New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-09
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. Henry T. Coatess " Fireside Encyclo-
pmdia Of Poetry has already gone to second edition
Harper g. Brothers have In preparation
new edition in FIVE volumes Of Maeanlay' HISTORY Vi
England"
A large portion of Lewis Sergeants New
GREECE has been translated modern Greek IN the
Clio newspaper, at Trieste Cassell, Peter IaIpln
are about to publish new editlOh' .
Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice" mas
lust oeen translated into Portuguese by bis Majesty Dom
Luz and the work already in press 1t VIII De loi
Lowed nv Othelo," the translation OF which Is now
ready for the printers
Chamberss Encyclopedia is constantly re-
Vsed The edition for 1878 is now ready at r. WORTH
ingtons and includes several new maps ana ln"s'rS
tons one Of the maps showing the changes IN the geos
rapby of Europe produced by the Treaty OF Berlin
Professor Boyesen's "Falcouberg," now run
ming in Seybners Monthly is to be translated IN Ger
many and will appear IN that country IN book form
simultaneously with its publication here: BerlhGiu
Auerbach will probably contribute preface u 'no
book.
The celebration of the Rousseau centenary at
Geneva called forth a number Of publications, some Oh
which contain extracts from the archives OF Geneva
Ibourg and Bern that furnish valuable contributions
for the history OF ROusseaus family aud his early days
and recy his Confessions, II 10 salu IN moro poh's
than one.
A directory of the iron and steel industries
OF the country has issued by Mr. James NJ sWank
who Is the principal 9uthOflY IN Jhls COuhuS v" 'i'
statistics of this industry The book is in pamphlet
FORM and is full of details OF the pecularies of each
furnace rollng-mill and blOomary, aud contains the
latest authoritative statement OIL the present sIu"'on
Of this important industry -
A new volume of essays by Matthew Arnold
is in press It will include his paper George sand
his "PorrO Unum Necessarium, which was published IN
the December Fortnighty his Democracy, an Essay
reprinted from his "schoos and Universities on
the Continent" the two quarterly Rerico articles,
- and
Goethe" his ROYAL Institution lecture Oh Equality
his paper Falkland, and the article ON lnsl CatI3-
iclsIu and British Liberalism" which appeared III me
IOrtnighay.
OF the early life Of Mary WOlstonecraft,
the wife of William Goodwin, little has been gu
chemically known. 1t is announced In England that
Mr. Kegan Paul. who published two years ago lie oil
Goodwin has discovered among papers in the pos
session OF the Shelley family numerous letters
and documents which throw light upon
herrelatons with William ImUo, the American whom she
met while in Paris aud who atterward deserted heI,
MI Pau MN PHDT s I Siijtio1S together with
general summary OF her lie rom tIeso auu o'ner
sources
A perfect copy of the second folio edition OF
Beaumont aud Fletcher's works, to which was added
seventeen plays not included in the first edition, is
owned in this city. 1t belonged originally TO Dr. Far
mer the friend johnson, and contains many man
userpt notes made by him. The publishers note IS re-
markable as showing what low estimation William
Shakespeare held by them compared with Beau
mont and Fletcher. They say: If our care and en-
deavors to do authors right lin an incorrupt and
genuine edition Of their works., and thereby to grato
ana obige the Reader be but requited with suitable
Entertainment, we shall be encouraged to bring Ben
JOhnsOns Isic two volumes into one ana publish 'uem
IN this form and also to reprint Ola shaKeSpeaI'
Two important books relating to the history
Of the drama in preparation at Henry Holt Co.'S
One of them will called English Actors from Shake
speare TO Macready" by Henry b. Baker, and Will COM
prise two large l2mo volumes The author claims that
the legitimate drama is dead" and that there VIII DC
no resurrection in time" The work has ALREADY
been printed In the form OF magazine articles in Temple
Bar and Richard Bentley & Son have just broughtit
out in London Fanny Kemble's recOneetionS OF her
girlhoOd the other work 1t Will make one volume
The narrative ends with her marriage with Pierce But
ier OF Philadelphia in 1884 when she was twentythree
daysfor different class Of books may lead TO the post
pOnenent OF the appearance of these works until late ID
January.
DR.. Busch's book on Bismarck will be trans
lated into English at by Mrs. Alexander Napier
and Macmillan & Co. will publish 1t. well-iniormed
continental journal reports that Prince Bismarck 10 far
from edited at the publication Of the book, and openly
accuses Dr. Busch, his old Secretary, OF ndiscreton
When the book appeared was given out that the
Prince had revised the proofs it is not disputed
that seven years ago he gave DE- Busch permission to
publish his private correspondence, although the doctor
declared that the would not appear until Bismarck
had dead thirty years. But III spite OF ths
hard to see how such work could get into print IN Ger
many in disregard Of Bismarcks wisSes The Spectator
IN long notice Of It, arms that Bismarck in his after
dinner ak has painted himself cross between
Dr. johnson and German Reter, huge rather than
great individual. full Of thirst for beer, stToDgheaded
20 bear any amount Of liquor, great eater, especially
of fish hard to cruelty with hardness Of which he Is
proud superstitOus Neapolitan peasant or an old
Pagan sure Of his faith but without atom Of Christi
auity about him" It does think the portrait will
snceeed Ii will drive all Frenchmen hall mad with
horror dis gust and be fearfear Of what sec
Ond war would be il Bismarck guided II ana won inc
game and n will irritate all Slavs into determination
that Bismarck shall know before he dies that their race
Ia moi eminine" Nor does The Spectator think the
trait true one. 1T is utterly inconsistent with the
humorous side Of him, the sense Of the ncOnzruous and
fbe comic OF which Prince Bismarck throughout bis
history has full DR.. Johnson Paul Richter OF
Carlyle"