regain my nSaln'
taken away by yOur too partial dedication 10 nn my
name page and In such company, lceI lkS
M crleglouS knaYe who has broken INTO cnufcn anu Is
making OF with the communion plate. FEEL that /
ought never speak write again. but 30 down 10 the
grave with my thumb in my mouth"
The Ruskin photography, which r. H. Shep-
herd has had published in London, will prove very III
tcrestng work to the admirers of the great art critic
II has long been Mr. Ruskin's custom TO express his
views on various themes which did not offer an oppor-
uny for book In this way many articles have fouhd
their way into the daily newspapers OF Loncoh'
which casual readers have forgotten that he ever
wrote, and others, perhaps, did not sec. 1t
has been Mr. shepherds task 70 hnd lhese
newspaper contributions as they have appeared
during many years of busy life. In addition, Ne has
made many little things III prose ana verse
which came from Mr. Ruskn's Pen beOIo lie was KNOWN
70 fame Unless lie il heedfui than most me- oi
everything that lie has done, remarks me Acddt"y,
''the list NAV little surprise llm II Is amazing now
much writer whites beyond the things by which ne
gets to be known