New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-01
LITERARY NOTES.

"Pars 974 Years Ago" is the title of fcuilleton
story which Parisan newspaper is publishing.
Mr.. swinbnrne has written reply to n. Tame on
the subject of Tennysou and Musset," which Will
appear in The Foriaighily RerieW.
General Grants article in the February North
American Rerie,o will shave for company paper, BY
The author of a FOOLS Errand." entitled "Aaron's
Rod in Politics." and one by Oliver Wendell Holmes
On The Pulpit and the Pew"
Miss Virginia F. Townsend has recentlv had two
of her novels translated into foreign languages.
One. That Queer Girl" is to be published almost
Immediately in Paris and the other, six IN All"
was translated into Italian n wear ago by the
daughter of General in the Italian Army.
Ben Perley Poore is writing his recollections of
Washington life for the last half century. Another
worker in the same field is Captain Isaac Bassett.
Assistant Doorkeeper of the Senate, who was first
appointed page in that body by Daniel Webster
He has a book in press called Fifty Years in the
United States Senate"
Volume vi. of The Library Magazine. published
by the American Book Exchange, is a cheap book OF
41S pages. aud beside the foreign reprints IL con-
tains presidcut-elect Garfelds address on College
Education, George William Curtis's address at the
unveiling Of the Statue OF Burns paper by r.. V.
Smal,ey on Future Governmental Changes" and
Mr.. Thomas Hughes's Cooper Union address on
Cooperation"
The January Vide A,raIe begins the newyear with
pretty, light green cover better illustrations ana
an increase of reading matter of high degree OF
excellence. The tone of this young peoples maya
zine is good and the improvements for the new year
represent substantial growth. Mr.. j. I. Trow-
bridges "Tale of a Comet" is very amusing and
The illustrations are unusually good. The Christ
mas poems are ION Christ-Day Night" by Nora
Perry. 1.-THE Silent Children" by Elizabeth Stuart
PHELPS and two Christmas carols. Mrs. A. VI. DIaz
begins a story for little people, called POLY Co
lognen and the Rev. Edward Everett Hale discusses
public affairs for young minds, promising feature
which will be continued from month to month under
his leadership. The first nstalmeut of George Mac
Donald's story "Warlock o. Glenwarlock" Will ap-
pear with the February number
Every Boy his own 1ie-boOt" is an article in the
January ST. Nicholas which will delight every young
skater and stimulate his mechanical ingenuity. The
first of Mrs. Clara Erskine Clements papers, con-
tanning Stories of Art and Artists" is well written
and perhaps little above the appreciation OF most
youth. :. The Cbildreu's Fan Brigade" by Ellen s.
Cummns is prettily illustrated and It's purpose is
picturesque manners, but its tendency, one must
fear is to incucate notions of coquetry in which
most American girls need no instruction. The story
by Bright Eyes" the celebrated Ponca maiden. is
called "Nedaw" and describes child life among
the Indians "Out of Style" by Margaret Vande-
grift is quaint verse, well illustrated by Mr.. Hop
kius. Mir. Palmer Cox gives humorous drawing
called "The First Tooth" i'll which vain mother
bear is unduly elated overher cubs first tooth and
exhibits it TO her silly acquaintance of the woods.
There-,as been much complaint in England over
the high price demanded for copies of Endymion."
Mr.. James Griffin London publisher. has written
o letter to The London Times, in which he says:
"Will you allow me to draw the attention of the
public as well that of authors and publishers, to
the present system of publishing such books as Lord
Beaconsfelds 'kndymion' at price which is vir-
tuay prohibitory to the purchaser believe 1t TO
be not only impolitc but froma business point of
view. unwise. Lord Beaconsfeld, it is stated. re-
eeiyed f1OOOO from his publishers for his copy
right and 10000 copies of the book are issued at
Bis. Cd. Now had it been issued, as it could have
been, neatly and clearly printed and suitably bound
at selling price of half a crown venture to say
that. at a low estimate 100000 copies might have
been at once disposed of in this country alone. Any
publisher would admit that on such an edition net
profit of al least Is per copy would accrue or to-
tai if my figures are cOrrecO of $4,000. Again,
this cheap edition would not have prevented the
simultaneous publication of library edition of u
larger type aud better paper for those who desired
it.Y French publishers long since learned that the
surest way to make money in their business to
cell at low price, and depend on large sales for
profits.
writer in The London World finds in the first
edition of Lord Beaconsfeld's "Vivian Grey"
whole chapters which were struck out of later YER
sions evidently because they identified the writer
too closely with the hero In place a lady
says to Vivian, If thought you meant to be im-
pertinent, really would pull that pretty little curl
iyo H., D. 1891. He took the curl out of the book,
though he kept 1t over his forehead. Here is
another passage which describes him at work novel
writing: i am naturally very amiable individ-
ual; but the truth 49, have been suffering for the
last three weeks under tremendous attack of bile.
and If chance to touch a quill in this miserable
state why, unfortunately, have the habit of dis
charging little of that ever-tobe-abhorred in ce.
This therefore, must be excuse for occasionally
appearing to be little peevish. Far from disliking
the world, am always ready to do its merits the
most poetcal justice. o thou beautiful world,
thou art very pleasant thing-to those who know
thee not Pah can't get on and now, ON look
ing III the glass again, l do find myself q leetle
yellow under the eyes still, twitch in the left
temple. tongue Ike snow in a fog, violent nausea,
pulse at 40. yet with the appetite of Bonassus.
Another fit of the bile, by all that's sscredO thou
vile world! Now for lbel' Vol H.. PIP. 81. S2J
Evidently this was the mood in which he SAT
down to draw his caricature of Thackeray, and pen
his allusions to Dickens"