New-York tribune., 1884-01-12
LITERARY NOTES.

Lieutenant Totem one of the officers who took part
In the storming of the Corean forts and who is now
executive officer of the training ship Minnesota, IS
preparing for publication account of the Corean
expedition of 1872.
Mr.. Cable, in announcing his readings from MS
own works. makes the characterstically modest
statement that he will in response to many urgent
requests "render one or two Creole-Afrcan songs
each evening; but they not offered as muscai
performances and he begs leave to ask that they De
not criticised as part Of the programme
II is reported that Signor Edmondo di Amicis, the
accomplished Italian author, is coming to this
country not only to write book about America
INIT also 10 give course of lectures. He is said to
have hcen guaranteed the of forty thousand lire
xvbatever NAV be the result of the lectures. lie
will moreover. receive a share of any profits that
may accrue
Mrs. Alice Meynelrs promised article on the
aMvsterv of Edwin brood" will appear in the next
Century The facts which Mrs. Meynell states were
communicated to her by Mr.. Fildes, the English
artist employed to illustrate the novel Some OF nus
unpublished sketches are to be given with the
article Its author is the sister of the distinguished
artist Elizabeth Thompson (Butler
Fortv-eipht editions of Sir Thomas Brownies
been published. Thirty.two of these have been III
English. A fac-simile of the first edition, whlch
,vas nrinted by an unauthorized and unscrupuious
bookseller and full of errors subsequently, cor
rected by the author, has just appeared In England
11e Critic will undergo some changes in the con-
l;dation which 1t has Just effected with the journal
known as Good Literature. The most notable oil
these is the insertion of selections from the best
foreign periodicals.
Chinese Gordon, one of the bravest of modern
soldiers has an honorable hatred of publicity. and
sensitive shrinking from laurels and laudations. An
,ncdent recorded IN the story of his life, which mas
inst come from r. WOrthingtOns press, illustrates
thaso characteristics. He had sent his journal OF
the Tai ping war home from China, not wishing IL
TO be seen outside his family. Minister Interested
in the rebellion heard of the manuscript, ana was
so struck by its contents that he sent 1t TO the press
In order that his colleagues might have the Deheht
of reading it. Late evening 1t 50 happened lhat
Gordon inquired about his journal lie was told
what had occurred. He rose from table, lett the
house. and posted off to the Minister'S resldence'
Not finding him at home, he went to the printers
domauded his manuscript and gave orders that
what comics had heen printed should be destroyed
and the type broken up What eventually beiell
the manuscript is unknown; but it is certain that
no one has seen It in fact, there is every prob
ability of its having been destroyed"
Salyiuis impressions of Lear are to be printed IN
the February Century,
new biographical essay on Poe by John IL.
ingram will appear in the new Tauchn'tz edition OF
Poe's works.
Mr.. Julian Hawthorne's novel of Beatrix Ran
solphD will shortly be brought out in book form IN
London.
The life of John Stuart MILL in the series OF Eng
: ssb Philosophers.n will be written by his step
daughter, Miss Helen Taylor.