New-York tribune., 1881-09-24
LITERARY NOTES.

Miss Kate Greenaway will have new illustrated
"Mother Goose" ready for Christmas time
Mr.. Julian Hawthorne has undertaken to write
the principal story of the Christmas number of the
ST. James's Magazine.
Olive Optics Magazine for very young people,
Our Little Ones at Home and in School, is to have
London edition, published by Griffith 81 Farran
Robert Carter g. Brothers have published the Rev.
w. X. NicolPs popular life OIL Christ ehtitled
'The Incarnate Saviour"
To-day's Critic is an interesting number and con-
tains among other notable features, portrait and
biographical sketch of Lord LyttOn, who made his
literary reputation as Owen Meredith.
A biography of David Cox, the artist. by the late
Mr. w illiam Hall, with additions by the editor, Mr..
j. T. Bunce, will be issued in few days by Cassell
Peter Gapin & Co.
J. W Bouton has issued catalogue which
mentions great number of works and fine
new art books. lie Is now unpacking the purchases
made during his recent trip to England. France and
the Netherlands.
NJ Jules Jann, the brilliant critic who in his life
time allowed to forget the pleasant alb
surdty of his calling the lobster "The Cardinal of
the Sea-" is at last vindicated. According to The
London Uorld a lobster has been caught alive-red.
The standard English edition of Oliver Gold
smiths Works, four volumes, edited by Peter
Cunningham. has never been reproduced in this
country, until now Harper & Brothers have it in
press, and will shortly issue American edition.
DIR. w. ii. Russell, who accompanied the Duke OF
Sutherland his recent visit to this country, is
writing book Of his experiences, which will be
called "Hcsperothcn; Notes from the Western
World"
Mr.. Thomas P May, the author Of that successful
novel The Earl of Mayfeld," has written new
story entitled, A Prince of Breffny," which T. b.
Peterson Il Brothers have nearly ready. Tho ac-
tion of the story opens in Ireland. and part of
it passes in Spain.
One of the subjects to be discussed at the Inter
national Congress of Men of Letters which holds Its
fourth annual meeting at Vienna on September 20,
is the preudces with which foreign types of char
acter are commonly represented in the literatures
OF all countries.
1t is mentioned in London, in connection with
Stanleys recently reported illness in the heart of
Africa, that in the preface to his last volume he
promised third on the sport and natural history of
the African regions visited by him. The notes for
this work in existence, and will make an inter
estlng and valuable book.
A. G.. Armstrong & Son have i'll press three new
volumes in the series Heroes of Christian His
tory: Thomas Chalmers" by Donald Fraser
John Knox," by the Rev. DR.. William NJ Taylor
and Robert Hail." by Z. Paxton Hood. Mr.. Leo
pod Eidlitz, the architect has written volume for
the same firm the Nature and Function of Art,
more espe cially of Architecture"
Mr.. Austin DobsOn, at the suggestion OF Mr.. Bran
der Matthews, has drafted the following laws for
the composition of de Societe familiar
verse; as he prefers to say L. Never be vulgar.
2. Avoid slang and pitns. 3. Avoid inversions
d, lie sparing of long words. 8. Be colOquial but
not commonplace, g. Choose the hghtest and
brightest of measures. z. Let the rhymes be fro
quent but not forced 8. Let them be vigorously
exact to the ear. 8. BE witty you like. TO- BE
serious by accident IL. Be pathetic with the
greatest discretion. 12 Never ask if the writer of
these rules has observed them himself
"Lucile," the somewhat famous novelette, in
verse of Owen Meredith now Lord Lytton, who
seems to have half turned his back on his poetical
pseudonyme) has received at the hands of James r.
Osgood n Co. the elegant dress that suits the char
acter OF the contents and prepares it for its proper
place on the drawing room table. If there is some
tnsel In the poem, there is also q good deal of in
tense, animated description and spontaneity of
1eehng. 1t has held ITS popularity for twenty
years, and young men and young women of q ro-
mantle age probably for many years to come as in
the past, will look upon Lucille" as one of the few
poetcal masterpieces of the world. And if their ad-
miraton dns in after years they will still regard il
with pleasure for the interest it once awakened
and treasure kind of respect Tor It's ceverness In
Transforming "Lucile" into holiday book the
publishers have had the assistance of many promi-
nent artists and cngravers, whose efforts have been
directed by Mr.. A. V. S. Anthony. 1t is printed
from new plates, and the Typography is deserving
of much praise. OF the one hundred ani sixty en-
cravings, large and small the greater part are we'll
conceived and artistically executed A few of the
smaller pieces like the bracelet page ~ and the
Sevres cup on page S3, lack pictorial significance
and detIact from the excellent effect of the other