New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-16
LITERARY NOTES.

The new Macmillan edition of Tennyson's poems
is announced in England as The Collected Works
of Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate"
Lionel Tennysou. the son of the poet, has writ,
ten humorous poem called "Mutatis Mutandis'
for The Ca,reat
The new volume in Houghton g. Miifiin's series
of Modern Classics contains selections from W
Holiness "Autocrat" and Professor" ana MS
pages from an Old Volume of Life"
Bernard Quaritch, the bibltophil'st' ana inc
Librarian of the "sette of Odd Volumes" lately
delivered before that club brilliant address
China. The Secretary of the Chinese Legation In
London was present and made fecitous speech.
Referring to the yOutbfulness OF the Emperor
Kwaugsu who was born in 1871, and is con-
seauently only thirteen years of age, the Chinese
Secretary observed that an important part In the
government of the Empire had been taken by the
Empress, mother of the late Emperor; and that the
champions Of female supremacy or at least equality
might find proud confirmation of their doctrine in
the fact that two such vast and powerful nations as
China, with her 400. 600 600 or 500,OOO,0OO OF
people and England, with her noble colonies in all
parts Of the globe, ruled and wisely ruled, by
women.
The second edition Of "The millionaire" bears
MIR. Louis j. Jennings's name on the title page.
Mr. Jennings IS said to have had some diincui'y
in selecting matter for his life OF John "isoh
Croker so great has been the of material at his
disposal. The book. which will be puohshed III
few months WILL it is reported, throw hght on the
poltical history of the first half of the century.
The SATURDAY. Reriec has admnisted correction to
Mr. Rurnand and Mr. Burnand has retallated IN ms
new burlesoue lately produced at the Gaiety
Theatre in London. This is the fashion in which
he does its
l"Music. she waves her wand Cam. returns
drowsy)
-yonder-
feel so drowsythat / cannot 90 far
Something I'll read, reclining on the sofa,
To send me off to sleep.
Oiaimoune places paper the stool by the side
of divan. Cam. takes it up.)
P'raps this will do.
The very thing-thc Saturday Rerie,c.
Breads one line with considerable difficulty and
falls fast asleep.l
This is a free advertisement. which would
not give to every paper; but the unyarng courtesy
and kindly generous spirit, so free from party feel
ing and sectarian bias which characterize the Sab
bath day Rerie,cs notices of my works, deserve of
me more than even this humble, but grateful, re-
cognitiOn."
The Fall Mall Gazette says: at is evil
dent that Mr.. Burnand is not in the habit of
falling asleep over The Saturday Rere,cs notices OF
his own works. Perhaps he feels that it would be
better if no were, and makes Prince Camaralza-
man do that which he tries in vain to do himself"
A good deal has been said lately about the failure
of the numerous editions de lure of favorite authors
which have been published during the past four or
five years. The principal reason for this failure
was no doubt the size and consequent unwicldlness
of the books. But one reason why the public did
not like them was because it has not yet become
familiar with the of reading and this is
due to the fact that too little attention has been paid
TO that most useful article by the manufacturers.
With a good reading desk. the size and weight of
book count for nothing and whoever reads much
stands in need of such desk. Apart from the OBJ
lection to their weight many of the editions de ure.
and notably that of Dickens, are splendid examples
of book making and ought on their merits, to have
been better received.
The only authentic Ms. of Rafael is owned by the
British Museum. 1t is that of his sonnet, which
will shortly be published in fac-simile IN London.
1t is written on sheet containing sketches for
some of the figures in Theology" commonly called
the Dispute on the Sacrament" painted in the
Vatican about the year 150S-9.
ID. LotlIop & Co., of Boston, will no longer, as
heretofore deal in the publications of other firms,
but will cOnfiue themselves TO the publishing and
selling of their own books.
The German Emperor's prize, awardablc every
five years, for the best German historical work pro-
duced within that period, has just been given to
Professor Won Trctschke. This is the historian who
in recent lecture, described Abraham as the
dirtiest old Jew that ever lived" and as grasp
ing coward"