New-York tribune., 1879-11-10
LITERARY NOTES.

A new story by Mr.. uoWeiis IL Pio>N w
readers of rhs Aao~,ie for the coming yoaf' -,
"Carlyie Birthday Book" prepared WIN
Mr.. c,r,y,es permission. Is announced by Londoh
puahshrr for early issue.
The Connie de Paris, who has just compie'e"
che nm volume Of his work the Civil War III America"
will finish the sixth and last during the coming year
A new edition of the works OF Charles
Dickens 10 comprise thirty volumes and to oe e''eu
thc Pocket volume Edition." Is annonhee"p! N"'''
scribner's sons as IN press
new volume of Remains history of prlmi-
tiv, Christianity is ont in Paris. 1t has the ut'e
"I'Fclisc Chretenne." one volume more M"'o
Aue,c." vii complete me Work
David Murray Smith, a brother OF Alexan.
DER Smith the author OF a Life Drama ana
,outrown as an editor OF the works OF Burns. lett
behind him some poems which, 1t is said. Will zee 'ne
hight at some early DAY. =,
The advance demand for "A Fools Errand
has been so great that Fords, Howard Hubert nave
decided TO DELAY the publication c. 1t unul NoNem"0'
l5 in order to prepare larger edition lhS Oo0N' "
already announced Is novel in which the annot " ,
give truthful picture 3f inc 9ou 7 =" T,s ~ C,t1
purpose being similar 20 that OF " Ohce ION N"''
Anselmo Guerrieri Gonzaga, an Italian noble
man who ,ied suddenly IN Florence snort time a 20
had won high standing Is SAID IN the world OF letters
by tTanslatons Of Horace and Goethe HIS version oi
Fsus" by many critics is considered the most l"uess
translation Italy possesses lie was also me a9'h nor
of some Original sonucts the Workmanship Ot whleh H"s
been praised as very delicate
The publishers announce that the demand
has been SO great the November number OF SG0ner
that the first edition OF 100000 copies was sold wih
two weeks after II came out, and that new edition.
now II press will be ready In this number are
contained the opening chapters Of George W. CaoJs
new novel " The & m 1oa dao cones '''
Tennyson's "Harod" has been translated
into German and will appear this Autumn at Hamburg
Ionceilow has been popular in Germany these many
ycars and translation OF "The Golden leeenu VIII
shortly be addcd to works by him which have aiea"S
spne,red I'm German L0ngfelOw. II Is said. has seen
the translation manuscript and approved IA IrAnsi@
iions have also been made into German recently ol BE-
ircions from the poetica works OF Bayard laylor'
Two volumes are now ready III the edition
of "Chambers's Encycloi rdia" which the American
Book Exchange publishing. with other matter under
tne title Of Library of Universal Know edge" Other
volumes Will appear, II Is promised. az the rate of lWoa
month They of 16mo size. and contain ABOUT SUI
PAGES each when completed the edition Will comprise
twenty volumes the last six Of which will relate eX
cusively 10 and the nc ds Of American readers
Tins edition. fnr a. The prcc Is concerned eusnt 10
suit anybody. TIE manufacture OF cheIp OOOks see'
10 have touched bottom with this work
There are many English authors who have
seemed 10 deserve called voiumnous but judged
by standard drawn from Polish literature they would
bc tar from that. Joseph Kraszewsk who was born III
IsI2 ana celebrated at CracOw three weeks ago the
fieth year OF his literary life. has given TO the world
10 fewer than 500 vouInasl And be is likely to pro-
duce a good many more for he Is still hale ond
active Kraszowskrs works embrace criticism gcoerl-
phy, history poetry ana romance. some oi ms n,s,
cal novels have been translated into other IauIuu.S
Iley furnish truthful ana stirring pictures oil The 10
land Of the past.
Mr. William I. Gill is editing companion
volume 10 those aunuals de luxe. Lotos Leaves"
and Laurel Leaves" which were published few
years ago hy Mr. Gill. al his house IN Boston The new
volume Will he issued by RWornnston, Of this city, and
outtei Papyrus Leaves" The dedication Is to Mr
Iongfcilow who contributes poem addressed to the
aud .I4lra
seventeen birthday. Dr. Holmes is represented in his
Century cub Verses aud there poems stories and
ESSAYS 10y Lowell. Bryant, Whittier Victor lIns9 Ber
SeiI H,rniifon Eiward Teeiestou aud others. Numoi
S@, ,a. are ~ nS W A''U
Mr.. Iuths work Oh the lie and writings of
Henry Thomas Buckle promises to be the most i'm
por,ani contribution 10 the literature Of biography
that will the light ths year in London. Mr. Iinth
Buckles companion during his travels In The E'st
Buckle left England in October. 1s6l, in search OF
health ana passed the Winter Of that year on the Nile
IL the following March he made tour through Sina
Petra and Palestine, and at Damascus, In May he died
NJ Huih has been engaged for years in collecting
correspondence and other materials Tor hs work and s
well known IN Loncon for is tastes and acqnrSihents
In literature. II Is 10 him that he masniiccut library
collected the late Henry iinih MS iathci las passed
Tic life Of BUCKLE WI comprise wv" oc'a'o Volumes
with a portrait
neilioz found great delight in Weimar when
he visited IT, Hal" he eXcaims, Il can breathe here
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citv an artistic city, It, aspect perfectly answers TO
tho idea had formed Of it, IL is cain luminous. airy
nilloi peace and reycnc' But he found something la
weimer 10 brng regrets. The q" poor attic where
Schiller lived" schiller whom he calls the great poet
Of all noble onthusia-ms." Dis urbcd him. lie does not
Ike that Goethe should have allowed schiller 90 live
there Goetuc, who was rich and Minister OF STATE.
Could be have changed tie fate OF his friend the
noel or was this illustrous friendship VOID cf AL
ieaifyi fear that 1t genuine orly on Sch.NeTs
sari Goethe loved himself TOO iiuch; Dee also CHERISHED
lis dcVish NJ phistO, TOO rucn hc ttd 70 Doc Too
Gi: he too Cieo; itlr OF G'ath Hchiu'l.
Schiller! YOU deserved less human friend"
Mr. Edwin Arnold has written To Roberts
Brothers. Of Boston, expressing his thanks for The
great compliment they have pail 20 his Lsht oi
Asia IN r,publsing II for Amer cn circulation. $50
far from obecting this" ne 81 think an author
who writes for truths ani arts sake and lot for gam,
Ought To- bc grateful for the enterprise and appreciation
Tins snowr aud succrey trust thai your iat m The
poefn will vel rewarded. u was TIE ffuit ~ much
study and of very serious cunccT ION OF poetry as
nne art and 70 had mere nOtahr success. shall. oi
course be glad % receive whatever iail. si ne ol
tent H. leave this IN yoar gen sous lu mt The book
forwarded" Mr. Arnult's work be- zone % "a second
edition London In TINS country 10 nas already made
good place tor itso among the good books OF the 0ay