New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-26
LITERARY NOTES.

" Solid for Mulnooiy W. W'N' ,.,,
fairly well written satire on iooa' pOn''o''
Macmillan g. Co. have issued. in book FORM ArC e,
bishop CampbelPs of Canterbury, ADDRESS on Inc
Church of the Future"
Haroer a. Brothers issue this week Mrs. Helen
Hunt Jackson's book on the Indian quesnon, a
Hundred Years of Dshonor," and Anthony
Trollope's "Cicero in two neat volumes
Dr. Lewis r. Dunn has written book upon me
Angels of God1 Phillips & Hunt, in which ne gives
the opinions of learned theoogans and the evidence
of tho Bible as to the origin nature ioin' p'"0'
and number Of the angels
An anonymous author who saws - write ior ll1
noortaltyn las issued "The Adventures OF an Atom
tbroncb Hurst g. Co. The author has produced
an oniate for which be merits the immortal remem-
brance of readers troubled with insomnia
Dam Howsop. of Chester. England delivered four
,actures last April in Philadelphia the Eviden-
tial yaue of the Acts of the Apostles" IN the John
Bohep Lectureshpn course. They have been pub
lished in neat volume by L. p button u Co.
NJ. Arsene Housssye's history Of the French thea
ire "I,a Comedie Fra ncaise has been received by
]. W. Bouton ISIS profusely illustrated with por-
traits of famous actors and actresses. and OF the
leading members of the present company. Inc por-
trait of Sarah Bernhardt is one of the best.
The first number of L Art for the new year con-
tains an article by J. Comyns Carr on "WOod-En.
craving in America" Itis based upon Scribner d
Co.'s portfolio of last year. The author says that
wood-engravng has reached perfection in this
country that 1t would be unjust not to recognize.
The demand for George Eliot's books has been so
great since her death that the London publishers
have not been able to meet it. One thousand read
ers inquired for Adam Bede" in one week at a
leading circulating library. cheap and an ex-
pensve complete edition of her works will be issued
In the spring.
MIR. William Adds Wright of Trinity College.
Cambridge has edited 1.-THE Tragedy of King
Richard ILL.," (Oxford: Clarendon Press) and
brought an immense amount of erudition to bear
upon Shakespeare's Ines The tragedy occupies ia
pages of the book The preface of sixty-four pages
gives long extracts from old chronicles that are sup
posed to be tho sources of the plot. The notes.
grouped together at the end, make 122 closely
printed pages and abound in references and curious
information.
The St. Petersburg correspondent OF German
newspaper says that the Russian capital Is eagerly
looking for the publication of political romance.
the subject and characters Of which are taken from
the highest society of Russia. The author is said to
be an eminent statesman who is high in office. The
hero of the romance is a man. who, by the assist
ance of au influential and clever woman OF the
first aristocracy pushed into the front of life, and
achieves great political distinction. This is another
Russian attempt to checkmate Lord Beaconsheld.
The sportsman who takes lis wife with HIM on
his serious fishing excursions, and then bubbles
with good spirits and bright descriptions over the
recoilectons of his sport, must be good man to
initiate in almost every respect. In one case he is
Mt least good man to read Mr. Charles W.Stevens
has written d short and unassumiug account OF
ly-fshiug in Maine Lakes r, Camp Life in the
Wilderness Boston Franklin Press.) Iti fresh
ond full of "local color" Ycur genuine edueated
sportsman mover goes to sleep with a pen IN his
band, and usually has an eye for quaint expressions
of country character.
Mr.. John c. Langston. young Georgian. two
years out of college, has published volume of
poems III. J. hale Il SOM. In his preface he COM
plons of On unjust tendency to look with disfavor
upon young people who attempt to write poetry"
He is slightly in error here The look of disfavor is
cast upon the poetry that young people commonly
write. IL look of any kind is cast upon the young
poet himself it is one Of friendly pity. Mr.. Lang
ston may take courage. His give little
promise of his ever becoming very distinguished
poet They contain tie germ OF poetry, however,
and when he has done with the old stock themes
and feelings of young poets, be may find something
to say that the word will care TO hear.
There are few touches of real life and character
in Miss Emma C. Curriers' New England story aDtly
entitled "Hubhub" Authors Publishing Company.
The title suggests the plot most strangely but hub
bub also made of the local of the book and
moral ideas are also somewhat confused. The
heroine rescues herself from poverty aud series of
unhappy adventures by the purchase of lottery
ticket which draws 81 .O0O The title of the book
was another lottery prize. A friend of the author
dreamed Of seeing the book completed with " Hub
bub"" ornately stamped" upon the cover. This so
Impressed Miss Currier that she placed that name
and two others upon different slips of paper and
drew lots for title. Hubbub" held the winning
slip.
Mr. Charles Dudley Warner still doubts the au-
thorship Of the "Observations" which Professor
Smyth has published as writings of Jonathan Ed
wards. lie says: "The Observations are crude,
rough, dry lot of lumber. clumsily made up into q
loose Onted structure that has faintest mark of
Edwardss genius. Considering the mystery that
hangs about the Edwardean manuscripts; the fact
that no autograph Of the Observations is known
the fact (which Professor Park cOnfirms) that for
years Edwards and Samuel Hopkins lived like room
mates in college, studied each others manuscripts
borrowed and perlsed each Others Notes; the fact
that the intensely orthodox Observations were
never included IN the writings of Edwards which
Hopkins recommended for pubcatlon,--it woHld
SEEN as if there was good ground for regarding the
Observations with suspicious of their genuine
ness. Did Professor Smyth try to ascertain IN
whose handwriting the copy was from which they
were finally prntedi" ~
Vide Apake for February is q big budget of stories
and poems. To single out few, If Margaret j.
Preston can sing eloqucntly OF the American boy
rs she has OF the Roman Boys Trophies" she will
touch Young Americas heart In the right place. A
frolic in verso and in pictures is the Sad Story
OF Jan Uperpavik," little Esquiman boy who
cane to New-York and took home new suit Of