New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-24
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Robert Louis stcvenson's forthcoming novel Is
said 10 be d fantastic and humoriste STUDY oi "oue"
,na,ners II il entitled Prince Otto"
ANEW edition of Bacons ESSAYS lie coming from the
49, Of Itle Brown & Co. This firm is also prepar-
inc IN publish Mr.. Parkmans volume " Montcalm and
Wolfe eand H. N Hudson's 4" Studies in Wordsworth
Miss Amelia Il. Edwards, the English woman who
combines the somewhat incongruOus characters of ar
ehpoogst and novelist began. when chldto compose
poems and stories before she knew how to write. She
first appeared in print at seven years old with poem
called the Knights of Old' When she was fourteen
sho sent to magazine edited by George Cruikshans
story ON the back of which she had scrihhcd earica
lures Of the personagcs appearing therein The draw
inrs were clever that Crukshank went impulsiyey
20 call upon his unknown contributor and finding to his
astonishmcnt that this contributor was little grI
offered immediately 70 take her artccd pupil aud
train her up to hs work This eacr was deohned
end putting aside pen and pencil Miss Edwards de
voted hcrsol for seven years music and became not
only nm ace ,np shrd performer but a composer Then
happcnng during n Summer holiday to write psrticu-
ary successful story, she turned 60 authorship again.
and has since been known "a one of The clevcfet
of The Enrliah women uoycliets Miss Edwards haa
handsome head. aud face ptoty, gentle. and cS-
rtessi,c
David poguc who has rcpublshcd In London many
American works. ptuposca 10 bring ont Immediately
new periodical 10 ho called the International Mag
ngino"
nosion NOW possesses that literary convenience.
nutoan of ludcy mailing and lazy Aihcnian authors
need uo longer WON, about the ndcscs 80 necessary 10
yell made book.
The one thoroughly fresh and original rnpor IN the
Octobc, " Atlantic" Is Margaret ncrthp Nulhts meat
shetch Of French hourrooi. flmy II Is iu of char
Inca nI lao
Atlantic nus rcgict che continued usc VI the maya
vino ns d review The critical articles while sufficiently
creilabc in lhcmsc,cs nave SERVED to mith soious
deterioration iu the literary fm,o aud tho aUc'ian,"
of this periodical
4" Ave-" Che poem Witch d. uolocs h,s contributed
Co the new " Atlantic, ia intended to ho mollio to
hia forthcoming volume of Illustrated Ioom-'
\ ,trlp edition ot the t1in,,ss Alice Mruo,
has ba,n prepared b., "a, g. rutupm.s Sons
tho neat Volumes ot tho tuuuo- Nwu.u sg,ir.
aie Noruon Lees " Coantr-, ot Albany" Niles toNot
Miller Hamlet Matrne,u,' AND Mis-, F,up,ils
Mary Woli-tonccrift."
Professor Mimic. who {, writing me Article on Alex
mdor Pope, ior te ues edition of tho Encyclopaedia
buiauuici ha- adopted view of lop,s character eou.
orally much more favorable than tpt tt.pn ly Mr.
Elvin
\ dictionary of "Iuitill. and P-codou'ms Is in
preparation 10y Mr. W. Cushing, of the Harvard
Library. 1t will be sold only by sabscrru n.
The Life aud Adventure, of PEG Wohugton,"i
che titlc of forthcoming work in two oumcs by Mr.
fitzgerald Molloy.
4 quarto edition from now plates of Bayard Iay-
ior's Views Aioot is announced by C. T. Puuam's
Sons
''IIomo-cllc,7 Of the Round Robin series. wa
written 10y a MI. Urrnan, Who has lately written
another story-ot Virginia hie--enut.ad trolIn
guilty"
The interesting miniature Of Washington painted 10y
the Encli-lrn.,n James Sharpie's has been hand
sonlcly reproduced through the agency of Mr. !
Morand from whose photographic enlargement
Messrs. Goultl Of Paris. have executed IN photo
praviue an excellent copy. 1t Is printed on India
proof paper ihi, portrait presents q somewhat I'M
familiar Washington, but the face ia noble and at
tractiye
The works Of Middleton will follow the beautiful
edition of Narlowe Mr. Bullcn= series of the Eliza
bethan Dramajists published by lcusAton M.-iin a
Co.