New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-13
LITERARY NOTES.

During the Autumn a London house will
publish a tragedy on the subject Of Martin Luther 1t
Will be the joint work OF George Moore and NJ Bernard
Lopez
1t is reported from London that q we'll
known writer contemplating English biography Of
George Sand which shall contain an analysis OF all her
principal works
The National Library of France has lately
acquired twenty-eight Latin MSS, sixteen Of which
date from before the thirteenth century. Life Of
Saints was written In 902. One OF the MSS contains
catalogue Of books which belonged abbey in the
neighborhood OF Burgos In the thirteenth century
Among the books a sallust, Btatuss "Thebas"
and Orosuss History. The collection Is valuable TO
ecclesiastical history In France and SPAIN as well as TO
Latin philOlOgy.
David Stevenson, son of Robert Stevenson,
the protector and builder OF the Bell Rock and other
lighthouses along the Scot coasts TO the number OF
no fewer than twenty-five. has in press a life Of his
father Sir Walter Scott II will be remembered by those
familiar with his biography before he wrote the Lord
OF the Ises" accompanied Robert Stevenson Of
his tours OF Inspection and thus doubtless obtained
material for those descriptions Of the west coast OF
Scotland with which the poem abOunds.
The American Bible Society is now supply
ing copies Of the Bible for 20 cents each They Of
24mo size printed in agate type; the quality OF the
per ia good the edges red and the cloth.
The society ia also supplying copies OF the New Tesla
ment printed with the type but OF 32mo SIZE for
cents each These little DoOks-the cheapest Of the
kind ever pubshed-are regarded by the society as its
greatest success in cheap bookmaking They firmly
bound with flexible cloth covers, and intended for
general distribution among the poor The actual cost Of
each five aud halt cents but the society has
and OF these Testanents are printed every day aud the
demand Is fully up to the supply.
A volume of poems has just been published
in Buffalo, by Miss Carrie T. Judd, which were written
between the fourteenth and the nineteenth year OF the
authors age For many months past she has been SUI
far{uer from M liz
called "Les from the Vale of Thought" appears with
her returning health In the dedication which Is to her
mother Miss Judd says: "They (he poemsl found their
growth the springme OF young. glad heart. Since
then long year and more-of physical suffer
ing las shaded with per- tIuer meaning those words
and thoughts which 20 PrHe more which S BoGc
heads: Leaves" Buds" aud " Blossoms"
The world is slow to get weary of anything
which reminds II Of the Napoleon Two relies OF
the family have lately been added 20 the British Mu
seunl One is a chart OF Cadiz Bay sent by him to Jo
seph Bonaparte in 1909 the other beautifully written
volume Of French songs, set TO music, in the handwrt
ing OF Hortense. Queen OF Holland. mother Of Louis
Napoleon This charming specimen OF musical CALI
graphy was given by Madame de Montaran TO Sir Robert
Wilson, and by him 60 his daughter Rosabea stanhOpe
Randolph. Some Of the songs which contained in IL
The first is lie Beau Dunos known popularity as Par
tant pour la syre" These two manuscripts were pre-
sented TO the BRUSH NAoh ny THO Ho' herper' ran
dOlph
Charles Scribner's Sons have just published
second series OF the "Saxe Holm Stories" This Will
probably revive the old question: long the subject Of
controversy which ended in nothing definite OF who is
SAKE Holmi 1t Is nearly six years since the fret
OF these stories published, and there three
women all supported by the testimony OF Trustworthy
people, who say they wrote them. For long time IL
was believed that Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson was the
author but she has denied that she was, and
than one occasion. The first OF the three claimants is
Miss Ruth Ellis. whose name was put forward by
friend who spoke Gas having authority Miss Ellss
home being described sin little village few miles
from our beautiful inland City OF Utica quaint old
homestead wonderfully suggestive OF romance and old
time memories" and she herself as being OF 1.-TWO
sisters simple hearted, refined and excessively diff
dent" The second claimant is "a young woman living
in Brooklyn" the gentleman who spoke for her saying
she had written "all the stories except MY Tourmane
four years ago." but was "o too retiring nature to
press her claims" The third Is Miss Alma Calder of
Eqununk, Wayne County, Penn, who said TIE Genera
Courier ITO her friends made secret OF her identity
with SAKE Holm while obtruding her claim TO the
title" The Messrs. Scribner show inclination TO
veal the secret but the other hand II would be
an amusing thing" II they could bring Miss Ruth Ellis
Miss Alma Calder. and tue Brooklyn young lady
together their Oico day. and then announce,
in the Of the three the name or names OF the
true SAKE Holm"