New-York tribune., 1878-02-16
LITERIRY NOTES.

Mrs. Chantcr, a sister of Charles Kingsley,
Will contribute story To tine March ST. Nicholas
An important, though brief, work by Pro-
fcs.or John Stuart Bachie, The Natural History Of
Atheism" is Ia press by acribner, Armstrong x Co.
The popular edition of the Speeches OF Rich
ard Cobden" to be Issued by Macmillan Co.. will be
uniform with the peoples edition OF the " Speeches oi
MIR. John Bright
In his next paper on The Elements OF
National wealth" IN The International Rerer. The Hon
David \. wells VIII treat OF the relative incomes ana
savings in our own ana other countries.
Mrs. Weiss's paper OH Poe, in the forthcom-
ing seIibners. tuAes natiy with Dr. Griswoids
abatement that he was ignorant until after POcs death
OF his Intention 20 appoint Tue clIIc h4s literary eA-
ccut,r.
A"Dictionary of New Hampshire Biography
ia In preparation by the Rev Siias ketchu, pr'si-
oept Of the Antiquarian Society Of that STATE, who
desires information be sent to his present posoihcc
address, Poguonock, Hartford County, Conn
Professor Stubbs's third and last volume of
III, Constitutional History OF England deals, IN i's
four chapters with the Houses OF Lahcascr and loik
fhc ccr.y the Kiug, and the Pope Parliament iry au-
qutes aud socai Gnd political Influences at the close
OI TIE Mddlc Ages. IL Is nedr.i ready.
Auerbachs l.andoinc,' Us translated by
Mi, Annie Il. Irish, translator 10 the Department "
Stale Al Washlngiol is IN active preparation 10y Henry
nol, co. II Is >nd 10 be 10 Aderoa'h's esrly sN.e
aad h,si Ntu Aurrbdc's old sci a. Al enthusiastic
reader reported 10 The rubI Isher'.
In the promised work, "Chaptcrs of Early
Church IIlsor >" by Caaon Bright tie EcIus PROBES OF
of Icce History ai oxford announced By essrs
britis Church, winc the rest oi INC N"Hh, d'Ir
with the Of tnc OLD English people 10 Chri'
tianty.
The "Halt Hour Series Is meant never to
De- bali hour behind time. Harper Brothers use ils
convenient form for putting once before the American
tublic inrs !ryccs lecture on C0ns,anuu0pc. dely
cred Abesoeen Last EDn.h IL Is p.tHehi'd "a cover
ing Iu,t tnc points Oh Wnicl Information currently de-
sired
There has been 80 much call in this country
for George Henry lewcs's book On Actors aud Acting
(reprImed tie Tiuchntz edition., that Henry liol,
TO- have decided TO add II 10 the other good BOOKS III
tn.,r Amateur series" The AmrIl' edition VIII IN
cludr "a thorough index decided Lack Ia tue of'glnai
work. TAc pOok Is iui oi interesting ieiniscehcc ana
sug sest.SC criticsin.
A translation of the Rrcollectons" of
Mnc V.ee lie Brun, the French painter, has been made
10y Miss Carnes. ofNcwYOr, now reading Ia Pars, and
Will Ice offered to American readers. Nine. lie Brun's
several portraits herself VIII be recalled by frequent
crs OF European galleries born In 100 aud living III
1.l1 .l,r includes m hrr memoirs anecdotes and
"reminiscences OF stirring peiOdirh IN human interest
CasseIl, Peter & Galpn will publish shortly
the boos by {. B Norman. special correspondent oi
The London Times on Armenia aud the Campaign Of
ls77,v which follows scriatm the interesting opera
tUus IN Asia up To tue thd cathic ol h'r1 ny e nus
SLAMS The voiume Includes studies oi BOTH armies IN
camp aud tine ncid Of battle aud detailed icurrs oi
fnr incidents o the campaign. Eight careful maps and
pans specially prepared for the work. add 10 lts value
The lHeRGum states that the new Folklore
Society has some idea Of inaugurating the commence
mcnt Of IT, career by undertaking translation Of Jacob
Grimu's Deutsche Hydrologic" That grand work. 1t
adds has too lUny tucd all but unknown to the de-
scendaus both sides Of the Atlantic oi the fierce but
imaginative hcathcns To whose mythology Is devoted.
Tie task uf rendering and annOtEg It is beyond the
strength the leisure and the purse Ot any single man.
But II undertaken ny society which counts among It's
leading members such scncllr rs Professor Max
Miller, 1t may be easily accomplished.
Macmillan g. co. will shortly publish, in two
volumes octavo The Life of George COmbe" author OF
"The Constitution OF Man." work which has been
translated into half dozen modern languages and o
which over 100000 copies have been sold IN Great
Britain Mr. Conlbc. says The 4henGum, was one of tIe
Garlic ST and jealous advocates of compulsory and
uu.crtarian national edut aton and tis subject had
much spondnce with Richard Golden, Archbishop
Whatrly Mr.. ". T.. Channng Horace Mann, etc ON mat
iels education he was consulted ny lhe iTnce Cons"it
and Baron StOckuar, To whO III ISL he presented an
interesting the education of the Prince OF Wales
Tur wo-. contains u fragment Of autobiography, aud
urs,is many illustrations of the conditions Of religious
tuougnt ~ Britain durng the first half ~ the
present century. The biography mas Dccn WItcN py M
Charles GiDbCn.