New-York tribune., 1878-05-13
LITERARY NOTES.

A new English edition of Longtellow, IN
pocket volumes, is announced.
Christian EschatOlogy, that is, the doc
trine of the future life, will be discussed ID 'ne
forthcoming Nineteenth Centon by DIR. Davidson
A discussion of Religious Strife III British
History" by tho Hon A. s. G. Canning, author OF INC
Political Progress Of Christianity" etc. Is Id press III
London. -,
The current interest IN art educatoh VIII
make welcome q lecture on "The south henslnF'oN
Museum" descriptive OF Its character orSn' ana fea-
tiops 20 English industry, delivered in Cincinnati last
mouth Chus p. TAFT which ROBERT Ilarke " 90 are
issuing in pamphlet FORM
HoughtOn, 0sgOod & Co. will add to their
catalogue Webster's Unabridged and National Pictorial
Dictionaries though they will continue to be published
as heretofore primarily by the Messrs Merriam Spring
field These dictionaries nave long been printed at lhat
MODEL establishment, the Riverside Press
"a Modern Minister" the first of " Inc
Cheyeey Novels" heralded with so much ee'ot ID us'
completed England by the issue OF the seconu Noie'
which will shortly be published 10y Harper Bros mere.
The second novel of the series will be saul Me anu
its publication will be commenced III Ehs""u "'A'
month.
In The Atlantic Monthly for 1871 there ap-
peared story called Watch and Ward whose aulhor
was not 90 famous then as now Inc readlhg "oi" "'
fouDd ou TINT il can Ill afford to miss anything from the
nan of Mr. Henry James jr, and Houghton, Osgood
Co will accordingly reprint this story in Little Gas
sic" volume.
American publishers keep well ahead OF
their English brethren in regard to TRANSACTIONS Inc
latter are lust preparing English versions OF IursuentIs
Nor and Daudets Nabob, and several other recent
or forthcoming editions OF foreign books are the WORKS
of Americans. Messrs Low have taken eonsioeraDle
edition Of dc Amiclss ConstantnopIc'' Ho'n Mes'iS'
Putnam. =,
81. Nicholas means that the little folks shall
not he behind their elders practical science and so VIII
tell them in the number about the speaking phoho
graph and how make for themselves WORKING set o
telephones A paper master Montezuna " VIII oo
illustrated from Mexican hicroglypmcs, thus giving
them taste Of archaeology, and for literature there W."
he paper endeavoriDg to interest young reaueIs III
Thomas Carlyle. 80,
"The Star Book for Ministers" is the title
OF compilation olergymen OF all sects edited by inc
Rev. T. l. Hiscox, D. D. and to be published al once 'y
L. d. Ward of this city Its divisions include practical
sueeestons as to various phases OF ministerial WORK;
scripture selections appropriate for speced occasions
the Episcopal and other forms OF marriage ana ouilal
service brief digest Of parliamentary rules tor minis
teria assemblies ecclesastcal Iorns ana pauAS' anu
several miscellaneous features
With the eighteenth volume of Nature COM
mencing this month, Messrs. Macmillan announce tEe
considerable enlargement Of that valuable periodical
and slight increase in price The pressure OF sciehte
information from all sorts Of corners OF the glooe IN
which Nature now has readers and observers has made
this enlargement necessity, and there Will be fe" to
rumbe at the further necessity Of providing the means
70 this end. Nature has earned foremost place among
scientific journals and the frequency ot lts puDeao
gives IL exceptional value.
Lovers of nature and of art will be equally
interested in the June Atlantic the first with days
In june" from Thoreau's diaries, and Camping OUT
the last Of Mr. Warmers Adirondack chapters tho latter
with an Imaginary Dialogue on Decorative Art" ny
John Trowbrdge; paper reviewing several New
Books on Art and the "Open Letter from New-York"
"Detmold " is concluded; Richard Grant White writes
of England on the Rail-" Arthur g. sedgwick dis
cusses some Unforeseen Results Of the Alabama Dis
pute and Henry Cabot Lodge has bioGrapmco-po
iitcal article Timothy Pickering There are poems
Platt 49, ''' w
The English Copyright Commission were to
hold final meeting May H. for finishing their report
The ARenaeum understands that they Will recommend
that, under English law, no distinction shall be made
between Englsh and foreign authors. In other words
they do propose to make the concession of equal
rights to foreigners dependent reciprocity but are
prepared 10 advise that Great Britain shall set TO other
nations example of justice and fair play We believe
commissioners also express strong opinion as
TO the deterioratng Influence OF literary piracy upon
American literature. Several American witnesses were
examined before the commissioners" One or two OF
these publishers who were in London on their usual
who favor international copyright.
Mr.. W. j. Linton, an engraver who draws
his own blocks, artist who engraves his own pic
lures and who therefore be considered as jury OF
two on subject, will treat in the June Scrbners of
the mooted question whether engrayer is an artist
In taxing side with Mr. La Fargo and Others against Mr.
Geo. Inness, The Erening Post and others, MI Linton re-
views the methods history Of engraving in interest
ing and informing fashion, to show why engraving may
be considered entitled to rank art Among other
features Of number will be paper Oh Cruikshenk
by Russell sturgis, illustrated by examples OF that
artists work in the laers fine collection of backand-
white DR.. Brewers second paper on Bird Architec-
ture" with fine engraving by Henry March and L.
Cole an amusing paper, in story form, on Coon and
Possum Hunting in Virginia by Mr.. Stockton. and IL
Illustrated by ". /. Sheppard; an account OF "a New
American Industry fruitevaporating IN the peach re-
gOns, by Mr.. Chas Barnard; a paper by W: J. Kings
lev OF The NeC Highlander pouring out the Vas OF CO
neeticut wrath again upon the Rev. Samuel PeteTss
Lying as a Fine Art ;" New-YOrk story by Emma
Lazarus and "a Dutch story by 4 daughter OF julius
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