New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-11
LITERARY NOTES.

DIR. Marvin X. Vincents little volume OF traVei,
@In the Shadow of the Pyrenees,' IS TO DO pIous"S
ont Immediately and IN charming shape by Charles
Scrjbner's Sons 1t is dainty prnteu anu 10 "
trated by etchings OF unusual excellence
,, asnortmspt with the neat title of Open
Letters is to be added to The Century. IL VIII con
&C.,, abort and lively essays OIL all manner OF sub
;oc,s eac b of them to be signed by the writer
Dr David Pryde lecturer on English literature
l., ,ho Fdinbureh School of Arts, is the author oil
E,tIo Volume OH the matter aud manner OF reading
which mas inst been published by FUNK
W.cnalls under the title of "The highways Vi
Literature" DR.. Prydes tone is sometimes luui-
crousy pedagogical his style is absurd ana MS ci,i-
cisms are commonplace; but his advice to the
young reader is as far as it goes, Teasohaole anu
judicious.
Iyotes Tyorel,,s Maqa=,ae is chiefly valuable III
ewing n good deal of railway and local Informant"
a,on,v nsefnl 70 travellers and not always easily
attainable. 1t includes compact guides 10 NOW
York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Clevelanu'
In the April number Of The photographer MI
Correlius Walford describes a plan for making
what has been a dream Of his LIE "a u'o''o"'
of English periodical literature. His sluuE =" 'n0
subject has disclosed the TACT thaV "oo'' ~
tbousaud periodical publications have como upon
existence. it will take long line OF figures -
p,mnsr them. Mr.. Walford's plan has w'uo
.cona .nd includes all TIE oddities OF ephen'eia,
notifications only recently" he says. Il louuu
there were as many sixty puohe"tion'' P% ,'
and present issued in connection wiz"
scbools-that is written and edlted ny INC 'oNo
Then There are missionary journals prlnV ''h Eng
,isb, and published periodically al staVohs III 'o
rsntre of Africa and elsewhere. There are Jourh"i'
nrinted on board ship during several oil the N'o''o
o,rlor,tions think have Is note of a newspaper
nrinted IN balloon Many newspapers nave oeeu
nriuted IN the camps OF marching armies All
great events call into being special il'era'"'9'
Duripq the Tichborne ula there were several
du,ing the Bravo investigation the Ike; haNo
,ot baard of any resulting from the more rece"V
Belt trial. All these claim 10 be noticed III o"o
order" ,. 80
ZoIa's a Bonheur des Danes translation OF
u h,ch has inst teen published here by letelson 10
n vulgar mass of detail suited only TO 'he coupio
henson of the most soidid and uneducateu ypooi
shop girl If TO be at once stupid ana nasty Is " ="
"realD NJ lola has reached the highest P''o' IL
rreoI;smn 1t is extraordinary that any critic
can consider such stuff worthy of serious reNio"'
Alexander Williams the veteran Boston publisher
and bookseller has retired from business ana VIII
be succeeded by his young partners under 'ho niii
mama of Cnuples Upham " Co. Mr. Williams mas
hod n l,nr and honorable career as one Oh the
largest booksellers ii New England
Dr Holm Hall has Written a preface for new
odi,on of Professor Hens history OF The Accent
Chnrcb - which will shortly be published by A. D.
+. Randolph ~ Co.
In her new story Just begun IN HdrpG's UeekV
Miss Matilda Barbara Betham- Edwards introduces
n ouaint and lively little old lady VINO mus
malicious amusement in promoting the quarrclso Vi
an impetuous young pair, her proteees' INC S'oi'
will turn upon the progress and results oil their an
taponjsm and the pleasant end Is not haru " io
see One of the cleveTest oil the minor Ensi''n
novels of the past twenty five years Is MISS l1u
,rords,s - Kittvu-a book remarkable for It's DIS
play Of sbrewd perception OF character N''' Eu-
wardss first work was published when she was
only nineteen-she is now forty se'eh' Gnu 10
cousin of Miss Amelia b. Edwards
Charlie, scr1bner's Sous will publish this week
"a Cntique of Deslgn-Arguments," volume IN
which Professor L. Z. Hicks has undertaken To
,eview examin. and label the methods of reasoning
in natural theology. He Is SAID to present an
acute discrimination of the argument from ORDER
and the argument from end.
The offer of the Harpers to young American ar
lists mas created pleasant stir among the knights
of brush and pencil Nearly eleven hundred april
cations for Dometts Hymn have been made al
ready by young aspiraats for the prize New-1orK
stands first IN the number of applications then come
Boston Philadelphia, Chicago and Cincinnati, IN
the order named. few have come from the
South, chiefly from New-OrIears ana Charleston
sc.
The lippant, shallow and spasmodc lectures on
American humorsts delivered i'll London two years
400 bv the Rev Ii. X. Haweis have been reprinted
here nv Funk Il Wagnalls Two editions have
heen broupht out one III boards and one in paper
covers.