New-York tribune., 1879-04-16
LITERARY NOTES.

One ]. Bullock, who describes himself as o
working mechanic OF Aberdeen. Scotland and is now
past his seventythrd wear, recently published avoi
bme OF Studies in the Text of Shakespeare"
Wide AUdke for May will contain an Illus
trated paper on Boston whiting Schools" and
sketch OF Sanford r. clifford. with portrait and other
Illustrations the latter being the fifth number In the
series Of articles on American artists
The publication of the Due de Broglie's new
work The Kings Secret" and the interest 1t mas
awakened in the times OF Louis XV have led Lothrop
& Co to publish edition, at reduced price, OF their
four volumes Bourdaloue and Louis XIv,"" Louis
XIV and his Times" Rabaut and Bridaine and =" Inc
lively az the " Bungener Historical Series
Adolph Strodtmann, who acquired fame In
Europe as the bographer of Hene, died near Berlin
month ago He had edited Heine's works and published
two volumes Of critical studies. In 1867 he translated
sheleys poems, in 1865 Tennyson's, and In 1877 BY
ron's. lie had also introduced TO the German public
several OF scandinavian writer's, and one o his most
recent publications was translation OF George Ehots
"Daniel Deronda."
Bryant and Gays History of the United States
has been warmly commended TO the English people Dy
The British Quarterly Rerieo article which s sttr
bued TO Mr. Freeman. It's spoken OF as " an admlra
bic history" which Ia fair and lofty In SPIRIT ana rs
/" a very noble work" "In FORM" Mr.. Freeman ui IL
be he continues t is popular In the best SEM OF the
term" Instead of being mere compilation, mo pains
or scholarship have been spared in the investigation OF
original sources Of information" and the result Ia
given in lucid graphic narrative, equally free from
pedantry and from nue writing" OF the chapters
devoted to the Purtans he says their weakness tne
faith and their supersutiOns their moral grandeur a
their Intolerance are wisely and fully deIneatsa.,
Charles scrbners Sons expect TO have rsaGy ne 'hu
volume OF the work sometime during the summer
An Italian literary gentleman, well-known
ip Europe has in preparation catalogue OF the Duke
ofDovonshres library which is thought to be the best OF
the old patrimonial collections in England. AT the fa
nous Roxburghe sale the late Duke was one OF the heaV
est buyers MrChares WeOrd,i the April Book-Buyer
saws his name was SO well concealed there In his pur
chases OF Caxon books that the rum0r gained currency
that was Napoleon BOnaparte who the prices up
so high. The entire dramatic library of John Philip
Kembe was aferward purchased by the late Duke
who added TO IT the copy OF the "HanlIet' OF 1913
(frst editionl which found in an old library in
Cheshire with the last leaf gone For many years 1t
was the only COPY in existence. second copy, want
tng the first leaf, has since Deen Drought 10 ngh
l1ubnu O99NSeueT tS sonnsnonro Ui scboar II
found its way into the British Museum for 500 By
means OF these two copies complete text was hlaue
A posthumous work from the pen of Mich
elet has Just been published in Paris 1t is called The
Banauei" A considerable part of the book discusses
fes and the author asserts that the press will never
exercise in France and Italy more than secondary in
fuepce because the only way Of acting upon people
who are essentially electric, is by means OF fetes and
spectacles. There be no doubt in his mind OF the
strong love Of the French 6tes aud specaces and be
highly approves of them al seven years Old" he
writes in 1905 and sixteen at the fall OF the Empire
That long period to continuous dreary day
cannot remember that It once fine or that the sun
rose brightly once" Mrabeau at the beginning Of the
Revolution proposed that there should DC nine ees each
wear and in this supported by laIeyrand then
Bishop of Autun. The joyous times OF the Revou0n as
Michee had heard OF tnem were superior to the Napo
leou iees and triumphs which could not ln his opinion
be compared to them
Few collections of books present more in
tere.tng titles of extended and illustrated volumes
than that of Mr. Arnold, the sale Of which begins at
Clinton Hail this afternoon. The Old NewYork, for
instance Dr. John W. Francis s large paper cJpy OF
which only 100 were printed aud has $500 inserted
plates autographs portraits and views, and over that
number Of newspaper cuttings. 1t has thus been e1-
tended 20 nine volumes and the account Of 1t given in
the catalogue is highly interesting. The number Of
other works thus illustrated is very large including
"Adolphus's Memoirs Of John Bannister, Comedian"
"Mss Atkins Memoirs Of Charles L." "Mathas's
Pursuits Of Literature" and the Bible" which has
over 600 choice and curious enGravings after famous
painters Many of the theatrical books have been thus
ali here but those who have taste for uxures OF this
description Will seldom meet with better opportunity
Of graufying IT,
Lectures which the late Sir Gilbert Scott at
various times delivered the rise and development Of
medieval architecture have just been published in Lon
don by John Murray IN two handsome octave volumes
special feature OF the work is its ilustraonsof which
there are 400 They have been made from the drawings
which were used by lecturer and Of which he said
10 have been proud His pupils his sons and others at
tached TO his Office, few Of whom have made for
themselves regulations in their profession. prepared
these drawings fore Sir Glberts death the volumes
were far advanced the presses much 50 that the
preface is written by him. In the lecture on the transit
ton period special attention given 70 the pointed arch
and the long and rutess searches that have been made
20 discover the inventor OF It, The ground taken that
tie architects of the twelfth century uSed tne pointed
when once used it WAS found TO possess architectural
capabilities which when developed wrought complete
revolution of building But IL was not lnIO-
duced for their sake.
critic over the name Harry Qullter
writes for the current Spectator article which he
calls A Critics Apology" After romarEing that this
class of literary craftsmen have for many years re-
ceiyed from authors aud the public very rough treat
uent he admits that much OF the general dsapproba-
ton has been deserved The responsibility for II he
places upon the writer's Of fifty years and more ago
Critcs are now only reapng the inevitable fruit OF
which their predecessors sOwed the seed In The Quar-
ferl end The Edinburgh. Learning and labor were then
devoted to the Misrepresentation Of the authors work
Motives of the most debased character were imputed
while majority Of the articles were written with al
..undissused venom" For his own part, he is only
surprsed that criticism has not been driven from the
face of the earth with unanimous acclamati0n. But
times have changed While the older cTtclsm con
dcmned the author and his book If the opinions eX-
prt.sed differed from those of the reviewer, the crl
csm the present cay Is almost painfully anxious 10
avoid anything like personal imputatoh OF at.IiDu
nOunced opinions and in the great majority OF cases the
work is dealt with from the point OF view OF the autGOr
rather than from that OF the reviewer