New-York tribune., 1882-04-10
LITERARY NOTES.

That much talked-of novel of Cape Cod folKs
has reached its eleventh edition.
"The Prince Of Wales's Garden Party is the
title OF new novel by Mrs. j. II. Rlddeli
The next volumes ir Mr. Morsc's series of "Amerl-
can Statesmen will be " Alexander Hamilton
and Andrew Jackson
Professor Jebh's " Bentley" in the " English Men
Of Letters series, has appeared in England ana
will shortly lie published by the harpors.
An edition de luxe of Thackcrays works will soon
tepublished Icy Estes & Lauriat There viii De
only $50 copies in the edition, which vll have ~
illustrations.
Mrs. Oliphant. who is the most industrious OF ly-
ing literary women. VIII Immediately pupNs"
through Macmillan "a Literary History OF 'he
Nineteenth Century"
Robert Buchanan is nbou; TO publish not only
novel. The Martyldom of Madeline" but anew
volume with the title. " The Land Of Lorne or
Poets Sketchbook."
Mrs. John Wilson Croker having died not long
ago. her husbands valuable collection Of papers
letters etc. is being prepared for publication lhS
probably means considerable addition TO me noo1
ofbitterncss which this slashing reviewer, "CroNo
as George ", used to call him. bestowed upon
grateful world.
The letters of BENJAMIN Constant TO Madame
are full of frantic sentimontalty ms
man approachug fifty wrote to the spi'ifael'e lady
that he had been crying all night because she
did not care for him; career. ambition, STUDY, III
tellect. diversion, all have disappeared am no
longer anything more than poor creature Who
loves you"
The seri publication Of q story il England has
its disadvantages for book publishers Not long
ago representative of a Publishing firm IN
r H.N
author the alyancc-shccts of a thrcc-youme story
winch had previous career in weekly paper
The American, almost Immediately after IN puI-
chase crossed the Atlantic. and on the voyage out
he saw iE the hands OF fellOw-passenger t'nceht
edition of the very work of which he possessed the
'adyauce-sheets' 1t had been taken from the
weekly paper.
The Russian novelist Tolstoi has lately written
a story so pathetic that ne read il aloud to some
friends he himself shed scalding tears Coun'
Tolstoi Is one of the most conscientious
Of authors census is shortly to he
taken in Moscow and he has thought this SO
good an opportunity for studying those parts OF the
town where misery has made itself home that ne
has secured for himself the Office OF celi>us-taker
Mr.. Hamcrton has dedicated his new book The
Graphic Arts" to Robert Browning, rs the repre-
sentative of class that ought to be more nu-
rerous-the class of largc-muGed persons
who can take lively interest in arts which are not
specially their own" IF the specialists who de-
vote themselves 10 a single study MIR. Hamcrton
continues, chad more of your interest IN the
work of others, they might find, a.
you have done, that the quality which may be called
open-minde lncss is far from being an impediment
TO success in the highest and most aIducus o1
artistic and intellectual pursuits"
NJ Zola is probably the most " written about Of
l., IIolla SuIln
and Germany volumes have been written on
him; in Italy fifteen books, of which ne
and his works are the subjects. have been
published and in Naples N. de Sanctis
has lectured on lis novels. In Denmark and Nor
way he is greatly liked as author, and IN Ameica,
it is said 100 tOOcopies of his Mana" have been
sold. England alone maintains cred liable reserve
Ill regard to this purveyOr Of dirt.
Morawptz on the Law of Private Corporations