New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-11
LITERARY NOTES.

new romance by Adoiphe bc.o' mo !""'
pcarcd in Paris. IT is called Hing OF tie "'eohS
The n,neh-talhcA OF novel by the late fedor Dos
toyeasky "Bnricd Alive or, Ten Years ieha' SCI,
vitule in Siberia" is now ready nj Henry iio''
Co.'S.
lisa logical inference, if the name OF the iiih Vi
Scribner IL Co. is to bc changed 10 thc N''''n'
Co,,nopv. that the new title of Scrihpcrs Magazine
will be Tie C0tWy.
Roberts Brothers have issued little volume ny
nh English author. entitled " Ecce Homo us "D-
iect il 10 eyc survey of the life ana work of Jesus
without discussing theological questions an" "
arrive al Ills object in foundirg His Society.
Mrs Bloomfield Moore. who under the lscnd"nyn
Mrs, II. o. Ward" Is the author I'll " SclNi"ic III
oue,te" and dangerous Ground" has just pub
lshcd "a book of Poems G. w. Carleton Coz
Her verses are pleasantly conceived and V"inbly eA
messed. bat they lack originality and fancy and
rhytbmc finish. The sonnetS and the patriotic
verses are the hest and show carucstncS, depth OIL
feeling and occasionally spark Of imag'"a'l""'
The late King John of SaNony made acredI'abIe
Translation of Dante but the posthumus volume OF
miscellauics recently published in Dresden, would
attract little attention, The saturday httec tlihhs,
if the author had not been a king. lhc pihcip"i
features of the book are an account oi a you'hlui
tourney in italy, and observations on the study oi
his Lie of Dante
The German General staff with Moltke al its head
Is as active in the library of the Headquarters
Building in Berlin as in the field. 1t has hiahJ
COM eted its account of the purely mihtaiy opera
tions of the Franco-Prus>ian war, with the hiuo-
tsenth volume, and the final volume, now III press
will treat of the post aud telegraph Ss''" III 'n0
field and of the care of the wounded.
Tewfk Eflend Turkish gentleman OF great
learning has had narrow escape from dVd'h Oh "
charge of being convert from the Turkish faith
lie was by no means convert, bat he had "he"ueu
against the creed of Islam by revising the sheets OF
the ENGLISH Prayer Book, which the missionary at
Coustantinople was passing through the press. lie
WIS cast into dungeon. and expected every day 10
he led out to execution. English influence secured
Lis release and Punishment To the Island oil Chio'
from which he managed to escape. lie Is now IN
England.
Several important French illustrated works are
announced 10y J. w. Bouton. the agent Ill TINS
country These include " The Principal Works oil
Art of the Luxembourg consisting OF iort\-ohe
photographers of the most notable examples OF mod
EN- French art to he found in the LuNcmbours Gal
lery, third edition of &" Art of the Eighteenth
Century" by Edmond and jules de Goncourt' to "e
published in twelve parts At ~ 60 The part, and
>"Van Dyck and his Pupils" by Alfred MicnclN' the
author Of Dl>tOlt ut III ltlntHi' Ii"'"""'''
This is illustrated by ctclues of Van Dyck repro
duced by the Durand process.
A"Life Of General George II. Thomas" by Gen
eial K. " johnson, is nearly ready with j. - LIP
pincott Il Co. 1t will he illustrated with Steel Ell
Cravings of prominent generals and will coninih''cn-
eral Thomass official reports of the important bat
ties in which he fought. The same house has III
preparation Henry VI Trollopcs Cornrillc Racine
the twelfth volume of foreign classics for English
leaders. The Memoirs of GotSchalf' the
pianist translated from The French by Dr. E"h"It
f. Peterson and Professor Adamsor', sketch of the
German philosopher richte," the fourth volume of
philosophical classics for English readers.
prof SGD "Churc!'aan" has written long
poem upon the Athanasiin Creed AMI appeals for ~
lIlcc altogether regarding it. or for the abandon
mcnt OF the minntory clauses. The IdH Wan ia
s,t, is convinced that verse i, not the best medium
Tor theological controversy. aud quotes the follow
In III proof:
OR should ,on aiill bal,llc III sonorons.
10 dcnude uf IT, HrcGts th' barbarian Churu-l
Why -h"uld onr- of all Churches u" almost alone
In chant iug or huinning this iuti'il' -~ diontf
Where cl-r ia Wide Europe hi. dir.,c do We hear
The American Church FROM TIE -ii}Iul j. clear
Hail. Free Church of Ireland. wh" carly lH. freed
Wor~lip and conscience rom TIM WINK 'l''Nt
f. State, lrrh of Eurlnl thou f,r,!~ srnu. I,Idcrs
rorNco-c from siinnc ctI-ur, tht IatliSI,d leaders.
q We ali, =. upper. lower. ui gray" CouN"'iii'n'
OF Anglican wisdom. ALLEGED t"uc' nithii"i
hat mean a.. Slrllhnnud hs s"nt gh"~ty terror
IT, staniuer and pali'r with trn' ul' ht crr"rf
OF all of President Gariclds hiolraphors. none
has perhaps had an Opportunity OF knowing him
better than Captain Francis H. Mason, formerly "i
Colonel Garfield, regiment. and now United States
Consul AT Bi>lc At a recent dinner party OF nj
crazy men in London. whittier Consul Mason had
taken flying Journey to see his wlfc safely on board
steamer for America. many questions wct" asked iii
regard to the Rebellion and the new President.
IT., La, mt Ken pl
modest Mason with leading questions III "''i"r to
induce him To- tell what he knew about President
rlrct Garfield. The responses hc succeeded 10 rict-
ng proved 30 interesting that after dinucr lruin"r
the publisher. 90, Mason INTO quic corner and III
sisted that he should write pamphlet 10 bc pnb-
bshcd and strewn broadcast IN England ai"nt M
auguration day. Finally persuaded. Consul Mason
hurried back To }usle. worked for tN" or SIX days
harder even than he used I, a. Managing Editor of
Tic Ciereiqnd Lsder, aud inside of week the man
uscrpt WAS IA London. When Trubncr had read it
over he decided To mako 4 book of IT. Bret llarte
stood uponsor with handsome preface. capital
photograph Oi the President was put in as frontlS-
r,ar. and IN ten DAYS thereafter the book WAS rot
only IN general circulation. but tine edition was
practically exhausted, orders for copies coming M
FROM all over the Continent. Captain Mason IN a
rriyate Il Ter To friend noc~tly SAYS: My object
was t. sketch picture of the President such as the
European reader would read through without being
tired | wovc in "A few cold hard facts about orr
War aud American politics which wanted people
over here to understand AT last receive many let
tiers from Consuls and other Americans. expressing
their qualification that the story Of how poor Amer
lean boy can deserve to be President has been
squarely told to European audience" The book -
about to be translated into French and published at
Paris political tract for the rising generation of
republican France