New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-12
LITERARY NOTES.

"rreosu,e JslandD Is the title Of boys story
~,,eh Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson, the au'nof u
pTbe New Arabian Nights" has oeen wiring ~
Hvares Mr.. Stevenson, by the way mas iOns peen
an invalid and is forced 10 "1H'ei :"
France. o,,,
Tn the new edition of the second volume OF mou-
ern Paintersn Mr.. Ruskin has MADE series VI iooV-
a.oa of an extraordinary character. Whatever
bard measure he has given to others IN tne
- 81 criticism he has In these notes gwen much
,sr1or measure TO himself. "Pure nonsense is the
udest term he applies to his work; and he pro-
Goods 70 use such expressions as "ofenslyely az
cressiyeD heedlessy and insolently written
80 Of Mons jnsolence" extremely pedantc and
tiresome." unblushngest assumption" MI nus
1ir,s only grievance is that others will not see DIN
ms he secs himself and he "cannot but wonder
more and more at the obstinacy Of the puOAc IN
calling these early books my best writing
Mr.. Ruskin says that the turning point IN his NJ
erary and artistic life his visit to Venice III
1sl5 H. lookiugat rintorets pictures he lelt only
that anew world was opened to him, anu tha' lneIo
WAS strange and precious gift IN lin, enabling
him to recognize tie majesty of art Ills true "oIA'
he saws has been " to teach, 50 far As IN TINS hur
,icd century any such thing can be taught the e1-
cclcucv and supremacy of five great painters ues-
III sed until spoke of them-IuTner, lnt0rel LuIui
Bottic.lli and Carpaccio."
The Rev. Edward Everett Iales description OF
his tour in Spain is coming from the press % Ioo
cr,e Brotbcrs He calls the book Seven spanish
Cite,D Mr. Halo has added second part 10 HIS
well known story Ten Times Ore Is Ien' giving
a sketch of its heso, Harry Wadsworth' ana an &C
count of the Harry Wadsworth clubs which nave
grown ont OF the story.
MIR. Wilkie Collins declares that English and
American readers of novels, rule prefer charac-
fer and bufnor to the other qualities Of which
novel writer may avail himself.
T.uimore Cooper wrote to Charles Gazarr6 in
1sl6 in a letter lately printed for the first time
"At flty-seyen the world is not apt to believe a
man can write fiction, and l have long seen that
the country is already tired Of me. Novelties are
puissant in this country, and new names take the
Mace &C old ones so rapidly that one scarcely learns
tn distinguish who are in favor before successor IS
pointed ont. Nv clients such as they are, are IN
Europe. and long have been, and there Is no great
nss in going out of NY way to endeavOr to awaken
feeling in this country that has long gone out"
Mr. Beverly Tucker of Virginia. engaged in
vntiug book of "reminiscences. 1t viii be divided
into four PARTS, called respectively " Beio' the
Wah."" During the Wah" Just Aftah the WAN
AID The Present Period
The third volume of the Come de Psris's history
OF our Civil War will shortly be brought out by Por-
ter & Coates. 1t will embrace without abrdgement
the fifth and sixth volumes of the French edition,
and will cover the military operations of the East
and West in 1853.
The Century Company proposes to publish Inc
Botanical Atlas" guide to the practical study of
plants, by D. NpAlpine F. c. 5. The work will DO
Issued in two volumes, containing hfty-two full
colored plates
tIa tbOr Of
Isaacs." has been locturing on Iudian Architec-
ture before the Saturday Morning Club of Boston.
The thirteenth thousand of Mr. Isaacs" is now
ready.
history of Tuberculosis, partly translated
from spina and partly an original summing up of
the latest experiments and conclusions, will shortly
be Published by Il. Clarke & Coz of Cincinnati
MIR. Henry Morley is editing for George Routledge
& Sons Universal Library which is to contain all
the best and most significant books IN the world
of all times outside the time of copyright, and OF
all countries so far as such books can be found writ
ten in or rendered into English. Each volume of
about 800 pages bound in cloth IS to be sold for one
shilling There will be represented in this library
the best plays, poems and novels the best books OF
travel histories biogIa ohies-al that most char
acterstic in rei gion and morals and IN the specua-
tons of philosophy and of political economy. The
first six books will he taken from writers of five
, nations-Engand, France Germany, Italy and
Spain. The series will begin cheerfully with Sheri-
dams plays because they are sure of an easy wei
come from all readers. France will be represented,
not by direct translation, but by volume of the
PLAYS of English writer's, Dryden, Wycherley Field
ing plays such as Cooley CibbeI's Nonjuror, that
have been founded upon plays Of Molere. Lltera-
ture of Spain will be represented by Southey's YER
sion of the CHRONICLES of the Cid"; of GERMANY
>. of tolv nv q =
Prince" volume of Rabelais will be also
within the number of the first halfdozen books
As the series advances. it is meant gradually TO in
clude a full representation of the English drama
from the Miracle Plays" downward the most
significant books upon the theory Of government
and on political economy. such as Hobbess " Lew
atbau" LOcke's Essays of Civil Government
the chef writings OF Jeremy Bentham, and other
hooks tina. are more quoted than read. There viii!
be Hookers Ecclesiastical Pohty.' There Will be
books also of the Puritans whom it opposed.