New-York tribune., 1878-04-29
LITERARY NOTES.

The King of Portugal is continuing his Trans
,o,ops from shakespeare and is now engaged upon
"The Merchant OF Venice Ioa
Miss Turner Andrewes, an English lady, nae
written work in which she will present =" Tue
OF Animals Put into WORDS , Ill,
NJ Trelavnv,s revised and enlarged BOOK,
nov named Records Of shelly ByroD, and the Anti'''
is shortly 10 be Issued through the PekerluS no"sT
Bishop Huntington's volume, the Bohien Leo
tures for 1878. on "The FITNESS oi VI. "". "
Men will be published this week by Mr "'-uaRer
The authoress of "The Hon. Mrs, terrara
Uisre Hour seies). who Is Miss May ~ han has been
for some time engaged In the Bodiean Library O1iou
obtanIng materials for new novel OF irish NE
Dickeus's earlier works are just now coming
out Of copyright The protection on "skeiehes oy BOZ
has expired, and oliver Twist" viii soon be common
lroperiy Three cheap ediaons OF the sketches arc
already issued in England
The British Copyright Commission Is ex-
peeed recommend, the result OF It's long uehoera
tons uniform legislation for literature, art music ana
the drama II viii further propose that authors saii
have mower prevent their works rUhl Delus uI"na
tised =.
Miss Betham- Edwards, the author OF Kitty"
IS ab mt 10 PRINT new novel, ByOher Gabriel when
vpossess some singularities The scene is laid in an
old French city, and the story 1t is said Is one wnc
could only suggested itself to an EnSsh resueh'
In France under peculiar circumstances
The Rev. DIR. Richard Newton retires from
the editotship Of The Sunday School World and other
periodicals OF the American Sunday School Union by
reason OF the pressure other duties and Is succeeded
by the Rev. Edwin W. Rice we-knOwn sunday-sch00l
worker, who originated the plan OF te schoar - snH, IN
bOok and has edited successful series OF Voues ip
the International Lesson Series
"The most learned man in England, proba-
ably in Europe" according to Professor Thorold
Rogers has lust died. comparatively unknown THIS
was George Wsring of Trinity College Camhndge' and
Hertfcrd College Oxford His failure TO achieve more
public seems TO have been due to the dnnsoh OF
his talents among too many fields and 4" peculiar IN
FIRMLY or slght, WHICH mteIleItu WIN PiV"''N'i''
labor.
Mr.. Walter w. Sheat an excellent authority
In early Eogsh has been nirusted by one OF the pron
nent English publishing societies with the preparation
of a new quarto genealogical English lexicon. from the
collections that nc has for many years been max ne io
this purpose also 10 edit for the Early Enghsh
Text Society photohhOgraphc fac-simile of the unique
MS of the earlies, Angio-saXOn poem "Beowuu Win
trsIssliterstion, translation, notes, etc
Among new books of travel announced by
Murray OF London. the late Captain EtOns book,
"Fr,m Mozambique to Nyassa. UchuDgu, and UsanSo {:
Journal OF Adventures Discoveries, with Notes On
The Suppression Of the Slave Trade containing additions
fron the pen OF Mr.. H. b. Cottcr Cagtain Forbes s
"Skgtches Of the Natives OF Burnah :; IWeHS aeats
Residence among the Greeks, AIhaHa1s, Turks, Arme-
mans ana Bulgaiians." by an English lady
Professor Daniel Sanders, the German lexi-
coIogst aakes general appeal TO the German publc to
acouant him with any omissions discovered in
of his preparation of Ergdngungs W0rIerbuch,"
supplement completing the previous work. He observes
that il is impossible to great national WORK, as n
really complete dictionary Of the language would pe,
unoss the cooperation OF the Nation can be secured
The first of a new series of art volumes
about to published IN Boston, "TiltOus Hand Books
Of Decorative Art" vii! be on I" Greek Ornament 1t
eted from the best authorities, by Professor W. H.
Ware OF the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
and includes ustre plates figuring hundred and fifty
designs in their original coiors The designs mostly
from museums III London and Paris, examples out OF
the reach of ordinary students selected types OF vary
Ing classes.
The new edition of Professor d. S. JOrdan's
Manual of the Vcrtcbratcs OF the United States, IN
press by Jansen McClurg Co.. will be virtually new
work There will be hundred new pages including an
addeadum describing all the American species Of salmon
and trout giving the results Of Professors Gil and Jor
dams investigations for the United States Fish COmms
sion; a photography OF American vertebrateS, and a
cossary OF specific names. The nomenclature j.
brought up date many newly discovered species I'D
Oru6olOgy included; and the division of chbyoogy
is entirely rewritten, the names OF fishes beng thusc
adopted Dy the United States Fish Commission Ind the
Smithsonian Institution.