, 1879-03-08
LITERARY NOTES.

Col. T. ". lligcipson's Young Poiks' His
tory OF tue United States - has been translated
Into three foreign languages. a,ll Is now print
lig In ruse1 letters for the blind.
Mr.. Frnnk Foxcrott, for many years tho liter
ary editor Of The Boston journal, has collected
md edited volume Of pocnlsec1ebrat!ng Easter,
which will ba published this spring.
Prot. Staaluy Jcyons has prepared now and
very thoroughly revised edition Of Ills "Thcory
Of Political Ecouomy,H which will shortly 10
published by Mcssrs. Macmillan L. Co,
It is limited that Fanny Kemb,s las more
records Il, store. Certainly Btlo could make IN
Interesting book from the time tha married
Pierce butler untll tic prcsent.-Nfw YORK.
Htra'd.
George Macdonald, the Scottish poet-novclfss,
has been spending the winter at Porto Elmo,
Italy, with LIS family. lie sava In a recent let
tel. that Ee has nos been 80 well la thirty years
as he Is nov.
The Manuscript Department Of the British
Museua. Has acquired u large collection Of pu-
pcrs relating to Jobu Wilkes. They comurise
mnny Unpublished documents, among II hscli the
most Interesting arc Il fragment OF. autobing-
raphy ab1 O con1manptaco book. Tile more I'M
rortant particulars In these pApcrs wilt be in.
sorp9ratcd II new work on Wilkes, which Mr..
W Fraser Rae, tl,c author OF "Wilkcs, Shcrl-
dan, Fox: tllc Opposition Under George ILL.,
Is Preparing. g.-Ad'tateans.
Mr.. J. Drandcr Mattliews has written q paper
on New York actors.-t. c., actors who hare
played III that city, which will appear in the
April Seribner. The article VIII BE- Illustrated
with portraits IN character Of John Droug,nn,,
John Hilbert, Harry BECKETT, CoghIan, Clara
Morris, Kato CLAYTON, Mrs. Agnes Booth, Miss
Jcwctt, Mrs. q. II. Gilbert. aud oilers, naatlc
from original sketches BY Abbey and Reinl,aylt.
IN the same number Of tiIls magazine will also
the Inventions mud personal life Of Ericsson,
Of the Gn'a1y. THIS will be the first OF u eorics
on inventors.
An. esteemed correspondent who has been
recalling Fanulc Kemkle's "Rccortls Of Gill
confused by tue ad]ec'ivcs in Fannie Kcmblp's
book. SHE usea them so literally, us.d yet with
SO little discrimination, that her Descriptions ure
almost ridiculous. Il has occurred to the that
Of her se'f-dcceptsoi, as to her liturary skill. 4
specimen Of lltr bad style in This rraucct taken
Mt random from the book, Ia snbjo'ued: 'she
WIS tai and Tain, her figure wanted r0uulness
mt grace, but It was str0t7Af as dart. lnu tic
btaorous. elastic, aetitv movements Of her limbs,
and firm, Hte springtn7 sltp Of her beaut;fft!ft
made feet and nnklcs, gave to her whole person
and dcportlHcnt charartcr like that OF the fa-
Her forehead and eyes were BEAUTIFUL. Tie
broad, c3.tt, 7'urt eruaase surrounded With Miek,
short, c!,uteriuq eurls OF chestnut hair, mud tlc
cear, Hn1pid, trkf, ffader gray eyes tint always
looked radiant With light, csc.. H.. 0.) This Is
only one specimen out OF nlanY which might be
quoted Il you had the space"
psof. Lonetcllow, nftcr making Pegnstss a
Cobc-trotttr III harness ull around the earth for
two wears past, has NOW sct that winged stced
to quilting u New York City cur. tbs twcuty-
fourth volume Of his "pocins OF Places II now
lies before us. unl that arlcnt loytr OF New
York, IT. highways anh Its byways, Walt Whit
mun himself, should lie satisfied With the testt-
amid cilttnllcy-tops and omn!butes In squares
whose trees arc Gray with tAu dust Of l,sbor, II
and In the cubotestolleS OF t'ways that wind
amid proud ptles." Much OF this Ilt.1c book is
devoted to tho Metropolis. We fud in IT Mr..
Of nnturc-sngng Of "the wide sidewalks Of
Broadway, aa gorgeous az rlyutct's banks In
Junc,'' and Theodore SeIgWirl Fav rhnpso-
| dlzlng upon "Manhatta's hrtatltng st,tres,
aboyo her shousA1d roofs rcd with days
PARKER Willis. when "tl.n slladowa lay alung
Broadway ai,d ncar tie twilight tfde,h wruta
purliaps tho best lines le ever l,tnned after his
sacred lyrics. 1t would BE- Interesting 10 make
out a list Of the true poets who have fountl
their hest inspirations within great cities; nt,tl
tlfS Inst little collection Of luugfelIow gives
soIne excellent hlnts lowarla such list. There
Ia rs much 10 be fnusl by scci,,l. eya md u.I-
dprst unl!ng heart IN Emcrson's settles Of
proud hotels" US III s'Hllcs III 1oYcllnsss
softly ulirrored IN crystal gra1ns." Navertl.e-
less, ws should not aaylse The Alderman who
used to keepa roct. nor tic strret-CloanIn:;
Durcau which otil,gt TO keep onc,s TO rus, tue
hentllunc Into SOM. upo,, the faith Of MI. Long.
fellows recent volume. Not tc!rs will It be to
tlnd tho scyclatous Of things rrnvc aud gay,
,nortar, aInl iuat lu itu smoky mir Of this huge
hivc Of ulcu,-ttB York Ifpr3It