New-York tribune., 1881-03-23
LITERARY NOTES.


handso,oe little gift. book of poems suitable 10
xbs Faster season, called Easter Chimes" Is pup
lished by A. u. F. Randolph d. Co.
Up Dutton g. Co have in the press hampton
y.actnres for 1881" by Dr. Christopher ords"or1n,
pshon of Lincoln; aud "Dorothys daughter"
novel for young girls by Emma Marshall.
Mr.. John Albee. who will be remembered for MS
,oalient series of lectures on English Literature
delivered in this city two winters ago. mas -
an essay on " The Literary Art'" "h'c" '" -
Putnam's Sons will publish
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett has found tire during MS
uresent New-York engagement TO huish inc pioo"
of his +" Life of Edwin Forrest" which Will DO th0
first xouu,e in the Osgood Series OF American Au'
thors, edited by Mr.. Laurence Hutton
NJ Ernest Reuan. whose graceful and charming
.tvle ia the envy of the best French wrltels' Is u
voted to the etudy OF Semitic inscriptions anu wiz
soon become the editor of review gwen up
tn that class of apparently dry literature
The volume of short stories by the anenor u
"John Halifax, Gentleman" which harper 80. Dio.-
ers have published in the Franklin oquain r,aIs.
with the title His Little Mother ana otner A"i0
and Sketches" will be issuod tnis "o'N "
house in cloth binding.
,..,orv cur;osity called "The Heptalogia" is
exciting euesses in London as to the authorship Aho
new paper The Squire, sees in its seven clever paio
des on living poets -unnistakable evidence OF MI
svinburne's wit and rhythmcal genius. The DesC
of the seven are aimed at Browning anu Coventry
Patmore.
new Partisan journal called lie Cldironis TIE result
f the recent revolution ia the Office of the GdutoS'
which changed recently from Imperialism W oo"A
bonlsn, and then suddenly joined the 0ainDete" i"0-
tion The greater part of the editorial stan WIN
drew in n body and became the. staff OF the ne"
journal, which is reactionary in politics.
II is well known that Prosper Merimee's private
correspondence though VIVID and charming con-
tained blemishes of taste more in keeping win te
stvle of the author of " Mana than the au'hor OF
"CoIomba.v According to Le Figaro his correspond
epce with Panizzi was cleaned OF tofhidAoie
amount of dirt before it went to the printer.
We are to have life Of Voltaire by Mr. James
Parton in two volumes, under the puDhsHlng aus
pices of Houghton. Mfiin e. Co. Mir. Parton, IL Is
said has not approached this subject in the attitude
of a hero worshpper. but has only aimed 10 inaAe d
presentation of facts of interest alike to admirers Oi
Votaire and those who execrate his memory.
In France the study of Eloquence is deemed
,vorthy of special chair in the universities. Pro-
fessor Bred who holds that position In the UnVer-
sty of France Is the author of an interesting DOCK
ON "Demosthenes and Political Eloquence III
Greeoe.n A translation of this made by Professor
MI McMahon will be issued soon by 5. Z. Grlggs
g. Co.
In his conversation with Eckermann in 1871
Goethe prophesied as follows: In Carlyle. ltl
worthy of our admiration that, in his Judgment OF
our German riters he has specially IN view the in-
tellectuai and ethical essence as being the most
effective factor. Carlyle is moral power OF great
importance. He has great future before nlm' anu
it cannot be at all estimated what he may yet ac-
oompIish and achieve"
Bya curious decision OF the Spanish ROYAL Acad-
envy of Literature the competition OF poems IN hohor
of the second centenary of the poet Calderon
lCalderon de Ia Barca) with the COMMUNICATIONS VIII
be celebrated in London in the English language
the Judges to be English and American. 1t is sup
posed that hostile clerical influence makes 1t dill
cult to celebrate the poets memory in Spain with
marked degree of homage and reverence.
The German society which undertakes to do the
work of our Life Saving Service mas undertaken
TO raise money by the publication OF magnincent
album, which will contain the autographs OF tne
Emperor William. Moltke and 800 distinguished
men and women Prominent artists have contrlou-
ted original sketches and novelty Will be scrap
of a manuscript score by Johann Strauss. Aus
sturm und Moth is the title of the album, which
will be issued this month in Berlin.
Buried Alive; or, Ten Years of Penal Sery'tude
In Siberia" has been secured for publication IN thus
country by Henry Holt & Co. The English critics
are some of them. at loss TO discover whether the
narrative is a true history of Siberian experience
that came into the authors hands as ne describes or
whether it Is novel on the Defoe method, built
upon the authors experience in Siberia. TheauthoF
Fedor Dostoyedsky, whose fame has spread over
Europe in the last year or two. died few weeks ago.
apd was buried with great honors IN St. Petersburg
Members of the Imperial family sent wreaths.
Twenty thousand people took part as spectators OF
walked in procession, throughout which, ny special
desire Of the relatives order observed without
the intervention of the police. The Emperor granted
apens,on of 9 900 roubles year to the widow, and
proyided for tue education OF the children"