New-York tribune., 1885-10-21
LITERARY NOTES.

Some schoolgirl "reminiscences Of James Fenimore
Cooper will be published In the November Wide-ATac.
The author is Mrs. II. p. Huse.
Miss Mary Agnes Thicker, the author Of "signor
Monadni- Niece" is spending the autumn the quaint
little town Of Assissc Italy, whore the simple manners
Of the thirteenth century still prevail Here Miss
Thicker spends her mornings in literary work and her
afternoons in rambling about the town and the beaut
ful spots surrounding It.
The Adan Record Is moved TO take up the defence OF
Mr.. VIII Carleton whose "City Ballads" have been
somewhat ruthlessly criticised by writer in The bde
prudent The Michigan journalist delivers his mind
concerning the NewYork Journalist In thIs gentle way
"The cocky critic above quoted is beyond doubt somo
midewed cOrpsefaccd creature begOten IN the shadow
OF Trinity Church. and reared In the tony but sunless
and sinking OF city whore gas furnishes
literary Inspiration. and dinners at p. III. tho brain
food The poor, sallow Shiny lizard is unable TO APP
pecate the genius Of poet endowed with brains I'm the
country with health and vigor In Gods pure air. and
education in a rural college. II this mushroom Of New
York cellar could be transported to country calf
pasture, and left in the sun-nOt too strong sun
where juvenile bOvines could in half day
ing his ears with repeat as often every alternate
day, 1t would be blessing to one Of bad kind, and tue
worst of that kind and give his literary digestion i'm
proved tone. It is likely that his intellect could be
broadened beyond tho width OF "A dirty metropolitan
street, but 1t could be helped some
"Henri Grevllo "-otherwise Madame Durand. the
French noveisis Is reported about to visit Boston
The English art critic, Frederick Wedmore, has been
staying there few days lie is to lecture before
the Johns Hopkins students.
Wilkie Colnss latest story. "The Evil Genius" IS to
appear first in a syndicate of newspapers
Miss Amy Fay's Music Study in Germany" with n
preface by Sir George Grove viii be brought out this
autumn by Macmillan.
new poem by Tennyson will appear in the next num-
Der of Maemaidn's Md0a=ine.
Ten copies OF the ordinary edition In fac csime Of
the Vicar OF Wakefield and copies OF the large
paper edition have been bound from the panels
of Doy's Chop-house. whore Goldsmith johnson aid
Garrck were accustomed TO meet.
An account OF the exploring expedition of 's3 in
Alaska has been prepared by Lieutenant schwata and
will shortly be published by Cassell under the title OF
" Along Alaska's Great River"
The S. JdmesS Gazette says: "Many American pub.
fishing firms do large trade in England and some of
them find 1t to their advantage stamp 'New-York and
London on their books. This las its advantages; but
among Its disadvantages Is that IL forces them 10 pre
sent number OF copies of each work to certain public
Libraries. Where the books are costly Editions de lure
this Is felt TO be rather hard and last the American
publishers have rebeed The British Museum having
reminded the firm Of Putnams that 1t must have
five copies OF their books has refused comply with
their request correspondence has ensued and a COM
promise agreed TO the Museum was to content IT.
self with one copy OF each book When the other
American firms heard this they were dissatisfied They
appealed to Messrs. Putnams Sons mako this test
case and the firm has consented. But in the present
state Of the law the American publishers must do one
OF two things they must do British firms DO or erase
the word London from their titlepa8