New-York tribune., 1883-12-12
LITERARY NOTES.

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Mr. John Morleys book on Emerson is nearly
ready for publication
p,ron Tenpvson. now that he has accepted title,
Gill be Obliged to mend his manners. Ihere Is a
wicked story to the effect that when ne was aSAeo
mot long ago to dine at the Palace in Copennagen he
was unable to accept the invitation Irom tlle o"i
ter;stc but sufficient reason that he had no dress
coat with him.
Wirths Bros & Owen, of Bond-st,, have puDllshed
come partcularly attractive Christmas caruS Ill
asnow effects The sparkling glitter OF the snow
c,otbino woodland glades and the roofs OF cosy
- is nrettilv represented. Those cards which
cot in soft frames of satin arc especially dainty
Mr. Justin McCarthy's novels have been trans
lated into Swedish and published at Stockholm.
Mrs Martins Memories of Seventy Years con-
tains an amusing story of certain MIS- Jennings
Tn the days of hghwaymcn Mrs. Jennings was
, driving over Dunstable Downs and perceived nol
carriage to be followed at short distance Dy suS
nicious-looking horseman. She bore 1t 1or SOME
time Int at last the nervous impression was 700
,nueh and putting her head out of the WINDOW SIG
cried q II Won want to rob us, dor The reader may
he referred to the book for the conclusion
An English periodical. The National Rcridc' has
slIu,eJ the example of The Spectator OF the elgh-
teenth century in setting apart few pages lol coi
respOndence
J;ye1rs J;ripg Aqe has long been one of the most
alternative literary companions of the time-so long,
indeed that il is about TO enter upon It's l6Oth vol
nme Its selections from foreign periodicals are
made with rare taste and discretion, and IL may oe
tnthfully and cordially SAID that 1t never offers
dry or valueless page
Bulwer's Autobiography is divided into eight
hooks headed respectively, Childhood, Schoo
aCollece" "Wanderahr" Single Life" Unpro-
fessonal Authorship" "Matrimony and Professional
Authorship" and Continuance of Literary ana
Commencement of Parliamentary Lie Inc
record ends with the year 1S32.
Alta recent meeting of the Royal society OF Lp-
erature in London, member complained tnh' 'no
Vatican Library swas practically lhacceSsioio W
scholars He could see but little real Improvement
,,.o tbo stote Of things when he himself study
ING there in 1869. He could not then ma one
among the members of the Roman Pctt"d ohcl-
otipo rs Librarians who knew really anything whatS
er of the secret archives and even the very exist
erce of the alleged library of printed books had
been plausibly called in question. Visitors were
. anersouallv conducted by Monsignore through
q room so-called. but without seeing veStlge Oh
nrinted book On his own return from Rome lie
was asked the question by the late Principal Llpra
,ian of the British Museum, Mr.. Wynter Jones' ana
look as he passed through that room Mr. Jones
+be, said that MANY persons had dOnbted the very
evistence of such q library, though he himself was
not unite so sceptical. Pope LcO's letter whlch Mr
Carmichael analysed, gave access 10 the NatlC"h
7 Inrarv in certain cases only and then to none but
certain highly favored persons, and that to very
limited extent Sir Patrick Colquhoun, VINO opeh'u
the discussion agreed with the reader III MS eeeIdi
opclnsion and suggested that the fact of the Nat-
,-nft tlp
ob po,cs os Alexander VI might ne the key to the
nolicy of mystery which still enshrouded the Nati-
can Library
Mr. David Douglas the Edinburgh publisher, Is
bringing out a reprint of Mr.. George William Cur
,is,s works and has proved himself wise and hon
est man by sending to Mr.. Curtis, HarpT'S UeeSty
declares a pecuniary acknowledgment Of the privl-
lege.
al 6. of Dale" whose real name no one is en-
deavornc with any fierce energy to discover, has
been writing ali allegory for The independent
FW. Robinson, the novelist is about to attempt
the dangerous task of starting cheap weekly IN
London. 1t is to cost penny, will be called Home
Ch;aes and will have for contributors the hrst
writer's of the day Mr.. SwinbuTne has prepared a
poem for the first number, to which Mr. Robinson
contributes the first chapter of new serial story
A novel feature of the management Is the proposed
division of the profits of the paper among the MEM
bers of the staff That's not bad idea, but 1t Will
probably not make Home chimes successful.
Mr. S S. Mas, vice-cOnsul to the Netherlands,
writes TO The PdU Nal Gazette with reference to the
souib representing the history of Napoleon as
myth: This book certainly published more
Than forty wears ago The full title is: Comme
ouoi Napoleon ma jamais eXiste, on grand erratum
sonrco dun nombre nfni derrata, noter dams
pbistore du XIXi9me steele Par feu NJ. j. B Peres
Biblio.h6caIre de la Vile dAgen; ct public par
FredAric Monod' / believe the little book has now
become very rare. have only written copy OF II.
II seems to have been written after the publication
of a book by Monsieur Dupuis and mention is made
of it in the Journal du Departement dc Lot et
Garonne' of the ID of February, 1886
Mr.. Wilkins. the Editor of TIE WhitehGu Times and
the author of the novel, The Cleverdale Mystery,
will publish in the spring story dealing Wlth
woman in business and politics.
That bena6cept uublication, Kaeass's philadelphia
Nqqdzae for the Blind is now in its seventeenth
wear. II is published semi-mOnthly at a cheap rate
aud contains choice literary and scientific selec-
4ions and a record of current events. The matter
;s slammed upon its pages in raised letters easily
traced by the fingers of the blind person. There
could he no kinder holiday gift for one so sadly
burdencd.
Collectors should not forget the literary riches
which Mr.. ]. W. Bouton is heaping up for their
benefit He has not only the Dickens Correspond
ence part of which was recently published IN HE
TRIBUNE; but also divers original MSS. of Tom
Moore and Sir John Ross; copies of the first four
folio editions of Shapespeare; magnificent copy OF
9Purchas his Pilgrimes"; and many rare and beau
tiful Books of Hours Missals, etc.
1t reported that the King of Saxony is about to
publish his Memoirs.
Miss Dudu Fletcher (" George Fleming v is bring