New-York tribune., 1886-02-23
LITERARY NOTES.

~, wbi,,,or.s nav volume OF verse will shortly he
published by iIOughtOn, Miin 90. II VIII contain All
the poems has written since the publication In lss5
of The Bay of Seven Islands
Bret Hartes latest story, Snow Bound at Eacles'
will shortly be issued i'll book by Houghon. Milin
d CO.
william Morris's translation Of the Odyssey-in the
same metre as his version OF the 4neid-is nearly COM
plced
Wilkie Collins says in Tie TuH HdU Ga-ene that he
plcks up the literature that happens to fall In his way
and lives upon it as well he and he adds that lie
has mover cot any good book unless il Interested
him in the first Instance IT. he says lyon asked INC
to pick out biographical work for general rea'lhg
shpud choose tater B0swes srrrcmcly great book OF
course) Luckharts Life Of Scott Let the general
reader follow my advice, and he viii fluid himself not
only introduced to the greatest genius that has ever
written novels but provided with example OF naI'
modest, Just generous, IesOlute and morcifu; man
whose very faults and faiings have been transformed
into virtues through the nObe aOnement that he OHered
at the peril and tho sacrifice OF his life As to works
of fiction MIR. Collins begs the reader TO last not
least do Justice To greater writer, shamefuy neglected
at the present tlme in England and America alike who
invented the seastory and created the immortal char-
acter Of Leather Stocking. Read The Pilot and
Jack Tier >; read The DccIslayer and The Path
finder aud believe y0u Will be almost as grateful 10
FenimOIe Cooper as an.
Mr. Oscar Wilde mentions among hooks that should
not be read at ALL argauentdtye books aud all books
that try to prove anything '; and he expresses his
alnazement tIat Poes works have passed over in
the lists OF the best books Surely" he says, this
marvellous lord OF rhythmic expression deserves a
place n it, order ;Jr him II he necessary
to elbow out else should elbow out 5Outncy"
The Faculty OF Political Science OF Columbia College
have ARRANGED fOr the publication of Food Science
Qadytriy which is 10 be Ieview devoted TO history,
economies aud jurisprudence. The first numher, which
will be published in Ma ch will contain articles on Tue
American Commonwealth in the Twentieth Century," by
Professor John W. Burgess; Investigation by Com
nnltees OF the Legislature by I. ". WLtridYo;
american Labor Statistics, by Professor Richmond
NJ smith; and rhe Conference at Berlin the West
African Question" by D. Dc Leon. CHM Il Co. will be
the publishers and the yearly subserl on will be S3
"Casar Birotteou' tue third volume Of Roberts
Brothers edition OF Bazac, will shortly appear.
MI W. s. Gilbelts letter to the Harpers is mentioned
by The London IL nth foolish and Incorporate - and
his critic adds; Mr Gilbert, the Americans should
know is a very amusing, out very grained gentle
man, whose nrmity OF temper is always leading him
into quarrcs here while his owe view o his works is 50
that he sincerely thinks that the Americans
should read them Tended knees, and then send him
their weight in gold for the privilege. The Americans
should have erected statues to him In su their towns,
and have begged him to lraw tho public treasury for
q
monetary recompense for his condescenson in allowing
them to benefit by his heaven born genirs.'
particularly fine copy OF the first edition Of the
Dunciad will be sold with the Icst OF the late Mr. W.
J. ThOms's books next summer.
A French translation OF Daisy MillcI " is passing,
with the consent OF the author through La Reruc Con-
temperance
Dr. Paul Radestock's work on Habit and It's ImpDr
tance in Education has been translated into English
and will be published in this form by D. C. Heath Co.
Lord RowtOn has not written any part Of his
proposed biography of BeacOnsfeld is complaining that
its interest will he much diminished ty the recent pub
lcaton OF the Hebrew Pemiers letters TO his sister
Roberts Brothers intend to bring ont complete
edition of the novels OF George Meredith. an English
writer who is witty, acute and never trivial
Mr.. Browning is preparing short introduction to
each volume his works, for complete aud uniform
edition which viii by and by he Published thousand
copies Of the six volume edition sold in England
last year
DR.. McCosh's paper on Religion In COece-what
place it should have will Dc pabishel Immediately by
A. G. Armstrong Son.