New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-21
LITERARY NOTES.

oyseffslr nroyes t5 be Mrs BloUmne'u moute' w
s,ue y whose poems will coon be issaed by y ".
Carleton s. Co.
fherese Raau,nD IT. b Peterson q BrOthersD.
AZ Emile lola bclongs to the authors semi-onscure
reriod, when horrible murder and stnay IN 10
Ieorss satisfied bis rsalistic icnginga
M. james MIKE. Of Kllmarnock. thinks that ne
has the largest collection OF BurnSs Literature IN
existence He ia preparing revised edition 9. nis
sBIbli5theca Burnsianap last published IN AoOo'
The new English edition Of The Pilgrims ITO
aress called the Elstcw Bunyan, has the pecui-
ar1ty that the sides of the cover mainly consls. OF
. boards warranted made OF tne OAK -'sNen
from Elstow Church ~ year ago.
ne AfAsa9sm in commenting on Walt Whitmans
fecsntly expressed io1eings for American poetry
resl, uniyersal and ideal-says. disparaginSiy ana
dcuStfnlIy: eve in England are ready to welcome
that new poet with open arms-unless. indeed, he
should turn out to be Mr. Whitman himself"
q Brovaina Among Books and Other Essays
Roberts Brotlsrs) is pretty little volume by Abba
f;aold Woclson. The essays arc not of specially
literary character as tho title might lead oneto sup
nose. but they touch upon many topics OF everyday
life-upcn cats, upon smoking upon college COM
,nsncements upon flowers. upon gift making; SUBJ
iecfa being chosen which fall within the range OF
bfdlnary experience and In which most readers have
nersc1al interest, The author has made no strained
effort TO be original or witty or profound she 10
ronteat to be sensible and pleasingi aud one can
esy spend an agreeable hour or SO over her attrae
tive pages.
The stenonaphic report Of the exciting proceed
Inns Of the long Convention that nominated Presi-
dent Garfield fs nearly $50 pages OF q good-sizeo
volume isi,t Issued By the John u. Jehery PUBLISH
ine House. of Chicago. To insure perfect accuracy
the proof-sheets were compared with the Original
COPY made by the official stenographer OF the Con-
vention. and wherever this report was found 10
affsr from the best newspaper reports prominent
celebrates have been consulted as to the correct
version, The report OF the proceedings inside the
Convention does not supply the whole history OF
that memorable contest but it is part deserving OF
publication in permanent form and by ITSELF
me Harvard Register snspends publication with the
April number the Editor, Mr.. Moses King, Will say
sn the forthcoming March issue because it does not
receive sufficient pecun,ary support ana because
sh.ofcers of the University intend to enlarge The
lUa;uesv Bsllsia, which win occupy the same field
and have the advantage Of being published
for free circulation. After the appearance Of the
April number the Editor promises that every sub
scriber will receive in money the full amount que
him for the nnexpired time of his subscription so
that the dscontinuance of The Register can nowise
alone sustain all the loss nvolvedn 1t is the inten-
ton to make the last Issue the largest aud best OF
the new series which began in January, and has
certainly been alitersry success.
Mr.. George Saintsbury's criticism in The academy
Of Mr.. Peter Bayue's I" Two Great Englishwomeo"
has drawn rejoinder from the author, 'Sho, In
nnswer to the statement that in imputing hlmor to
Byron he proved himself to have none, says;
/" Byron as all tho world knows. was resplendentiy
witty. So brilliant and Astounding was lis WIT that
Il has thrown his hnmor into the shade. But he had
a vein of hunior true and racy. which was begin
ming to show itself his alterations fell OF in his
later time. lam willing to rest the question on his
delneation of '9uwarrow., If there is no humor in
that / know not what huinor Isl; Ii it is line In
bumor as distinguished from wit then there may
be lack of sympathetic perception in my respected
critic. II there is no humor in Byron's Suwarrow,'
Ishould have difficulty in finding any in Scotes
.Dalgetty or Carlyles Teufelsdrockh.'D
qhe dispute over the late William Cullen Bryant's
yssasr ErpurgctoriHs of words which he as Editor
excluded from the columns of Tho Ereniag Poet has
drawn letter from Mr. Fraser Rae. the author OF
Columbia and Canada It was in this book that
MIR. Fitzcdward Hall found The IndaE and proceeded
60 make football Of it in The Nineteenth Century,
proceeding which brought upon him the structures
OF The EpeKiag Post coupled with denial that The
ysdsr was genuine. Mr.. Fraser Rae says in this
letter that the proofsheets of his book were read
: BIZ Mr.. John Russell Young who was satisfied
about the authenticity of Mr.. Bryants Indey En-
prrgatcfius He told me- however, that IT had been
revised aud possibly enlarged by Mr.. Parke God
VIM He says he obtained the list originally from
New yak editor; that it was printed list. and
as be understood had been obtained in that form at
The Post Office. He quotes beside from review Of
the second edition of his book, published in The
Poa October Is, 1879. In which the writer copies
with evident pride what the author says about "The
Evening Posts labofs in behalf of pure English
and practically Endorses the list genuine though
Tie Post two years before had called the list
spurious
Any one curious to learn how loudly q 0uidan can
ehrek In print has only to read the following letter
addressed by her to lie london Tines and which con-
lains much truth vigorously expressed: VIII you
allow me word as to the question Of international
copyright now before the cOuDtrys There seems to
me good deal OF pohscnse penned ON the subject.
A correspondent writing TO you said that the Board
OF Trade thought that international copyright would
interfere with free trade. Does free trade. mean
that the article sold by one person is stolen from
pnotherf Certainly not. Yet English books are
stolen By America, and free trade has nothing TO do
with the question. Until lately a. sort Of payment
was made by American fiims for advanced sheets.p
Messrs LsppiBcott q Co, Of Philadelphia, gave me
always $500 sterling for each work Of which sent
sheia tbs proofs. Now even this slender honorGrinm
Is done away with under the Wholesale piraces of
Z every new work BY Munro & Co. In cheap and
yllsnopsly printed paper copies. Lipppcctts often
informed me that they would give thousands where
they gave hundreds IL there were copyright law.
Now even their hundreds are not forthcoming since
Munro instantly pirates their publications. Mean
while American writer's can produce their works IN
England vithontlosing their rights in America. We
cannot the process 1t has always seemed to
me the most isgracsfn wholesale robbery that ever
existed. Why shoald ID, whole American Nation
profit by and amuse itself with the writings Of Eng