New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-26
LITERARY NOTES.

IL LhkllNl ANO l. 'NO'
sUards Of Justice is the striking title of new
serial stor, by +. W. Robinson, which is shortly 10
appear in HdrperS Wcekly.
Henri Dupin. the oldest of French authors and
dramat,sts living has just published book under
the title ala Vlellesso de Mazarin." 1t is hlleu
with interesting anecdotes and is written with
yiror scarcely to be looked for in man OF his ago
he is ninety-6ve.
"For the Major" the new serial story which MISS
Constance Fenimore Woolson has written for mar
pers Maaasine is pathetic but not sad. There nu
NOR in it given by the little circle of village socioI
round about the principal characters These pil"o'r
characters are the old Major. the MAJOR i''i0
and their daughter Sara the MAJOR li''e oo3 '''N
the clergyman of the village
A series of Young Folks biographies WIZ W,
shortly be brought out by ID. Lothrop ~ ".
first volume is Life Of Washington, an" - 0-'N
10 present facts concerning the Generai "nc" -"
never before been published. The same urn h's
,ssued a new volume IN the "Spare Minute 'oi''9
"A collection of vigorous passages from INC "U' ~
of Charles Kingsley with an Introduction ny W. -
Howells The volume is entitled LNIhs ii"'i''
Turrenef writes to the Editor ot the o"~ "
from Bougival, under date OF July ~ 49,
malady from when l have been suhel'hH iUi -"
last iOur uiOniDS Is Cdlitu t"Y'''" /
continued pain in my chest winch renders sio'p "a
the uiybt impossiblc. am unable to stand OF wan
without assistance; driving cannot unde''a"' az
ali Nv onnrtite is good and AN free from leN'''
rrbc result is that ! am confined 10 th7 spo' "o'
knowing how all will end This Is iAci'"'NOiS
news for all lovers OF literature
An extensive manuscript on the brain by sweden
borc has been translated into English by irolcss''
Tafcl. and is now in course OF puo!Icauon' "''oi
wing in the library of the Royal Academy Oh
Sciences OF Stockholm for 10 years II oon'''"'"
copions summary OF the literature OF the raih uo"
20 Swcdenborg's time, and then his ahalys' ~"
theorv Of the facts. To this Professor laieI mas
added an exhaustive account oil the sco"'' " NV
bra,p TO this day. together with many noteS co'N'
narinr modern science with SwedenoorS WINS
ror,es. Christmas will opon with beanthnl
SANG The Voice OF the sea, 10y MI J. b. "l"i'''"
If Is to be set TO music and cAqulSlty llus'n"''"
~. c,o5,,on,s mem the The Dutch Patrol, Is 10
be accompanied by the most quaint al" I"'''' -
nictnres drawn in Mr.. Abbey's best manner Inc
ar,ho, o, Z. Uncle Remus" viii contribute negro
s.orv entitled Minco." Mr.. NcddcTs lead o. Inc
youno SAMSON Will be pronounced one OF inc
,,o.t strange and characteristic products u lis
ccpius. This publication promises TO O' uhiquo-
brilliant in text and beautiful IN illustration
Peter tne Great OF Russia Is maue out wilder
barbarian than he is generally supposed 10 nave
ncen bv some documents wAi"A Professor No'"I
efslv has recently discovered among inc -!S-''"
State PAPERS. These are reports oi Inc >P'h''H al"
bassador concerning Peters reception d' III
English Court. At the EscuIal the professor "'so
found some reports from Spanidrds VINO were J"
England with Philip daring Bloody Mary relen'
describing the bitter feeling OF the Eh9lSh a2di"oV
The Spanish alliance and declaring how short 'iino
Philips influence would last
Under the quaint title C5i sam q" ante nos 4"
,nnudo frreY Won BarenStcin las pubil'heu III
Germany an interesting book upon the origin "nu
history of students 1t contains some curious
,,oo-re of that class dating from tne fourteenth
fifteenth sixteenth and seventeenth century, when
throw q new light in many instances upon me
,tudcnt lie during the Middle Ages. The author
has also made a very credtable attempt to render
into modern German a number of the songs, thing
nat done heretofore except in the case of such we'll
known songs as GGrdcGmus Jt''T'" L0"9T
Horatius," " Dulce cam sodGjJas' etc
Mr. Saintsbury. ever a iudicious English student
OF the French writers, viii publish next month
through the Clarendon Press n work OF which there
has long been urgent need. This Is " y Snort HIS
turv of French Litc'aturs,' book IN winch INC
author aims al presenting cUmpIrte nut succ'hcV
history OF his literature with full biographical ana
historical details. MI, NdiniSVuIS mas Hii"oo'i -
amned the " orks which he discusses not depending
ON the critical and descriptive accounts Of other
anthors. Specimens OF the medieval literature
will he given in this volume; another will present
extracts from the later literature from FIllon to
Hugo
The question Of the derivation of the word
"Gran having AGAIN come up in England, letter
from Bishop Th.rlwall Is quoted against the false
etvmology which cndeayors to establish the usage
OF s. sangreal| Nothing is more certain, Ihrlwall
said. than that the name has nothing to do With
Sang either real or royal Indeed, II you only
reflect for a moment the wildness OF quest
after a LIQUID ! think that you Will see that tins
etymologv is out Of the question. There never
was any doubt rat it was The namo of vessel.
Did Won not know that it was brought from the
Holy Land to Genoa where II is still shown under
the name of il sacro catino,' and by persons not
In the secret believed to be single emerald, being,
in fact. a piece of green glass "