New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-13
LITERARY NOTES.

General Beauregard's book as he himself says, is
not on the exc OF publication. lie thinks it will be
ready before the close of 1889.
The third volume of The Memorial History of
Boston" is so Ear advanced at James X. Osgood ~
Co.'S that II can be issued in September
The excellent poem on President Garfield, " Shot
at his Post y etc, which appeared in the supple
mcnt to last weeks Ptct, was written by Mr. ii. {.
Bunncr.
The library Of The late Yice-Prcsident Henry
Wilson, The Literary Ucrj3 states, Will be sold soon
at Naticll. Mass. and number Of valuable auto
graphic letters Will De part Of the sale.
MI Parke Goodwin, having retired from the edi
tolsip of Tie Erar'Rg Post, is HOW deyoHg himself
entirely TO his " Life of William Culcn GrYant'
Including the poets spondcncc, it win make
several volumes, which Will be published by -.
Appleton \ Co.
A recent London volume called - The Choice Of
Books" by Charles T. Richardson. contains this
curious anccdote of the pursuit OF literature under
difficulties: " know of II woman who read Para
disc Lost and two or three other standard works
aloud to her husband in a single winter while he
was shaving, that being the only available tmc.'
1t is probable that two new volumes of Mr.
George Bancrofts History Of the United States
Will appear before the end of the coming publication
season. Both volumes have been written and half
OF one of them is already in type at ID. Appleton II
90 :. MI. Da'cfOIJ Is pdUNStaAlnE author, ana
likes to have his manuscript and also the proof
sheets long time on his writing table These adj
ditoual volumes of special interest since they
contain the history OF the Federal Constitution of
which Mr.. Bancroft has made an exhaustive study
They will bring his work down to the close of
Nashlngton's Administration.
Some accounts say the ancient Greeks had %
summer deHcacy corresponding to modern ices, and
that they obtained the conaealcd moisture by
L -.
phon in his " Memorabilia gives an allegory from
Prodicus of Vice anC Virtues meeting Hercules as
he was entering upon manhood and represents
Virtue upbraiding Vice in these terms Thou
who dost not even wait for the natural craving for
what is agreeable but fllest thyself with all sorts
of mixtures eating before you are hungry and
drinking before you are ATHEIST continuing how to
keep cooks that You may feed dclicatcly. and buy
ing hgh-prced wines and running about seeking
for snow in summer"
The authors OF the No Name novels so FAR as they
are known, are. according to The Boston Co,ric':
mercy Philbrch's Choice" Mis-. Helen Jackson:
"peirdre" DR.. Joyce; Is That All !' Miss II. W.
Preston; KIsmet" Miss Fletcher; THE Great
Match" Professor John Tr0whIidgc; 4 Modern
Mcphistophelcs" Miss Alcott; Altcrglow." Mr. G..
7. Lathrop; Hettys Strange History" Mrs Jack
son; "Wlll DcnbIgh Nobeman," Mrs. Dinah
Muloch Craik; Marmornc," Philip Gilbert Ha-
merton; Mirage" Miss Fletcher; I" A MasQue of
Poets" edited by Mr.. G. p. Lathrop; Sguor Mo-
nadinis Niece Miss Tinker; Ihe Colonels Opera
Cloak" Mrs. Chaplain Brush; Mrs Bcauchamp
Brown" Mrs. Jane G.. AUSTIN " His Majesty Ny
SELF the Rev. W. VI. Baker; Don John" Jean
lngeOw; "The Tsar's Window" Mrs. Hooper
Harpo'S Mtga>ae for August viii he ready 20
day, probably and contains the conclusions of
three serial descriptive articles well adapted to the
season. These are Mr.. Aldrichs remarkably tcrsc
and entertaining account of " 4 Day in Africa at
Tangier, Mr.. brakes third paper on The White
Mountains" and Mrs. Champncys picturesque
sketches from Portugal as she calls it, A Neg
lected Corner of Europe" Tho frontispiecc en-.
graved by Cole, is of Elr Abbey's most success
ful sketches. 1t was suggested by an accompanying
poem, Almond Blossom by Miss Margaret Vclcy.
A humorous Georgia sketch, "The Various an
guages of Billy Noon by Mr. Richard NJ. Johnston
deserves attention. The Yorktown celebration
occurs Ill October and an claboraely illustrated
paper ON The Surrender of Corvallis" by Mr. H.
t. Johnston, will put readers in n frame of mind to
appreciate the celebration An article of wide
practical interest is Mr. Frederic c. Nather's
water Routes from the Great Northwest which
Is timely in view of the opening this week of the
new Nelland Canal. The routes by the lakes and
the ST. Lawrence by the canals, the Mississippi and
the railways are all carefully Considered Mr.
Mather concludes that the new Welland Canal VIII
not meet the expectations of its projectors and that
TIE Erie Canal, If 1T is made what it should be- will
remain the cheapest transportation route to the
scaboard