New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-05
LITERARY NOTES.

Since the beginning of the late election in
Great Britain the circulation OF The Dd'S Ne0S VI ~
don has increased onefOurth.
Resides n new though short poem ny leu
nyson the Nay Hfasteenh Century Will contain aFfices
by u. Rensn and Mr. Mllock.
The sale of the No Name Series has been
100000 copies It comprises seventeen volumes eA
c,ps,ve of the new one " Mrs. Beaucbamp Brown"
In recent German translation OF one OF
Dickenss novels 1t has been discovered that "a bicA
glazed stock without tic" is turned into "a blacH c
Quered stick without krob" W.
When Mr.. Green finishes his =" Short His
tory OF the English People, Is sad taat he VIII hc-lh
oootber elaborate his. orcal work. wnch will NJ the
period between Frecmans NORMAN Co"quos' dn"
Froude.
Thomas Allsop, who died recently IN Eng
land WAS the author Of q volume OF recOlechohs VI
Ccler,dce and besides knowng C0lerd2e was lrlcnl
of Lamb and Bury Cornwall. lie also puohshe" oo""
Oh " The Gold Fields II Cdi'orhll'
Mr. John II. Parker, the well-known writer
on Roman antiquities, contributes to the April Ann
c,orv paper on the early history of that city, IN wlch
he sho xs considerably faith IN the OLD tth NV
legends Of Rome than other recent stuuehts nuNe o'
A now and enlarged edition of ). BarlnS-
Goulds a. Curious Myths OF the Middle Ages" W.T. D.
ready next week from Roberts Brothers Miss WOOL
sey's edition of Madame D'Arblay's Diary tw" '"'
umcs uniform with the Autobiography and CorleSpohd
ence OF Mrs. Deany" will appear at the same tinr.
The recent death Of DR.. WOltmaun at Men
tone is not likely to delay the publication oil Ms ms
tory OF Painting" press at DOdd, Mead q C's'
He had nearly finished t. and there will be nc IA, nple
It is believed, in supplying the little matter t" MAY
Temsin ~
Doudet,s new humorous story, d" The Won
ae,fnl Adventures OF Tartarin OF TarascOn Will be pub
ushed soon oy lee e. Shepard. The same firm announce
The True story OF the Exodus Of Israel" an abrlog
ment by F. II. Underwood of Dr. Brussch's " Es'P'
UHder the PharaOhs"
The "History of the Zulu War and its ORR
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nresents picture of Cetywayo Ia strong contrast to the
current British representation Of him. Miss C""hs"
maintains that he peace lever ana maghanilih""
ruler, ana supports her view Win au array U V''"
said 10 be remarkable.
The Clarendon Press has brought out an en-
tlrey new and very handsome edition, designed esp
cally tor library use, OF stubhs's Consutloh'l h'
tory its Orien aud Development" wnich has JUST Deem
received by Macmillan Co. The Pitt Press tCambi1dg j.
also represented here Macmillan Co.. has added to
its seres of textbooks Tor colleges Jonn Locke,
Thoughts Concerning Educat,ol'" An lhtro""c''o"
and many notes ar given within
TIE Aoodemv notes that the advance il
critical freedom and cathO.iey, which began win
soutbev Was promoted by MacaulGy aud Las rcarted
completion in our DAY. fluids Bunyan treated by !" Uni
yersity Press q classic and IaHked among E"si~h"
ehet men of letters by MIR Morley whereas, less than
acen,ury ago Cowper shranK from naulng him. Warmly
as he admired the Pilgrims Progress"
"Lest 50 dcspised a name
Should move at thy deserved fame
Mr.. Edwin Arnold, in polite note, has re-
turned to l. X. Funk Co. a check which they sent hhn
on account of the sales OF their edition. OF his Light OF
Asioo ae adds that while he does not understand the
laws of copyright in America yet he "cannOl CONSIDER
himself otherwise taan bound IN houor TO suSt" ''
interests firm which first published ms DOCK az"
insured It's success'Robcrts theirs, OF B"sion Al
the same time he says he recognizes that IN acknOwi
ed2ing us rights as an author tby haEe lviu nn
feel sensible Of tie good Intentions which 'h'y nave
him.