New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-14
LITERARY NOTES.

The August Century will contain an article by Ripley
Hitchcock tho progress OF art IN our Western cites
In Notes and Queries James Macaulay considers tho
oncstisn Was john Buryan of Gipsy origin mo
article concludes follows: THAT the popular ihoa Oh
Buuyans origin prevailed throughout his own lifetime
We know from the famous auecdote ahou, ChaIcs IL
aud Dr. Owen. The King asked tho doctor now a
learned nan, ssch he was could SIT ana near an
nn,ers,c tinker pr2te' May please your Majesty
was Dr. owens reply. could possess the tinker $
ability for preaching, would gladly rclinqush all my
learning l do not affirm the Gypsy origin Oh ''ho
immorta! dreamer, but orly that the question mas
no; been settled by showing that there were bunyah'
IN England ever kncc the Conquest nor is Il i"' ~
ienore the discussion. IN the face OF Bunyahs own
statements in his Autobiography a. has been done 10"
only by Mr. Brown. but also By Mr.. Froudc IN MS
memoir"
Swiss papers that Dr. Kern. who has long pee"
the ofthe Confederation in Paris Is WHINE
his diplomatic memorials which are TO be puohSIeo
under the title OF Souvenirs Poltiquos.
The London Academy hears that Mr. Browning WI"
probably publish separately the two poems OF whch MS
mex; volume WAS to consist In that the first poe
which has been flushed time. might dc ou' IN
time for the holidays
A letter from Constantinople in German Joui""'
states that Main Bets Phrassaris an ohoi'i VI "e
Turkish Ministry OF Education, Is ABOUT " Iuo.'
Turkish Translation OF the Homcrc poems i" '"o "o
which the OF Homer has exercised upon the
DEVELOPMENT of popular culture among other peoples
The see,,tor speaks OF the Newdegate prize poem on
ssvouarola rected oxford on the late commemora-
tior as having "unusual promise These are the
concluding lines:
And so he passed to JOY through bitter woe.
As some great gaeon through the dark may go
Where star glm,ucrs, aud the storm WIND walls,
Until the rose OF Morning touch her sails
In the life OF Mr. Darwin which mis- son Mr. f. Darwin
ha tuClud el
rarhy.
It's reported that the literary clubs OF Boston will
terrain Dr. Holmes his return from Europe
1.-THE Life and Works OF Josh Billings" with an intro
duction 10y Charles L. Hamin, Speaker Of the Maine
House OF Representatives. will DO published in the ia
The first volume OF Edward Everett Hales Franklin
IN France" is promised for the autumn.
Among books for young people Roberts Brothers an
nouLce "Tne Last of Tie Peterkins," by Lucretis T.
Hale; "Uncie, Peep and l." by Mary Cowden Clarke;
"wnat Katy Did Next" by susan Coolidge. and three
volumes OF stories by Mrs. Ewing hitherto unpublished
in THIS country.
Professor Boyesens complete works, except his po-
ems are about TO be published by the firm OF CONNER
meyer III Christianis, IN Norwegian translation by
Otto Andersen. The first volume will be "a Daughter
OF The Philistnes," the second Queen Ttana."
In connection with the annual series of Johns
Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political
Science, series OF extra volumes is proposed by the
editor. The first volume, now III press. is entitled "Ine
Republic OF New-Haven, History OF Municipal Evou-
ton" Charles ii. Levermore IS its author
d. c. Heath K Co. announce for October book on
Manual Training Uy Professor c. NJ. Woodward. OF
Washington University ST. Louis
Life OF Charles BrOckden Brown with critical re-
view OF his literary work. has been for some time in
preparation by Mr. Edward Ireneus Stevenson OF
The independent
"a Hand. Book of Politics for 1885," by Edward Nc
Pherson, Clerk OF the House OF Representatives..
will issued about the middle Of August This will be
Volume 10 OF Mr.. McPhersons political works. 1t will
proceedings OF the second session OF the last
Congress (XLNIItn and the first session OF the pres
ent Congress XLlXtb and will give the final facts az
to every pending pubic measure.