New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-04
LITERARY NOTES.

Uawtborue,s "Blithedale Romance is out
of nrnt in England and complaint Ia MADE 'hat copies
of II cannot he had
Henry James's confidence and Joseph
Cooks lectures Labor" are promised Tor issue on
Saturday by Houghton, osgood Co.
DIR. Howard Crosby's Yale lectures will soon
appear in book form at A. d. f. Randolph CO.'S uhuei
the title " The Christian Preacher"
Professor Dowden's "Southey in the Eng
,,sh Men OF Letters Series viii be ready at Harper
Brothers' this week. Bunyan from the pen 81 MI
TrOude will follow next.
Four volumes are ready of the American
Book Exchange edition of Gibbons Rome, ana tne
ffth, which will be delayed somewhat by necessary
changes In the index already far along In the press
Four volumes also have been published Of The Library
Of Universal knowledge" and the nth viii probably DO
out IN the middle Of the MONTH
The Rev. Sheldon Jack son, presbyterian
missionary OF largo experience in the West once visited
Alaska and while founding several missionary stations
there gaye specia attention the people aud country
for the purpose of writing book THIS voIune WI" s0
the light during the coming season as I-wo.'
with 100 Illustrations, from the house OF Dodd Meao
Co.
A new volume of sermons and addresses by
Henry Morley Punchon is In preparation by r. Worth
ington 1t will have introduction by the late Bishop
Gilbert Haven. The publisher has Just brought
out plates editions OF Jules %
der the Sea-" and The Mysterious Island There are
illustrations IN all the volumes, The mysterious
Island " having twenty-iouT
The report published several months ago
that volume Of uncolected and unpublished poems by
the late Charles Tennyson Turner brother of the Poet
Laureate would be sent TO the press. is confirmed Dy
The AMen9Hm, which says his literary executors are
now preparing such b9' nns Of poems left
IN manuscript, 1t viii contain reproduUuoh o. tne
marginal annotatons made by Coeridge upon DIS own
copy OF tue poets first work
The Encyclopaedia of British Poetry" which
Mr. Epes Sargent editing for Harper Brothers, VIII
contain thousand pages more Thus far Mr. sargent
has read the proofs of about $50 pages In reply to
question: he writes that great pains are being taken 10
make the work well as comprehensive, and
TO give the specimens of all the poets represented
"Justice" he says, will be done 10 the obscure minor
poets who have produced one or two great iyrlcal
pieces which the world does not willingly let die"
Charles Dudley Warmers essay on Washing
ton Irving, which will introduction to the
new Godfrey Crayon Edition OF irvings works. will APP
pear also In volume by itself accompanied by paper
reprinted from The Atlantic for November 1850, OF per
sonal "reminiscences OF Irving by the late g. p Putnam
besides the Grafton Irving delivered by William Gull
len Br, ant in April 1850. The Sketch Book" which
OF old was widely popular 10 the now Ola shlOneo
" Blue and Cold STYLE VIII appear In new square
16mo. form under the name Of the Strstford Edition
A new edition now in preparation at Flor
enoe of vasari's Lives of the Artists" will contain
says Mr. Heath Wilson IN The academy, a rich store
of unpublished documents" that overthrow not few
Of usually taken of the history of the Cathedral
Florence IN the first place IL Is shown that Arnoo
died In 1870 twelve after the commencement
OF bis work. that could not have built all that Is
usually assigned to him. and instead Of building por-
ton the ceased work before the two west
ern arches OF the nave had been put up. Twenty
years-years OF trouble for the Republic-eapsed be-
tween the death Of ArDofo and the appointment OF
CottO master architect, and during this time the
ceased Gotto in placing his Campanile where it
stands have been guided by Arnofos plans, since
the last two arches bad not yet been erected. 1t is
further shown that GotO erected only tue first stage OF
his Campane including the two ranges of bas-relies.
that after he died the work carried forward TO
the great upper windows by Francesca Talent and mol
us has supposed, by TaddcO G. dji, VINO appears
to have architect at AL II Is believed OF
Talent spite Of the of the time among
architects. no :" adhered with fidelity to the model OF
Got:O." although Of the details are probably his
since GlOttO IL presumed, did not leave complete
of drawings. The concerning the rivalry be-
tween Ghiberti and Bfuuelesch are sad 10 be inter-
esting without adding much to the worlds present
knowledge OF IL.