New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-07
LITERARY NOTES.

eueS" rs q MIR. chamberlain, Oh NeW-A"ih'
1t is stated that Turgenef, the great Russian
Novelist, has tried his hand at writing some chi
iren's stories which may he expected to appear ny
Christmas
A venerable author of this city said recently; Ii
rvere a limited States Senator would bring III u
ill making it a criminal offence Tor anyone 10
write poetryr 1t isn't half dozen years since ne
last appeared as a poet himself and to advantage.
Warner & Brothers have issued a long primer
sdition of the revised New Testament which deserves
nigh commentator for the printing and binding.
The list of readings preferred by the American Com
nittee, such as were placed under the heading
Glasses of Passages" is printed page following
the preface. The other American readings are
printed as foot-notes.
Editors in the outlying districts of South Africa
contend with great difficulties. The Cdthcart ET-
press recently made this apology TO its readers:
"We hope our subscribers and exchanges will over
look the non-issue of our paper on Friday last We
are now glad to state that no more disappointments
will follow. We hare at last the services ola eopos
tor"
The journals and letters of Caroline Fox, MEM
Der of the well-known Cornish Quaker family, will
be published shortly. She was highly cultured
lady who was on terms of intimate friendship with
Mill, Sterling, Carlyle, Coleridge, Wordsworth and
others and it is believed that her writings con-
tain interesting TecOllectiOns, anecdotes and con-
versatiOns of her literary and scientific friends.
Professor Robert r. Raymond of Boston, has edited
n" Shakespeare for the Young Folk that will be
Issued next month by Fords. Howard & Hubert
its is to awaken love for Shakespeare in young
leaders, and she method is to present three typical
plays, like a Midsummer Nights Dream,"" As
You Like It," and Julius Caesar" i'll the form of n
narrative using as much of the real text as suits
with the editors plan.
The Editor of The Critic has just received sub
stantial evidence of the vigor and growth of that
promising journal in testimonial bearing the
signature of prominent publisher OF Franklin
Square. 1t is order for hat" which in this
case might include an ostrich feather. The pub
Usher wagered that the journal in question would
not live six months, but it is safe to say that he
would not care to renew his friendly doubt, now
bn the same terms.
German Socialism, according to a French critic
having under review NJ Emile de Laveleye's book
on Socialism, all came originally from France and
principally from Proudhon. But the Germans, he
thinks, have spoiled what they borrowed or in his
own words: The doctrine has been enveloped in
q phraseology little likely to win new adherents
Where is that French cleaness which gives even to
ehimeris an air of truth Ii has become trans
formed into fog in these Slav and German brains"
Miss McLean's clever and humorous novel, Cape
God Folks" according to "a correspondent of The
MitoaHkee Republican, has caused much bitterness
among the people of West Sandwich, where she
located her heroes and heroines without taking the
trouble to disguise their names. They are interest
Ing persons, but she makes them say and do some
ridiculous things, well as many sensible and
heroic and pious things, and consequently the fishers
and other residents of 'Cedarvile' (which is the
true name of the post-ofice village, it seems where
the action of the novel occurs) are much excited
against the novelist and her publisher and threaten
lawsuit. The book is to appear in new edition.
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card from the publishers stating that there was no
intention of wOunding the feelings or hurting the
reputation of the good people of Cedarvillen
"Azile," the author of Nora Gilbert" published
in 1862, who caused to be pointed out striking
resemblance between the association of names with
colors in her novel and passage of like meaning in
the Round Robin novel, "Pattys Perversitos"
writes TO say that she has found similar ideas ex-
pressed in Mrs. A. ID. T. Whitneys Hither o." pub
lshed i'll 1862 on page SO of which may be read ::
To me words have colors Standing for things
and for meanings, they take the shades of them.
Peoples names have tints by winch like or dislike
them" "Azile" explains that the manuscript of
her story circulated among literary people in New
York before it was printed She would like to
know if previous 10 1862 anything had been pub
lshed about the color of names Another correspond
ent, writing from Owego calls attention to an ar
tice in The Fortnghy Repier for last June on "The
Visions of Sane People," by Francis Cation wherein
the latter says: Il have found that the PECULIAR
ties of Installation, such the tendency to see
humber-fOrms, and the Ill tendency to asso-
ciate color with sound Is strangely hereditary, and
should infer, which facts seem to copfirm that the
tendency to be a of visions is equally So I'm
der these circumstances should expect that it
would be unequally developed in different races
and that large natural gift of the visionary faculty
might become characteristic, not only of certain
families, among the second-sght-seers of Scot
land but of certain races, as that of the Gypsys"
The relations between English publishers and all-
thor leave something for the latter to desire accord
ing to the London correspondent of The PhadeIphia
Press: In America most books published at the
publishers risk, and the author gets copyright of
10 per cent the retail price. There are many
ceptions to this, but think fair to say this il the
ordinary agreement. And it is very fair for the au-
thor gets paid just in proportion to the sale of his
work If it sells widely he gets well paid il it sells
but few copies he gets his even on those
few copies. In England very different custom OBJ
tains. Most books Published at the authors risk
on the hafpToft system, that is to say the profits
If any, are divided between author and publisher
Unfortunately, there rarely are any profits for the
author. The publisher buys paper and has his COM
position and printing done ut nominal price which
he charges to the author although he got heavy dis
counts OIL Thus when book has sold lust sufi-
GENTLY to pay expenses the author gets nothing but
the publisher makes comfortable profit out of his
special discounts and out of his charges for the
ming expenses of his business. In fact the author
takes the risk the publisher charges all expenses and
pockets heavy commissions, and then if there be a
profit he takes half of that Also But there rarely is
profit delightful little book of poems ran rap
ouUb Hxe a1i o.,;tI 81,