New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-06
LITERARY NOTES.

Professor David Swing Gays that the novel is
the worlds truth, with beautiful woman walking
through it"
"Charles Lamb is to lie the next volume IN inc
English Men of Letters" series. Its author Is 'e
Rev Charles Anger and it will appear this month
Professor Alexander Bain's lives of James MN
and of John Stuart Mill are 10 be published IN 'h's
country 10y Henry Holt 4 Co.. under an arrange
meut with the author.
Professor Huxley is now engaged upon work
which he and his friends think will prove to be the
greatest Of his life. 1t deals with bishop Berkeley
and his contributions to mental and medical science
Mr. Oponovan the correspondent of The London
DAILY Nc1rs who had such extraordinary adventures
in Merry first as prisoner and then rs an adopted
ruler is going to publish his experiences III book
form.
The Society for Political Education will shortly
publish. through the Putnams the second series of
their Library" This will include Blanquis " His
tory of Political Economy in Europe" money and
the Mechanism of Exchange" by J. Stanley Jcvons.
and John Stuart Mills essay "On Liberty"
magnificent edition de lure of Longfellow's
"Evauceline has just appeared in London. 1t Is
printed on handmade paper, 16i2 inches by Il 4
inches. with margins of a width calculated to
enchant the bbiophile The twenty-thrco beauth"I
illustrations are by Frank Dicksee, an artist OF
trained skill and of most poetcal imagination
E.P. Trcat has undertaken the publication of an
illustrated Quarterly Of Me licine and Surgery. to
he edited by George Henry Fox and Frederick r.
stnrQis II is to furnish only original matter, and
the editors il is announced To have Tho coopora-
ton of Professors Willard Parker, W. II. Van
Bnrcn James Il. Wood, ID. 3. st. j. Rosa. {. Il.
ACnew and others.
The tradition at Stoke Popis that the poet Gray
vasm the habit of staying at an ancient farmhouse
nearly in front of Pcnn's house. and that he wrote
both the Elegy" and the Ode on Distant Pros
pcet of Eton College" while on visit there. The
valne of literary fame is illustrated by the confused
story of very old hcdger who used to talk about
ga Muster Gray who did something there"
Three hundred thousand copies of Mr.. Sturgeon s
little volume, John Poughman's Talk have been
fold in England. The book has no literary prcten-
eions il is simply n series of shrcwd familiar ser
nous based upon the common savings of the peo-
plc such as: "Burn candle at botn ends and It
will soon be gone; every man should sweep be-
fore his own door: and AN are not hunters that
blow the horn" A portrait of Spurgron himself,
nrraycd in smock frock, with whip in hand and
tow.crowned cap on head. adorns the book. In a
recent discourse he referred to This portrait saying
with the manifest approval Of his audience that he
never knew a man make fool of himself simply by
wearing a smock frock; whereas he limited, without
particularly pointing his remarks nj his critics,
many men who are very foolish affect more &C.
ciesiastical garb.
A series of German philosophical classics for
English readers and students will soon lie published
byS c. Grlggs d Co.. of Chicago. Tho work is
under the general editorial supervision OF George =
Morris. Phi D., Professor Of Logic, Ethics and the
HIST ~ Of Philosophy in the University Of Michigan
and Lecturer on Philosophy at the Johns Hopkins
University, baltimore He will have the cOopcra-
ton Of other eminent scholars. Each volume will
10 devoted TO the critical exposition of some one
MASTERPIECE belonging 10 the history Of German
philosophy The aim in each case will be 10 furnish
clear 8nd attractive statement OF the special sub
stance and purport of tie original authors argu-
IueHt 10 interpret and c!ucdate the same by refer
eucc to the historic and acknowledged results Of
rhilosoplic inquiry to give an Independent esti-
mate of merits and deficiencies, and especially to
show. as occasion may require, III what way Ger
man thought contains the natural complement or
the much-necded corrective of British speculation.
II is intended that the series when completed shall
consist of ten or twelve volumes founded on the
works of Leibnitz Kant Fichtc, Schclliug and
Hcgel.