New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-23
LITERARY NOTES.

yr Arlo Bates the Boston journalist anu uho ~"
thor of that bright little story " fat'S oi''i
sities has lately written another novel
aso,h;o May whose fresh and animated stories
for children have long delighted the little readers
~ Miss Rebecca S Clarke. of NorrldgcwocN' Ma'no'
1oo,old Won Ranke has Just completed the manu-
.crint for the third volume of his History Oh 'no
world" The publication of this part OF the "oiN
is looked for i'll November
Ceoroe Meredith AN English writer whose stSI ia
earuencss. proiuson and occasional beauty Is INV
an unframed vine dotted here and there pS s'V'
blossoms is again at work after long 'h'' '
ipaction lie has nearly finished new ho'''
The sister of Elizabeth Thompson MIS- hu'iotL
the painter of battlescenes, has Written 1t" =,
ahont her distinguished relative for the paws VI
Nicholas. Archibald Forbes has pFeparcu rUi 'H
same magazine story of the batte-heiN OIL NV Ii"
III, Sor;hoers have Just brought out gooo eui-
nTbo Crvtogram,' by Imes Verne Inc
,a.;oI nphlic for which this writer caters VII ho'
e., Toreot the bepuing interest of tho chapters III
which are made the attempts to read the CRY
which is TO save an innocent man from death
Tho French have never been much beloved By
+bo. venerable conservative, me LO""o" i"'';
Int If coufesscs, nevertheless that the AVERAGE
French novelist knows his trade better than the
averaue English novelist and turns out oe'VcI I''o
Of work On the one hand he has keen'r sense %
the artistic necessities OF a book; Oh Tue o''''i ~
takes more trouble
The " Charles Dickens Birthday Book cohp"ou
., LTD n, the novelist's eldest daughter, and
~onpbhshed IN this country by Ihomas W hIttaher'
sbovs TO what degree Dickens lacked eplgram'
,rotic ability There is a singular heavlnesS about
,Loevtracts in this pretty little volumes without
Tho context nearly all Of them seem Hat and TASTE
less.
TTouri Grovillc otherwise Madame Durand, has IN
= C,,l,io's Rctrothcdn e. i. Peterson < BIOS
rIavcd another variation on her single theme 10
Love How long she VIII lie able to MAINTAIN inc
variety of her modulations is question OF some IN
forest 70 the literary observer; meanwhile 1t must
be said that they all have a certain grace ana
honesty OF feeling.
Mr. Alcotts essay on Emerson is to be illustrated
from original photographs. The publishers a.
Williams 4 CO.. intend to Limit the edition to 200
COPIES Possibly larger one could not easily DC
sold. Concerning the special edition OF MT. Aco'ls
sonpets. they announce that they have themselves
offered Sl2 for copy the original price having
been 81 30.
The Rev. L. 7. Roc, whose new novel, " 1ouhH
Girls Wooing.n is coming from the press OF Dodu
Mead & Co. has reached such point of literary
distinction
Book " IS shortly to he published. MI Roc has had a
great success IN touching the chord OF interesting
commonplace: and wild stories are told concerning
the pecuniaTy rewards which have crowned his
labOrs
The various trades pTactsel in Japan are de-
seriped by Edward Greey IN his forthcoming vol
nn,e entitled The Wonderful CITY OF Toxic" The
Illustrations are the work of japanese artist us
publishers. Lee n Shepard, are preparing TO
bring out the concluding yOlume of their Young
Folks Heroes Of History il IS written by u. NJ
Towle. and has for subject the famous Devon sailor
Drake. The boy who reads this book ought next
10 take up Kingsey's Westward Ho" wherein
Drake is not the least picturesque figure.
MFR. Beccher, it IL announced, intends during the
coming year to give in his sermons somewhat
more connected and systematic view OF his rehg-
ions teachings than he has ever yet attempted. In
the middle of October Fords, Howard N Hubert
will resume the publication of plymouth Pulpit"
1he weekly pamphlet issue of MIR. Beechcr's current
sermons The same firm will shortly publish Mr.
Julian HawthoTnes new novel OF Dust, ana
pheasant and practical book on home architecture
entitled The House that Jill Built alter jacks
had proved a Failure"
Coventry Patmore is sad 10 he the poet alluded
TO b. Tcnnyson IN that stanza OF " In Memorlam IT,
hold It true with him who sings
To one clear harp III divers tones.
That men may rise on stepping stones
OF their dead selves TO higher things.
In the "Angol in the House " Mr.. Patmore
writes
dove looking backward through his tears
With vision OF mIturcr scope
How often one dead Joy appears
The platform of better hope
Mr.. w T. Daviss Ancient Landmarks OF Ply
,oouth is now in The press of A. Williams Il Co.
The work will describe the methods by which the
Pilgrims obtained possession of their lands nclud-
ing their various patents, and their negotiations
with the merchant adventures of London, and will
trace the titles of estates along the streets Uf Ply
mouth from the first grantees to their present
owners 1t will give also a history Of the houses at
various times built them, with the oates of their
erection and the names of their owners. 1t will
also include a history of the public institutions OF
the town and sketches Of different places of interest,
with the derivation and meaning of their lmes.
The second part is full OF genealogical information.
III preparing this work the author has consulted
not only the old colony ana town records. but
morn than twelve thousand deeds in the Plymouth