New-York tribune., 1879-03-17
LITERARY NOTES

Severol well-knOwn books in the Enghsh
,.nguaee have already appeared In Russian, or VIII
anpear there soop IrvDgs Tales ora IraVeHeF ha'o
been issued in an excellent form at Moscow. Among
hooks advertised Moscow as carnival presents were
Incsy's European Morals" Motley's dutch kepuo
pc" and Froude's "Short Studies" The Duke OF AT
gyll's book the Eastern Question VIII soon Oe reau'
In the Russian language
The Spectator denies that Poe was poet
II Lord Mscaulay then was Poe but neither
can claim with justice that envied name.' lie was
boUever man OF genius In Poes tales II thinks there
f. nothing incoherent and nothing logically Impossible
Grant him his premises, and his conclusions are drawn
with almost faultess accuracy" His logic is far more
precise and far cogcn than Bsizac's "hhe IN MS
description Of imaginary journey TO the moon ana III
his descent OF the maelsrom, ne has been mltateu anu
erbap surpassed by Jules Verne the latter has given
Tho world nothing compare with Poes account OF the
6os,rnctiou OF the earth by comet ana IN any case
The brevity Of the American stands out in saetH CON
trast with the intoIcfaoe Iohg"A"ueo"oSa Va ''0 -
Sentive Gaul."
A biography of Lord Beaconsfeld, by |. 2.
OConuor. has lust appeared in England, which The
Manchester Examiner pronsunces an important poht
cal work and which cannot he TOO widely read'
II gives not only history OF the Premer's life, but
full account OF political movements In England during
the last forty years The tone OF the books oneO severe
Indignation Throughout his whole me- says Loru
Beaconsfeld's biOgrapher, d" / do not hnd even on
single occasion a generous emotion, sefsacrifcng
Of sincere conviction, except OF INC
almighty perfection OF himself" And Mr. OConnOr
proceeds: What shall new pOsterlty lOst WOnHeI az
the audacy Of the imposture or inc bnnnhess Oh n.
dupei The mmensity OF the worship or the pettlnes
OF the IdOli'
Items from various sources: "Wild Life in
n southern County" by the author of Il" The Game
keeper at Ome s far advanced in printing at Roberts
Brothers' The current AhcnCHm says OF To those
who love Nature I'm her sweetest moOds-tha Is 10 say
basng on the soft hills and sumbering in the green
VALLEYS OF England-ths is book to read and to treas
Roberts Brothers selling the fourth edition OF
"signor Monaldins Niece" and have the fifth in press.
scrbDer Co. have press the second edition OF 10000
COPIES OF Dr. RobiusOn's Selection OF Spiritual songs
and It's companion. Calvary Selection OF Spiritual
Songs" by Dr. Robinson and the Rev. r. s Macarthur
They are also printing Chapel edition " for use IN
The social meetings Of churches OF all denominatoDs
Seven ncwspapers are now printed in the Bulgarian
language At Sstova is 10 be brought out the Doun-
arska Zara and very shortly newspaper in the French
and savonic languages will appear at Trnova "A te-
use in schools Is IN preparation at Macmillan co.'s.
Two Of them" EuripGCs" and " Milton VIII DO
ready this month Among others announced are " Hero
dofus Dcu,osthcuc>" NrgYl," Horace" Cc-
Gro Bacon Spenscr and ChauCeT -. Blanch-
ard Jcrrold writes the Executive Committee OF the
international Literary Association have received prom
Uses of attendance the Congress from every literary
Victor Hugo vii at the head OF the literary men
from France, and that gOodly list OF English men OF
letters des the reception committee, when
VIII bid welcome 10 the visitors.