New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-09
LITERARY NOTES.

Elizabeth. Queen Of Roumania, has written ana
will shortly publish epic poem called AhaSne'
rus"
George Ticknor Curtiss Life Of James Bu-
ehanan y is nearly finished and ready for pubhca-
ton.
NJ Gambetta's favorite authors an article IN the
ocxt Horno's declares. are Rabelais and Mon
taigne
Edmund Clarence Stedman has eontnoo'eo
10 the next number of The Century an ldyl OF "'e
West Indies. entitled Lovers IN the Tropics
William Morris who appears TO have almost
bolIv deserted poetry for the decorative arts Is
sbout TO collect aud print his recent lectures OH oNo
arts.
The fifth volume Of the MctterniCh Memoirs Is 10
IN he brought out this week by Charles sonbnerS
Sons Its particular interest for the general reader
will he found probably in its quotations from 'no
diary of Princess Melanie.
sufficiently significant comment on inc Value ..
Mallock's Romance of the Nineteenth century
Is the fact that the limp Wilde thinks gooo oea'
of it." Mr.. Wilde not content with thls Is "iSo Il"
ardent admirer of Walt Whitman.
A new volume in Charles Scribpers Sons Ameri-
ran military series 1.-THE Camsaigs OF the Ci'lI
War" is TO be published on Thursday ms ooon
by General Francis Palfrev treats of Anteltam ana
spirited STYLE worthy of the biographer OF Bartlett
Lord Crawford. the English earl whose body was
lately stolen from Its tomb. left be-
hind him an unpublished work entitled
.'The Earldom of Mar in Sunshine and Shade
This work. which occupied him during the last TWO
wears of his life. has been edited by his widow and
will be published soon
Blanchard Jerrold's "Life of George Cruib-
shank" will shortly appear in London The TWO
volumes OF the work are filed with illustrations
Among other forthcoming books is new novel;
I'm Maremma," 10y Ouda. and one by Robert
Buchanan, bearing the uncommon uue OF Iie
Martyrdom of Madeline"
The Hon. Edward Mcpherson is so deeply en-
gagged in the activities of life that he has little
leisure for literary compositions lie has not yet
been able to devote himself seriously to the prepare
ton of his proposed " Life of Thaddeus Stevens"
although me has managed at odd moments to write
IL largo part Of the work.
Principal Sharp. who is perhaps one Of The least
poetIcal poets who ever lived has settled himself so
pleasantly and comfortably in the Chair of Poetry
nj Oxford that he doesn't intend TO leave 1t In
hurry His five years tenure will be over next
June. and the canny Scot means straightway 10
offer himself for reelection.
NJ Meissoner has just appeared in a new charac-
ter-as the ILLUSTRATOR Of book. lie contributes
four original drawings 10 odd volume by Edouard
de Beaumont. called. quantity enough. "Thc
Sword and Women" The a1thor tries to
show. and with a great deal of cruditon,
the pernicou, influence women have always eX-
erted over mensvalor which formerly il-regulated,
is now in utter decay. Only 500 copies of this
book, which is q perfect typographical gem, have
been printed.
The writing of Prince Bsmarck's memoirs a
strictly family affair viii not call into play
much of the critical faculty. A portion of
the book-that touching more especially on the pc
nod of conflict between thcGOyernmeut and thclrus-
sian Dict on thcwars of GG and 20. and Oh ms stay
NJ St Petersburg and at Pars-wilI he the work of
the Chancclor's own hand. Ills sons, Herbert and
Wilhelm are To complete the work, Count Herbert
writing about his fathers childhood and youth, and
Coupt Wilhelm taking down the Princes impress
sions and "reminiscences of the Prussian, German
and foreign Ministers whom he has met during his
long career If these are given frankly they will
lend a singular interest 10 the book.
Several book. of interest to writer's are in press
lust out in London. One Of these is a volume of
Familiar Allusious,' including the names of cele-
brared statues paintings. country seats, ruins,
churches ships streets, clubs, natural cullositles
and the like and was begun, but left unfinished, toy
w. A. Wheeler, author of a Dictionary Of Noted
Names Of Fiction Ii completed by other
hands Words Facts and Phases Is a dictionary
of curious, quaint. and out-of-the-way matters by
EHezer Edwards Sidney JeTo.d has produced
n &" Handbook of English and Foreign Copyright ";
and Percy Fitzgerald, who is, perhaps,
more industrious than eminent. is about
TO present volume called RecIcations
of q Literary Man or Does Writing Payf" This
book will contain some recollcctious of literary men
and a view of literary mans working life
Victor Cherbulicz the distinguished novelist
who has Just become one of the sacred Forty OF the
French Academy. is, though German by birth, the
descendant OF French refugee. This fact was not
taken into account by The students of the Quarter
Latin who not long ago objected to the appearance
at the Odeon in Paris OF a dramatization OF his
novel Of Samuel Brohl" At the first performance
they made such a tumult that it was almost impos-
sible to proceed with tho play. Next morning a
deputation Of them waited on the manager and told
him roundly that they had organized the disturb
ance because as they said, M Chcrbuliez is no
Freedman, but Gcncvan. We cannot permit
the Young gentlemen added, q" that the works OF
foreigners should be performed in the Odeon, which
Il a subVentioned theatre The reply of the man
acrr was admirable and by its pointedness appears
10 have dislr1ned the Chauvinist critics. Gentle
men," said ne, 81 have often produced works writ
ten by Frenchmen IN Gencyan French. thought
that might be allowed 10 produce ono work by
Genevan who has shown that he knows how to
write the French of France
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