New-York tribune., 1881-10-03
LITERARY NOTES.

MFR. o. B. Frothingham, it Is said, will make MS
home in Boston and devote himself to literary pur-
suits He is engaged upon life of the late ueorse
Ripley.
Henri Rochefort's newspaper, the IhTaaS'9o"H''
has not lourished. 1t is not paying expenses anu
will be transformed into journal OF small sN0'
selling for one cent
The author of the No Name novel bapy h"o
is at work upon new story to be called a Niouoin
Hagar" which will be published IN the sa'o Soiios
and is in part, continuation ol 'n' ~
story.
cou :. bs that the world is indebted to the
hrnsore hero Oliver Cromwell for the ballad OF
"Motber Goose"R Grifiths & Faran, whose house
first pnblished it, have promised, so The Lir@pooI
Mercury saws to prove that Cromwell was really
the author
Houghton. MiIlin & Co. have in press transla-
tion of German monograph on Louise, Queen OF
Prussia" 1t is doubtless effort to celebrate her
womanly heroism and beauty as worthlly III WoroS
as such artists as Rauch and Richter have dohe III
marble and on canvas. Queen Louise was 'A0
mother of Emperor William.
"Souvenirs do Amerique" is the title of the VOL
urne which Marie ColOmbler the leading lauy
in Sarah Bernhardts American company mas just
published in Paris. 1t is written in spirit uh-
friendly to Mile. Bernhardt, and the not 10 ne
trusted gossips aver that the gifted Doaa sol Is dlc
tating book in self-defence.
A cnriosity in the shape Of an "IniinlteSlmo
edition of the Revised New Testament" has Oeeh
published by Leggo Brothers ~ Co. III Is a com,
plete reproduction in miniature OF the oAi'Iu
edition. the type-work on each page measuring
by IS, inches. The book contains 446 pages, ana
single sheet of superiine paper "a by 3S inches Is
enough for single copy
Thepew firm of White g. Stokes. the members of
which were formerly with Dodd, Mead & Co., have
made their first announcements of books when VIII
include. for October novel by Mr. w. .. St0ddard'
entitled "Esau Hardery," the here OF when l, a
n atramp: "The Christmas Owl, Watching for Santa
Claus.n by Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, holiday oook
Of original and selected poetry relating 10 ChriSt.
mas time and prize painting book >" Good lines
by Miss Dora Wheeler. On alternate pages VIII &c
designs in colors and opposite pages the same de
signs in outline which young artists may I'LL I'D WIN
water coloTs.
An account Of the matrimonial alliances by whlch
the First Napoleon hoped to found ana consolidate
an ep,pire as large rs that of Charlemagne The Man
chester Guardian learns, will be published soon Dy
Lonrnan & Co. The author is the Hon. Captain
bingham. who has been able TO make special lnves-
tiaations for the purposes of this work. Mr. Bing-
ham will show how Napoleon gratified his mama
for matchmaking not only in his own family circle
but also by making alliances for his msrshalS as
Berthier ar1 Davoust, and even for dlplomatlSts
like Talleyrand. He holds that there was mar
rage scheme mixed up with almost all the impor-
can't events of the empire with the fatal march TO
Moscow as we'll a. with the rash and iniqutous ln'
vason of Spain"
An irate Scot has replied to Miss Braddons de-
fence of ler penny edition of Scotts novels as fol-
lows: "Her statement that Scotts dialogue Is so
full of Scottcisms that it cannot be understood
south of the Tweed is entirely erroneous ana III
her penny numbers there just asmuch of the Scotch
dialect as relatively to 81 ze exists In the novels
But is not Miss Braddon, in ohjecting to Scotts
Scotch, simply speaking beside TIE markf Who OBJ
iects to the Scotch in Rob Row. for example
Would Rob Roy Anghcized please Miss AEaddon
or please anybody esef Again. is The Fair Maid
of Perth to be denuded of its Scotch dialect to suit
Miss Braddon's viewsG If so, make bold to say
that, whatever Englishmen may think ofMiss Brad
don's ideas Scotchmen can only have ore opinion
namely, that the editress has guide conceit OF
herself and entire want of appreciation of Scott"