New-York tribune., 1879-09-10
LITERARY NOTES.

A new volume by Gail Hamilton, Wilh '"o
utle "Our Common School SYSTEM Is IN preparation u"
Estes n Lauriats, Boston.
New books by Miss Alcott, IL. II. and susan
Coolidge are IN preparation at Roberts Bro'neis nu
many people IN Boston now believe that IL was MISS
Aicott who wrote "The Colone's Opera Cloak.
ID. Miss Helen Stanley is now translatlng In
Paris from the authors manuscript, Henri GreNHes
fortbcon,iag book which T. Il. Peterson Brothers VIII
publish under the name OF " Lucie houeJ e
nrpu-ly with Its issue IN fails.
Selections from the works of Webster are In
preparation. under the title "Weosters Grca'
speeches." at Little. Brown & Co.'S Boston L. r.
whpple will contribute 10 the work an essay ON web
sier Is a Master OF English style
Bayard Taylor's poetical works have been
led 10 the weknown Household Edition or the Poets
and are be- had in sye uniform with works o
Lowell IOngie low. Houes and Whittier. one-volune
edition OF the "Faust" TO be uniform with Bryant
"I.isd" aud "Ody ssey," is nearly ready.
Mr.. Desher dedicates his Afternoons with
tn Poets 10 Henry NJ Alden. the Editor OF Harper
"as memorial II friendship, aud OF the Afternoon
about aud things and books that We nave ao
daily for nearly naf score of years during our home
vail rides scthcr. alter the days work was ended
Henry Holt & Co. have ready Tor immediate
pubnca ion Primitive Manners and Customs. py
James A. Farrcr Mr. Farrer has treated his SUBJECT III
n scientific spiiit The hOnse Will issue sinulta
ncously with this work Of their handbooss already
announced as forthcoming. viz: History of american
Politics." by A. Johnston, A. NJ; and froisssoE hOonS
+. Il. ROes new novel has the title Nith-
ont Home" and will be ready at Dodd, Mead Co.'S
a. November. This firm have now ready entirely ne"
editions OF the Gotta Books and OF the stories Dy hu
waid Garrett POcahontas," the new volume IN the
Tggcst0n series OF famous American Indians. VIII De
followed IN November by Brandt and Red Jacket"
TIE two important art books AT this honse volume
OF The History Of Painting I'm All Ages ana INC
Print Collector" are also promised ior NO'emoer'
A memoir OF Sargent >. PTentlSs, containing
nf hfa la
written many years ago by his brother. the Rev. Dr.
George L. Prenass, anu published in 1855. For some
tiae 70 OF print. Charles scribners soDs
1Ic about 10 republish II IN two Volumes IZmo'
aud promise it for early issue. Their new volume III
The Epochs of Ancient History series is "The
Gracchi Marlus and sulla." work by jules
Verne and the most work that author has writ
te announced for October, under tue ute ceie-
,Tee parts that are comprised under the gen-
es.u ,tc "Ine Exploration OF the World"
Among the historical characters whose lives
will be given the series OF biographies now in prepara
ton at c. =. Pulnam's sons, under the title, " Tne
New Plutarch" are Lincoln ColiEny Joan Of Arc Alex
ander the Great, Victor Emanuel. Rcnelies, and
Charlemagne The LincOn will be the first voluine
!. has been written by Charles G. Leland ColiEny"
by Walter Bcsant the editor Of the SERIES VIII follow L.
The same house have made arrangements 10 bring out
lerc the life Of Gladstone, by George b. Smith, which
recently announced IN England new VO!am u!
Elaine aud Dora Goodale, the Youthful AUTHORS s, Ui
"Appe Blossoms, Is IN preparation aud new edition
OF Lord Bacons Essays with an introduction ana notes
b. Henry Lewis.
Mr.. EmeIson's publishers are.bring.ng out
new edition OF his works IroIn the Little Classic
plates which will comprise five l6mO volumes To the
Of Emerson's prose works. which now comprises
two volumes a third volume VIII be added soon. II
viii contain Society and Solitude" Letters aud So
cial Aims and the " Fortune OF the Republic" This
edition Will include all of EneIsOu's prose writings
which he has yet given to the world in book form
H,ughtou. Osgood & Co. will asc make from the /" Lit
te Classic pilates edition OF the works Of Haw-
iAofne u twelve l6mc vOlaies For ahe ssnS mouse &c
outline FROM tho scarlet Letter." whch will be a
iilj book ~ large quarto size
General CesnOla's work on cyprus" has
been ausiaod into 10y Professor Lud wig Stern
aud Leipsic boIse has brought It ont in handsome
form. preface 70 il Is furnished by Professor MOrltz
LbeIs, VINO Is with the University Of Leipsic
and widely known IN Europe. "What Layard," lie
says has done for Babylon aud Smeveh. what Mari
cite has done Egypt, what schleimann Las done for
Iium ana Mrcenp. that CesnOla has done for Cyprus
Among the names OF the most fortunate excavators u
pace Of honOris secured for him. and be has nobly
cflued u by Of battling with long yex0tOns and
through dangers TO which riclly-giftod Dr. scg-
nund fell vicim" Professor Ebcrs adds that the i'm
rcrtance Of German edition o. the work appeared to
liza great that when iho publishers asked hun Tor ac
wee in The matter only gave decided assent"
but also sand that he would he glad in "A preface call
tnc attention OF his counsrymen 10 the translation.
The Fail Trade Sale of books will begin at
clinton
srcs Gales II not tie very lsIeest yet held IL this
city. The catalogue is volume OF nearly coo pages,
vach larger by about 100 pages than the catalogue
az la>t year. There seveny-f0ur invoices some Of
them very heavy ones. Houghton, OsgoOd Co con
tribute over pages the catalogue Very large
voices are announced Of Tennyson's and Macauays
works. one firm alone will offer 600 copies Of Tenny-
sons aud another firm 800 copies single house
Will offer 900 "Chaiterboxes" while another Will send
600 copies OF MaCaulay's England" Several we'll
lIlONn ms however do not contribute at all Among
iam are Harper Bro .her Henry Holt q Co., Macul-
,.u & Co.. Porter & Coates. T. T. DuttOn d Co.. G.. ".
Carct Co.. T. H. Peterson Brothers. Robert Carter
{ .3rofhers and Cassell, Petter Ga'rn.
Mr. John Esten Cooke. who had divers
talks with Thackcrdy when IN this country says that
Tie great Englishman told him that he dictated
amanuensis the whole OF "Esmond" and OF "Pendenns"
lie said also that he always began writing with cigar
In ls mouth. lie always wrote in the morning writ
iuc at night excited him that he could not sleep. lie
flid TO Mr. Cooke that Becky sharp made his fortune.
' married early he added, and wrote for bread and
vanity Fair was my first successful work. /
Ike Becky IN that book. Sometimes thiuk have
r.vself some OF her tastes" He bfd apparently
Thoroughly made up ms mind not TO cTcise bis Amer
can entertainers. lie said very emphaticaily to Mr.
Cooke: - shall not write anything upon America.
n, secretary maybe is quite capable And as tO abut
Won TN !" ending with exceeding
strength He expressed hearty admiration OF Washing
ION declaring earnestly, when Mr.. Cooke said
british bad caught hin; 1--WE had better have lost
North America