New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
LITERARY NOTES.


Mr.. Julian Hawthorne is writing biography OF
HIS father.
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes contributes to the
January number of The atlantic a genial essay en-
titled AN Aftcr-Breakfast Talk"
Onida's new story entitled "FrcscOes" is told in
series of kilograms and letters, and is said to be
sprghly entertaining. ANA above all rehucd' IL
will be begun in Rarpcy's Weekly Of December 80.
Mr.. Austin Dobsons Fielding will follow Mrs.
Olinbant's "Sheridan IN the English Men of Let
iers series Mr. Dobson, it may he surmlsed' mas
prepared a charming book. That he has put him
self into the atmosphere OF Ficldng's time is
proved by his pretty poem, The Ladies Oh 81
James's" in the forthcoming HapT.
Mr.. Clark Russeirs new story. "A Sca-Queen'"
opens do lightfully and promises to be better than
any of his previous work. The heroine tells her
own story. ana begins it with the description OF
! droll scene during which Christian name was
found for her by her father with the aid of group
! Of seafaIing friends. "
Sir Archibald Alison in his autobiogTaphy asst
pubiishedhy the Blaclwoods tells an amusing Story
OF Lord Rulnrfurd the Scotch judge, W hose " tasle
was for fine editions and costly WORKS rather than
readable books" and wjio, on this beng suggested
TO him. replied: "My dear Alison, do you buy
books TO rcady0
The Christmas number Of our Continent to be
issued next week, viii be given up to Christmas
matter. 1t will contain stories by Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe E. =. Roe Rossiter w. Raymond
and Nathan Kouns; poems by Mrs l. W. Dewing
and Mary J. Preston and illustrations by A. b.
Frost II. +. Faney, t. w. Dewing, Jessie McDer-
mott and others. Extra heavy paper and other
special provisions Will be used TO make the number
a handsome one.
Advertising has become a literary art. Charles
Pratt d Co. have prepared TOR circulation among
lhelr customers in the OIL trade an excellent colec
ton ofpoems, songs and ballads. Printed on heavy
paper with broad margins and furnished with an
cntcing title. "a Paradise of DANTE Devices" it
is an artistic souvenir for the holiday trade The
leter-prcss affords. however, very imperfect test
for Illuminating mediums. 1t can be read by any
light, so admirably has the printer done his work
NJ. Eugene Plon has written and published i'll
Paris magnificent volume Bcnvenuto Cellini.
NJ Plon has been making for many years minute
and scholarly researches in preparation for this
work His chief object has been to specify the
works which unquestIonably belong to the immor-
tai FlOIcntine and TO examine, with conscientious
care those which are attributed to him and con-
cernlng which there is not the same unanimty of
opinion The work Is a quar;o of about 800 pages
embellshed with eighty three engrayngs and
seventeen wOOdcus.
Not long since, McssIs James i. OseOod q Co., the
publishers OF the illustrated edition of Sir Wal
ter SCOTS - he Lady of the Lake" sent a copy of
the book to Mrs. Blair proprietor of the famous
Trossachs Hotel, In the Scottish II ghlands. She
has written a letter, speaking of the en-
thusiasm with which the book has
been received III the Highlands, and saying: Il am
truly charmed with your Lady Of the Lake In
every particular it is perfection The views
are very beautiful, and true to nature"
Another cory sent TO Captain Munro,
the commander of the steamboat on Loch
Katrinc who replies: at is the handsomest
edition that has appeared. Your illustrations are
most successfully done. They are more natural
than anything have seen" Such expressions from
local sources are of value in establishing the ac-
curacy of the pictures. the artistic quality and
beauty of which are universally admitted.