New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-03
LITERARY NOTES.

There is to be "Whttier Birthday Book"
"Cape Cod Folks" has reached third edition.
The Index Society has just issued an index to Mr.
Trevelyans Life of Lord Macaulay."
The third and concluding volume of the letters OF
Charles Dickens is in press in London.
Mr.. Fraser Rae's Newfoundland to Manitoba
will be reprinted by G. 7. Putnams Sons
"A Kew to Tennyson's In Memoriam," by DIR. Al
fred Gatty has lust been issued in London.
..Thomas CARLYLE: Lifc-Picture and Golden
Kernels from His Works" is the literal meaning of
the title of a German memoir by DR.. Eugen Oswald.
Anew edition of Prosper Merimee's masterpiece
"Colomba,H is nearly ready in Paris. The text has
been carefully collated with the authors manu-
script.
collection of Holmes Leaflets is being made
by Miss Josephine E. Hodgdon who compiled the
"Longfellow Leaflets" "The Last Leahet" on the
tree is pat.
"Baby Rue" the last No Name novel Of Roberts
Brothers. has been republished in England as the
work of Charles NJ, Clay" which is supposed to be
the pseudonym of Mrs. Charlotte NJ. Clark.
% r, ants character" says The Spectator, "was
moro weighty than his genius but as a poet he was
fortunate in being born before the poetical ltch-
ture of his country had any wel-defned existence
NJ. Taine's volumes on Les Orgines de la France
Contemporaries" Tie 4Meao~a thinks sustain
his well-known character as brilliant essayist
but do not for him the new and hoped for dis
tinction of profound historical Investigator
An English scholar has made public his belief that
"nom de plume" is phrase of English coinage
that first printed in England "Nom de
guerre" is the French diom, and very appropriate
name of the pseudonym of fighting journalist.
Miss Braddon has projected an abridged edition of
the Waverley Novels of which each story is to be
sold for penny. She has also been so absorbed in
preparing her annual Z" The Mstletoe Bough" rs to
omit to write her usual three-volume novel for the
autumn press.
The version of Sophocles' "Gdipus TyrannRs,"
which was played at the Theatre Francais. is
the translation of NJ Jules Lacrox first given in
1853. NJ. Lacroix also made translation of Mac
BETH and King Lear" which are said to be far
from satisfactory
Cats C'adle," CO. sistipg of rhymes for children,
by Mr.. Edward Willett a NewYork journalist, and
cOored drawings by Mr.. Charles Kendricb is a mer-
itorious and handsome holiday book issued by ID.
Worthington 81 Co. An edition of ten thousand has
been printed for England, and is already half sold
Tho portrait Of DR.. j. G. Holland, which The Cen
fury Company offered in connection with subscrip-
tons to the "1he Century Magazine" Is not to be
given away as q premium ight be inferred from
recent paragraph in this column. The regular price
of the picture, mounted. will be So but Subscribers
may obtain ii at "a considerable reduction.
Apropos of the striking similarity of idea found in
passage of Pattys Perversties" and of an earlier
novel, Nora Gilbert" and set forth in letter
In Wednesdays TRIBUNE, lady of Easton Penn.
writes: " / remembered to have heard a young
lady friend say some time ago that she always as
sociated names with eolors. Before showing
her the item, l asked her, what she once
said to me about suggesting coors'
She replied, Crimson is always suggested by
Nell and never think of Fred without seeinga
bright scarlet. L have often called little Charley
-, Fred, before | thought, because he wears
red ribbon on his hat. then showed her the letter
from the Binghamton correspondent of The TRI-
BUNE and she said it was the first time she ever
supposed any one else had such an impression Can
any of your readers suggest a psychological expla-
nation ~