New-York tribune., 1880-10-06
LITERARY NOTES.

TX. Funk g. Co. have added Thomas
Huchess Alfred the Great" and Charles Kingsley
"Hermts to their cheap standard series
Major j. C. Tldball, of the I'd Artillery
will publish October Ia. A Manual OF Heavy Ar'I'er'
Service" for the use of tho army and militia OF th'
United States. :.
Spelhagen's new novel "Quisisana," as was
affirmed of his felow-countryman Aueroachs DIT
gi,ta"is said by the critics 10 be an advance on hi'
previous works in art ana FORCE
A new hymn n-bOok compiled by the kev'
Dr. Brldgman. OF the Madison Avenue Baptist Church,
will be published IN few DAYS. This Is 'ne Seo'n"
work OF the kind by the same auinor.
Mr.. Edmund Clarence Stedman's paper on
Edrar Allan Poe contributed Ser,bers Will soon o'
issued by Hourhtop, Mln 4 Co., bound IN 'e"u''
and will make q small but handsome volume
A handsomely printed little volume en-
anates from Philadelphia with the title Nero, "
Tragedy by Richard Comfort" In the line Oh '"'
titlepase usually reserved for tho name OF the puo
appears this invitation: For copies apply " , ~
1900 Philadelphia" The text, BLANK verse, eA"'''
an acquaintance with antique lore ana inc lour'" ''
ends with the following sparkling dalcsue oe.ween une
"siri" Nero /" Col" Aniee'us: "sHi Nero' wv
fEXcuat.
The story Jermola the Potter" by kras-
zewskI the eminent living representative OF foiSh
literature hears surprising resemblance TO George
Eliots slas Mariner" or this The 81 Jdmcs'S Gd-cth
saws "sias Mariner was first published In 1861; Jer
o.a the Potter in 1857. At first sight the internal
evidence Of a direct connection between the DOCKS
seems doubly overwhelming, for II rests not mercN
upon their smilari,les but their dissmilri,ics Not
oulv is the basis OF pot the in both. but the oil
vergences of the later story are precisely sucu
as would be introduced by writer o'
genius in developeius and celebrating az
imperfect draft VII ch he had dscerncd to De Slsccp
tIbe Of mdeln'te cmbellishment ana txpahslon. W.
this IL be rcnl.cd tha while everF hnElsn ,d
eyccrt the author Of 'The Three Lnuisas ana
Keiia' mast b. presumed innocent 81 fOllsh' 10 "1o
undc0uanied win that language had cnance oi MAJ
Ing the acaueintauce OF 'JarUOla the POttef mum
1869. when French translation appeared al Farls
Mr.. G.. l.. CONNIE has made a curious DIS
coyery IL regard antiquity Of thc incident OF the
pound Of lash " in tho rchant OF nee ": " WIN
reference 10 Mr. MOncure COnway's treatment oi lhi'
suject IN ITS aspect ia tradition from carly times
CyinefecM Ccti,rB for May) nave lately me across
an Inoian story whco gives remarkable parallel
Leulcnant r. Carnac Temple has kindly sent me Iom
India trans aiion OF some Tales tod iu the Deccan
They are 4 literal translation of tie nIkaya LIT nan
Of MlhammaG AbG-G-oz.z of Madras, in the DAkhani
dialect and TINS TO be direct copy Ci the
Hikayat--IatIf' 60 bc found in GladwIn's Persian
Mooushce' an educational WORK published IN 1901. But
from what Mr Giadwin gathered his cole e'uOn ol
storcs Lieutenant Temple his introduction, says he
has no. abo 10 find cut. They appear 10 me 10 NC
OF native orgln but al all events worth whlle draw
Ing your readers attention to tor perhaps the New
Shakespeare Society would Ike to uote) the following
story No IN tie collection. Itranscrbe 1t exactly a.
1t staads: 4 man idc a bet wiki another about game
ard slid " II DO not wn the game vou may cut from
nv body seer a. e. two p1uudsi o nesh Nhen ne uIu
net game tue WHINE wished 10 close TIE Dct
bur the would not agree to H. Ihev ootD went pc
fore tue judge The iudsc sand to the winner Parq2n
him the bet" but lie would not agree TO DO II. Inc
judge. being angry. sand Cut away, Out II you
cut more or less than seer Cwo poIndSl WI" luh%sn %
You" Tho winner, beng helpless iorgaVe MIN 'he