New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-18
LITERARY NOTES,

printed III England.
Henry Bergh has in the new North Amer'c0" an
article on The Lancet and the Law
LOUIS Frechette. the Canadian poet is 10 DE pun
licly entertained at Holyokc, Mass, on January o.
Among the guests will he Governor Long ana oNelS
literary men from Canada.
The new edition Of Bret Hartes works when y
about TO We issued by Houghton, Miillin ~ Co.. mas
been arranged hy the author. and has an intToduc-
ton specially prepared by him.
Asale of works of AIT and CT old furniture which
nnce belonged to lonore de Bazac. lately took place
at the residence OF his widow. Many of the articles
bore annotaiions Bazacs own handwriting ana
most of them were purchased by friends of the late
writer
Five volumes of the six that are to include Mr..
Surgeons "Trcasnry OF David have now APP
peared in England. An American edition IS to ce
brought ont by l. H. Funk Il Co. Mr.. Spurgeons
work is not only n commentary but homileuc
manual.
John Bicclow has written an article for the March
Hdrper on Panl Bert. tho French Minister OF
Instruction, whose appointment was greeted Oy
furious storm of denunciation. NJ Berts portrait
is that of a man of genial nature. The merry eyes
and kindly expression hardly represent the stern
matcriastic opinions with which he IS credited
The enormous development Of the periodical press
Is said to have been the OF scrIous reduction
In the number of books issued in England last year.
The decrease since the preceding year vas "oo'
The largest number Of new issues were in religions
literature. Seven hundred and forty-fonr thco-
LOGICAL hooks appeared, and only 4lG novels. In
poetry III new volumes were brought out.
Professor Fisher, of Yale in his defence Of Chris
Uanity i'm TIE North Amcricqn Rcri0c for February
ciyes in his blcadth and liberaty of treatment
Itriking evidence of the progressive nature OF
modern orthodox thought lie believes that
Divine revelation was gradually applied 10 the
development of rcligion-that there was nc Sudden
upheava of institutions and transformation OF
human nature but that Gods forces worked then
as thew work in these days IN quiet modification
and PREPARATION
The late Harrison Ainsv orth, though the author
of thirty four novels, died comparatively poor. lie
has LETT. however, valuable possession in the
shape of a mass Of Ms containing his personal
rccollections These range over fully half a cen
tnry Mr.. Ainsworth died at the age of seventy
seven having outlivcd most of the English novel
lists OF whom he might be considered the contem
porary. Bulwcr died AZ siXty-eGhf, Ihackeray at
Gfty-twO, and Dickens at hlty.eght. OF the Eng
lsh novelists nov living, Anthony Iro' opc at
sixtYeight and Mrs Ohphant at sixty are the eldest
as well as the most industrious.
The first volume of Justin Winsors proposed
History of America will be the last of the eight
TO be issued. as its subject America before Col
umbus" needs TO be treated in the light of nveStI
cations now in progress The second volume, on
the Spanish discoveries and conquests, will also be
DELAYED; but the third, devoted to the English
settlements is in press. Each chapter is the work
of "a different hand. The Rev. L. +. Hale writes on
Hawkins and Drake; Professor +. b. Dexter, of
Yale. on the Pilgrim Church and Plymouth
Colony; William Writ Henry. of Virginia on Sir
Walter Raleigh; and J. Austin Stevens on the Eng
.ish in New-YOTk after 1861. The fourth volume of
Mr.. Winsor's Undertaking will be published next
autumn. and viii treat Of the French in North
America
Amagnfccnt edition of Fc}dtnQs works is in the
press of Smith, Elder & Co., Of London, the first
volume having been brought out tins month. 1t
contains in addition the first fifteen chapters of
tom JONES' mastery essay by Leslie stephen
On Ficldng's life and writings II discussing the
lgltated problem as to Fic!dng's morality, Mr..
Stephen says: take it that in this matter Field
ng's art WAS pretty mach like his lie. He was
clearly the reverse of squeamlsh. No writer Of
MS own or, | may say, of later times IS more
thoroughly in earnest as a champion Of such COM
nonsense hone-Npun morality as could be- enforced
lpon men OF the world. Nobody hated hypocrisy,
.ant and aAec,ation of every kind with a more
righteous ana uncqujyOcal hatred \ thousand
copies of this edition are intended for England and
200 for the United states. The edition is numbered
throughout. The most exquisite paper has been
expressly manufactured for it, and Mr. Smalij Illus
,rations are impressed OF real China paper Skill
fully mounted.
The Duke OF Hamilton has determined to sell in
June next the Invaluable library which even sur
passes the famous Beuhcim Library lately sold.
The Dukes collection Owls its origin 10 BcckfOrd
the rirtIos0 and the author Of NathrS' most OF
whose important books AMI Ms which he got to-
gcther at Tonthil having come to the grandfather
Of the present Duke through his marriage with
Bcckfords daughter. This son-in law Of the
author was also an ardent lover and collector Of
things rare and beautiful IN literature and art, and
he added noble treasures TO those accumulated by
Beckford TIE MSS. alone number eOO,-and one |
of them is unique being the bismd ComWCdil Of !
Dante in folio each Page Illustrated with picture
drawn III outline with ,ho PEN Many Of these |
drawings are by the hand of tie famous master !
BOitcelii who was q great admrcr OF Dante, and |
as is well known designed The drawings from !
which Baccio Baldiui engraved his illustrations in /
The Landino edition. Ih, manuscript, therefore, is
4 most interesting example of fifteenth century /
mt, and the drawings are pronounced TO be the !
inest and most original illustrations Of the kind |
!ver produced.