New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-22
LITERARY NOTES.

lvricthe best piece of work which lac has zone LOT
some years
This energetic Boston weekly rarely INDUCES In
Standardization, but IL manages to publish great
deal of admirable matter. During the next year IL
will bring out not only Tennyson's poem, but some
entirely new "reminiscences of Charles Dickens by
his daughter, Mamie Dickens; six poems by Lord
Lytton Owen Meredth) and serial stories by
Thomas Hardy, Mrs. Olphant and Alphonse Dau-
dot Mrs. Oliphant's novel is entitled The Cove
nanter's Daughter the heroine being an HISTORICAL
character and Miss Dckenss paper bears the en-
cneipg name of The Child Friendships OF Charles
Dickens"
The seventh and eighth volumes of Houghton.
Miflin & CO.. new Riverside edition OF EmeTsons
works have lust come from the press These con-
tain the papers issued under the titles OF Society
and Solitude and Letters and Social AIMS
Every succeeding volume of this edition confirms
the first impression of simplicity and elegance
There could hardly be better edition for every
day Companionshp.
The cdifios de lare of Emerson's works which this
arm has been engaged upon during the past sum
mer is al hand the first two volumes having APP
peared few DAYS ago. Probably no more perfect
work was ever taken from an American press ING
dress of the book is severely chaste ana nhisheu
the rich paper the generous margins, the clear ana
beautiful printing the pain binding, make up
whole which will be dear to tie collector Inc
edition. which was subscribed for immediately IS
now rated at So q volume in the open Market anu
the publishers themselves will I've GLAD 70 give %
a volume for every set that is attainaole'
Anthony Trollope's last story, "The Land
JooguersD which has been printed in the English
;ourrol Life was left unfinished. Mr. Henry NJ.
Trollope saws that his father left no materials
from which the tale could be completed, and no az
tempt nj completion will be made. He intended
that Captain Clayton should marry Edith JONES'
that Frank Jones should marry Rachel OMahoney,
and that Sax should be hanged for the murder OF
Flolian Jones hut no other coming incident OF
further mIaycRg of the plot may he known
"The World as VIII and Idea" Schopenhauers
great work is about to appear in English Tor the
first time Tribncr & Co. have the first volume
nearly ready. This translation is from the fourth
edition of the original, which was brought out IN
1873.
The forthcoming history of The Military Opera
lions of General Bcaurcgard" will appear IN TWO
volumes Of about the size of Mrs. Curtlss LIE OF
Buchanan. Colonel Roman, who was Beauwgaro
aid-de-canm has written the book from notes and
documents authenticated by the General. II IN
eludes q personal sketch and chronicle OF BcauFe-
CARDS services in the Mexican War; The Harper'
will publish the work, which ought to add valuable
matter to the records of the Civil War.
An - l.BcT~ Gallery, containing bllA p''ui'' III
sprcd by passages in the works of George EberS rs
established in Dresden in honor of the novel
ist. Tn. leading German artists intend to contrib
ptc nictpres; and Mr. Alma-Tadcma has already
sent to Germany a composition taken from that
scenc in " Homo SUM- where the old priest Men
ander in discussing the games with the novice Is
fired by early memories of the gymnasium ahu'
Throwing of. his robes. hurls the stone as he did
long years before, while he was SIN heathen'
Mrs Alma radcma has also completed for the gai-
lerv a picture suggested by scene IN the buIgo-
masters Wife" All the paintings of the collection
are to be reproduced in photography and given to
the public in the shape of an Ebers Album
Mr.. Oscoods new aud cheaper edition OfPalfTey's
History of w-England" has an excellent index
without which, indeed, no book OF the sort Is com
plete.
The first volume of Mr. Leslie Stephens formida-
HE Dictionary of Biography" is nearly ready to
60 TO the printer, and the publication OF the Work
will begin some time during the coming year. Most
of the articles will be signed by their writers, and
each will have appended list of the authorities
consulted.
The translation second edition. Of I" The Thoughts
of the Emperor NJ. Aurolius AntOniuus,' which has
lately appeared as a volume Of Bohu's Classical
Library. contains this amiablc Note" from the pen
of the English translator, Nh, George Long ::
Il have been informed that American pub
n her has printed the first edition of this tTansla
tion OF NJ Autouinus. lido not Crude him his profit
if be has made any. There may he many men and
women in the United States who will be glad TO
read the thoughts Of the Roman Emperor. II tho
American politicians, they called, would read
them also, should be much pleased but do not
think the Emperor's morality would suit their
taste have also been Informed that the AmCri-
can publisher has dedicated this translation to an
American. have no objection to the book being
dedicated to an American; but in doing this with
out my consent the publisher has transgrcsscd the
bounds of dcccucy. have never dedicated a book
TO any man, and if | dedicated this,
j should choose the man whose name
seemed 10 me most worthy 10 be joined to
that of the Roman soldier and philosopher. might
dedicate the book 10 the successful general who is
now the President of the United States with the
hope that his integrity and justice will restore
peace and happiness, far lac can, to those I'M
happy States which have suffered 80 much FROM
war and the unrelentng hostility Of wicked mon.
But, as the Roman poet said,
Yctrix causa Deis placuit, sed yicta Catoni;
andif dedicated this little book to any man, /
would dedicate it to hun who led the Confederate
armies against the powerful invader and retired
from an unequal contest defeated, but not dis
bonored; to the noble Nirginian soldier whose tai
ents and virtues place him by the side of the best
and wisest man who sat on tho throne Of the I'm
perial Caesars"
"The Life and Poetry of JoukOvski" has just
made its appearance IN Russia. 1t is the work of
NJ. Zedtz, and though written in Russian was first
published in a German translation in Lcipsic
the author being unable until now to cOncillate or
perhaps otherwise effect a compromise with the
Russian censorship. Joukovsh is generally re-
garded as the forerunner of Pushkin, upon whom
he exerted marked influence. He also was for
long time the instructor of the late Emperor Alex
ander H., whose studies he directed with untirng
care, aud with an independence that was not often
met with in the servants with which the Gar Mich