New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-29
LITERARY NOTES.

hor husbands writings
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Thackciay.
MFR Lowell 1. thinking of publishing his Birmingham
addresses and one or other speeches IN neat No
ume.
a.. Ccun.rr Gentleman Is 70 he the title Of the new
aerial story BY Mrs ophant which will be begun III the
January number of The Atlantic
The double Christmas number OF The E"ghS" lNS"o,I
Naoa-ine which the Macmilans are preParns WI"
contain seventy Illustrations, eight OF 'ncih
mates worked separately plate paper. Inc Ho"''
piece will be after a study Of child ne o oy 'ii'
ZONES and among the contents viii be Gansboronsh'
by Mr. j. Co,nyms The Squire at Vau1hall' oy '''
Austin Dobson, with illustrations by hush ino"'""'
.qhrstinas in the Kybcr Pass, by Mr. Archibald oro'
an article Oh Calvados Illustrated by MI. W. D. ne,
massey: Naworth Castle" by Canon Creighton win IL
MI. Henry James.
Uouchton M,in & CO. will bring out way SIDE
addition Of Uawthorne's works. 1t will be printed from
the same plates their handsome twelve-voiune euon
and will be In twenty -four l2mo. volumes
Mr. Robert Buchanan has written HIS autobiography
and it shortly coming out in England under the ute o
"Reminiscences of Literary Career" Tae volume VIII
contain portrait of the author. Miss Jay MI buoh
mans sslorin-aw. the young lady who VIII appe" a.
Tho Madison SQUARE Theatre next week, In Claneary
f. the author of that charming novel, The queen Oh
Connaught"
Professor Dowden. II Is said has been wonderfully
fortunate in getting hold Of fresh materials for the Lie
Of shelly. which lie has now in preparation.
The scribnors have renewed their copyright on n T.
Ninis's novel OF Paul Fame"
Mr. Andrew Iaue's "Prncess Nobody"-wri'ton TO
match poylcs ilustrationswill be published here
by r. T.. button n Co.
Lord Panm1rcs stoid want of comprehension IA anus
ingly Illustrated in Lord Malmesburys memoirs. The
Queen he says, had been presenting medals 10 the
trimean heroes. many Of whom were manned ol sui'r
ing from wounds "was tho Queen touchedF Mrs.
Norton asked lllcss my soul. no" replied LORD Pan
mure she had brass railing before her. and no one
could touch her" 81 mcln was she moved y Moved
thc had no occasion to mOvc"
An edition II 800 copies of Mr.. rarkmons Mont
calm and Wolff" wa. diaposcd Of on the day ~ rnhli
cation aud Mcssrs Little brown Go. are now intinf
~ SECOND edition II "a probably u" news I" Va" pm
nhotn however may lie Ia the public Tint The demand
for good historical writing growiug aud that there IL
n pronpcct that u nay oven Vie Ia magnitude vita tho
demand Tot nciion.
Casscn & Co. iutond 60 Republican monthly In tina
country thcr Illustrated seoaran Sunday magazine.
The Qairer The nrnt American edition viii be mat l"t
December Serial aud short stnrics and attractive mis-
ccany appear In 1t, pages well as theological" assays
The London lcadcny talks about the falstto m'ona'
ton ~ OF pseudo Byron which mpars the effect OF
almost everything Joaquin Miller writes"
A translation Of DE- Maynorts "Tratse on Psychia
trie Will be published by q. +. Pntnams Sons
Karoinc Bauer. in her pOsthumous memoirs recently
published. mentions meeting In Berlin with Won Sele
gel She had told that he had once said to little
girl Dear child forget this momentous hour In
which August Wilhelm Schlegel kissed you" When
ehe had seen him and heard him talk she had doubt
that the story true.
Nj James Payn's Rccollections" have gone into a
second edition in London
"Turbd patitudcs" is the gentle cpithet applied by
The Aoade,ay the matter contained III Mr H. GWhites
"Maushcld Humphreys"
A new collection OF Carols and Poems from the Fiji
teeth Century to the Time" is announced by
the English publisher, J. c. Niinmo The editor is Mr.
A. H. Bullen beautiful edition of 100 mumbered)
copies with the illustrations china paper will be pub
ushed.
The spirit in which Sydney Smith approached
his work for The Ediablrgh Rerico is
shown in this note published in the forthcoming
nfe of tile witty My dear jeffrey lon
may very possibly consider passages IN my
as little inudciOus and eItravagant, if you happen 10
cast yonr eyes upon them. Never mind let them 90
away with their absurdy, unauthorized and pure If
please the object for which write is attained II do
not the laughter which follows is the only
thing which can make me cautious ana trenbe-1ours
ever. sydney Smith"
ny, Nh MAJ rio Iicchf
rect shows that Sydney Smith declined be
before queen of society sydney, ring the BELL Lady
Holland is reported TO have said him mpcrious
tone 10 which he answered, oh, yes and shall sweep
the room 9"
Mrs Kroeker. the daughter Of Freigrath. has lately
prepared the first English translation OF Clemens Bren
tanos fary-taes These have long been the delight Of
German children and will probably become equally dear
10 English speaking readers Brentano the brother
OF Bettine, the hildfrend OF Goethe.
Max O'Re's new book, The Daughters OF John Bull"
Is to be brought in English, by Richard saaed Of
this city. Twenyfour large editions were exhausted III
week In Paris
Miss Jewetts Country Doctor is In Its seventh
thousand.
LAST week." says The AMen0oa, one OF the libra
rans OF the British Museum passing through the Kings
Library, stopped by weli-drcssed man who had
been examining the In which manuscripts and
other documents relating Wickle exhibited.
asked by the Vsltor fray SIT, can you tel le VINO
the Mr.. Wicklihe who formed this cOllectioni"
The applications for admission to Mr.. Raskins ec
oxford have been numerous that 1t has been
proposed 10 hold overflow meetings in other rooms
the Professors discouses may be transmitted
by telephone and there Interpreted by receivers.
Mr. Ruskin is preparing series Of reprints from his
Modern Painters" in which reprints OF many of the
original illustrations possible will be repro
duccd. All the original woodcuts will be used
1uf %
OF repubshed text the author has thought
such of the stoe plates still give