New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-08
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
| A provincial journalist in England estimates
that the articles hc has produced during the last TWEEN
tynve years make total equal IN amount 10 all OF
| SCOTS and Dickens's novels combined.
For next week Cassell, Peter & Galpin
announce their Decisive Events in History" by
! Thomas Archer, which delayed in publication by
the pressure Of the holiday trade Sixteen important
events are narrated in this book In sixteen chapters and
The beginning of each chapter iuIpage Illustration
! is given.
The first volume of a Bible commentary in
tended especially for the OF students is announced
| at L. p. Dutton & Co.'s. When completed the work
will comprise six volumes This house also announce.
the second volume of Buuts Annotated Bible and q
book Of sermons by the Right Rev. W. j. STEVENS OF
! Pennsylvania.
Brave and honest Reguus was never
scorChed by the in nail.studded barrel after all
according to Mr.. BOswOrth Smiths now book, " Car
| tlage and tho Carjhagnians." On the contrary, Mr.
Smith claims that this the fate to which the wife
of Eegulus, in insane fury at the natural death OF
her husband in Carthagnian prison after five years
Of captivity condemned Two CarthaSinan hostages III
/ Rome.
| In a review of English literature for 1873
writer in The Daily NetcS cites only American work
as worthy Of attention. This is Henry James, jPs.
Europeans" but the writer hastcns 10 claim it as be-
longing to Europe not only by it, title and by its sub
iect but also and above all by Its literary execution"
He thinks Mr.. James undergone, without being
cOpyst, the influence both Of Bazac and Of Thackeray
and calls his present work admirable novel" For
other American writer's there Is only general aluhiO
to the ordinary amount of Decentralization has
taken FOR its principal theme the plague Of Children
| The fifth volume Of Joseph Cooks lectures
! is Hercdy," and HouEhton, Osgood & Co. have just
publish It, The new descriptive catalogue OF this
house. commented in this country FOR its ty-
biographical excellence, has called forth markell compii-
meuts from London book journals. The PHti'sherS CIR
eor says It's OF itself an addition to American BIB
BIOGRAPHY" and "cOnt3ns the names Of some OF the
most distinguished ltte1atcurs Of present and past gem
Lerary ReC0rd thinks il would be bard to match It IN
any other city than Boston,
A book collector well known to dealers in
this city, devoted several years to illustrating the
works OF FIVE authors at expense OF forty thousand
dollars These works are Shakespeare, Milton, Iryi1gs
WASHINGTON" Tickn0l's Le Of Prescott, and ocots
Wayerley Novels" The AbbotsfOrd Edition Of Wa
verey," consisting OF twelve volumes, has been eX-
tended TO thirty five Besides the original plates, which
are artisrOof= he has added vast number OF other
pate4 including many oloGraph letters, until the entire
volumes are at j. ". BOutOn'S, ana viii be
appropriately bound, new tite-paBcs being made for
each.
The recent political changes in France, and
the Parliamentary conflicts gong on in Germany, lend
new Interest To the sketches OF European Statesmen
contained in the series OF Brief Bio rapbies" four
volumes. which G. i. Putnam's Sons have published
Tn tho volume called French Leaders," there are
sketches OF MacMahon Grfyy Gamb"tta, and many
others and in that called German Leaders, sketches
OF Bismarck and his chief rivals aud associates. The
two remaining volumes on "Engllsh Statesmen"
aud Ensh.h Radical Leaders, T. W. lligunson
edited the books and wrote one OF them" English
statesmen" Edward King wrote " French Leaders"
An important and interesting volume has
been published recently in England relating to the latter
period of the Wars Of the Roses Its tito is "The Lite
and Reign Of Richard Ill.," and ITS author James
Gardner As regards the character Of Richard the
author has refused TO indulge in paradox, or give
place TO highly Imagination, aud depicts him
Us an utterly INSCRIPTIONS man, the outcome of an
evil time but the victim OF his daring craft
than OF an nsens3e and mOnstr0us malice such lie
has been represented TO be in poetry aud fiction In .
Time of great political depravitY he of the most
dcpraVed of public lie but stll statesman Of
LA Ttpute satccrait understood at the OF
a, .ycmrnts furnished the materials for the pictures
| presented IN The works Of Machiaycli.
Eugene FrOmcntin's Sahara and Sahel," a
beautiful French book OF travels IN Algeria has lust
been received by j. W. Bouon. Itls paper quafo OF
400 pages. uncut and contains twelve ctchings and
fory-fyc relief engravngs. The original purpose Of the
authors travels 10 depict the various phases OF
desert life in series OF pictures, but ho found that this
could 10 done adequately without the aid Of dc
scrptiye matter. Tor this reason be induced TO
enlarge upon first plan by putting into the
I a ~ "
notes and otngs relating to the country and its nhab
tants Their manners and customs wnich he had accu
minated The present volume ana Sir Joseph IoOker'a
MarurcO aud the Great Atlas witch Macmillan & Co
have lust published form two OF the most sumptuOus
books or Old World travel that have been printed IN
| many day.
| The rare library of NJ. Etienne Rouard, an
eminent French collector will be sold in Pans Febru
AIRY IL The catalogue II an octave volume Of 2Od
pages With 500 titles and has as irOntispicce al
etched portrait Of the collector While this library f.
important in the number and value ~ It's editions OF
classic writers its peculiar merit lice in the very supe
nor collection 1t contains of works relating To French
and PrOvcncaI literature As an introduction 10 the
catalogue an interesting sketch is given OF the life o
! NJ ROuard who lived 10 he eighty years Old. III
his early schOoddys he manifested intense fondness
for classical STUDIES, and IN BIS seventeenth year. In
! connection with few friends published a volume OF
verse. The story OF his first book is worthy OF Dodiu
himself When child his father took him to distant
village 70 attend the wedding OF relative While there
the relative expressed desire 10 make him present
asking what he would like lie promptly sara "A book
Unfortunately there bookstore IN the village
and the relative thinking to please him IN that way
| best gave hlm ten francs that he might buy boob
when he returned TO A,X-eu-FrOyeAge, his home. A,
soon 40 boy reached AIN he purchased hand-On,
cOly OF "Tc emdquc" From mat day Ills love ~ book
tof lis date Mt long before he died, he sad y,
one eau ilnas.Dc AL the pleasure which TINS tlc boob
has gwen ne. shall never forget H. The relative
who nd gwen hm the ten francs had daughter, and
though NJ ROuaTd never her, there was found FOL
| catd.Osde.