New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-19
p LITERARY NOTES.

n rothrou & CO. have invited Aine' 'can ai'is'S
a. .o,nnete for pr,zes worth in al! 81 ,3'o I"f o"o"
covs, dosigns. colorcd fontiSpieces ana i'"-'%'"o
illustrators.
v,.,,o.s N the health resorts OF florida. end es-
-..;~Ii~ N 81. Augustine Will find great deal 10
srtarast them in Mr.. william w. Dewburs's "ti's-
tory Of ". Augustine" &c. P. Putnam's Soisi
"Tbc Secret OF Victory" or the story OF Ernest
Adler by Margaret +. Win slow, is PUBLISH" DF 'ho
National Temperance Society. ana ccs'Eh'n 70 SUI"
the proper way OF conducting temperance f'i""'
The American Publishers OF the autob.osfaph'cai
papers left bv Thoma' CARLYLE Will be Chdlles
scribuer's Sons. They will make goN-Siz'I Vo',
nme which will be ready about tue middle OF
March.
Wool, from TODAY Mr WhittieI's new volume OF
noems called "rhc Kings Misfye, aiiertuo icaGluG
niece. will be- published by HOu.hton Miil'n q Co..
who will also issue thea extracts tton tue Journal
of Henry d. ThOrcau entitled "Eariv spring III
Massachusetts"
Mr.. R. Bozworth Smith, the master of Harrow
School. where Byron received his early ed"clton'
and the author of Carthage and the. Carthage
niaps" is writing q short his DRY based upon 'na'
excellent work, especially Tor CoarIes Hci'"N'i
Sops's Epochs of History series.
Mr. John Strings translation of Gustaye Fiau-
desired in point Of fuish but it will serve 10 give
those who wish to know, aud arc limited to their
mother tongue, fairly good introduction to
famous novel of the realistic sort.
A timely work for March is "Chips from the
White House, which d. LOthrOp Is Co. will publish
on that dav 1t will consist of selections from the
diaries letters speeches and conversations OF all the
Presidents. including him who Will be President on
the dav of publication. The volume has been pre-
pared by the Rev. j. Chaplin.
Every lover of books will wish to own neat little
volume called "The Praise of Books" rs said and
sung by English authors Cassell, Peter, Ga'pln d
Coz MIR. John Alfred Langford, who has made the
selections from the most noei English authors not
living precedes them with all interesting essay ana
evidently believes that sure sign Of the rliennlum
will be seen when every human being Is blessed with
q love of books
Several interesting books were received yesterday
by Scrihner & Wexford. They include Robert W.
Edis,s Cauto lectures on DECORATION aud Fur
niture of Town HOUSES" which is handsomely illus
trated: "In the Ardenres," by Katherine 5. Mac
ouoid with fifty illustrations OF that picturesque
region by Thomas X Macqucd: Edward Strings
"reminiscences and much curious information about
.Old Drury Lane" with which he has been asso-
ciated for fifty years in some way as author, actor
and manager; and Lord EllenborougPS political
diary in two volumes, from ISIS to 1881, ana hiieu
with interesting gossip.
The first part of The Metropolis of Ancon, In
Peru" was received few days ago By D1dd Mead
& Co., who have secured 100 out Of the 80 copies
to which the English edition is limited The I'M
portance of this work TO archie ,Ogy is very great.
Tie excavations on the site OF this ancient buryng-
ground of the Iucas were made by W. Riess and n.
Sibel, under the auspices o! the directors OF the
Berlin ROYAL Museum. Tie work consists OF plates
accurately and beautifully done ID cOiorS, an0 Illus
tratine th, civilization and industry OF the lncas
The letter press is manly explanatory. There will
be probably ten parts, and it will take TWO years
and half to complete them, the price 0f the whole
work being S75.
Mr.. John james Plat, OF Ohio, has just Issued
volume of poems aud another of essays, both OF
which are Iacy Of thu American soil and have
marked literary merits. Tie poems "ldy's and
Lyrics of the Ohio Valley" Cincinnati: w. f. Dib-
ble} are selected from his previous volumes and lii.
clude "The Pioneers Chimuey." d" The Mower in
Ohio" "Ridng to Vote" and other favOrite pieces.
Mr.. Piat.'s essays " Pcncied Fly-Leaves" tCnciu-
natl: Robert Clarke & Coz have an air OF refinement
and aIe warmed by delicate hullor Those thatdeal
principally with some aspect OF nature are perhaps
the best, for they contain great deal OF poeiic
feeling expressed in graceful and suggestive prose-
The essays are dedicated 10 Mr.. Murat Ha'stead