New-York tribune., 1879-04-26
LITERARY NOTES.

Macmillan & Co. have published Charles
Kingseys poems III style uniform with their one-voume
| edition Of Matthew Arnods and VIII follow 1t with
| Arthur ClOugh's, which arc IN press.
Tepnvson's recent poems, The Revenge
The Defence of Lucknow and the Dedicatory Poem
to Princess Alice" been added 20 edition Of
Tehnysons complete poctical works which RWorthing-
ton hae Just ready Mr.. Worhngton announces sec
oId issue Of h,s three volume edition OF " Mohere"
An agreeable contrast to the work of NJ.
Zoa SAID To exist IN new French novel by Henri
Greyille called Cite M6Dard which Miss Helen stan
ley now ranslatne in PNrs from advance sneets for
English readers under the title Meuard Alley" While
Zoa i, dealing with the vices OF the common people,
IcnrI GIGyilie in this work trcais Of their virtues.
A new edition in one continuous volume of
Victor Iugo's LES Ms6sbles ready at Albert Cogs-
wells No q B0ndst. Ii thick 12mO, author
zed tWraxas) translation and + complete except in
rcsncct of one short chapter and two other very brief
omissions which the translator thought best matter
OF nroprety omit In the preface IL gwen an extract
! from letter which Hugo addressed TO Mr. WraNall.
utmost adcy IN yOr tax. Ny book Is written to
clear and combat prcJudces III France England and
| the whole world
Bohn's Standard Library now comprises 233
volumes and Bohns other libraries $40 volumes more.
The newest addon to the Standard Library Is the Sc
eoted Prose Works OF Lessng," which scrbneT q Wei
ford have Just received The volume comprise, Los>ugs
.'Iaokoou" -" How the Anceuts Represented Death"
| and Dramatic Notes" For frOntl5picce IL has
representation Of the Vatican statue OF Laokoon" The
Translation Of the Dramatic Notes" has never been
made before and is the work Of Miss Helen Zmmern.
who also translated " How the AnceDts Represented
DEATH" and carefully revised for this edition the
"Laokoon" originally translated by L. c. Beasey The
value OF these Dramatic Notes" is said lie the
record they give of LessIDg's "sweet dream" he
called IT, Of founding national theatre here in Ham
burg"
During the six months ending in January
last 7I2 English books, 337 French, 142 German
81 Chinese were added to the Astor Library There
were then III the library total Of 1924 volumes,
! with an increase for the year from purchases and
donations Of 1858 volumes. The Increase in ten years
| has been 44139 volumes. Among the curious recent
accessions are a copy Of the FIRST German Bible with
date being in two volumes folio pi70 and printed in
Gothic type; manuscript OF the fourteenth century
| preserved in the original wooden binding; n Lain
bible described n "a magnificent manuscript Of the
Vugate on finest veluIn" belonging 10 the four
teeuth century and probably executed ID England; ana
| a fine Greek manuscript OF the eleventh century
The autograph letter of Lord Byron which
was sold at the Root sale in Boston last Tuesday
addressed TO Hodgscn and s among the Byron letters
| which are printed in the new memoir Of HOdgsOn.
uodpson at the time writing for the reviews and
Byron anxiohs that he should notice certain young
mans poem without treating II in the severe way then
in vogue wrote MIN follows: There is yOungster
| and clever one, named Reynolds, who has just pub
lsbea poem called Sada.' lie Is in the natural
aud fearful apprehension OF the reviewers and you
and both know by experience the effect OF such things
upon young man, wish YOU would take his produc
tions INTO dissection and do It gently. care not be-
inscribed Il but assure You tbis IL not
nv motive Wishing him to be lcIy Cntrcutcd but
because I know misery at his time Of lifc OF
toward remarks upon first appearances Inc letter Is
datcd February, lsli. At the sale IL fetched S3l.
Bangs g. Co. will sell a week from Monday
an interesting private library in which u number o
rare and sumptuous books. 1t contains copy of the
rare Ncuer before" says the title page in any ian
mons and Fletcher" with many manuscript notes in
| Farmers own handwriting; large paper copy Of
Bayles Dictionary" being the second edition; Dor6s
dante :" complete OF the parts OF The original ed
ton OF the Harper Bible now In this condl
tion saint simou's Memories In twenty volumes, uu-
cut large paper copy Of Dr. Johnsous works four
teen volumes; . rare and curious edition Of Altons
Paradise Lost" Q732l sc0tPs Life Of Dryden" be-
ing one OF ty large paper copies which Scott printed
fr h friends fine copy OF the first edition II Thack-
! France" QS5.D Tue catalogue contains $40 titles.
Bangs Co. will sell the books at their place Of
business Nos. 73J and 7il Broadway, which they VIII
occupy about May this sale being the first one they
| viii hold there.
The genius of YOndel was, says Mr.. Gosse
in his new book, snguary heroic His " Lucifsr' is
the most brilliant poetcal Dutch language
and completed In the siKty-seventh OF his e.
Soon after III representation the stage he sacrificed
his fortune to save his from bankruptcy and
Obliged TO accept a wretehed cerkship support him.
self IN his cd age Holland allowed her greatest poet