New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-03
LITERARY NOTES.

Herbert Spencer's new book, The Man versus inc
State" promises to become very popular, i's hnens"
publishcrs having already received large olucIS ~"
Spencer SAYS In his preface that the amt OF ''oe"
Iegslation is toward increase of freedom IN lott" wiz"
dccrcase Of freedom in fact
Several volumes Of "The Life md Correspondence
Of John C. Calhoun are In course OF ptep""""" ~
Colonel william rinckney starke' OF south '"'''"''
as,e,niak IL writing volume, se'ni-ms'oi!c"'
,e,nI political, which will be called 1.-THE Ru''"" '''
poisin."
A., tleoree Macdonald IA preparing preface 'o'
boob which has excited much interest In behma'H W.
ne,napy and which bears tie singular tiilo 81 ~
,efs from He'll"
"a Yankee School Teacher In virginia Is tne "''o
NJ a volume of Southern sketches when WIZ '"V,"y
be brought out by Funk Wognalls l"e ',''o -
are preparing 10 publish Mr. joaquin ""i'' a.. ,,s
H4eo Il has been revised for the pu'Po'o y
author -.
os.orat c,csn n taum is about TO publish Wo'h
s,,,ioa n1te Existing Conflict between h'pu"'',',
oa,o,t,nept and Southern Olgafchy" lhe ool'''
,bs eotk il 10 show how the South has Veeh "'''''
Lept solid ty the Democratic party
A tostspian, described " an expert ch'ss P"S''
s.d as 81 student ~ psychological ph'h'ne'"
,tepated 90 o holiday gift BOOB 81 i"'' w,
thereof being poems handsomely hl"sl'"'" ''fP
upbam = CO., are the publishers
A nortrait Of Austin Dobson, taken from painting
,v Watts will adom the next number Of '"'
Century, sketch of the poet lho ~ ''''
Matthews is to accompany the picture
Mr. Dobson will have an illustrated poem )" '"'
November Century
NEW reprint of Sir Walter scotts edition Oh
,oonts Memoirs is announced III Ehglahi'
A treatise ON "The Old schools and Masters .,
Fence will shortly be Published in London II wiz
contain an exhaustive autobiography oil the suoJ''''
There are now 1856 members in the incorporated
societv of Authors of which Tennyson Is prosiue"'
An .,i,ers are invited TO become members. oom-
mittees have been appointed ON dramau0' copy
international copyright and the registration Oh "'"'
The first part of Mr.. Davitts forthcoming oooA'
,.Ioaros from Prison Diary" will consist OF
1,oou,o addressed 70 a tame blackbIrd, which was
bo authors companion in Portland Prison on traits oi
,,nol character Sketches of convict companions III
ii Drevious Imprisonment in Dartmoor Will lorln
mother feature of the book.
The FIRST Of the proposed fifty sections Of Leslie
s.oohen,s Dictionary of National BRITISH Bog
,onbvn has been sent to the printer One volume
will be issued quarter, the first appearing III
October.
The roens of Sappho- the original text with h'erai
ENGLISH prose translation and all the better rendering
into ENGLISH VERSE will soon appear in London lhe
,o,ume will also contain history of the poet by H. l.
Wharton. Mr. j. A. Symonds has made for 1t a num-
Der of metrical transations.
Oscood's New England" remarkably ful' com
pact and iudoious handbook for travellers Is now IN
it, eighth revisedl edition. 1t is Invaluable to the
foreigner and hardly less useful to the American
tourist.
"A Forentine Mosaic" is the title of the first OF the
Illustrated papers which Mr.. Iowels has contributed
20 "The Century" The October number OF the
magazine will contain a paper 10y Mr.. Henry Bacon
ON the career of Rosa Bonbeur 1t Is to be enhVehed
bv anecdotes and by various handsome illustrations