New-York tribune., 1878-10-28
LITERARY NOTES.

A volume of Shelley's minor poems mas Jus'
been published by Little, Brown a Go.
longfellows poems have been publlsheu oy
Georre Routledge & Sons, of London, in UNIFORM anu
complete edition OF eleven volumes.
1.-THE George Eliot Birthday Book Is lie
title Of a small volume which Black~ood sous NV
inst published abroad II is diary, containing twoo
three ouoatons from the writings Of George EOt ior
each dnv IN the year. with blank spaces for writing on
the opposite pages.
In the current number of The Historical and
Genealogical Register BostOnl Frederic kdder mas au
article on the discovery of North America, by JOhn
Cabot in 1497 in which the claims OF Cabot naive OF
Genoa a naturalized citizen OF Venice, but IN the en-
poy OF Henry VII Of England TO having visited the %
coast OF North America year before columbus s"" '
mainland near the lsthmus are set iorth'
The new English subscription edition Oh
haeketays works will he limited to 1000 copies ls
publication will extend one year Two volumes
comprising VANITY Fair" have just been received AT
Charles scrhners Sons and others will follow al tue
rate OF two month until the entire set OF twenyo"
volumes is completed. The volumes are printed IN l
peral octave size, paper expressly MADE lor te p
nose and contain many new Illustrations on STEEL cop
per and wood, printed on real China paper
The life of Theirs by Francois lie Gof when
has been translated from the authors unpublished man
useript by Theodore Stanton. graduate OF Cornell Uni
versity aud press at G.. p PutnamS Sohs was Pe
ared expressly for American readers and not be con-
founded with NJ Jules StmOns work. which relates ohy
10 the Theirs Government France Besides the DO
graphical narratives in NJ lie GOffs work connected
view is given OF French political history for the last
years and a defence made of the unity OF Ihlcrs puI
cal lite. The book will be octave volume ana con
tain portrait autograph and view OF the s'a'csm"h'
home.
Several months ago il was said In tins col
umn that Harper & Brothers had cautioned the puoilc
against an imperfect and spurious edition OF etaheS
new work, which was about to be onered lor
SALE the edition published by them being the onS gen
nine and authorized one in this country irehGS
suit has now been brought by the arpers In the Oteu
States Court at Cincinnati against Robert Clarke 20"
of that city, for an infringement Of copyright laws m
the sale OF an edition of Staney's work, which was
printed I'm Toronto, Canada, OF this edition kODeIt
Clarke 4 Co. sold thiIty-tve copies before hdIPV ~
Brothers had published the work. and suit Is brought 10
test the validity OF Mr. Staneys copyright ior America"
Mr.. Henry james, jr, gets warm praise from
The Academy Qondon). His Daisy Miller it describes
MS out and ont the best thing of its kind IN recent Eng
lsh" and "The Europeans" Is perhaps the purcs'
niece of realism ever done" "Tne book is in fact re-
markable book" "It is an extremely clever Dook',
There seems to be every to believe" that II MI
James should "endOw such work in it he approves
himself capable Of with the interest of high tragic pas
sion he might be not only the ablest but also one
OF tho most renowned uONcsts of his epoch In con
cluding an extended notice, The LTdIRer says: We
NAV hope great things Of Mr.. James when lie tries his
hand at a more elaborate novel