New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-06
LITERARY NOTES.
.dition of Wendell Phillips's "Sp

Anew edition of Wendell Phillips's speeches
and Lectures S ready at Lee shepards.
The ANONYMOUS author of the L" Odd Trump
seres Of novels ia about TO publish new story Inc
Clifton Picture" through ]. b. Lppincott q Co., "ho
have become the publishers OF the series. - q,
Messrs. r. VI. johnson and William hahu
Browne have completed their life of Alexander H.
s,ho IN tho con,pation of which they have had Ia s
annrnvl and II will be published shortly by j. b. Lip
plucOtt q Co. -
Miss stebbins's life of Charlotte Cushman
Wi, no issued AT once by HOughtOn, OsgoOd d Co. IL
will he contained in q single crown octave volume, with
=. norro,t of Miss eastman, helOtype Of Miss Steb-
bps's INST of her and view OF her Newport cottage
Mr.. William Winters series of prompt
nooks will hereafter be published by Lee shepard,
Boston They have not hitherto been published in the
trade and the public will b. grateful that these pretty
and scholarly editions may no" DC hau Ut any VI 'h0
bookstores.
Ewes Right is the title of a new series OF
books for boys TO be issued by ID. LchIop Co., by
writer Who proposes tell his readers how to see as
well as what TO see. Among the volumes Will be i
Home in Ncw-lOrh,' Among the AdlFohudchs' III"
ION the shore"
The Literdry World continuing its discussion
of the best Shakespeare" says "A choice OF Shake
spearcs for schOgrs and critical readers Is one thing Tor
the mass of people quite anOhcr ana the wants Oi
the latter are not certain Of being fully realized by the
former There is very large proportion OF respectfully
intelligent people whom shakespeare is sealed BOOK;
who care no more his plays than they do Tor an old
shoe and the first thing he done for this class Is to
induce them to draw nigh and taste and see That must
be done by means popular editions much as we may
dislike the term As respects the text for such we quite
agree with Mr. WlnsOr, viz that text Is a matter OF
secondary consideration To us. three points seem
essential in Shakespeare for the people FIRST, u ihsl
bp N volume, TO be nanny anu lhCAI
second it should he illustrated Tor pictures are he
10 average minds In graSpinS thougts thru u ought
10 be furnished with the best Of notes, page lOr page
with the text.
The Methodist Book Concern is chiefly Occu-
MED lust now with the production Of the new liymnaI
aud Hymual with Tunes recently adopted for use by
that denomination. Both works will DC Issued IN june
I'm several editions The revision OF the old hymhDOok
has been made by committee OF fifteen Leading me-
bcrs of the church. appointed at the Baltimore conVen-
ton OF S76 and tie musical portion has been edited ny
DR. Eben Touriee of Boston and Mr. j. T. Hoiorook OF
this city, The committee have made to the bishops n
most interesting report their plan Of revision and It's
results which has been printed in pamphlet form The
report shows careful study of Christian hymnoogy Oh
AL ages and sects and remarkable catnOcity in cuns
The best hymus in transationS well in our own
tongue and Is itself valuable contribution to hymnal
literature The hymns used are traced to the several
classes of sources with brief tributes or critical notes Is
70 the leading hymn-writers, of whom those OF inc
Roman Catholic Church ana the female writer's are re-
ferrpd TO with especially precatlOn ii Is worth
pOtipg that the old Methodist collection cOntMEcu
nearly six hundred hymnS-abOut hall the entire mum
ber-irOm the pen OF Charles Wesley