New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-07
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. F Marion Crawford, the author OF MT
Isaacsv is about TO start on journey 10 Japsn'
whence it is expected that no viii send some III"
terestinc literary matter. His lately completed
novel he has placed in the hands OF the Machhi'ahS
for immediate publication. Nine thousand copies
of "Mr Isaacs" have been sold in this country 'aHu
n new edition. of which 5000 copies have already
been ordered is announced.
g. p. Putpam's Sons who published Mr.. John Al
bees Conversations on Literary Art" have nearly
ready n volume of poems by the same author MI
Albee varies his farm life the seacoast ot New
Castle. ~ H. by service rendered to the concord
School of Philosophy. His winter work lnNew-iorA
is that of a journalist and man oil letters li'S
noetry. Judging from occasional specimens IN the
magazines. has an original flavor The greater part
of this collection will be new to the pubhc'
A translation of NJ. stepniak's Underground
Russia is about to be published in London.
Of the Younger "school" of American novelists
Mr.. Wilkie Collins is quoted as unkIndly saying
that they persist IN writing of small things" ana
also in writing description at the cost OF human
;ntorestD Cooper he added is the only American
writer who has given us distinctvely American
work.
The fourth (revIsed and augmented edition Of
Professor Tyndalrs volume on Sound" has ap-
peared in England.
Mr.. Francis Cations new book, Inquiries into
Human Faculty aud its Development" Is an
nounced.
rWalter Besaht is I'm reasonable when he sneers
at the American publisher because the proprietors
of newly founded and little-knowu paper IN this
city failed to pay him what they had promised ior
certain novel. When the Harpers, the houghtons,
the Holts or any other long established and rcspon-
sible firms treat him thus he may with justice pro-
claim his Testimony" With merely his present
experience it is hardly worth while
A new edition of Mallocks Every Man HIS Own
Poet is announced by A. Williams & Co.
Mr.. Charles Barnard, IN retiring from The Century,
upon the imminent abolition of his department.
1.-THE Worlds Work." will devote himself to fiction
and to the preparation of literary matter for young
people.
Professor j. S. BIackle has selected. translated
and is about to publish a volume which he entities
The Wisdom Of Goethe"
The International Literary Congress will meet In
September OF this year. at Amsterdam. The Con-
eress of Orientalists will meet at the time at
Leyden.
A volume entitled "Outlines of Constitutional
History of the United States" and prepared by
Luther II. Porter is III the press of Henry Holt u
Co. This work is mentioned by the publishers as
being on different plan from any of the histories.
commentaries or text books now before the public.
"In Part I. it gives "A brief sketch of the govern
ment of the colonies and the text OF of each of
the three kinds of colonial charters in order to
show the basis of form of government. 1t
then outlines the causes which led to the
formation of the Constitution. In Part H. the Con-
titution is given and treated in detail, and the ma
ture and object OF each clause explained in simple
manner. Part Ill. narrates concsey the origin and
growth of political parties and traces the outlines
of constitutional and party questions II is not an
ambitious work, but attempt to put into con-
venient form, for the first of students other
readers, q connected account OF the main facts Of
the origin, nature aud operation of the Constitu-
tionD