Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-29
LITERARY NOTES.

Miss Louisa NJ. Alcott is said to be writing
novel with the suggestive title of The SG-
perfuous Women.
John Payne has finished his complete
translation of The Ardbian Nights-a work
which has not been welcomed too graciously.
Noah Webster is the subject Of the second
volume in Houghton, Miffiin q Co.'s Aneri-
can Men Of L:ters. 1t is by Horace E. Scud-
der.
Mr.. Charles Reade after several years of
literary inactivity, again resumes his call
ing, and will write series of brief sketches
for Harper's Weekly.
Senator Dawes's daughter, who has done
some good letter-writing from Washington
which she didn't get the credit of. is going to
have something in the February Vide Audke.
Joel Chandler Harris, the clever chronicler
OF uncle Remus's" sayings, has sketched out
serial story. "The Romance of Rockville"
He is also writing story of old slave life in
the South.
Mr.. Tennyson has written new poem,
whose title will recall an early one. 1t is
''The Charge Of the Heavy Brigade" and it
is TO appear in the next number of Mde8aiI-
ton's Magazine.
AT the present time the rate OF production
among the publishers of Paris exceeds two
hundred pamphlets and books a week, which
makes an aggregate of ten thou sand different
works, dealing with science, history, general
literature. wit, political economy, philology,
ancient lore, politics, and other subjects for
the year 1881.
A table showing the time in transmitting
the mails between twelve of the largest cities
in the country and all other large cities is to
appear for the first time in the January num-
Der of the United States Postal Guide and in
all numbers thereafter. Thus the time taken
to send letter between these cities can be
learned instantly a a-s.,s
In short letter TO the Hartiort Courant
regarding statements concerning the North
American RerieT, the business m lnager OF that
monthly, L. L. Metcalf, claims for its pres
ent circulation seventeen thousand and as
serts that the periodical has steadily in
creased in favor with the public since its
purchase by Mr.. Allen Thorndike Rice.
Nordenskjold's recent book will be fol-
lowed during tee present year by several
supplementary volumes, containing, partly,
popular essays and observations by the par
takers in the Vega expeditions; partly,
strictly scientific treatises respecting the
results of the voyages. Thsy will be pub
lished at the cost of the Swedish govern
ment.
George II. Boxer, the Philadelphia author,
and ex minister 10 Russia, Is about to pub
lish through Lippineott volume of poetry,
with the strange and attractive title OF The
Book Of lie Dead. The poems are all short
and all relate to "one who hath departed"
Mr.. Boxers friends say that this volume
contains the finest and strongest work OF his
literary life.
Mr.. Edward Atkinson has a paper on the
Atlanta Exposition in the February Century.
Said a grandson OF Calhoun to him: "H my
grandfather and his associates had known as
In oh II and
have had the same faith in his capacity for
progress whick have attained from my own
experience, there would have been neither
slavery nor war"
Jacob Thompson, Buehanan's secretary OF
the interior, and ex-Confedel,ate. thinks that
history OF the working of the interior de-
partment prior to 1861 Is much needed. He
had intended 10 prepare some articles on this
subject, but his journey in England has pre-
vented him, and age and increasing infirmi-
ties, ne fears, will not allow him to perform
the task on his return.
1t Is complained in England that while
there was never such high average of
fairly good and clever writing in that coun-
try as Al present, yet she cannot produce one
good original comedy a year, while France
produces at least . dozen. The sudden
popularity Of the novelist IN England made
The grave OF tie playwright Just now
physical science ab<orbs an unduly large
share Of Eoglish mental capacity.
The Phiizdelphia a1fsaes says Roswell
Smith, OF the Ceatspy au9a<in<. Is about TO es-
tablisb an illustrated weekly In Boston,
which will bear the imprint Of Ozgeod- The
new venture will strike q medium between
literature and news, something after the
fashion of HasYrs Heeky, perhaps, how
ever, with q more distinct literary flavor
than the latter, 1t Is said thai Mr.. Howells