New-York tribune., 1878-12-28
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. T. w. HigginsOn will write series
Of Short Studies of American Authors Tor Ihe LFdV
World Boston). during the coming year.
The late G. ii. Lcwes left as much manu-
script as will add two ddoDa volumes 10 his " Prob
lens Of Life aud Mind" They will he puhlished III que
time under the direction Of" George Eliot"
Mr.. Longfellow, in his Poems of Places"
Begins hs selections from American writer's with two
volumes devoted to New-Engand There will probably
be two more American volumes. which will cover the
remainder OF the field
No translation of Shakespeare's complete
works exists IN the Spanish language. But one Ia now
i'm progress and three volumes OF il ready The first
contains Sonetos Poemas :; the second El Mercador
de Venpcia," and the third 1" Julieta Romeo" The
fourth fifth and sixth volumes and win con-
tain Oteo,"" Ell sueno de una Noche dc Verano ana
" Hamlet"
The daughter of Robert Burns's eldest son,
Mrs. Eliza Burns Everitt died at Bath. England,
fortnight ago. Her only child Martha Burns Everitt
Is unmarried The only male descendant Of the poet
now living ia Robert Burns Hutchson, tea planter III
Assam; India. Mrs Everitts husband died nearly forty
ago, and had heen an assistantsurgeon III tue
service OF the EastIndia Company.
The prOposal to erect monument in France
to Rabelals Is not likely TO fail. The mea wh" nave
responded to 1t and have taken the responsibility upon
themselves represent both literary position ndpotca
influence Paris that long neglected honor VIII at
last he gwen 10 the great satris OF four centuries ago.
Az resu of this agitation IL Is asserted thSt modern
zed and expurgated edition OF the works OF Haoeais
NAV be looked FOR.
Homer, DR.. Schliemann argues, can never
have seen the Troy whose tragic fate lie sings,
because at bis time and probably ages before ms time,
1t was buried beneath mountains OF debris. From Ho-
mes description is led to expect to lind In excaVa
ons that Priams palace s palace OF polished Stones
but the house found by Dr. Schliemann Is built OF un
wrought stones Joined with clay In omers time pub
lie buildings and probably roval mansions were built ot
had
architecture 10 the house Of Prian. using the poets
license These points ore made by Dr. Schheihanh Ill
late letter to Tie Times Uondon).
DR.. Busch's book on Prince Bismarck has
gone to second edition at Leipsic which corresponds
line for lne and page for page" with the first IL
appears that the precise nature Of Dr. Buschs WORK
during the TrancO-German war was to read ara mark
such articles English. German, French, and Belgian
papers as he deemed II right his chief should see He
had TO translate such articles the chief thought
would interest the King and to write answers
snch articles counter 10 the policy OF Prussia
Prince Bismarck, although trusting much work To Dr.
Busch was continually looking over IL and cTiticislnS
it, giving hints or commands 10 the future.
Mr.. r. II. Shepherds photography of
Ruskin" which has just been published in this country
with some additions by John Wiley Sons contains
note from Mr. Ruskin TO the compiler in which he says
$50 far from being dstastefu to me, your perfect
reckoning mp OF me not only naters my vanity ex-
tremeIy but will be in the highest degree useful TO
now remember about anything that can't find single
thing to correct or add-glancing through ut least
will not say Won have wasted your time hut may at
least regret the quantity Of trouble the book must have
given YOU and am therefore somewhat ashamed, bnt
very gratefully yours"
Johnson's friendship for DR.. Taylor may
have been dlsinterested aud again II may not Boswell
remarks that they were different from each other
that he wondered their preserving intimacy. Their
having been school aud college together might in some
degree. he says account for II, but Sir Joshua
REYNOLDS has furnished with a stronger reason.
for Johnson mentioned to him that he had been told bv
Dr. Taylor 10 be his heir" The cautions Boswell
proceeds to that he will not take upon himself
to anmadyert upon this but certain 1t is that Johnson
paid great attention TO Taylor" In confirmation of
Boswell Mr.. Lewellin Jewett has just published In The
Gentlendn's Magazine letter from W. Davenport, who
was proteg6 Of johnson, in which he " Mr. As;le
tells me (what you probably know already that Dr.
TAYLOR means to carry his before the Lords and
will probably plague Mrs Rhuddo as long as hc'lives;
and that principal why Dr. johnson so warmly
esDOuseS his cause is DIR. Taylor having made VIII
wherein the estate is left 10 DR. johnson after Mrs.
Rhuddc's death and his own: A ,Ti sacrd James"