New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-06
IITERARY NOTES.


Madame Miehelet Is publishing an epitome OF he'
husbands great History Of France"
Elizabeth Stuart Phclps's Friends: Duet Will
be ready ut Houghton, Mifiin Il Co.'S juno A"'
General O. o. Howard has translated nom 's se
French biographical sketch OF Coun' Aseno, u'
Gssparin, which will be issued soon oy VI T. fu"
MANS sons .
On Friday next Harper & Brothers VIII Issue snsl
cloth edition of the revised New Testament ana INC
Psv George Fl. Hepworths three exclamation points
"A his new novel may be described for its title Is
A course of lectures Is being delivered in Lonoon
on Pouschkin LermOntof, Gogol Turgenen anu
other Great Modern Writers of Russia, oy hlI
Ch.r,a. Turner leetor at the University of ST.
Petersburg.
,,ow avea,v that the chapters in Alphonse Dau-
det,s History of My Books were prepared 70 serve
.s introdnetions respectively to the volumes OF
lpxurious edition Of his complete works, which are
now appearing IN Paris.
ANEW London magazine of art called EH0"S"
EtchinOs. will appear in July 1t will have the as.
sistance of leading English artists. The inltai
number will contain an clicked portrait OF Iroqoois'
the American winner of the Derby MI bouton Is
the agent in this country.
In. Emil Holub's seven years in South Africa"
has had n remarkable Sale in Europe. In Germany
10000 copies have already been disposed OF the
bohemian edition was in great demand, ana nus
sian translation is being prepared. The explorer
intends to visit London before setting out on his
new travels
n. de Lesseps's five volumes of "a Journal OF DOC
erts IN serve as materials for History OF the SueZ
Canaln have been completed. The last volume
bridges abruptly the space from 1854 to the COLI
pletiou of the canal in 1882 which shows that tho
veteran canal-digger finds il difficult TO use MS pen
while hehas his Panama spade in bus hands,
Henry Holt g. Co. have nearly ready an elaborate
treatise on Butterflies" by Mr.. Samuel Ii. Scud-
der. Most attention Is given to American rorIns'
and the author has applied the 4" doctrine OF de-
scent TO the study of this most delicate class oil
creatures. Much care is being given to the mechan-
ical features of the book. and the illustrations 2OO
An number are to be principal attraction.
It is related Of NJ Emile Littrc. tho great lexco-
grapher that he 50 loved his work that he was
ready 70 sacrifice health and friendly associations for
the sake Of his literary projects. He was fond OF
ielly and when he found that an indigestion stmu-
lated his mind, az he fsncied, he kept jelly and
bread in his library and lunched off them 1t is also
inspected that he was only too willing to be little
indisposel 30 he could deny himself to calers But
he was seldom too i'll to write and study.
The Russian press frets under the activity OF for
eiCn cOrrespOndents in Russia, ana the ueeuOH Will
which their home affairs discussed abroad. The
ST Petersburg GOlos says, almost pathe6caily
1.-THE foreign press Is free and says what 1t likes
about u.s. while we dare not mention many subjects,
and can only touch upon others from certain given
point of view. Who, therefore, will Give US tho
credit of sincerity in opinions and believe them
to be the frank expression of what we thlnkT
Contrasts" which G. p Putnam's Sons have
nearly ready, Is first novel by a lady, who writes
under the pseudOnyIn, NJ. X. GrendeL The cover is
halved blue and gray, to indicate the significance Of
the contents, for the action changes from New-Eng-
land TO the South aud the aim is to contrast social
customs and manners Political questions, 1t Is
said are abured and IL is limited that the author
eonceals her identity for the reason that many OF
the characters aud incidents have been borrowed
from real life.
Mention was made in this column week or two
ago of Hendrix Consciences efforts by his novels
10 revive the old Flemish idom and his hostility to
the French tongue. But according to a note in The
academy his scruples against writing or speaking in
public in French have been overcome. At q meeting
of the Royal Academy of Belgium it was announced
that he had been promoted to tho rank OF Grand
Officer Of the Order of Leopold At tho same place
be delivered public address in French on ~ Tho
History and Tendencies of Flemish Literature"
closing with this quotation:
Flalnands, Wallons,
Ce ne sOnt 10 que deS prenOms
Beige dc famie-'