New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-07
LITERARY NOTES.

NM r,,or.ror of Brazil has nearly compieted MS
49, ~ travel 1t will DO published In french uh'
Ssr the title of Impressions de voyage"
Tho etters and papersof Peter the Great are not 10
h. nublished after ALL the Government at ST. refers
bnre having reconsdered its determination 10 prips
them out.
The papers of the late Lydia Maria Child are be-
,np revised and prepared for the press by MIS- o.
sewar and Mrs S. NJ. Parsons, who is niece OF
Mrs. Child
NrJU. Shorthouse author Of John Ingesant
has written an Introductory essay on Ueorgc noi
bert and his Verse" to fac smile reprint OF
Temple" which is about TO be brought OUT III D"s
land.
Charles Reade's new story has the buny az
title of Singleheart and Doubleface' a ,.,st
version of the story bearing the same ','.' ~ in
been produced in Edinburgh on one nign. guy,
sSa. =, ~oo,,o Mr. Reade,s stage right 10 the novel;
Ahaautiful nortrait of Mr.. Emerson engraVeu ny
AZ u CIoasor from the crayon drawing by Samuel
pouss is 70 he the frontispiece of the next harper
r1 Coco IL full Of sweet nobility and the engraV
inc is n gem of delicacy and strength
virginia ". Johnson, the author of AN English
Me, Miller "a Sack Of Gold" "The Neptune
Vale 1.-THE Catskill Fairies" etc., is bos'ohian
Inv narentage and direct descendant OF 'uoso
Sewall.
In discussing Professor Young's little treatiso Oh
"Tbe Sun - The Pail Mall Gazette says 'ha' 'no
Americans have probably done more goou oIiein"'
work in astronomy than in any other department.
whatsoever.
NJ Cherbuliez. who has just been received INTO
the French Academy, varies his work as noveiist
by the wiring of political reviews frenchlleh
often COMPARE him to George Sand IN her earIesV
style.
Mr. Bret Harte has written n new story when Is
N appear serally in The Glasgow Herald, ana VINO"
has already been translated into French ana uer-
man. 1, is entitled Flip" and is said to he iu' Oh
humor, pathos, sketches OF character anu "'''''P
tons of Californian scenery.
4 series of English and American poets-Amerl-
can for the English market, and English for the
American market-aro in course of preparation for
leading publishers by Richard Henry StoddArd All
the chief roets OF both countries are TO shine IN TINS
galaxy.
Matthew Arnold is quoted by Mr.. Conway as
sneakinr of Emerson as a man who never lost his
sanity" Professor Tyndall still keeps with care tue
little volume of Emersons writings which he plcNeu
ND on book-stall in his youth on whose hy-leaf he
wrote PURCHASED by inspiration" and which In
fucnced his life.
Carlyle's sour "Reminiscences of My Irish Jour
ney" Is to be brought out shortly Ill book form oy
the Harpers Mr.. Froude has written bIlel preface
for the volume, in which he says that Carlyle gave
the MS to Mr.. Newbery, who was then acting as
his secretary. Mr. New berry gave it to the late MI
Thomas Ballantyne; and by Mr.. Ballantync II was
sold TO a Mr. Anderson. FROM whom ii came INTO the
hands of the publishers
Apropos of his recent purchase of an interest IL
Our Continent Judge Tourgee writes to a friend:
IAN good things and nothing evil ever occurs to nc
in Nav | was born in May, married in May. re-
leased from a Confederate prison in May, admitted
70 the bar in May, first nominated to public ONCE III
NAV notified of election as Judge In May, began 10
write "a FOOLS E1rand " III May land now have taken
Our Continent in May have my superstltions 10
back me-
Mr. Longfeow was one of those persons Will
ing to take a correction with sweet temper. 10 an
acquaintance who sent him little antiquarian vol
une correcting some of the imaginative statements
in Paul Revere's Ride" he wrote My Dear Sir:
Please accept my thanks for your beautiful book,
William Dawes and his Ride with Panl Revere
have read it with great interest and pleasure. am
afraid that YOU have convicted me of grave his
tone crimes and misdemeanors. but shall not ap-
peal Yours very truly, Henry W. Longfellow."
The proposed reprint of " The Dial " will fill four
volumes Svo. but will not be undertaken by Roberts
Brothers unless they arc assured Of 200 subscrb-
crs AT $50 each To non-subscribers the price will
be $40. infinitely careful index, with a full MS
torical account of the publication, containing lite
rary anecdotes and gossip of the time, will be ap-
pended. This matter is to be prepared by the Rev.
George w. Cooke, author Of Ralph Waldo Elmer
son. his Life Writings and Philosophy"
Adramatic and divorting novel by Walter Besaut
--onc Of the cevcrest of the modern English story
telers-will begin its appearance IN the next num-
Der of Harpe's Ueekiy. 1t bears the suggestive IL
lie $50 They Were Married" and is TO be richly
illustrated. The Bdzdr is also about to begin new
novel in the shape of "Kit-A Memory" by the AL
ways popular James Payn. 1t will be illustrated
ny William Small, who shares in England with
Helen Allimgham the honors of graceful and
imaginative designs.
What cUn be thought of the literary
taste of generation which has already
assured fortune to lola aud his pub
Ishcrsf The sale of this persons works has been
prodigous Thus of " Mana there have been sold
1lGOOO copies. of "DAssommOr" $4,000
of "Uno Page glamour" $4,000, Of La
CiorcoD 24OO0, and Of La Faute dc PAbbo
Mouret" % 900 while Of his other less known
writings there have been altogether 10000 dis
posed Of The pay of French author is q franc on
each volume selling at three and half francs, so
that on his books alone NJ. lola has. in the course
of q very few years, received $4,000 francs If to
this be added his antiCmeS for those of his stories
which have been drainatzed. and his still larger re-
ee;pts from the French newspapers In the Jeuletoa
OF which his novels first appeared, "a sum will be
reached which goes far to explain NJ. Zolas con-
tempt for hostile criticism.