New-York tribune., 1879-11-12
LITERARY NOTES.

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Charles Lambs poems aud essays and Whites
csc borne have been added TO The Chai"os N"ss0s'
1he sc borne Is illustrated with $50 woodcuts.
Cardinal Newmans Lyra Apostohca,D re-
Gently revised by hIm to which he has contrhu'eo
now int cou Will he ready IN few days at f. T.
Du'ton Co.'S.
Mr.. Thomas Hughes. the author of Tom
prowp- has written a work on "T1e Manlness Of
Christ" Il will appear in London from the press
Of Macmillan n Co. -,
In August of next wear will occur the thrd
centenary of the death Of Ruiz de Camoens the che oi
Por ugu, poets. and It INTENDED thai he S'"'e s
observe occasion by the purchase ot Tie nou7' "
Lisbon where hc died. and the preservation oi I" az
national monument.
Canon Aslwell who has been engaged ON
rsfc n, Rishop Wibcrforcr. the first volume OF when
heads the long list OF John Murrays announoemenso
forthcoming works. has Just died at Chichester How
much further he had carried bis work tnan ihls Nou'
the English papers d" not s"N'
Artbur Gilman's study of Shakespeare. IN
which he will the extent Of ne loeis ndep'eun'FS
70 the Bible will contain 800 quotations irom 'he
po.t's works They viii be of sufficient length 10 nave
m interest for general readers, well as Ter stu'eN's
The index references 10 over 500 sum eli
r. sides the extracts from Sia'eseaie' t-e oo"" WIZ
contain about $50 from Other writer's
Fscott's "Socal England" will he ready ut
II prv Holt q Co.'s in few days. Dr. 4. :. PacAards
"zo0'oqy" also nearly ready. will be published IN the
American Science Series and designed for general
readers as well for students II Will have 300 nus
,rations which have been drawn from natural subjects
under the tnor's SUPERVISION. Another BOOK w"ieh
will soon aprcar fom the press of Henry Holt Il Co. j.
"a Chid's Cstcch'sn Common Thin - pr 'parcd by
MI Claupiiu. the author. 50 To speak. o the " IN
!'ess, i,, one nj fhc q Oxf,rc Ciassics has been
added to the public .uons OF this house
Had John poran been earlier in the field,
Nj stodfari in hi. memoirs of IAN. SAYS lie M ehi
have been a dangerous rival TO tue author Of "The
Curosities 81 Literature" Even 'u the works which ne
len. he has shown himself quite entertaining a.
Disroel and much more SCHOLARLY Fow men Oi lcttcrs
have written So Wen and So voluminou'ly without ieaV
Ing more memorials OF their lives than he These me-
MORALS short ana simple Ike ne Annals OF u tng
ne new edition 81 Dorn's Annals oi the Stage st
A. e. Armstrong sons Is just ready IN noai' red e.oth
Tie Life of Gilbert Stuart, long ago re-
ported 10 De- in preparation by or with tae CO.
operation OF daughter. Miss Jane stuart, has taken
definite form and substance in work oy Mr. George C.
Mason of Newport. with the ue The Life and Works oi
Gilbert stuart" Miss suarrs wish that Mr Ma
son undertook work. and he has had her personal %
eistance in preparing n. Il VII Doe brought out by
Charles scrbner's sons, who expect 10 have Il ready
In siz i VIII be quart" i,n repl""n' "i
be rlyen ,n it,
The Clarendon Press has in preparation n
new work ly Mr.. Thomas Hodgkn. enutled Italy and
her Invaders" hch f. announced o. considerable
The history o. Italy in connection the successive
waves of barharc which swept II between
the age OF Theodos.us and that Of Charcnagne TIC
first volumes which Will appear soon. are devoted
10 the last century the Western Empire J76476 the
first treating of the Nisgobs aud the second of the
Huns and VIndals. l. II said hat Tue WORK VIII con
Tain material the early OF Venice. which VIII
be Of special ia crest to readers OF lsusAlh.
These times are busy with sales of books
BY auction The catalogues Of four already and
others are IN preparation on Mcnday Bangs Il Co. be-
gan to sell the regular Fail parcel invoices. aud good
prices the whole reported to have been obtained
The attendance been large Yesterday the cOnsgD-
menis OF r. Worthngton. G. p Putuam's Sons and Cas-
scll Potter Gapin offered, to-dGys sale will
include Invoices from Lee & Shepard and Roberts
Brothers. Al Clinton Hall the library OF the late Pro
fcssor George C. Anhon feature OF which is Greek
hnd Roman classics. viii be sold tins and tomorrow
evenings. Another library l. announced Tor Friday and
Saturday evenings. and next week special trade SAFE
VII nc held beginning on Wednesday.
The new edition of Thackeray's works.
known a. the Popular Edition and comprising twenty
-four volumes cloth. is made complete by
the issue Of the final volume at j. b. Lippncott Co.'S
In this volume comprised "Lovel. the Wldower,"
the fragment, Denis Duval." and Leslie Stephens
criticism Ihackcray. This criticism printed at the
eni-an ofdeference quite worthy OF Carlyle who
printed Cromwes letters aud speeches iu larger type
than hiS own matter. Two months ago The AN9HeUEa.
Of London. had article Thackeray parts which
copied and wide. He, II sad. is the only
novelist of ms time whose popularity Is increasing. ana
while MS rivals suffering from The reaction that
always follows success, he has been steadily gaining
pround" While 1t is not true. in this country at least
TIT DctsGs-2ud. perhaDS- seatt-is failing 10 hcd
his ground. capable of demonstration that Thack
cray Il constantly growing in public favor. The AthG
.eHm said wiseiy Of him that his mood is critical
enough 70 tie Of the time, and not critical
enough niure his novels of art fer oh
Nous all his hatred of shams, ThackeraJ' g
scorn of oOnvtntOus did not decp;" and " added
that IL painter OF his own times. painter who
had 10 rival in lis day. that Thsckery will be
mcmbered. aud time VIII make OF these wonderful
novels tue historical romances."