New-York tribune., 1878-11-09

will be ready at Cnafles
| near the end Of this month.
| The autobiography of John b. Cough ex-
tended to the present te will be published in England
within a few months. volume Of his addresses VIII
| also appear In England soon
Il. B. Peterson g. Brothers have in press tor
immediate issue tho story Of "Carrnen" by prosper
Merlmee OF the French Academy, being the work from
which the opera Carmen" has been dramatized.
The new life of Stein, by Professor j. Il.
seeley, is nearly ready in London II relates 10 'he
period of German history included between the death
OF Frederick the Great and the French Revolution of
| 1880.
OF Mr.. Henry James The Spectator. in begin
ing it's review Of his Europeans 1t Is pleasant
to the promise of new figure in Englsh'-or pre-
haps we should rather say, In Anglo-Ameriean-tera-
ure appears be the promise OF new hgure
| IN Mr.. Henry James .
An octay volume called Art in the House"
has been translated from the German by Charles C. Per-
kins and will soon be published In Boston by L. Prang
Co. IL treats Of household architecture from the
Greco Roman the present time, and VIII contain
sixty full-pa6e illustra1ons
The complete edition of SpinOzas works
which Berhold Auerbach edited thirty years ago. Is
about appear in and revised FORM The biogra-
phy has hcen ENLARGED and rewritten and such OF Sp
nozas works have been discovered during herVai
have been added TO the collection.
The next volume of Lange's Commentary
At Charles scribner's Sons Will be the Book Of
Isaiah II VIII be out this month. The Rev. Dr. Samuel
T. Lowrie of Philadelphia has translated and edited IL
Only one volume 10 complete the entire WORK Will
remain alter thls has been published.
The next addition to Charles Scribners Sons
series of "Epochs o: Modern History" Will be "Tne
Normaus in Europe" which the entire period
ron the earliest pratca raids OF the Mortimer ~ the
ninth century the eud OF the Norman period In Eng
land. The volume Is promised for tbS month.
Jules Slmon's history of the Thiers govern
ment IN France will be published in two crown octave
tlo ftft li4 hV
ncrs Sons The same house has in preparation a new
edition in three volumes TO called the Westminster
Edition." OF Dean stanlcy's "History OF the jewish
Churcl."
John Calvin's Catechism, in the original
French edon printed after lie arrived at Geneva,
III 1886 was lately found in tie National Library Of
France, reprint has since been issued IN Geneva
and Paris THIS edition was for many years be-
leved to have been entirely lost. copy OF 1t being
known To exist.
Herbert Spencer's four essays on Education
Will soon be published in Engaud in cheap form II has
sometimes been complained that his works have not
found 80 wide circulation in that country in this or
even On the Continent, and IL Is thought fortunate that
an attempt has been made render more easily nc,
ce,sbc the work OF his which Is probably best
TO become popular Nh spencer VIII spend The winter
IN Ageria.
No fewer than 2OG volumes, many of them,
however. only 32mos. have been published by Mrs. H.
~ W. Baker. better known "Aunt Hattie" the SUI
days 'hOU Nllcf. OliNct OptlC nd5 puDl!butu o.
4. g. Arthur 100, aud four members Of tho Abbott
family including jacob and John s. G.. total Of 3l3
Jacob Abb Il alone publish 20 individual work. he
sides 81 jOiny with Ills brother These aud other inter
estmg trm. are contained In The first volume OF Ley
Podt's " American Catalogue" recently published.
Eugene Schhylers version of Count Leo
Tolstoys COssacks leads The Examiner UOndonl TO
say he has admirably performed his task " that the
book does not come to Translation sil less as
work originally written in English. II Is though he
had in some quiet and nscnsDle manner made us, for
the time being, understand Ru sian, aud had given Us
| the book perfect from the hand of Its aut nor"
Edward Scott, of the British Museum, has
nlways maintained that the Caxton Centenary of 1877
was held years late the correct anniversary Of
Caxton' first work in England belng 1872. Mr. Scott
has recently confirmed lis theory b. finding IN the man
uscript registry Of the secular brethren OF ST. AlbaHs
Abbey the great printers name In Of Its WClknOWn
forns william Causton. dated l172. Two other CaXOn
Winter Jones' the libTuriau have accepted Mr. scoPs
| couCu.
While Thomas Carlyle was ono morning
! taking his customary walk n well-dressed man APP
| preached him ana said: Are you really the great
! Thomas CARLYLE, author Of the French Revolution g.
" / am Thomas Carlyle" was the reply, and have
written history Of the French Revolution" Indeed;
pray pardon stranger for speaking to you, but was
/ anxious To have look nt you" " LOOK on, man
! walk. Look on II VIII do me no harm and you no
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