New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-12
LITERARY NOTES.

A fresh translation of =" Bunyans "fh-
erin's Progress Will appear soon az Moscow
The next volume of the Spare Minutes Series
will be from Thomas Hughes, entitled 80 True M"nll
ness"
ID. Lothrop & Co. will bring out shortly an
American edition OF " The Eaglishman and Tue ecch-
.linaviau or. Comparison of AneIo-sax'H ara GA
Morse Iitrfatucc."
Mr.. Herbert II. Smiths Brazil, the Anna
IONS and he Coast published here several months ago
by Charles Scrbnes sons. has been brought OUT III Lon
dor, and the weekly papers have ALREADY given onS O
tices OF Il, and Tor the most part iavorane ones
The autographs of literary aud thea'rlcal
celebrities which collected by the la'e Baron ray
lor passed under tho hammer Of Paris aucuoheef u
few weeks ago There were among them eighteen let
ters from Mile Mars two victor Hugo. and several
from MicEoiet and Alexandra Dumas one OF INC c"ie'
buytrs at the sale was tie COmctde ffNncalsP.
That neerly-forgotten literary fraud of the
last century .The Economy of Human Lifc," which
pretended 10 be translation Of Indian manuscript,
and derived It's chief interest from the striking sri
iarty witch It's lofty moral tone sustained TO the each-
ings OF CHRISTIANITY has not altogether lost Its vauc 10
the collector Copies OF tie original edition IN goou
order are by no means III this country nor are
they expensive second hand dealer will gladly sell
tie work for dollar But in London Ieeen,iy Stse
paper copy with tie original drawings by harcihS
brought the surprising sum of $3.50
The English weekies are quoting from
Canadian payer an interview with Walt Whitman III
which he rep, r:cd 10 have said The first copy OF
Leaves Of Grass winch wrote threw INTO the sea-
said to myself What better is this than the thousand
other poems T. aud II up. knew had an idea
that had not been expressed by other poets so tried
three or four moro times, until at last the ustiious
work. may sny-appeared." Mr.. Whitman sad that
of books he liked those OF sir Walter Scott best am
NOT an admrer of Dickens he added. but easily see
why Ills works take and ought 10 ttse At the same
t,mc would not ike to 20 on record not being an
adnirer of Dickens. Bret Harte and that CLASS OF
humorisis They offend my democracy, however rev
present most OF working people in knd 0f deluH
tlemenS spnlt."
Some unpublished letters and other memoirs
of Mary the wifs and Queen of William III. OF Eng
land have been brought light and pubshtd in Hoi-
land TIC originals were destroyed at Marys request
hut cones were made and there said be doubt Of
the enUinencss Of the present publication Several o
The letters passed between Mary and Anne. aterwaid
Oue,n when tLey both young and unknown TO the
royal hOnOrs whch aftcrward came 10 them Some OF
Apnes disclose considerable spirit and Vgor In one OF
them she SAYS: " / cannot finish my letter without
telling you that Rogers Cord Sunderland wife is
greater ypocre ever, for she goes morning oni
afternoon to St Martins Church, since there are not
enough peope to see her at the Chapel at whitehall
sic goes half an hour the ano stsys
nm hour after they are gone for her private deNoi0ns
church TO another &icF the most Ia
aai makes such flSs about ler CeNu-
non that it larry jufps nav stomach. Certainty Two
rascas were never wei coupled she and Aer NUS
for she all her &c 9ns ttc cateSt Saiows
bird tnat and ne TIE &sues rogue on earn