New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-08
LITERARY NOTES.

Opida's new story, a Village Commune" Is
ready at j. B. Lippincott g. Co.'S
The young roetess Elaine GOodale. has written
"The Journal of Farmers Daughter" prose Die
ture Of life in tn Berkshire Hills. which u l. fu'-
MANS Sons W II publish.
II 10 announced in Paris that NJ. Thierss CORE.
snondepce with several of the crowned heaus oi
Europe u.s. for the present, withheld from puo''c"-
tion at the request of the monarch of nelghDor"s
State.
The third and fourth volumes of "Ihe memoirs
of Prince Metterch" are i'll press at Onai,eS
Scribuer's Sons. They cover the important o'pio
matte transactions of 1915. of the Eastern war Oh
1920 and of tine general upheaval OF 1918
Francis Hart g. Co. have printed small edition
of Mr. George William Curtis's address at the I'M
yelling of the statue of Burns 1t is intended LOT
private circulation. is printed on fine paper win
wide margins ami is something for DiDhOphhes 10
gloat over.
The author of His Majesty Myself" and "Coionel
Dunwoldie Millionaire " has written new mover
which Roberts Brothers have in press. lis t''e Is
Blessed Saint Certainty" and rumor says 1t Is a
record of personal experience enllvened py pcn
sket ches of well-known characters.
The ten Monday lectures, delivered in Boston by
leaders of opinion in the different denominations on
in a volume by Roberts Brothers. preface Will be
written by the Rev. Joseph Cook. founder OF the
course who will state therein his freshest conclu-
sions ON the subject and bls views on current
events.
The International RCriCu for January contains Mr.
Edwin Anol,Ps Book from the Had OF India"
II ~ preceded by al interesting introduction III
which the author says IN conclusion " no" oher
to the American public. with all gratitude ana at
tachment. this first and faithful version OF the
.Rook of the Great Journey to be followed by the
Book of the Entry into Heaven being the seven
teenth and eighteenth ParvaS of the Mahabharala"
Among the varied and interesting contents OF tho
review is paper on Recent Biographies of Edgar
A. Poe" by Eugene L. Older. Persons who have
listened perorce to drawingroom Rotations of the
"Raven,n by Mr.. William Fearing Gill, will derive
much comfort from Mr.. Ddiers estimate OF Mr..
Gilps Life of Poe"
Mr.. George W. Cables Giandissmes" has NOR
tally offended the Creole Society of New-Orleans,
and representative Creole" has written an alb
surdly venomous pamphlet tumble OF epithets en-
titled q Critical ID alOgue between AbOo ana
Coboon which represents Mr.. Gable to be as base
and inherently wicked rs any Northern Yankee or
ant,-s!avery days. THE Grandissmes." as this
writer saws, "has been. evidently most submits
siyely written for the preJudiced and nlmcal North
against the Odel customs. haots, manners anu o-
syncrasies of the Southern Creole population OF
Louisiana therein so slanderousy misrcpresented;
and vet In reality 50 hgh-Sprlted so gentcel and
captiyatlDg in its polished civlty noble bearing
and dignited character, although tue rude storm Of
misfortune has swel ever It's once 50 opu!cnt and
pTinccly homes
Mr. W. Clark Russell, the author of "A Sailors
Sweetheart" which followed his great success The
Wreck of the GrosvenOr,' Is annoyed by lie typo
graphical errors il the English edition of the first
mentioned novel, and makes complaint against the
printers reader IN The IhtAGHm, a part OF which
VIII prove of interest to American authors " There
are few authors who do not require TO be sub-cdttd
The very familiarity OF a man with The matter be
has written causes him to overlook bunderS Ill ms
proofs and detection distrcsses him only when his
book is stitched aud bound and IN the hands of tie
critics. AnauthOr has some right to look Tor help TO
the printers reader In times not SO ancient, Tor l
can recall them, proofs used to reach authors
well noted with points of interrogation, preg-
nant with interllnear criticism, and aboundlng IN
suggestions for punctuation. One was not always
parIlcularly Obliged for these hints; but they
proved care and even sOiiciudC Oil the part IL the
printers reader. Now. proofs come TO one almost
in their raw state. The author has not only TO do
his own but the work If The printers reader also
Worse still whether because he is not uniformly
exper, in the symbolism OF the trade, OF because
coinpo,itors have developed Of late years decided
ou,nions of their own on the subjects of grammar,
SMILING and punctuation, the author finds that
good many of the corrections lie makes are not at
tended TO-"