New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-01
LITERARY NOTES.

Princess Louise Of England, has been gracious as
10 contribute illustrations for her husbands article
en- Our Railway o the Pacific" and both text and
pictures will soou appear IN Good Words.
There is little too much OF the Pharsce in the abuse
Nhch Engllshmen pour upon the American publisher
Their publishers not free from the iant when
they ascribe the American do they pretend to be-
Mr. Routedge frankly acknowledges that the real origin
of his successful business ago was the publication
of a cheap issue of FenimOro COOpers novels. AS Tor
"Uncle Toms CABIN Mr.. Routledge says: 1--WE
couldn't print fast enough, great was the demand,
and Idare say we have printed many 100000
copies Of the seven eight editions. Tie vogue for the
book was quite amusing ut the time-t was not vogue
but q craze remember when all the people in single
compartment OF railway carriage wou!d be reading It,
and II the stopped aud they happened TO look up
smiled conusedly aid let his eyes drop once
more on the pages"
The trnth is that every American book of sale
in England has been reprinted there and it is probably
safe say that the sums which American publishers
under legal Obligation have paid out to English
authors have had few equivalents in the disbursements
OF English publishers to American writers. lntcTna-
tona copyright will benefit the American as well as the
English author.
Mrs. Lynn Linton's new novel, "Pas:on Carew
Millionaire and Miscr" is to appear in Ho'pe'S Bd=ar
A book was recently sold in London in which Byron
wrote this not particularly witty epigram:
cannot understand, says Dick,
What tits that makes my legs so thick
Yon do not under stand, says Harry,
How great calf they nave TO carry
The Overland Monthly is to publish some rceol!ections
OF John Mccullough.
Mr. W. II. Mallock is writing 4 new romance which
will be il hoped little decent than the last
II will dcal with politics ana priucipesand tho antag-
onsm between the two OF cOurso for every sucking re-
former is firmly convinced that they never agree.
The English novelist, George Moore intends to pub
lsh two books which will, he declares, picture com
iletely the youth of his time. The first. called "A
Drama Of Muslin Is nearly ready. This is study OF
girls-the men OF story Of little consequence
In tho next work Mr.. Moore will mako similar group
OF young mon, the feminine clement being secondary
Madame Duraud Grovile has written this dedication
for Dosa's Daughter: ITO my American friends.
known and unknown dedicate this book. written for
thom, with my hearty thanks for their Kind welcome
neat little autographs statement that Tcknor Co.,
who pay her a copyright are her authorized American
publishers and that she hopes their rights may be re-
spected, will appear in fac-simile In each forthcoming
copy. IT be wished that this hope of Madame Alice
Marie Durand. ME FleIry, will be realized
That WAS a pleasant little introduction which d..
Holmes gave Madame Durand the other evening in
Boston hail. "Messicurs ct mesdamos' he sald " ex-
cusez mesdamcs ct messieurs-alies and gentlemen
81 croyeZ que e walls parer CT FranGas vous
vous trompez. If you think am going to speak to You
French, you mistaken. lei parlc Angais, or.
as it is often translated here EGglish IS spct II you
wish to hear tho French Of SratIordatte
bOwe but such Paris hears ard the Academy approves
you will have that pleasure this evening.
i suppose no person here but myself may remember
Baron Albert the famous physician OF the Hospital ST.
1.ouis fifty years ago. remember him, with his solid
figure his pleasant face his brOaI-brimncd hat he
among the crowd OF students under the lndcns o.
the hospital yard. and thus he began: Enfans dc Ia
metode naureilc ttes yous tOGs icIP Cadrcn OF the
natural method, you all horel) The natural
method referred to was his own method OF arranging
the diseases which his speciality. But in every
thing there is natural and unnatural method. We
have read too much of the unnatural method, which
mentions everything unmcnliOnablo and dwes on
everything unpT5sentable. 1t is delight to welcome
novelist of the and natural method, who paints
from nature, but nature in seemy and noble attitudes
All tie originals Of Carlyles letters to Goethe and
careful copies eleven letters from Goethe TO Carlyle
lately found among the papers OF the German
writer That means addition to tho already vol
luminous Carlyle literature and doubtless an addition
full of selash gloom and two-inch philosophy.
The Polyminian Society, composed OF alumnp and
students OF the Mt. Auburn Institute at Cincinnati,
have issued the number Of The Round Table, neat
little journal eight pages which will appear bimonth
y hereafter 1t Is devoted, OF course TO the diffusion OF
knowledge touching the students and graduates OF the
institute and Is to judge by the sauaoTy to the
development OF business IDEAS in the minds OF tic edi
tors for they cay with admirable frankness AT the
same time work must give idea Of business
which, 1t is rumOred, some women Lack