New-York tribune., 1879-05-10
LITERARY NOTES.

| LITLRARI NOIES.
The sixth volume of Kinglakes " History
of tle Invasion Of the Crimes,' having the subtitle
.sWinter Troubles"Is in preparation at BackwOod &
! Sons.
! George Barrett Smith. an English gentleman
who among other works has written Life of Shelley
and volume called "Poes and Noveliss." will soon
publish Life of Gladstone. Mr.. Gladstone mas CON
tributed 10 The May number of The Nineteenth Century
an article on Probability as GUIDE of COhduci''
Helene Won Rakowitza, the friend of Las
sale, the Socialist and whose memoirs are now print
ing in Vienna newspaper. says IN one Of the chapters
that although she has had four husbands her heart has
always the property Of the great father OF Ger
| man Socialism" Comic journals in Vienna find in her
| memoirs suggestions for many carieatures.
A new edition of Maurice ThompsOns
"wftchery of Archery" to which has been added chap
ter on English archery and the rules and usages which
obtain in England nearly ready at Charles scrbners
sons The same firm collecting into a small volume
with the title cold Creole DAYS" George W. Cables
studies Of lite the French quarter 0f NewOrleans
! originally published in Sc,1bner's AOnhIy.
Froude's Cesar" will be ready at Charles
scribnors Sons next week. II is noted an interest
ing circumstance that Mr. FrOude should become the
biOsrapher OF Caesar after having said in of his
Short Studies that IN no language, ,anele1t OF
modern, Is there any adequate biography or him. 30
long ago that Mr.. Froude further SAID In re-
corded history single man tperhaps with the excep
ton of Mahomel has produced effects so vast ana en-
during us Julius CBsar"
HoughtOn, Osgood e. Co. will have ready
to-day five volumes each of their new editions Of
dickens and the Waverey Novels. The Dickens
volumes will lie Nicholas Nckleby" (2J =" Bleak House"
(2l and /" A Tale of Two Cities " ~. The Waverleys
will be The Betrothed," FAIR Maid of PERTH" The
Surgeons Daughter" "Pever of the Peak" and
" Waverlev." THIS house will also have ready to-day
the fourth edition of John c. Hamiton's History
OF the Republic OF the United States Of America as
traced in the Writings of Alexander Hamilton and OF
volumes to which have been added many heiotype
portraits.
The managers of the American Bible So
ciety that hereafter they will not rely upon
auxiliary societies alone to sale of their publ
cations but will to the channels Of trade making
II for interest OF dealers sell the soclety Bibles
and Tesaments by offering them discount of 10 per
cent Its believed that this change Of system VIII af
ford the public deal Of satisfaction IN lts ability
thus at the usual places where books are sold
Bibles and TesIaments having the Imprint OF this so
ceiy, which has long been accepted as guarantee OF
accurate text and good boOkmaking. A very service
good copy of the New Testament iOI D cents.
An illustrated quartO edition of Paul II.
Hay ne's complete poeucal works viii published dur
ing the year. the is said to be busily
gagged in arranging aud revising them. The edition will
igclude his Poems QS54); d" SOmets and other
Poems 1850; "AvOlio Legend OF the Island OF Cos
with Poems, Lyrical, Miscellaneous and Dramatic"
Qs6Ol; Legends and Lyrics" QS72l; The Noun
tain Of the Lovers, with Poems OF Nature and
Tradition" $3.50; besides the poems he has writ
ten since 1879 and which he may decide to
book form Portraits steel and wood. and enEravngs
from original designs by welkuown artists, will accom-
pany the volume. Sales made only by subscription
and the purpose to make the WORK memorial the
completion by the poet of his fftieth year January
1850. Subscriptions are received by Colonel John g.
James, of Austin. Texas.
Permission having been asked from the
vestry Of st. Georges, Hanover Square, London to
erect statue of Lord Byron in St. Jaes-st., 1t
fused on the ground that Lord Byron wrote immoral
poetry. This leads The Examiner to express its right
eous indignation in the following words: "The late
proceedings of the Vestry Of St. Georges, Hanover
SQUARE make it very clear that narroW-minded aud
fanatca intolerance has not been eradcaed from what
tine ordinary British tradesman Is pleased ca his
mind Need we say that had Lord Byron been the duest
peer that enuucated verbose diatrbes in House
of Lords instead OF being only one the greatest poets
statue but in tins British shOpkeepers' iutoler
ance actually uiumphed over their hsbltual hunAey-
dom. and spite of the poet be lord he u cOnsld
cred TO have reached the standard OF moral excel
lence laid down by the saplent vesiry.'
,ScribRer for June will contain the first in
salment of the Madame BonapLrte letters, of which
fun mention made in this paper fortnight ago.
Mr. Russell Sturgs will have art Gle on the art fea
lures OF the Paris Exhibition with i eteen illustra-
uons Of buildings aud pictures. including representa-
ton Of MI vedders Young Marsyas" one of the two
pictures by him which led TO the recent controversy
with II Art The second OF the Brazil papers, under the
title Mediterranean OF America, VIII treat
Ioyer Aazons Professor Boyesen has written on the
University Of Berlin This number will contain the first
of series Of authorized articles the inventions OF
Mr Edison. Clarence c. Buel contributes illustrated
paper on the explorations that have been made the
Isthrnus Of Panama for ship canal, and gives an ac-
count OF the eignt nine different from which
the Paris Congress OF May 10 Will select one Gc0rg
Merriam has written Matthew Arnold's poetry.
There Will be paper giving practical suggestions for
the planting lawns in ely aud country. D.. Holland
writes " southern CIVILIZATION"
COuture's " Conversations on ATtD will be
ready at c. +. Putnams Sons within week. In
one OF his chapters Couture protests against the right
of critics TO Judge artists wOrK. They at liberty
he says like the OF the world 20 say hat they Ike
or do not like artists pictures, but TO give advice
take rs II were, the brush OF the painter and direct
It, 10 talk OF the chiaroscuro OF style, Of color of draw
ing this is not to be borne" They know nothing he
SAYS OF the work and only the words Of the trade
like apes" HIS advice is to choose a sunect when
would not trouble those work, aud II diff
Guilty should he foHnd III finding one, he dndy Offers
give his assistance For Paul Vcyonese, Couture mas
great reverence. which natural IN the who painted
tine Romans oil tie D,cadeuoc" II VosoEese the
greatest coors he is certainly the greatest Of paint
ment Of color which belongs 10 Tuab but hs rang. Is
wider and in all that great painter was
wonderfully endowed" The difference bet~oen INN
and Rubcns s. very marked. With Kubeus TIE exectI-
Ou strikes the aud astOnshcs one; with kCrUncsr
It is what t Ought 10 be, sufficient Or representation
vutes bi iiei chapter to bis dear ana Nencrated mas
ten" Antoine Jean GrOs whose words, he says, stili
sonud in his ears: All! Couture, II you were only
older We could crush these abomlnable rOmanccrs."