New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-11
LITERARY NOTES.

An interesting article on "HOw great men
work leads Casseirs Magazine for March.
The second volume OF Bryant's History OF
thc United States may be expected early this spring
Richard A. Proctor writes of Ancient
Batylonan Astrognosy IN The GenHemdnslo t m"rc"'
Belq,aria for March has two American con-
uibuttons Mr. stoddard's Paper on Thomas MOORE ana
Marx Twaius telephone story
new (thrd) edition of the Hon. Charles k
Tuckcrmans book The Greeks of To-day"is TO be
issuCd by G. 7. Putoam's sons
a. sketch-booll of The American Epis-
eopae" by the Rev IT, G. Patterson, D. d. is announced
by Mcssrs. j. Il. Lppncott Il Co.
"Clericusr of The Christian Union, il pre-
paring book on Conditional Immortality VIII 'ne
title. The Theological Jrilemma''
The Dickens Dictionary" well-known
American work has been reproduced IN LONDON ~ 'hc
instance Of M. Charles ckens Jf' 800
Professor +. ". Newman discusses the dit-
ferences between English language as SPOKEN ana
written" in The Contemporary for March.
The French philosophical writer, NJ. Lard,
is obont to publish bocle Contemporary English
Logcinus." IL will deal specially with formal logic.
The second volume of J. r. Green's larger
"History Of the English People" VIII follow close upon
the fret 1t is already IN press at Harper bTo'hers
A book on the great commercial pane III
Great Britain consequent The failure Of Messrs over
end Gurnev Co.. years since, is about 10 be pun
llshed abroad.
Archbishop Trench's lectures on Medieval
Church History" delivered at Queens College, Dublin
form The foundation OF an important work on that cub
1ect which Sciibner Armstrong Co VIII issue at once
Estes g. Lauriat will send out, about the
18th Inst the novel; Dosa by the Russian lady known
as Henry Grevc, which has met with great success III
Paris
Professor Moses Colt Tyler has nearly COM
pleted the first volume Of his "Ilstory OF American
Literature" and part OF the Ms. is in the printers
hands This volume covers "The Colonial PERIOD and
Is so far complete III itseN.
NJ Eugene Lacrox is to publish a supplement
20 his works on the Paris Exhibition of 1857 and The
Exhihops AZ Vienna and Philadelphia 10 the shape of
Etudes sur lExposition de 1879" The first number
will appear on the LIST OF April
The literature of the future life receives an
addition in NJ Lucien Gauters edition. in Arabic and
French translation, Of The Precious Pearl, popular
treatise presenting the MOnammedan doctrine OF iutnre
exten.e, written by Ghazai in the latter part OF the
' eleventh century.
Cuvier's great work on "The Animal King
DOM" as edited into present usefulness by W: T. Car
pcntcr and other wcknown English scieAtis's is to nc
published in this country by Estes IauTat. II VIII
cuts, aid viii he priced at but So y,
The April Atlantic will have the first of
new series of papers On AmercanisIns, by Richard
Grant White, second pos,h'mous paper by Gideon Cil
Nees both lcgacics from The GQt0rd; study or Allll
Days" from Toreaus journal papers ny ichFy J&ngS.
tr Aldrcb, Howells, and poems by steaman' H. H.
The little quarterly journal, Patndm's Liter
err Cou,panioa which Messrs. G. p Putnams Sons pub
lsh under the eGitorshp Of III. f. r. Perkins. found
very useful by readers for its clasSicatcn OF zoe new
books according subject and It's brS ht ana I"rh1g
notes The issues for 1877 arc now neatly bound IN
boards. to sell at fifty cents
An English student Of Biblical Archaeology,
the Roy II. c. TomkinS is about TO print an interesting
volume OF studies OF the Tine Of Abraham" in the
compilation OF which he has the assistance or many
leading Assvr0lOgists and Psychologists. valuable
resume Of the social ard religious life OF Blbylona OOo
years before the Christian era is expected
We have received from Brentano the last
numbers The illustrated London Ne,cs The Graphic,
and Irich. The Netrs contains series of cuts illus
fratuC tile passage OF the DaTdanellcs by the British
fleet. and others depicting various scenes Of he war,
several pictures representing the funeral OF tie folF,
and dOubie-page engraving Of York Minister an excel
lent piece OF wOOd-cGiting The Gr0phc nas tDlreen
sketches of scenes the with the JOwaAs in North
western India, douDlepaSe Instratons OF TIE dIicu-
ties spOndencc and OF Sanlcys expedition
and a supplement in the form OF c0lOTed plate-the
meet the hunting field. Punch ie filed Win cbarac-
tefistic jokes and sketches