New-York tribune., 1879-05-07
LITERARY NOTES.

The newest volume in J. b. Lppincott &
Co.'S series of Foreign Classics for English Readers ID
"Montaigne" being the seventh
Mr.. II. II. Clarke, for thirty years proof
reader for the University Press at Cambridge, has
formed similar connection with the Boston house OF
Rand, Avery Co.
Another novel by Emile Zola is to be
brought out in this T. b. Peterson Brothers
announce his La Faute de LAbb6 Mouret" under the
title The Abbe's Temptation" the translation having
been made by John Stirling. 1t Will be ready in few
days.
S. c. Hall. in his memoir of Thomas Moore,
Just published in London explains through preface
that the main purpose Of the book Is to add 10 fund
which the author intends TO raise for placing memorial
window the church where Moore, his wie ana thelr
three children lie buried.
Louisa Nj. Alcott will have in the June St
Nicholas story called Two Little Travellers. ana
Susan Coolidge, besides the sixth chapter of her Eye
bright" illustrated poem entitled "Mignonette.
Edward c. Kemble contributes an article on " How
Comet Struck the Earth" and Sarah Winter Kellogg
sketch called Second Trial.
The archives of the Com6die Francaise are
said rich in material for the history OF the freheh
stage ITS records begin with the register kept by La
Grange for the company OF Moere In the time OF the
Revolution the library valued at IS francs, but to-
day its value is placed beyond price, Among the curl
osites in the museum the chair in which Mohere
during his last performance. and the bel OF the
II.
slgnal for the massacre of 81 Bartho0meW Ihey poth
lie in the property-room along with " the piuchbeck
crowns the rckety thrones and the other gorles OF
theatrical state"
NJ de Lom6nies work on the Mirabeau fam
fly, recently published Paris. designed by him
a study of the family circumstances and hereditary in
fuences which had to do with the formation OF the
genius OF the great orator of the Revolution He fur
ther intended it only foundation for biography
of Mirabeau which nearly finished at the time Of
his DEATH and which announced for speedy pub
heaton. In the work the family OF Mrabeau, he has,
toe claim the Mrabeaus OF Italian origin
They really PrOvenc a family, and did not become
noble before the sixteenth century.
An author who takes the name of NOblesse
Oblge has published in England volume called Our
Ola Nobility" in which he gives the origin OF each noble
family aud the Of Its possessions with comments
on the means by which they acquired. In MOTTO
ing book The British quarterly Rerec remarks that
the large proportion Of noble families founded by
royal cOncubnes aud the INSCRIPTIONS rapaciy both in
vouptuous gvers and needy recipients, by which they
were enriched are a shameful chapter English his
tory" with very few exceptions " the records are a
orOnique ScaHdaleuSe such as happily IS not possible
now else the DAYS OF te m3narcIy WouId De ~,
The quarterly -dds tnat 1t Charles H. or george ~:
to ascend the throne, he would be the last OF
his line"
The autobiography of Prince Metternieh,
being edited by his son, Will, II is said contain
much interesting matter It is TO be completed in four
teen parts. making eight volumes. The first part viii
appear TINS year and VIII contain autobiography Of
the Prince entitled Materials for the History of my
Public Life" The second part will have the title The
Gallery Of Hlustrous Contemporaries" and among
others there VIII be sketches Of Napoleon and Aexan-
der of Russia. In Part III Will be given series Of
letters and dispatches from the Prince in explanation OF
his autobiography aud Part VI will comprise collection
of private letters from Prince Metternch TO Count APP
ponyi hile Ambassador Paris during the reign OF
Louis Philippe. Part VIII will contain second series
md
Charles Albert Part Will consist Of dispatches, and
Part Xi Is called My Political Testament" In Part
XIII there VIII he Of "Maxims aud Reflections,
whIe the fourteenth and last part Will contain the
Princes literary correspondence with Goethe, Hum
bOldt Liebig, ROssiD aud Jean Paul Richter Arrange
ments been made publish the book in London as
well as I'm Vienna.