New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
LITERARY NOTES.

Escott's "Social England" OF which re-
suent mention was made in this column last sprins'
viii be brought out here by Henry Hol' q Co.
Three volumes ere now ready In the manu-
some subscription edition Of Ruskin's "orAs ~ 49,
wiley sou's The fourth "a promised ier tls nsr
~rnts fbe 9Th s said be In rapid state vi Pi0P"
alton. ,
Cossell. Pctter e. Galpin announce WORK
On toe Music ofthe Hible,' by ~ NJ ~ s'ainer, "i'n
will be uniform with NOultons History oil toe h"s'S"
Bible" o: the latter work new edition 10 l"
life of the late DR.. Horace Bushnell OF
Hsrtorihas been written by his daughter Mrs Chen'y
of south Msuch sster Connecticut selections are given
IN IL from bis correspondence The volume Is proisou
for carly issue.
The original will Of Handel, the composer,
oil in his autograph and with tOur codics each bearing
Dis signature, was sold in Lonfon f0TSSS' case Sso and
carefully preserved under GLASS.
The author of Marmornen and the author
Of Kismet" OF tho most popular novels IN inc 40
Name Series, are both hard at work on new movers
which Roberts Brothers win pubiss,ai: Inc 00i0n0f'
Opera Cloak " "a now Ia It's sixth eoltloh'
Madame Iarcauwho made many TRANSACTIONS
Of works Of Dickers Mayne Reid. Livingstone Stanley
and other Engllsh authors. has Just died ~ ner =
France. Hcr last work was c1ect1n ,y y, tT crowned
OF tnyes various writer's III WIS recently ciV"N0N
by the french Academy.
Leo KILL has undertaken TO revise, correct
nud anuo,ste all the Paral Bulls hitherto promulgated
and intends to ebody those Of their prescriptions that
be may deem worthy Of retention ana oenn3.ise s
adoption in a Bull which shall supersede IT'S ore
JanneTs Th respect to dSsmss ,S s"d Ssf cuwencsi
Council. nfail.blc. les the power TO do this
Lady Ammo Blunt has returned with her
husband 70 England after journey more adventurous
tuau the one recorded in her recently published be"ou
,ns Of the Euphrales" They departed from Damascus
with only Arab attendants and accompanied by hoham
med the son OF the shok OF Palmyraand made their way
across the desert Jourf and thence 60 Nei Ihs Is
sad TO De tue fret time that this country ma ots. @ &
known expedition through Arabia But Nj Pagrave
assumed oisguse while LAZY stunt anu nrI ocs we're
ireacd with marked cviity by the Arabs. with whom
from kuowled the Language they were able 10
communicate without the help Of an Interpreter.
AT the recent meeting of the philosophers
in Concord Mr. Alc0tts sumner school, extracts were
read from journal of Thorcauho most OF which have
never been In print. Among many passages reao were
tie olowing Whatever your sex or position life is
battle IN witch you 20 show your pluck, aud woe be
t. the coward d spair AMI postpouement are Gov rd
See and defeat born to succeed not TO fai'
Woe 10 him who wants a companion, for he IL unit TO
g. 90 " 1--we bnt to love more" What does education
often dot II makes sIraishcut diteh oi Zee sau
the azure serenity that locks out from under human
brow" "Cbeap persons will snnd upon ceremony,
because there no othe ground bu 10 the great Oh e
earth We need introduction, nor do they need any TO
u" love my friends very mpeh lu! nnd inss IL Is
Of no TO so 10 see them. hate them commonly
when am near them; they belle themselves ana ueny
cOntiuubllS."
Thomas Longman. the eminent bookseller,
lust dead IN London. the son Of Thomas Norton
aongnan ami his father IN the partnership
THIS ancient bookselng house wasTounded by Thomas
Longman a native of Bristol, who entered into part
nership with John Osborn I'm 1928. Thomas Longman
published "Chamherss CyclOpeha OF Arts and
Sciences" and was OF the six original rropretors
of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary. He ded N 1855. and was
succeeded by his nephew Thomas Longman, who had
been taken the partnership the previous year. The
next Longmsn was Thomas Norton son Of Thomas, and
father OF the gentleman Just deceased He was Tor hty
wears the head OF the house. which published some of
the important aud valuable books IN the language
Including MuIray's English Grammar tue poems OI
Wordsworth COcridgc. SOuihcy, scott. several OF the
Waverley Novels, the works OF Thomas Moore, Her
eche, MacklniO-h Macduley and McCuiloch The
toncnaDs ais0 after 1926. piopriotors OF me
Idin6urJh Reoep The Cabinet CyclcpGiis OF IardneI.
IN 1873 volumes, issued by them. TIE last style OI
the rrm LOugmans. Green, Reader 4 Dyer