New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-28
LITERARY NOTES.

A Little Classic volume from Bret Harte,
"TLe story Of Nine" is in press by Jas. r. Osgood
"The March of an English Generation
through Life" is the remarkable title of suggestive
paper in the current Quarterly.
Cassell Peter g. Galpn will shortly publish
France" by George q. Richardson.
A volume on "Home Interiors" by Mr.. L.
C. Gardner VIII be added to the rapidly increasing III
erature OF this subject by Jas. r. Osgood q Co.
Mr.. Maxwell Lyte, favOrably known in Eng
| land from his monograph on Eon College, has nearly
finished work on the history OF tne university III"
Colleges OF Oxford.
The first volume of History OF Ireland, oy
standish O'Grady will he published shortly by sampson
Low Co.. London. The opening volumes Will DC occ"
pied with the heroic period
The Rev. j. =. Mahaffy is engaged upon
new edition OF his Rambes and Studies in Greece
which, besides being revised throughout, Will contain
additional chapters on Olympia and Mycenae dealing
fully with recent discoveries. map also VIII DC auueu
The volume will shortly be published by Messrs' Mac
milan 4 Co.
Macmillan e. Co. have in preparation the
first part OF Course of Instruction III Zootomy." by
Professor Huxley assisted by Mr.. T. J. Parker II Will
consist directions for the dissection OF readily obtain
able examples selected IRON each OF n' classes Oh lc
Vertebrate accompanied by full descriptions OF 'e part
displayed.
An English editor, w. Davenport Adams,
has prepared under the title OF "a Dictionary of English
Literature" for publication by Cassell, Peter Galpin
a compendium which promises to combine the features
OF several valuable handy books presenting IN ono view
a key authors MONS dc plume books ana essays III
mihar passages and characters III fiction ana poetry
Professor Simon Ncwcomb's work on Pop
ular Astronomy Ia just ready at Horper Bros in
goody octave with five star-maps, and over hundred
ulustraiions The comprehensive plan OF the work in
cudes divisions the historical development OF asron
omical knowledge on practical nnstrlinchta) aStoh
ony on the and ON the universe according
to our present knowledge, with considerable sia'S'-
cal appendix
The AMengum, London, has just passed its
6ftieh birthday, and DR. Doran contributes to II some
interesting "reminiscences Of It's history. The first num-
Der published January q 1928 sixteen page sheet
price sd. stamped TO by post, ls by Mr. SILK Buck
iugham. editor in part propTtorslip with Mr. Cobnrh
the bookseller The former in his address to the public,
declared that his Judgment was not TO be Influenced IN
the slightest degree when judgment 10 he pro-
nounced Oh books issued rom his patners shop. III
CoDdutst He took rather depressing view of present
literature but set boldly at TO better things by
throwing upon the supcInbundance of vauceSs works
the them mtoeTabc light Of criticism For the hrst
half Of the next year John Sterling chief proprietor.
R SaT of Mr. Dixie WHO continued his active
cdiiorsnip TIL lsl6 TO enable its stamped
est priced issue contained digest of commercial iue
gcnce including reports 0f the ami money markets
mspy abuses. particularly The stamp duty, the onerous
taxes paper ~ every reduction of expenses by these
reforms. made still greater reductions 70 Ms sub
scIib.rs until Il gave thrtysx pages 81 Its con
trbuors. since II has been in the hands OF ac Dixie
foreign of English writers of the former. Sante-
Bcuye Heine. Jaun. the Grmms, About, Freiligrath,
Mary Howitt Miss Milford Mrs. neInans. Lamb. Biuy
Cornwall ChOr,ey, Hood. IlaZtt Leigh Hunt JerrOid,
Lyel Sir William Hamilton. Professor DE Morgan, Airy
and Fuaday. This is an honorable journalistic record
exclusively It now has vigorous younger rival IN Dr.
Appeions academy