New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-12
LIIERARY NOTES.

Mrs Blakesley IL the real name OF the Mary
Blake" who has contributed many articles on
household matters to The Century. She is tho wife
of Connecticut clergyman. Her papers are about
10 be published in book form by ID. Lothrop d Co.
Roberts Brothers intend TO print an American
edition Of that anthology recently published in
London under the title of Living English Poets.'
They will shortly after publish a companion volume
of Living American Poets" from which, IT re-
ported ell mediocre songsers are to be excluded
II will be well for the compiler Of this book to keep
his name secret
Supplementary volumes of Poole's " Index to Pc
rodical Literature" will be issued year, and
once IN We years they will be bound together and
published in that form.
The Lowell Birthday Book" is the next pubca-
ton of this sort to be brought out. II Is going
through the press OF Houghton, Mfln e. Co.
Nearly the whole of the EDITION de lure of Haw-
horne was il Is reported, subscribed for even be-
fore the specimen pages were issued.
A series of sketches calculated TO convey clear
ideas of Southern character and to be
published in Harper's Weekly by Mr.. Davidson, a
clever artist who is now preparing them in the
South.
Miss Mathildc Blinds biography Of George Eliot
spent much time aud energy in collecting material
for this volume and while at work has lived for
several months at George Ehots native place in
Warwicksbrc
new edition Of Haydns Dictionary of Dates, y
| revised by Mr.. George Cary Egglcston is coming
| from the press Of the IIarpers.
Mr.. F. Nj. Crawford the author Of Mr. Isaacs, "
has written a new novel which is to be published
serially in The atlantic.
| The pleasant lecture on Don Quirote which Mr..
| Lowell lately gave in London was heard with
warm appreciation and called forth praises of the
lecturer as humoris of the first rank wise. merry
and original, poet full of reflection aud
refinement, a polished and genial essayIst
and "A scholar and hnguist, whose attainment
are as thorough rs they are varied. He called
| Don Quixotc" cosmopolitan book, because HI
| knew OF no other which contained much that wa
| amusing and accurate, AT the same time appealin,
| 10 far higher feelings. There was also moral con
| tanned in it. and q very profound one it was-tha
| whoever auarres with Nature, whether Willingly o
| unwittngy is certain 10 get the worst of It, Their
| was great difficulty IN finding out what Mature
| really was and when that discovery made /
reouired great wisdom the part of most people &
| accommodate their lives and actions to ii as bcs
| they might CervaUtcs's book had undergone grea
deal Of what might be called constructive criticism
or what might moro properly be termed DESTRUCTIVE
criticism; but from literary point of view, 1t wa
| hardly possible to find a book more original OF IN
structive. Ii the first time that characters ha'
been drawn from life with the careful elimination
which essential nevertheless, the character
of " Don Quxote" were life-lIke. They were no
so much taken from actual life as the conception o
life. Ii was not so necessary that characters shou
be real, for these could be found in the streets bu
they should DO typical and possible.
cThe author of Cape Cod Foksn has revised tina
novel. and given entirely new names to the charac
tiers. new edition thus changed will shortly b
brought out.
writer in The London Daily Nems talks abou
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holiness thoroughly Epglis
hatred of intrusion, not apparently understandin
that the Poet of the Breakfast Table shares tbi
hatred with most Of his countrymen Of COED breed
ing and intellectual refinement. Few men are "ir
terviewed in this country who don't wish 10 be.
Mr. Henry Jamess stories ore 30 episodical tbs
il is not always easy to know when one of the,
reaches its conclusion. His "Siege of London