New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-06
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. Julian Hawthorne is to edit Tie BEL
Sraria Ann"at
A part of the Rev. Joseph Cooks mission to
Enel Is ,he preparation of an En-sh edition OF us
lectures IN Two voldnes.
Herr LqsLer. who is little known in this
country though he has OF the most promnent
figures in the political lit OF The German Empire,
the title WAYS and AIMS o, Civilz}tion.'
Mr. William Winter has rendered a valua-
te service TO memory OF hrs friend John Brougnan.
BY editing The famous acto's Lite. stoge, aud Poems
which James Il. OSgooI Co. will issue November L.
Tits volume O! ncalv 500 pages and uciulcs pot-
traits. facsimile ana sketches.
a series of biographies of the founders OF
the Republic is to he published during the coming
winter. and viii oP ausocIously. for Ms Andrew -
White, Minister to Germany viii c3ntrhnte the " L''o
OF Thomas Jor rsou" IN Professor Goodwin Sn''h ""s
the " Life o. Gcor-c Washington ~ b"h''
The Cardf Times has hit upon a happy de-
vice for drawing readers It's serial rY oor "a tr-i
chapters have boon published A"sy"o''S OF previous
chapters rs placed the head Of each inetalmea TIE
Is net dry abstract but C Yer rNenatlon ci the
dramatic points III iiIe pItS ''''''" , tNVi
Mrs. Swisshclm's "Half a Century" Wig
orous record of the stirring political events Of the las,
Hfty wears reapnCars in n and improved edition
ii was published ia July, was attacked with vuencc
nj the South aud received with words Of approval ut
the North The first edition was SOL IN three weeks
Mr.. Ruskin's last F0rs Cidrigrra is addressed
TO WOrklnEncu, ana IN the OliuWu4 WORDS ic 'H'V7
free to all members 81 trades unions our Commit
tee of each trade guild may AL have parcels Ct them
from nv publisher quantities they wish, for dis
;riouon among he!y members 10 tac pH0'c 'he price
remains hXci'
Miss Augusta Larned viii contribute vol
umo Of stories drawn om TIE rich % the Elder
Edda to 'hc list OF holiday books II vii he appropF-
ately called faes from the Morse GRANDMOTHER ald
wal dCnbtles be a. lr WIN my YONG rms r.
1aIned's Oh I%!eS ho'oid' from INC H'ooN W ''''
ogy.
Sanskrit is not so dead a language as many
persons supp SCI II is at present useful as me
dunn of conversation and correspondence IN In0ia,
where 1t frequently happens that the dialect OF one dis
trci is unin;osibe TO the inhabitants or The adjoining
districts. The learned men communicate VI = each
DINER IN SaEstu niue" as sAc learned nen OF Europe
used to III Latin.
1t is said that Li,trG has been the victim
OF continuous physical sufi rIng since The completion Of
his wonderful French Dictionary in 1872 Long years
OF incessaut ovorwork have broken his constitution.
The story is tod Of hm that he ways kept supply Of
Jelly, OF which lie IS very fond. and bread IN his
library and found nothing 50 conducive TO mental
activity as the horrible Indigestion Slch luucn
calculated TO produce. a complication OF Ills including
fever, asthma and Insomnia, has fastened upon aim
and his hand Is so ioe'le tHat he cah scarcely hold
10 inc RerUe PoSGce AMI within The year has written
a charming sketch Of The origin ana growth Oi the great
work OF his NE.
Victor Hueo's new volume of poems, says
the Paris correspondent of The Standard not likely
30 disappoln those who admire " Hu.os second man
ncr combining does in violent contrast, sub line
ideas and trivial p1ttudrs. The puolc's curiosity was
aroused by tile when first announced some weeks
ago. and ingenious people insisted that the real
title was "fAme" ana that ZANE" was a misprinI.
II nothing OF the kind TIE hero is our lo2Scareo
friend, and deserves Nolaircs compliment" MoI aue
parc. ct meme paIlc b,cu." The IDEA Of TIE work Is
quaint The Is supposed t. be eng ,-eI IN an eN-
pediou to explore humanity from pAilosophic and
aesthetic pom view, aud is 50 sSu ted AT the narrow
niudcdness. cEJtsn, -cGshucSs and cOwir!ce De en-
that he returns 10 MS TINS les IN sht or dis
gust The poet tl,n adds uc.UdI1g cha ter, IN
which. au-a-e, De expresses bis bclt. IN I'm
pIOvemcut, progress. purer fdu, better laws. ana uni
vefsal love aud hr0thcrh 'od