New-York tribune., 1879-05-24
LITERARY NOTES.

Old Cotton Mathers Diary" work which
ought possess greater interest than almost OF his
manifold published works. is said stl to he In manu-
script. What tale OF witches, hre ana birthstone
might 1t not unfold
Henry Gr6villes new Russian story, Mar
kof" which announced In tins column month ago.
will be ready at T. BPeterson Brothers, in few days
The translation has been made by Miss Helen Stanley
and the book published In this country and in France
simultaneously.
OF the making of books there is no end. A
catalogue Of all the books published in Great Britain
and ireland during the year 1873 and including the
principal ones published here aud in Canada. contains
more than six thousand titles. And the past year
one OF almost uhpafaieeu uepressioh i'll the EueIlsh
| book trade.
The first volume of Sampson Low e. Co.'s
Hundred Greatest Men Is Just out in London and
devoted TO poets dranatss and novelss. Toe follow
ing Is the list of them Homer. Pindar, Eschylus,
sophocles, Eurpides Aristophanos, Menander. Lucre
| tus Virgil, Dante Rabeais Cervantes. Shakespeare
Milton Moliere, Goethe and Scott The Introductory es
say, which is ON Poetry" was written by Matthew
Arnold.
A literary periodical published in Hungary
under the name of the Journal de Litrde Co,aparee
prints In the current number what is claimed to be
hitherto unpublished and unknown OF Petrarch
NJ Podharszky, OF Paris, found it in old codex OF
the San Marco Library at Venice and after searching
through "a dozen editions OF Petrarch in the National
Library at Paris, printed in all centuries. be failed 10
find this particular sonnet In any OF them. Ex-
perienoc has not given the early copyiss hrst-rate
r,puta ION for accuracy In trascribiug manuscripts
which throws some doubt up.n the genuiDeness Of it;
bat this believed 10 be the only possible room for
| doubt.
Henry Holt g. Co. have in preparation a his
tory Of American potcs, by A. Johnson of New Bruins
wick n j., which promises to supply need which has
long been felt, particularly by young men, who have
found IL difficult 10 acquant Themselves with the past
history OF parties in their country. Mr. Johnson's
book gives concise statement Of the RISE growth and
decline OF parties. 1t Will make volume of about 150
pages The house expect 10 have 1t ready IN two
three wecls, and Will add it TO their Handbook
Series" They also have in for issue In the
SERIES out ut later date, work mechanics, by Pro-
fessor H. SBdll OF the University OF Dublin The
pace OF of the Messrs. Holt at No l2 East
Jwenty-turdst MadIsOn-squire, has been very hand
somely conveniently arIanged after the quiet and
elegant Engsh manner and is now In complete order
Mary Carlyle Aitken, the daughter of Thomas
Carlyes sister, who 10 her cousin, the of
Carlycs brother, has besides giving help secretary
TO her illustrious uncle bsen something of maker OF
books herself. She has published through Macmillan &
Co. scottish Song" being selection OF the choicest
lyrics In the of Scotland Miss Aitken, In the
introduction explains that the smaness OF the space at
her command, while permitting her u exclude such
songs as she deemed inferior has compelled her leave
out many excellent songs OF Burns, whose viii
be lovingly cherished long there Scotch
hearts IN the world" She should have preferred to
make Bunss the foundation OF the collection
"they been often printed, and are well known
that II has been thought advisable to introduce them
rather as spice than the piece de resistance" She
quotes Carlye's remark Burns II Will a small
praisc II rank him the rst Of all song writer's
for we know not where To hud ono worthy of being
second TO him" TIE volume compiled In 1874, and
| the introduction is dated from Chelsea
i The first complete edition of the "Diary y
| OF immortal Samuel Pepys recently finished In
London by the issne OF the sixth volume. 1t has been
| edited from the MS by DIR. Mynors Bright and very
thorough index, cited as model OF index work. has
been added TO It, Nearly the whole edition sold be
fore published and there said to be
which prevent reproduction. The part Of the diary