New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-24
LITERARY NOTES.


An early number of Belracia will contain bio
graphical sketch of Mr.. W. $. Gilbert the draniatist
by Mr.. W. Davenport Adams.
IL is said that Mrs James r. Fields has prepared o
work in honor of her husband entitled " Biograph-
ical Notes and Personal Sketches OF James 1.
Fields"
Selections from The late Dean Stanleys writings
with an introduction from the Rev. Pinlhps BROOKS
are being prepared by d. Lotbrop q Co. thoughts
that Breathe" is the title.
G'he Rev. Lewis o. Thompson, of Peoria, ILL.,, mas
prepared A Guide to Historical study Tor home
Reading and Literary Clubs" which will be pub
lisked shortly by A. Craig Il Co.. of Chicago.
Nr. William Blacks "A Beautiful Wretch" has
achieved so great success the cheap Franklin
Square Library that Harper & Brothers intend to
bring out cloth edition uniform with tie authors
other novels
Mr. Austin DObson's portrait will lend interest to
The Critic of next Saturday. He has the ap-
pearance of a successful business man than poet.
The accompanying descriptive article is by Mr..
Edmund w. Gosse.
II. H. has been turning her storytelling talents to
the benefit of the little folks in book to be
published by Roberts Brothers, bearing the title
NANNY Titteback and Her Family; True Story
of Seventeen Cats"
DIR. Jean Paul Richter has nearly completed his
extensive work Leonardo da Vinci. which will
make two imperial octave volumes of 1900 pages,
and will contain over 200 autotype drawings and
many other illustrations. Numerous modified man
uscrpts of the versatile writer and painter will be
embodied in the work.
Mr.. Laurence Hutton is spending the summer at
Petersham, Mass, and is busying himself with the
proofshees and induces of the first three four vol
umes of the Osgood American Actors series, which
he is editing. Mr.. Lawrence Barretts Life of Ed
win Forrest the initial volume of the SERIES nearly
through the press and will make its appearance in
few weeks
Mr.. Walt Whitman is in Boston to look after the
proof reading and makeup" of the new and com
plete one-volume edition of his poems, which j. II.
Osgood & Co. will issue in the autumn The book
will contsin many pieces and all of the old
ones, for the author has great affection for the
few poems in Leaves of Grass" that readers of
delicate sensibilities could spare.
Mr.. George w. Chlds has added valuable auto
graph manuscripts of Dickens, Bulwer, Har-
riet Martineau and Fredrika Bremen to his
collection. Bulwers handwriting is described
as "scrawly and irregular" and he was
not above defying the rule that copy" should not
be made on both sides of the sheet. Mr.. Chlds has
apreface written on both sides of the paper.
The author of the Round Robin novel " The Geor-
gans," it is discovered is Atlanta lady who will
be recognized by TRIBUNE readers as the author of
the clever series of Georgia Sketches Z" which was
feature of THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE for many weeks,
winter before last. She is Mrs. Il. III. Hammond,
the wife of an Atlanta lawyer and lives pleas
ant cottage in the suburbs of that fourishng
Southern city.
An interesting little pamphlet called Garfield
souvenirs" being epigrams and courageous sayings
reported having been said by the President dur
ing his illness. has been published by Max Cohen,
of Washington. 1t also contains poems and ex-
tracts from editorials and sermons, referring to the
shooting and the Presidents endurance. And at
the end there is tabular statement showing the
variations of the pulse, temperature and respira-
tons, drawn from the official bulletins.
DR.. John Hill Burton, whose death in Edinburgh
announced few days ago. attained, what he
apparently sought after such rarity for his book,
famous among collectors, " The Book Hunter" that
his fellOw-counrymen of The Glasgow EUcning Times,
in paying printed tribute to his services to Scotch
HISTORY, showed their ignorance of his having writ
ten such a book. He would never consent
to have his book reprinted in Great Britain.
Many years ago 1t reprinted in this country,
but copies of the American edition rare A |
large portion of DIR. Burtons valuable library was
sold in London few weeks before his DEATH
Wentworth's Elements of algebra" published by |
CHM g. Heath Boston, is a useful manual for the |
young student. Great prominence is deservedly |
given to factoring-a branch of the subject in which
tbejuvenile mathematician cannot be too thoroughly
grounded Another excellent feature is the treat
lnent of permutations, combinations and probable
tiles under the title of Choice and Chance. The BIZ
nomial Theorem is passed rather too hurriedly
for elementary work of this kind, and some
other important fornue have to be taken on trust
On the whole however, the work is well arranged |
and printed and will be found an admirable intro
duction to this fascinating branch of mathematics
The American Men of Letters series which |
HOugeton, Mif1lin d Co. to publish during the |
autumn and winter will unquestionaby find an |
eager public And there is ample surety in the |
edtorship of Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner .and in the |
authorship of the particular volumes that they will
be well worth reading. Mr.. Warner first suggested
the series to the publishers. and, since
the death of Mr. James r. Fields who
was to have edited the volumes, has consented to
give them editorial oversight. The general
biographical and critical features of Mr.. Warmers
sketch of Irving, which introduction to the
new Knickerbocker edition of Irving's works evil
IDENTIFY suggested the groundwork of his new plan.
and are an admirable model. The design, however
is to little further in the elaboration of details
and the definition of social and literary tendencies
with reference to the authors treated in the series
the chief aim being to illustrate the different phases
OF American literature. Mr. Warner has written
the initial volume on Washington Irving" which
is in press and will appear during September. The
second volume on Noah Webster" by Horace f.
Scudder, is also nearly ready Volumes already in
preparation are Nathaniel Hawthorne by James
Russell Lowell; an. p. Willis" by Thomas Bailey
Aldrich; Henry d. Thoreau," by Frank b. San
born; y. Fenimore Cooper" by Professor T. r
Lounsbury; and william Gilmore Simms,n by