New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-30
LITERARY NOTES.

The next Leisure Hour" novel will be
"The Hon Miss Fenard," English novel by the
author of d" Hogan, NJ. r"
Mr.. Stanley's forthcoming volume on his Al
rcan explorations the prize for which the EnynSn pun
,lishers are just most eagerly contendmg'
A volume of political speculation Inc
Commonwealth Reconstructed" by C. O. p Clark Is IN
press by 4. s. rarnos Co., the claDOra''oh u Jan"
pElet published some years ago . -,
An important volume on the flooding OF the
Sahara ar account Of the great project Tor opening III
rect communication with 3soOooo0 Of people win 2
descripton OF Northwest Africa and SOUdai, by DON
aId Mackenzie, Is Just READY ABROAD
Dodd, Mead & Co. are about to make up,
from their sunday-schoOl books By such writer's as
George Macdonald. Mrs. Charles. Hesba streton' MISS
Phelps aud others weknowT second " LcGnoi5'c at
Library" known as b. II viii contain sixty volnueSs az
goo il called for by the success OF the previous 'ei
Oi This Kind.
Archdcacon Cray's lOng-promised work on
China the result Of twenty years residence ID 'a.'
eouutry viii be published by MessTs. Macmillan Oo'
in a few days As the work OF man VINO n'' i' ''1
himself very popular with the Chinese II cannot l,
saws me AcG3eiay TO he OF great interest,", INC d w
Exhibition, view al TIE tI!stsl "a, 80 ntbo
forms a portion OF valuable co!eetoh MIo 10 voI
made in China The work, wlicA WI We IN q, dro ~
uInes and proiusely Illustrated ~ ic NJ " Gov
Jugs by native artists, has been eultou O> MI '" WV
GregOr.
The AHe7Gum states that the volume con-
flaming the Transactions and Proceedings CT the recent
(nnfcrepce of Librarians London IS ready III Is
emitted by the secretaries of the Conference and Is pre-
coded by an introduction from the competent pen OF MI
Garnett An appendix contains thirteen separate Ia'
bers an account OF the visits the libraries Of London
The SPEECHES at the Lord Mayors dinner etc Ihele Is
an udeXby Nj Teddcr which IS intended 10 d No
model for the society," me uansdc.lotS aiit ~
ceedngs viii appear also in two double numbers % lmo
Library journal, which nave pee dela!Id 'or tne p
pose; these will not include, however the separate Pa
iers OF the appendix The volume Is printed at INC
thiswcB Press, and is sold at gtnnea
Colonel George Ward NicbOls's book on " Pot-
tery How i, is Made its shape and Decoration nearly
ready al c. p PunaIns Sons, contains iD The com
mass of a moderate volume detailed account Of the
methods OF manufacture and processes Of decoration OF
pottery TO which technical side it Is chiefly devoted It's
successive chapters treat of the chemical properties OF
The potters clay, history Of pottery in brief lis
forms its decoration including practical directions as 10
colors and paletes aud description Of decoration 10y
printing; curious aud rare examples ana me inn,,
or predicfs Il brilliant future There are many islra
tons and an appendix of about forty pages gives
valuable biblograIby OF the SUBJECT.
DR.. Hammond's little book ON Cerebral
Uvpergmia (which. being interpreted, Is too much
blood in tho BRAIN the result Of mental strain or
emotional disturbance" is Of interest very wide
class Of people, IT, his preface suggests large share
of Americans are more OF subec its dangers The
volume Is an out growth from paper read before the
New-York Neurologics Society. which has since been
modified into popular lecture given at tic Cooper m
stitute The writer discusses fully but compacty the
relations Of this difficulty, its diagnosis ana symptoms
its causes and its proper treatment which Is hrs resi-
and diversion secondly sometimes condition OF
the first medical treatment 10 lessen the amount Oh
blood in HE BRAIN The volume is about ready at g. T.
Putnaui's Sons.