New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-27
LITERARY NOTES.
History

Harper d Brothers have Just issued a twelfth re-
vised edition of DR.. William Smiths First Greek
Course"
Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spoffcrd's poems have been
collected, and will be issued soon by Houghton,
Nifflin g. Co.
memorial volume of the late Professor Dman,
of Brown University, is to be published soon by
aoughton, Miiilin & Co.
Dscourses on THE Orthodox Theology of To-
day." by the Rev. Newman Smyth, of Quincy, III.
Charles Scribner's sons have just appeared.
The Bonapartst Ordyc in ignorance of Holy Writ,
applies to Gambetta that true and grand remark
of Napoleon ILL.,: He who sows the wind shall reap
the whrlwind'D
useful little work, a Handbook of Punctua-
hoA," by w. j. Cocker beats the imprint of A. S.
Barnes Co.. and gvcs instructions, ALSO for letter
writing and proo!-readng.
The secret correspondence of Napoleon III with
Madame Cornu, the foster-siscr of NJ. Ernest Renan,
will be published by the latter i'll 1855. The
manuscript of the work is kept i'll the strong OF
the National Library.
Mr.. William o. Stoddard has written sequel to-
his " Dab Kinzer; Story of Il Growing Boy" u
which has been valuable feature of st. NcholGa.
1t is called The Quartet" and is published by
Charles Scribner's Sons.
new story by Mr.. L. p. Roe is nearly ready at
Dodd, Mead 81 Co.'S. 1t is called "Wthout a
Home and is said to have something to say of low
life in New-York The first edition will consist of
twenty thousand copies.
Mr.. Theodore l.. De Wine, to whose experience as
printer is due the admirable typographical execu-
ton Saj6Re's iioathg, has an article IN the De-
tober number ON THE First Editor who was
Aldus Manutius, of Venice.
During his recent trip to England Mr.. J. w. Bou-
ton secured handsomely bound copy of the first
collected edition of Shakespeare, printed in 1923,
Its value is something like 81 800 He owns also
two copies of the second edition of 1862, which are
each worth about one third much The former.
A memorial volume of President Garfield will be
issued some time this week by IIoughton. alinln q
Co., with the title " Garteld's Words; Suggestive
Passages from the Public and Privat" Writings o
James A. Garfield" 1t has been compiled by Mr..
W. r. Bach, and will be in size like the Little
Classics
Dr. J. Miner Fothergill has written a short trea
tise on animal Physiology" for young pupils C.. L.
pumams Sons), which is successful attempt to
make the striking facts of science as interesting
nearly as n story book. The author describes the
structure of men and animals in clear and enter
tanning manner and the illustrations effective.
While the first regular issue of The Century Maya
zine ithe new name of Scriba0) will be the Novem-
Der number, interesting history of ScriJners
uOHtH bttn printed anu Dounu III tnc cover oil
The Century aud issued a supplement to the Octo-
Der number, which is the last issue under the old
title. The differs from the old only in
the lettering.
work of practical value to business men, called
" Commercial Precedents" has been compiled By
Mr.. Charles Putzel and Mr.. II. 4. Bahr from the
column of Replies and Decisions" in The Nc,c- York
Journal Of Commerce. 1t is volume of more than
600 pages and the full and well arranged topica
linda e.
on commercial law and business usage.
+. w. Chrstern has published an excellent WORK
for the of classes in French, which Is the newest
educational book of Professor l.. Sauveur The first
part of the work consists of the 'Cones Mcrveeuxr
Of the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perault and Xavcr
Saintine. Nj. Sauyeur has supplemented the reading
exercises with n most valuable study of the etymo
ogy and psynonymcs of words which occur in the
stories The explanations all in French
Judge Tourgee is putting the finishing touches to
his dramatizaion OF A Fools Errand," upon which
he and Mr. Steele Mackaye have been working to-
gether during the summer, and which is to be pro-
duced at the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia
'October % He is preparing three lectures which
he will deliver during the winter: the subjects
being: " The Coming Crusade" Give us "a Rest
and How Boss the Bosses" lie is also at work
upon a serial story to be published in The Chauiou-
guam. beginning in October, the title of which is
Shorn Samson" y; and he is about to issue n new
book which Fords, Howard & Hubert have in press
for Immediate publication, to be called John Gax
and Mamelon," after the titles of two novelties
depicting the sunny side of Southern life which
make up the volume.
Mr.. Edward p. Vining tries his hand at unrayellinc
The Mystery of Hamlet" in little book pub
lished by J. b. Lippncott & Co. He advances the
original theory that Hamlet was a woman in dis
guise, the male attire having been assumed to en-
able her, the only child of the king to inherit the
throne, in spite of the Danish law that q daughter
could not succeed to the crown. In pursuit of
this grotesque idea Mr.. Vnng is ingenious but not
plausible TO show that Hamets nature was es-
sen,ially feminine Mr. Vining cites his pretty oaths
his admiration of manly virtues and detestaion of
feminine weaknesses, his love for Horatio and jea-
ousy of Opheha, his censure of his mother; the
author makes other deductions equally far-fctched
In his preface Mr.. Vining aptly remarks that "No
theory could offer more inviting target for the
shafts of ridiculc none could at first sight seem
more absurd" The height of it's absurdity is more
apparent at second sight.
Vide AWdke for October makes an extra effort to
please its young patrons, and besides its usual yarie
ty of contents begins "a new feature which will
doubtless extend its popularity. The praiseworthy
organization known the Chautauqua Young
Folks Reading Union has adopted Uide-A,co as
It's organ, and III consequence the magazine will
print each month a'"C. Y i. r. T. supplement
sixteen pages of Required Readngsi history science
and self-lnprovement These articles, which arc
to be from the pens of able writer's will
be illustrated, and while dealing with sub
Jects more serious than those treated in the
body of the magazine, the supplement promises to
be OF equal interest to young readers. The first sup
plemcnt opens with an article by the Rev. Dr. j. II
Vincent on The Juvenile Side of Chautauqua, u