New-York tribune., 1884-12-17
LITERARY NOTES,

The Forthcoming numher Of arper" wi'i preseh' ~
attractive article by Seymour haden on "'he he'N"
nj Mezzo tint as a Painters Art lhe accompanying
illustrations are furnished ly the author.
The opening scenes of Miss Woolson's East Angels"
are laid in Florida and the heroine Will be introduced
ms fair creature of half English half Spanish descent
Mr.. Cross volume dealing with the life OF his ia'e
wife, George Eliot Offers it is said, little that new In
regard TO the novelist
Turgenef s' correspondence has just been pupisheo
In Russia. II consists of ASS letters.
Mr. A,drich's prose works are to be added by pa'iu
Douglas the Edinburgh publisher, to his hs' Oh
reprints.
The second edition of Mr. Hcrricks "liere'ics o'
Yesterday is now on SALE the first edition having
teen exhausted almost Immediately after puohca'ioh'
Sir John H. Thorold the collector of the Syston Park
library had what he believed TO be an iniaihoie
preventive of the bookworm. 1t was when binding a
book to mix in the paste small quantity oil miher"
salts THIS he was quite certain kept the creatures
from entering any book so treated.
The late King John of Saxony left the MS of novel
which will soon he published 1t deals with the sub
iect of duelling.
.The London Academy" has an article on Julian
Nasthornes biography of his father which laughabe
In its penpv- hi,tc srtefulncss. The wrer-who
bears the not particularly well-known name OF " l..
Purcell says of the elder Hawthorne " An excel
lent. amable, commonplace Great Creature OF that
peeuar period he had not the consciousness OF
greatness nor the sclfrespect. There is no
harm in the man. good deal of sense and sharpness
much kindly affection but absolutely no dignity OF
mind II was not born in him; such culture as DC
received could lmpari 1t. He wrote one good 'ae
and several pretty ones Look at the astounding o1-
1;ttfo al NJ il
stories-what yulgarty Of sentiment, what ciaptrap,
what dire cravtation 10 twaddel No educated,
well.read really able could have penncd them or
thought them. lie and his admirers belonged to
bad period which will call that of the Literary story
teller "E Purcell is not perhaps to he blamed Tor
being n commonplace Little Creature but why should
a literary journal s,ultiy itself by publishing such
twaddle
Book Lore" is the attractive title of the new
magazine which is to continue the work of the lately
deceased photographer"
eMr McMaster will complete his History of the
People of the United with the end of BuchananS
administration The second volume will appear carly
next year. and three will be brought out as soon
as may be.
Mr. Dolbv's promised book Dickens. " The Lon
don Truth says. will he disappointing. That journal
declares that "abont three years ago Mr. Dolby
COntemplit publishing al t!c Ht''iH VIM" P''h
had written to hm during their business connection but
he was stopped by injunction which was granted by
the Court of Chancery on the application ot Miss
Hocarth Dckens's legal representative. The BOOB
now announced is probably the substance of these
letters put in narrative form"
handsome new edition in three volumes Of Lord
Hcryeys Memoirs of the Reign of George II. is an
nounced by Scrbner & Wexford. The work has long
been out of print.
"Tbe Duchess Amelia is the title OF novel which
Mr. Barrett Wendell has written, and which Osgood
will publish
Mr. Edwin Arnold SAYS of Mr. Vedders Illustrations
20 the L" Rubaiyat': II grateful to you for the
opportunity of inspecting this beautiful book. Thus
would every poet like to be cnbalmed in the OF
noble and sympathetic art. by generous and great
hearted publisher Heather : | am, | could have
wished Mr. Veddcr's fine drawings more Oriental IN
design, but the thoughts of the great pes'imist of
Persia are for all times and nations, and his verses
are certainly illustrated with splendid force and ten
der sympathy"
Miss Mabel Robinson. the sister Of Mary 4. F. Rob
inson is about 10 publish novel called Miss Buffers
Ward"
limited reprint Of the first ediu,n Of Scots Dis
covere OF Witchcafl Will shortly be brought out by
Mr. Elliot Stock. This first edition il very hand
some book beautifully printed IN black kettcr, with fine
ornamental initials it, woodcnts diagrams, etc., are
much finer thnn those in the nd edition, which are
from different blocks. and engraved in mach coar,cr
manner The reprint Nill note the variations made in
the second edition. and will also give full intioduc
tion and glossary.
The Chri-tmas double number of " The English
Illustrated Magazine l. the most crcdltabe and
engaging pre- cncd by il Publishers. The illustra-
tions are interesting in themselves and beautifully
executed and the text is varied, pquani and refined.
The engravngs of the Gainsboionsh pictures are
especially admirable. The drawings which accompany
Mr. Austin Dob.on', poem are full of hnmor but the
poem Is the least successful feature of the number.
Surely Mr.. Dob.on ought 10 know by TN, time that
italics aud capitals not al that h needed 10 give an
eighteenth century flavor 10 verse. His illustrator
Hugh Thomson has caught the spirit Of The time 10
perfection. and Mr.. Dobson's rhymes would be lame
enough without his drawings.
"Chri.imas n, Gfcycastlc" Is delicate little fan
tasy. pcrmcatcd by genuine religions feeling and u
tender sympathy for the souoviul. The author, who
g. known 10 many devoted friends In Ncw-Nork ~
nobly pa mt aud n.clNsh invalid. has put into her
pretty book the lessons taught by her braycly-
borne suffering. Her style is graceful and the spirit
ofiher story /. cyalfur.