New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-17
LITERARY NOTES.

A set of what are known as the ). Payne
c,,,, rco,tnts Was sold in Edinburgh short time ago
fors4Oo
9. Mr.. Swinburne has written an ode OF some
Eve hundred lines in honor OF Victor Hugos seventy
eighth birthday 80.
On the day that the school children OF On
cunati celebrated Mr. LonGfcllows birthday NOT copy
NJ his works could be foundin the city bookstores
Fjftv-fye editions were recently sold in Lon
don Of Reyrard the Fox" besides 1913 editions OF Inc
Dance Of Death" or books connected with tnat work
In a private library at Como, Italy poem
emitted Approach OF Death, written at naples
IN 1897 by Ieopafd hitherto sought for in vain has
been found.
Lmgfellow's Evangeline" has been trans
lated INTO Portuguese by lawyer and man of letters
living az LIS u s prefaced ny snort usscI'""oD
on American literature.
Bishop Whites memoirs of the Protestant
Tpiscopa Church. long OF pint viii soon he brought
out by f. F. button & &c. in handsome octave volume
with portrait aud index ADDED.
Mr.. Cory's "Gude to the Study OF Modern
ENGLISH History" soon to he published here bv Henry
Holt & Co, is strongly recommended by Ihe ia" A@t
Ga.etie rs "a purge against the idols q the market
place"
The last literary effort Of the late Canon
O,keley was an article on his Pcrs nal Recolleetons
of oxford" the proof sheets of which were revised by
him short time before his death The article has been
winted in Time, London publication.
It is predicted that Herr GeoIg Brandcss
study OF Lord BeaconsGeld" now in the press Mt
Charles scribner's Sons VIII receive large attention
as piece OF brilliant exposition and criticism remind
lug one in It's OF certain OF MacauaS "'S'o''''
eSsays.
,Ir. Rossitsr johnson has added about thirty
poems to The original collection Of Famous single
Poems which he published some years ago through
Henry Holt & Co.. and has changed the title to " Famous
Single and Fugitive Poems" The volume viii be cut IN
q few DAYS
His Majesty Dom LUZ !. Of Portugal has
CONNECTED his version of 'The Merchant OF Venice and
tic work has Just polished In large aud handsome
form from the National Press At Lisbon The King has
presented the edition the Lisbon Orphanage TO be
sold Tor its ncfcni.
Russian lady, whose maiden name was
Tlaguine and who married the late Mr. MocGahan the
English newspaper correspondent, is engaged in trans
Iaion into Russian OF the poems ard stories OF Edgar
Allan Poe. The work VIII COMPRISE three volumes ana
Is promised for publication in the Autumn
An extra number IF Notrre. recently pub
llshed contains long sketch Of Jean Bapste Andre
Dumas tie eminent French chemist aud astronomer
who in July will reach the eshteth year of his age
Forty pages double columns are given - the ekcch
and fine steel portrait OF NJ Damas accompanies H.
Gautier's "Capitaiuc FIacasse" is far in the
press at Henry Golt d Co.'s. The translation has been
made by MISS NJ u. Ripley G. p. rctnam's sons an
nouuce another edition of the same boo@ NO translation
Of It has yet been published in Tho country Henry
James IT. has praised il ranking with the lhcst
wcIks of imagination produced IN our day.
Mr.. George TicknOr Curtis has written for
the April uumbrr OF The Worth american Becie'c an ar
tice entitled "McCicaE'> Last Service to the KepuO
lie whch will cover the period from the flank move
ment to the James the defeat OF LIE at Antetam In
the NJ number Mr.. Curtis will have 4 second article on
The removal Ct Mcclellan from The command ana pom
said VIII contain facts hitherto unknown TO the
public.
Mr. De Vinno's paper on wood-cut engraving
and printing will appear in the April Scrfbner
Ii relates for the part 10 the early methods
OF wood-cut printing on the hand press. hf.
De Winnie Will follow 1t with another on machine
printing, the success of which is no oIder
than 1850 His knowledge OF the art is not limited TO
his own large experience IN IL; indeed this has been the
source of small part OF H. as the" History OF FlnuS
which he published few years ago July demODstfa'eu
Libraries are frequently offered at auction
in this city which may called sensible. They contain
great numbers books which neither rich nor rare,
but which gentleman's library is complete without
Messrs Leavitt & Co. Will sell this week. beginning to-
night at the Clinton Han Sales Rooms, respectable
collection of this description OF the books. those which
are usually designated STANDARD are OF the best
editions while here and there I'm the catalogue one en-
counters title which arrests his attention The sale IS
we'll worthy Of the attendance OF these who are pckcrs
up of unconsidered tries, who know that volume
which does not attract much bidding may De treasure
10 be secur d at any reasonable price.