New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-14
LITERARY NOTES.

MIR. Scuddcr's volume on - Noah Webster Will
shorty appear.
The recently published volume of Love Poems
and Sonnets" ascrbed to "Owen lnnsley' Is 'A0
work OF a lady, Miss Lucia w. Jennison'
A daughter of Senator Dawes is about to appear
ms writer. She has prepared for the next " "0
h,cdke an article called The Hammer oil 'he uen'
tiles"
The first edition of the Princess Beatnces blfth-
day Book" is exhausted, and second editloh Is III
preparation. If this amable young lazy were ohS
Miss Beatrice Guelph, how faithfully her inartlsuc
work would cling to the publishers shelf
DIR Rain. of Aberdeen has written. and will soon
nnblisb. two volumes on the Mills. father and son.
The volume on John Stuart Mil will present divers
personal recollections and family documents with
criticism of his writings and character; that on
James Mill is an exhaustive biography
Roberts Brothers will publish next spring, on the
Anniversary of Theodore Parkers death, a volume OF
selections from his books and manuscripts new
edition of his Prayers" with preface by Miss
Iouisa Alcott will be brought out Immediately Dy
the same house.
Baron Tauchnitz is about to publish the 2,OOOth
volume of his " Library" whose creamy covers are
tendery remembered by every traveller on the
continent of Europe. The book suits the occasion
in that il is On English Literature in the Reign OF
Victoria" The author is Professor Henry Morley
An American edition will be published Immediately
by 6. Z. Putnams Sons.
Robert Southey in his familiar letters to Caroline
Bowles-letters which have just been published IN
England-lavished lnvective on byron, VINO had
covered his verses with udicUle. When" he says
81 have found it necessary to take mp the pen
against Lord Byron it has been more with feeling
.,,, ,,fo, RumDel-
stzchen feels when he lays his paw upon rat
The Harpers will Immediately issue two more
plays, Measure for Measure" and " The Merry
wives of Windsor in Rofes popular edition of
Shakespeare. They are also bringing out the
second volume of WestcOtt and HOrt's New Tesla
ment in Greek with introduction and appendix.
They will publish J. Il. Greens Making of
England soon.
There are a number of excellent portraits of
Philadelphias men of letters-Nlr Furnesss Mr.
Boxers and Mr. Kinks among them-in the teoru-
airy plumber of Harper. G. 7. LathrOp is the
author OF the article which accompanies them-a
paper which is quantity called A Clever Town
Built by Quakers." Nj LatroNe's Personal Recol-
leotions OF Daniel Webster is one of the most at
tractive articles in the magazine
The next instalment OF w. d. Howells's
story, a Modern Instance will confirm the gen
eral opinion that Its author IS now publlsnlng the
hest novel he has yet produced. The forthcoming
three chapters perl APPS the strongest that Mr..
Howels has ever written. His self-indulgent hero
resigns his editorial post, and leaving Marcia hall
broken hearted goes of 10 a logging camp where
he is left on the brink Of a rtatiOn with another
visitor beautiful married woman.
Arthur Kingake a brother OF "EOthen" and a
benevolent magistrate in SOmerSetshire, is about to
begin the publication of new quarterly magazine
to be called The Prisoner. 1t is toebe devoted to
subjects affecting The improvement OF the condition
of prisoners the sta of the gaOls, etc. George W.
Cable the novelist, is beginning in New-Orleans
work even more phianthropic than Mr.. Kinglskes,
in organizing plans for effective reforms in prison
management.
g. w. Williams. the coored member of the
OHIO House of Representatives, has nearly COM
pleted his history of his race in America, and will
publish it in the spring. lie has been engaged upon
his work for moro than two years. and has dictated
most of it to a stenographer. The first part is de-
voted to the kingdoms, manners literature and
religion Of the race IN Africa. Tho second part
deals with the history of slavery in the colonies
and extends from 1GlS TO 1850 In preliminary
chapter Mr. Williams attempts to prove that there
Sc hut one race one language and one blood.