New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-12
LITERARY NOTES.

The King Of Sweden has published volume Oh
Poems and Leaves FROM My Diary
Mr.. Parke Goodwin is writing memoir OF his
father-in-law, William Cullen Bryant.
The authorship of the forthcoming No Name novel,
don john" is ascribed to "a weli-knoWn ana pop
ular author"
The Public Library Of San Francisco has received
n Gift of 81 900 from Mr. AdOlph Sutro with the re-
quest that the money be expended in books relating
TO mining and assaying
The comedies, histories and tragedies of Shake
spaare have been grouped in three small and handy
volumes by the American Book Exchange. Ihey
are fairly well printed for so cheap an edition
Professor John Fiske of Cambridge, is writing an
article for The North american RcrGc, in which 1t IS
said he will disscct the teachings of the Rev joseph
Cook and iind very small basis OF scientihc
truth.
Roy and Viola" j. i. Lippncott & Co.. Mrs.
Forrcsters new story, is a French aud English story
OF the Second Empire. and is as intense ana viva
cious MS any lover of Mrs. Fouestei's fiction wonld
expect.
Mr.. Robert F. Francillons new story Under
Slievc-Dan" which takes its name from an lrish
mountain viii be ready this week at Henry hot
& Co.'S. where it takes place in the Leisure Hour
Series If is an Irish love story in which devotion
and self.sacrifice appear as triumphant virtues
Colonel Ccnwell, of Boston, has been engaged for
two years upon the manuscript Of his book OF itaI-
ian history entitled. Daniel MANN, the Heroic We
pctian" which Lee & Shepard were to PRINT. IL
was nearly ready for publication on thursday last'
when it was consumed by The fire in LIS residence
Ga Friday next Harper & Brothers will issue Mr.
Meyers's " Wordsworth in the English Men OF Let
tors .ries: new volume OF sermons by the Ia'e
Frederick W. Robertson and Alfred ho>scl wal
lace, Island Life" which is an important con;r-
bntion to The problem of geological climates ana 10
tie literature that aliirms the Darwinian theory.
During the Hon. L. b. Washburnes mission to
france his relations, official and social, with NJ.
and Nine. Theirs were OF the most cord'ai
character. The ex-Min,ter is writing his rcninis
ccpces Of the first President of the French Republic
and his wife for Scribacr'S Nopti!3 He has also
been asked 10 write the paper on Illinois for tic
Encyclopedia Britannica.
The Rev. Washington Gladdens seven homics on
The Lords Prayer" tHoughton, Millin e Coz
were suggested by Mr. RUskin's letters to an
English Clergyman asking II a clear definition of
the Gospel OF Christ could not be obtained by OK
planning ain their completeness and life the terms of
the Lori's Prayer 1t is book that of.rs profit
able Sunday reading, and the style is suggestive.
The binding in plain bacl. cloth is very neat, hut in
connection with such subject seems degree too
iuDcleal.
TIE American Actors Series. to he published by
James r. Osgood Il Co. and edited by Mr.. Lawrence
Hutton. is progressing IN manuscript. but the date
of publication remains unGxed. Those biographies
which are as good as completed Miss Kate
Fields 'Fechter," Mr.. Lawrence Barretts Edwin
Forrest Mrs. Clara Erskine Clements Charlotte
Cushrnan," and Mr. Joseph ~ Irelands" Mrs. Duff
who has been called the Siddons of America Mr.
]. B. Runnion, of Chicago is at work upon sketches
of "The American Comedians" The volumes
will contain some portraits, and notably those
of Charlotte Cushm6n and Mr.. aud Mrs. Forrest
after daguerTeOtypes never before copied. Mr.. Will
lam Winters book, " The Jei1crsons," will contain
several portraits 10y Mr.. joe" Jefferson.