New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-01
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.B II. Buxtons novel, "The sceptre ana Inc
pinnn hos made its appearace in the Franklin
Square Library
NJ. DIN Chaillu's new book. "The Land OF the Mo-
night Sun. will appear in London early this month.
The outbor ia visiting Mexico with no literary in
tent, it is said.
"sabne,s Falsehood," love story, by the PIN
ress Cantacuzene- Altieri has been translated pV
Mrs. Mary N Sherwood, and printed by L. D. re'e'-
son g. Brothers.
Mr.. William NJ f. Round has written ne"
story called Rosecroft which has to do with every
day life and every day people, and is puohshed ny
Lee & Shepard.
The adventures and mishaps oftwo Boston gentle
men will be described in an illustrated brochure
called Summer Rambles," which A. Williams d.
Co. have in press.
General di Cesnola's book which will describe at
length the Cypriote treasures will be entitled
"Salamnia because a large TT of the objects de-
scrbed were found on the site of the ancient Saia-
mis-.
A sixpenny edition of Lady Brasseys Voyage
IN the Sunbeam has been published in England,
and The London Times auds its superiority in typog-
raphy and cheapness TO the cheap publications OF
America.
Two handsomely illustrated holiday books, which
E. p Dutton & Co. will have ready in October are
HOLLY Berries" the pictures by Ida Waugh, and
"Tbe Children's Kettlcdrum,' with new designs by
London artist.
The last number of Madame Adams Noucelle Rerea
CONTAINS an interesting biographical sketch of
Alphonse Daudet, by his almost equally clever
brother Ernest Daudet, who is genuine admlrer of
his brothers genius.
1t was Napoleon who said of the letters and style
of Madame de Sevigne: "Her style is undoubtedly
full of charm but You gain nothing by re aiding her. IL
is like eating snowballs, with which one can surfet
ones self without satisfying the stomach"
Mr.. w. O. Stoddard, who has shown himself to be
a fluent and interesting story-teller, has written
serial story for Hdrpes Young People, which will be
begun In the number for October 4. 1t is called
"The Talking Leaves" and describes Indian life in
Arizona and Mexico. 1t is said that the illusra-
trations by Mr.. Thulstrup were made from actual
scepes and Incidents
The gentleman of Bangor, Me-, who publishes the
fruits of his labor Tor recreaonl as an analyzer and
indexer of magazines. under the pseulOnyme 20.
p Index has Just issued his index to The Eclectic
and to volumes 81 to 14s of The Liring Age The
system which at first sight seems complicated, can
be mastered in five minutes. and the signs employed
convey great deal of information In little space.
"Arnen the second volume in the Z" authors edi-
tom of Bjornstjerne Bjornson's novels (HoughtOn,
Mifflin g. CO.., is ready, and has happily con-
ceived cover which the pine cones of Norway are
conspicuous. This story written In 1858 ard
is regarded by many as the nOvelists best work.
Professor Anderson, the translator, gives the palm
TO "a Happy Boy" which was his third novel, and
is now beng translated.
"A Young Folks History of tine War for the
Union" is nearly ready at Henry Holt d. Co.'S 1t
haL been prepared with social reference to the
Il, .oc, Sip fha md
which has no personal knowledge of the mOmentous
events If the Rebellion. And the aim has been to
make the story interesting and picturesque, and at
the same time as complete as may be and trust
worthy in the statement of facts The author is Mr..
John D.. Champlin, jr.. who edited the Young
Folks CyclOpedas"
Miss Braddon has replied to the article in The Pal
Mall Gazette entitled " Scott in Pcnnyworths," in
letter which contains the following statement of
her purpose: 1.-The idea of abridgiug the Waverley
Novels in such manner would make them cheap
enough for the million to buy and cheap enough for
the million to read suggested to me by a pas
sage in a sreech of the Archbishop of Canterbury
IN which he deprecated the quality of the literature
of amusement provided for the people. 1t imme-
dately occurred that the Waverley Novels, for
half a century the delight of the educated classes,
might he so condensed and simplIhed as to give
equal pleasure that vast multitude of readers who
have neither enough leisure nor enough cul ure TO
eniov the works of a novelist who dearly loved to
expatiate into the domain of the antiquarian and
the word-painter and whose style i'll all its scholarly
exuberance is assurely far above the heads of the
million For the million, and for the million only,
have abridged these dear books i'll the fullest
hone that thousands who make their first acquant-
ance with Scott in this simplified form will learn
hereafter 10 appreciate him in all his amplitude of
thought and detail. Many and many time have
heard readers, not without education, avow that
shey had tried to read Scott and could not. His
opening descriptions SO lOng-hls dialogue was
so Scotch. Like DR.. johnson, the general reader
wants to tear out the heart of book. How then
could the Board-school boy or girl be expected to
gloat over threepenny edition, in type so srall as
to require the use of magniyng glass, or to taste
with rapture the authors prefaces delightful as
these may be to the student lovingly lingering over
a twice old taef In conclusion, can only say
that so far from the production of these
little books being catchpenny enterprise,
it is a work which never will and never can
remunerate me for the labor | have given to it.
i have devoted just six months of my life to the
preparation of these thirteen enthusiastically the
time it took me TO write my novel Vixen; and II
my cri.. had any familiarity with the book trade
he would understand the loss involved in this fact"