New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-14
LITERARY NOTES.

At the sale Of the Hillard Library at Boston
last week, seven scrap books, made by Mr. h'i"ru
since ls47, sold for 500 rs.
DIR. Edward NJ. Gallaudet, president OF the
Deaf Mutes college at Washington. has written inahuSi
Sf international law designed for high schools ana COZ
aeges which A. s. Barnes Co VIII puolish WITHIN
week.
Nearly 100, 900 volumes are said to have
,osr rn6,isbed by the American Book Exchange OF
what is called the "Acme Edition." of Cnamoerss C!o
sopedia Of English Literature" an edition IN eish'
1emo volumes. Four volumes are now OUT anu ''0
Arst was Published only few months ago
The original hoOgraph sketch OF Beetho-
vans Pastoral symphony" consisting of sxty-one
seaves and well authenticated, was sold In London
abort time ago for 1915. An autograph letter from
beethoven, alludng to his pecunary
setcScd from 81 25 to % so each aud one from MS
s & 4S son. "'''''D '' ~
A comic drama called "The Strange Cen
tleman" which Charles Dickens wrote when he was
known as Boz" and which was played in septemoei'
1886 when "Pickwick" had only reached Its sN'h
monthly part, has been reprintedin London IN dacse
The original edition is rare ana as lhucn as i %
been given for copy of IT, The play was L1nUi1 IVY
aon tbcn6t IN OF a. since he declined to repuDlsh It,
Tn Paris. Shakespeare's last birthday CAPRI
os was observed by reading to large audience trans
laton OF Hamlet which NJ. Louis M6nard has made
for the Theatre Fraueais. While the translation Is sara
70 be very elegant French verse one curious rendering
has already been discovered in the advice OF old Polo
Mus 10 Laeres Where he speaks of dress and remarks
that people In France OF most select and generous
choce in matters, he Is made 10 say thdt tey rs
no gentleman ike French gentleman-a petvelsiQl
which naturally aroused some patriotic enthusiasm III
the audience.
There has been trouble among the transla-
tors of Henry Gr6yys stories, aud This prolific author
writes a letter to The Boston Courier explaining her own
position in the matter Miss Helen Stanley IL, she says
i'm bar only gnnrOVed translator, ana
unless Miss Stanley should release her from the con
tract she right TO give other person even 'he
ttepage OF one OF her books for translation Moreover
she has been greatly annoyed at some other tiahaia
tons Of her works, and instances her LES
Uourmiassines" which brought out with the the
"The Pretty Little Countess Una" From this work
the translator says has omitted by little or large
bits no less than 12j pages Of the whole-that Is, the
fourth part OF IL, and almost all IN the second nam
Madame Gr6yie further says Her (the translators)
Imaginative propensiues too strong TO keep III the
narrow path Of TRANSACTIONS, aud in order 20 make better
my poor novels takes of here word, there one
page or sic finds it too scanty and she adds expaoa
lions Of her own confess that am very ungrleful
the trouble she takes 10 make my poor works oeleF
in such a fashion. IL must be proof OF my GlWOI-
thy nature but don't like i'll don't Ike it ataN"
The June number Of HdrperS Magazine,
issued to-day marks the beginning OF new era IN the
publication OF this widelykuown periodical With the
commencement Of this. the seth volume, the pub
fishers have used and larger type ana have slightly
Increased the pages in WIDTH TO otter better fac
ties for Illustration. The appearance OF the magazine
with these exceptions remains the same as before The
familiar cover retains tint and design that have been
it from the day was first seem nearly
thirty years ago This improvement viii warmly COM
mend itself every reader, and is in harmony with the
past career Of the magazine violent or radical change
in its general appearance in Its editorial conduct
having ever occurred The beauty Of the engravngs in
the June number especially noteworthy. The draw
ings particularly those of T. A. Abbey, which accom-
pany an interesting article 10y W. L. ODODoyan en-
titled Rye and Round There" are among the best
specimens OF magazine illustration. Very graceful,
also is drawing Of Abbey's to Herrcks quaint poem,
upon a Virgin Kissing Rose" The Honorable Hud-
son Bay Company" by H. NJ. Robinson; " The Grand
Days OF HisrOnics" by Olive Logan the conclusion OF
Colonel Warnings interesting Berg ind Thai sketches
and the second paper on :" A Peninsula Canaan" by
Howard Pyle, are all attractivey illustrated. E. T.
Whipple contributes interesting personal Recol-
lecons of Agassiz -; James T. Field gives sprghty
Free Lecture Experience y; j. Esten Cooke ana Mrs
Gibbons contribute respectively sketches OF Alexander
SpotswOOd and The Citizen Of Paris Miss Mulocks
serial Young Mrs Jardlne" is continued; and there
Us usual variety OF short STORIES poems and editorial
matter