New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-12
LITERARY NOTES.

The April International fiec'eo contains 9o a.
caaptcr Of The Iliad OF India" oy mr' Hu"'" M
mold. Il describes the entry into Heaven
The May Harper viii contain an article on george
Eliot by an intimate London friend. ana pof.f"'
20 ~. noyelist will be found among the Illustrations
The same number will have Mr. Conveys .eeo'ie0
t,ons and conversations with Thomas Carlyle
.Tne Tempser Behind" d. Lothrop d. Co.. Is
new story. by John Saunders the author OF lsrAei
Mort. Oyerman.o tits of a religious cast ana oeais
with the struggles of young man: secret alunh
80 % ,varnooa bia appetite and make himself
worthy of the ministry.
writer in The Boston Adr1tisr speaking OF the
publication In America of Sartor Resartus before
r. anneared IN book form in England. says: Mr.
rmsrson. who was much interested in the enter
rrise. contributed the preface to the frst edtlon
,ublished in 1885. In the third American edition.
nnblished in 1910, from the second London EDITION.
revised and corrected by the author u am told'
but have not the copy before mel, this preface is
omitted"
The public win soon have an opportunity to ludge
~ the long.delayed Memoirs of Talleyrand are
worthy of the great curiosity that has been eVnceu
REGARDING them. The exact date OF the puohcation
Of the first volume has not been fixed, but IL Is III
active nreparation and Charles scribners Sons have
made special arrangements for an American edition.
The first volume will contain the correspondence OF
Talleyrand with Louis XVIII. during the Vienna
Congress-
DIR. William A. Hammond is q writer OF original
force who turns his scientific specuiatlons ana e1
periences into narrative interesting as novel
This is specially true Of his book on Certain OOn
ditions of Nervous Derangement" IT, r. fotnanf
Sons,, of which q new and revised edition was re-
cc,tlv issped. In order, as he says to make the
ha haSNa mi hing
relating directly to spiritualsm. The chapters on
so,uambulisn, hypnotism and hysteria are OF curl
Gus interest
An Albany poet Of unorthodox morals, turnished
what the papers described as "a hymn written Tor
the occasions Of defeating the Second Reforee1
Church of that city. The hymn proves to be Whit
tiers Centennial Hymn, beginning "Our Fathers
God. from out whose hand The centuries fall ike
grains of sandD in the first verse, the WORD lana
ia changed to "churcb," and slight Infusion OF
doggere into the other was sufficient to adapt
them to the new purpose. -
e. Birthday books have their uses. Poets do not
improve under the process of peicemealng but IL Is
n proof of versatility and fecundity when poets
writings can furnish many apt ard brief passages
as are displayed in "Fhe LOngfellow Birthday
Book compiled by Charlotte Flske Bates tl1ough-
ton. Mifln g. Coz The frontiSpiece portrait OF MI
Longfellow is excellent and the printing and bind
ing make this little volume what its purpose de-
mands that it should be, both durable and orna-
mental
Mr. Walter Crane has made ffty-two colored de-
Signs. which tell pictorialy, story called " The
First of Nav, FAIRY Masque." The designs will
be on exhibition soon at the Fine Art Gallery in
London. They have also been reproduced by the
photograyure process and are to be issued In port
folio FORM J. W. BOuton is the agent for America
He will have ten of tho 200 large plates, 2Sl2xlI
inches which sell at $50 set, and twenty-five OF
the second proofs, 1sx15 inches which are worth
S4s work in three parts Of plates of " Ornamental
Jewelry of the Renaissance is also in preparation
"Music-Study in Germany" Chicago: Jansen
McClurg g. Co.. by Amy Fay, is volume more de-
voted to schoolgirl chattings about foreign travel
and the musical amusements of Germany than to
practical Information about the study OF music
The book is collection of familiar letters written
by friend at home, and the reader who is not too
seriously inclined will be entertained by the talk OF
a young lady whose cnthusiasms are continually
finding expression in too lovely and 80 charm
ing' The chapter upon List. who admitted the
author to his select circle Of pupils fairly deserves
10 be described as interesting.
Miss Kate Field has pousnt article in to-day's
Grille which gives the literary history OF
" Forget-me- not" There is also pen sketch OF
Miss Geneyieve Ward, who has obtained such sue
cess in th:s play. "FOrget-me-nor went begging
for long time like Herman Merivae's first success
An for Her" " l fancy says Miss Field y" that
II Shakespeare had not been manager he'd have
gone down to his grave without having seen one OF
his plays acted. He'd have been told that Hamlet
was the rawlings of maniac. Why should bother
myself to write play 2 said celebrated English
suthor recently. Publishers jump down my throat
Tor q novel. When write play, Eve got to beg
managers to look at It, aud then, ten chances to one
:heyll reject it,"
William Sharpe. N. D.. recently published new
editions of two little books of which he is the au
thor &C. F. Putnsms Sons). One is poetlcal and con-
tains "The Conquerors Dream" aud other shorter
poems The other, which is vastly to be preferred,
is discussion of THE Cause of Color Among
Races and the evolution of physical beauty. DR..
Sharpe has enjoyed the advantage OF residence in
India for the study of colored races He concludes
that the weIl-being of uncivilized man demands
.olored skin 10 protect him. in lieu of clothing from
The sun aud the elements. The dark skin does not
hecoule heated ON exposure to the sun. Even in
doors in India, with the thermometer at 900. the
European cond not remain for one day with his
body altogether uncovered without injury to his
general health" Albino children in India wear
looss cotton gowns. while the dark-skiDned children
20 nearly naked.
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